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ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: wdolson

I don't play PBEM, so I can't make any claims. However another achievement for the list would be something I remember one of the top Japanese players tried with WitP in an AAR which is to capture San Francisco. He played an experimental game PBEM in which he tried to do just that. It was interesting to watch. He pretty much sacrificed everything in every other theater to try and do it, but in the end he failed. If I remember right he invaded Vancouver, BC and marched down the coast. The Allies finally stopped him cold in Northern California. Even the weak 1941/early 42 US forces were enough to stop him, though he did a lot of damage along the way.

What really killed him was logistics, all the merchant ships he could muster just weren't enough to keep his forces adequately supplied in North America. The Can/Am forces had plentiful and short supply lines, so while the Japanese forces were always a quart low on supply, the Allies always had more than they needed.

This was with the old game. AE would probably be a bit different, but it would probably be even tougher now.

Bill

Mogami!

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Does losing 5 CA's to Dorniers count as epic? Still very early '42 .... opportunity to lose planty more. [:@]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Does losing 5 CA's to Dorniers count as epic? Still very early '42 .... opportunity to lose planty more. [:@]

ORIGINAL: SqzMyLemon

I consider getting through another turn as Japan without the urge to uninstall an epic achievement. [:D]

Seriously though, my epic moment was catching an Allied invasion force at Lunga with KB and watching the might of Imperial Japan attack some PT Boats at Ndeni. Epic fail.

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Does losing 5 CA's to Dorniers count as epic? Still very early '42 .... opportunity to lose planty more. [:@]

Was this a mod in which the Dutch got Do-217s with remote controlled missiles?

Bill

ORIGINAL: obvert

In my first PBEM I had no idea what I was doing and sailed my entire KB in early 42 all of the way to Tahiti and beyond to engage the US fleet. After my opponent had to stop due to health issues he sent the password and there were literally hundreds of ships moving along the map edge within a day's sail of the KB and the turn the game quit I had sent a CS cruiser TF to check it out.

I shudder now to think of the fuel used and vulnerability achieved by putting the KB way out there.

ORIGINAL: crsutton

My opponent Viberpol and I began our scenario 2 campaign about a month after AE was published. How long ago was that? We currently have played over 1300 turns and are in July of 1945. So far I have taken back most of China and invaded Korea, but not the Philippines or much of the DEI except the oil centers. Hardly have touched any strategic targets in Japan (soon to change). He still has a vicious air force, about half a dozen carriers, most of his BBs and a handful of CA-CLs. If you would have told me 15 years ago that I would play a single game for four years with a guy (now good friend) who lives in Poland, I would have told you that you were just a crazy fool. Pretty significant if you ask me.[;)]

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

I met Mogami about 8 years ago and have seen him off and on since. I just saw that he finally retired from the military. I have a phone number and will try to contact him later. I'd love to get him back here. Good guy!