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by Don Bowen
Mon Feb 10, 2025 3:18 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: ummm...
Replies: 68
Views: 3035

Re: ummm...

Orm wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:18 pm No. I am done disregarding. I must speak my mind. I will not be silenced any longer. I will not be disregarded. This is to important.
This is a good point. I may dedisregard this thread, although I reserve the right to undedisregard at some later date.
by Don Bowen
Mon Feb 03, 2025 1:04 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: 1128b - bugs and issues
Replies: 186
Views: 10572

Re: 1128b - bugs and issues

jwilkerson wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:04 pm
Don Bowen Posted - Hooo Raaah !!! :D
Is that a bug or an issue?
by Don Bowen
Fri Jan 31, 2025 2:02 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: ummm...
Replies: 68
Views: 3035

Re: ummm...

Of all the things I have ever disregarded, this is the most recent.
by Don Bowen
Thu Jan 30, 2025 5:11 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: 1128b - bugs and issues
Replies: 186
Views: 10572

Re: 1128b - bugs and issues

Not a bug per se, but bit of an issue (I think it has been like that a long time): WitP-AE task force "return to base" code is really weird. Especially when there is enemy air threat. I have lost some ships because of it. E.g. having SCTF striking enemy TF in Merak (DEI), home port Batavi...
by Don Bowen
Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:08 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Book Recommendation
Replies: 6
Views: 556

Re: Book Recommendation

Still here. Be 80 next spring but all-in-all things are good.

Do check out the books you-all. Worth your time.
by Don Bowen
Fri Sep 06, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Book Recommendation
Replies: 6
Views: 556

Book Recommendation

For those interested in the early pacific war, I recommend:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019W ... 828f4d9707

Series of several books. Very good.
by Don Bowen
Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Obscure messages in Operations Report
Replies: 15
Views: 831

Re: Obscure messages in Operations Report

Considerable effort was expended in the game in an attempt to reproduce some of the “fog of war” aspects of naval operations, especially as regards submarine operations. In World War II, submarines (and very rarely surface ships) would be dispatched on missions and simply never return. Lack of commu...
by Don Bowen
Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:13 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Obscure messages in Operations Report
Replies: 15
Views: 831

Re: Obscure messages in Operations Report

Just so you know, there is a message in there about a ship reported lost on mission that has never come up. I bet you'll like it when it finally shows!
by Don Bowen
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Question about Base Forces
Replies: 22
Views: 1439

Re: Question about Base Forces

Bobcat was the code name for Bora Bora. The "unit" sent was a composite force: Task Force 5614 (Task Force Bobcat): • 102nd Infantry Regiment (less 1st and 3rd Battalions and Detachments) – 58 Officers and 1283 Men • Battery A, 99th Field Artillery Battalion – 4 Officers and 142 Men • Batt...
by Don Bowen
Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Question about Base Forces
Replies: 22
Views: 1439

Re: Question about Base Forces

Speaking solely from the US Navy perspective, bases forces came in four basic types plus innumerable "subs". Lions and Oaks, Cubs and Acorns. Components could be tailored to a specific base but these pre-defined units were preferred. Lions were major port base forces (see above). The first...
by Don Bowen
Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:58 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Question about Base Forces
Replies: 22
Views: 1439

US Navy Lion

Here is a TOE of a World War II Lion Base Force. Note that US Navy CB battalions came in two types: Construction and "Special". Special Battalions were for stevedore and general labor duties.
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by Don Bowen
Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Philippine Customs Cutters
Replies: 3
Views: 412

Philippine Customs Cutters

As the instigator of "Don's Babies" (sometimes known as "DaBabes"), I'm adding a bit of information that I found on the web years ago and recently re-found as I was clearing out some old files:
by Don Bowen
Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Old Timers
Replies: 54
Views: 3503

Re: Old Timers

Hi Andrew. Glad to see you're still active. It's hard for me to break the addiction: Flat Top; PacWar; Uncommon Valor; War In the Pacific; Admiral's Edition. But time passes and I must admit my interest fades a bit. I have been looking at all the old Bookmarks for web sites that I thought we invalua...
by Don Bowen
Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Old Timers
Replies: 54
Views: 3503

Re: Old Timers

It's been a while, hasn't it. I remember hacking the PacWar data file back when there was no scenario editor. Had some friends back then that aren't around anymore.
by Don Bowen
Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:11 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Free Books (sort of)
Replies: 31
Views: 1092

RE: Free Books (sort of)


I'll begin to mail claimed books tomorrow.
by Don Bowen
Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:40 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Free Books (sort of)
Replies: 31
Views: 1092

RE: Free Books (sort of)

Last day folks. I'll close the list tonight and start mailing books Monday.
by Don Bowen
Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:55 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Free Books (sort of)
Replies: 31
Views: 1092

RE: Free Books (sort of)

<t> Thank you all for such kind words. I have not been very active on the forum for some time and I guess I thought my final leaving of the forum would only be of interest to a few old hands. <br/> <br/> I do seem to have been a little brief in my comments (above) and I seem to have started some rum...
by Don Bowen
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:13 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: 14.2.1.3 Catastrophic Events
Replies: 52
Views: 1472

RE: 14.2.1.3 Catastrophic Events

<r> I do not recall the exact implementation of this "feature" but it is intended to reflect accidents occuring during any repair. A welders torch starting a fire, a crane dropping a heavy load onto (or though) the ship, a major whoops while unloading ammunition, some minor electrical repair causing...
by Don Bowen
Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:24 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Troop Convoys loading supplies after troops - stop it!
Replies: 24
Views: 745

RE: Troop Convoys loading supplies after troops - stop it!

<t> Amphibious TFs loading minimum supply is actually a fix to alleviate one problem. I'm sorry it caused you a different problem.<br/> <br/> In early playtesting we noticed that players tended to maximize combat units to be loaded without consideration of supplies. This would cause the TF to max ou...
by Don Bowen
Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:08 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Free Books (sort of)
Replies: 31
Views: 1092

RE: Free Books (sort of)


You all are too kind. I'll still be around for a few days until I close out the list of available books. Between now and then I think I'll poke around the forum and see if I can help here and there (or perhaps just cause some mayhem).

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