The Accidental War Obvert vs Lowpe

[Lowpe]

I set up some CAP traps using heavy cruisers as bait. I missed a few pictures...

[Lowpe]

Butchers bill. Japanese pilots are in general pretty poor skill wise, and the Nicks were low experience too. But they did good.

[Lowpe]

Cosmetic damage from Vlads' CD guns.

[Lowpe]

Dec 29, 1942

Big tank battle, unfortunately the Soviets smash IJA tanks everyday with 100 IL-2. Might hold one more attack and then there are so many avenues of Soviet advance that the rest Korea can't hold.

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
More of the same...

I always have a moment of silence when I see Hibiki sinking in someone's AAR

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
More of the same...

I always have a moment of silence when I see Hibiki sinking in someone's AAR

She at least torpedoed a CL first and then pretty much by her lonesome fought the superior Allied ships. A glorious death!

[anarchyintheuk]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
More of the same...

I always have a moment of silence when I see Hibiki sinking in someone's AAR

She at least torpedoed a CL first and then pretty much by her lonesome fought the superior Allied ships. A glorious death!

Always a sad day.

[Lowpe]

Dec 30, 1942

The Dinah is featured in several night actions. No damage scored despite the very low altitude. Japan simply doesn't have the defense capability to counter this tactic this early. The Allies would rack up the points at the manpower centers of Honshu should he venture there.

[Lowpe]

Death knell for Korea...

[Lowpe]

Jan 1, 1943

A Val squadron finds some merchant shipping, Zeroes brush aside the escorts, and a good days work.

[Lowpe]

Jan 2, 1943

Off the southern coast of Formosa....the torpedo boats score, but next up will be Yamato...heavily outgunned. Can she sneak in and unload with her 46cm guns and retreat before being punished heavily?

The TB caused a collision between a battleship and a destroyer...that had to hurt!

[Lowpe]

But the Allied screening battleships are pulled out of position by the torpedo boat squadron, and the Yamato, ever the wolf, slides into combat with the Allied Deathstar, her monster batteries pummeling the Allied fleet!

Can she escape retribution?

[Lowpe]

Later in the day sinking sounds are heard...Saratoga most likely.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Karenko at 87,65, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 10
CL Yura, Shell hits 1
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Arare, Shell hits 1
DD Ariake
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
CV Yorktown
CV Hornet
CV Wasp, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
CV Illustrious, Shell hits 2
CLAA Atlanta, Shell hits 1, on fire
CLAA San Diego, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 1
DD McCalla
DD Farenholt
DD Barton
DD Bailey
DD Bancroft
DD Meade
DD Norman

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 27,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CV Illustrious at 2,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Wasp at 2,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages CV Wasp at 2,000 yards
DD Yunagi engages CV Wasp at 2,000 yards
Ammo storage explosion on CV Saratoga
BB Yamato engages CV Saratoga at 2,000 yards
CLAA San Juan engages DD Arare at 2,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA San Diego at 2,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA Atlanta at 2,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Meade at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CV Illustrious at 3,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Wasp at 3,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages CV Saratoga at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CV Saratoga at 3,000 yards
CLAA San Juan engages BB Yamato at 3,000 yards
CL Yura engages CLAA San Diego at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA Atlanta at 3,000 yards
DD Meade engages DD Yunagi at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Ammo storage explosion on CV Saratoga
BB Yamato engages CV Saratoga at 6,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Saratoga at 6,000 yards
DD Meade engages DD Tachikaze at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CV Yorktown at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA San Juan at 6,000 yards
CLAA San Diego sunk by BB Yamato at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA Atlanta at 6,000 yards
DD Yunagi engages DD Norman at 6,000 yards
DD Meade engages DD Yunagi at 6,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

[Canoerebel]

Not often in my years of playing, and reading forum AARs, have I come across surface engagements in which the carriers don't get screened or otherwise avoid taking major damage. You're pretty calm about it but that must've been one heckuva replay to watch.

[Lowpe]

Yamato escapes back ...

The Kaga joins the KB...who is undetected.

80 Allied fighters on Formosa, plus their carriers, but a 2nd carrier must be damaged enough not to have flight operations robbing the deathstar of 90 planes the bulk of which are surely fighters....

[Lowpe]

Sunk ships...the CLAA yes, the Resolution no.

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
... and the Yamato, ever the wolf, slides into combat with the Allied Deathstar, her monster batteries pummeling the Allied fleet!

Aww, this is a wet dream of any seasoned JFB! Congratulations on setting this up [&o]

Combat report was surely intense. Yamato at 2,000 yards - run (or swim) for your lives!

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Not often in my years of playing, and reading forum AARs, have I come across surface engagements in which the carriers don't get screened or otherwise avoid taking major damage. You're pretty calm about it but that must've been one heckuva replay to watch.

It is pissing into the wind, kind of.[:(]

However, not really new...

In Dec of 1942 I got IJN BBs to close with Allied fleet carriers in the SRA in this game ultimately I sank two.

Against Wargamr I got Destroyer squadrons to torpedo Fleet Carriers on two different occasions, they didn't sink, but were knocked out of the game.

Against Tiemanj I got a CL/DD task force to close with British CV can't remember which, but I think I sank her.

Never got the chance with Jocke...although I did get him good with a sub ambush.[:)]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
... and the Yamato, ever the wolf, slides into combat with the Allied Deathstar, her monster batteries pummeling the Allied fleet!

Aww, this is a wet dream of any seasoned JFB! Congratulations on setting this up [&o]

Combat report was surely intense. Yamato at 2,000 yards - run (or swim) for your lives!

Ultimately a bit disappointing...Yamato had shots at every carrier except Hornet, and the torpedo spread launched at 3k all missed...

Lot of shells left unfired...

[Bif1961]

They must have thought they were British BB TF and allowed them to close to knife fighting range when they opened up on the stunned carrier TF escorts.