Points well taken "j". I now have a "j"file (printed and everything,lol) As a check list and research center as you will. I just reviewed the ground commanders, and thought I had the air replacements off, but did discover a "leak" in P40 frames. The prep is a longer process than I anticipated; I hope since Im forced to stop and reload the amphibs in combat mode they will get their Op training up in time. I hope I was right in assuming the long voyage from the West Coast would disrupt them to much. Its Friday, so I hope to get a chance to really examine the pilot and pool stuff from 1106i through the Beta. Thanks for the support.
Other than this date in history Thailand defects to the Axis nothing much to report.
Thinz2 vs Zuluhour
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December 16th 1941
Game: Not losing P40s at 1:5 today. I still have not seen a Nate or Oscar, all Zeros all seem to have high skills. I have organised ASW better I think although I forgot to check optimum Alt for the Cats (switched from naval search)
at PH. The KB raided Wake with over 150 AC. Terry is very methodical so far. days of sweeps, night raids by 2Es followed by SCTF bombardment where he can.
West Coast: 2nd element of Fish Hook leaves in the morning to arrive PH Christmas eve pm. The first element expected evening of the 23rd. Ill check Op planning levels on them there. More shipping arriving tomorrow for the final lift.
PH: Again eleven subs sighted. I have increased ASW by surf ships and added Cats at range 5 vectored on the largest concentration. Six are within 160nm.
CVTFs: Lexington and Enterprise have left the Phoenix Isles for positions SSE and due east of Christmas Island.
AUS: two surface TFs evacuated from PI and DEI are sailing today from Townsville to PH where I will press them in to escort duty with arriving DDs from the East Coast.
DEI: state of chaos. reorganizing ABs. mining and getting all the oil I can south to Perth. I need to get a better handle here against an aggressive adversary. I have diverted the Indian reinforcements to Oosthaven (sp) they should arrive in four days.
China: I am preparing a small counter offensive near Sinyang(sp) before massing behind the river.
Game: Not losing P40s at 1:5 today. I still have not seen a Nate or Oscar, all Zeros all seem to have high skills. I have organised ASW better I think although I forgot to check optimum Alt for the Cats (switched from naval search)
at PH. The KB raided Wake with over 150 AC. Terry is very methodical so far. days of sweeps, night raids by 2Es followed by SCTF bombardment where he can.
West Coast: 2nd element of Fish Hook leaves in the morning to arrive PH Christmas eve pm. The first element expected evening of the 23rd. Ill check Op planning levels on them there. More shipping arriving tomorrow for the final lift.
PH: Again eleven subs sighted. I have increased ASW by surf ships and added Cats at range 5 vectored on the largest concentration. Six are within 160nm.
CVTFs: Lexington and Enterprise have left the Phoenix Isles for positions SSE and due east of Christmas Island.
AUS: two surface TFs evacuated from PI and DEI are sailing today from Townsville to PH where I will press them in to escort duty with arriving DDs from the East Coast.
DEI: state of chaos. reorganizing ABs. mining and getting all the oil I can south to Perth. I need to get a better handle here against an aggressive adversary. I have diverted the Indian reinforcements to Oosthaven (sp) they should arrive in four days.
China: I am preparing a small counter offensive near Sinyang(sp) before massing behind the river.
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reality check: While waiting for turn number 12. This is my first PBEM. My first PBM was in 1975. I was 15. I played FTF ASL (card board, they were called counters then.) until the passing of a great friend in 1999 from cancer, he played till the last month of his life. We met in the barracks, B Btry 2nd Bn 59th Air Defense Arty. I was lighting a butt and was offered a match. They were wooden matches which I thought looked hip. I motioned him to hand em over for a look see and kinda went white. It was a small black box with a fish skeleton, below it read "Decade of Decadence" No Fish Today. I mentioned we had a similar establishment back home at Fells Point in Baltimore and I never would have guessed it was a franchise. Of course it was not, his sister, Linda, owned it. We became close buddies till we ETS d out. We started Squad Leader in my apartment in Nurnberg in 1979 together, when we were not with our shotzies (spell?), FTXs, or the motor pool. Any way, long and short of it, While shopping for a Talonsoft game very similar to ASL I had lost during a move I found the Matrix site. I dwelled on a number of titles before settling on AE. My father fought in the PTO as will become apparent in the AAR at the proper time, and I pretty much played out the ETO. I actually pushed counters in WITE (SPI I believe) and John died before we ever played the Code of Bushido (spell) expansion to ASL. Why share this? I want to say I have not felt such a community band in wargaming since an Origins at JHU in 70s or the small time I got to work with Mac, Wetzleburger, and others on ASL at the little shack Avalon Hill had close to the Hornet Engine plant, Gruman I think out in old Glen Arm Md. By the way, if you ever played ASL, Wetzleburger was the 9-2 leader in the German mix. I found out why first hand.
So with all that in mind, I hope I can learn this puppy (AE) before: A.) they come out with AE2 B.) I succumb to liver disease or C.) All the fine people here experience a second youth and split for beer and girls again.
It s nice to be here. Amen
So with all that in mind, I hope I can learn this puppy (AE) before: A.) they come out with AE2 B.) I succumb to liver disease or C.) All the fine people here experience a second youth and split for beer and girls again.
It s nice to be here. Amen
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Wow, thanks for sharing. Hard to lose old friends, particularly old friends developed with the double cameraderie of military service buddy AND gaming buddy. I agree that this is a great community, especially given the anarchist cesspools that count as online "communities" for other games.
I was probably much younger than you in the 70s but started pushing counters around at an early age. ASL, Third Reich, various Napoleonic and Civil War games, War in the Pacific by SPI (could never find the damn Yamato counter in the box!), etc. Then on to Napoleonic and WWII miniatures. Good times, but how we lived without computers to do the math I'll never know.
I was probably much younger than you in the 70s but started pushing counters around at an early age. ASL, Third Reich, various Napoleonic and Civil War games, War in the Pacific by SPI (could never find the damn Yamato counter in the box!), etc. Then on to Napoleonic and WWII miniatures. Good times, but how we lived without computers to do the math I'll never know.
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December 17th
Zulu HQ: Under radio silence: scuttlebut- Nimitz in for a suprise from Washington and Zulu
West Coast: No sub interference. third convoy for Fish Hook leaves Tomorrow. In another SNAFU (I was going to keep count, but that would be ridiculous.) The Amphib HQ is a week behind forces schedule for the intitial lift into Luganville. Warspite and Colorodo are two weeks to completion also.
PH: The California and Oaklahoma will be out of dry dock just after new years along with Honolulu.
Wake Island: Wild Cats sqdrn withdrawn.
PI: The perimeter is shrinking fast. Terry has waged an excellent air campaign. P40 strength is maybe a dozen. Some groups withdrawn. Two landings south of Manila and I let him get ashore 40mi from Clark trapping over a division north. There is a pure Phipino counter attack south of Manila which should take place on the 20th. Bataan has the lions share of the supplies now. I have heard fellow gamers talk about making the last stand at Clark because of the terrain benefit,... next time. FUBAR.
Malaya: Thank someone the roads suck! He has not tried to outflank here so I think I have time to organize better on Sumatra and Java.
Burma: quiet except for recon. Trying to set a CAP trap south of Rangoon with elements of the AVG.
China: Orders given: counter attack 40mi south of Changsha. Two corps with better leadership, more coming from the east. Still holding Hong Kong but it is being methodically reduced by air and bombardment. The first deliberate attempt to take it on the 17th cost the Japs so I hope it can hold another few days.
Zulu HQ: Under radio silence: scuttlebut- Nimitz in for a suprise from Washington and Zulu
West Coast: No sub interference. third convoy for Fish Hook leaves Tomorrow. In another SNAFU (I was going to keep count, but that would be ridiculous.) The Amphib HQ is a week behind forces schedule for the intitial lift into Luganville. Warspite and Colorodo are two weeks to completion also.
PH: The California and Oaklahoma will be out of dry dock just after new years along with Honolulu.
Wake Island: Wild Cats sqdrn withdrawn.
PI: The perimeter is shrinking fast. Terry has waged an excellent air campaign. P40 strength is maybe a dozen. Some groups withdrawn. Two landings south of Manila and I let him get ashore 40mi from Clark trapping over a division north. There is a pure Phipino counter attack south of Manila which should take place on the 20th. Bataan has the lions share of the supplies now. I have heard fellow gamers talk about making the last stand at Clark because of the terrain benefit,... next time. FUBAR.
Malaya: Thank someone the roads suck! He has not tried to outflank here so I think I have time to organize better on Sumatra and Java.
Burma: quiet except for recon. Trying to set a CAP trap south of Rangoon with elements of the AVG.
China: Orders given: counter attack 40mi south of Changsha. Two corps with better leadership, more coming from the east. Still holding Hong Kong but it is being methodically reduced by air and bombardment. The first deliberate attempt to take it on the 17th cost the Japs so I hope it can hold another few days.
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December 18th-23rd 1941
Hong Kong falls
19th: Penang fortress falls. Georgetown garrison eliminated. Taiping also falls south of Georgetown.
20th: Relief ship to Wake (supplies) sunk between Midway and Wake by sub. Nauru Island falls. Only three subs spotted in waters around Pearl. Several spotted moving east.
21st: Ocean Island falls. 300 aircraft from KB hit Wake. Wake is now showing "0" supplies. Cats suppling 8pts p/day.
22nd: 350 a/c from KB hit Wake. Philipino division gives Japs a black eye south of Manila and forces them back. Wake Falls late in the day.
23rd: No subs found around Pearl.
Christmas eve at PH will see the arrival of Fish Hook elements in the evening with convoys arriving daily there after filling the OOB for the Op.
PH: Kimmel sweating
DC: Marshall sweating
PI: Mac sweating: No P40s left, Cats evacuated, Japs 80mi from Bataan.
Zulu HQ: calm cool and planning.
Hong Kong falls
19th: Penang fortress falls. Georgetown garrison eliminated. Taiping also falls south of Georgetown.
20th: Relief ship to Wake (supplies) sunk between Midway and Wake by sub. Nauru Island falls. Only three subs spotted in waters around Pearl. Several spotted moving east.
21st: Ocean Island falls. 300 aircraft from KB hit Wake. Wake is now showing "0" supplies. Cats suppling 8pts p/day.
22nd: 350 a/c from KB hit Wake. Philipino division gives Japs a black eye south of Manila and forces them back. Wake Falls late in the day.
23rd: No subs found around Pearl.
Christmas eve at PH will see the arrival of Fish Hook elements in the evening with convoys arriving daily there after filling the OOB for the Op.
PH: Kimmel sweating
DC: Marshall sweating
PI: Mac sweating: No P40s left, Cats evacuated, Japs 80mi from Bataan.
Zulu HQ: calm cool and planning.
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December 25th 1941
Game: Opponent: Terry has displayed a calculating and deliberate style in his representation of the IJE. Air power usage has been massed and well-coordinated. Sweeps by front line A/C by crack pilots followed by night raids have enabled him to gain air superiority where ever needed. After he has gained the upper hand in any one area the second line LBA moves in against minimal opposition from Allied AFs. The multiple and well-timed landings in the PI were well planned flanking maneuvers unhinging the forces there in short order. His apparent grasp of the game mechanics as applied to strategy and tactics will make 1942 very tense.
Hawaii: Christmas Eve at Pearl shows how much I have to learn. In an attempt to launch an advance labor party to Loganville, I ended up with a bunch of transports with over 200 op points, no load, and unit fragments on the piers. I will be publishing my newb guide to logistics in September, Zulu time.
Australia: Port Moresby, Carnes, Townsville, and Horn Island are reinforced and are receiving air components. Perth has received large supply convoys and almost 100,000 pts of fuel from Sumatra and Java.
PI: All forces in Luzon are within 40mi of Bataan except one disrupted badly mauled INF Div. 80mi north of Clark. Very limited air left on Bataan. Trying to rest everything on Bataan I can, to conserve supply?
DEI: Here I am delaying well and beginning to hit the IJA with LBA. I diverted the Indian division to Palembang; it will be finished offloading at Oosthaven on the 26th. Mini KB is in the Celebes Sea. The entrance to the Makassar straights is well mined with Dutch subs lurking nearby. Likewise the northern approaches through Flores Sea are mined with Dutch sub support. Should a TRTF leak through several allied surface groups are within 48hrs to intercept. I am close to flying the Far East Command HQ to Palembang to take command of Sumatra. I hope I can airlift it, I can’t sea lift it. Thoughts?
India: Imphal now has engineers and some artillery. A British Brigade is en route.
Game: Opponent: Terry has displayed a calculating and deliberate style in his representation of the IJE. Air power usage has been massed and well-coordinated. Sweeps by front line A/C by crack pilots followed by night raids have enabled him to gain air superiority where ever needed. After he has gained the upper hand in any one area the second line LBA moves in against minimal opposition from Allied AFs. The multiple and well-timed landings in the PI were well planned flanking maneuvers unhinging the forces there in short order. His apparent grasp of the game mechanics as applied to strategy and tactics will make 1942 very tense.
Hawaii: Christmas Eve at Pearl shows how much I have to learn. In an attempt to launch an advance labor party to Loganville, I ended up with a bunch of transports with over 200 op points, no load, and unit fragments on the piers. I will be publishing my newb guide to logistics in September, Zulu time.
Australia: Port Moresby, Carnes, Townsville, and Horn Island are reinforced and are receiving air components. Perth has received large supply convoys and almost 100,000 pts of fuel from Sumatra and Java.
PI: All forces in Luzon are within 40mi of Bataan except one disrupted badly mauled INF Div. 80mi north of Clark. Very limited air left on Bataan. Trying to rest everything on Bataan I can, to conserve supply?
DEI: Here I am delaying well and beginning to hit the IJA with LBA. I diverted the Indian division to Palembang; it will be finished offloading at Oosthaven on the 26th. Mini KB is in the Celebes Sea. The entrance to the Makassar straights is well mined with Dutch subs lurking nearby. Likewise the northern approaches through Flores Sea are mined with Dutch sub support. Should a TRTF leak through several allied surface groups are within 48hrs to intercept. I am close to flying the Far East Command HQ to Palembang to take command of Sumatra. I hope I can airlift it, I can’t sea lift it. Thoughts?
India: Imphal now has engineers and some artillery. A British Brigade is en route.
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hi zuluhour,
as best i can tell, LCU rest/training mode does not reduce supply consumption compared to combat mode, & is dangerous in a hex where combat is expected.
its good to use in rear areas (when adequate support is available) to rebuild damaged components faster or grab a TO&E upgrade, and to increase LCU exp gain (but only when the LCU is 100% trained for the base it currently occupies).
the info above is based on gleaning from these threads. glad to hear that ZHQ ain't sweating (yet).
have you made plans for a Palembang Redoubt? my take is, it'll need a full commitment of available PP & units from India, Oz & NZ, while not neglecting Singers as a breakwater.
re airlift, AFAIK Restricted LCUs can be air-transported anywhere, but 'heavy' components like guns or mobile support or radar aren't air-transportable. Also that you won't want to be flying transports anywhere near to enemy fighters!
as best i can tell, LCU rest/training mode does not reduce supply consumption compared to combat mode, & is dangerous in a hex where combat is expected.
its good to use in rear areas (when adequate support is available) to rebuild damaged components faster or grab a TO&E upgrade, and to increase LCU exp gain (but only when the LCU is 100% trained for the base it currently occupies).
the info above is based on gleaning from these threads. glad to hear that ZHQ ain't sweating (yet).
have you made plans for a Palembang Redoubt? my take is, it'll need a full commitment of available PP & units from India, Oz & NZ, while not neglecting Singers as a breakwater.
re airlift, AFAIK Restricted LCUs can be air-transported anywhere, but 'heavy' components like guns or mobile support or radar aren't air-transportable. Also that you won't want to be flying transports anywhere near to enemy fighters!
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Zulu HQs
Irene left HQ without power for 92hrs. The actual damage was small, but clean up continues. The game has progressed to 2nd week in January after a flurry of turns following restoration of power. It will not be for another week RL I will have time to update. Peace and prayers to the Cribtop clan.
Irene left HQ without power for 92hrs. The actual damage was small, but clean up continues. The game has progressed to 2nd week in January after a flurry of turns following restoration of power. It will not be for another week RL I will have time to update. Peace and prayers to the Cribtop clan.
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Glad all is ok with you after Irene.
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January 15th 1942
News: On the 12th Manila and Moulmein fall to IJA. The KB enters the waters east of Java. After three days of raids on Java and Borneo the Kido Butai and BBTF are off shore of Kendari in the Celebes. In China the Red Chinese and the Generalisimo 26th Army group are attacking on two fronts. It has provoked an immediate reaction. I believe I have forced Terry to commit forces here better used elsewhere.
News: On the 12th Manila and Moulmein fall to IJA. The KB enters the waters east of Java. After three days of raids on Java and Borneo the Kido Butai and BBTF are off shore of Kendari in the Celebes. In China the Red Chinese and the Generalisimo 26th Army group are attacking on two fronts. It has provoked an immediate reaction. I believe I have forced Terry to commit forces here better used elsewhere.
