Guinness Wars: Speedy vs Nik

[Nikademus]

we got 7 planes on the ground. yippie! [:D]

[DuckofTindalos]

What do you expect, a pat on the head? Get on with the job, Buttdemus![8D]

[Nikademus]

what do ya want? I'm waiting for him to come up with an overly ambitious, complex plan that spreads around his strength and allows me to set up an ambush that is so devious he'll think he's winning till the last possible moment when suddenly i'll turn the tables on him and then his carriers will be sunk and i'll regain the initiative.

Its foolproof.

[DuckofTindalos]

Oh, okay... Then it was probably an EXCELLENT idea to post that here on the board... Silly Buttboy.

[Nikademus]

I want him to attack my key Indian airfields at 6000 feet. Com'on wimp!

[DuckofTindalos]

After your long tirade about how dangerous your mod makes attacking at 6000', that might be iffy. But I'll try to beat up on him at SP, and maybe distract him a bit...

[Nikademus]

i was kidding. Its as safe to bomb my defended airbases at 6000 feet as it is in my game with Kaiser.

[Speedysteve]

Riiiiggghhhtttt....of course it is.............

[Speedysteve]

****News alert****

Nik convoy smashed..........

Day Air attack on TF at 74,103

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
D3A Val x 20
B5N Kate x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Oklahoman, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Mercury, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Alhena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Aroostook, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Vireo, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Alchiba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Rail, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Adhara
AK Betelgeuse
AK Arctic, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF at 74,103

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
D3A Val x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Quail, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mercury, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF at 74,103

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Mercury, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Oklahoman, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Alchiba, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Tern, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Aroostook, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Robin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Bridge, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Antares, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Adhara
MSW Turkey, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF at 74,103

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46
D3A Val x 59
B5N Kate x 74

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Arctic, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AK Antares, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Aroostook, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Alhena, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Oklahoman, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Robin, on fire, heavy damage

End result:

5 MSW and 6 AK confirmed sunk.

I originally spotted this convoy east of Baker Island and planned accordingly.

[Speedysteve]

2 big days of combat over PM and Mandalay.

I won over Mandalay, Nik did over PM.

At Mandalay Nik sent Buffalo's escorting Liberators, Wellingtons, Blenheims and Hudsons. Losses:

1 x Zero
1 x Sally

12 x Buffalo's
12 x Hudson's
7 x Blenheim's
4 x Liberator's

Over PM the battle was intense, very intense. I attacked over 2 days with roughly 60 bombers escorted by 50 Zero's. Nik countered with 25 x P40E's, 15 x P39's, 10 x Kittyhawk's.

Over 2 days the following was lost:

35 x Zero's
4 x Sally's
4 x Betties

16 x P40E's
11 x P39's
10 x Kittyhawk's

Total losses over 2 days amounted to 50 x Japanese vs 80ish Allied planes.

Steven

[DuckofTindalos]

That's quite the little shooting gallery you guys put up over PM.

[fabertong]

Woof........35 Zeros lost over Moresby.......you'll get the planes back, but the pilots.............

[Speedysteve]

Not as bad as you may think. In this scenario Japanese pilot training is enhanced as such I get something like 50 IJN a month and 100 IJA a month. I still have several trained pilots for both IJA and IJN.

PM will be an addition to the moon by the time I finish with it I assure you

[fabertong]

Speedy could you post 'the scores on the doors' for this game as I have lost track of who's kicking whom's *ss......

[Speedysteve]

I will do tonight. Its not pretty reading for Nik. For example; shipping losses are something like this:

Allied: 62 ships lost

Japanes: 1 ship lost

[;)]

[fabertong]

Ouch....that stings....Nik is going to need some cream for that............

[Speedysteve]

No major capital ships IIRC, apart from a couple of Aussie CA/CL's the rest are AP/AK/TK/MSW/PG/SS mainly from pranging Brisbane and wiping out his convoy a few days ago

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Not as bad as you may think. In this scenario Japanese pilot training is enhanced as such I get something like 50 IJN a month and 100 IJA a month. I still have several trained pilots for both IJA and IJN.

PM will be an addition to the moon by the time I finish with it I assure you

IJN replacement rate has been reduced to 25 pilots per month and IJA rate has been reduced to 40. The IJN pool starts the 42 scenario with 500 pilots.

early warning is really helping the P40's stay competative with the veteran Zeros. The last turn was probably their best preformance yet.

[Speedysteve]

Only major action was Nik trynig to bomb Lae with Forts from Australia. My Elite pilots took care of them. 6 vs 0.

Oh yeah. I also hit an AK with 2 torps. I doubt she'll make it.

Here is the latest intel screen:

[Speedysteve]

Air losses: