Once you take that last hex side the Imperial forces will only be able to receive supply by air. Either he has a whole bunch there or he doesn't realize that you are about the turn off the spigot.
Re Exmouth, are the hairs on the back of your neck standing up or something? Do you know where is KB?
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Re: Exmouth: I do not know where the KB is. I haven't seen it in months. It could be in the Pacific, it could be in the DEI, or it could be in the Bay of Bengal. (I do know that Hiyo and Junyo are up around Eniwetok, so at least he doesn't have every single carrier in the fleet parked two hexes north of Exmouth.) As stated, no idea as to the KB's location, but the hairs on my neck are standing on end even though I haven't caught the slightest whisper of danger.
About a week ago, Brad did finally wake up and realize he faced an Allied army at Daly Waters. By then it was too late to extract his troops, so he's just sitting in place. He might supply by air, or he might pull a Dunkirk by air. I'm fortunate to have isolated and partially bypassed what seems to have been his major garrison and bump in the road outside of Darwin. If (big IF) the Allies are able to move forward and occupy some of the coastal bases like Derby or Broome, that should help isolate Corunna Downs and Port Headland. That, in turn, should help the Allies ramp up the appearance of a threat to Timor and Darwin, which is just what I want as I continue my plans to invade Sumatra.
I love it when a plan comes together, but I doubt it's going to come together remotely how I'd like.
About a week ago, Brad did finally wake up and realize he faced an Allied army at Daly Waters. By then it was too late to extract his troops, so he's just sitting in place. He might supply by air, or he might pull a Dunkirk by air. I'm fortunate to have isolated and partially bypassed what seems to have been his major garrison and bump in the road outside of Darwin. If (big IF) the Allies are able to move forward and occupy some of the coastal bases like Derby or Broome, that should help isolate Corunna Downs and Port Headland. That, in turn, should help the Allies ramp up the appearance of a threat to Timor and Darwin, which is just what I want as I continue my plans to invade Sumatra.
I love it when a plan comes together, but I doubt it's going to come together remotely how I'd like.
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I love it when a plan comes together, but I doubt it's going to come together remotely how I'd like.
The plan arrives at the battlefield on schedule, but is usually one of the first casualties . . .[:D]
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At minimum, it'll generate some excitement and perhaps some added interest in the game by your opponent.
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Nothing major going on, but some letdowns today:
Calcutta: The Allies didn't quite achieve 1:1 odds, and the shock attack failed to take this base. I was quite surprised, and my army was rather disrupted afterwards. I have reinforcements arriving daily and will try again in about four days. But I wanted to take Calcutta so that I can being employing my troops elsewhere.
Wake Island: The Japanese easily wiped out the Allied units after bringing in reinforcements (one-third of 53rd Division plus a raiding regiment). This brings to an end the best-planned and executed invasion I've ever done, though it was missing a key ingredient, an experience which taught me an important lesson.
Daly Waters: The Allies took vacant Katherine. Brad is now using alot of Helens, which are having an effect, but I really like the fact that he is focusing some attention on NW Oz. The last enemy controlled hexside at Daly Waters was converted, so the IJA garrison is totally isolated.
Exmouth: The carriers remained stationary. The amphbious ships will leap-frog them tonight. They are about three days away from Exmouth. The picket ships continue to move north. I still have strong misgivings about how this operation is unfolding (seemingly very slow) and exposing my carriers in an operation that can be useful, but isn't really vital. I'm waiting to see how the pickets do as they take their final positions northwest of Exmouth. Then I'll send in the troop transprorts and a fairly small bombardment TF. If things still look okay, I'll move my carriers closer to Exmouth (they are intended to provide CAP against LBA posted at the big IJ bases at Port Headland and Corunna Downs).
Nothing major going on, but some letdowns today:
Calcutta: The Allies didn't quite achieve 1:1 odds, and the shock attack failed to take this base. I was quite surprised, and my army was rather disrupted afterwards. I have reinforcements arriving daily and will try again in about four days. But I wanted to take Calcutta so that I can being employing my troops elsewhere.
Wake Island: The Japanese easily wiped out the Allied units after bringing in reinforcements (one-third of 53rd Division plus a raiding regiment). This brings to an end the best-planned and executed invasion I've ever done, though it was missing a key ingredient, an experience which taught me an important lesson.
Daly Waters: The Allies took vacant Katherine. Brad is now using alot of Helens, which are having an effect, but I really like the fact that he is focusing some attention on NW Oz. The last enemy controlled hexside at Daly Waters was converted, so the IJA garrison is totally isolated.
