Pat vs Ronnie GW AAR

[rkr1958]

Marianas - The USN will retire (i.e., abort) from the Sea Area. My preference for the PBY is to have it aborted to hex [121,181] in New Guinea. Otherwise, I don't believe there's anywhere for the P-40c fighter to abort to. If there is then you can leave the PBY where it is at Wake. The West Virginia and CP in the 0-box go to Midway. The USN carriers and heavy cruisers in the 3-box go to Pearl Harbor.

China Sea - USN subs engage as long as Japanese CPs remain in the China Sea. If given the opportunity they will use surprise points to maximize damage/aborts to the CPs up to the point that they can guarantee all the CPs are gone. After that any remaining SPs are used to reduce damage against them.

[ashkpa]

Using your editing techniques, the PBY is now in New Guinea.
In the China sea the search rolls were 10/5, which resulted in no contact.

[ashkpa]

MA42 i3: Ground Strike
The Bulgarians need more practice.

[ashkpa]

MA42 i3: Land Attacks
One Attack against isolated GAR. The two bombers in Vilna could support. I have nothing that could intercept.
Will you?

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

MA42 i3: Land Attacks
One Attack against isolated GAR. The two bombers in Vilna could support. I have nothing that could intercept.
Will you?

No thank you.

[ashkpa]

Land combat is anti-climatic.

[ashkpa]

MA42 i3: HQ Reorg
Germans do some re-organization.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. Actions.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. USN Moves. North Sea. Possible Axis Intercept Attempts.

The USN moves four groups into the North Sea which the axis could try to intercept. Which group(s) would they like to attempt to intercept and which unit would they like to use for the attempt?

Group 1. BB Texas, CA Vincenees, Amph(empty).

Group 2. BB Arkansas, Amph(empty), TRS(empty).

Group 3. CV Wasp, CA Pensacola, CA Louisville, CA Indianapolis.

Group 4. CA Wichita.

By the way, it's going to be an early evening and bedtime for me. I won't get back to my turn until tomorrow after work. [>:] [>:] [>:]

[ashkpa]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. USN Moves. North Sea. Possible Axis Intercept Attempts.

The USN moves four groups into the North Sea which the axis could try to intercept. Which group(s) would they like to attempt to intercept and which unit would they like to use for the attempt?

Group 1. BB Texas, CA Vincenees, Amph(empty).

Group 2. BB Arkansas, Amph(empty), TRS(empty).

Group 3. CV Wasp, CA Pensacola, CA Louisville, CA Indianapolis.

Group 4. CA Wichita.

assume the North Sea reference above should be BoB. Yes, I'll try to intercept each of them the Ju88c will initiate.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. USN Moves. North Sea. Possible Axis Intercept Attempts.

The USN moves four groups into the North Sea which the axis could try to intercept. Which group(s) would they like to attempt to intercept and which unit would they like to use for the attempt?

Group 1. BB Texas, CA Vincenees, Amph(empty).

Group 2. BB Arkansas, Amph(empty), TRS(empty).

Group 3. CV Wasp, CA Pensacola, CA Louisville, CA Indianapolis.

Group 4. CA Wichita.

assume the North Sea reference above should be BoB. Yes, I'll try to intercept each of them the Ju88c will initiate.

Yes. Bay of Biscay not the North Sea. [:(]

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. USN Moves. North Sea. Axis Intercept Attempts.

All four intercept attempts by the axis failed. The first three groups (1-3) continue on to the 2-box in the North Sea. The forth group, which was the lone USN cruisers, continued on to the 1-box of the North Atlantic.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. USN. The Marianas and the Solomons.

The USN was too aggressive at this stage of the war to move two strong carrier strike forces into the Marianas and the Solomons. The force in the Marianas voluntary aborted last impulse after one round of combat which say the Saratoga damaged. The carrier strike force in the Solomons was being hunted by IJN battleships and submarines in weather in which their aircraft couldn't fly. They "luckily" evaded Japanese search last impulse. This impulse the carriers and their escorts retired from the sea area and to safety of Pearl.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. USN. Contested Sea Areas.

The USN did not attempt, or do they have any desire to attempt, to initiate naval combat in either of these sea areas.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. RN, Far East Theater of Operations. Contested Sea Areas.

The RN did not attempt to initiate naval combat in these sea areas.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. RN, ETO and MTO. Contested Sea Areas.

The RN did not attempt to initiate naval combat in these sea areas.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. North Atlantic.

The only sea area that the axis can attempt to initiate combat in is the North Atlantic.

Do wish to attempt to initiate combat in the North Atlantic?

[ashkpa]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. North Atlantic.

The only sea area that the axis can attempt to initiate combat in is the North Atlantic.

Do wish to attempt to initiate combat in the North Atlantic?

No. Weather is not bad enough

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. USSR. Rail.

Another Soviet blue factory is railed eastward.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #6. USSR.

Post movement. No air or land attacks.