Herb VS Tabpub
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
The crud begins
Now the crud begins
18 liberators brush through 27 zeros near thursday, and from 18000 feet hit a CL and a DD
Crud[:@][:@]
Then 6 liberators totally ignore 45 zeros, and hit seveeral Aps
crud, crud[:@][:@][:@]
Then 35 liberators come in, 6 b17 with them
The liberators turn away, the b17s hit transports all over the place
Man, this is CRUD
I press on to thursday -have no choice really
In Burma all my transports move to raehag, tomorrow we load and then hit lashio with the paras
In the DEI convoys continue
At Thursday island a lot of tonies move in as 21 reg makes its dash in
And token forces move to the marshalls
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The crud begins
And the crud continues
Guess what got hit by 100 plus bombers today -rahaeg -no transports left
That op is now poop
It totally pisses me off how the allies can see a/c increase on a field without recon -why do we even have the symbol at all?
I lost 50 planes on the ground today
Rangoon is hit, the heavies are back from china
A fairly quiet day elsewhere, troops reach thursday tomorrow
he is definately on the move in northern china
18/4/43
Well operations in burma are a failure, I am trying to recover all the damaged planes
All the action today takes place at thursday island
a ss misses a AP -is hit back twice by the escorts
I bomb his troops there with 50 sallies
20 Tony,20 zeros - 38 P 38 ,12 mitchell, and 21 guided missile liberators attack
10 tony, 1 zero lost, 4 p38 s/d, a ML sunk, a AP hit
15 B17 , vs 10 tony, 7 zero - they miss
Then 13 liberators sink 2 DD -bang.
I have to rotate a/c in, and just hang on I suppose!
19/4/43
I have 2 AKs headed towards cooktown, to draw fire, tabpub calls a foul, I accept
However, if Japan thought it worthwhile to use the Yamato as a decoy, why not a lousy couple of AKs?
Any thoughts?
The fighting over Thursday continues -5000 extra troops are ashore, cost is heavy, 6 APs hit today, about 40 fighters, to virtually nothing
probably the biggest crud moment was when just 2 liberators encountered 27 zeros, yet still hit an AK[8|]
As most of the troops are ashore, the air power is withdrawn, the DDs that are left retire, the convoy remains , yet every supply point ashore , every man is good.
I order the troops to begin bombardment -if odds OK, we attack!
Guess what got hit by 100 plus bombers today -rahaeg -no transports left
That op is now poop
It totally pisses me off how the allies can see a/c increase on a field without recon -why do we even have the symbol at all?
I lost 50 planes on the ground today
Rangoon is hit, the heavies are back from china
A fairly quiet day elsewhere, troops reach thursday tomorrow
he is definately on the move in northern china
18/4/43
Well operations in burma are a failure, I am trying to recover all the damaged planes
All the action today takes place at thursday island
a ss misses a AP -is hit back twice by the escorts
I bomb his troops there with 50 sallies
20 Tony,20 zeros - 38 P 38 ,12 mitchell, and 21 guided missile liberators attack
10 tony, 1 zero lost, 4 p38 s/d, a ML sunk, a AP hit
15 B17 , vs 10 tony, 7 zero - they miss
Then 13 liberators sink 2 DD -bang.
I have to rotate a/c in, and just hang on I suppose!
19/4/43
I have 2 AKs headed towards cooktown, to draw fire, tabpub calls a foul, I accept
However, if Japan thought it worthwhile to use the Yamato as a decoy, why not a lousy couple of AKs?
Any thoughts?
The fighting over Thursday continues -5000 extra troops are ashore, cost is heavy, 6 APs hit today, about 40 fighters, to virtually nothing
probably the biggest crud moment was when just 2 liberators encountered 27 zeros, yet still hit an AK[8|]
As most of the troops are ashore, the air power is withdrawn, the DDs that are left retire, the convoy remains , yet every supply point ashore , every man is good.
I order the troops to begin bombardment -if odds OK, we attack!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The crud begins
Just a bump -game continues -AAR update to come, left the notes at home[8|]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The crud begins
20/4/43
Today the airforces on both sides hammered away at thursday island -the only real point of action
My bombardment attack shows he is less than 2 to 1 in real numbers of troops, so tomorrow we attack
The carnage of the AKs and APs continues as his liberators continue to hit the cripples, more supplies getting ashore
Today the airforces on both sides hammered away at thursday island -the only real point of action
My bombardment attack shows he is less than 2 to 1 in real numbers of troops, so tomorrow we attack
The carnage of the AKs and APs continues as his liberators continue to hit the cripples, more supplies getting ashore
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The crud begins
21/4/43
Only one thing to report
I bomb, he bombs -huge numbers of heavies, and I shock attack at Thursday island
1 to 1 odds, I suffer 2200 casualties, he has about 500
The assualt values show I fell short by just 5 points for a 2 to 1, and destruction of his troops.
That close[8|], yet that far
This ends the efforts to hold thursday island
The rebuilding air transport units in Burma are headed south, time to get the troops home
Tension rising in the Marshalls -as the reinforcements begin dodging the subs as they approach their ports.
Only one thing to report
I bomb, he bombs -huge numbers of heavies, and I shock attack at Thursday island
1 to 1 odds, I suffer 2200 casualties, he has about 500
The assualt values show I fell short by just 5 points for a 2 to 1, and destruction of his troops.
That close[8|], yet that far
This ends the efforts to hold thursday island
The rebuilding air transport units in Burma are headed south, time to get the troops home
Tension rising in the Marshalls -as the reinforcements begin dodging the subs as they approach their ports.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: BANG!, a BB gets it
22/4/43
Ouch, a big tanker hit by a SS today
Huge air attacks continue against Thursday island, it reaches fort size 6 though
Today 6 APs, 1 ML and 1 pc are sunk by liberators at Thursday island
CRUD
He bombs Russell island today as well
Some betties at babo attack shipping at tenibar, 9 oscar, 15 betty, they dodge 13 kittyhawk, and 13 spits
5 bettys, 5 oscars lost for no hits
I order 1 cl and 4 DD returning from the thursday island operation to attack tenibar shipping.
