The Dumbest thing you ever did in WitP

[Przemcio231]

Ok i just wounder what is the Dumbest thing you Ever did in your Games
I start from Myself:
-Taking units from bases in china and now i woke up with all the industry there Destroyed and supply eaten out[:D]
-Landing on Batan [:D]
-Attacking PH on turn 1[:D]

[EUBanana]

On turn 1 putting the battleships at Pearl into a TF hoping he'd not set to naval attack (result - five sunk battleships)

[hawker]

You also bombard Cotabato with KB,dumb thing for sure[:D]

[hawker]

On turn 1 putting the battleships at Pearl into a TF hoping he'd not set to naval attack (result - five sunk battleships)

That is not dumb,that is called "run for your life"[:D]

[Nikademus]

I set my turn 1 CV tf to full speed but left it on retirement allowed. It hit Wake good, then ran full speed into range of KB.

DOH!

[Bombur]

-It was funny, wasn´t it, meanwhile your enemy (me...) grounded all Zeros and so I had neither CAP not escort for my bombers. Your CV and more two CA´s were lost (as 18 Buffalos couldn´t do too much against them...) but I had moderate damage (24) to Zuikaku and light damage (15-20) to Hiryu and Shokaku....KB immobilized for two months....

[Redd]

In my first and only game so far, I was concurrantly reading Pzb vs. Wobbly and playing against the AI so I pulled everything back to India without a fight. Silly me, the AI ain't gonna come get you.

[6971grunt]

Attack the USSR - apparently it releases numerous Soviet corps [infantry and armoured] that the rules fail to tell you about.[X(] I wonder if these units have been originally slated for the 8/45 activition [if so could this be a flaw]?[&:]

In any event, since the rules don't forewarn of this major consequence stay away[:-]

[Sardaukar]

Not dumbest but quite dumb...Sub Minelaying Truk and then after few days sending in Bombardment TF...lost a DD to own Mk 12 mine...[:'(]

[dtravel]

Included a mine-laying TF in an invasion. Had two APs full of troops hit my own mines on the same turn they were placed.

[Przemcio231]

Mine Laying hmmm never tried that but i bet if i do i will do something stupid with it[:D]

[Nikademus]

I may have to amend my dumbest move......i just lost a high VP value battleship by sailing it within Japanese torpedo aircraft range. "Darrrr......................u sunk my battleship!"

[Przemcio231]

Ohhh once i wanted to Engage Jap Carriers with my 2 US CV's it worked well my 2 damaged and Shoho sunk and Shokaku and Zuikaku damaged but i forgot one little thing... Bettys + their Torp's in Rabaul...

[scott64]

Yorktown within torpedeo range of Rabaul. [X(][:'(][8D]

[Przemcio231]

not only Yorktown but Lexington too...

[Thilo]

Going for that tiny TF with one CVL and some CAs in the middle of the pacific.
Problems: PBEM, I was Allied, it was 3/42, there were 6 CVs in the TF.
Had 3 Essex-CV very early in the game as a resukt of that encounter. Lost most of SoPac due to non-competative allied navy in 42.

[Przemcio231]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A Val x 57
B5N Kate x 56

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 22 damaged
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Maury
DD Craven

Is stupid staying with my CV's after hitting the US ships like this[:D][:D]

[Dino]

I started playing this game...

[Mike Wood]

Hello...

Long time ago. At the very start of the war, ordered BB Prince of Wales and BC Repulse, along with three DD to go down to Khota Bharu and stir up some trouble. Had spotted some ships unloading there. Instructed 2 Buffalo squadrons to provide long range air cover. One DD torpedoed on the way in. Surprised by 2 Japanese BB and some cruisers. Got knocked snotless. Next day on way back, many planes from Saigon attacked. Sad.

Bye...

Michael Wood

ORIGINAL: Przemcio231
Ok i just wounder what is the Dumbest thing you Ever did in your Games...

[bradfordkay]

Mike, you only did what the Brits did IRL, except that you co-ordinated your fighter cover. There's nothing to say that would not have happened if Force Z had reached the invasion convoys.

In my games (starts) against the AI, I have always (except once) sent Force Z to intercept the invasion fleets. IMO, this is why they were there. Sometimes I have lost one or more ships in this move, sometimes they have gotten off scot free. Once the Haruna had the dreaded "magazine explosion"...