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Great turn for Japan!!!!!
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/43
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack at 20,4
 
Japanese Ships
AP Hokkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Shiokaze
 
Allied Ships
SS Silversides
 
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 21
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka
DD Akitsuki
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Oshio
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
DD Preston, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Porter, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara
CA Suzuya
CA Furutaka
DD Akitsuki
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Oshio
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
CA Quincy, Shell hits 34, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara
CA Suzuya
CA Furutaka
DD Akitsuki
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Oshio
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
AK Albireo, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara
CA Suzuya
CA Furutaka
DD Akitsuki
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Oshio
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
PT 146, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
PT 149
PT 163
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2
CA Furutaka
DD Akitsuki
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Oshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
DD Chevalier
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
DD Beale, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Bache, Shell hits 10,  on fire
DD Hutchins
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Chokai
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka
DD Akitsuki
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Oshio,  on fire
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Ellet, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Sterett, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Gridley, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Drayton, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 2
CA Suzuya
CA Furutaka
DD Akitsuki, Shell hits 2
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Oshio,  on fire
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
DD Lamson
DD Farragut, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Dewey, Shell hits 20,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Hull
DD Monaghan, Shell hits 6,  on fire
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 3
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara
CA Suzuya
CA Furutaka
DD Akitsuki
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Oshio,  on fire
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
DD Laffey, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 14
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1
CA Myoko, Shell hits 6
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3
DD Akitsuki,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 2,  on fire
DD Oshio,  on fire
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Usugumo
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Asanagi
 
Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 14
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD LaValette, Shell hits 1,  on fire
DD Nicholas, Shell hits 21,  on fire,  heavy damage
APD Little, Shell hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 245
Guns lost 6
 
 
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Naval bombardment of Rennell Island, at 38,45
 
 
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 29
 
 
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Sub attack at 20,5
 
Japanese Ships
AP Hokkai Maru,  on fire
DD Shiokaze
 
Allied Ships
SS Wahoo
 
 
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Air attack on 13th Regiment, at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67
A6M3 Zero x 55
 
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 41
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 5 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 8 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning x 11 destroyed
P-38G Lightning x 11 damaged
 
PO1 D.Mikami of CII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 6
 
1LT W.Campbell of 67th FS is KILLED
 
 
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Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 40
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 6
B-25D Mitchell x 9
B-26B Marauder x 24
B-17E Fortress x 6
 
no losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 destroyed
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 6 damaged
 
LTJG E.Kojima of DII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 4
 
Japanese Ships
AP Kamishima Maru
AP Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Sanko Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
AP Heiwa Maru,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Hokusho Maru
AP Sangetsu Maru
AP Katsuragisan Maru
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
 3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 2 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 3 x Hudson at 1000 feet
 2 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 
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Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3 Zero x 19
 
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18
B-24D Liberator x 6
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 4 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
AP Kamishima Maru
AP Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Iwaki Maru
AP Reiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
AP Sangetsu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
AP Tosei Maru
AP Shinnan Maru
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-24D Liberator at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-24D Liberator at 1000 feet
 
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Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 28
 
Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 4
 
no losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
 
 
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Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 28
 
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
 
 
 
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Air attack on TF at 42,53
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
B5N Kate x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 2 damaged
 
Allied Ships
DD Monaghan,  on fire
 
 
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Air attack on TF at 42,53
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 14
B5N Kate x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 3 damaged
 
Allied Ships
DD Monaghan, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
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Air attack on TF at 39,47
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 11
B5N Kate x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
DD Drayton, Bomb hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
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Air attack on TF at 39,47
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 6
 
no losses
 
Allied Ships
DD Drayton, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
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Air attack on TF at 39,47
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 24
G4M1 Betty x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 2 damaged
B5N Kate x 7 destroyed
B5N Kate x 13 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged
 
Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Radford, Torpedo hits 1
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire
 
 
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 15
Vehicles lost 1
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
 2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
 4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
 
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Air attack on TF at 39,46
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 24
G4M1 Betty x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 3 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged
 
Allied Ships
DD Fletcher, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 4,  on fire
APD Little,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
 
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Air attack on 13th Regiment, at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 62
A6M3 Zero x 50
 
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 33
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 5 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning x 14 destroyed
P-38G Lightning x 6 damaged
 