Tabpub in E mail expresses shock at how close he came to being defeated yesterday.
And a dark threat of a unexpected resolution to his thursday island problem.
Ouch, a big tanker hit by a SS today
Huge air attacks continue against Thursday island, it reaches fort size 6 though
Today 6 APs, 1 ML and 1 pc are sunk by liberators at Thursday island
CRUD
He bombs Russell island today as well
Some betties at babo attack shipping at tenibar, 9 oscar, 15 betty, they dodge 13 kittyhawk, and 13 spits
5 bettys, 5 oscars lost for no hits
I order 1 cl and 4 DD returning from the thursday island operation to attack tenibar shipping.
Tabpub in E mail expresses shock at how close he came to being defeated yesterday.
And a dark threat of a unexpected resolution to his thursday island problem.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: BANG!, a BB gets it
23/4/43
Today 27 liberators night attack Shanghia, no hits
A enemy SS is sunk near Malealop
I lose 2 AKs to SS today, both in the marshalls, so at least he must think Im at work here
Typical raid Thursday Island -33 B17, 12 mitchell, 40 P38, then a further 35 B17
The air transports depart Burma today
I buy a regiment from China, it will sail from Shanghia -destination, Victoria point
The marshall gamble pays off, the troops arrive, just one enemy CV would have stopped this.
Today 27 liberators night attack Shanghia, no hits
A enemy SS is sunk near Malealop
I lose 2 AKs to SS today, both in the marshalls, so at least he must think Im at work here
Typical raid Thursday Island -33 B17, 12 mitchell, 40 P38, then a further 35 B17
The air transports depart Burma today
I buy a regiment from China, it will sail from Shanghia -destination, Victoria point
The marshall gamble pays off, the troops arrive, just one enemy CV would have stopped this.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: BANG!, a BB gets it
24/4/43
A terrible day today
the 1 CL and 3 Dd attack tenibar today, and meet just 3 PT boats
In minutes 2 DD and the CL stagger away, gutted by torpedoes - how bad can it get!!!!
A lot worse, the Darwin airforce then spend the rest of the day turning the entire task group into scrap -a massacre
But once again -the mediums miss, miss, miss, then , oh yes, here comes 3 B17, and from 8000 feet -BANG< BANG, oh a 30 knot DD, too easy, BANG
In reply 3 Betties at babo hit a AK
Next game I play -Im going to ask for some sort of house rule on 4 engine naval attack - the occasional hit no problem, especially if its a low level attack against APs, AKs, but consistantly, never miss from whatever height against high speed warships is such CRAP.[:@][:@][:@][:@]
A terrible day today
the 1 CL and 3 Dd attack tenibar today, and meet just 3 PT boats
In minutes 2 DD and the CL stagger away, gutted by torpedoes - how bad can it get!!!!
A lot worse, the Darwin airforce then spend the rest of the day turning the entire task group into scrap -a massacre
But once again -the mediums miss, miss, miss, then , oh yes, here comes 3 B17, and from 8000 feet -BANG< BANG, oh a 30 knot DD, too easy, BANG
In reply 3 Betties at babo hit a AK
Next game I play -Im going to ask for some sort of house rule on 4 engine naval attack - the occasional hit no problem, especially if its a low level attack against APs, AKs, but consistantly, never miss from whatever height against high speed warships is such CRAP.[:@][:@][:@][:@]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: BANG!, a BB gets it
25/4/43
Another shock today
93 Liberators hit Madang!!!
40 planes destroyed on the ground, nearly all the bombers that were hitting Thursday island
Shock, calamity, disaster![8|][X(]
then 107 B17 hit Lea
then 44 Liberators hit Lea
Then 37 B17 hit Port Moresby
Its Bomber hell, and boy he is throwing the book at me
My 15 Sallies going the other way are pretty pathetic in comparison[8|]
Everywhere else is still so quiet its scary.
Another shock today
93 Liberators hit Madang!!!
40 planes destroyed on the ground, nearly all the bombers that were hitting Thursday island
Shock, calamity, disaster![8|][X(]
then 107 B17 hit Lea
then 44 Liberators hit Lea
Then 37 B17 hit Port Moresby
Its Bomber hell, and boy he is throwing the book at me
My 15 Sallies going the other way are pretty pathetic in comparison[8|]
Everywhere else is still so quiet its scary.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
Tricky dicky
26/4/43
4 ASW actions on the map today
He night bombs Hong Kong -no hits
B17s hit a AP at Bulla
The troops for Victoria point sail -and immediately a AP is slotted by a SS, so this could be a painful journey
Burma remains quiet
today, I spot 2 DD, 3 AP and 2 AK 5 hexes south of Gilli, Gilli, and WHATS THIS!!!, Rossell island has sprouted a base symbol!![:@][:@][:(]
The sneaky buggar!!!!
Intolerable
The convoy -is it Rossell island bound
Is it a trail the coat exercise, or a CAP trap?
I order a ASW group in the area to Rossel, to see what happens
KB is ordered to raise steam, and 2 fast transport groups at The Admiralties begin loading troops.
1st , a recon , whats he got at Rossel!
4 ASW actions on the map today
He night bombs Hong Kong -no hits
B17s hit a AP at Bulla
The troops for Victoria point sail -and immediately a AP is slotted by a SS, so this could be a painful journey
Burma remains quiet
today, I spot 2 DD, 3 AP and 2 AK 5 hexes south of Gilli, Gilli, and WHATS THIS!!!, Rossell island has sprouted a base symbol!![:@][:@][:(]
The sneaky buggar!!!!
Intolerable
The convoy -is it Rossell island bound
Is it a trail the coat exercise, or a CAP trap?
I order a ASW group in the area to Rossel, to see what happens
KB is ordered to raise steam, and 2 fast transport groups at The Admiralties begin loading troops.
1st , a recon , whats he got at Rossel!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Tricky dicky
27/4/43
The poor Vic point convoy is hit again -another AP of troops detaches for the nearest port.
7 liberator miss a DD at Lunga -how did that happen[8|]
a naval action, quite an interesting one
5 pg vs 3 sc, and 4 large APs at Rossel island
17000 yds, and a sc is hit, and sinks
15000 yds, and a second sinks
10000 yds, the third sc explodes, but the APs shoot back, and a PG falls out of the line burning
The PGs press, but the APs flee -4 are hit, but escape
My recon did not fly, so tomorrow we try again.
I move some crud lillies to woodlark.
tension rises
The poor Vic point convoy is hit again -another AP of troops detaches for the nearest port.
7 liberator miss a DD at Lunga -how did that happen[8|]
a naval action, quite an interesting one
5 pg vs 3 sc, and 4 large APs at Rossel island
17000 yds, and a sc is hit, and sinks
15000 yds, and a second sinks
10000 yds, the third sc explodes, but the APs shoot back, and a PG falls out of the line burning
The PGs press, but the APs flee -4 are hit, but escape
My recon did not fly, so tomorrow we try again.
I move some crud lillies to woodlark.
tension rises
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Tricky dicky
28/4/43
I sink the MSW warrnambool today -named after my home town[:'(]
AVENGERS Near Thursday island[:'(]
38 B17s , 27 P 38 hit Thursday Island
And recon at Rossel shows 6 land units, and 3 fighter groups!
japan has a wall of SS about it now
Today orders for the solomons
Air transports at madang begin pulling out Thursday island troops
50 sallies, 27 tojo to Port Moresby -naval attack
20 sallies, 50 oscars to Lea -all on naval attack
Kb sails towards rabual, multiple ships sail to rabual
Munda, 100 lower experienced betties are placed on long range Naval attack
He has 2 task forces coming to Thursday -one is reported as 2 CA -it is the CVs though, the other is a ASW/MSW group
My 4 BBs to the west of the Timor straight will discretely move away, not going to risk them just yet - but Rossel island must be engaged, its time to begin the real war.
I sink the MSW warrnambool today -named after my home town[:'(]
AVENGERS Near Thursday island[:'(]
38 B17s , 27 P 38 hit Thursday Island
And recon at Rossel shows 6 land units, and 3 fighter groups!
japan has a wall of SS about it now
Today orders for the solomons
Air transports at madang begin pulling out Thursday island troops
50 sallies, 27 tojo to Port Moresby -naval attack
20 sallies, 50 oscars to Lea -all on naval attack
Kb sails towards rabual, multiple ships sail to rabual
Munda, 100 lower experienced betties are placed on long range Naval attack
He has 2 task forces coming to Thursday -one is reported as 2 CA -it is the CVs though, the other is a ASW/MSW group
My 4 BBs to the west of the Timor straight will discretely move away, not going to risk them just yet - but Rossel island must be engaged, its time to begin the real war.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
The war begins
After what has been the most boring game AAr wise on the forums, action at last
Its begun, and it aint going to finish until Im dust.
Let the fun begin[:'(]
A AP is sunk off China -a single ss scores its 3rd kill in 3 days[:@]
Ro 61 off thursday island is crushed under a huge number of escorts as his fleet arrives
heres how the day played out..........
2 cve, 4 dd sighted off thursday
I Naval bombard rossel with a single MSW[:D]
1cl and 5 dd bombard thursday
Troops begin unloading
CA shorpshire is hit by coastal guns
1 dd, 3 lct are hit, 1 sinks
100 heavies, 56 p38 attack Port moresby -20 Tojo CAP
17 tojo go down in flames, 4 sally caught on the ground, PM wears 114 hits[:(]
Then 26 avenger, 41 wild cats attack thursday -Im cool, this must be a CVE supported landing
Then a trickle of my bombers attack
3 sally, 3 oscar -miss a cl
6 sally -a AK is hit
10 sally, 3 tony -and the shopshire is hit -she burns
19 betties fly from Munda[:-] -and miss a DD
my CVEs launch!
21 val, 7 zero, they sink a PT boat, and a msw
Notice no CAP over his ships at Thursday island itself
But now the bombers turn to a bigger target
19 tony, 16 sally -meet 234 wildcats, 18 fulmars, 41 other wildcats( brits)
ouch
Then fro Lea 31 oscars escort 14 sally into the cloud
all are lost, but the oscars were good, 21 wildcats go with them.
so now we know how it goes, an allied death star we have[8|]
5 sally sneak in, CL Hobart is hit
4 Betty miss the Australia
PM
48 B17 revist port moresby, only 3 tojo rise
corsairs, boomerangs and warhawks at rossel, and 10! units
23 betty met 26 wild cats, 14 press through -1 AK, is hit twice with bombs
20 val, 5 zeros meet 25 wildcats, 15 val get through, and hit the shopshire twice -i think she is out of the fight
6 sally sneak in -and miss
losses today -48 sallies, 31 oscars, 24 wildcats, 19 tony, 19 tojo, 16 betties
146 to 33
The 9th australian division is unloading -it wont be enough I reckon.
OK, now to think, what to do.
Burma
Just get the convoy through!
DEI -standbay to transfer air as required
Solomons
Now I know where he is -so I must hit elsewhere!
Ideal would be to hammer Lunganville, or noumea with KB
So KB will, on the way, target Rossel, here is a chance to inflict losses on him
NO WAY I CAN INTERFERE WITH THURSDAY, thats suicide
The CVEs in the Timor sea head north -a lure and decoy
BB Nagato heads towards Woodlark, under LRCAP from rabual
KB heads towards shortlands
3 task groups head towards shortlands
21 div will load as soon as lift arrives (3 days)
woodlark recieves 2 lilly units -to strafe, and 1 tojo unit to sweep at max hieght over rossel
4 PG will lure his ready to react cruisers I see to the south into rossel, and hopefully into range, or chew up his ammo and torpedoes.
Today
244th (tony)
85th (Tojo)
98th(sally)
7th (sally)
62nd(sally)
50th (oscar)
248th (oscar) were declared destroyed, and ordered to reform at Truk
Pools of sallies and oscar, infact all types will empty very quickly at this rate
A huge oil convoy arrives Japan -and oil is back over 350000 tons -this shows how bad things are getting on the industrial front
Tomorrow should be interesting
Its begun, and it aint going to finish until Im dust.
