Courts-martial ?

[kgp]

I have been a long time lurker on this board who now needs help.

My opponent and I are starting a campaign game, PBEM DaBigBabes scenario #28. House rules include no hunting of the American carriers on the first move and only one suprise carrier attack on the first move.

I entrusted Nagumo with the Kido Butai (5 CVs) to attack Pearl Harbor. Kaga has gone south.


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 154,102, Range 26,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Akagi
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Abukuma
DD Akigumo
DD Isokaze
DD Urakaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CA Portland
CA Chicago
CA Astoria
DD Mahan
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Flusser
DD Porter

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
CV Lexington engages CV Akagi at 26,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages CV Lexington at 26,000 yards
CA Tone engages CV Lexington at 26,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages CV Lexington at 26,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CV Akagi at 30,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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The encounter was at 154,102
Kido Butai winds up at hex 136,90 - 24 hexes to the northwest heading for Osaka.

Has this ever happened to anyone before?

Now I would like your opinions.

Could we get out of this war?
I wonder what terms we could get?
We only attacked Wake Island and the Philippines.
Could we say it was a mistake what with our thick glasses and all?

Is there key that starts a courts-martial?
Should Admiral Nagumo be shot?

What advice would you give?
Feel free, my opponent only checks his email in October after the fishing season.

[Bullwinkle58]

Did you give your TF waypoints?

[Alfred]

That looks very much like a deliberate attempt to bypass the no hunting American carriers on turn 1 by intentionally sailing towards Pearl the long way.
 
Alfred

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Alfred

That looks very much like a deliberate attempt to bypass the no hunting American carriers on turn 1 by intentionally sailing towards Pearl the long way.

Alfred

If so, it backfired big time! [:D]

CV TFs do not like close encounters of the fleet kind and will often run for home port when it happens.
Stuff happens in war, now go hunting for that carrier TF and stop whining for a restart! [;)]