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[font="Arial"][/font]January 25th 1942:
Fish hook is close to phase II
FIJI: 430AV supply 35342 av support 100
Noumea: 27AV supply 12589 fuel 14898 35thPG, VMF221 (95F)
NE Australia: Port Morseby: 258AV supply 20947 17thPG
Cairns: 224AV 19thBG
Townsville:128AV 33rdPG, 3rdPS
Horn Island: 58AV
Sinapore: Japs within 40mi, 865AV forts at 3, supply 53000+, 13F left
Johore Bahru: 20 Jap units spotted (uhoh)
Rangoon: 299AV forts at 3 (24%) supply 9475, 22F, 19LB
80mi east behind Salween river17,000 Japs 34 AFVs (33rd Div known to be there)
How do I upload from Word? I write alot of stuff in word and I can't get the file to upload. fake path or something. Theres some cool stuff going on but I hate typing directly into the thread box.[:@]
Thanks on the subs, naturally I emailed the turn first! another SNAFU. The words doc will really tell whats going on if I could load'em.
Fish hook is close to phase II
FIJI: 430AV supply 35342 av support 100
Noumea: 27AV supply 12589 fuel 14898 35thPG, VMF221 (95F)
NE Australia: Port Morseby: 258AV supply 20947 17thPG
Cairns: 224AV 19thBG
Townsville:128AV 33rdPG, 3rdPS
Horn Island: 58AV
Sinapore: Japs within 40mi, 865AV forts at 3, supply 53000+, 13F left
Johore Bahru: 20 Jap units spotted (uhoh)
Rangoon: 299AV forts at 3 (24%) supply 9475, 22F, 19LB
80mi east behind Salween river17,000 Japs 34 AFVs (33rd Div known to be there)
How do I upload from Word? I write alot of stuff in word and I can't get the file to upload. fake path or something. Theres some cool stuff going on but I hate typing directly into the thread box.[:@]
Thanks on the subs, naturally I emailed the turn first! another SNAFU. The words doc will really tell whats going on if I could load'em.
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Nice to see an early Chinese Victory. What areas are you going to defend in DEI? Do you have any Dutch subs close to the KB? I see 2, but theres not alot of ways for him to exit the area. Are you useing ur mines any? My 2 cents.
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Nice to see an early Chinese Victory. What areas are you going to defend in DEI? Do you have any Dutch subs close to the KB? I see 2, but theres not alot of ways for him to exit the area. Are you useing ur mines any? My 2 cents.
doc
Also I would think to put those subs on 'react 1' .. and they will find their targets ...at least that has worked for me ...
"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"
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I snafu'd on the subs. Great advice. emailed the turn first. I am not going to put alot of effort into the celebs. Just some small formations of LBs, mining, (hes killed off most of my sweepers so the fields are on borrowed time)and my only SFTF raided 5 days ago, engaged a small IJN CATF and broke even. No ships sunk but I meted out some damage to modern CA. TF Z bombarded Moulmein and smoked 300 Japs on the 19th. When I figure out this upload thing You will be able to help me alot more, and I need it. Ill post the info sheet (going to be embarrasing) shortly.
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Geeez Crack, I placed the subs on (1) and we got the CL Natori with a spread from KXII on the 29th.
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January 1942 on Oahu was quite different than the thin man in Gap kaki pants and white polo recalled. He double-checked himself. No logos. No tags. Nothing about his person to arouse undue suspicion. Zulu looked towards Diamond Head. The sight is not repeated anywhere on the planet. This is the lee side of the island. On a typical day it is possible to watch a single one foot wave roll from the Volcano to Pearl Harbor, unbroken, even, and blue and over four miles long. The walk to Pearl was crushed coral, sand and lava rock. It kept you company, as many seaman would come to find, as each step echoed back to your ears. A darting smile appeared on his lips as he mused on his last visit here; the hotels, restaurants and Waikiki in general was filled with Japanese. They really did invade and occupy Hawaii. The approach to the harbor was guarded now. The SPs were wary enough of the natives as they had only arrived since Christmas and characteristic facial recognition just was not in their portfolios. The obvious Anglo Saxon striding towards them caused no alarm.