Exmouth: The carriers remained stationary. The amphbious ships will leap-frog them tonight. They are about three days away from Exmouth. The picket ships continue to move north. I still have strong misgivings about how this operation is unfolding (seemingly very slow) and exposing my carriers in an operation that can be useful, but isn't really vital. I'm waiting to see how the pickets do as they take their final positions northwest of Exmouth. Then I'll send in the troop transprorts and a fairly small bombardment TF. If things still look okay, I'll move my carriers closer to Exmouth (they are intended to provide CAP against LBA posted at the big IJ bases at Port Headland and Corunna Downs).
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The last enemy controlled hexside at Daly Waters was converted, so the IJA garrison is totally isolated.
Are you putting any LRCAP up over Daly? That'd at least tell you if anyone's flying out (or in).
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Calcutta: The Allies didn't quite achieve 1:1 odds, and the shock attack failed to take this base. I was quite surprised, and my army was rather disrupted afterwards. I have reinforcements arriving daily and will try again in about four days. But I wanted to take Calcutta so that I can being employing my troops elsewhere.
It looks like the India equivalent of the Battle of Nashville will have to take place on another day. But then, Nashville needed a second day for Thomas to truly defeat Hood.
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I don't have any fighters in Oz with legs long enough to fly LRCAP over Daly Waters. However, I am able to monitor AV through daly bombardments. Right now, Brad doesn't seem to be withdrawing troops. He certainly isn't adding any.
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Calcutta: The Allied troops are recovering disruption nicely, plus reinforcements arrived bringing the AV to about 2200. I'll try another attack, this time deliberate, the day after tomorrow.
China: The Allies have done two probing attacks, separated by several months, in a forest NE of Sian. This hex is held by three well-dug-in IJA brigades. The Chinese have well over 3,000 AV, though supply is a bit under full. Yesterday's attack came off at 1:1, the troops are in good condition, and another unit (450 AV) arrived, so I'll try again tomorrow. I have no hope of major gains in China given supply, but if this attack succeeds it will threat the IJ flank up this way, resulting in some modest upheaval for awhile.
Daly Waters: Allied reinforcements should arrive in a week. Meanwhile, some 60 Helens bomb my units each turn.
Exmouth: D-Day is two or three days away with no signs of trouble. The pickets are well to the NW and W. A small bombardment TF goes in tonight (or tomorrow night if I've miscalucated). The transports are ahead of the carriers now. The carriers are NW of Geraldton, a level seven Allied airfield. Minesweepers and a second bombardment force are also closing in. Everything appears to be in order, and I'm not quite as nervous, though nervous I am.
SigInt: The Allies received a very encouraging SigInt report. 9/14th Div. is aboard a Maru bound for Port Moresby. This base is very lightly held by Japan with just two units at about 3k, and is close to large and growing larger Allied airfields. SigInt in the past few weeks has continued to show alot of IJ interest in the Pacific, with reports like this one and several others. Not that Brad is ignoring Sumatra and area. I've had reports of base forces headed to Sabang, with 48th Div. and 6th Guards at Singapore. The latter two may be heading somewhere else, or Brad may be using Singapore as a strategic reserve base. But while there is activity in and around Singapore, there is certainly more "weighty" activity in the Pacific, which is just what I want to see. The activity at Daly Waters and Exmouth should ramp up tensions in Australia, and I still feel pretty confident that Brad has a healthy concern in NoPac that I can reinforce. I don't KNOW that he isn't guessing Sumatra, but all signs thus far appear to be favorable that he doesn't.
IJA Divisions: In addition to the six recently destroyed in India, another is about to be destroyed at Calcutta. Brad gets the four extra divisions in Scenario Two, but nonethless, I would think the loss of a total of seven should dilute his defenses until he can rebuild them.
Calcutta: The Allied troops are recovering disruption nicely, plus reinforcements arrived bringing the AV to about 2200. I'll try another attack, this time deliberate, the day after tomorrow.
China: The Allies have done two probing attacks, separated by several months, in a forest NE of Sian. This hex is held by three well-dug-in IJA brigades. The Chinese have well over 3,000 AV, though supply is a bit under full. Yesterday's attack came off at 1:1, the troops are in good condition, and another unit (450 AV) arrived, so I'll try again tomorrow. I have no hope of major gains in China given supply, but if this attack succeeds it will threat the IJ flank up this way, resulting in some modest upheaval for awhile.
Daly Waters: Allied reinforcements should arrive in a week. Meanwhile, some 60 Helens bomb my units each turn.