PO2 B.Hanamoto of F2/6th Daitai is credited with kill number 6
 
1LT H. Freeman of 80th FS is KILLED
 
 
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Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 30
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 3
B-25D Mitchell x 10
B-26B Marauder x 18
B-17E Fortress x 6
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 2 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
PC Shonon Maru #15
AP Heiwa Maru,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Iwaki Maru
AP Reiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
AP Hino Maru #3
AP Oyo Maru,  on fire
AP Kasuga Maru #2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Kashiwa Maru
AP Hikade Maru
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 2 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
 3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 2 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
 3 x Hudson at 1000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 
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Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A6M3 Zero x 9
 
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
B-24D Liberator x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
AP Kamishima Maru
AP Katsuragisan Maru
AP Sanko Maru,  on fire
AP Hino Maru #3
PC Shonon Maru #15, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Kaika Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 3 x B-24D Liberator at 1000 feet
 3 x B-24D Liberator at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet
 
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Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3 Zero x 9
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 6
 
no losses
 
no losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Jusan Maru
AP Kasuga Maru #2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 3 x Hudson at 1000 feet
 3 x Hudson at 1000 feet
 
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Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
A6M3 Zero x 21
 
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
 
no losses
 
no losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Shoho Maru,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
 
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Air attack on TF at 39,46
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A Val x 5
 
no losses
 
Allied Ships
APD Little, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
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Air attack on TF at 39,47
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
D3A Val x 23
B5N Kate x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 4 damaged
B5N Kate x 3 damaged
 
Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
DD Radford, Bomb hits 3
 
 
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 24
 
 
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Air attack on TF at 39,47
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 65
A6M3 Zero x 66
D3A Val x 28
B5N Kate x 3
G4M1 Betty x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged
 
Allied Ships
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Attacking Level Bombers:
 4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet

.double post

My land force on Rennell is in trouble.

Yes it is.

Borners 6th Japanese Division has collapsed costing him almost 15,000 men. This makes the Allies, undisputed masters of Rennell Island and does enough to put the men on the cover of TIME magazine.

Allied airpower is not far behind.

yes, the land war was a great victory for IKE. My hope now is to keep the base down for as long as possible. However, IKE is getting more BB's than I have ever seen as the allies. I can only assume Pearl is feeling sorry for him loosing the use of every carrier that has been sent.
 
My point lead now is over 6000. Even should IKE take every base I have, it will be hard for him to make this up. If I can slow him down and inflict more fleet losses on the way, I should have enough points to win, but we shall see.

Rennell Opens.

another large surface fight at Rennell. Japan did not do so well this time. Of my 3 BB's 2 were badly hit, while scoring no heavey shell hits on the enemy. While hard to beleive, all is far in war.
 
 
What is amazing is the difference from game to game in the forces that are made avaialbe. In my last game with IKE, Pearl sent me one BB through Feb of 43. In our game, I have counted 7 so far. 4 fast BB's and 3 old battlewagons. It was quite a shock in this last battle to be expecting one or at most 2, and find this. Still, Between the battle and air strikes, IKE lost another 2 CA's and 2 DD's. I had 2 BB's and 3 DD's knocked out but afloat. B-17's hit a CVL that failed to follow orders and sail from PEarl, but she will live, and her airgroup will transfer to land bases.
 
 

total losses to this point  US/Japan
 
Cv 6/2
CS 0/2
CVE 3/0
BB  2/0
CA 5/1
CL 0/3
DD  47/12
APD 3/6
AV 2/0
DMS 2/0
MSW 8/6
ML 0/3
AO 1/0
SS  11/8
PT 45/0
SC/PC 5/10
AP/AK  28/67
 
 

Here comes IKE
 
After bombing Irau into dust, IKE has mounted a major invasion. AIr strikes have been disappointing so far, but I have counted 40+ mine hit to this point. I have things set up too fast apparently, so I cannot tell exactly what has been hit, mostly transports at this point. Reports show my coastal guns firing as well, so hopefully IKE AP's are getting torn apart.
 
The fort level here is 8. As long as I can keep a few supplies getting in, I should be able to make this a slow campaign for him.

just a quick update.
 
IKE continues to attack Irau, we are now in late feb. One bombardment mission found the BB Colorado hitting 3 mines. Although I doubt she sunk, that should put her out for most of the game.
 
One very fustrating thing is that I had two NELL groups in Truk, 35 in all, for asw partol. One gsuddenly shows 0 planes, the other 1 Nell. I am beside myself to have put so much time into this and suffer 35 losses due to a computer bug!
 
