odd IJN 100 point fleet(including set III unit)

The_lucky_Y · odd IJN 100 point fleet(including set III unit)

Shokaku 20 Points
Soryu 20 points
4x Judy 48 points
2x Zeke 12 points

Duck Crusader

Taking an awful chance there bro, if you can't down his surface fleet fast enough you've got nothing to contest OBs or tie up surface ships.

The_lucky_Y

In a objective grabbing game this fleet may not be the best choice.

Inspiring Lieutenant · Re: odd IJN 100 point fleet(including set III unit)

acs0424

Only in a carrier scenario battle will this fleet do anything. Your enemy brings 1 sub and it's all over.
Exchange some stuff to get kates/jills

NuclearLunchbox

Duck Crusader · Re: odd IJN 100 point fleet(including set III unit)

Inspiring Lieutenant

Inspiring Lieutenant · Re: odd IJN 100 point fleet(including set III unit)

Duck Crusader

Yer, that kinda makes sense, but not being a fan of carrier builds at 100 pts it makes more sense to me to ensure the carrier strike gets through. In fact, I'd probably switch out the Kongo for a Shoho, an 'old' Zeke, and a pair of Akitsukis. That way you've got 2 AA shots over your carriers, 2 expert dogfighters, an interceptor defender over your carriers, 2DDs for sub defense/OB grabbers with 4 AA shots, and still use the 'old' Zeke to escort yer torp strikes. If yer gonna go Air there's no sense doing it half-way at 100 points. So:

Shoho 9
Soryu 20
Akitsuki x2 20
Jill x2 28
A6M5 Zeke 7
A6M2 Zeke 6
Emily 10
Total: 100 exactly.

Inspiring Lieutenant

Duck Crusader

No harm in that, and I'd certainly agree about the heavy BB factor. In fact I have a nightmare build for it:

Dunkerrque x2 72
Wildcat x4 28
Total: 100 exactly again

Neither of us has subs so no worries there, though you could cut aircover to 1 per turn and drop one in, two bitty BBs with torp defense and excellent spotting, two fighters to oppose yer air each turn. I figure it's paste either of our builds a solid 85% of the time. BBs rule the 100 pt game, that's just how it is.

acs0424

Hm a good trick with 2 BB's.

How to create a wall of flak:

Put your Dunkerques in the same square. and then put your 4 fighters in that square if an all outair attack is launched. 6 AA attacks, it is a wall of AA.
Or if not required bring out 2 wildcats per turn.
Also both Dunkerques together means the ranges are the same.

The_lucky_Y

there is always a bigger fish

and on the other hand I prefer usually 2oo point builds and bigger but even in 2oo point builds carrier builds are not very common.

but the Soryu/Shokaku pair can be competive against the Yorcktown/Enterprise Pair with their matching SA´s for the
aircrafts.

acs0424

I always take at least 1 fleet carrier if I am playing 200 points UNLESS i am using a sub swarm.

ARK

Very few of my 200 point fleets include any carrier support. The exception is my German fleet. I use a Graf Zep in 90% of my German builds, but I use her as a cruiser that just happens to carry aircraft.

Inspiring Lieutenant

Duck Crusader

I usually leave 'em out until it hits 300 myself.

NuclearLunchbox

NuclearLunchbox

Inspiring Lieutenant

The_lucky_Y

Tennessee is a member of a 2 ship class so you must add the california if you want to have the second tennesee class BB.

just gambling around an triple repulse fleet....

Inspiring Lieutenant

The_lucky_Y

if we know the Nagato cost and stats we can build a well rounded one BB + support fleet hope the Nagato comes with flag bonus, armor 9 and no negative SA and cost in the middle fifties

2x Yamashiro and two of the new zekes can be effective against some builds

swarbs

Duck Crusader

odd IJN 100 point fleet(including set III unit)

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