I'd say you should at least have some reserves ready to take Adak. That's a fantastic base, and let's face it, operations in the Aleutians in this game are not as deadly as real life. It wasn't a good Allied attack vector in WW2 due to horrible flying weather. In the game, the IJ player has to take ...

Wow, great AAR. I spent about the last week reading it. On the plus side, there's no waiting to find out what happens next. On the negative side, there's no way to give advice or ask questions regarding a post that's a year old.

Now that I've caught up, I'm wondering how he supplies Gove (the base ...

Well, it requires a house rule and some willing suspension of disbelief. Basically it is just a squadron of carrier-capable B-25 (without armour and less guns) which becomes available in April and withdraws after a couple weeks. Use it or lose it.The Allied player is allowed to use it exactly once ...

Ah, the Doolittle Raid. I vaguely recall this mod covers it. What I don't remember is how it works and how it benefits the Allies. A brief explanation would be much appreciated.

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CB

Hahahahaha. Good stuff.

Years ago I worked for an aircraft manufacturer of which products happen to be prominently featured in this game. The go-to response to someone trying to blame you for a FUBAR'd situation was called the "Douglas Salute," which was crossed arms in front of your chest with ...

Five.

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CB

Bataan, Shimonoseki, Tsushima, Singapore... these are all ship graveyards. You have to be very careful in keeping your ships away from these straits when they are under enemy control. In the immortal words of Bill Clinton, "I feel your pain."

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CB

Strictly from the point of view of would you take Lunga (defended by 6,000 troops) with those forces, I'd say yes (and don't land the combat engineers).

However, there's no mention of the bigger picture, such as what aircraft he has flying from what bases in theater. Also, do you have bases on ...

Hahahahaha. Good stuff.

Years ago I worked for an aircraft manufacturer of which products happen to be prominently featured in this game. The go-to response to someone trying to blame you for a FUBAR'd situation was called the "Douglas Salute," which was crossed arms in front of your chest with ...

Sorry to hear it. Hopefully things improve for the man. Thanks for the update.

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CB

Interesting tidbits, Bullshark.

Our group was more of a work hard, play hard kind of group. Nobody was older than 40. We pretty much exceeded the limits of recreational diving every day and the crew set up tanks at safety stops, with more tanks for the deepest dives, of course. Most of us didn't ...

Excellent, Bullshark! You have some great shots. Thanks for sharing.

I had the opportunity to do a five-day live aboard dive trip in 1998 on the Truk Aggressor. I'd have to check my Hailstone book to figure out the exact vessels, but I dove 11 of the 36 wrecks in the lagoon. Some memories: An AKE ...

Thanks for the always entertaining AAR. Regarding the Lost Brigade tank battalions, I'd swap in new leaders with high Land and Admin ratings (60+ for each if possible).

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CB

Ouch on the turn frequency. Hopefully it'll pick up. If worse comes to worst, you might see if another JFB will take over. Someone aggressive might see it as a challenge.

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CB

Quinton McHale in the PT boat leader database and Rockwell Torrey in the regular ship leader database make fine leaders in the same vein as Ted Striker and Blackadder. As a bonus, I just found that all four seasons of McHale's Navy are on YouTube. I haven't watched that show since the 70s. Time to ...

I only see sadness on that map.

Is NZ next? CONUS?

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CB

Some Marine general: "We have 10,000 Marines on this island and we can't unload one gosh-darned radar set? Are we not men?"

I think someone tested it and 10 naval support will unload radar sets. Use a PBY squadron to fly in some naval support from one of those lettered units with 30 naval support ...

You gents ever hear of this search thingie called Google on the interwebs? You should try it.

His grandfather was a Navy fighter pilot.

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CB

Sometimes I'll do AI vs. AI on continuous until June 1942 and then take over as the Allies. It makes for a more challenging game and you can focus mostly on offense from that point. The funny thing is you'll have a few CONUS perma-restricted units scattered around the map. Since they're still ...

I want to chime in saying I'll be reading this probably once a week. You have very enjoyable AARs and I wouldn't change the format. My only suggestion would be to keep the posting up even after the "happy time" is over, although I understand how your enthusiasm could wane.

By the way, have you ...