13/10/44
Crikey -fallen of the front pages I is...............
The big -well the only Convoy i have of note leaves Naga - for home. It has a stupidly big escort of Pgs, MSW, pc's -and 2 dedicated ASW groups on set to follow.
get the pop corn ready -this is going to be one hell of a trip to get em home -they aim straight for tokyo..
I have counted planes -2000 fighters in Japan -average experience about 40[8|] -and I give up battling pilot bug -Im converting bombers to Kamis as fast as I can.
14/10/44
In China its very bad -Tabpub tries a direct attack at Hsingyang -and bounces badly.
You probably read about it already -but I order a counter attack -I must try to bust the trap -and get out of here!
The huge convoy encounters -and sinks 2 ss!
And shsssssssssssssssss -the battle fleet is raising anchors -moving to kagoshima.
I have 2 AO left -if they reach point X -I may consider a final attack -attack when least expected.
Herb VS Tabpub
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
RE: A deflating balloon
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
15/10/44
6 full divisions of screaming troops attack at Hsingyang
A naval guard unit basically is wiped out, one division is at 50% disabled -most at 30% -but the chinese divisions are routed!
Now the mad dash for kafieng is ordered -we are out of here.
SS gato attacks the big convoy today -gets an AK - and escapes the counter attack
But silly ss tries again -and does not escape attacks 3, 3, 4, 5, 6.[:'(]
16/10/44
In a rush of blood, other japanese armies attack at kaifeng, Wuhan -and are smashed up.
14000 casos in one attack -ouch -but i am desperate -what else can i do
I can see a about 6 to 8 ss homing in on the big convoy -today 3 ss attack - all miss, all atre damaged I think -the hunt is on.
And while the SS race towards this convoys very predictable course -my AOs slip harbour for points south.
We fight on!
6 full divisions of screaming troops attack at Hsingyang
A naval guard unit basically is wiped out, one division is at 50% disabled -most at 30% -but the chinese divisions are routed!
Now the mad dash for kafieng is ordered -we are out of here.
SS gato attacks the big convoy today -gets an AK - and escapes the counter attack
But silly ss tries again -and does not escape attacks 3, 3, 4, 5, 6.[:'(]
16/10/44
In a rush of blood, other japanese armies attack at kaifeng, Wuhan -and are smashed up.
14000 casos in one attack -ouch -but i am desperate -what else can i do
I can see a about 6 to 8 ss homing in on the big convoy -today 3 ss attack - all miss, all atre damaged I think -the hunt is on.
And while the SS race towards this convoys very predictable course -my AOs slip harbour for points south.
We fight on!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
17/10/44
The graet convoy fight carries on -Tabpub aint happy -but I now have 4 dedicated ASW goups -plus the convoys escorts protecting the 20 plus transports -now about 10 hexes from the home islands.
2 more ss have a go -1 is sunk, another sinks a AK - more ss coming, and more ASW groups too!
In China I abandon Hsingyang -and 3 stupid divisions go off road!, another 3 blast a blocking tank unit out of the way in the run towards Kaifeng.
They are all doomed -but we fight.
In Malaya a huge army continues to resist the enemy, weakening daily, but fighting on.
7 BBs at kagoshima
I found another AO - 3 Aos now slipping south to the west of the great convoy battle -headed to the phillipines -if they make it -the BBs will sail south
I have 5 other tankers west of Pearl harbour shssssssssssss[:)] -doing a great long blockade run just to see if they can make it
Also some 3 AS, 2 tankers, some crippled ships are in the great Aussie bight -also trying to sneak home[:'(]
( Some have troops onboard - what if I invaded tasmania right now[:D][:D][:D][:D]) -actually this is on -I need fuel[8|])
The graet convoy fight carries on -Tabpub aint happy -but I now have 4 dedicated ASW goups -plus the convoys escorts protecting the 20 plus transports -now about 10 hexes from the home islands.
2 more ss have a go -1 is sunk, another sinks a AK - more ss coming, and more ASW groups too!
In China I abandon Hsingyang -and 3 stupid divisions go off road!, another 3 blast a blocking tank unit out of the way in the run towards Kaifeng.
They are all doomed -but we fight.
