Mogami v DadMan: The Wonder Years...

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: GBirkn

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Every time I check into this specific AAR, a viagra pop up add "pops up"! WTF?[:@] No shit.

Uh-oh. Scanned your computer with Ad-Aware lately? (The "personal edition" is free.)

http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

OMG Ron, I thought you were having me on!

You've got Ad-ware son.

Geez, I'm not advertising if I'm not getting paid.

[Admiral DadMan]

28 JAN 42

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Japanese G4M1 BettyDay Air attack on TF, near Kuala 2 AKs are hit.

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Allied sub S-35 auffers ASW attack near Kavieng and reports damage

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Japanese Ships deliver ASW attack on Allied sub Swordfish 240nm ENE of Ambonia, inflicting damage.

BB IJN Hiei was sighted in the TF. Just what significance this has is as yet unclear. Two things I might surmise:

[1] BB IJN [/i]Kirishima [i] is with her. [2] There are carriers afoot in the Ambonia area, with the idea of pushing into Kendari

[/i][/b]
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Japanese troops attack 60nm SSE of Homan, and push Chinese units backward into the city.

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Ground combat at Clark Field and Manila

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Japanese Ground forces CAPTURE Lae!!!

[Admiral DadMan]

29 JAN 42

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Allied Ships conduct ASW attack near Canton Island IJN sub hit reported

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Ground combat at Clark Field and Manila

CV IJN Kaga has been spotted approaching Kendari, so this should be it for the place...

[Admiral DadMan]

30 JAN 42

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Japanese Ships 2 BB (Mutsu and Nagato), 6 CA/CL bombard Kendari and blow up lots of stuff.

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Japanese Ki-21 Sally Day Air attack Rangoon

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Allied aircraft Day Air attack on Tarakan

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Japanese artillery continues Bombardment of Clark Field


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The Bombardment TF is standing by at Kendari delivering fire support, with an invasion fleet right behind it.

There is also a Carrier TF (looks like CarDiv One with Akagi and Kaga) standing off to the East in support.

I am not strong enough to attack these forces, considering the losses and damage I have taken.

[Ron Saueracker]

Seriously, this is the only thread where it happens, and just got a different one even after running the anti adware thingy. Bizarre, man!!![X(]

[Admiral DadMan]

31 JAN 42

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Japanese Cruisers catch one of my AKs near Balikpapan trying to sneak supplies into Samadarina. She doesn't make it...

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Dutch PTs catch an IJN DesRon at Night near Samarinda but do nothing but lose one of their own...

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Japanese Ships hit Kendari again

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Japanese Ground forces blast away at Clark Field

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After nearly 2 months of war, here are the basic numbers:


SCORE:
Japan: 5553
Allied: 8450

SHIPS:
Allied: 72/772
(Major vessels lost: BB Nevada and Prince of Wales, 4 CA/CL, almost 20 DDs and nearly 10 subs)

Japan: 82/976
(Major vessels lost: CVL Ryujo and Zuiho, CS Chitose, almost 20 DDs, and 5 subs)

AIRCRAFT POINTS:
Allied: 768
Japan: 531

ARMY LOSSES:
Allied: 1830
Japan: 79

[Ron Saueracker]

Gbirkin

Thanks for the link. All the crap is finally gone! LOL That Viagra stuff was annoying as hell. Sorry for freakin' ya Dadman. LOL[:D]

[Admiral DadMan]

1 FEB 42

Not much action this round except this surprise:
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Allied B-17C Fortress Day Air attack on TF at Kendari; BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1

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Japanese Ground forces CAPTURE Kendari!!!

B-17E Fortress: 15 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 12 destroyed

oOOPS

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Japanese continue Bombardment of Clark Field

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Japanese Ground attack at Manila loses nearly 3000 men


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Well, Kendari is now lost, as I thought it would be. Wish my carriers were not so beat up, I would have contested it a bit more…

[Admiral DadMan]

2 FEB 42

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Japanese CA/CL force comes to Balikpapan and beats up my PTs. Nearly all are wiped out without a scratch to the IJN ships

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Japanese G3M Nell Day Air attack AK Katong at Georgetown, mortally wounding her

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Japanese Ground force bombard Singapore, Clark Field, and Manila

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Japanese Ground forces attack Taiping

Japanese casualties reported 1360
Allied casualties reported 379

[Admiral DadMan]

3 FEB 42

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Japanese Naval bombardment of Macassar blows up a bunch of stuff

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Japanese Ground forces attack Homan

2745 Japanese casualties reported
1356 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese forces conduct Bombardment attacks at Clark Field and Manila

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Japanese and Allied forces swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

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Allies lay some shell on Japanese troops at Samarinda

7 Allied casualties reported

Apparently, they were shooting at each other and not the Japanese…

[Admiral DadMan]

4 FEB 42

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Japanese G4M1 Betty Night Air attack on Batavia, hitting 3 merchant ships in the harbor.

