The Power of Inexperience / GreyJoy(A)-Rader(J)

[jrcar]

Ozzie! Ozzie! Ozzie!, Oi! Oi! Oi!

Let loose the 75th Squadron and the enemy will crumble! Then home for tea and bickies (or a beer or two).

Cheers

Rob

[jmalter]

heh, i'm currently reading a rather good book by David Fischer, "Washington's Crossing", where the author expands the military maxim "plans don't survive 1st contact w/ the enemy" to include "nor do they survive 1st contact w/ one's friends." Also, teh weather will screw you every time.

GW committed his troops to a surprise crossing of the Delaware at Trenton, while of his 2nd & 3rd guys (MGENs Lee & Gates, one had just been captured & t'other was busy moaning to Congress. GW planned 3 add'l crossings further down the Delaware to pin enemy forces, 2-1/2 of those were defeated by local weather.

so, GW had to push forward w/ what he had under his immediate control, the watchword was 'Victory or Death'.

fortunately for us here in the commentariat, ser GJ need not worry 'bout his friends diverting his attack or back-stabbing him in the cellblocks of the Pentagon planning-dungeons!

The man has assembled his bestest shot & is committed to his objective - let's roll!

(damn this'll be fun to watch)

i hope GJ will post full combat-reports - i want to savor every moment of what i expect will be a full (but hard-fought) allied victory.

Valar Morghulis!

[Powloon]

Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remember it is still 1944 and you are about to invade Honshu!! Fingers crossed GreyJoy whatever happens it has been a great ride.

I'm guessing you don't have much left in the other areas of the map it might still be a good idea to push in his perimeter as it should be fairly weak and it might just distract him.

I also still think it is worth you taking Wake and Marcus Islands as these would radically increase your search cover in the North Pacific and help detect KB raids.

Good Luck!

[terje439]

Waiting

[cwDeici]

ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

I know john....don't think i don't know that...but the game has run so mch further that i don't have any other option...bore him (and me and you) to death with a 2years long strat bombing campaign or try the impossible and have fun for all of us!.

Oh I agree. you could bomb him to death but whats the point? Frankly, if the whole thing fails you can still bomb him to death. I just don't know what we are all going to do when this game is over. Better we have Götterdämmerung ,then to be the test bed for fighter escort tweaks. To paraphrase The Princess Bride : "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you sunk my escort carriers, prepare to die!"

Yeah! Take it to a duel with him in front of the Imperial Palace with a US cavalry saber!

Personally I think Greyjoy will succeed, I know I may have near no or no ability to do so for this game but I like to make guesses. I didn't think so at first, but if he has 180 batallions I think he can at least manage to get a hold in the north, but that it will be many months before he breaks out. The Japanese have a mighty airforce and navy left, but I think Greyjoy will manage because his airforce and navy are strong enough to secure the passage of a sufficient number of units and disrupt the counterattacks as much as his invasion force is disrupted.

[JohnDillworth]

eah! Take it to a duel with him in front of the Imperial Palace with a US cavalry saber!

Personally I think Greyjoy will succeed, I know I have near no or no ability to do so but I like to make guesses. I didn't think so at first, but if he has 180 batallions I think he can at least manage to get a hold in the north, but that it will be many months before he breaks out. The Japanese have a mighty airforce and navy left, but I think Greyjoy will manage because his airforce and navy are strong enough to secure the passage of a sufficient number of units and disrupt the counterattacks as much as his invasion force is disrupted.

I think it is over when GJ gets the second port. Once it becomes more than a single point defense the situation becomes impossible for Rader. His navy will be mostly gone, his airfoce will have to defend too many places. It will have to attack Navys, ground troops, airfileds, provide CAP and all the while defending industry against an air force that is getting closer and closer. Even if the invasion fails GJ can go back to bombing. The only way he can lose is for the invasion to fail and he losses all his carriers and with that the ability to supply and defend what he already has. Should be a hell of a ride though

[Itdepends]

You know if you were Rader you could almost get sigint from Greyjoys AAR by tracking the rate that it accumulates posts. Nothing specific but sudden spurt indicates something is about to happen.

[obvert]

Wow. No update yet. GJ must actually be working today!

tic tac tic tac tic tac

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Itdepends

You know if you were Rader you could almost get sigint from Greyjoys AAR by tracking the rate that it accumulates posts. Nothing specific but sudden spurt indicates something is about to happen.

Or something should happen [bomb airfields, air production, manpower etc ]... or shoudn't happen [;)] [like the avitar produced quite a bit of traffic something akin to the chatter produced in the United States around Patton slapping a soldier .. [:D]]

[Canoerebel]

When I was involved in my WitP game with John III, and the great Allied 1943 invasion of Hokkaido was on the way to the beaches, I specifically asked people not to post in my AAR so that John wouldn't notice a sudden increase in traffic and interest. The good folks of the forum obliged completely.

[GreyJoy]

Don't worry guys. Keep on posting if you like to! This AAR is for you, not for me.
 