Let the fun begin[:'(]
A AP is sunk off China -a single ss scores its 3rd kill in 3 days[:@]
Ro 61 off thursday island is crushed under a huge number of escorts as his fleet arrives
heres how the day played out..........
2 cve, 4 dd sighted off thursday
I Naval bombard rossel with a single MSW[:D]
1cl and 5 dd bombard thursday
Troops begin unloading
CA shorpshire is hit by coastal guns
1 dd, 3 lct are hit, 1 sinks
100 heavies, 56 p38 attack Port moresby -20 Tojo CAP
17 tojo go down in flames, 4 sally caught on the ground, PM wears 114 hits[:(]
Then 26 avenger, 41 wild cats attack thursday -Im cool, this must be a CVE supported landing
Then a trickle of my bombers attack
3 sally, 3 oscar -miss a cl
6 sally -a AK is hit
10 sally, 3 tony -and the shopshire is hit -she burns
19 betties fly from Munda[:-] -and miss a DD
my CVEs launch!
21 val, 7 zero, they sink a PT boat, and a msw
Notice no CAP over his ships at Thursday island itself
But now the bombers turn to a bigger target
19 tony, 16 sally -meet 234 wildcats, 18 fulmars, 41 other wildcats( brits)
ouch
Then fro Lea 31 oscars escort 14 sally into the cloud
all are lost, but the oscars were good, 21 wildcats go with them.
so now we know how it goes, an allied death star we have[8|]
5 sally sneak in, CL Hobart is hit
4 Betty miss the Australia
PM
48 B17 revist port moresby, only 3 tojo rise
corsairs, boomerangs and warhawks at rossel, and 10! units
23 betty met 26 wild cats, 14 press through -1 AK, is hit twice with bombs
20 val, 5 zeros meet 25 wildcats, 15 val get through, and hit the shopshire twice -i think she is out of the fight
6 sally sneak in -and miss
losses today -48 sallies, 31 oscars, 24 wildcats, 19 tony, 19 tojo, 16 betties
146 to 33
The 9th australian division is unloading -it wont be enough I reckon.
OK, now to think, what to do.
Burma
Just get the convoy through!
DEI -standbay to transfer air as required
Solomons
Now I know where he is -so I must hit elsewhere!
Ideal would be to hammer Lunganville, or noumea with KB
So KB will, on the way, target Rossel, here is a chance to inflict losses on him
NO WAY I CAN INTERFERE WITH THURSDAY, thats suicide
The CVEs in the Timor sea head north -a lure and decoy
BB Nagato heads towards Woodlark, under LRCAP from rabual
KB heads towards shortlands
3 task groups head towards shortlands
21 div will load as soon as lift arrives (3 days)
woodlark recieves 2 lilly units -to strafe, and 1 tojo unit to sweep at max hieght over rossel
4 PG will lure his ready to react cruisers I see to the south into rossel, and hopefully into range, or chew up his ammo and torpedoes.
Today
244th (tony)
85th (Tojo)
98th(sally)
7th (sally)
62nd(sally)
50th (oscar)
248th (oscar) were declared destroyed, and ordered to reform at Truk
Pools of sallies and oscar, infact all types will empty very quickly at this rate
A huge oil convoy arrives Japan -and oil is back over 350000 tons -this shows how bad things are getting on the industrial front
Tomorrow should be interesting
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The war begins
30/4/43
A lot of things worked today -a lot did not iether
He does react to my ships at rossel -if only KB was in range![8|]
5 CA and 4 DD sink an already burning MSW at Rossell
Then, 1 hex away a mid ocean intercept -4 pg of mine meet1 pg and 2 AK
My PG hits an AK
His -the waragoo -hits back
We hit it back- and the party ends
But he is set to naval react!
And now good news, a vast lump of his fleet has gone through the timor straight and headed to off Merauke -my CVLs are just out of range -but spotted[:'(]
43 B17 hit lea
Woodlark attacks -28 tojo, 43 lilly, 12 boomerang, 13 corsair and 13 kittyhawk
6 tojo lost, 5 lilly lost, 6 boomerang shot down, 2 corsairs shot down, 5 kittyhawk shot down, some hits, the straffing damaged nothing.
30 B17 attack Rossel island -a msw is sunk
Then in the pM
his 5 CA task force remains at rossel -and battles my mighty 4 PG fleet!
% enemy ships hit, my PGs did well -1 sunk, the other 3 remain to draw fire tomorrow[8|]
In China -nanning falls[:(]
Burma
soon 12 units will shock me at the hex north of rangoon -so we begin to pull out there.
DEI - nothing new
Solomons
Babo island gets a lot of fighters as LRCAP for my CVEs -now fleeing north -full speed -I want to be spotted
Gilli, Gilli, gets 2 sally units, and 3 zero units -target rossell
Woodlark gets Kates, Vals, and zeros.
BB nagato, 4 CA is in range at Woodlark -it will bombard Rossell, or at least keep many of his ships tied to the island tomorrow
KB -9 fat CVs will be 2 hexes south east of rossel tomorrow to get what it can -it remains undetected, and at least half his CV strength is on the far side of torres straight!
2 fast transport groups will also arrive rossel tomorrow
and Tanaka with 9 CA will make position with a regiment for a run day after tomorrow
All the betties are still available, most stood down, but some 50 will be committed tomorrow from munda.
Rossell island waters are red with ss symbols.
3 army bomber groups are still available, several destroyed yesterday will be ready in 3 days to go again
I expect Nagato to die tomorrow, but KB should get her revenge.
Light cap noted lunganville -KB may go there next -a lot of ships down there!
A lot of things worked today -a lot did not iether
He does react to my ships at rossel -if only KB was in range![8|]
5 CA and 4 DD sink an already burning MSW at Rossell
Then, 1 hex away a mid ocean intercept -4 pg of mine meet1 pg and 2 AK
My PG hits an AK
His -the waragoo -hits back
We hit it back- and the party ends
But he is set to naval react!