In Malaya a huge army continues to resist the enemy, weakening daily, but fighting on.
7 BBs at kagoshima
I found another AO - 3 Aos now slipping south to the west of the great convoy battle -headed to the phillipines -if they make it -the BBs will sail south
I have 5 other tankers west of Pearl harbour shssssssssssss[:)] -doing a great long blockade run just to see if they can make it
Also some 3 AS, 2 tankers, some crippled ships are in the great Aussie bight -also trying to sneak home[:'(]
( Some have troops onboard - what if I invaded tasmania right now[:D][:D][:D][:D]) -actually this is on -I need fuel[8|])
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
18/10/44
Tabpub tells me that over 30 SS have been vectored towards the great convoy battle -today 2 SS attack it - 1 AK sunk -1 ss sunk
Yap is being pounded, and the Chinese front is absorbing a horrid amount of bombing -its all over there i think -several divisions went bush on the break out.
Kuikang has fallen -basically the entire army in China is about to be surrounded -and I can do nothing much about it
I have begun moving air support to Kagoshima -as the battle fleet gathers its strength.
Tabpub tells me that over 30 SS have been vectored towards the great convoy battle -today 2 SS attack it - 1 AK sunk -1 ss sunk
Yap is being pounded, and the Chinese front is absorbing a horrid amount of bombing -its all over there i think -several divisions went bush on the break out.
Kuikang has fallen -basically the entire army in China is about to be surrounded -and I can do nothing much about it
I have begun moving air support to Kagoshima -as the battle fleet gathers its strength.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
19/10/44
as the great convoy battle nears tokyo -it has drawn a huge number of enemy SS east -which leaves a great gap in the blockade down the island chain to the phillipines
Down this my last AO's have raced -them and a 6 ship convoy full of precious fuel.
They are on the way to Naga -covered by a good LRCAP of fighters on Okiwana and Aparri
The BB strike fleet - 7 in total has sailed for the phillipines -Im convinced Tabpub is expecting me to hunker down now until the final home islands battles - lets see if I can surprise him
In Malaya the final base fell today -Jesselton lost
3/4 of the entire japanese army was deployed in Burma/malaya in this game -and I played I think a fair defence - I think WITP stock doesn't factor the jungle quite right.........
as the great convoy battle nears tokyo -it has drawn a huge number of enemy SS east -which leaves a great gap in the blockade down the island chain to the phillipines
Down this my last AO's have raced -them and a 6 ship convoy full of precious fuel.
They are on the way to Naga -covered by a good LRCAP of fighters on Okiwana and Aparri
The BB strike fleet - 7 in total has sailed for the phillipines -Im convinced Tabpub is expecting me to hunker down now until the final home islands battles - lets see if I can surprise him
In Malaya the final base fell today -Jesselton lost
3/4 of the entire japanese army was deployed in Burma/malaya in this game -and I played I think a fair defence - I think WITP stock doesn't factor the jungle quite right.........
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
20/10/44
The great convoy arrives in Japan -the ASW groups will re arm, and I will get the next troop convoy ready to go
I actually recieved some peggy bombers today - wonder if they are any good?
The BB fleet remains undetected - of Okiwana today.
China is gone - he will overun me here by years end -I expect Shanghia to go in under a month
The great convoy arrives in Japan -the ASW groups will re arm, and I will get the next troop convoy ready to go
I actually recieved some peggy bombers today - wonder if they are any good?
The BB fleet remains undetected - of Okiwana today.
China is gone - he will overun me here by years end -I expect Shanghia to go in under a month
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
21/10/44
A gazzillion enemy ss are around Tori Shima
Wonder what that means[8|][8|][8|][8|]
Wuhan army surrounded
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
A gazzillion enemy ss are around Tori Shima
Wonder what that means[8|][8|][8|][8|]
Wuhan army surrounded
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
22/10/44 through to26/10/44
Going to relate operation sudden thrust -that shows several things
In stock its pointless having an airforce as Japan in 44
LRCAP seems to work in detering airstrikes
My luck is rotten
bsically the thinking is this -tabpub has gained a ggod beachhead sothern phillipines -fighting against heavy resistance
Jolo island is siezed -but a lot of ships are there -and his CV's have retired ready for the next operation -so here is an opening I think
In Japan only the Yamato, Mushia, 6 DDs, 3 smashed cls remain -the rest of the fleet reaches Naga safely -and refuels
One TF has 7 BBs, 2CAs and 9 DDs, the other 2CLs, 7 DDs
I move buckets of fighters into the phillipines -nearly all I have -and set them up as LRCAP for the BB's.
