frustrated
Unloaded more troops into rabual
Lesson, never attack with out HQ support NEVER!!!
Wobbly gets his ships out of Darwin
I hit balikapapan again
Wobbly commits some AVG to malaya and savages my sallies and nates there. The oscars also bleed. He , as usual has noted very well where my zeros aint, and attacked.
The mini KB near darwin sinks 2 msw.
Alor star falls.
Still hung up at rangoon
Herbie goes Bananas yet again
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RE: Must get organised!!!
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RE: Must get organised!!!
Another AL trick, bought to you by PZB. I feel like Wobbly's second chance, everything he has learnt against him he can apply to me!!!
B17s operating from BUrma hitting my troops advancing on Rangoon.
Ouch!
I lose 2 APs today to his LBA, just cant cover it all
Rabual sucks, really stuck there, Im too exhausted to kick him out, and vice versa.
Rangoon forts to 3
B17s operating from BUrma hitting my troops advancing on Rangoon.
Ouch!
I lose 2 APs today to his LBA, just cant cover it all
Rabual sucks, really stuck there, Im too exhausted to kick him out, and vice versa.
Rangoon forts to 3
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slugging away
Sent in 1cl and 4dd to clear out the pt boats at Kuching, got them[:'(]
At balikpapan 2BBs and 4 DDs also account for some PTs before bombarding
Balikapapan airfield is hit by 167 nells operating from jolo
Malacca is the next target, most zeros in the area are on anti PT boat action
Way down south the southern invasion slides towards darwin
At balikpapan 2BBs and 4 DDs also account for some PTs before bombarding
Balikapapan airfield is hit by 167 nells operating from jolo
Malacca is the next target, most zeros in the area are on anti PT boat action
Way down south the southern invasion slides towards darwin
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RE: Herbie goes Bananas yet again
30/12/41
Began unloading at macassar today, a brigade is involved, hoping to clear a flank, and open up the macassar channel for future operations.
His martins attack me at Brunie, nasty pin pricks
In the phillipines I land at Dajangas
In Malaya the slow slug south continues
Ships entering Torres straight headed for PM, and unloading commences in the hex beside Darwin, avaiding the mines and fort guns, a lot slower, but far , far safer.
Began unloading at macassar today, a brigade is involved, hoping to clear a flank, and open up the macassar channel for future operations.
His martins attack me at Brunie, nasty pin pricks
In the phillipines I land at Dajangas
In Malaya the slow slug south continues
Ships entering Torres straight headed for PM, and unloading commences in the hex beside Darwin, avaiding the mines and fort guns, a lot slower, but far , far safer.
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RE: Herbie goes Bananas yet again
Wobbly continues the hold for awhile, then orderly retreat tactic on several fronts
In China all is very quiet
In malaya I capture georgetown
Taiping only has 1 brigade defending
In burma wobbly has 2 brigades pushed into moulieman?. Im not trying to exert too much pressure, I think Wobbly will just fight a little, then withdraw, so Im happy to let that happen at the moment
In Borneo still unloading at malacca, his subs and LBA are still drawing some blood.
In the phillipines my 38th division gets ahead of the pack, and is very rudely pushed out of Clarke, which is very heavily defended.
Im going to have big trouble here.
In China all is very quiet
In malaya I capture georgetown
Taiping only has 1 brigade defending
In burma wobbly has 2 brigades pushed into moulieman?. Im not trying to exert too much pressure, I think Wobbly will just fight a little, then withdraw, so Im happy to let that happen at the moment
In Borneo still unloading at malacca, his subs and LBA are still drawing some blood.
In the phillipines my 38th division gets ahead of the pack, and is very rudely pushed out of Clarke, which is very heavily defended.
Im going to have big trouble here.
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RE: Herbie goes Bananas yet again
1/1/42
And a nasty shock for the new year
In China some LBA hit my shipping lazily doing nothing at Pecadores.
50 ships in the harbour, only 1 hit, the AD repair ship
BUggar, poo, double buggar!!!
At Darwin he appears to be bugging out, some wirriways attack, very ineffective
Subs attack at darwin
Macassar falls
The invasion fleet is scattered all over the place, invasion convoys, replenishment ships, BB task forces, KB, MinI KB, and the float plane carriers
Im really showing my skill-- NOT!!!!
Im unloading at miri
And a nasty shock for the new year
In China some LBA hit my shipping lazily doing nothing at Pecadores.
