Beer gives you the wobblies

Mike_B20 · Post by **Mike_B20** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 4:14 pm

No worries...I've been analyzing weather patterns.

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herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:27 pm

And double buggar!
The fast transport got caught on the way out by his CVs, CA Chokai, 3 dd and a APD all sunk:(
Worse, troops lost as well

Me thinks a chance of victory is slipping away

Have ordered my 3 fully operational CVs to loiter near lunganville, set to react, I must get a CV on CV battle

Unloaded the A/C from remaining carriers, set most to training.
Big gulp. Its still early in the game, Im sending home my very tired CVs a BB and about 15 other surface combatants, Mogami, I hope your advice is right. Simply, too much system damage to use them, so home they go, the A/C are desperately needed.

returning troops to truck works, 170th reg was 50 percent disrupted only 10 days ago, nearly full strength again

other news, 35th brigade on the way to buna, Im still not too worried about Lea,lea , I think wobbly will have to evac as the bombing starts to hurt him

Command is a lonely business:rolleyes:

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 1:14 pm

I think wobbly might have just caught on on whats happening at lunganville ect...

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 2:47 pm

Originally posted by herbieh

Me thinks a chance of victory is slipping away

Do you have a plan "B" ?

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:09 pm

Spent a bit of time thinking about this, plan B, well, plan A, operation cutlery isnt quite dead yet.
Wobbly is obviously a bit short of troops, his last attack on Lunganville stalled, now his CVs and LBA air is gathering in the area.
PM is going OK, 35th brigade is on the way, it will take time, but Im happy with that front

Evac went OK, so those regiments will be available later on, for the thrust at Rockingham.
In the meantime, how many troops at Koumac, a quick thrust there, frustrate him a little (operation knife), then as he starts moving troops again, another grab at Lunganville

I want to drive him crazy chasing small landings everywhere, and still go for the auto victory

If it all goes to custard, well, I can claim beginner standard cant I:D ?

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:44 pm

Originally posted by herbieh

If it all goes to custard, well, I can claim beginner standard cant I:D ?

I know what you do for a living remember? So claiming that you are a "mere" beginner won't cut it I am afraid!:D

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:10 pm

Talk about putting pressure on a guy!

Oh, by the by, not much happened that turn, his CVs are in Noumea, his LBA is bobing hell out of me, and his land forces at Lunganville sure aint strong enough yet.

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:23 pm

I am not that sure that I would like to cop a "bobing" from wobbly.......can you walk afterwards?

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 11:40 am

Our troops at lunganville begin to collapse, still, Im not too disa pointed. my fleet is reasting, supplies are flowing, and troops are rotating, all the while wobbly concentartes on SOPAC.

gathering troops and a fast transport TF, (and fuel, always no fuel!) for a niusance raid on koumac.

Sent home Mutsu today, 30 system damage

Subs continue a steady attrition of APs, put a heap of A/c on anti sub patrol at lunga, lets see how that goes.

All quiet everywhere else

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:06 pm

Regret to inform emperor that our troops have laid down there arms at Lunganville.

have ordered long range recon of Noumea, and associated bases, hopefully to hide the next target, Koumac, a suicide fast transport run, with CV back up, in about 3 days time.

My LBa is slowly building up steam against Lea lea, all else is quiet.

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:08 pm

Well the absolutely worse thing possible happened, THE WIFE SAID FINISH TURN NOW AND LOG OFF OR ELSE... and I had to rush the turn instead of lavishing attention to every ship and plane and pilot and regiment and and and....

Hope wobbly doesnt notice

Obviously a quiet day at the front, for me.

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:54 pm

Imperial HQ and its antiquated logistics system finally get organised. We do not have a clue as too what the opposition is up to, although the number of seagulls hovering around Lea Lea seem to indicate more forces being snuck into the place.

The lack of LBA from Noumea indicates to me that a great hammer blow is just waiting for my navy to poke its nose into the PM area.
So Ive just got to grin an bear it, and hope the buna reinforcements get there in time, little else I can do

Fuel arriving allows operation knife to commence.
A suicide landing at koumac by a small naval garrison force( volunteers to a man!) will be backed up by 2 task forces.
1 will contain 3cv, the other 2BB, 1cv packed with cap, hopefully his cvs will strke it, and I wont see "unable to locate target":rolleyes: this time

Whatever, Im going to sail right to the coastof Koumac and force a CV on Cv battle, I really feel that wobbly is winning just by avoiding damage to his CVs so far, I will rectify this!!!