Bombers move into the phillipines as well -hoping for an openeing
The whole op goes pear shaped as 4 liberators attack me at Naga -they are shot down -but Im spotted
the fleet sails -and makes its way to Legaspi -goes around the corner
Move all fighters further south, bombers further too.
Fleets divide? -CL TF goes one way, the BB's another
Im well and truly spotted
No attacks on the BBs -but the CLs are attacked -I lose 2 DDs heavily damaged
The BB's creep closer -and all the bombers attack --------the newly spoted allied death star coming up from the south of Davao
With up to 9 enemy BB's spotted, counted at Jolo, and CV's racing north - its retire time to manilla -the mission a bust
I lose 200 a/c to his 3 smashing into his CAP - its pointless -this STock stuff is .....w ell we all know what it is. 40 zeke vs 80 Hellcats -surely some could get through[:@]
the 26th see's the fleet refuelled at Manilla -and ordered to sprint home -his CV's are racing up the east coast of the phillipines - all my fighters that remain are at manilla or Clarke -trying to LRCAP the battle targets[8|][8|][8|] as they flee north
Im going to hide the fleet somewhere in the north of the map -nothing else I can do I think -they are too slow to get in and achieve a surprise attack with his blanket air power now.
China -its all over -the army is trapped, or fleeing, or destroyed -tabpub can tell you about that[:(].
Oh -only 1 AO left after this op too
Just for fun -a bunch of pirates -desperate for fuel and supplies are very shortly going to invade devonport![8|][8|] -that might provoke a nasty response.[:D]
Going to relate operation sudden thrust -that shows several things
In stock its pointless having an airforce as Japan in 44
LRCAP seems to work in detering airstrikes
My luck is rotten
bsically the thinking is this -tabpub has gained a ggod beachhead sothern phillipines -fighting against heavy resistance
Jolo island is siezed -but a lot of ships are there -and his CV's have retired ready for the next operation -so here is an opening I think
In Japan only the Yamato, Mushia, 6 DDs, 3 smashed cls remain -the rest of the fleet reaches Naga safely -and refuels
One TF has 7 BBs, 2CAs and 9 DDs, the other 2CLs, 7 DDs
I move buckets of fighters into the phillipines -nearly all I have -and set them up as LRCAP for the BB's.
Bombers move into the phillipines as well -hoping for an openeing
The whole op goes pear shaped as 4 liberators attack me at Naga -they are shot down -but Im spotted
the fleet sails -and makes its way to Legaspi -goes around the corner
Move all fighters further south, bombers further too.
Fleets divide? -CL TF goes one way, the BB's another
Im well and truly spotted
No attacks on the BBs -but the CLs are attacked -I lose 2 DDs heavily damaged
The BB's creep closer -and all the bombers attack --------the newly spoted allied death star coming up from the south of Davao
With up to 9 enemy BB's spotted, counted at Jolo, and CV's racing north - its retire time to manilla -the mission a bust
I lose 200 a/c to his 3 smashing into his CAP - its pointless -this STock stuff is .....w ell we all know what it is. 40 zeke vs 80 Hellcats -surely some could get through[:@]
the 26th see's the fleet refuelled at Manilla -and ordered to sprint home -his CV's are racing up the east coast of the phillipines - all my fighters that remain are at manilla or Clarke -trying to LRCAP the battle targets[8|][8|][8|] as they flee north
Im going to hide the fleet somewhere in the north of the map -nothing else I can do I think -they are too slow to get in and achieve a surprise attack with his blanket air power now.
China -its all over -the army is trapped, or fleeing, or destroyed -tabpub can tell you about that[:(].
Oh -only 1 AO left after this op too
Just for fun -a bunch of pirates -desperate for fuel and supplies are very shortly going to invade devonport![8|][8|] -that might provoke a nasty response.[:D]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
here be pirates!
