<t> I knew Joseph from the forum. I learnt my first tricks as a Japanese from his AAR against Smeulders. Then we ran parallel games, against JocMeister and Spence, this is where we got to know each other. We then were opponents in 2016, had a lot of fun.<br/> <br/> I had him on the phone last August...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>February 24th 1942<br/> <br/> End of an era<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Singapore is now clear of mines, transports will arrive there and in Palembang to fetch the large combat units I need for the March invasion. Java and Port Blair are the next order of business, but I am also consi...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>February 23rd 1942<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Sorry for the lack of reporting, I know Zulu posts regularly on his AAR. I did not have much time to update mine. We are nicely progressing, over a five turns per week pace.<br/> <br/> Invasionwise, Singapore fell last week. In the histor...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>First half of January 1942, 4th to 17th<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Although we are now steadily playing five turns a week, I found little time to update this AAR. I will try to do better now.<br/> <br/> From a Japanese standpoint, the war is going fine. Rangoon fell today, Manilla te...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>January 3rd 1942<br/> <br/> Night raid on Singkawang<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> I have a clever enemy, who will make me pay of every careless moment. <br/> For the last couple of days, I have been unloading troops and supplies in Singkawang, while my surface forces were on their way ...

<r> <I><s>[i]</s>We are playing five turns a week, and this AAR has been lagging behind, so here is a situation report, as 1942 begins.<e>[/i]</e></I><br/> <B><s>[b]</s>January 2nd 1942<br/> <br/> Aleutians – blocade runners and reinforcements<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> The Allied blockade of Adak was brok...

<r> No, but the Alor Star garrison was bottled, and is in the process of being eliminated.<br/> <br/> <B><s>[b]</s>December 22nd 1941<br/> <br/> Silent, and discreet, service<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Except for the tankers sunk on the first days of the war, my submarines never managed to hit anythi...

<r> <I><s>[i]</s>The war has been raging, we just played the 23rd of December, so here is a longish catch-up post.<e>[/i]</e></I><br/> <B><s>[b]</s>December 14th 1941<br/> <br/> Naughty Aussies<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> I had planned to coordinate all invasions of New Guinea north coast. Everything ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>December 13th 1941<br/> <br/> Cruisers on the prowl<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Mini-KB, which has been hunting in the Celebes since the beginning of the war, is out of sorties, and will repair to Babeldaob, in order to join with the two light carriers that just arrive from the Home I...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>December 11th 1941<br/> <br/> Insult and injury<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Around Laoag, DD Pope and Pillsbury, may they burn in hell, attacked the retiring transports, and sank a cargo and two sub chasers. Later DD Thanet, Thracian and Scout tried to pull the same trick, but found t...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>December 10th 1941<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> <I><s>[i]</s>New York, the Oyster Bar<br/> - … and I will crush resistance in northern China just like I break the leg of this lobster, hahahaha!<br/> - Quiet, chief, quiet, people are listening. And we are French businessmen, remember?<b...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>December 9th 1941<br/> <br/> More tankers<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Tankers seem to be leaving Palembang. Today, TK Harpa hit mines, and TK Manvantara, Stryx and Iris were torpedoed. Some of them will sink, I am sure. <br/> <br/> Enemy submarines sortying from Manila had less succes...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>December 8th 1941<br/> <br/> Malaysia<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Landings continue unscathed. Enemy air forces seem to have retired southwards. In Pattani, two armored units rush west, to try and cut the road from Alor Star. Infantry is following. If this can be done, there will be t...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>December 7th, 1941<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> <I><s>[i]</s><B><s>[b]</s>Tokyo, the Imperial Pantry<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> - … my blue suits, my dark blue suit, my black uniform with the while skulls and the visored cap,<br/> - Chief, you’d better leave this one here. If you wear it in A...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>December 2nd 1941 (2S 136), later, at the Bavarian Tavern of the Imperial palace<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> <I><s>[i]</s>(a typical Bavarian tavern, noisy atmosphere, smoke in the air, chrysanthemum bouquets on the tables, waitresses in schoolgirl uniforms at the bar, an accordion pl...

Posting this on behalf of Zuluhour,

He can't post on the forum anymore, technical team is apparently looking at the problem. He will be back soon (well, he'd better, we have a war to fight!)

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>2nd of December 1941 (2S 136), Imperial Palace, the map room<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> <I><s>[i]</s>- … this little piggy goes here (click), and this little piggy goes… there… and… (click)<br/> (enters the Lord High Executioner, black gown and slippers, his ceremonial double axe in ...

<r> <I><s>[i]</s>It sounded like a neat idea…<br/> <br/> There I was, in the basement of the Imperial Palace, with my old friend, the Lord High Executioner, painting flowers, writing poems, eating fruits, and finishing a third bottle of the Château d’Yquem a new co-prosperous friend from Saigon sent...

Looking forward to it!
Thread closed, then.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: CaptHaggard<br/> It was magical, and did go well with the mousse. (However, I rather would have had it with simple pan-sauteed foie gras *yum*). <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> I never drank Yquem, but I have heard one must try it with roasted chicken (and curries). ...