Exmouth: D-Day is two or three days away with no signs of trouble. The pickets are well to the NW and W. A small bombardment TF goes in tonight (or tomorrow night if I've miscalucated). The transports are ahead of the carriers now. The carriers are NW of Geraldton, a level seven Allied airfield. Minesweepers and a second bombardment force are also closing in. Everything appears to be in order, and I'm not quite as nervous, though nervous I am.
SigInt: The Allies received a very encouraging SigInt report. 9/14th Div. is aboard a Maru bound for Port Moresby. This base is very lightly held by Japan with just two units at about 3k, and is close to large and growing larger Allied airfields. SigInt in the past few weeks has continued to show alot of IJ interest in the Pacific, with reports like this one and several others. Not that Brad is ignoring Sumatra and area. I've had reports of base forces headed to Sabang, with 48th Div. and 6th Guards at Singapore. The latter two may be heading somewhere else, or Brad may be using Singapore as a strategic reserve base. But while there is activity in and around Singapore, there is certainly more "weighty" activity in the Pacific, which is just what I want to see. The activity at Daly Waters and Exmouth should ramp up tensions in Australia, and I still feel pretty confident that Brad has a healthy concern in NoPac that I can reinforce. I don't KNOW that he isn't guessing Sumatra, but all signs thus far appear to be favorable that he doesn't.
IJA Divisions: In addition to the six recently destroyed in India, another is about to be destroyed at Calcutta. Brad gets the four extra divisions in Scenario Two, but nonethless, I would think the loss of a total of seven should dilute his defenses until he can rebuild them.
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12/13/42
Calcutta: The Allied troops are recovering disruption nicely, plus reinforcements arrived bringing the AV to about 2200. I'll try another attack, this time deliberate, the day after tomorrow.
China: The Allies have done two probing attacks, separated by several months, in a forest NE of Sian. This hex is held by three well-dug-in IJA brigades. The Chinese have well over 3,000 AV, though supply is a bit under full. Yesterday's attack came off at 1:1, the troops are in good condition, and another unit (450 AV) arrived, so I'll try again tomorrow. I have no hope of major gains in China given supply, but if this attack succeeds it will threat the IJ flank up this way, resulting in some modest upheaval for awhile.
Daly Waters: Allied reinforcements should arrive in a week. Meanwhile, some 60 Helens bomb my units each turn.
Exmouth: D-Day is two or three days away with no signs of trouble. The pickets are well to the NW and W. A small bombardment TF goes in tonight (or tomorrow night if I've miscalucated). The transports are ahead of the carriers now. The carriers are NW of Geraldton, a level seven Allied airfield. Minesweepers and a second bombardment force are also closing in. Everything appears to be in order, and I'm not quite as nervous, though nervous I am.
SigInt: The Allies received a very encouraging SigInt report. 9/14th Div. is aboard a Maru bound for Port Moresby. This base is very lightly held by Japan with just two units at about 3k, and is close to large and growing larger Allied airfields. SigInt in the past few weeks has continued to show alot of IJ interest in the Pacific, with reports like this one and several others. Not that Brad is ignoring Sumatra and area. I've had reports of base forces headed to Sabang, with 48th Div. and 6th Guards at Singapore. The latter two may be heading somewhere else, or Brad may be using Singapore as a strategic reserve base. But while there is activity in and around Singapore, there is certainly more "weighty" activity in the Pacific, which is just what I want to see. The activity at Daly Waters and Exmouth should ramp up tensions in Australia, and I still feel pretty confident that Brad has a healthy concern in NoPac that I can reinforce. I don't KNOW that he isn't guessing Sumatra, but all signs thus far appear to be favorable that he doesn't.
IJA Divisions: In addition to the six recently destroyed in India, another is about to be destroyed at Calcutta. Brad gets the four extra divisions in Scenario Two, but nonethless, I would think the loss of a total of seven should dilute his defenses until he can rebuild them.
I just don't know the Japanese resource situation well enough in scen 2 but am guessing that the units can all be rebuilt in time. Manpower pools might be an issue for a while. But at least he will have to divert production to build some more devices as I am sure he has taken a hit there. It will be interesting to see if it this then forces him to produce fewer aircraft. Anyways, the units you killed were all elite. Any rebuit division is just going to be very average in experience. Given, the disparity between Allied firepower the weak firepower of a Japanese divsion the Japanese player need elite troops to have a chance anytime past 1943.
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12/14/42
Canoe Cornelius must've gotten the job done, because Q-Ball sent a turn. The next turn will be one of the most important of the war....