50 ships in the harbour, only 1 hit, the AD repair ship
BUggar, poo, double buggar!!!
At Darwin he appears to be bugging out, some wirriways attack, very ineffective
Subs attack at darwin
Macassar falls
The invasion fleet is scattered all over the place, invasion convoys, replenishment ships, BB task forces, KB, MinI KB, and the float plane carriers
Im really showing my skill-- NOT!!!!
Im unloading at miri
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When you are on a good thing.....
Wobbly sticks to it.
He hits me again at pecadores, despite CAP, damages more ships.
I tell em to bug out
I hit Rabual now with big raid of Betties from Truk.
His B17s are in action in Burma again
Ive unloaded another division at Naga, it enters manilla
2 divisions, 1 brigade in the phillipines now
4 Divisions in the southern operations
2 divisions Burma
Everything else is in malaya, and I mean everything!
He hits me again at pecadores, despite CAP, damages more ships.
I tell em to bug out
I hit Rabual now with big raid of Betties from Truk.
His B17s are in action in Burma again
Ive unloaded another division at Naga, it enters manilla
2 divisions, 1 brigade in the phillipines now
4 Divisions in the southern operations
2 divisions Burma
Everything else is in malaya, and I mean everything!
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RE: When you are on a good thing.....
3/1/42
capture miri
B17s operating in Burma again, not very dangerous yet, but they scare the crap out of me long term
A wobbly deliberate attack in manilla fails, thankfully my division holds
And he finally spots my invasion fleet now near Thursday island
capture miri
B17s operating in Burma again, not very dangerous yet, but they scare the crap out of me long term
A wobbly deliberate attack in manilla fails, thankfully my division holds
And he finally spots my invasion fleet now near Thursday island
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The grand strategy
begins to unfold.
Take malaya quickly and at little cost, then keep heading south down Java.
Isolate the DEI via Darwin, take the solomons quickly
Slowly take the phillipines, awaiting PPs to get another division for the final assualt there
Bluff in Burma
Hope like Hell his CVs try to stop the southern push, but know wobbly, I doubt it!
Began unloading at Thursday island
wobbly E mails me, reckons Im after Australia
At darwin lots of wobbly units streaming south, my troops march towards Darwin at a very satisfactory rate
Some Wirriways are about, but no real damage done
Quite a lot of air action in Burma, Im not committing yet.
Take malaya quickly and at little cost, then keep heading south down Java.
Isolate the DEI via Darwin, take the solomons quickly
Slowly take the phillipines, awaiting PPs to get another division for the final assualt there
Bluff in Burma
Hope like Hell his CVs try to stop the southern push, but know wobbly, I doubt it!
Began unloading at Thursday island
wobbly E mails me, reckons Im after Australia
At darwin lots of wobbly units streaming south, my troops march towards Darwin at a very satisfactory rate
Some Wirriways are about, but no real damage done
Quite a lot of air action in Burma, Im not committing yet.
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RE: The grand strategy
5/1/42
wobbly bugs out of manilla, another good move.
Im happy to take the place without damage
China, I have a sq of Nates that refuse to stop strafing an airfield, may have to disband them to make em stop!
Betties hit rabual again
120 nells hit tarakan
manilla falls
Rangoon, Wobbly slips the net again, and successfully marches past my troops and gets away.
Basically all his troops got away in burma, which shows how good a player i aint.
Thursday island falls
2 divisions begin unloading North of PM, another approaches Gilli Gilli
KB covers it, Mini KB covers the PM invasion
Troops enter darwin tomorrow
Still crawing south as planned in malaya, troops at Kuala lumpar are resting while 3 brigades take that road from east to west coast, trying to cut off troops at kuala lumpar
I invite wobbly to come out and play
Now Im really worried, he says, OK!!![8D]
wobbly bugs out of manilla, another good move.
Im happy to take the place without damage
China, I have a sq of Nates that refuse to stop strafing an airfield, may have to disband them to make em stop!
Betties hit rabual again
120 nells hit tarakan
manilla falls
Rangoon, Wobbly slips the net again, and successfully marches past my troops and gets away.
Basically all his troops got away in burma, which shows how good a player i aint.
