<t> I went to a good school but had a silly history teacher argue that the IJN sailed around the north of Russia to help the Germans halt the evacuation at Dunkirk. This same genius argued that Trafalgar was not a decisive victory because many of the captured Franco-Spanish ships sunk in a storm ...

76 and Sunny in Texas, lads. [:D]

There are three types of pilots: Old pilots, bold pilots and Jug pilots. [:D]

<t> Yeah, the QE thing falls mostly under the file of "figure out you are Allies and that KB is nasty," but the world is far from ended.<br/>
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I basically stuck to the plan of using expendable stuff to contest him early and keep him honest while the real action was in building up the bastions ...

I confess GreyJoy's AAR influenced my decision to look at Umboi Island. Great game you guys have going!

I confess GreyJoy's AAR influenced my decision to look at Umboi Island. Great game you guys have going!

<t> Good question. In the Solomons, Tulagi is just a seaplane base/tripwire. Munda will be defended, but the main strongpoint will be Buin and the surrounding cluster of bases on Bougainville. Across the water, PM and Milne Bay will be defended but again the MLR will be back a bit, namely Lae ...

Sorry about that, Zuluhour. You're welcome to stay on, of course. Always fun seeing both sides.

<t> February 17th – March 14th, 1942<br/>
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I posted the paragraph below in my other AAR as well to explain the radio silence.<br/>
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Hello? Is this thing still on? Many apologies to you all for my long absence from the boards. I had a lot of family stuff around the holidays sandwiched ...

<t> January 1942<br/>
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Hello? Is this thing still on? Many apologies to you all for my long absence from the boards. I had a lot of family stuff around the holidays sandwiched between two big work deadlines, one before Christmas, one after. However, the main detriment to posting has simply ...

I would concur. RA gives a lot of IJN toys and a few to the Allies. In BTS, the Allies get enough new toys that things are more interesting and more balanced.

<t> Indeed, Paullus. It is precisely the Japanese advantages in BTS that made we want to try the Allies. I'm an odd duck who wants the challenge!<br/>
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Banzai! Err, Hooray! [:D]<br/>
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From a long term perspective, I know I just need to weather the storm. John brings a lot of naval ...

<t> Yes, I wondered myself whether there was an issue with the tactic before I employed it as I try to stay somewhat on the realistic side. It was many of the actions around Guadalcanal that convinced me that it was kosher. To me the key is "can the tactic be countered?" The answer is certainly "yes ...

It's a gamble if he finds you, but with the new map there are so many dots. It has allowed me to pop up out of nowhere a few times. One downside is you lose your TF commander.

<t> That is my lean. I was mostly curious what folks with more experience with the AV calculations thought might happen if he did go wild and take Tahiti, Pago Pago, Suva, etc.<br/>
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I have slipped several SCTFs into the Noumea region from Oz (Asiatic Fleet survivors). They can make some ...

<t> The basic dilemma is this: When John raided with CVs near Suva, I thought I should run Southern Cross Force to the NE. I figured good way to both evade the IJN carriers and hit his invasions of Canton Island and the Line Islands, which worked out ok. BUT, John interpreted that as abandonment of ...

Owe you guys a weekly update and a question: Is there a justification to sortie my CVs for the limited purpose of ensuring reinforcement of Tahiti and/or the Marquesas. Stay tuned!

<t> February 16, 1942<br/>
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In which Michael’s subs make me feel better about my recent misses.<br/>
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Subs<br/>
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Pegase (French sub part of the BTS OOB) misses a DD in an FT TF bringing reinforcements to PM. Gudgeon duds on and then misses the same xAK near Shortland. Swordfish ...

<t> February 15, 1942<br/>
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Subs<br/>
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I-158 hits a mine trying to navigate the Sunda Strait at Merak and down she goes. A shame as I-155 and I-158 are my favorite IJN subs.<br/>
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I-2 is DC’d near Cold Bay by the enemy CL/DD force that prowls around those waters but the sub is ...

<t> February 14, 1942<br/>
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Subs<br/>
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I-158 misses O-19 near Billiton. <br/>
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An enemy TM (some sort of small craft) harasses I-162 near Palembang. <br/>
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5th Fleet<br/>
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Shemya Island occupied.<br/>
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SE Fleet<br/>
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Umboi Island falls.<br/>
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