And now good news, a vast lump of his fleet has gone through the timor straight and headed to off Merauke -my CVLs are just out of range -but spotted[:'(]
43 B17 hit lea
Woodlark attacks -28 tojo, 43 lilly, 12 boomerang, 13 corsair and 13 kittyhawk
6 tojo lost, 5 lilly lost, 6 boomerang shot down, 2 corsairs shot down, 5 kittyhawk shot down, some hits, the straffing damaged nothing.
30 B17 attack Rossel island -a msw is sunk
Then in the pM
his 5 CA task force remains at rossel -and battles my mighty 4 PG fleet!
% enemy ships hit, my PGs did well -1 sunk, the other 3 remain to draw fire tomorrow[8|]
In China -nanning falls[:(]
Burma
soon 12 units will shock me at the hex north of rangoon -so we begin to pull out there.
DEI - nothing new
Solomons
Babo island gets a lot of fighters as LRCAP for my CVEs -now fleeing north -full speed -I want to be spotted
Gilli, Gilli, gets 2 sally units, and 3 zero units -target rossell
Woodlark gets Kates, Vals, and zeros.
BB nagato, 4 CA is in range at Woodlark -it will bombard Rossell, or at least keep many of his ships tied to the island tomorrow
KB -9 fat CVs will be 2 hexes south east of rossel tomorrow to get what it can -it remains undetected, and at least half his CV strength is on the far side of torres straight!
2 fast transport groups will also arrive rossel tomorrow
and Tanaka with 9 CA will make position with a regiment for a run day after tomorrow
All the betties are still available, most stood down, but some 50 will be committed tomorrow from munda.
Rossell island waters are red with ss symbols.
3 army bomber groups are still available, several destroyed yesterday will be ready in 3 days to go again
I expect Nagato to die tomorrow, but KB should get her revenge.
Light cap noted lunganville -KB may go there next -a lot of ships down there!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The war begins
1/5/43
ss attack bismark straight -miss
nagato tf attacks the american cruiser force at rossell
The BB group is challenged by a DD -nagato is hit by a 5"" shell, the TF charges past, and at 700 yrds achieves surprise
Chokia opens with 2 8'' hits on the Vincennes
Takao slams 2 8'' into the Astoria
The allies begin to shoot back -a lot of misses so far
the range closes -
Vincennes recovers- and hits Chokia 1 8"
The destroyers exchange shots, DD Hayate staggers
nagato is hit by 4 5'' shells, no damage, and opens her account -New Orleans is crippled by a 16" salvo
Chokia burning brightl attracts another 8" hit from gawd knows where
4000 yrds, Astroria seems to be hit by a torp
maya hits the san Fran -2 8"
Chokia is still concentrating on the vincennes -a torp hits, and a 8" penetrates the americans magazine
The explosion marks battle end, a unknown enemy DD is seen to sink as well.
The task force heads north, victorious[:'(]
An Australian task force bombards Russell, and it appears his CVs are tied there.
dawn
CV wasp is off thursday island
The CAP at Rossel consists of 8 boomerang, 11 corsair and 10 kittyhawk
30 zero, 24 helen
10 zero lost, 4 helen lost, 4 boomerang lost, 1 corsair S/d, 3 kittyhawk
His Cv air attacks thursday island
KB attacks!!!
102 zero, 17 am2, 15 zeke, 52 val attack rossel
27 s/d 4s/d 4s/d 3 s/d, all but 3 corsair CAP S/d
CA san fran is hit 10 times[:)]
Astoria 1 hit
33 heavies attack woodlark
31 zero,8 tojo defend - 10 heavies s/d
17 heavies attack KB - 8 get s/d, no attack pressed.
38 val100 plus zeros attack a single dd south -and sink it
7 alf attack from woodlark -cheeky hey! -miss a CA
Now CAP is 2 boomerang, 6 corsair and 2 kityhawk
3 betty slip through -miss
88 val, 25 judy, 149 kate, 18 jill, 9 jake, 9 alf tackle the cap
11 s/d 1 s/d 17 s/d 1 s/d
attack!!!
As I hoped , his CAs were tied to rossell
astoria 18 bombs, 5 torps
San fran, 2 bombs, 3 torps, new orleans -1 bomb, 4 torps
5 CAs sunk today[:'(][:'(][:'(]
woodlark air attacks
13 tojo, 57 zero, 40 kate, 22 val
1 s/d 9 lost
4 corsair s/d, 2 kitty s/d, 2 boomerang s/d
No targets!
betties slip in, no targets!
We are exactly same AV at thursday
losses today
40 am3
17 b17
19 val
17 kate
12 kittyhawk
12 seagull[:D]
12 corsair[8|]
10 boomerang
9 helen
7 alf
5 zeke
all up with other areas 119 to 70 today
Orders
Burma
a Cv, 5 CA and another 5 CA are spotted south of Akyab.
Im getting ready
DEi
Convoys
Solomons
TF 143 -the CVE group is waiting for fuel -then we will come and challenge his CVEs
I must drag his CVs away from thursday
Withdraw kates, vals to gassmatta
Mass Zeros move to madang
21st div begins loading
4 CA will bombard rossel tomorrow
7 CA will drop a regiment there
nagato is fine, only Chokia needs to go home
KB to shortlands -then south!!!???
as a decoy a CS is detached -full speed towards brisbane
In china Pakhoi looks lost too[:(]
Not much air planned tomorrow -Im almost in the poo here already[:(][:(]
Still, who agrees -a good day for Japan or what[:D][:D]
As
ss attack bismark straight -miss
nagato tf attacks the american cruiser force at rossell
The BB group is challenged by a DD -nagato is hit by a 5"" shell, the TF charges past, and at 700 yrds achieves surprise
Chokia opens with 2 8'' hits on the Vincennes
Takao slams 2 8'' into the Astoria
The allies begin to shoot back -a lot of misses so far
the range closes -
Vincennes recovers- and hits Chokia 1 8"
The destroyers exchange shots, DD Hayate staggers
nagato is hit by 4 5'' shells, no damage, and opens her account -New Orleans is crippled by a 16" salvo
Chokia burning brightl attracts another 8" hit from gawd knows where
4000 yrds, Astroria seems to be hit by a torp
maya hits the san Fran -2 8"
Chokia is still concentrating on the vincennes -a torp hits, and a 8" penetrates the americans magazine
The explosion marks battle end, a unknown enemy DD is seen to sink as well.
