ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Here is one of CL Tama at Honolulu in 1925:

Nice photo!

I've been enjoying the regular updates, Castor. Once again an unusual situation you have here. Japan's glass sword is already showing chips.

Glad to see you back in action so soon. It looks to me like you're landing some blows already. Mundy's light carriers are somewhere around Luzon?

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Thanks for chiming in, Mundy. I'm going to take the opportunity to communicate my respect and admiration for your sheer grit and tenacity in grinding out the prior match. Your commitment to the game gave Castor an opportunity to play late-game Japan in a very different situation than is ...

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Congratulations on a spectacular victory, Castor. You held on to almost everything you took and inflicted crippling losses on your opponent time and time again. Mundy made mistakes, to be sure, but an opponent's error doesn't help you if you're not in a position to take advantage. Running ...

Exciting developments, Castor. Best of luck in the upcoming clash.

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Thanks for the updates, and congratulations on another confirmed carrier kill. It's not unreasonable to assume Mundy's B-29 night raid has its roots somewhere in the frustration he must be feeling with his progress. Regardless, goodwill between opponents is essential, and I hope the ...

How goes the war, Castor?

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Alfred<br/>
Very selective commentary here.<br/>
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And frankly, of not much value.<br/>
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This got derailed when it was claimed that the issue could be fixed by changing the data in the editor. A claim made by someone who doesn't know what they are ...

<t> This discussion is going nowhere, and I've been reading these forums long enough to recognize that some very old conflicts are being reiterated here. Discussions of game mechanics and whether or not something is working as designed are secondary to the question of whether this is a) historically ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: mind_messing<br/>
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Without level 6 forts, the garrison would have been completely destroyed.<br/>
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My comment was not disingenuous, I am genuinely curious what more is expected here.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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If you'd simply been curious, you ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Dili<br/>
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Those rocket had only 1km range...<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I don't think anyone is saying the garrison should have been only mildly affected<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I do think that should have been even less than mild.
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<r> As a general comment, while the historical efficacy of these ships might be substantial, the fact that level 6 forts did nothing to prevent the garrison from being rendered completely ineffective seems to me the most serious issue. I don't think anyone is saying the garrison should have been ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Buckrock<br/>
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Shores Volume 2 covers the Feb/Mar air campaign over Java solidly for the Commonwealth (as well as the other participants) but it can make for dry reading at times. Still one of the best works around though. I've also used the British Archives ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Buckrock<br/>
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Some of what you mentioned at least is repeated in Boer's "The Loss of Java" which is available in English. I got hold of it a while ago to complete the DEI operational picture as I already had read US, Commonwealth and Japanese accounts of ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Dan1977<br/>
Yes the Dutch aircraft were lighter because they mounted four .303 cal MG instead of the British & US versions with the .50 cal MG,
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The Dutch B-339s were equipped with two .303 and two ...

Very happy to see this AAR back in action. Do you expect to have a difficult time clearing out Goa as at Poona, or do you think the defense will fail more quickly here?

Good to hear. As for not having heard of this one before, I'd like to think that anyone who plays this game, no matter how much or for how long, will still have things left to learn about it when they breathe their last. [:D]

Best of luck in Calcutta!

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mundy<br/>
One oddity I've noted: When traversing between off-map bases (Panama to Cape Town), I can set the TFs to max speed and they don't take any damage or excess fuel hit doing so. Shortens transit time quite a bit. Even works from Cape town to on map to ...

<r> If you're interested in a Dutch perspective, The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan by Tom Womack gives a pretty thorough account. It covers details about bases, doctrine, and equipment, and it describes the actions of the MLD from December 1941 through March 1942, when the Dutch surrendered ...