The Gamiest Game in Town - EL (J) vs Rio Bravo (A)

[el lobo]

PACIFIC Sept 12, 1943 Turn 644

The Nells started the day followed by two well coordinated strikes. It appears that his Flotilla is on the move.

[el lobo]

First strike.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 107,94

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 4
D4Y3 Judy x 3
N1K1-J George x 36

Allied aircraft
Martlet IV x 6
F4F-3 Wildcat x 23
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
FM-1 Wildcat x 100
F6F-3 Hellcat x 208

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 3 destroyed
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Nassau

[el lobo]

Second strike.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 107,94

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y3 Judy x 3
N1K1-J George x 44

Allied aircraft
Martlet IV x 6
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
FM-1 Wildcat x 89
F6F-3 Hellcat x 188

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Nassau

[el lobo]

PACIFIC Sept 14, 1943 Turn 647

Any code breakers out there?

I intercepted this Top Secret message sent by Rio to his cohort, Captain Haggard. (Read, he sent an email to me instead of Capt. Haggard by mistake.) It reads in part:

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Captain Haggard-

CHARGE (Bugles blaring in the background)

1.) We leave OWT bound for OWP tomorrow; September 12, 1943.

2.) The entire Invasion Fleet presently at OWT has been refueled from the Replenishment Task Force within the hex; including all your Task Forces within the hex.

3.) All Combat Ship Task Forces presently at OWT are fully armed.

4.) I set all your Mine Sweeping Task Forces to follow the Invasion Fleet's lead Task Force; TF 17.

5.) All Task Forces presently at one or the other four southern Marianas Ports have loaded and are set to meet the Invasion Fleet at OWT. They should all arrive by day-end on September 11, 1943.

6.) Please check all the Task Forces under The Haggard Group to assure that I have not set any of your Task Forces to head west that you do not want heading west and to assure that all of your Task Forces you want heading west are indeed set to follow TF 17.


DESTRYOER TENDERS (AVDs) PRESENTLY AT OWT


These AVDS were at OER as you sent them there, I assume to be protected by the Invasion Fleet. Accordingly, when I moved the Invasion Fleet to OWT, I set the AVDs to follow so they would still remain under the protection of the Invasion Fleet. I have now set them to return to Guam. They are your ships, if you want them elsewhere, so order them elsewhere.

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Any idea what "OWT," "OWP," or "OER" mean?

Any guesses where Rio is heading?

Thanks.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: el lobo

Franks first outing.

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Morning Air attack on Pagan , at 110,89

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 27

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 5 damaged

Frank is not the best 4E killer, unless you get the "b" model with 4x20mm. George is far more effective as is Tony.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: el lobo

Second strike.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 107,94

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y3 Judy x 3
N1K1-J George x 44

Allied aircraft
Martlet IV x 6
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
FM-1 Wildcat x 89
F6F-3 Hellcat x 188

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Nassau

Just to be sure you understand some of the underlying ussues here: you lost 9 pilots. he lost 1, maybe. his +200 pilots gained 1-3 exp, your surviving 39 gained 1-3 exp.

[tarkalak]

ORIGINAL: el lobo

PACIFIC Sept 14, 1943 Turn 647

Any code breakers out there?

...

Thanks.

Hello el lobo,

Considering the real WWII Japanese decoding abilities the real message should be something like that:

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0aGVtIGVsc2V3aGVyZS4NCg==

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[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: el lobo

Franks first outing.

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Morning Air attack on Pagan , at 110,89

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 27

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 5 damaged

Frank is not the best 4E killer, unless you get the "b" model with 4x20mm. George is far more effective as is Tony.

He sent bombers in at 30,000 feet.

[Bif1961]

Where ever it is it appears to be NW of where they are now, unless of course they change course. Maybe you should have all your bases say they are out of fresh water in a low grade cypher and see what he says?

[MakeeLearn]

ORIGINAL: el lobo

PACIFIC Sept 14, 1943 Turn 647

Any code breakers out there?

I intercepted this Top Secret message sent by Rio to his cohort, Captain Haggard.
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Any idea what "OWT," "OWP," or "OER" mean?

Any guesses where Rio is heading?