The task force heads north, victorious[:'(]
An Australian task force bombards Russell, and it appears his CVs are tied there.
dawn
CV wasp is off thursday island
The CAP at Rossel consists of 8 boomerang, 11 corsair and 10 kittyhawk
30 zero, 24 helen
10 zero lost, 4 helen lost, 4 boomerang lost, 1 corsair S/d, 3 kittyhawk
His Cv air attacks thursday island
KB attacks!!!
102 zero, 17 am2, 15 zeke, 52 val attack rossel
27 s/d 4s/d 4s/d 3 s/d, all but 3 corsair CAP S/d
CA san fran is hit 10 times[:)]
Astoria 1 hit
33 heavies attack woodlark
31 zero,8 tojo defend - 10 heavies s/d
17 heavies attack KB - 8 get s/d, no attack pressed.
38 val100 plus zeros attack a single dd south -and sink it
7 alf attack from woodlark -cheeky hey! -miss a CA
Now CAP is 2 boomerang, 6 corsair and 2 kityhawk
3 betty slip through -miss
88 val, 25 judy, 149 kate, 18 jill, 9 jake, 9 alf tackle the cap
11 s/d 1 s/d 17 s/d 1 s/d
attack!!!
As I hoped , his CAs were tied to rossell
astoria 18 bombs, 5 torps
San fran, 2 bombs, 3 torps, new orleans -1 bomb, 4 torps
5 CAs sunk today[:'(][:'(][:'(]
woodlark air attacks
13 tojo, 57 zero, 40 kate, 22 val
1 s/d 9 lost
4 corsair s/d, 2 kitty s/d, 2 boomerang s/d
No targets!
betties slip in, no targets!
We are exactly same AV at thursday
losses today
40 am3
17 b17
19 val
17 kate
12 kittyhawk
12 seagull[:D]
12 corsair[8|]
10 boomerang
9 helen
7 alf
5 zeke
all up with other areas 119 to 70 today
Orders
Burma
a Cv, 5 CA and another 5 CA are spotted south of Akyab.
Im getting ready
DEi
Convoys
Solomons
TF 143 -the CVE group is waiting for fuel -then we will come and challenge his CVEs
I must drag his CVs away from thursday
Withdraw kates, vals to gassmatta
Mass Zeros move to madang
21st div begins loading
4 CA will bombard rossel tomorrow
7 CA will drop a regiment there
nagato is fine, only Chokia needs to go home
KB to shortlands -then south!!!???
as a decoy a CS is detached -full speed towards brisbane
In china Pakhoi looks lost too[:(]
Not much air planned tomorrow -Im almost in the poo here already[:(][:(]
Still, who agrees -a good day for Japan or what[:D][:D]
As
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The war begins
Map please !!!!
Good day for japan, may 1943, good days are becoming quite valuable...
Good day for japan, may 1943, good days are becoming quite valuable...
Adieu Ô Dieu odieux... signé Adam
carnage continues
Sorry, no pictures, every time I try it ends in tears here[:(] (computer brick)
2/5/43
A SS hits a DD making a fast run into rossel, this aborts that particular task force run[:@]
4 CA naval bombard Rossell -68 hits, 1816 casos, 3 corsairs and 4 boomerangs destroyed on the ground
Tanaka successfully unloads a full regiment onto rossell!
To the Ambonia area, I have the 2nd big tanker in 2 days sub hit.
AM - and I get confirmation that his CVs are leaving Thursday island, and coming my way
He has some sort of intention towards hanoi -(paras?) -no they are stuck on thursday as far as I know
51 AVG sweep the place, 28 oscar, 18 zero
17 shot down 13 s/d 4 s/d
Milne bay launches 51 zeros and 38 sallies against rossel -NO CAP!
several more boomerangs destroyed -and the place is heavily damaged
His CVEs attack thursday, 34 wildcats, 12 avengers
PM
50 mitchell attack hanoi - 22 oscar, 10 zero CAP
6 only s/d 7 lost, 1 lost
he hits the field hard
38 B17 attack Milne bay, 4 zero, 2 sally, 1 jake lost on the ground
27 sonia attack from woodlark -hitting rossel some more.
his troops bombard me on rossell island -and despite a great list of units, he has an AV of only 70!!, and Im almost on that as well.
Another quicksand trap has opened for business -this should be fun, now tabpub has 2 operations to protect.
so do I, I know i will lose eventually, but can i drag this out for a few more weeks[:'(][:'(]
Orders for the day
Burma
he pounded here today north of Rangoon -Im sure soon he will cross the river, just 2 construction units block him
DEI
Convoys, and 6 squadrons training -3 will graduate this week at 75 exp.
SOLOMONS
The CVE group has refuelled -and now heads towards thursday island again -iether to hit him, or drag his CVs back to thursday, iether works for me.
Madang is ordered to strike today
KB is entering shortlands, and most of the fleet is there.
air units are pulling out from here and there, a lot of rebuilding going on, plan is -no airbase to get hammered tomorrow!
marshalls
Well, he seems pretty busy down in the south, Im pleased, this area starts digging deeper holes
Home
CA ashigari gets home after a classic voyage = 62 system
2/5/43
A SS hits a DD making a fast run into rossel, this aborts that particular task force run[:@]
4 CA naval bombard Rossell -68 hits, 1816 casos, 3 corsairs and 4 boomerangs destroyed on the ground
Tanaka successfully unloads a full regiment onto rossell!
To the Ambonia area, I have the 2nd big tanker in 2 days sub hit.