Thursday island falls
2 divisions begin unloading North of PM, another approaches Gilli Gilli
KB covers it, Mini KB covers the PM invasion
Troops enter darwin tomorrow
Still crawing south as planned in malaya, troops at Kuala lumpar are resting while 3 brigades take that road from east to west coast, trying to cut off troops at kuala lumpar
I invite wobbly to come out and play
Now Im really worried, he says, OK!!![8D]
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Up to speed
Finally caught up with the posting
Im unloading still at PM, in darwin I order a deliberate attack
In Burma Im sending many A/c and support units now into the area, he has troops on Adaman island, so a recon is needed. The paras are in bangkok.
Rangoon is now mine, but it will be a week before all troops are in position, lots of base forces to organise
In malaya, gathering all troops at Kuala lumpar, the final drive south should go quickly
I have absolutely no idea of the location of wobbly CVs, or really even a grasp of his grand strategy. tactically he is too good for me, playing against him reminds me of playing against the Borg of Star trek fame. Every move calculated, and whan he attacks....
just read our UV AAR to see methodical AL at work
Im unloading still at PM, in darwin I order a deliberate attack
In Burma Im sending many A/c and support units now into the area, he has troops on Adaman island, so a recon is needed. The paras are in bangkok.
Rangoon is now mine, but it will be a week before all troops are in position, lots of base forces to organise
In malaya, gathering all troops at Kuala lumpar, the final drive south should go quickly
I have absolutely no idea of the location of wobbly CVs, or really even a grasp of his grand strategy. tactically he is too good for me, playing against him reminds me of playing against the Borg of Star trek fame. Every move calculated, and whan he attacks....
just read our UV AAR to see methodical AL at work
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Grrrrr
Burma, not much happening, just getting base units fwd, and A/C to challenge his LBA
rangoon was emty of fuel, the resources ect not too badly damaged
In malaya he bugs out of Kuala Lumpar, so My Air pounded Johore Bharu.
The steamroller is ordered south, I doubt little will stop it
In Borneo a sq of zeros take out a pt boat trying to attack shipping at Jolo
The GRRRR is for macassar, his LBA damages 2 APs badly, no real cap provided
The phillipines just saw some bombing, Im waiting on PPs for another division for the PHillipines
Down south, 1 division attacked 1 fort at darwin, and did not take it.
double GRRRRR, grrrr.
A BB bombardment tomorrow might solve that
North of PM 2 full divisions are unloaded, and march south towards the port. No disruption at all !!
Gilli Gilli is invaded tomorrow
Hitting rabaul by air tomorrow again, will try another attack soon
I have a nasty feeling of wobbly interference soon.....
rangoon was emty of fuel, the resources ect not too badly damaged
In malaya he bugs out of Kuala Lumpar, so My Air pounded Johore Bharu.
The steamroller is ordered south, I doubt little will stop it
In Borneo a sq of zeros take out a pt boat trying to attack shipping at Jolo
The GRRRR is for macassar, his LBA damages 2 APs badly, no real cap provided
The phillipines just saw some bombing, Im waiting on PPs for another division for the PHillipines
Down south, 1 division attacked 1 fort at darwin, and did not take it.
double GRRRRR, grrrr.
A BB bombardment tomorrow might solve that
North of PM 2 full divisions are unloaded, and march south towards the port. No disruption at all !!
Gilli Gilli is invaded tomorrow
Hitting rabaul by air tomorrow again, will try another attack soon
I have a nasty feeling of wobbly interference soon.....
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Japfanboy wet dream victory!
Wobbly returns to the war.
After exchanging E mail pleasantries (we still have a UV game going), I played the turn.
With PZB hammering him, and with this turn, if he doesnt give up playing WITP he has more guts than I
I continued to unload a division at Gilli Gilli
Finished unloading North hex to Port Moresby
Subs attacked near PM, but missed
Another annoying Bomb attack from China, Hong Kong got hit
OK, so far so good
Zeros sweep Mandalaby, and chew up the AVG Nicely[:'(]
Now the whole plan of this Port Moresby Tactic has been to hopefully lure the American Fleet to battle.
Wobbly being hyper aggressive, all those shiny BBs ect.......