Thanks.

Check with LT. Ralphie

[Bif1961]

It is obviously not a one for one cypher as all 3 would have to be 3 letter words and two would have to have the first two letters. Since they are headed NW it would be three possible landings since he used three cover terms, and probable NW or WNW.

[el lobo]

ORIGINAL: tarkalak

ORIGINAL: el lobo

PACIFIC Sept 14, 1943 Turn 647

Any code breakers out there?

...

Thanks.

Hello el lobo,

Considering the real WWII Japanese decoding abilities the real message should be something like that:

Q2FwdGFpbiBIYWdnYXJkLQ0KDQpDSEFSR0UgKEJ1Z2xlcyBibGFyaW5nIGluIHRoZSBiYWNrZ3JvdW5kKQ0KDQoxLikgV2UgbGVhdmUgT1dUIGJvdW5kIGZvciBPV1AgdG9tb3J
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0aGVtIGVsc2V3aGVyZS4NCg==

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[:D][:D][:D]

Thanks tarkalak. That certainly clears that up. [;)] And welcome.

[el lobo]

PACIFIC Sept 14, 1943 Turn 647

These are some brave little Jakes.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 103,86

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
F4F-4 Wildcat x 26
FM-1 Wildcat x 93
F6F-3 Hellcat x 442

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses REALLY [&:]

[el lobo]

Thanks Bif1961 and MakeeLearn, and welcome also.

Looks like they are still headed NW.

[el lobo]

PACIFIC Sept 16, 1943 Turn 649

Franks did a little better this time out.

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Morning Air attack on Tinian , at 108,94

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 15

Allied aircraft
Martlet IV x 2
Kittyhawk III x 8
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7
Kittyhawk IV x 6
P-40N5 Warhawk x 8
F4U-1 Corsair x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
Spitfire Vc Trop: 4 destroyed
Kittyhawk IV: 2 destroyed
P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 5

Allied aircraft
Martlet IV x 2
Kittyhawk III x 5
P-40N5 Warhawk x 3
F4U-1 Corsair x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed

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Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 22

Allied aircraft
Martlet IV x 1
Kittyhawk III x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet IV: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed

[PaxMondo]

Those are all 2nd tier allied aircraft except for the F4U's ....

[adarbrauner]

El Lobo is rocking and getting well greased with his naval aviation ops!!

Next Rio'operations won't be met by relatively easy success as before!

[adarbrauner]

ORIGINAL: el lobo

PACIFIC Sept 9, 1943 Turn 641

Lost these two stragglers from a Bombardment TF. Hummm .... I wonder why. The Bombardment TF did not reach Guam as it ran into similar resistance.

Can you explain this?!?

What happened exactly? Have you lost the Hyuga ([:(]) how exactly?

[adarbrauner]

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[el lobo]

ORIGINAL: adarbrauner

Can you explain this?!?

What happened exactly? Have you lost the Hyuga ([:(]) how exactly?

This was a Bombardment TF out of Yap. Here is the series of events. As you can see, they took a few down with her.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1
DD Oshio
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Suffolk, Shell hits 4
CL Tromp
CLAA Van Heemskerck, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Voyager, Shell hits 2
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Racehorse
DD Rotherham
DD Le Triomphant

Poor visibility due to Rain with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 75% moonlight: 6,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
PC Tiger, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PC Reliance, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PC Kimball, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PG Charleston, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, on fire
BB Hyuga
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
PC Crawford, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PG Herald, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
DE Electra, Shell hits 2
DE Express, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
DD Oshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Michishio, Shell hits 2
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
DD Sampson, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Sterett, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 107,94, Range 29,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, heavy damage
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB California
BB Tennessee
BB Mississippi
CA Northampton
CA Pensacola
CA Salt Lake City
CA Vincennes
CL Richmond
CL Trenton
CL St. Louis
CL Cleveland
DD Benham
DD Lang
DD Selfridge
DD Balch

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 107,94, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Maryland
BB Pennsylvania
BB Idaho
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Houston
CA Chester
CA Louisville
CA Chicago
CL Achilles
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Concord
DD Ellet
DD Porter
DD Phelps
DD Clark, Shell hits 1