27/10/44
tabpub CVs race north up the east coast of the phillipines - chasing my retiring fleet - and run straight over the top of my escorts and AKs that were at Naga -Its a slaughter as 15 pg's and PCs are sunk in the raids.
More night bombing by B-29's over the home islands -what can I do -nothing
I do hit an AK today with a francis -crumbs of comfort
It is pleasing though that all the LRCAP I organised keeps the BBs safe from the China air power
28/10/44
CL Katori and her AO are caught formaosa straight by liberators -both sunk
Kaifeng falls
His CVs are chasing hard to the North -but my BBs are going to make it.
Kagoshima is stacked with planes -hoping he will approach.
29/10/44
gamey -could be
Fun -definately
3 japanese base forces land today in a unoccupied GEELONG![:'(]
Purpose -sieze the base -refuel the 3 AS ships they are with -and there own ships -as they continue epic voyage home.
This is a tactic I must remember for other games
In fact -I am going to order a heap of small raider parties to sail tomorrow from Japan -his rear areas are all totally empty................
Time for the pirates to go and have some fun![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
tabpub CVs race north up the east coast of the phillipines - chasing my retiring fleet - and run straight over the top of my escorts and AKs that were at Naga -Its a slaughter as 15 pg's and PCs are sunk in the raids.
More night bombing by B-29's over the home islands -what can I do -nothing
I do hit an AK today with a francis -crumbs of comfort
It is pleasing though that all the LRCAP I organised keeps the BBs safe from the China air power
28/10/44
CL Katori and her AO are caught formaosa straight by liberators -both sunk
Kaifeng falls
His CVs are chasing hard to the North -but my BBs are going to make it.
Kagoshima is stacked with planes -hoping he will approach.
29/10/44
gamey -could be
Fun -definately
3 japanese base forces land today in a unoccupied GEELONG![:'(]
Purpose -sieze the base -refuel the 3 AS ships they are with -and there own ships -as they continue epic voyage home.
This is a tactic I must remember for other games
In fact -I am going to order a heap of small raider parties to sail tomorrow from Japan -his rear areas are all totally empty................
Time for the pirates to go and have some fun![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: here be pirates!
30/10/44
geelong is taken
A very satisfying turn[:'(]
(not going to ruin it recounting all the disasters everywhere else)..............[;)]
geelong is taken
A very satisfying turn[:'(]
(not going to ruin it recounting all the disasters everywhere else)..............[;)]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: here be pirates!
31/10/44
Well the pirate episode comes to the inevitable conclusion - some get away on a AK, but most get sunk as 4 DD race into harbour and sink the raiders.
3 fuel less AS ships are caught, and sunk as well
It was a good giggle
back in the real war - San Jose siezed by paras!
gazzillions of bombs dropped too.
1/11/44
daylight b-29 raid Tokyo - 139 of the buggars -i lose 13 fighters to his 3 bombers in the air -man the pilot bug has @#$%^%$ this game -rookies just do not cut it
Enemy CVs near Kendari.
2/11/44
Brit Cvs strike Palembang, manilla more Cv strikes
Manilla, Clarke hit hard by land based air
Pirates kicked out of geelong
B-29's over japan every night
other than that -the war is going fine[8|]
Well the pirate episode comes to the inevitable conclusion - some get away on a AK, but most get sunk as 4 DD race into harbour and sink the raiders.
3 fuel less AS ships are caught, and sunk as well
It was a good giggle
back in the real war - San Jose siezed by paras!
gazzillions of bombs dropped too.
1/11/44
daylight b-29 raid Tokyo - 139 of the buggars -i lose 13 fighters to his 3 bombers in the air -man the pilot bug has @#$%^%$ this game -rookies just do not cut it
Enemy CVs near Kendari.
2/11/44
Brit Cvs strike Palembang, manilla more Cv strikes
Manilla, Clarke hit hard by land based air
Pirates kicked out of geelong
B-29's over japan every night
other than that -the war is going fine[8|]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: here be pirates!
