Bigbaba y Ike99

[Ike99]

Scenario 17

100%

No sub doctrine

No house rules so anything goes.

Bigbaba-Allies
Ike99-Japan

[bigbaba]

now let the games beginn!

[Ike99]

now let the games beginn!

Now that´s the style!

[8D]

[bigred]

No house rules. Too kill or be killed, the ulitmate game.

[Ike99]

No house rules. Too kill or be killed, the ulitmate game.

[bigbaba1111]

as we say in germany: "nur die harten kommen im garten" what means something like "only the strongest men will get the price."[:'(]

so far nothing new. there are 4 days over now in the campaign and no contact with the japanese so far. even PM is not attacked by his airforce in rabaul in spite of the good weather in the last 2 days.

but i am sure, ike is planing something dirty and hope to avoid surprises.

[RGIJN]

ORIGINAL: bigbaba1111

"nur die harten kommen im garten"

Like to use that adage too.
literally, it means "just the hard-nosed will make for heavens door" (instead of Belial´s kingdom)...[;)]

[bigbaba1111]

nearly first blood for the silent service:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/05/42

Weather: Clear

Sub attack near Buin at 28,33

Japanese Ships
AP Koei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-40


here a picture of the victorious submarine (that is the real S-40):



beside that, ike sent out his zeros to check out the allied fighter power over PM without risking his 2E "one time lighters[;)]). here the results of the dogfight over PM:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/06/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 23
P-40E Kittyhawk x 18

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed


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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 27
P-40E Kittyhawk x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed

the aussie and US pilots seem to be a real match for his zeros....for now.

and he captured Tassafaronga and lunga with small forces.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/10/42

Weather: Clear

Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 68


no losses

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 11, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 12, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 67


no losses

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 12, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 11, on fire, heavy damage

too bad ike is too smart to let his AP hanging around lunga.[:)]

[Ike99]

too bad ike is too smart to let his AP hanging around lunga.

I like the dark.

[Ike99]

5-12-42, First Allied sinkings...as my friend runs his carriers between the Solomons and the Australian coast, back and forth, waiting for Godot.

[:D]

[borner]

Finally!! Someone that can Give IKE's artwork a decent challenge!
 

[bigbaba]

last words of cpt. bauer of sc-520:

"to the hell with this mines. full speed ahead!"

he had better wait for the MSW to do their job first...this fool.[:D]

[tocaff]

Any ship can be a mine sweeper, once!

[bigbaba]

my dear friend got a bloody nose by attacking my MSW-TF in PM:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/16/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 10,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M Nell x 14

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 8
P-39D Airacobra x 36
P-40E Kittyhawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
G3M Nell x 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Whyalla, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Cessnock
MSW Launceton


all 3 damaged nells and their crack-pilots were lost on the way back to rabaul. overall, the prefoemance of the outclassed PM fighters still not bad, although i hoped to shoot down more 2E.

1 MSW for 5 samurais..not a bad deal.[;)]

the sky over PM is still dangerous for the IJN.

[Ike99]

1 MSW for 5 samurais..not a bad deal.

Those MSW are as precious as gold bars for the Allies my friend. You´ll find that out later.[;)]

[borner]

I thought you said there was an unlimited supply of them?

[Miller]

Only in WITP.

[Ike99]

Only in WITP.

Is this right? IIRC there was a UV patch that made the MSW regenerate after some time to keep the Allied player from running out. I could be wrong, I´ll look through the patches.

Hmmm...if they don´t regenerate bigbabba make their value ¨2¨ gold bars, not one.

[bigred]

Is The terrain in the background of post 13 Port Morsby? Makes me want to take a vacation there.

[Ike99]

Is The terrain in the background of post 13 Port Morsby? Makes me want to take a vacation there.

Until you meet the local cannibals and headhunters.

[:D]