Pat vs Ronnie GW AAR

[ashkpa]

2. Do the Japanese wish to attempt to initiate combat in Polynesia?

No

[ashkpa]

3. Do the Japanese wish to attempt to initiate combat in the Marshalls?

No

[ashkpa]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. USN. China Sea. Attempt to Initiate Combat.

The USN 4-sub will attempt to initiate combat in the China Sea.

4. Do the Japanese wish to add any additional air? If so, where?

No

5. What are your orders if combat proceeds?

If I find with the 4-box, the CA will engage the subs only in surface combat (unless the split delta is 8 in which case include the US CPs).
If I have 2-3 SP move your attack column down 1 to ne.
If I have 4-5 SP move my attack column up 2 to D 3A.
If I have 6-7 SP move my attack column up 3 to 2D 3A.
If I have 8+ SP move your attack column down 1 and mine up as far as possible.

By the way, the USN also has a sub unit (4-3) in the 2-box of the Sea of Japan.

Fly the NAV in Tokyo to the 0-box of the Sea of Japan.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. China Sea.

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. USN. China Sea. Attempt to Initiate Combat.

The USN 4-sub will attempt to initiate combat in the China Sea.

4. Do the Japanese wish to add any additional air? If so, where?

No

5. What are your orders if combat proceeds?

If I find with the 4-box, the CA will engage the subs only in surface combat (unless the split delta is 8 in which case include the US CPs).
If I have 2-3 SP move your attack column down 1 to ne.
If I have 4-5 SP move my attack column up 2 to D 3A.
If I have 6-7 SP move my attack column up 3 to 2D 3A.
If I have 8+ SP move your attack column down 1 and mine up as far as possible.
Fly the NAV in Tokyo to the 0-box of the Sea of Japan.

Search rolls 10 - 10. Neither side was able to find the water, much less their enemy.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. USN. Central Pacific. No Combat.

No chance for the Japanese to initiate.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. USN. Sea of Japan.

Search rolls 3 - 3. No contact.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. RN. West Indian Ocean. No Combat.

Do the axis wish to try to initiate combat in the West Indian Ocean.

Instructions if you succeed.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. RN. Central Atlantic. Cape Verde Basin. No Combat.

No opportunity for the axis to try.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. France. West Med. No Combat.

No opportunity for the axis to try.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. Bay of Biscay. Non-Phasing Initiate Attempt.

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. RN, Bay of Biscay.

The RN will NOT attempt to initiate combat here.

3. Do the axis wish to try?

4. If so, which unit would you like to use and, if possible, do you wish to add any additional air units to the mix?

Yes, use the Ju 87R (3 NAV factor) to initiate.

Do you wish to fly out any additional air? (He 111H and BF 110D available).

If so where?

I don't see a 3 factor NAV (Ju 87R) is the Bay of Biscay. Which unit would you like to use for the combat attempt?

[ashkpa]

Do the axis wish to try to initiate combat in the West Indian Ocean.

Instructions if you succeed.

Yes,
Isolate the Queens if possible and do as much damage as possible. Then focus on the Spanish CA.

[ashkpa]

Do you wish to fly out any additional air? (He 111H and BF 110D available).

If so where?

I don't see a 3 factor NAV (Ju 87R) is the Bay of Biscay. Which unit would you like to use for the combat attempt?

Nothing else flies out. I meant 3 A-S factor Stuka (Ju 87R).

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. Bay of Biscay. Non-Phasing Combat Attempt.

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

Do you wish to fly out any additional air? (He 111H and BF 110D available).

If so where?

I don't see a 3 factor NAV (Ju 87R) is the Bay of Biscay. Which unit would you like to use for the combat attempt?

Nothing else flies out. I meant 3 A-S factor Stuka (Ju 87R).

Search rolls: 10 (Axis) - 2 (Allies). The allies use 4 surprise points to avoid combat.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. West Indian Ocean. Non-Phasing Attempted Combat.

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

Do the axis wish to try to initiate combat in the West Indian Ocean.

Instructions if you succeed.

Yes,
Isolate the Queens if possible and do as much damage as possible. Then focus on the Spanish CA.

Search Rolls: Axis 10, Allies 4. The allies use 4 surprise points to avoid combat.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. East Med. Non-Phasing Attempt to Initiate Combat.

Search rolls: Axis 6, Allies 10. Only the search by the axis is successful.

How do you wish to proceed?

[ashkpa]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. East Med. Non-Phasing Attempt to Initiate Combat.

Search rolls: Axis 6, Allies 10. Only the search by the axis is successful.

How do you wish to proceed?

rnd 1: engage the 0 and 1 boxes only. Think the surprise should be 8. Naval air combat. AA should be ne.
Move my attack columns up 4 to 2X 2A.
First X versus Berwick
First A versus Canberra or CP if Canberra is sunk or damaged.

I will stay for 2nd round.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. East Med. Non-Phasing Initiated Naval Combat. Round 1.

Brutal, but all in all the best I could hope for from the damage rolls.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. East Med. Non-Phasing Initiated Naval Combat. Round 2. Search.

Axis 1, Allies 7. Instructions.

[ashkpa]

East Med. Non-Phasing Initiated Naval Combat. Round 2. Search.

Axis 1, Allies 7. Instructions.

Engage the French only (2 and 3 boxes) with 8 surprise points I believe.
Naval air. Use 2 SP to move the AA down 1 column to ne.
Use 6 SP to move my attack column up 3 columns to X 2D 2A
First X versus Richelieu
2nd D (my choice) versus Richelieu if available, next choice would be a damaged CA, and last either CA available.
2nd A versus any undamaged French ship. Else versus undamaged ship with 1/2A result, damaged ship without 1/2A.

[rkr1958]

Turn 15. Jan/Feb 1942. Allied #7. East Med. Non-Phasing Initiated Naval Combat. Round 2.

The French take it on the chin. The three remaining RN ships, one of which is damaged, decide to abort the sea area. A decision, in retrospect the RN and French should have done at the end of round 1.