Exmouth: D-Day is tomorrow. B-24s are to hit the big airfield at Corunna Downs. A CA/CL/DD bombardment force goes in followed by a smaller CL/DD bombardment force. A small minelayer TF goes in. Then the invasion force, which consists of two Aussie brigades and a CD unit. The carriers will take station three hexes to the south; fighters are set to 50% CAP; dive bombers are set to naval strike with ground strike alternate. The carrier strike is important for two reasons: (1) I'm not sure two Aussie brigades is sufficient to handle the Naval Guard defense; and (2) I want Brad to see my carriers in a big way. The latter objective can be debated, but I'm leaning towards the conclusion that he'd see them anyway, so they might as well lend a hand while they in the vicinity. Since my carriers haven't been seen since early in the war (I think), this is meant to add to the impression that the Allies are really focused on western and northwestern Oz. I REALLY hope that the KB doesn't show up tomorrow. The fact that Brad is still very desultory in flipping turns suggests to me that he isn't particularly "aroused" at the moment. This is "extra-game" intelligence that is pretty useful at times.
Daly Waters: Reinforcements are just two hexes out.
India: 2300 Allied AV will deliberate attack at Calcutta tomorrow. Come on guys!
China: The big Chinese force still couldn't dislodge the three IJA brigades in the woods NE of Sian. They'll try again tomorrow. Through shear weight of numbers I think the attack will succeed pretty soon.
Sumatra Invasion Forces: Three CVE (Sangamon, Suwanee, Copahee) arrived at Balboa and will make for Capetown. Many, many such moves have been going on since nearly the start of the game as I try to position forces for the Sumatra invasion. Other forces are being distributed to lend a hand with various feints. Some of the CVEs currently at Pearl will be reporting to NoPac, others to Oz.
Keeping Fingers Crossed: If Brad has outplayed me, tomorrow could be a day I'll regret for a long, long time. So it was with great trepidation that I sent the turn to him.
Canoe Cornelius must've gotten the job done, because Q-Ball sent a turn. The next turn will be one of the most important of the war....
Exmouth: D-Day is tomorrow. B-24s are to hit the big airfield at Corunna Downs. A CA/CL/DD bombardment force goes in followed by a smaller CL/DD bombardment force. A small minelayer TF goes in. Then the invasion force, which consists of two Aussie brigades and a CD unit. The carriers will take station three hexes to the south; fighters are set to 50% CAP; dive bombers are set to naval strike with ground strike alternate. The carrier strike is important for two reasons: (1) I'm not sure two Aussie brigades is sufficient to handle the Naval Guard defense; and (2) I want Brad to see my carriers in a big way. The latter objective can be debated, but I'm leaning towards the conclusion that he'd see them anyway, so they might as well lend a hand while they in the vicinity. Since my carriers haven't been seen since early in the war (I think), this is meant to add to the impression that the Allies are really focused on western and northwestern Oz. I REALLY hope that the KB doesn't show up tomorrow. The fact that Brad is still very desultory in flipping turns suggests to me that he isn't particularly "aroused" at the moment. This is "extra-game" intelligence that is pretty useful at times.
Daly Waters: Reinforcements are just two hexes out.
India: 2300 Allied AV will deliberate attack at Calcutta tomorrow. Come on guys!
China: The big Chinese force still couldn't dislodge the three IJA brigades in the woods NE of Sian. They'll try again tomorrow. Through shear weight of numbers I think the attack will succeed pretty soon.
Sumatra Invasion Forces: Three CVE (Sangamon, Suwanee, Copahee) arrived at Balboa and will make for Capetown. Many, many such moves have been going on since nearly the start of the game as I try to position forces for the Sumatra invasion. Other forces are being distributed to lend a hand with various feints. Some of the CVEs currently at Pearl will be reporting to NoPac, others to Oz.
Keeping Fingers Crossed: If Brad has outplayed me, tomorrow could be a day I'll regret for a long, long time. So it was with great trepidation that I sent the turn to him.
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A small minelayer TF goes in.
Reuters, Dec. 15, 1942 --
A major operation failed when troop transports ran into a minefield which had been sown by friendly ships only minutes before. The commander of the minelayers was heard to say, "At least now we know the little buggers work!"[:D]
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*ack* Yet another editing failure! Minesweepers! Minesweepers! Not -layers, -boilers, -friers, or -breasts.
Man, I hope I didn't jinx my invasion...
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Man, I hope I didn't jinx my invasion...
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You forgot another 'r' in 'boilers', methinks. [:'(]ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
*ack* Yet another editing failure! Minesweepers! Minesweepers! Not -layers, -boilers, -friers, or -breasts.
Man, I hope I didn't jinx my invasion...
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Three CVE (Sangamon, Suwanee, Copahee) arrived at Balboa and will make for Capetown.
Out of curiosity;
a) How will you use these ships?
b) What is the concensus among the players about how to use these ships?