Walrus sights KB 4 hexes south of the reefs to the east of Gilli Gilli
KB Strikes, range 5 Hexes
11 zero, 20val,21 Kate, 42 Wildcat CAP
Enterprise 2 Hits
Saratoga 2 Hits
Lexington 1 hit[:D]
48zero,89 Val, 21 kate, 30 wildcat Cap
The Cap is destroyed
CA Astoria 4 Hits
CA Achilles 2 Hits
CA Northhampton 5 hits
CA Chester 2 Hits
Ca Canberra,2 hits
2 dds hit
3 zero, 20kates hit 2 dds
3 zeros 20 kates hit canberra again
The PM Phase opens, and KB Reacts towards him, range down to 4 hexes, now for the torpedoes.
He attacks, 10 wildcats, 34 DBs, 39 zero CAP
Only 8 DBs get through, Missing Akagi and Kaga
39DBs , 39 Zeros (Pile in boys, plenty for all!)
8DBs attack, Kaga is hit, its a dud!
55 Zero, 15Val, 10Wildcat CAP
No hits
Then the coup de grace, a huge nicely coordinated strike
Saratoga goes under a hail of torpedoes and bombs[:D][:D][:D]
Lexington goes under her hail of bombs and torpedoes[:D][:D][:D]
Chicago is hit
Northhampton, Achilles, stuart sink
Darwin Falls
Gilli Gilli falls
Rabual holds[:(] STILL!!!!
Losses, 7 zero, 10 kate, 10 val
70 Wildcats, 75 DBs, 30 Devastators went down with the carriers
Lesson
The faster a CV group is moving, the greater the chance of an Uncoordinated strike.
KB was motionless, all in 1 big taskforce, by all other accounts I should have experienced uncoordinated strikes.
Orders for today.....
4 hexes due south of KB I have reports of 6, yes 6 BBs in a task force, and another of 6 CAs.
I believe this is the pearl harbour battle line, his fleet, now without aircover, alone in the coral sea (I Believe Enterprise flight deck closed)
KB Fuel is critical, and she has few escorts, but boldness is called for here.
I must risk a at sea intercept
KB is split into 3, each division heading 4 or 5 hexes south, south east, southwest.
If I run smack into the battle line Im going to lose badly, if he runs, I have a massive chance to really get the Jap fanboy wet dream victory.
This is where the war will be decided.
BANZIA!!!!!
After exchanging E mail pleasantries (we still have a UV game going), I played the turn.
With PZB hammering him, and with this turn, if he doesnt give up playing WITP he has more guts than I
I continued to unload a division at Gilli Gilli
Finished unloading North hex to Port Moresby
Subs attacked near PM, but missed
Another annoying Bomb attack from China, Hong Kong got hit
OK, so far so good
Zeros sweep Mandalaby, and chew up the AVG Nicely[:'(]
Now the whole plan of this Port Moresby Tactic has been to hopefully lure the American Fleet to battle.
Wobbly being hyper aggressive, all those shiny BBs ect.......
Walrus sights KB 4 hexes south of the reefs to the east of Gilli Gilli
KB Strikes, range 5 Hexes
11 zero, 20val,21 Kate, 42 Wildcat CAP
Enterprise 2 Hits
Saratoga 2 Hits
Lexington 1 hit[:D]
48zero,89 Val, 21 kate, 30 wildcat Cap
The Cap is destroyed
CA Astoria 4 Hits
CA Achilles 2 Hits
CA Northhampton 5 hits
CA Chester 2 Hits
Ca Canberra,2 hits
2 dds hit
3 zero, 20kates hit 2 dds
3 zeros 20 kates hit canberra again
The PM Phase opens, and KB Reacts towards him, range down to 4 hexes, now for the torpedoes.
He attacks, 10 wildcats, 34 DBs, 39 zero CAP
Only 8 DBs get through, Missing Akagi and Kaga
39DBs , 39 Zeros (Pile in boys, plenty for all!)
8DBs attack, Kaga is hit, its a dud!
55 Zero, 15Val, 10Wildcat CAP
No hits
Then the coup de grace, a huge nicely coordinated strike
Saratoga goes under a hail of torpedoes and bombs[:D][:D][:D]
Lexington goes under her hail of bombs and torpedoes[:D][:D][:D]
Chicago is hit
Northhampton, Achilles, stuart sink
Darwin Falls
Gilli Gilli falls
Rabual holds[:(] STILL!!!!
Losses, 7 zero, 10 kate, 10 val
70 Wildcats, 75 DBs, 30 Devastators went down with the carriers
Lesson
The faster a CV group is moving, the greater the chance of an Uncoordinated strike.
KB was motionless, all in 1 big taskforce, by all other accounts I should have experienced uncoordinated strikes.
