The Accidental War Obvert vs Lowpe

[Lowpe]

The two arms of the Palembang invasion spring shut this turn...we will see what happens. Two Allied taskforces in Palembang along with 50 fighters.

[Lowpe]

Dec 23, 1941

Six large AA units (none of which have searchlights or radar); 1 Eng unit with searchlights and a sound detector; and still the AA doesn't fire during the night against these low flying beasts.

[Lowpe]

Destroyers sink a few Dutch PT boats; invasion will land tomorrow. 4 Tankers fueling at Palembang, and a few PT boats.

Davao invasion is underway.

[Lowpe]

Enterprise found...and yesterday I diverted TF Shokaku to support Wake Island invasion. Oh well.

1 Destroyer sunk by dive bombers. 2 strikes during nasty winter weather.[:(]

[Lowpe]

Dec 24, 1941

Balikpapen invasion underway.

8 Screening surface IJN fleets, 5 battleships, the mini-KB, all gather to screen two invasion task forces, one major and one minor.

The Allied PT boats are quickly dispatched, and the landings start. The CD guns score a few hits, but nothing to worry about and the troops are all ashore during the night.

[Lowpe]

Then, with a zillion float planes flying search, lots of land and carrier planes flying search, somehow, incredibly these raiders thread the needle, past 8 surface action groups patrolling, and lay into the main invasion fleet.

Just amazing![:D]

And then they get clean away![X(]

[Lowpe]

Palembang continues to see nightly air attacks.

This first attack of the night -- and wonders of wonders, the AA actually fires two bursts (animations) against them. Six AA units and this is the first they have fired. They don't fire on the other two B17 attacks...

[Lowpe]

Saigon gets a visit. Sound detectors just really stink!

[Lowpe]

Will the Davao invasion force get savaged too?

[ny59giants]

Klingon cloaking device - new Allied secret weapon on warships [:D]

[Lowpe]

The cold and stormy North!

[Lowpe]

You could call it the 5th Carrier Division, but I prefer TF Crane.

[Lowpe]

Rabaul

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Klingon cloaking device - new Allied secret weapon on warships [:D]

It is results like this that make the game playable. Well done!

[Lowpe]

Attacking Balikpapen today...moving on Davao; getting ready for Rabaul.

[Lowpe]

Plane r&d:

Two factories repair to 5/25: Ki61a and the A6M3.

[ny59giants]

Air HQs - Where are you sending them?

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Air HQs - Where are you sending them?

Boy, of the top of my head: Truk; Palembang; Khota Baru or Kuantan; Victoria Point; Georgetown. Something like that...Balikpapen too shortly.

[Lord_Calidor]

Hi Lowpe. Very interesting read Following both yours and Obvert's AAR closely.
What's the situation in Burma?
Do you expect you could advance Nick or Tojo by a month, in such short time? I never invest research in their early versions for advancing, only cca 30 days before their designated date so my factories are repaired and ready to start producing/researching next version.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Lord_Calidor

Hi Lowpe. Very interesting read Following both yours and Obvert's AAR closely.
What's the situation in Burma?
Do you expect you could advance Nick or Tojo by a month, in such short time? I never invest research in their early versions for advancing, only cca 30 days before their designated date so my factories are repaired and ready to start producing/researching next version.

I am moving hard into Burma...I will post a screen picture with the next turn.

Tojo might advance one month, most likely not. Nicks will advance 1 month, perhaps maybe 2. But unlike a lot of JFB's I like the Nick C and will bounce the r&d facilities down the line.