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Allied Martin 139 Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching AK Kinryo Maru, setting her on fire

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Japanese G3M Nell Day Air attack on AK Virginian near Kuala, sinking her.

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Japanese G3M Nell Day Air attack on AK Oklahoman near Georgetown sinking her

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Japanese ground forces Bombard Clark Field and Manila.

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

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Allied Ground forces attack invaders at Samarinda

9 Japanese casualties reported
209 Allied casualties reported


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I have not reported on the constant air raids on Manila and Clark field from Naga that are almost daily in nature. Mainly, it's been the same thing every day, just blowing up stuff.

[Admiral DadMan]

5 FEB 42

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Japanese G4M1 Betty Night Air attack on Batavia for the 3 night in a row.

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Allied P-40E Warhawk Day Air attack on Jambi with fighter sweep that nets maybe 7 planes

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Allied aircraft Day Air attack on Tarakan with little results

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Allied aircraft Day Air attack on IJA 56th Division at Singapore. A few men are chewed up.

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Allied Martin 139 Day Air attack on TF 120nm N of Kunming. AK Kinryo Maru is left on fire. She is later finished off by Allied Sub KXIV

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Japanese D3A Val Day Air attack on Allied Ships near Baker Island. AVD USS Thornton is set ablaze.

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Japanese Ships conduct Naval bombardment of Macassar, trashing the place. Got most of my aircraft out in time.

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Japanese ground forces Bombard Clark Field and Manila.

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Japanese Ground forces attack at Taiping

885 casualties Japanese reported
293 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

310 Japanese casualties reported

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A real scouting failure on my part at Baker Island. AVD Thornton was there to tend the PBY Catalinas on patrol. I figured she could scoot if I saw a threat approach.

What DID approach was a TF with CVs IJN Soryu and possibly IJN Hiryu that snuck up on USS Thornton and trashed her. There are no carriers of mine in the area to catch this force, so he has done to me what I did to him.

[Admiral DadMan]

6 FEB 42

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Japanese Ships Naval bombardment at Macassar, again

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on 81st Chinese Corps at Hengchow

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Japanese Ki-21 Sally Day Air attack on SSVF Brigade at Taiping

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Japanese Carrier aircraft Day Air attack on TF near Canton Island. DD Aylwin, DMS Zane, DMS Hopkins, and 2 PCs are caught loitering and sunk.

This is CarDiv Two (Soryu/Hiryu) and CarDiv Five (Shokaku/Zuikaku). I was beginning to wonder where they were...

Mogami to DadMan:
just cruising around looking for stray Allied ships (or CV)

DadMan to Mogami:
And I thought you were just out collecting shells and other odd trinkets...

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Japanese Ground forces attack at Homan in Northern China

2749 Japanese casualties reported
1946 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila.

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

114 Japanese casualties reported

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Fortunately, I have had enough warning to re-route most of my convoy traffic away from the Mogami Dagger of Death.

[Admiral DadMan]

7 FEB 42

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Japanese ground troops unloading over beach at Macassar,

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Japanese G3M Nell Day Air attack on TF trying to shortcut thru the Gilberts. UGH…

APs Hugh L. Scott, President Fillmore, and Wharton, are all torpedoed and sunk.

The entire convoy with 811th Aviation Rgt went down with them. I should have kept better track of them.
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Japanese ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to shell the crap out of each other at Singapore

100 Japanese casualties reported
37 Allied casualties reported

After two months of war, Mogami is ahead of schedule, it appears.

He has all of the Phillipines excepting Manila, Clark Field, and Bataan.

He holds most of the DEI except the Maylay Barrier (Java, etc.).

I still hold out at Singapore, Georgetown, and Taiping. Rangoon is still Allied, but the massive IJA 55th Div approaches.

In China, it looks like Mogami is slowly looking to encircle me from the north.

Mogami has modest operations are moving forward in the Solomons where key islands such as Shortlands, Tulagi, and Guadacanal are Japanese. Rabaul and most of New Ireland, are also his.

The Gilberts are now occupied, and soon Mogami can start really calling the tune as to where he strikes.