“Here to see Domino.” Zulu, realizing he was smoking a Winston light with a filter offered an SP a toke.
“Try it, I hope you like it cause I think one day you will change to my brand.” Zulu offered.
“No thanks Mac, looks like zoot suit smokes. What’s your business?
“Tell the XO at CnC Pac. Domino” Zulu loves code names.
After a brief delay in the guard shack, Zulu gets the nod and an escort. When Marshal had queried Zulu on his choice of code names he liked this one. Dominos, set them up knock them down. Innocuous. He could not reveal the true nature of the origin for the chosen password to allow access to the most senior of Allied commanders. Pizza. What every honest war gamer craves at two-thirty in the morning.
“You were responsible?” Chester was awfully direct.
“That’s true sir, indirectly of course.” Zulu is polite.
“I understand on Christmas day there were half a dozen merchant captains ordered to dock, undock, and yet dock again?”
“I also know this to be true sir.” Zulu is also respectful.
“There were orders for soldiers and sailors to load, unload, and load some more?” Chester was not really checking the facts, but rather checking Zulu.
“That was exactly the case, sir. As a matter of fact, nothing actually left Pearl for two more days. The Op points were just to many and I was not inclined to go by the book.” The manual Zulu mused.
"How do you expain this?" Chester slides a clipboard accross the desk, Zulu reaches, with some apprehension as he is sure whats on it.
“Here to see Domino.” Zulu, realizing he was smoking a Winston light with a filter offered an SP a toke.
“Try it, I hope you like it cause I think one day you will change to my brand.” Zulu offered.
“No thanks Mac, looks like zoot suit smokes. What’s your business?
“Tell the XO at CnC Pac. Domino” Zulu loves code names.
After a brief delay in the guard shack, Zulu gets the nod and an escort. When Marshal had queried Zulu on his choice of code names he liked this one. Dominos, set them up knock them down. Innocuous. He could not reveal the true nature of the origin for the chosen password to allow access to the most senior of Allied commanders. Pizza. What every honest war gamer craves at two-thirty in the morning.
“You were responsible?” Chester was awfully direct.
“That’s true sir, indirectly of course.” Zulu is polite.
“I understand on Christmas day there were half a dozen merchant captains ordered to dock, undock, and yet dock again?”
“I also know this to be true sir.” Zulu is also respectful.
“There were orders for soldiers and sailors to load, unload, and load some more?” Chester was not really checking the facts, but rather checking Zulu.
“That was exactly the case, sir. As a matter of fact, nothing actually left Pearl for two more days. The Op points were just to many and I was not inclined to go by the book.” The manual Zulu mused.
"How do you expain this?" Chester slides a clipboard accross the desk, Zulu reaches, with some apprehension as he is sure whats on it.
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Great shooting Zulu. Keep working him over.
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“Ah yes… Chinese fellow, leading ace with three kills.” Zulu thinks out loud.
“In a Russian bi-plane.” Adds Chester.
“Did I mention the seven weeks we only flew range one CAP?” Zulu mentions this matter of fact like it was some kind of high level experiment rather than the largest TWIT induced FUBAR to date.
“I was not aware you mounted any CAP, certainly not any effective CAP, look at this.” Chester again slides a clip board across the desk. The air losses, particularly fighter aircraft is appalling.
Zulu only hopes he has not seen the tactical reports on the subs or the almost 2nd Force Z raid. The sub commanders had almost to a man been rather tentatively captained and given no range of action while Force Z after a brilliant sortie on the freshly disorganized Japs at Moulmein had just been recalled to port on the 29th the day before the follow up raid was to be launched because POW only had two fourteen inch shells on board.
“In a Russian bi-plane.” Adds Chester.
“Did I mention the seven weeks we only flew range one CAP?” Zulu mentions this matter of fact like it was some kind of high level experiment rather than the largest TWIT induced FUBAR to date.
“I was not aware you mounted any CAP, certainly not any effective CAP, look at this.” Chester again slides a clip board across the desk. The air losses, particularly fighter aircraft is appalling.
Zulu only hopes he has not seen the tactical reports on the subs or the almost 2nd Force Z raid. The sub commanders had almost to a man been rather tentatively captained and given no range of action while Force Z after a brilliant sortie on the freshly disorganized Japs at Moulmein had just been recalled to port on the 29th the day before the follow up raid was to be launched because POW only had two fourteen inch shells on board.