3/11/44
There are multiple CV groups operating on both east and west coasts of the phillipines -
manilla port is struck -and its carnage -many ships stuck here -no fuel, or damaged -or (ok -forgotten)
4 ak, a crippled tanker, some patrol vessels blasted.
Heavy air raids on the Northern phillipines - and literally no resistance[8|][:(]
4/11/44
More bombing
more bombing
2nd turn in a row -where I plot nothing
5/11/44
6/11/44
I sent tabpub an E mail -apologising that this game will get very boring for a while
I have gazillions of troops in the phillipines - and they have sufficient supplies for now -
but the home islands are a desert for fuel.
Heavy industry has collapsed -and I am producing not much[8|][:(]
No oil left really -and few resources too -which for Stock shows how sad things have got.
So tabpub has to bomb the troops -bomb them some more -and then bring a very big army
All my fighters are trying to protect the Home islands -and failing with B-29's hitting at 2000 feet every night.
The fleet of BBs is helpless -no fuel - and yammato still has to do her 12/42 upgrade!!
I will wait until the enemy gets closer i suppose -then we go on a death ride.
No AOs left either.
last 6 tankers - 4 are near new zealand -going the long way round as blockade runners - 2 left at saseabo - too scared to brave the SS lurking outside[:-]
So -Im still playing on -but man -the turns on my behalf sure are simple to do now!!!
There are multiple CV groups operating on both east and west coasts of the phillipines -
manilla port is struck -and its carnage -many ships stuck here -no fuel, or damaged -or (ok -forgotten)
4 ak, a crippled tanker, some patrol vessels blasted.
Heavy air raids on the Northern phillipines - and literally no resistance[8|][:(]
4/11/44
More bombing
more bombing
2nd turn in a row -where I plot nothing
5/11/44
6/11/44
I sent tabpub an E mail -apologising that this game will get very boring for a while
I have gazillions of troops in the phillipines - and they have sufficient supplies for now -
but the home islands are a desert for fuel.
Heavy industry has collapsed -and I am producing not much[8|][:(]
No oil left really -and few resources too -which for Stock shows how sad things have got.
So tabpub has to bomb the troops -bomb them some more -and then bring a very big army
All my fighters are trying to protect the Home islands -and failing with B-29's hitting at 2000 feet every night.
The fleet of BBs is helpless -no fuel - and yammato still has to do her 12/42 upgrade!!
I will wait until the enemy gets closer i suppose -then we go on a death ride.
No AOs left either.
last 6 tankers - 4 are near new zealand -going the long way round as blockade runners - 2 left at saseabo - too scared to brave the SS lurking outside[:-]
So -Im still playing on -but man -the turns on my behalf sure are simple to do now!!!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
The doldrums
game has entered a doldrum period -I have nothing I want to lose just yet -and tabpub continues to be painfully methodical
7/11/44
his CVs hit naga, fighting continues in Malaya, bombing all over the map (mainly phillipine targets)
8/11/44
Tabpub tells me this is the last ionvasion for a while -ormoc is invaded -the heart of the phillipines
My reaction -zip
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
9/11/44
The invasion of bacolad is brutal -it will fall soon.
Oh well - at least we continue!
7/11/44
his CVs hit naga, fighting continues in Malaya, bombing all over the map (mainly phillipine targets)
8/11/44
Tabpub tells me this is the last ionvasion for a while -ormoc is invaded -the heart of the phillipines
My reaction -zip
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
9/11/44
The invasion of bacolad is brutal -it will fall soon.
Oh well - at least we continue!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The doldrums
10/11/44
today most of my ASW assetts that are left, left port, and took on the sea of green symbols to the west/south of kagoshima - the action is nasty -, I sink 2? SS -and lose one escort .
his invasion of Ormac continues
The game still reflects real life fairly well -I have now an Industry pool that is officially empty!
Oil is all but gone, resources failing quickly too - I have about given up monitoring the HI ect - nothing i can really do with it.
I have audited the fighters I have left -I actually have 1900 in the home islands , and about 200 bombers.
no experience levels to talk about -pilot bug ensures that is as per real life!
today most of my ASW assetts that are left, left port, and took on the sea of green symbols to the west/south of kagoshima - the action is nasty -, I sink 2? SS -and lose one escort .
his invasion of Ormac continues
The game still reflects real life fairly well -I have now an Industry pool that is officially empty!