Is it worth it to send the DBs to shore and use them as slow moving fighter platforms to support your invasion forces or is it best to use them as they are intended to be used, in replenishment TFs?
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These are true "carriers" in the sense that they come equipped with squadrons meant to fly. I will use these to help cover the Sumatra invasion force.
As for the CVE's meant for replenishment, I generally offload the strike aircraft and use the carriers solely for CAP/escort purposes.
Under limited conditions I will use CVEs for replenishment, but most of the time I've found that replenishment isn't an issue in carrier battles. Before you could hope to replenish, the damage has been done, sorites are very limited, one side or the other has been viciously smacked down, and the battle is over. Thus, replenishment is a virtue in theory more than in fact. I'd rather have the 25 or so fighters assisting with CAP.
P.S. My opponent has once again disappeared into WitE land as he has begun his second match there. This is very frustrating, because he was available and online throughout the weekend, but was clearly uninterested in this game. So while he plays games to his heart's content, I'm at his mercy as he sends turns occasionally but only when it suits him.
As for the CVE's meant for replenishment, I generally offload the strike aircraft and use the carriers solely for CAP/escort purposes.
Under limited conditions I will use CVEs for replenishment, but most of the time I've found that replenishment isn't an issue in carrier battles. Before you could hope to replenish, the damage has been done, sorites are very limited, one side or the other has been viciously smacked down, and the battle is over. Thus, replenishment is a virtue in theory more than in fact. I'd rather have the 25 or so fighters assisting with CAP.
P.S. My opponent has once again disappeared into WitE land as he has begun his second match there. This is very frustrating, because he was available and online throughout the weekend, but was clearly uninterested in this game. So while he plays games to his heart's content, I'm at his mercy as he sends turns occasionally but only when it suits him.
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12/15/42
I've stated my case very plainly to Brad in an email sent this morning. We'll see if he elects to continue the game.
Exmouth: The Allied invasion is going well to this point. Two CA-led bombardment TFs hit the base, followed by 230 SBDs during the afternoon (TBFs also flew raids though every single one of them was set to "naval strike" only). The troops began landing during the PM. Only about 60 AV came ashore, but most should land tomorrow. The defense is a Naval Guard unit that should be pretty roughed up by bombardment and bombings. The Allied troops will deliberate attack tomorrow. About four SBD squadrons are set to strike again, with B-24s to hit the airfield. It appears that Brad has filled Exmouth's airfield with strike aircraft, and probably has done the same at Corunna Downs and Port Headland. I just hope the KB does'nt show up (no sign of it).
Calcutta: The Allies take this base by deliberate attack. This frees up 3,000 AV to report to duty elsewhere, including the troops slated for the invasions of North Male Island, Addu Atoll, and Diego Garcia. All of these units will take the rail to Mangalore. Most of the rest of the units will head to Chittagong for the campaign against Akyab. A few units will be pulling garrison duty and a few others will help in the camapign to take the Kolemo/Ledo line of bases.
China: My vast stack of units NE of Sian still can't vanquish three little well-dug-in IJA brigades. I'll try again tomorrow. I'm low on supply and attacking in forest, but 4,500 AV vs. about 350 should be THIS hard.
I've stated my case very plainly to Brad in an email sent this morning. We'll see if he elects to continue the game.
Exmouth: The Allied invasion is going well to this point. Two CA-led bombardment TFs hit the base, followed by 230 SBDs during the afternoon (TBFs also flew raids though every single one of them was set to "naval strike" only). The troops began landing during the PM. Only about 60 AV came ashore, but most should land tomorrow. The defense is a Naval Guard unit that should be pretty roughed up by bombardment and bombings. The Allied troops will deliberate attack tomorrow. About four SBD squadrons are set to strike again, with B-24s to hit the airfield. It appears that Brad has filled Exmouth's airfield with strike aircraft, and probably has done the same at Corunna Downs and Port Headland. I just hope the KB does'nt show up (no sign of it).
Calcutta: The Allies take this base by deliberate attack. This frees up 3,000 AV to report to duty elsewhere, including the troops slated for the invasions of North Male Island, Addu Atoll, and Diego Garcia. All of these units will take the rail to Mangalore. Most of the rest of the units will head to Chittagong for the campaign against Akyab. A few units will be pulling garrison duty and a few others will help in the camapign to take the Kolemo/Ledo line of bases.
China: My vast stack of units NE of Sian still can't vanquish three little well-dug-in IJA brigades. I'll try again tomorrow. I'm low on supply and attacking in forest, but 4,500 AV vs. about 350 should be THIS hard.
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