ENLIST TODAY (Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) No Koniu

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4th Feb

KB NW of Wewak Island.

KB enters the kill box. Scamp attack the SAG with the KB BB Fuso and Nagato are with the KB. Scamp attacks the Kaga and gets 1 TT to explode hitting the Kaga. Dutch boat sinks a DD with the KB. No hits on our subs. More subs will be vectored into the area.

Lots of ASW action. Allied subs take no damage but we do damage I-9 (7 hits), RO 60 (3 hits). Several other ASW attacks but no hits. RO boat sinks an xAK heading to TI the other xAK is sunk by the KB. The CL damaged by a sub attack yesterday is sunk today by another sub. More air ASW and ship ASW have been set in the hot spots.

China
Bombed.

Akyab
Tojos sweep and meet our Brit fighters. We lose 9 Hurri IIc's and 7 Hurri I's for 13 Tojo IIa's and 3 IIc's. I am thinking of sweeping Magwe with 2 P 38 squadrons but their are 130 fighters present. I don't like the numbers game here.

Marshalls
Bettys escorted by Zeros attack a resupply TF. Our fighters are there to defend the TF. 3 Zeros and 2 Bettys are shot down for no losses of our own.

TI
Japs bomb the AFs. Most of the damage has been repaired. Some supplies made it onto the island. We now have some avi support on the island also. If we had more supplies, I'd have fighters there.

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In the past 2 weeks. My ASW forces have sunk 1 (confirmed) and damaged 5 others. Not bad.

[neilm85uk_MatrixForum]

Talk about a cliff hanger! As an allied commander in my first ever game at the moment I know the joy of a Mk 14 TT actually exploding!

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Neilm85uk: Welcome to the thread.  Yes, I was excited when I saw it.  I had dreams about it last nite.  Thanks for the comment keep posting.
 
5th Feb
 
Carriers still hanging around.
 
TI
BB SAG bombards and tears up TI.  I didn't see this one coming[8|].  Engs repair alot of damage but still some to go.  They need supplies, will have to look for a window to ship some in.
 
Marshalls
Our CVs are attacked by Bettys and Nells escorted by Zeros.  We also engage some Nells, Helens and Zeros attacking Wotje and Maloelap.  We shoot down 16 A6m3a, 8 Betty's, 8 Nells, 2 Helens.  We lose 6 Wildcats.  Maybe now my supply TFs will get in and drop off the supplies.
 
We sink an LB off of Rabual and a tanker off the coast of Japan.
 
Koniu said that the Kaga had a big hole in it and he had to fly off her air wings.  I don't believe that.

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Some questions.
 
Boomerang fighters.  I see that they get no replacments, but I also see guys using them.  I only see 2 come in with a squadron.  What goes with this.
 
Devices in the pool.  For example  Chinese inf squad say I have 5k worth.  When do they convert to Chinese inf 43 squads. 

[BBfanboy]

Boomerang fighters? Maybe when they get shot down they come back, so you get your squadron's worth over a period of time, but only if you get the first two shot down often enough. [8|]

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I only have the replay.
 
Coco's
2 CLs slip in unexpectedly and sink my resupply TF. 2xAKs and 4 escorts are sunk.  CVE's providing CAP launch a strike and sink one of them.  AF now one I will fly off the Marlets to have some fighter protection on the island.
 
Wooklark Island
Japs find my base for Catalinas and land troops taking the island.
 
Tagula
Another bombardment by the KBs other SAG.
 
Marshalls
Bettys, and Nells escorted by Zeros attack my TFs here.  We shoot down alot of them but some get thru to sink atleast 2 xAKs and make the Saratoga take evasive action. 
 
Koniu said he need time to rethink his strategy.  That dosen't sound good.  I need to figure a way to resupply Tagula Island.

[Alfred]

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Some questions.

Boomerang fighters.  I see that they get no replacments, but I also see guys using them.  I only see 2 come in with a squadron.  What goes with this.

Devices in the pool.  For example  Chinese inf squad say I have 5k worth.  When do they convert to Chinese inf 43 squads. 

1. The Wirraway aircraft factory converts to producing the Boomerange fighter bombers. You must have the factory toggled to "upgrade on".

2. Obsolete squads now start to convert to the current type 6 months after the introduction of the new type.

Alfred

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Alfred:  Nice to see you posting here again.  Love how you post here and my hits go up.  I did not know that about the Boomerange fighters.  I thought I remembered the 6 months but wasn't for sure.  Thanks as always.
 
Still the 6th Feb
 
KB not for sure where it is[X(].
 
Roi Namur
Koniu has put 100 fighters and 100 bombers on this tiny Island.  He told me that they will get through my CAP on the next turn.  Lets see about that.  I am pulling my carriers back out of his fighter range. 15 hexs.  But I am leaving a small transport TF at 11 hexs.  I am setting a trap if you can't tell.  So lets get to the air losses for the day.  14 Bettys, 14 A6m5, 13 A6m3a, 7 Nells for 8 F4Fs and a buffalo.  Dang good job.
 
Rabual
Only 70 fighters and 61 bombers stationed here. 
 
Got to looking at AC shot down this month.
56 A6m3a, 17 A6m5, 23 Helens, 13 Tojo IIa, 3 Tojo IIc, 24 Bettys, 15 Nells  Thats 151 planes lost.[:D]

[JocMeister]

I don´t think you need to use the Boomerang if you use a bit of caution with the RAAF. I had a good pool of Kitties and Spits in mid/early 43. That being said they didnt see much action in 42. I kept them back and trained up a good pool of pilots!

Any plans on landing on Rossel and getting that built up? Having two bases in support of each other will help a lot I think! And you should have pleany of Engineers by now!

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Joc: I do have troops prepping for some of the smaller islands around Tagula.  The Boomerang is for training purposes.  I am also thinking about moving up a bigger operation.
 
7th Feb
 
KB is off the Nav search radar.
 
We do have a heavy volume of radio traffic message at Truk.  I think the KB is hiding off to the east of the Solomon islands.
 
Not much happened today.  TI got bombed as well as some Chinese troops.  I am moving troops around to try and cause some trouble.  AC at Roi Namur are missing.  I don't know if Koniu has decided to give up on the full scale attacks up here or what. 
 
more later

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7th Feb
 
KB unknown Heavy radio commo sighting near Truk
MKB 2 heavy radio commo intercepts at Sorerabaja
 
SE coast Aus
AMs attack I-170 and put 7 hits on her. 
 
Lae
B24s smack the AF. 
 
Rabual is back up to hundreds of fighters and bombers.

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8th Feb

No intel on enemy carriers.

China
Bombed.

Burma
I'm sending a CL down around Rangoon to raid some SC TFs.  We are also going to bombard the Jap LCUs south of Akyab.  There are over 300 fighters in Burma now.  Looks like an offensive in Burma is going to be rough, but thats ok it needs to be done.

Tagula
Helens bomb.  Small resupply missions are at sea.  I don't know if they will make it, but they will try.  I am also planning on landing small forces at the surrounding islands to start building small AF bases. Koniu is holding back his bombers.  Don't know why.

Carnes
I 165 is sunk[:D]  Another one bites the dust.

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9th Feb
 
No intel on carriers.
 
China
Bombed
 
Burma
Our CL sinks 2 SC's but hangs around Rangoon and is sunk by Nells. Tojos sweep several hexs and catch some leaky CAP.  7 fighters are lost.
 
NW coast of Aus
Jap sub sinks a DD and only takes 2 hits for its trouble.
 
Solomons
Koniu has moved fighters and bombers at different bases.  Moving around here will be costly.  xAKL is sunk by a Jap sub in the area. 
 
Wotje
Jap sub is attacked by an SC escroting some transport ships.  5 hit with one being a penetrating.
 
 

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10th Feb
 
CVL sighted north of Rabual.
 
China
bombed
 
We bang up 2 more subs.  We miss the CVL it looks like it might be heading down into the Solomon sea.
 
Not much more than that.

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12th Feb
 
Not for sure where the CVs are right now.
 
Soerabaja
I send some Lb 30s to attack the port.  We put a 500 lber into CL Naka.
 
Tagula
Jap BBs bombard the island and just miss our minelayer.  I have the mine icon in the hex but the base screen shows no mines.  Anyone know whats up with this.  I have a group of Corsairs that wont fly a sweep mission.  They have a good aggressive leader plenty of supply, maybe its the AF Lv1.  Would that cause the group to not fly a sweep mission.  I have troops loaded up for Miline Bay, I'm looking for a window of oppurtunity.  I also have a small Coy unit heading to Rossel to take the island.  Koniu has subs positioned around Tagula.

[BBfanboy]

Correct - a level 1 airfield can only fly CAP, no offensive missions.
Re: the mines - is the mine dot RED? [X(]
Not sure if the Base screen will show the mine count if the mining mission is still underway - IE your minelayer runs out of ops points at the end of the turn but is still laying the last of its mines.

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BB: No the mine icon is green.  The minelayer is now 4 hexs away from Tagula with no mines in its inventory.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: DOCUP

BB: No the mine icon is green.  The minelayer is now 4 hexs away from Tagula with no mines in its inventory.

OK then, maybe the IJN has developed a minesweeping sub that can sweep them without blowing itself up!
Other than that, I suppose there could be a one-turn delay in update to the base screen?

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I am hoping BB.  I have noticed that I've had tunnel vision.  I have totally missed a spot that is rip for the plucking.  Tabiteau has around 12,000 troops, I know Ononta has no troops, plus 38 hexs from Truk.  Makin is still in allied hands but with no troops.  I am thinking of hitting Tab and Ono first then sending troops to Makin.