Marianas Scenario MP Match AAR OldCrowBalthazor [Japan] vs Simicro [USA]

[OldCrowBalthazor]

What, this is over?

[Simicro]

What, this is over?

No, no, this is NOT OVER, it was a (bad?) joke. You have to magnify the picture to read the little sentence under "the end". I hope I didn't give you a heartbeat...

[Simicro]

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[OldCrowBalthazor]

Great stuff guys!
If there was a Grammy or an Academy Award for what you did you'd win best play-by-play, writing and graphics.
Thank you - that was a lot of effort.

Wow thank you Robert. That's a great comment and I appreciate it! It might have something to do with role-playing, refereeing and conducting a 40 year running D&D campaign and tabletop\monster-size wargame scenarios. Lots of maps and story-lines are made and necessary for deep immersion. That plus I have always loved SC's style of maps. That helps make an AAR such as this a grand spectacle.

Simicro threw me through a loop with this 'The End' joke. Was busy AFK with some pressing non-gaming stuff. Popped over to the forum in the middle of my night. Thought the towel was thrown.
Happy to say we are continuing.....

Cheers!

[OldCrowBalthazor]

What, this is over?

No, no, this is NOT OVER, it was a (bad?) joke. You have to magnify the picture to read the little sentence under "the end". I hope I didn't give you a heartbeat...

I'm a Third Eye Spy and I still don't get the Psy-Ops your pulling here. No matter, you are a player of games, as I am. Time to up the ante!

[OldCrowBalthazor]

Turn 32 August 16, 1944

Marianas Sit-Rep: US forces evacuate Rota. American naval elements bombard the southern tip of Saipan and US continue to sweep Tinian.
The entire garrison of Guam is ready. Every one is well stocked and fed...including with captured American equipment from the last invasion attempt.
The salvage and repair game is just our huckleberry............

The only thing more dangerous than an enemy with unlimited resources, is an enemy with nothing to lose. -General Lotus Eater

[Simicro]

Tuco,

Sorry to repost this. Not urgent but please do not forget to reply me on this one:

@Tuco
Of course I am aware that Rota is not in the victory objectives, but I decided to land there for a few turns... just for fun... and in order to... puzzle you! I'm very curious: what was your reaction? Honestly? Well, I confess that landing on Rota costed me a few unit strenght points due to the lack of supply.

[OldCrowBalthazor]

Tuco,

Sorry to repost this. Not urgent but please do not forget to reply me on this one:

@Tuco
Of course I am aware that Rota is not in the victory objectives, but I decided to land there for a few turns... just for fun... and in order to... puzzle you! I'm very curious: what was your reaction? Honestly? Well, I confess that landing on Rota costed me a few unit strenght points due to the lack of supply.

What was my reaction? Ordered Major Imagana and the Rota garrison to rip the Marines that landed at Songsong a new one.......

[OldCrowBalthazor]

Turn 33 Aug 18, 1944
Marianas Sit-Rep
US Battleships continue bombarding an isolated shore battery on the southern tip of Saipan. The shore battery fires back, damaging one of them
There are indications that some US forces loaded onto landing craft at the northern end of Saipan.

Major Imagana and his troops on Rota break out the saki and round up some of the native girls for a small victory party. They continue radio transmissions to Tokyo with updates.

All quiet on Guam as some depleted formations are reinforced.
We are waiting....................

[Simicro]

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"The Show Must Go On" by Queen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99KH0TR-J4

[OldCrowBalthazor]

Turn 34 August 20, 1944
Marianas Sit-rep:
General's Takashima, Obata, and Shigematsu divide their commands on Guam. No sign of the enemy.
Two US BBs fruitlessly bombard the lone shore battery on the southern tip of Saipan.

Funeral rites for the fallen on Guam from the first American invasion of the island are conducted.

[OldCrowBalthazor]

Turn 35 August 22, 1944 Marianas Sit-rep

Two US Battleships continue shelling an artillery position on the southern tip of Saipan. It returns fire and damages one of the BBs.

Guam troops await any attempts on another invasion.
There is no sign of the enemy...........

[OldCrowBalthazor]

Turn 36 Aug 24, 1944
Marianas Sit-rep
US forces still sweeping Tinian looking for phantoms and bombarding an isolated shore battery on the south tip of Saipan. That shore battery keeps inflicting damage on one of the BBs.
Japanese forces on Guam await to defend the island.
Perhaps the Americans will by-pass Guam entirely, like they have done with many isolated Japanese held islands.......

[OldCrowBalthazor]

Turn 37 Aug 26, 1944
Marianas Sit-rep
US Battleships steam south away from the southern tip of Saipan.
Indications and a hunch is that the Americans have gathered a Task Force for a second attempt at Guam..........

[Simicro]

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[OldCrowBalthazor]

'I know he knows that I know' -Simicro

Are you sure?
I think you may have just entered the twilight zone called the Rumsfeld Matrix:

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know". -Donald Rumsfeld

[OldCrowBalthazor]

Turn 38 Aug 28, 1944
Marianas Sit-rep:
The US continues to sweep Saipan looking for any stragglers or hidden 'sleeper' units.
The garrison on Guam is getting jumpy with anticipation, as radio reports from Rota report they see smoke over the horizon that seems to moving in a SW direction towards Guam.

[Simicro]

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[OldCrowBalthazor]

Turn 39 Aug 30, 1944
Marianas Sit-rep:
Guam and Rota still strongly held by Nippon.
Reports via the 'Weird Radio'-(Kempeitai Operations) report that some US units on the occupied islands are out of supply and starving....

[Simicro]

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