Orders for today.....
4 hexes due south of KB I have reports of 6, yes 6 BBs in a task force, and another of 6 CAs.
I believe this is the pearl harbour battle line, his fleet, now without aircover, alone in the coral sea (I Believe Enterprise flight deck closed)
KB Fuel is critical, and she has few escorts, but boldness is called for here.
I must risk a at sea intercept
KB is split into 3, each division heading 4 or 5 hexes south, south east, southwest.
If I run smack into the battle line Im going to lose badly, if he runs, I have a massive chance to really get the Jap fanboy wet dream victory.
This is where the war will be decided.
BANZIA!!!!!
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Wacking wobbly
Burma is going OK, 2 divisions and 1 regiment seem to have wobbly in retreat mode, getting some base forces in
Malaya, ordered a shock attack at Malacca, the steamroller should now really begin to roll
Taking out many of the Lillies and nates ect, putting them into reserve, the sallies in theatre are going to be redeployed to the Phillipines next
Here 3 divisions advance on Clarke, its a slow march to the place
troops are clearing the southern Phillipines, Davao will be the invasion departure point for the DEI
Every base with oil and resources are going to need massive supply to repair, no luck this department at all
I give up with Rabual, how the hell do you take the place!!!
Darwin troops are going to reload , then gather at Davao, a base force and garrison regiment are on the way
Troops for PM are very slowly moving towards the base, its going to take a lot longer than I thought, but no way can Wobbly get in a relief, not with the current Naval situation
Gilli Gilli troops begin to reload, rabual for them
troops soon to arrive at Lunga
South east Pacific is almost mine
Lots of fuel to be dumped at Lunga and Gilli Gilli (hope this works), if not rabual
Mini KB is headed to rendevou with KB, intend to shuffle CVs, leave 2 big 1cvl in the area to ensure no Wobbly counter
The whole plan was to catch Wobbly CVs, never thought it would happen, so Im not sure where to send KB next!
Probably a big strike on Noumea, hunt more shipping, then cover DEI invasion
The carnage continued today, for the loss of 1 Val, confirmed sank 3CA, 1 CL 2, maybe 3 DD
Fuel is all but out, tomorrow must retire, he scattered everywhere, no sign of the Enterprise, or any BBs, ships still all over the place.
So its January, and there are no allied CVs left to worry about for the month, what would you do?
Malaya, ordered a shock attack at Malacca, the steamroller should now really begin to roll
Taking out many of the Lillies and nates ect, putting them into reserve, the sallies in theatre are going to be redeployed to the Phillipines next
Here 3 divisions advance on Clarke, its a slow march to the place
troops are clearing the southern Phillipines, Davao will be the invasion departure point for the DEI
Every base with oil and resources are going to need massive supply to repair, no luck this department at all
I give up with Rabual, how the hell do you take the place!!!
Darwin troops are going to reload , then gather at Davao, a base force and garrison regiment are on the way
Troops for PM are very slowly moving towards the base, its going to take a lot longer than I thought, but no way can Wobbly get in a relief, not with the current Naval situation
Gilli Gilli troops begin to reload, rabual for them
troops soon to arrive at Lunga
South east Pacific is almost mine
Lots of fuel to be dumped at Lunga and Gilli Gilli (hope this works), if not rabual
Mini KB is headed to rendevou with KB, intend to shuffle CVs, leave 2 big 1cvl in the area to ensure no Wobbly counter
The whole plan was to catch Wobbly CVs, never thought it would happen, so Im not sure where to send KB next!
Probably a big strike on Noumea, hunt more shipping, then cover DEI invasion
The carnage continued today, for the loss of 1 Val, confirmed sank 3CA, 1 CL 2, maybe 3 DD
Fuel is all but out, tomorrow must retire, he scattered everywhere, no sign of the Enterprise, or any BBs, ships still all over the place.
So its January, and there are no allied CVs left to worry about for the month, what would you do?
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RE: Herbie goes Bananas yet again
With 3 allied CVs gone in January, but also a totally wrecked invasion of Malaya and the phillipines also, a mutual decision to restart with 1.5 ( if it comes soon) is taken.
Lesson learned
Prepare.
Prepare and plan better.
And prepare better
We look forward to another attempt soon.
Lesson learned
Prepare.
Prepare and plan better.
And prepare better
We look forward to another attempt soon.
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