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ORIGINAL: herwin

It's intended to increase the realism of the Japanese industry model...

So, like many a great technological achievement, it seems they invented the marston mat by accident...

Dec 14, 1941

Japanese language radio heard in Hawaii reported that Field Marshal MacArthur was killed today when his transport airplane was shot down while on transit from Manila to Java.

Another junk group sank.

Smothering operations against Kavieng, Tarakan, Davao, and Singkawang.

Death ride by the NEI motor torpedo boat flotilla as they sallied against a division of the Japanese fleet.

15 Dec 1941

Smothering attacks on Hong Kong and Cagayan. No further reports of MacArthur's death.

You must consider the possibility that the Allies are merely trying to frighten you with claims that Doug is dead.

ORIGINAL: witpqs

You must consider the possibility that the Allies are merely trying to frighten you with claims that Doug is dead.

The claims were broadcast by Japanese radio news. They must be true.

16 Dec 1941

Naval bombardment of Rabaul

Smothering attacks on Cagayan and Zamboanga

Vigan, Kavieng, and Naga captured.

17 Dec 1941

An average turn:

Dogfighting between G3M Nells and Buffalos over Singapore results in the Nells winning.

Smothering attacks on Nauru, Singapore, Manado, Manila, Clark/Angeles, Iloilo.

Georgetown surrenders.

Dec 18, 1941

Masbate occupied.

Brunei reinforced. American merchant convoy caught by IJN SAG off Brunei and used for day-time gunnery practice.

Death ride of American PTBs near Legaspi.

Davao smothered.

Brunei surrenders.

Manila smothered.

Puerto Princessa, Tavoy and Victoria Point occupied.

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: herwin

You're aware that the original plan for the Pearl Harbor strike envisioned scuttling the Hiryu and Soryu afterwards?... Eventually they figured out how to get them home.

I am stunned at that. I had heard they had a fuel problem that required working out. That they would seriously consider scuttling to front line carriers is simply mind numbing. Was that a serious 'plan' or somebody's way of saying to certain staff members "You bozos better figure this out!"?

He is correct. The high speed run from the last refueling point was such that withdrawall was not possible for these vessels - it was to be at "battle speed" - and it is severe on fuel consumption.

Eventually they figured out that if they carried extra fuel in 55 gallon drums - they could dump it into the tanks, lose the drums - and then conduct flight operations - with just enough fuel to go home.

But in WITP you have no such problem - I can sail to the US West Coast - sinking all and sundry for a month - as WITP/CHS was when I found it - and I did just that. Tankers and ships appear mid ocean with full tanks. RHS removed half the tankers - they appear in Japan about 20 December - to simulate the consumed fuel to get to mid ocean - and you cannot use them to sail for a month any more.

The first turn is unique. A PRE EXISTING TF will sail for vast distances - a week of real sailing - and so TF 1 and 2 (with fuel) can end up almost anywhere reasonable. Just say "go there" and they either do - or make a heroic effort and go most of the way. No other turn is like that. And newly created TFs are not nearly as likely to do that. The more TFs loading at a port - the less they will go - until you reach the point they do not move at all on turn one - but still are loading.

Rabaul, Sorong, and Manila smothered.

Catarman and Taiping captured.

Amboina and Manila smothered. Kuching bombarded. Davao captured.

Rabaul and Zamboanga smothered.

Hong Kong, Kuching, and Lucena attacked.

Nauru bombarded.

Jesselton invaded.

Tarakan and Manado smothered.

Attacks at Rabaul and Nauru.

Nauru bombarded, bombed, and captured.

Landings at Manado, Sansapor, Manokwari, and Biak

Kuala Lumpur and Tarakan smothered.

Jesselton surrenders.

American CVs conduct ASW operations near Midway Island.

Dec 25 1941

Gen Santos and Manila smothered

Biak, Manokwari, and Sansapor captured

Lucena attacked

Dec 26 1941

Borongan surrenders

Dutch Harbor bombarded

Jolo invaded and captured

Rangoon and Cagayan smothered

Manado and Lucena attacked

Ye captured

Dec 27 1941

Hong Kong and Balikpapan smothered

Tarawa invaded and captured.

Ilagan captured.

Kuala Lumpur, Johore, and Hong Kong attacked.

Zamboanga smothered.

Hong Kong falls.

Kuching bombarded.

Kuala Lumpur smothered.

Allied SAG spotted north of Amboina. KB manoeuvres to intercept.

When you have time can we have a strategic map with the current frontline?