Rising Sun, Falling Skies: BTSL Bigred vs John 3rd

[ny59giants]

Tell the fighter pilots to get some radios installed in them. [;)]

[John 3rd]

Well...they did try to use HARSH language!

Anyone get that somewhat obscure quote???

[John 3rd]

I think the first thing I'll Post when I get back is my SS Ops over the last week. My I-Boats have been rocking it anywhere and everywhere!

[John 3rd]

Japanese Sub Ops
March 30-April 7, 1942

The Submarine Arm of the Kaigun has been busy feeding off of Allied shipping. One of the first things I do as a Japanese Player is recall my SS and change their lousy skippers with AGGRESSIVE leaders! Here is the last week or so:

3-30
I-169 TK Hagood 2TT SUNK Lahaina

3-31
I-75 DD Downes 1TT SUNK Lahaina AND TK British Motorist 2TT SUNK
I-172 AKL St. Quentin 12 Shells Damaged/Sunk Goa

4-2
I-154 AP Chilka 3 Shell/2 TT SUNK Goa
I-4 AK American Star 10 Shell/1 TT SUNK Seward Isles
I-155 AK Benledi 1 TT Damaged Cocos
I-19 AK Unicoi 1 TT Damaged San Diego

4-3
Ro-66 AK William Luchenbach 1 Shell/3 TT SUNK Brisbane

4-4
I-158 AK Clan Macilwraith 2 Shell/3 TT SUNK Diego Garcia

4-5
I-172 AK Jalaputra 2 TT SUNK Surat

4-6
I-170 AKL Honomu 1 Shell/2 TT SUNK Annette Isle

4-7
I-17 AKL White Fang 1 TT SUNK Hilo
I-10 AKL Island Mail 48 Shells SUNK Hilo


Not bad.

Totals: 1 DD, 2 TK, 4 AK, 4 AKL, and 1 AP SUNK with 2 AK Damaged

PART TWO

4-9
I-2 TK Manvantara Damaged 1 TT Melbourne

4-10
I-72 AKL Mexican Damaged 8 Shells Santa Catalina
I-164 AM Romney SUNK 1 TT Trivandrum
I-74 AK American SUNK 3 Sh/2 TT Channel Isles

4-11
I-25 AP Santa Inez Damaged/SUNK? 3 Shell/2 TT Alliford Bay

[Bif1961]

So now you will be an one armed bandit like an old slot machine. [:D]

[bigred]

Definitely a problem with the sub war. I watch the slow rise in VP and start thinking about how many more points John will get for Bataan. Since we just got into May42 the USA is starting to get some DD upgrades which will help the sub war. Also allies have 0 anti asw air over 50% trained. Sub war may come under control by August.

I noticed the allies have some subs w single planes. Interesting. So I have dispatched these subs to provide air search over allied convoys to increase detection levels on the jap subs. Not sure this was the intent of this ship mod.. These subs also have big surface guns. Hmmm maybe we can have a sub on sub surface combat!!!

[bigred]

42-4-10:

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Tell the fighter pilots to get some radios installed in them. [;)]

Did a little spanking on those boys a few turns ago and dropped 12 of the AVG. Progress!

[John 3rd]

Yes--The American start with additional 'experimental' large subs built in the 20s. A total of 3 sets of 3 V Subs are built: 3 Argonauts, 3 Narwhal, and 3 Flying Fish. The Flying Fish carry a single small floatplane appropriately named--the Gadfly.

[John 3rd]

Here it is:

[John 3rd]

Those SS are antiquated by 1941 but these big, bad boys have 'interesting' uses...

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: bigred

Definitely a problem with the sub war. I watch the slow rise in VP and start thinking about how many more points John will get for Bataan. Since we just got into May42 the USA is starting to get some DD upgrades which will help the sub war. Also allies have 0 anti asw air over 50% trained. Sub war may come under control by August.

I noticed the allies have some subs w single planes. Interesting. So I have dispatched these subs to provide air search over allied convoys to increase detection levels on the jap subs. Not sure this was the intent of this ship mod.. These subs also have big surface guns. Hmmm maybe we can have a sub on sub surface combat!!!

In replacing the starting IJN commanders with more aggressive leaders, you will see many more surface attacks. Sometimes they are smart, other times NOT SO MUCH!

[bigred]

Something bad cometh to the east:

[John 3rd]

Would those be Japanese carriers? They MIGHT BE SPANISH! Perhaps Egyptian? [:'(]

Hmmmmmm...

[John 3rd]

Where is turn???

[John 3rd]

That is the NORTH PACIFIC, might they be a large Pod of Humpback Whales??? That seems pretty plausible to me.

[John 3rd]

April 11, 1942

That pod of Humpback Whales sends greetings to a lonely AG at sea. A strike of 13 Zero and 7 Vals hit it with six bombs sinking the target.

[John 3rd]

April 9-11, 1942

Ships hit/sunk by IJN SS: 1 AP, 1 AK, 1 AKL, 1 TK, and an AM

See SS Log above for specifics.

[John 3rd]

April 13, 1942

SS Ops:
I-25 SINKS BOTH DM Montgomery, 1 TT, off Coal Harbor and AP Princess Charlotte with 1 Shell and 2 TT. NICE WORK!

Diego Garcia
CarDiv2 appears and sinks a pair of AK with other shipping nearby.

[bigred]

Bataan has fallen. I am looking at the VPs.