Lambs to the slaughter (Lowpe (J) vs Jocke; BillBrown (A)) Finished

[Lokasenna]

Oh, are we placing bets on invasion location, then?

I'm going with Tillamook, and/or maybe Astoria, with paradrops on Corvallis (although I can't remember if Lowpe has reconned it, and if so how heavily it is/isn't defended). Perhaps a late suicide paradrop (or multiples) on Tacoma to pause rail movement?

The sub placement I assume is to catch any ships reacting northwards from ports south.

[Lowpe]

Another day, a little closer...

Spotted 4 hexes due west of Alliford Bay.

Nothing happening here folks, move along.[;)]

[Lowpe]

The A6M5b starts production today; the Oscar IIIa in a few more days. This long research line is almost played out.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Another day, a little closer...

Spotted 4 hexes due west of Alliford Bay.

Nothing happening here folks, move along.[;)]

Them's paratroops.

[njp72]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Jan 3, 1943

A panorama view of 3 different areas of the ocean...make of it what you will. They are in no particular order.

DD in 6 days.

No sub encounters, but we have had those light blue encounters spotting 7 ships etc...with both FP and CV planes.

Level 1 DL on Pearl yesterday.

Very exciting and very audacious given the date. [&o]

Good luck/ good hunting

[SqzMyLemon]

Hey Lowpe,

Hurry up and do something already. It's like I'm reading my own AAR.

[Lowpe]

Dishwasher died yesterday, and the little woman made me go out buy and install a new one.[:)]

[Lowpe]

First week of Jan, 43

Altitude cap is now 30K according to the first page of Olorin's house rules. I lowered my cap down to 5-10K.

Invasion force is now 18 hexes from the invasion beach, closest spots are only 14 hexes.

As far as I can tell nothing spotted yet....only one Yank sub meandering around and on that I have minimal dl.

Awaiting turn from Jocke...

[Lowpe]

First week of Jan 1943

Allies get dl's on quite a few task forces including the spearhead. Invasion looks to start in two days and then continuing in from there.

Goal, is my original goal of isolating LA, doubt I can take it, but at least I can fight there in the good terrain and moving down and capturing San Diego...and then leaving. Smash and burn what I can.

I just couldn't see fighting in the nasty terrain that is the Pacific Northwest so late in the game.

Rather than concentrating everything in one hex, I tried to spread out a little but we will be moving in now...full speed ahead.

13 divisions....

[Lowpe]

Decoy invasion fleet headed for Victoria/Seattle area....Allies have good dl on the carriers and bb that are part of the decoy...so here is hoping this causes Jocke just enough confusion for another day or two.

Supply in several task forces unloading at Coal Harbor. Paratroops flying from there to coincide with southern invasion.

[Lowpe]

9 hexes from Santa Barbara.

11 hexes from Santa Anna and Camp Pendelton.

Santa Barbara and Santa Anna are not built up by the Allies.

[Encircled]

Thirteen Divisions!

[X(][:)]

[Lokasenna]

Ruh roh Shaggy.

[savelius2]

Good luck Lowpe!

[traskott]

Lot of aircraft factories and refineries at LA and SD. Good movement.

[obvert]

[ny59giants]

Port Hueneme (base due west of LA) - Will the capture of it eliminate ALL future reinforcements?? If so, then Jocke will miss all those SeaBee construction units and other engineering type LCUs for the rest of the war in a major way. As Allied player, this base is not garrisoned by me. [:-]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Port Hueneme (base due west of LA) - Will the capture of it eliminate ALL future reinforcements?? If so, then Jocke will miss all those SeaBee construction units and other engineering type LCUs for the rest of the war in a major way. As Allied player, this base is not garrisoned by me. [:-]

Land troops merely get delayed and spawn later, most likely in San Francisco if American or maybe on the East Coast.

[Drakanel]

Just, wow. All those divisions and TFs. Really looking forward to this Best of luck.

I admit I would probably not have the courage to do what you did, not if I had the time to play against a human opponent.

I would be so very afraid afraid of the allied sigint capabilities [:D]

[Encircled]

The brilliance of this is that it fits in perfectly with an Japanese Maskirovka campaign.

All the signit will be pointing towards what seems impossible.