Lowpe (Japan) vs Wargamr (Allies)

[Lowpe]

After the Ise finishes repairs tomorrow, the Yamato priority will be changed, and we will see how quickly the system damage can be eliminated. If I want to get fancy, I could check daily and bounce repairs back and forth from the shipyard to reduce overall repair time...given the big need for the Yamato I might just do that.

I need all my AR conversions...

[Elessar2]

Where's Musashi & Nagato?

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
After the Ise finishes repairs tomorrow, the Yamato priority will be changed, and we will see how quickly the system damage can be eliminated. If I want to get fancy, I could check daily and bounce repairs back and forth from the shipyard to reduce overall repair time...given the big need for the Yamato I might just do that.

I make it a practice to switch ships away from shipyard as soon as they have the same estimated repair time pierside compared to shipyard. E.g. on that screenshot you have a bunch of DDs with few points of sys damage occupying Yokohama yard space.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
After the Ise finishes repairs tomorrow, the Yamato priority will be changed, and we will see how quickly the system damage can be eliminated. If I want to get fancy, I could check daily and bounce repairs back and forth from the shipyard to reduce overall repair time...given the big need for the Yamato I might just do that.

I make it a practice to switch ships away from shipyard as soon as they have the same estimated repair time pierside compared to shipyard. E.g. on that screenshot you have a bunch of DDs with few points of sys damage occupying Yokohama yard space.

Well, now, more explanation is needed I see.[;)]

Yoko has a fair bit of Naval support squads which adds to the pierside repair of system damage and Yamato has 0 repair points accumulated. So, putting her at the pier, and putting the rest into shipyard maximizes repairs for this day. When I get my AR conversions done, there will be tons of pierside repair points available, and the repair rate of big ships will greatly accelerate by switching back and forth between pierside and shipyard greatly increasing the ability to repair flood/engine damage.

It is a minigame, juggling repair modes.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Elessar2

Where's Musashi & Nagato?

Nagato is under going repairs, and Musashi is 11 days away.

[Lowpe]

Nov 10th, 1942

Allies try a forward CAP trap...but Japan has restricted their range and doesn't fall for it. KB now over 700 planes and is not spotted.

Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 33 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 17 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
P-38F Lightning: 2 damaged
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-3P Wildcat: 3 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 5 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
CA Kako
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Takao
CL Oi

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, hits 1
SS Haddock, hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS S-18, hits 2, heavy fires
ACM Colonel Niles, Shell hits 1
SS S-30, hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
922 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 89 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (8 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 37
Port hits 1

[Lowpe]

Nov 11, 1942

Kunming falls, industry absolutely intact.[:)]

[Lowpe]

The meat grinder intensifies at Chungking, knocking down the AV to under 6000.

[Lowpe]

The great north...

[Lowpe]

Allied invasion fleet, or bombardment?

[Lowpe]

Nov 12,1942

Ceylon

A relatively quiet front, the scene of scattered bombardments, sweeps and air defense erupts into cataclysmic violence at the big port, where a British Cruiser force moves in and is met by the IJN light cruiser force operating in two ship hunter squadrons...

A mine hit alerts the Japanese hunters, and they pounce...outnumbered, out gunned, they look to launch the long lance and retreat....

Night Time Surface Combat, near Colombo at 29,48, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
CL Naka, Shell hits 21, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 1
CA Cornwall
CA Exeter
CL Danae
CL Durban
CL Dauntless
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Vampire
DD Arunta
DD Nestor
DD Napier

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...

[Lowpe]

The Naka down, but the IJN persists...te Exeter is left on fire.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Colombo at 29,48, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 4

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Devonshire
CA Cornwall
CA Exeter, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Danae
CL Durban
CL Dauntless
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Vampire
DD Arunta
DD Nestor
DD Napier

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards

[Lowpe]

And another demon strikes from ink jet blackness punctuated by lightning strikes...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Colombo at 29,48, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura, Shell hits 2
CL Kinu, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Devonshire
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
CL Danae
CL Durban
CL Dauntless
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Vampire
DD Arunta
DD Nestor
DD Napier

[Lowpe]

And yet another hunter pounces!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Colombo at 29,48, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 1
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 1
CA Cornwall
CL Danae
CL Durban
CL Dauntless
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Vampire
DD Arunta
DD Nestor
DD Napier

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...

[Lowpe]

And, as drawn up earlier that night, the closer the Chikuma:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Colombo at 29,48, Range 1,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kiso, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 3
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
CL Danae
CL Durban
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 2
CLAA Van Heemskerck, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Vampire, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Arunta
DD Nestor
DD Napier

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...

[Lowpe]

After Adak and Great Sitkin are bombarded, the final attack breaks the American's will...

[Lowpe]

The butchers bill...

[Lowpe]

I have been travelling, and had the immense joy of sitting next to Patrick Henry at a re-enactment of the 2nd Virginia Convention with Washington, Lee, Harrison, Jefferson and several other Virginia worthies....

Anyhow, perusing my AAR I neglected to mention there are about 4 British taskforces circling Ceylon. Two turns ago I spotted Hermes or at least some carrier presence. I have not spotted any invasion ships but surely they are coming?

[Lowpe]

Nov 13, 1942

A small raiding SAG decided not to rush in at these juicy targets. I think I will let them be for now. A quiet day up here...

[Lowpe]

Ceylon being targeted....