I continue to play for time as he know I must...

[Admiral DadMan]

8 FEB 42

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Japanese G4M1 Betty Night Air attack on Darwin inflicts some serious insomnia.

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Another Allied P-40E Warhawk sweep mission to Jambi produces nada.

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Japanese D3A Val and B5N Kate of CarDiv Two and CarDiv Five launch Day Air attack on Pago Pago and surrounding areas.

1 MSW, 3 AK, and 2 TKs are sunk. URGGGGHH!

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Japanese Ground forces CAPTURE Macassar!!!

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Japanese Artillery shells Chinese defenders at Homan

247 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to shell the crap out of each other at Singapore

98 Japanese casualties reported
44 Allied casualties reported

[Capt. Harlock]

After two months of war, Mogami is ahead of schedule, it appears.

He has all of the Phillipines excepting Manila, Clark Field, and Bataan.

He holds most of the DEI except the Maylay Barrier (Java, etc.).

I still hold out at Singapore, Georgetown, and Taiping. Rangoon is still Allied, but the massive IJA 55th Div approaches.

Mogami is ahead of the historical timeline, but behind the average PBEM game. By the first week in February, the Japanese have usually mopped up the entire Malaysian Peninsula, taken Rangoon, and seized Manila, Clark AFB, or both. On the other hand, Mogami's style as the Japanese is generally slow but irresistible, so by his own personal standards I would say he's doing well, with one exception. Singapore is actually inflicting more IJA casualties than it's receiving. If Mogami is using historical forces this means trouble, since the defenders actually putnumbered the beseigers.

[mogami]

Hi, I don't plan things down to the day as far as when I will conduct a landing or capture a base. (thats impossible)
What I do prewar is decide those areas I wish to take and assign what I think are sufficent forces. I maintain a reserve to draw on. I plan on inflicting more damage then I sustain and allot time depending on how urgent the requriments are.
In Malaya we have a situation where the Allied force and Japanese forces are divided between North and South. I need to finish off the Northern Allied force to free up forces for Singspore. But I'm not going to accept high loss to do it faster.
The situation in the Philippines is going to improve in the near future for Japan.
I will allot more airforce to help.
I am still on time for meeting my prewar goals.

Phase II operations are begining to take shape as I recon the enemy dispositions and decide where I can go to cause the most damage. I don't have a 2nd Phase plan at start because it depends totally on the enemy.

Dadman is a very resourceful guy. He causes me a lot of headaches. (As do all my opponents.)
I don't really think I am suited to command the Japanese. I am not a risk taker. Most of my opponents are always allowed to score success against me for three reasons.

1. They take chances I never would
2. They don't seem to care about lossess to the degree that I do.
3. I don't attack places where as the Allied player I know I can hold or inflict more damage then I sustain. This helps because even in games where my Allied opponenets do not prepare a good defense I just assume it has been done.

I'm not out to break any speed or victory point records. I'm just trying to make it very hard for the enemy to score 2-1 ratio at any time during the game. I'll hve to see how it goes.
I have several players who are waiting for the patch before starting PBEM game. I am going to run Japan in 2 further games and will have a new plan that incorperates lessons learned in the 6 games I am already Japan. I can't find anything wrong with my Allied plan yet so I will use it again intact.

[Admiral DadMan]

9 FEB 42

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Japanese Ki-21 Sally Day Air attack Rangoon, blowing up some stuff, and adding a bomb to the collection of AP Dardanus,

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Allied Hudson I Day Air attack on Japanese TF 120 W of Macassar and plant a bomb on AO Erimo. She is part of the tanker train for CarDiv One.

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Japanese G3M Nell Day Air attack on TF, near Medan. AK Illinoian takes 2 torps.

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Japanese Ground forces attack at Homan in Northern China

4070 Japanese casualties reported
1855 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila.

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

61 Japanese casualties reported
8 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

10 FEB 42

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Japanese G3M Nell Day Air attack on AK Illinoian near Medan. She takes one more torp, and gives up the ghost…

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Japanese ground forces shell the city of Homan, China.

117 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila.

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

No Allied casualties are reported from Japanese shelling.

The Allied shelling generates 63 Japanese casualties and 1 Allied casualty. Perhaps he was the victim of a Friendly Fire incident. 1 Allied Gun was lost as well, so maybe there was a breech explosion from hang fire…

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Mogami

...Dadman is a very resourceful guy. He causes me a lot of headaches...

That's code-speak for, "DadMan is a psychopath."