If this goes to custard then its defend to the death time, long live the emperor, down with kiwi ,going to loose the world cup (to the usa) scum!

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 1:35 pm

SS I-31 sinks AO platte, and in the same day guts AO tallulah of the coast of brisbane, and lives to tell the tale!

Thunderstorms again!

Little other action, forces for the Koumac raid have sailed.

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:59 am

could somebody do us afavour and ask wobbly on his AAR did he recieve my last turn:mad:

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:24 pm

Operation Knife enters the coral sea headed south.
Enemy CVs sighted half way between lunganville and koumac, covering an op for sure. I feel a battle coming on
Wobbly I think continues to recover troops from Lea lea, I have ordered my troops to advance and attack.
MY LBA is getting in some good practice

on his stranded troops.

Sent lots of ships home, all very tired.

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 12:05 pm

Sending damaged ships home has returned piority to high, Im hoping for some more BBs, CVs are rare as hens teeth at the moment.

Action is imminent, he has his CVs just of wunpunko, I bet he thinks a fast transport or bombardment run is on the way, well 4 cvs 1 BB and escorts are headed at full speed towards him.
Cap is 30%, so I hope to hurt him, and I will live with the loss I probably will get. I know that loosing CVs now means no hope of a win, but.... if I get lucky I might get a game winning turn myself.
Thunderstorms tomorrow, to add a twist.

Elsewhere 35th brigade is unloading at Buna, the kokoda trail is packed with troops going every which way, if wobbly cared to look, PM is almost empty at the moment, however I think Lea,lea is emptying fast.
Tomorrow should be interesting!!

Die yankee scum.

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 1:24 pm

Imperial command expresses disgust as once again the Allied fleet seemingly disapears, and again avoids action.

The message literally screams over the ether - ATTACK!
operation Knife refuels, and again moves towards Koumac, hoping to force an engagement.
Fingers crossed that LBA wont hit us, we plunge south.
Fight wobbly, be a KIWI, not a sheep,FIGHT!:D

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 2:05 pm

My fast transport run to koumac has been spotted, as with all the supporting ships.
My guess is that heaps of troops will now be airlifted into koumac, so Ive got LRCAP set over the place.
Surely this will bring wobbly out to play, he keeps dodging and weaving
On another front wobbly indescretely asked how to LBA at night lunga (on another forum), and guess what, I see 100 plus bombers at lunganville -co incidence?
So Ill have to deal with that.
Nearly all my troops are home at truck, sorting them out.
At buna 2 full regiments are making there way to PM, 2 shattered ones will begin loading very soon
The date is August 1, Im stretched, but auto victory is still in reach, if Im lucky.
rear base building is slow but happening.

Its a bloody good game.

herbieh · Post by **herbieh** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 11:58 am

The blade broke..... troops landed at Koumac, which suddenly seemed full of troops, planes and MINES!!

Wobbly LBA and his CVs got in on the act, and my bombardment force failed to, and my LRCAP went missing????!!!:mad:

A total Fiasco, 5, repeat 5 APDs sunk, and 3 DDs sunk

Im sure there is a lesson in there somewhere, buggared if I can find it but.

ADavidB · Post by **ADavidB** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 2:18 pm

Originally posted by herbieh
The blade broke..... troops landed at Koumac, which suddenly seemed full of troops, planes and MINES!!

Wobbly LBA and his CVs got in on the act, and my bombardment force failed to, and my LRCAP went missing????!!!:mad:

A total Fiasco, 5, repeat 5 APDs sunk, and 3 DDs sunk

Im sure there is a lesson in there somewhere, buggared if I can find it but.

FT attacks should be as quiet as possible - unfortunately, by supporting the FT TF with so much firepower you allowed your intentions to be too clear. You should have done a diversionary attack elsewhere and let the FT just sneak in.

Finally, you've got to reconsider when a "niusance raid" becomes more of a "niusance" to you than to your opponent. You knew that he was building up forces in that area - what was your overall objective in planning that raid? What did you hope to gain by it?

Raiding should always have a strategic purpose, particularly for the Japanese player. It's time to go back an re-read Sun-Szui, young grasshopper...

Dave Baranyi

Beer gives you the wobblies

buggar

Oh Oh

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Buggar

wobbly will be happy

Oh well

disaster

Finally

SSI-31

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Action stations

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FIASCO!

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