Mogami v DadMan: The Wonder Years...

[Speedysteve]

Hi Dadman,

What SYS damage levels are your CV's at?

Regards,

Steven

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Hi Dadman,

What SYS damage levels are your CV's at?

Regards,

Steven

I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid... entirely. Ok, how about a range? Above 5 and under 50.

[Speedysteve]

You could just PM me [;)]

[mogami]

Hi, Ah Dadman don't be so paranoid. The people have a right to know.
List all your ships by location and current damage and training.
Do the same with all your airgroups and LCU.
I'd do mine but no one cares about Japanese units.

[Mike Solli]

Mogami, I do, but you can always PM me.[:D]

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi, Ah Dadman don't be so paranoid. The people have a right to know.
List all your ships by location and current damage and training.
Do the same with all your airgroups and LCU.
I'd do mine but no one cares about Japanese units.

Paranoid? Huh? What? Who said that? Who are you?

[mogami]

BOO[X(][X(][X(]

[Admiral DadMan]

AAAACK!!!!!

[Speedysteve]

I'm with Mog.

Infact Dad PM'd me. Anyone who wants to know just pay me a fiver and all the info is yours [:D]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]28 AUG 42

Japanese TF troops unloading over beach at Normanby Island, 57,95
58 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on Port Moresby [/font] (Mogami’s version of Bowling for Buzzards)

[font="Courier New"]Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9
Port supply hits 1

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Normanby Island!!![/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Speedy

I'm with Mog.

Infact Dad PM'd me. Anyone who wants to know just pay me a fiver and all the info is yours [:D]

What makes you think I gave you the right numbers?

[Speedysteve]

Then you wouldn't mind if I posted them here right? [;)]

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Then you wouldn't mind if I posted them here right? [;)]

Like a famous Chief Engineer of NCC-1701, I sometimes skew my damage by a factor of 4. That way I keep my reputation as a miracle worker.

You're a truely lovely man. Now knock it off, or I'll send another raiding party to Bungo Suido.

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]29 AUG 42

Japanese TF unloading troops over beach at Lombok
1458 Japanese casualties reported
852 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on Port Moresby
14 Allied casualties reported
Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 20

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Allied B-17E Fortress Day Air attack on Baker Island
68 Japanese casualties reported Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 33[/font]


Let the pounding of Baker begin

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]30 AUG 42

Japanese TF unloading troops over beach at Lombok
66 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on Port Moresby
Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 21
Port hits 1

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Allied B-17E Fortress Day Air attack on Baker Island
44 Japanese casualties reported

Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 18

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Japanese Banzai Charge at Lombok

Attacking force 13109 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1450 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 78 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lombok!!!

9 Japanese casualties reported Guns lost 1

1782 Allied casualties reported Guns lost 1[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]31 AUG 42

B-17E Fortress Day Air attack on Baker Island

52 Japanese casualties reported Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 28[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

Wow, what a Month!!

The great carrier battle off Nanoumea has really turned the tide for the Allies in terms of stemming any serious expansionist threat beyond the conquered territories. Japan has only 1 fleet carrier left (Hiryu) supported by 2 mini-CVs (Junyo and Hiyo). Still a potent force, but one I can rekon with.

I expect him now to go into defensive mode and adopt hit and run tactics with defense in depth. Of course that would mean that I would have to go on the offensive. I'm not ready for that until about Jan 43.

SCORE: (Previous month in parenthesis)
Allies: 8286 (6736)
Japan: 20870 (20133)

BASES Controlled/Points
Allies- 149/3177 (154/3086 )
Japan- 299/3852 (294/3781 )

AIRCRAFT LOSS Points
Allies- 2800 (2581)
Japan- 1832 (1548)

TROOP LOSS Points
Allies- 10207 (10056)
Japan- 307 (296)

SHIPS/POINTS
Allied- 266/4012 (264/3715)
(3 CV, 5 BB, 2 CA, 8 CL, 34 DD, 21 SS, many AP/AK/TK/AO)
CV Wasp is the big name this month

Japan-162/2970 (152/1995)
(5 CV, 3 CVL, 1 CS, 1 CA, 1 CL, 28 DD, 8 SS, more than 25 AP/AK/TK/AO)
CVs Soryu, Shokaku, Zuikaku, and CA Tone are the most notable

-Lexington has been released from dock at Pearl Harbor and is in the Coral Sea with Yorktown (Mogami already knows this).

-Saratoga is still on pace to be ready near Jan 43 before she's in service again.

The Carrier Battle Fleet, led by Wasp, supported by Yorktown and Hornet did well in the Canton area, covering the raider force and depriving Mogami of 3 more CVs at the cost of 1 of mine plus 1 BB seriously damaged. Having to operate my CVs in single CV TFs showed its weakness when those Bettys put a torp in Hornet . Not pleased about that. The Carrier Battle Fleet will not be re-formed until either Hornet or Saratoga are battle-worthy again.

I will now continue to look to keep Mogami slowed down. It looks like Port Moresby and Timor are next. Not much I can do to stop him, not sure I even want to unless those places become a problem.

I'm wondering about Mogami's lack of submarine activity. Haven't seen an I-boat in months...

[Admiral DadMan]

Below is the current state of affairs as of 1 Sep 42. Not too out of whack except that there is a huge salient complicating shipment of supplies from USA to Oz.

The salient comprises of the Gilbert/Marshall Island chain (1), and The Solomons, namely Guadalcanal (2).

It looked to me that Mogami was looking to deepen those salients by taking Canton Island (3) and Espiritu Santo (4). Due to the buildup of Canton and Noumea as well as what I can now bring to bear, I think Mogami might be going Bunker now.

Port Moresby (5) will soon fall, which means all the more work I must do to reclaim New Guinea. He’s got at least 2 division there.

Losing 3 carrier battles complicates his mobile striking power {(a) Banda Sea, (b) Kendari, (c) Nanoumea}.

Currently I'm pondering 3 different strategic approches to the offensive he is sure to know is coming. However, there are enough stupid things I can still do to lose on VPs by 1 JAN 43.

[Speedysteve]

Nice summary Dadman

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Nice summary Dadman

Thanks. 10 min of Paint.net and a quick blurb.