Guadalcanal marky(USN) VS swift(IJN)

[marky]

[center]the campaign has begun!!!

updates as it progresses! [:D][/center]

[marky]

[center]Rather quiet today, but that will change tomorrow as the 1st Marines land at Lunga with the Tulagi force also landing there to ensure quick seizure of the airfield

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42

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ASW attack at 64,93

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 32
PC Ch 23
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 6
PC Ch 5
PC Ch 4
PG Seikai Maru
PG Nikkai Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 5

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Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet

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[marky]

[center]ive also ordered about B17s and B24s to hit the airfield at Rabaul in anticipation of the inevitable air attacks

also im positioning carriers with Avengers as lookouts


Capt Bode is commanding the surface force with the transport force

F4Fs will fly cover over the beaches
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[Capt. Harlock]

Is this going to be an open thread? In other words, is Swift allowed to read and post, and should we be careful not to tip one player or the other as to what's going on?

[marky]

not sure yet

[marky]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Shell hits 44, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 21, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 2
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 1
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Helm, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 29, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki
DD Oite, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Helm, on fire
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang, Shell hits 1

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD Oite, Shell hits 31, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Helm, on fire
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 45, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Helm, on fire
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97

Allied Ships
DD Maury
DD Lang
DD Ellet
CA Minneapolis
CA New Orleans, on fire
CA Salt Lake City
CA Portland
DD Benham
DD Blue
DD Bagley
DD Monssen
DD Grayson, on fire
CA Chicago

Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported

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TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Goodenough island, 56,93


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1154
TF 1154 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97


36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Henley


Allied ground losses:
886 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1154
TF 1154 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97


24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
512 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Sub attack at 67,96

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
A6M3 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 17
B-24D Liberator x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
L1N1 Thora: 2 destroyed
D3A Val: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
16 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 66,96


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 15
TBF Avenger x 14


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze
CL Tatsuta
DD Namikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G4M1 Betty x 24

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Astoria
DMS Southard
AP Fuller

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Munda at 64,95


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 17
TBF Avenger x 9


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 4 damaged
TBF Avenger: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Bomb hits 4
DD Harukaze

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 66,96


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 14


Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze
CL Yubari

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 6
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Shell hits 5
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Henley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Patterson, Shell hits 2
DD Jarvis
DD Stack
DD Sterett
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
APD Colhoun
APD Gregory
APD Little
APD McKean
DMS Southard
DMS Hovey
DMS Zane
DMS Trevor
AP American Legion
AP Barnett
AP Fuller
AP George F. Elliot
AP McCawley
AP Hunter Liggett
AP Crescent City
AP President Hayes
AP President Adams
AP Neville
AP Heywood
AP Zeilin
AK Bellatrix
AK Libra
AK Fomalhaut
AK Betelgeuse
AK Alhena


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Ground combat at Lunga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2437 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 14209 troops, 141 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 411


Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[marky]

[center]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/07/42

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Sub attack near Shortlands at 63,93

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
DD Mutsuki

Allied Ships
SS S-38

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Shell hits 3
DD Kamikaze
DD Harukaze, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 1
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 5
DD Tachikaze, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
DD Grayson
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Maury
DD Benham, Shell hits 1
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Shell hits 15, on fire
DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Harukaze, Shell hits 21, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Shell hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 2
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Maury, Shell hits 2
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
DD Kamikaze, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 11, on fire
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 2
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 2
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 2
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA New Orleans, on fire, heavy damage
CA Minneapolis
DD Grayson, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang

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Sub attack near Shortlands at 63,93

Japanese Ships
DD Mutsuki
DD Yayoi

Allied Ships
SS S-38

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TF 1154 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97



Allied ground losses:
506 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 29
B-24D Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A Val: 4 destroyed
L1N1 Thora: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 66,96


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
SBD Dauntless x 45


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asakaze, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
AG AG-351, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AG AG-352, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG AG-353, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AG AG-354
AG AG-355, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-356
AG AG-357
AG AG-358, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AG AG-359, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AG AG-360, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AG AG-361, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AG AG-362, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AG AG-363, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG AG-364, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG AG-365, Shell hits 11, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CA Quincy
DD McCall
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Mahan
DD Conyngham
DD Cushing
DD Porter


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Ground combat at Goodenough island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 708 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Goodenough island base !!!



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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 16802 troops, 153 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 432

Defending force 5056 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Allied max assault: 486 - adjusted assault: 253

Japanese max defense: 77 - adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
388 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 2


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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[marky]

and yes this is an open thread

swift wont write 1 cuz its a short scen

[marky]

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CA Chokai, Shell hits 44, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 29, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD Oite, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
CA Chokai, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Namikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 6
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Harukaze, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
CL Yubari, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Tachikaze, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
CA Kako, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
DD Kamikaze, and is sunk
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Asakaze, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage [/center]

[marky]

[center]18 IJN ships sunk or heavily damaged

minor damage to several USN ships, and the New Orleans is down for a while along with a few destroyers

the first naval engagements in the slot are a clear, decisive and major victory, allowing a second inbound convoy to come through

the USN controls the Slot, but for how long?



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[marky]

[center]Tomorrow all 3 carriers will hit Shortlands Harbor as over 2 dozen ships have been spotted there!

fighters will continue to provide cover over the beaches
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[marky]

[center]The new airfield will be named Lizzy Field[/center]

[wild_Willie2]

Ok, which scenario is this?.
Cant be stock, A to A is not bloody enough?

Is your opponent a beginner?, think so because he is sending VERY small TF's to engage your strong ones.

[DuckofTindalos]

If he IS in fact playing against Swift, then that's hardly a "beginner".

[Speedysteve]

Swift was a beginner when I played him....now he's initiated[;)]

[DuckofTindalos]

Eeeew... TMI...

[Speedysteve]

Look at your avatar......replace "leader" with "daddy".......[;)]

[marky]

ORIGINAL: wild_Willie2

Ok, which scenario is this?.
Cant be stock, A to A is not bloody enough?

Is your opponent a beginner?, think so because he is sending VERY small TF's to engage your strong ones.

it is indeed stock guadalcanal

[marky]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

If he IS in fact playing against Swift, then that's hardly a "beginner".

i am indeed playing against swift

swift had sent me a pm, and after the naval engagements had said he was too agressive

[marky]