 

I think me and Borner have beat on each other almost to the point of exhaustion.

Hmmmm...

This is good for him I think.

ORIGINAL: Ike99

I think me and Borner have beat on each other almost to the point of exhaustion.

Hmmmm...

This is good for him I think.

Yeah if you guys are wackin' on each others boners then you must be getting tired!
[:D]

ya know, when I created this login name, I almost changed it as I thought someone out there would make a high - school level comment about it. I guess I should be thankful that it took a year for someone to post one. 
 

IKE's endless supply of BB's must finally be running out. Idaho was hit by 2 mines recently. Several more CA's and lighter units hit off Irau. It's late Feb. Irua is still holding out. Fort level is 5 now.  I must say I am pleased. Ike has taken terrible losses due to mines. not much reported as sunk, but at this point sending something back to pearl for 6 months is almost as good.
HIs naval search missions have been hitting everything in sight. I wish I knew how. 3 ML's have been lost recently due to this. My navy is weak, in spite of the many I have sent back to toyko, nothing seems to be getting released.
 
My point lead is still over 6200 though, and the longer IKE has to fight at Irau, the less time he is going to have to take everything he will need to.
 

ya know, when I created this login name, I almost changed it as I thought someone out there would make a high - school level comment about it. I guess I should be thankful that it took a year for someone to post one.

You know Brian that´s the second time that same person has made a comment related to my penis out of nowhere. The first one was about how my font size related to my penis size.

Odd really.

Supressed homosexual feelings poking out of the closet maybe?

anyway, back to the war. 14 Bettys were lost this turn, but 2 torp hits were scored on BB Idaho, which already had taken 2 mine hits about a week ago, plus one torp hit on a CA and DD. 

2-27-43

After the battle of Rennel ended I almost immediately began a medium scale invasion of Borners bastion at Irau. First to keep pressure on him and bring all the attrition that would go with it and, two, to keep him off balance and unable to get set for a counter invasion on Rennel.

The first objective has been mildly successful I think but the second, if he ever entertained the idea of recapturing Rennel by counter invasion it left when I invaded Irau.

As he mentioned the vast majority of damage to me has been done by the mine. It has been written on these forums the mine will never stop an invasion. That may be true...partially. They might not stop an initial invasion but they certainly might stop a future second or third invasion and at least delay their launch date, and that´s all the Japanese need to do.

But, nevertheless they´re are now roughly 35,000 Allied troops fighting around 25,000 Japanese troops on Irau. This has been the situation for about a month now. The biggest suprise for me was the fortification level he had achieved there in such a short time, 9 I think! It has taken a month to beat it down to five. Although I never planned on blitzkrieg the island that has extended the fighting out. The issue is not in doubt however and it has to be done, so it´s being done.

Brian mentioned my supply interdiction against him. Originally I thought single ship convoys and such basically were given almost a free pass against air attack. That I wouldn´t be able to much about this. This is not true and I think he can testify to that. My bombers are attacking his convoys and barges quite a lot. It´s almost a double edged sword. The way the combat works out single ship convoys get no CAP cover. So although they may have a better chance to slip by, when attacked the attacking bombers are the ones given a free pass. From where I stand the 4E in a naval interdiction roll is effective, losses to them low, and increases their experience rather fast.

As he said, my bombers are attacking everything floating, single ship or not.

The points spread is still disgustingly wide, for me...but, surrender is not in my thinking and I still have lots of time. As well if time does comes short a late game run around invasion to Truk or Rabaul might be enough to close several thousand points rapidly. If I see any chance I will go on and will keep hitting him.

It´s like this.

It goes on...

Wow, Ike wins one round of the ground battle and posts about it. The fight at Irau I think will be over soon. My plan had been to fight the war of attrittion here, planning on some of the 6 cv's 5bb's and many other ships in Toyko to be sent. it's nearly 3 months now, and nothing. IKE's losses in transports have been heavy, and he has many ships damaged. As such, I expect it to be some time before he can invade Lugna. I am sure the air attacks will be painful leading up to that. However, it's march now, and my point lead is still over 6200. He will have to take Rabaul or ruk to win, and there will be enough troops at both bases to keep that from being anywhere near a quick victory.

However, it's march now, and my point lead is still over 6200. He will have to take Rabaul or ruk to win, and there will be enough troops at both bases to keep that from being anywhere near a quick victory.

So be it.