Oil is all but gone, resources failing quickly too - I have about given up monitoring the HI ect - nothing i can really do with it.
I have audited the fighters I have left -I actually have 1900 in the home islands , and about 200 bombers.
no experience levels to talk about -pilot bug ensures that is as per real life!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The doldrums
11/11/44
B-29s over the Home islands - night bombing -kawasaki engines lightly damaged.
If I had a decent HI pool -all the effort tabpub is putting into China air power would be a total waste of time -to really hurt -he will have to day bomb at some time.
Another ss sunk -and i see tabpub retiring his SS south.
China has settled a bit -but war lost there
Fleet of BBs still repairing though!
central phillipines now his[8|]
B-29s over the Home islands - night bombing -kawasaki engines lightly damaged.
If I had a decent HI pool -all the effort tabpub is putting into China air power would be a total waste of time -to really hurt -he will have to day bomb at some time.
Another ss sunk -and i see tabpub retiring his SS south.
China has settled a bit -but war lost there
Fleet of BBs still repairing though!
central phillipines now his[8|]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
been a while since I updated this marathon
Wonder how many other games have been this long -it feels, like, like forever!!
Must admit late 44 -no industry, no oil, no fuel, no production to talk of -hard to maintain enthusiasm.[8|]
My notes on each turn are getting smaller and smaller - to plot my turn takes about 3 minutes -everything, well nearly everything is on CAP in Home islands -and the fleet is anchored -becalmed with no fuel in all the major ports
Heres the notes for a week of war
12/11/44
Just more bombing!
I wish tabpub would just go for the throat so something exciting would happen!
13/11/44
Bombing!
14/11/44
And more bombing
15/11/44
His B-29s attack oil centres in manchuria ect -nasty stuff -the bombers treat the oscar CAP with the usual contempt
16/11/44
155 B-29s hit Brunie -tabpub says that was a mistake -there is 160000 tons of oil there -it might as well be on the moon!
In Malaya divisions and regiments are now being destroyed in the final cleanup of the bulk of the japanese armies -a few unit surrounded messages now
This also is starting to occur in China -which is now a route -I have the remains of the army at nanchang - and Its grim.
17/11/44
More bombings -more mass casualties, no signs of tabpubs next move though
18/11/44
The fleet - 9 BBs -all now in top nick
4 CA
4CL
37 DD
And no fuel left really
19/11/44
SHOCK!!!
14 sonias attack from Legaspi -and sink 2 enemy AKs! -invasion fleet i think near Legaspi
50 plus night fighters engage 70 B-29s -and I lose 3 fighters -c'mon now -thats pathetic -surely some B-29s should go down!![:(]
bring on AE -this one rapidly curdling I think.........................
Wonder how many other games have been this long -it feels, like, like forever!!
Must admit late 44 -no industry, no oil, no fuel, no production to talk of -hard to maintain enthusiasm.[8|]
My notes on each turn are getting smaller and smaller - to plot my turn takes about 3 minutes -everything, well nearly everything is on CAP in Home islands -and the fleet is anchored -becalmed with no fuel in all the major ports
Heres the notes for a week of war
12/11/44
Just more bombing!
I wish tabpub would just go for the throat so something exciting would happen!
13/11/44
Bombing!
14/11/44
And more bombing
15/11/44
His B-29s attack oil centres in manchuria ect -nasty stuff -the bombers treat the oscar CAP with the usual contempt
16/11/44
155 B-29s hit Brunie -tabpub says that was a mistake -there is 160000 tons of oil there -it might as well be on the moon!
In Malaya divisions and regiments are now being destroyed in the final cleanup of the bulk of the japanese armies -a few unit surrounded messages now
This also is starting to occur in China -which is now a route -I have the remains of the army at nanchang - and Its grim.
17/11/44
More bombings -more mass casualties, no signs of tabpubs next move though
18/11/44
The fleet - 9 BBs -all now in top nick
4 CA
4CL
37 DD
And no fuel left really
19/11/44
SHOCK!!!
14 sonias attack from Legaspi -and sink 2 enemy AKs! -invasion fleet i think near Legaspi
50 plus night fighters engage 70 B-29s -and I lose 3 fighters -c'mon now -thats pathetic -surely some B-29s should go down!![:(]
bring on AE -this one rapidly curdling I think.........................
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
Well yes -the game grinds on -
20/11/44
111 B-29s from China night bomb Japan -60 night fighters fail to shoot any down -and lose several of themselves -night fighters are a bust in this game .
I can remember posting way back in very early 44 that tabpubs grand strategy would lead to this -and I said to him that it would lead to a boring game -which at the moment it is - 100 plus B-29 raids -unstoppable, coming from china on a nightly basis
So there it is.
he refuses to "leap ahead" -or raid deep - as if I could ever penetrate his CAp -this is stock after all - just taking a base a month, while I sit in Japan, fuelless.
The game is lost, but I will play on, simply because i am stubborn -and because I still have the Bbs left![8|]
21/11/44
kaifeng - all troops dead
22/11/44
130 b-29 -Osaka tonight -60 hits
23/11/44
79 tonight -osaka
he also bombs oil centres at tientsin
Cagayan is invaded today -I only have 2 base forces there - a big army lost southern phillipines.
24/11/44
97 B-29s hit osaka tonight
Some francis bombers actually attack today -and sink a AK at davao -but i lose an entire ASW group near Formosa
cagayan falls
Come on tabpub! I say! - came and have a real go!
20/11/44
111 B-29s from China night bomb Japan -60 night fighters fail to shoot any down -and lose several of themselves -night fighters are a bust in this game .
I can remember posting way back in very early 44 that tabpubs grand strategy would lead to this -and I said to him that it would lead to a boring game -which at the moment it is - 100 plus B-29 raids -unstoppable, coming from china on a nightly basis
So there it is.
he refuses to "leap ahead" -or raid deep - as if I could ever penetrate his CAp -this is stock after all - just taking a base a month, while I sit in Japan, fuelless.
The game is lost, but I will play on, simply because i am stubborn -and because I still have the Bbs left![8|]
21/11/44
kaifeng - all troops dead
22/11/44
130 b-29 -Osaka tonight -60 hits
23/11/44
79 tonight -osaka
he also bombs oil centres at tientsin
Cagayan is invaded today -I only have 2 base forces there - a big army lost southern phillipines.
24/11/44
97 B-29s hit osaka tonight
Some francis bombers actually attack today -and sink a AK at davao -but i lose an entire ASW group near Formosa
cagayan falls
Come on tabpub! I say! - came and have a real go!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
26/11/44
Home isaland HI pool is now empty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most oil on the islands -5000 tons in Gumm
many cities have less than 500
its the correct way to win a war -starve me out !
Home isaland HI pool is now empty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most oil on the islands -5000 tons in Gumm
many cities have less than 500
its the correct way to win a war -starve me out !
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
27/11/44
Not a single move plotted!
BIG, very BIG forces gathering in honkers area -invasion formosa coming...............[:(]
Not a single move plotted!
BIG, very BIG forces gathering in honkers area -invasion formosa coming...............[:(]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: A deflating balloon
28/11/44
OK -Im about ten days behind -and just for a change -lots to report coming up.
In China the bulk of the surviving army retreats to final stand -Shanghia -I might be able to support it there.
171 B-29 over the home islands tonight.
29/11/44
Just 188 bombers over japan today........................
Ominous signs of a build up near Honkers, invasion formosa coming - I begin to see what fuel is left -and Yamato and Mushia sail for the west of japan
30/11/44
Today I actually get a 10 ship convoy to Siapan -supplies -but I don't think the ships will get back............
OK -Im about ten days behind -and just for a change -lots to report coming up.
In China the bulk of the surviving army retreats to final stand -Shanghia -I might be able to support it there.
171 B-29 over the home islands tonight.
29/11/44
Just 188 bombers over japan today........................
Ominous signs of a build up near Honkers, invasion formosa coming - I begin to see what fuel is left -and Yamato and Mushia sail for the west of japan
30/11/44
Today I actually get a 10 ship convoy to Siapan -supplies -but I don't think the ships will get back............
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt