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ORIGINAL: 1EyedJacks

Dude! I've never seen that B4. I've seen two bases hooking up but never 4 - too cool!

Hi Mike! [:)]

Too cool? Not at all - it happened against me! [:@] The game surely must be broken. Either that or it's Nik's fault. It would only be cool if it were my forces launching that strike! [;)]

In truth I thought it was interesting also. I've noticed two bases hooking up many times and even three on a small handful of occassions (half a dozen maybe). Never four, and rarely/never at different distances.

ORIGINAL: ctangus

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

Our convoy reached safety with no losses (though a little bit of grumbling as the battleship escort force retired back to Taranto @ full speed while the convoy was still a hundred miles from port....Supermarina was worried about a possible carrier strike on their precious battleships.

Bugger, I missed that withdrawal - I might have played the turn differently otherwise. Was that the TF that was 3 or 4 hexes from Taranto last turn?

As Nik said, it was a relatively quiet turn. Malta airfield is back down to 0/0 damage (after 0/11 yesterday) and the supply situation is still good. The final orders for Operation Neener Neener have been issued. More plans are in the works.

Aircraft losses were 6 to 11 in the allied favor today.

Here's one thing I haven't often seen. The Axis managed a coordinated attack from 4 different bases (at different distances) from Malta:

Supermarina "justified" the early withdrawl on the basis that the convoy would be well within friendly air cover by the time any enemy forces could race in......the Regina Aeronautica was poised to deliver a crushing blow to the Allied boogerheads!

Regia Aeronautica, not Regina Aeronautica... Illiterate Fleattlite...

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Regia Aeronautica, not Regina Aeronautica... Illiterate Fleattlite...

[:D][:D][:D] You are a very cruel man T.

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Regia Aeronautica, not Regina Aeronautica... Illiterate Fleattlite...

pffff......can't help it if i post before coffee. Your just Jelous(tm) because i live in the best, most caffinated city in the world.......wheeeeeee!

You must ALWAYS post "before coffee", then... None of your posts ever make sense...[:'(]

definately Jelous(tm)....

posts this morning on my part however may indeed not make sense and contain many syntax errors so happy day for lazy dane with nothing better to do but sit on this webboard and mock your betters.... [:'(]

(Four hours of sleep will do that a person.......time for the 2nd dosage of coffee.....[>:])

One of Benito's convoy ships, captained by a purple partner has been recently spotted... note the alert bearing to try to detect incoming Allied aircraft and subs...

Pffffftttt... I've got important busy work anyway...

That's Dino Vino Bella.......captain in charge of my supply convoy, seen shortly after arrival kicking back and listening to the latest news stories documenting the steady defeat of our enemies. The cowardly British were no match for our glorious forces. We laugh at their pitiful Stringbags and Mutt American fighter planes......

ORIGINAL: ctangus

ORIGINAL: 1EyedJacks

Dude! I've never seen that B4. I've seen two bases hooking up but never 4 - too cool!

Hi Mike! [:)]

Too cool? Not at all - it happened against me! [:@] The game surely must be broken. Either that or it's Nik's fault. It would only be cool if it were my forces launching that strike! [;)]

In truth I thought it was interesting also. I've noticed two bases hooking up many times and even three on a small handful of occassions (half a dozen maybe). Never four, and rarely/never at different distances.

Hi Chuck,

Just curious - are most of the commanding officers in your air units running high skill, moral, and air stats? It looks like you are fielding most of the planes in your air units. I know you said your supplies are good and your engineers seem to be doing a bang-up job of filling the runway holes. What do you have for Air HQs?

It's cools to watch the changes going on with this mod. Anyway - I'll be checking up on this AAR to see how ya'll are doing.

TTFN,

Mike

Today we had our best day against pesky ol' Malta...destroying several dozen planes (air/ground combined). I LUV our airforces! Sadly, a Hurricane managed to down and kill an Experten today....his Bf-109 going down in a sea of flames. His naturally perterbed friends retaliated by shooting down 5 Hurricanes in revenge.

In other news the cowardly 9th Brigade retreated before our glorious Panzers could come and share cookies and tea with them.....how RUDE!


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42

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Day Air attack on 9th Indian Brigade, at 44,129

Japanese aircraft
MC-200 x 9
Ju-87 B (Ger) x 14

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ju-87 B (Ger) bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
MC-200 x 11
Bf-109F-4 x 20
MC-202 x 19
Re-2001 x 15
BR 20 M x 29
Ju-88A-4 x 17

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 16
Kittyhawk I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
MC-200: 1 damaged
Bf-109F-4: 1 destroyed
MC-202: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Re-2001: 2 damaged
BR 20 M: 20 damaged
Ju-88A-4: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 11 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 5 destroyed
Beaufighter VIF: 1 destroyed
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 21000 feet
9 x BR 20 M bombing at 21000 feet
12 x BR 20 M bombing at 21000 feet
3 x BR 20 M bombing at 21000 feet
2 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 21000 feet
1 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 21000 feet
3 x BR 20 M bombing at 21000 feet
2 x BR 20 M bombing at 21000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
Bf-109F-4 Trop x 20
Ju-88A-4 x 41

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ju-88A-4: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 8 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
Sunderland: 2 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
13 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
12 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
2 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
2 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
CR-42 x 10
SM 84 x 3
SM 79 x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
SM 84: 3 damaged
SM 79 : 1 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x SM 84 bombing at 22000 feet
2 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soluch , at 44,129

Japanese aircraft
Bf-109F-4 R2 Recon x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Tobruk , at 50,128

Japanese aircraft
SM 79 x 15
Ju-88A-4 x 10

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 3
Spitfire Vc x 6
Kittyhawk I x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
SM 79 : 12 damaged
Ju-88A-4: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire Vc: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SM 79 bombing at 9000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 9000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 9000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 9000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 9000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 9000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 9000 feet

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Ground combat at Soluch

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21907 troops, 251 guns, 793 vehicles, Assault Value = 727

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 750 - adjusted assault: 596

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 596 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Soluch base !!!

Yikes, supply is already becoming critical for Rommel........Supplies are unloading at Tripoli albeit slowly......work faster!

Are your people becoming immune to the purple luv attacks...?

I only wish Matrix would get behind this project! I'm getting tired of the pacific.[:(]

noone is immune to the PURPLE LUV attack!

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

noone is immune to the PURPLE LUV attack!

Apparently your Libyan dock workers are...

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

Today we had our best day against pesky ol' Malta...destroying several dozen planes (air/ground combined). I LUV our airforces! Sadly, a Hurricane managed to down and kill an Experten today....his Bf-109 going down in a sea of flames. His naturally perterbed friends retaliated by shooting down 5 Hurricanes in revenge.

I have to admit that hurt! I thought Barney LUVED me. I had flown in 4 fresh fighter squadrons & they got slaughtered.

In other news the cowardly 9th Brigade retreated before our glorious Panzers could come and share cookies and tea with them.....how RUDE!

Aw, shucks. We're just preparing the party elsewhere.

Here's a look at the intel screen for the day:

Kill ratio of 44 to 9... Heh...[8D]

It's not a big surprise, but it's been confirmed that the forces of purple are not only advancing around the coast of Cyrenaica but also across the desert.

I haven't closely looked at the Axis side of this mod yet, so I'm trying to estimate the enemy strength using recon & sigint. 3 armored divisions are proceeding up the coast (2 German, 1 Italian.) The one unit entering the desert appears to be about brigade strength. Of 4 follow-on units I've only identified one - the 16th Italian Field Artillery Regt.