AM - and I get confirmation that his CVs are leaving Thursday island, and coming my way
He has some sort of intention towards hanoi -(paras?) -no they are stuck on thursday as far as I know
51 AVG sweep the place, 28 oscar, 18 zero
17 shot down 13 s/d 4 s/d
Milne bay launches 51 zeros and 38 sallies against rossel -NO CAP!
several more boomerangs destroyed -and the place is heavily damaged
His CVEs attack thursday, 34 wildcats, 12 avengers
PM
50 mitchell attack hanoi - 22 oscar, 10 zero CAP
6 only s/d 7 lost, 1 lost
he hits the field hard
38 B17 attack Milne bay, 4 zero, 2 sally, 1 jake lost on the ground
27 sonia attack from woodlark -hitting rossel some more.
his troops bombard me on rossell island -and despite a great list of units, he has an AV of only 70!!, and Im almost on that as well.
Another quicksand trap has opened for business -this should be fun, now tabpub has 2 operations to protect.
so do I, I know i will lose eventually, but can i drag this out for a few more weeks[:'(][:'(]
Orders for the day
Burma
he pounded here today north of Rangoon -Im sure soon he will cross the river, just 2 construction units block him
DEI
Convoys, and 6 squadrons training -3 will graduate this week at 75 exp.
SOLOMONS
The CVE group has refuelled -and now heads towards thursday island again -iether to hit him, or drag his CVs back to thursday, iether works for me.
Madang is ordered to strike today
KB is entering shortlands, and most of the fleet is there.
air units are pulling out from here and there, a lot of rebuilding going on, plan is -no airbase to get hammered tomorrow!
marshalls
Well, he seems pretty busy down in the south, Im pleased, this area starts digging deeper holes
Home
CA ashigari gets home after a classic voyage = 62 system
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: carnage continues
3/5/43
15 liberators night bomb rangoon
1 ap sunk by Ss today
am air
he pounds and pounds north of rangoon
I bomb thursday island -no CAP encounterd -his CVEs are gone by the looks
2 cheeky jakes launch from Port moresby - and scare the beegees out of a AK[:D]
PM.
a val from woodlark sinks a SS[:'(]
81 liberators from chunking atack hanoi -what is this all about!
costs me 9 zero, 4 oscar, for only 3 liberators, 47 hits
he attacks north of rangoon, and shocks the 18th UK div, 25 Indian successfully.
Burma
I implore the troops in rangoon to last 1 month!
I will look at the opportunity to counter attack here
DEi
Convoys
Solomons
CS Chitose was spotted, just out of his range -and to his south -his CVs 4 hexes east of cairns. Chitose flees to the east full speed
21st div is enroute to shortlands, where a lot of fast transports await
KB refuels
Wewak is ordered to attack tomorrow, as are the bombers (reinforced) from madang.
My CVEs and BBs are well south of Babo, coming hard .
he has only 1 AP left at thursday, and some PTs.
Plan is to attack them, then hang about again, and let the betties lose big time if his CVes come back
His Cvs are going to hang about rossell for sure -the place is showing 38 damage on the field -so I think it may be short of supplies.
I must now
a/
draw his death star away from rossel
b/
run in more troops to rossel
c/
Kill a few more exposed ships
d/
delay him, delay him , and delay him
e/ any interuption to his plans seems to upset him, tabpub was mighty upset in the mail over his loss of cruisers -3 times now he has acted rashly after a defeat, Im going to continue this, if i can[:)]
e/ preserve KB, must conserve KB[8|]
Not much of an ask with the whole allied Navy apparently in the coral sea!!![8D]
15 liberators night bomb rangoon
1 ap sunk by Ss today
am air
he pounds and pounds north of rangoon
I bomb thursday island -no CAP encounterd -his CVEs are gone by the looks
2 cheeky jakes launch from Port moresby - and scare the beegees out of a AK[:D]
PM.
a val from woodlark sinks a SS[:'(]
81 liberators from chunking atack hanoi -what is this all about!
costs me 9 zero, 4 oscar, for only 3 liberators, 47 hits
he attacks north of rangoon, and shocks the 18th UK div, 25 Indian successfully.
Burma
I implore the troops in rangoon to last 1 month!
I will look at the opportunity to counter attack here
DEi
Convoys
Solomons
CS Chitose was spotted, just out of his range -and to his south -his CVs 4 hexes east of cairns. Chitose flees to the east full speed
21st div is enroute to shortlands, where a lot of fast transports await
KB refuels
Wewak is ordered to attack tomorrow, as are the bombers (reinforced) from madang.
My CVEs and BBs are well south of Babo, coming hard .
he has only 1 AP left at thursday, and some PTs.
Plan is to attack them, then hang about again, and let the betties lose big time if his CVes come back
His Cvs are going to hang about rossell for sure -the place is showing 38 damage on the field -so I think it may be short of supplies.
I must now
a/
draw his death star away from rossel
b/
run in more troops to rossel
c/
Kill a few more exposed ships
d/
delay him, delay him , and delay him
e/ any interuption to his plans seems to upset him, tabpub was mighty upset in the mail over his loss of cruisers -3 times now he has acted rashly after a defeat, Im going to continue this, if i can[:)]
e/ preserve KB, must conserve KB[8|]
Not much of an ask with the whole allied Navy apparently in the coral sea!!![8D]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: carnage continues
5/4/43
tabpub tells me he is about to launch another offensive.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr
AM
the bombing of rangoon and troops to the east of rangoon in earnest begins in earnest
Little else
PM
My CVEs are reported and spotted coming south, will be in attack position tomorrow, I expect a pounding from B17s or liberators if I am unlucky.
I tink the BBs may well be told to attack as well, its getting harder and harder to keep fuel to them.
He bombs maleop
And thus a very quiet day passes.
Burma
Im waiting, the assualt on rangoon cannot be long delayed, not much i will do , or can do here, once rangoon falls it will spell big trouble for many places south.
DEI
Big convoys gathering
SOLOMONS
Rossel island is the threat
His CVs are hovering about 10 hexes south west of it.
40 new fighters reported on the island
Once it gets to size 2 It will be very bad for me, so I must close it down.
3 Dd will attack the place tomorrow from gassmatta - a test run to see if he will react with warships.
In the meantime KB sails to 2 hexes west of Munda, and 2 fast transport groups follow it, if tonight goes well, they will be in position to run in the next day.
The big gamble is his CVs racing east towards me.
So, Im playing a hard card, CS chitose has stopped some 8 hexes east of his CVs.
I think he believes he is unsen at the moment -27 dinah at woodlark are doing a great job.
If he comes east Chitose will wear it -but should draw the fire, and allow my CVs to dodge.
Madang told to attack again
re organising air assetts
Still not so sure disbanding float plane units for pilots is a good idea -seems like a short cut to becoming blind.
Sonias however -I have a 27 plane unit with 67!!! pilots, now here is a good way to release pilots that are desperately needed for the 2 tojo units destroyed in this weeks fighting.
marshalls
All quiet
Phillipines
Still slowly building
Home islands
A great month for oil delivery, doubled level from 200,000 tons to nearly 500000, which for me is very good.
Tension is high at high command!
I really would love to deliver a couple of BB bombardments this week!
tabpub tells me he is about to launch another offensive.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr
AM
the bombing of rangoon and troops to the east of rangoon in earnest begins in earnest
Little else
PM
My CVEs are reported and spotted coming south, will be in attack position tomorrow, I expect a pounding from B17s or liberators if I am unlucky.
I tink the BBs may well be told to attack as well, its getting harder and harder to keep fuel to them.
He bombs maleop
And thus a very quiet day passes.
Burma
Im waiting, the assualt on rangoon cannot be long delayed, not much i will do , or can do here, once rangoon falls it will spell big trouble for many places south.
DEI
Big convoys gathering
SOLOMONS
Rossel island is the threat
His CVs are hovering about 10 hexes south west of it.
40 new fighters reported on the island
Once it gets to size 2 It will be very bad for me, so I must close it down.
3 Dd will attack the place tomorrow from gassmatta - a test run to see if he will react with warships.
In the meantime KB sails to 2 hexes west of Munda, and 2 fast transport groups follow it, if tonight goes well, they will be in position to run in the next day.
The big gamble is his CVs racing east towards me.
So, Im playing a hard card, CS chitose has stopped some 8 hexes east of his CVs.
I think he believes he is unsen at the moment -27 dinah at woodlark are doing a great job.
If he comes east Chitose will wear it -but should draw the fire, and allow my CVs to dodge.
Madang told to attack again
re organising air assetts
Still not so sure disbanding float plane units for pilots is a good idea -seems like a short cut to becoming blind.
Sonias however -I have a 27 plane unit with 67!!! pilots, now here is a good way to release pilots that are desperately needed for the 2 tojo units destroyed in this weeks fighting.
marshalls
All quiet
Phillipines
Still slowly building
Home islands
A great month for oil delivery, doubled level from 200,000 tons to nearly 500000, which for me is very good.
Tension is high at high command!
I really would love to deliver a couple of BB bombardments this week!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: carnage continues
5/5/43
tension, will there be a reaction !
ASW action of tokyo -miss
RO 61 lost today
a PG hit by a SS off GG today
RO 33 misses a DD -and is promptly sunk
2 more ASW actions off Japan -both miss
am
CVL Hermes confirmed off Akyab
His CVs sighted coming back towards Thursday island
My VCEs launch a big strike -and fail to locate target at Thursday island[:@]
Rangoon is pounded
Tabpub writes that he is beginging to see the reception awaiting him south of the River in Burma -he "will have to think about it!"
40 japanese bombers bomb Thursday island
My CVEs are clouded in north east of Thursday.
Troops at Thursday are 1 to 1 -I have 6 forts, but the 21st regiment is pretty disabled now
He is going to need more troops though
BURMA
No new orders to issue -the convoy of reinforcements crawls east south of siagon
DEI
No new orders today -babo, Ambonia, sorong is officially handed to Solomons theatre HQ
SOLOMONS/PNG
The CVEs are told to flee NorthWest at Full speed again
21st div is unloading at shortlands
preparing to run in some more troops to Rossel -I will recon the place, see what happens when 3 DDs enter tomorrow
40 a/c reported there.
I continue to try to rebuild air units
the new pilot thing is not being used, its back to training in the DEI
PHILLIPINES/ MARSHALLS
Cebu is going to be a major base shortly.
marshalls are ready -no real resistance can be offered here
Siapan is recieving a good supply run today
CHINA
I have been totally outfought here, I am happy to just hold what I have[:(]
HOME ISLANDS
Industry splutters on, ships slowly repairing
recieved a small CVE today
If the CVE /BB group survives this week, its time to send them home for refit and stuff, I have them in mind for the battles for Siapan that must come................
tension, will there be a reaction !
ASW action of tokyo -miss
RO 61 lost today
a PG hit by a SS off GG today
RO 33 misses a DD -and is promptly sunk
2 more ASW actions off Japan -both miss
am
CVL Hermes confirmed off Akyab
His CVs sighted coming back towards Thursday island
My VCEs launch a big strike -and fail to locate target at Thursday island[:@]
Rangoon is pounded
Tabpub writes that he is beginging to see the reception awaiting him south of the River in Burma -he "will have to think about it!"
40 japanese bombers bomb Thursday island
My CVEs are clouded in north east of Thursday.
Troops at Thursday are 1 to 1 -I have 6 forts, but the 21st regiment is pretty disabled now
He is going to need more troops though
BURMA
No new orders to issue -the convoy of reinforcements crawls east south of siagon
DEI
No new orders today -babo, Ambonia, sorong is officially handed to Solomons theatre HQ
SOLOMONS/PNG
The CVEs are told to flee NorthWest at Full speed again
21st div is unloading at shortlands
preparing to run in some more troops to Rossel -I will recon the place, see what happens when 3 DDs enter tomorrow
40 a/c reported there.
I continue to try to rebuild air units
the new pilot thing is not being used, its back to training in the DEI
PHILLIPINES/ MARSHALLS
Cebu is going to be a major base shortly.
marshalls are ready -no real resistance can be offered here
Siapan is recieving a good supply run today
CHINA
I have been totally outfought here, I am happy to just hold what I have[:(]
HOME ISLANDS
Industry splutters on, ships slowly repairing
recieved a small CVE today
If the CVE /BB group survives this week, its time to send them home for refit and stuff, I have them in mind for the battles for Siapan that must come................
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt