Into the Breach

[Ike99]

Finally some action.

Yes, now I can roll up the sun shields and stop using battleships as very expensive beaches.

[Ike99]

Five Nells lost to sink a MSW. A good price I think.

[bigred]

I have not played w/ 100% ships rule.  I may be alittle too careless w/ my fleet.  I see now how careful u must be w/ your capitol ships as I may not get any later. 

[bigred]

Two combat drops, five days.  Not bad.

[Ike99]

I may be alittle too careless w/ my fleet.

I think this is correct considering all things. More Allied ships have been lost now than Japanese.
[;)]

[bigred]

Had a PT boat sink a jap MSW next to Irau w/ a torpedo.  I have never seen that before.

[Ike99]

Had a PT boat sink a jap MSW next to Irau w/ a torpedo.

Yes, they have hit twice now and anything with a torpedo is dangerous. I think I´m starting to clean them out a little now though.

Interesting in the naval replay with the PT boats it says ¨radar detects Japanese ships¨ Can anyone confirm or deny PT boats carried radar in Jan-43´?

Despite not taking Port Moresby and against popular belief I have not been bombed into stone (yet), have had no supply problems and the Japanese fleet moves around more or less at will.

One, perhaps two barges are being sunk per week from his bomber fleet on naval search but this is well within acceptable losses.

[HansBolter]

I'm not sure of the dates of implementation but PT boats were equipped with radar:

"One other addition US Navy PTs had was Raytheon SO type radar, with about a 25 nm range. Since PTs operated mainly at night, having radar gave them an advantage over the enemy in being able to locate and engage them even in zero visibility. Although radar is not specifically a weapon, its use by the PT boats made the other weapons much more effective."


(Wikipedia excerpt...for what it's worth)

[bigbaba]

you are doing well ike, but as soon as bigred gets corsairs at irau, his shipping there will be immun to your air force. and he can start isolating lunga.

good luck to you but i think lunga is lost when the US get corsairs and a level 4 AF at irau.

[Ike99]

you are doing well ike, but as soon as bigred gets corsairs at irau, his shipping there will be immun to your air force. and he can start isolating lunga.

good luck to you but i think lunga is lost when the US get corsairs and a level 4 AF at irau.

Yes Lunga will be lost. I plan on it´s loss from before the game began. This is why the airfield is only a size two. If he wants a heavy bomber base there first let him capture it, then let him build it. The only thing I care about is when and what the losses are.

This is certain, it will take more than C47s and a parachute group to capture it. [;)]

[Ike99]

you are doing well ike, but as soon as bigred gets corsairs at irau...

He has Corsair.

[bigred]

Ike, what happened the the 4th SLNF?  IIR, it has a 50 morale?  Seems the IJA is better.

[Ike99]

Bigred put them there but seems unwilling to send in the transports to feed them.

[Ike99]

Bigreds dream of a second airfield on Malaita island has come to an end.

Almost one thousand Allied soldiers have been killed from a seabee engineer force, base force and RCT, the rest send retreating to starve in the jungle.

[Ike99]

Into a new month. Clock ticking a little louder. Japanese point lead of 4,000 holding steady.

[bigred]

Ike, tell them how pt146 put a fish into the Chikuma.  You should rename yourself "Tokyo Rose".

[Ike99]

Ike, tell them how pt146 put a fish into the Chikuma.

Sacrifices for the altar of victory.

[bigred]

ALSO, pt149 also put another fish into Chikuma.  Better run some training drills.

[bigred]

I counted 4 1000lb and 4 500 lb bombs hit the Chikuma on the way home from Irau.  As we say in the southern US, "Come back anytime.. Ya hear...we really enjoyed your visit"  

[bigred]

Woops, add 4 more 1000 pounders to the chikuma. 8 bombs and 2 torps...I bet the ChiXkuma does not make port. It seems the Mikuma and the Atago each took acouple of 1k bombs also. Everyone needs alittle iron each day.[:D]