Speedy vs Fabertong: Death to the Penguin!

[Mike Solli]

ORIGINAL: Alfred

Speedy,

Am I wrong or are you confident that the penguin can not cause you any real harm?

Alfred

AFB. You're wrong. [:'(][:D]

[Mike Solli]

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

I am waiting for those British BBs. I want to see what they can do[:)]

They sink well. Ask my opponents. [:D]

[Nikademus]

The Penquin will triumph


Speedy sucks.

endofstory....[:'(]

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

Speedy sucks.

So what else is new?[:D]

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Oh my god. 3 of the biggest dumbasses post one after the other. All we need is Pauk on here too and then it's a full house of dumbasses[:'(]

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Bad weather over Burma prevented most air raids.

With the arrival of additional troops at Moulmein i've oprdered the pilots at Moulmein to bomb IJA troop positions 60 miles to the north across the river in preparation for my advance. I am not expecting to push him out there but to cut his supply to Burma.

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Operation Raven has been launched! In total we have 3 x Transport TF's, a CVE TF and 2 x BB TF's. They will depart Koepang tomorrow. I will disclose the objective soon. Would anyone like to guess where they think I will invade?

In preparation for this Macassar, Kendari, Banjarmasin and Madioen were attacked from the air. Madioen was a risk indeed and 50 x B29 encountered 87 x fighters on CAP (Zeke, Jack, Tojo and Nick). I lost 14 x B29 but shot down 4 enemy fighters and destroyed another 27 on the ground. My B29's will rest for the next 1-2 days.

Faber still has a SC TF at Soerabaja. I hope he commits it.

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Usual stuff in CentPac with armada inbetween Midway and Wake. Marshalls blasted from the air.

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SS Pompon blew up the oil laden TK Goyo Maru with 2 torpeodes 180 miles NW of San Marcelino. The escorts failed to locate her.

SS Razorback heavily damaged APD APD-46 with a torpedo in a 5 ship ASW TF 60 miles SE of Wasile.

SS Angler evaded 4 x escorts 420 miles NE of Yap.

SS Seahorse was attacked by convoy escorts 240 miles ESE of Leyte. 1 x DC near miss - 10/0/0.

Air sightings = 14
Air attacks = 2

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An LST arrives in theatre tomorrow.

Things are moving again and getting exciting[:)]

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Hi all,

Oh my god. 3 of the biggest dumbasses post one after the other. All we need is Pauk on here too and then it's a full house of dumbasses[:'(]

It's a castle. And you're King Dumbass himself!

[pauk]

oh, stupid Englander - do you really think you can win[:'(][:D]

[Mike Solli]

I have to admit, Speedy, that this is my favorite AAR.  And getting a rise out of you is always a plus. [:D]

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Hi all,

Oh my god. 3 of the biggest dumbasses post one after the other. All we need is Pauk on here too and then it's a full house of dumbasses[:'(]

It's a castle. And you're King Dumbass himself!

noone in the Kingdom is safe.......

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Major Mike - Pfffft. A can of Whoopass heading your way..........

The rest of you - Dumasses.......

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Dinah recon planes located my convoys today moving up past Maumere. It is now time to disclose my plan for Operation Raven. They will land in 3-4 days and as such Faber can not react to it with reinforcements now.

I have 90,000 combat troops in the first wave that will land at Banjarmasin. Opposing me is apparently 3 units totalling 11,000 men. I expect level 9 forts. I do NOT think it will be too much of a problem. I also have 25,000 support troops who will land when Banjarmasin is captured. In support a further RCT + Tk Bn will land. I also have 2 further Divisions in Darwin, as mentioned before. These will be used to exploit this landing.

The plan is to march from Banjarmasin to Balikpapn/Tarakan. At the same time forces will quickly seize western Borneo (Sampit, Singakawang) and ultimately Kuching (garrisoned). In time I will move round all of Borneo effectively cutting Faber off from almost all of the oil in the SRA..............

That's the plan anyway.

I have attached a screenshot of the current location below.

Looking at the combat ships:

CVE TF:

CVE Natoma Bay
CVE Kalinin Bay
CVE White Plains
CVE Gambier Bay

BB!:

BB Revenge
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Ramilles
2 x CA, 3 x CL, 6 x DD

BB2:

BB Warspite
BB Valiant
BB Resolution
2 x CA, 3 x CL, 7 x DD

Without the P38J support from Maumere + LBA smacking airfields this operation would be VERY risky.

This should be fun[:)]

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SS Dace was attacked by 4 x ASW vessels 120 miles north of Jesselton. 2 x DC hit, 5 x DC near miss - 34/70/0. Returning to Darwin.

SS Robalo missed AO Iro with 4 torpedoes 120 miles SE of Shanghai[8|]

Air sightings = 12
Air attacks = 1
Air hits = 1 - SS Silversides by a Sally 120 miles NE of Kuching - 7/7/0. 4" gun destroyed.

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3 x AK arrive in theatre tomorrow.

[Mike Solli]

Wow.  This should be very interesting.  Your fleet is going to be surrounded by Japanese airfields.  How much LBA do you have allocated to pound the penguin airfields?

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Hi Mike - In reality though I control the airspace all over Balikpapan, Banjarmasin and Soerabaja. I can close any of those at will and have done over the past 2 months. Faber can not compete with my planes OR my pilot experience now. He has no free training grounds anywhere (even China) and as such is limited to 'historical pilots levels'.

I have a lot of airpower in the region. Let me see from memory (combat aircraft):

Raba - 24 x Spitfire VIII.

Maumere - 24 x F4U1D, 144 x P38J, 64 x B25J.

Koepang - 72 x P47D, 96 x B29, 48 x PB4Y, 16 x Beaufort.

Lautem - 48 x Spitfire, 80 x B25J.

Darwin - (massive reserve) - 16 x B25J, 48 x Beaufort, 7 x Corsair Squadron, 48 x Spitfire, 72 x P47D, 6 x SB2C/TBM Squadrons.

Rest of Australia (within 3-4 days reach) - 112 x B24J, 48 x A20G, oodles of Beaufighers/Kittyhawks/Spitfires...........

The key is the reach of escort fighters for the Heavies. Everything within 11 hexes of Maumere is dead basically or can be in a day.

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Things are real fun at the moment. Today was a day for 2 submarines - SS Bashaw on USN side and SS I-52 on IJN side.

I-52 (detected on last screenshot) did well and hit CVE Gambier Bay with a torpedo (34/42/26) and even had the balls to heavily damage DD Albert Grant with a follow up torpedo attack (60/34/8). She was left heavily damaged by the escorts though. The damaged ships will harbour in Maumere. Hopefully they will be fine.

No visible Japanese air or sea reaction so far to Operation Raven. Fine by me.

72 x P38J will also fly LRCAP over my TF's tomorrow currently 120 miles NE of Maumere.

SS Bashaw is patrolling mid-way between Iwo Jima and Okinawa. In the morning she probably sank the troop laden AP Nichiro Maru with 2 torpedoes. A few hours later she attacked (what is assumed to be a CV TF) CA Maya and hit her with a torpedo. I doubt she will sink. If she was hit by another torpedo I doubt she would make port. In return she received 6 x DC near miss - 12/0/0.

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It's time to make my move on the 3rd front - Burma. I have ordered 1/2 of my Moulmein force to advance across the river 60 NE. I want to cut his supply route and starve him as well as bomb him to death.

CentPac forces are 2 days sail from Wake Island...........the last friendly outpost before entering enemy territory.

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An AK, LCI and SS Sea Devil arrive in theatre tomorrow.

[DuckofTindalos]

Death on Toast to Slowy![:'(]

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Forgot to post on 13th June. Little happened. No attacks on my approaching ships. Sank an AK and heavily damaged an AP.

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The 14th was rivetting.............

Faber had flown in planes to several bases in the SRA. My LBA targetted Macassar, Kendari, Bail and Soerabaja.

There were a mass of attacks by the Japanese directed towards my ships 60 miles SW of Banjarmasin. I could post all of the attacks but the short of it is that several planes broke through my CAP despite horrendous losses by the Japanese (300 A2A losses to my 59). CVE Kitkun Bay was fatally struck by 2 torpedoes and was scuttled by me (I am not impressed by my CVE handling in this operation). BB Resolution was hit by a bomb. Several other attack runs were made but the AA held them off and who knows how good the Japanese pilots were.

IMO it shows once again how my veteran pilots (80-99 exp) flying Hellcats/Wildcats and P38J's can kick arse. Approximately 20-60 planes were flying CAP at each point during the day.

I have flown both P38J FG's to Raba now to continue LRCAP tomorrow over Banjarmasin.

LBA will hit Malang and Soerabaja.

1 x BB TF will bombard Banjarmasin the other will stay on surface combat duty in case his SC TF decides to enter the battle.

Tomorrow should be a big day again!

I wonder how many opeational planes Faber has left on his AF's in the region.

I've attached a screenshot of the planes losses for the day.

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My Moulmein forces should cross the river to the NE tomorrow.

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BB Fuso appears to have left Wasile and SS Razorback was sunk after heavily damaging DD Yunagi with a torpedo 60 miles SE of Wasile.

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My CentPac forces will pass south of Wake Island tomorrow.

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3 x LCI and an AK arrive in theatre tomorrow as does a Sunderland squadron.

[Andy Mac]

There goes the last of your trained USN pilots !!!
 
 

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: Speedy
I am not impressed by my CVE handling in this operation)

Neither is anybody else...[:'(]

[pauk]

Terminus, stop lowering this AAR hits rate per post with useless posts!

[DuckofTindalos]

No!

[pauk]

i thought you are friends?

[DuckofTindalos]

We are...