However....slow turn...We bombed Ominato again and Hachinoe...
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 19, 20 44
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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55
 
Allied Ships
      BB Queen Elizabeth
      BB Valiant
 
Japanese ground losses:
      66 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
 
 
 
Manpower hits 3
Fires 2863
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 10
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 2
 
BB Queen Elizabeth firing at Hachinohe
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 32nd Division
 
 
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Night Naval bombardment of Hachinohe at 118,55 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
 
140 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Allied Ships
      BB Washington, Shell hits 1
      BC Renown, Shell hits 2
      CA Exeter
      CA Louisville, Shell hits 2
      CA Portland, Shell hits 1
 
Japanese ground losses:
      122 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
 
 
 
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Washington
Combined 8th SNLF  firing at BB Washington
BB Washington firing at Combined 8th SNLF
BC Renown firing at Combined 8th SNLF
Combined 8th SNLF  firing at BC Renown
Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Exeter
CA Exeter firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Exeter
Combined 8th SNLF  firing at CA Louisville
CA Louisville firing at Combined 8th SNLF
CA Portland firing at Combined 8th SNLF
Combined 8th SNLF  firing at CA Portland
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Ominato , at 119,54
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      Liberator B.III x 15
      Liberator B.VI x 42
      Wellington B.X x 14
      B-24D Liberator x 14
      B-24D1 Liberator x 18
      B-24J Liberator x 130
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 45
      B-25H Mitchell x 39
      B-25J1 Mitchell x 15
      B-29-1 Superfort x 124
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
      P-51B Mustang x 19
      PB4Y-1 Liberator x 24
      PBJ-1D Mitchell x 15
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Liberator B.VI: 1 destroyed by flak
      B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
      B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
      16 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 
 
 
Airbase hits 110
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 281
 
 
 
Rader has moved 2500 fighters at Tokyo...along with 2400 bombers[X(][X(][X(]
 
Ok, now the turn has been sent...we reached Kushiro and nothing happened.... tomorrow our ships will enter into the bay of Hachinoe...the tactical plan will be detailed as soon as the turn arrives...hope to get back to you with some good suprises and news...i really worked hard on this plan...

[pws1225]

GJ - If you have a chance, a screen shot of your invasion TFs would be great to see.

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: pws1225

GJ - If you have a chance, a screen shot of your invasion TFs would be great to see.

I'm at office now...cannot do that. Hopefully tonight i should get back to you with the new turn and lots of screenshots[:)]

Hard to work with the fixed image of Hokkaido Map in your head....[8|]

[jeffk3510]

Does your secretary look like your avatar?

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

Does your secretary look like your avatar?

Unfortunately not..she's fat, short with thin painted fake-red hair and in her middle 50s...but in springtime 2012, if things keep on going smoothly, i may be able to get a personal secretary (the one we have now "belongs" to the firm)...and boy, you can bet your life insurance that i'll take a young girl (probably 20 or something like that), stupid enough and damned good looking..."fresh meat" so to say...you know those who still have their small, little, fresh tits that look "up"...those who smell of youthness and innocence...with shining white teeth...skin of ivory....

...i've been studying my whole life to get to the point where you can say "Miss Priscilla (she needs to have a name like that), would you mind passing me the folder of the case of "mr brown"...yes, that one...right down there...on the lowest ancon in front of my desk...oh yes, don't worry i understand it's difficult to bend your knees with that skinny-mini-skirt...don't worry...i won't look[8D]"

[hades1001]

well, this is, uh, I can't pick up an exact word here, anyone help me

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

Does your secretary look like your avatar?

Unfortunately not..she's fat, short with thin painted fake-red hair and in her middle 50s...but in springtime 2012, if things keep on going smoothly, i may be able to get a personal secretary (the one we have now "belongs" to the firm)...and boy, you can bet your life insurance that i'll take a young girl (probably 20 or something like that), stupid enough and damned good looking..."fresh meat" so to say...you know those who still have their small, little, fresh tits that look "up"...those who smell of youthness and innocence...with shining white teeth...skin of ivory....

...i've been studying my whole life to get to the point where you can say "Miss Priscilla (she needs to have a name like that), would you mind passing me the folder of the case of "mr brown"...yes, that one...right down there...on the lowest ancon in front of my desk...oh yes, don't worry i understand it's difficult to ben your knees with that skinny-mini-skirt...don't worry...i won't look[8D]"

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

Does your secretary look like your avatar?

Unfortunately not..she's fat, short with thin painted fake-red hair and in her middle 50s...but in springtime 2012, if things keep on going smoothly, i may be able to get a personal secretary (the one we have now "belongs" to the firm)...and boy, you can bet your life insurance that i'll take a young girl (probably 20 or something like that), stupid enough and damned good looking..."fresh meat" so to say...you know those who still have their small, little, fresh tits that look "up"...those who smell of youthness and innocence...with shining white teeth...skin of ivory....

...i've been studying my whole life to get to the point where you can say "Miss Priscilla (she needs to have a name like that), would you mind passing me the folder of the case of "mr brown"...yes, that one...right down there...on the lowest ancon in front of my desk...oh yes, don't worry i understand it's difficult to ben your knees with that skinny-mini-skirt...don't worry...i won't look[8D]"

I need to have a beer with you on our next trip to Italy.... all I can say is wowzers.... I about spit my drink all over my keyboard.

[pws1225]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

Does your secretary look like your avatar?

Unfortunately not..she's fat, short with thin painted fake-red hair and in her middle 50s...but in springtime 2012, if things keep on going smoothly, i may be able to get a personal secretary (the one we have now "belongs" to the firm)...and boy, you can bet your life insurance that i'll take a young girl (probably 20 or something like that), stupid enough and damned good looking..."fresh meat" so to say...you know those who still have their small, little, fresh tits that look "up"...those who smell of youthness and innocence...with shining white teeth...skin of ivory....

...i've been studying my whole life to get to the point where you can say "Miss Priscilla (she needs to have a name like that), would you mind passing me the folder of the case of "mr brown"...yes, that one...right down there...on the lowest ancon in front of my desk...oh yes, don't worry i understand it's difficult to bend your knees with that skinny-mini-skirt...don't worry...i won't look[8D]"

I respect a man with ambition!

[obvert]

maybe someone like .. this? Could even save on the cost of office furniture.

[jeffk3510]

Nice black "shark fin" she is supporting on her legs...[:D]