2020 is going to be a great year!!

[Mike McCreery]

I'm back, did you miss me???

Playing the Allies in DBB scenario 28-B against Alamander.

What could go wrong?

[ushakov]

ORIGINAL: Mike McCreery

Welcome back! [;)]

[PaxMondo]

ouch.

[Lowpe]

I missed you, but then I took a break too.[:D]

As Japan, I have come to the conclusion sinking the POW in the opening days of the war is far more important than the Pearl Strike. Most AFB's won't use the greater search and ships aggressively that remain alive from Pearl.

Much like how losing the KB accelerates the Allied offensives, losing the POW really lets Japan run much more aggressively early on, and unlike AFB's using the Pearl forces, almost every JFB will do it.

If you want to save the POW, you need to disband her in port, the closest port possible since there is only 1 movement phase day 1.

[Cheesesteak]

lol

[Mike McCreery]

The butcher's bill for turn 1. By the look of it my opponent is focused at preventing anything escaping from the DEI.

[Bif1961]

Looks like there will be no Vendetta for the loss of TF-Z, as the vendetta already sank. Welcome back and looking forward to seeing how this unfolds.

[Mike McCreery]

Air losses for the first day.

[Mike McCreery]

Cmdr Alamander is coming in low and fast, making a beeline for key islands while ignoring others. Looks to be trying to set up air search and grab the oil ASAP.

Here is the mini-KB with plenty of other ships.

[Cap Mandrake]

[:D] That is-ah broody funny name for writings!

[Mike McCreery]

The war is going predictably for the Japanese at this point. Glad to see an excessive waste of ammunition in this encounter.

[Mike McCreery]

The KB is above Singapore supporting a 2nd day Mersing invasion while Alamander seems intent on taking Northern Borneo by day 3 :]

[CaptBeefheart]

I'm looking forward to this one. I'm wondering if you could reduce the size of those photos, though?

Cheers,
CB

[Mike McCreery]

My opponent is going to have a hard time figuring out what happened here as I dont have fog of war and it appears to be a game glitch.

A combat just occured this turn in the morning reaction phase where the CA Houston engaged several ships at Brunei.

[Mike McCreery]

Then magically the houston teleports 19 hexes away into the Manila port with only 200 Ops points used, fully fueled.

[Mike McCreery]

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

I'm looking forward to this one. I'm wondering if you could reduce the size of those photos, though?

Cheers,
CB

I can try. Gimp makes the pictures look small and my monitor is yuuuuge

[Mike McCreery]

Dec 23, 1941 About 2 weeks into the war. Allemander is killing it and has taken islands of the north coast of Australia already although the main oil centers of palembang and balikpapan have not been invaded yet. Singapore remains allied at this time.

I have managed to kill a small empty convoy of ships near Brunei. Allemander put a torpedo into one of the Australian heavy cruisers. Otherwise it has been the usual fleeing of the great horde of ships and associated dismemberment.

[Mike McCreery]

Allemander has judicious use of his carrier fleet and is hard to predict movement. I lost several CAP opportunities due to him resting pilots after sucessfull ship attacks.

[Mike McCreery]

Ship losses have been heavy due to the first day attack on Singapore by the main carrier fleet. Given the setup I did adequate in evacuating ships. There are over 200 rescued from the DEI, mostly bigger, faster cargo and troop transports.

I have managed at this point to keep the Houston and Boise floating, they were the ships that got into a fight near Brunei after the Japanese had already unloaded.

[Mike McCreery]

Japanese ship losses are almost non-existent. My subs have been busy but he escorts all of his convoy's well and my sub skill/rating sucks. Got a shot at a light carrier but of course missed with one of my dutch subs. A handful of subs are returning for repairs as he has proven able to hit them even if they cant hit back.