<t> after some flaws & bugs affecting the gameplay, and KB suffering a destastrious defeat of PM while trying to cover a renewed invasion try and outflank my forces, we dicided to give the Allies a win and to start over for another one. <br/>
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<t> End of July 1942<br/>
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The mighty IJN set out several times for Southern waters, hunting Allied shipping and harrassing the Aussie coast. Lost a good number of transports in the process. However, nothing critical happened and I managed to keep my carriers out of harms way.<br/>
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<t> an evasive Allied player can be quite frustrating, and you´re running into the danger either to make errors while beeing too aggressive or at least your powerful IJN forces suffering alot of wear´n´tear damage in the prolific months of 1942... <br/>
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good luck to everyone!

<t> July, 1942<br/>
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Increasing action now. Had strengthened PM a bit to the point where I could launch some mediocre strikes against IJ shipping in the Lae vicinity. However, had to pull my airforce out recently after some air raids over PM. <br/>
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take care not to mix up different types of APs/AKs to improve the loading/unloading issue. Always try to put together transports of homogenous size (1500 / 2000 / 3000) and speed.

have sent you a mail...

brief update:

apart from an IJN CA hitting another mine no serious activity so far.

<r> thru some secret diplomatic channels we get the impression the Allies are ripe for peace now... Its been said they´re about to concede defeat and that the US government as well as the United Kingdom aren´t willing to commit any more forces into this sinkhole. Obviously the losses in ships were ...

some of my subs are ordered to lay mines here & there... recently one of the big IJN MLs hit one. Even if not sunk, it will keep this very dangerous vessel out of the war for some time.

Otherwise relatively quiet war progress so far.

<t> another sneak attack at the enemies new anchorage off Guadalcanal.... Unfortunately, one of our DDs hit a mine. <br/>
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/30/42<br/>
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<t> another bloody day went by... The carriers fight each other without any result other than killing A/C in dozens. In the meantime my surface forces rush into PM, destroying everything afloat there.<br/>
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<t> David forgot to mention that most of his invasion fleet is already sunk or about to be... <br/>
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Though I must admit the CV battle was not as hoped for, I kept my entire force in the area to crush the allied invasion. The 15K+ mines did their own work... Furthermore, I sent in some strong ...

<r> one of our coastwatchers (an English man called Ol´ Nose[;)]) took this shot yesterday... he was instantly flown out by one of our Catalinas down to an allied base, having his films developed... <br/>
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<t> A few days ago, Brian (Borner) opened up another campaign - this time with changed faces. He´s playing the IJN and I gonna give a try with the Allied forces. Since I am really not very experienced with them it should become a very interesting game... <br/>
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<r> the last enemy troops at PNG were annihilated today... they had sought refugee at the old trading post of Wau, but were detected there soon. <br/>
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down below the picture show the last Allied HQ of their papuan branch deeep in the thick jungle... <br/>
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<r> End of May, 1943<br/>
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another enemy operation to take PM failed again. His initial troops took the road up to Wau, and most of my units were in hot pursuit of them. In the meantime some FT TFs tried to bring in fresh troops to PM. But I had kept back a guard force for such a case, and ...

<r> <I><s>[i]</s>here ist the battle report... <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/23/43<br/>
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<r> another carrier battle has taken place, off Townsville. After several futile trips to hunt them down, we caught the remaining allied CVs "on station" to protect FT TFs toward PM... <br/>
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