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That's a helluva update! [X(]

Yeah, pictures or it didn't happen!

Worse news was CL Boise and her 4 DDs were sunk by Soryu and Hiryu DBs south of Denpasar. [:(] [:@]

Not the Boise, ohh the humanity.

GLORIOUS!

I need reading material. More posts please.

How about a simple briefing?

So, I'll keep this brief....[;)]

Dec 9th:
Singapore - Oscars sweep and lose vs Hurricane (this mod has one squadron here) and Buff, but not with Zero.

Darwin - KB 3 (CV Soryu & Hiryu) with 2 CVLs hit shipping in port

Bases lost - Singkawang and Kuching

KB 1 & 2 - 12 WSW Pearl

Dec 10th:
Thundering herd - 3 xAP, 3 AMc, 5 xAKL, AG sunk

Singapore - Just Zero sweep, but I lose only 1 plane

Darwin - hit again as KB is 5 NW of base

KB 1 & 2 - 2 No Johnson Island

Pearl - thundering herd leaves port. Due to my experience in game vs John 3rd years ago, I expect Hawaii to be invaded and don't leave valuable ships here. San Fran bound!!

Note - Luzon and Malaya STILL haven't been invaded. Wow! [X(][X(]

Dec 11th:
Thundering Herd - AS, AG, 7 HDML, xAK, AVP sunk

Singapore - Zero and Oscars find empty skies

Batavia - KB 4 visits (3 CVLs)

Hong Kong falls on first assault

Bases lost - Babo (para) & Kweiteh

KB 1 & 2 - 8 SE Johnson
KB 3 - 7 NNW Darwin
KB 4 - 5 E Batavia
DS formed at Pago Pago

Another briefing...

Dec 12th:
Landings @ Sambas, Kalidjati (Java chosen over Malaya), Pontianak

Clark - 23 Zeros overwhelm 17 P-40s as I lose 7

Singapore - Zeros and Oscars sweep before Betty claim 3 HDML

KB 3 does Full Speed run to west (11 So Soerabaja) - 2 AVP, 2 AGP, 10 xAP, CL Boise, DD, 6 AMc, CM, TK sunk!!

KB 1 & 2 - 2 So Johnson
KB 4 - Kalidjati
DS - Tongatapu

Dec 13th:
Bases lost - Johnson, Wake, Pontianak
Landings - Koepang

West of Koepang, 2 DD face off vs 4 x Kongos, 3 DDs. Results are what you would expect. [:D]

Ships sunk - 2 DD, 7 xAK, xAKL, xAP, AM

KB 1 & 2 - 5 NW Johnson (his loitering means Hawaii as target is confirmed in my mind). See njp72 last AAR for proof.

Dec 14th:
Bases lost - Koepang (Nell and Betty here will not help the thundering herd)
Landings - Mersing & Ketapang

Clark & Singapore both are swept by Zeros

Ships sunk - DD, xAK, 2 TK, 2 xAKL 3 xAP, AD, AM, 4 HDML

KB 1 & 2 - 10 So Midway
KB 3 - 10 W Koepang
KB 4 - 5 NE Soerabaja

Notes: Luzon is still free of enemy troops. The late landing on Mersing means most major LCUs will make it into Singapore (1100 AV)

Dec 15th:
Bases lost - Hwaiyen, Ketapang

Ships sunk - xAKL, TK, CM

China - Nathan is going for Sian as troops are 5 due east on the trail. Looks like his tanks are there, too.

KB 1 & 2 - 2 So Midway (looks like this base will be invaded soon)
KB 3 - 4 SW Soer

Dec 16th:
Bases lost - Nanyang
Invasion - Manado

Ships sunk - 2 PT (Kalidjati), 2 xAKL, 2 AVD, CM, AS, 2 AMc

Singapore - 27 Zero vs 12 Buff & 9 P40 = 7 destroyed for just one Zero (I need to fight less and train pilots more before I can do something here)

KB 1 & 2 - unknown as I fly out all my PBYs
KB 3 - 3 SW Batavia

Dec 17th:
Bases lost - Chuhsien
Landings - Guam, Tjepoe, Merak

Ships sunk - 2 xAKL, 3 AMc

Notes:
Monitoring weather in and around greater SRA/DEI as I still have ship at Singapore, Balikpapan, and Makassar

What are you doing with the 2nd USMC Rgts? Americal plans? Arty at sea on Dec 7. ? USMC Def units?
Plans for common wealth BDEs on transports? Inquiring minds you know...

What are you doing with the 2nd USMC Rgts? Americal plans? Arty at sea on Dec 7. ? USMC Def units?
Plans for common wealth BDEs on transports? Inquiring minds you know...

Marines haven't been given orders yet. I'm waiting to see how invested he is in taking Hawaii. So far a BF and Nav Gds only.

I lost the 2 BFs and 2 FA that were at Darwin at beginning. Part of BF survive, but will need to walk to Alice Springs.

He has landed, but not taken Palmyra. Will he invade rest of Line Islands?

One Bde landed at Diego Garcia. The other two will move from Madras to east side of Calcutta. In India, I build forts expect for Delhi which expands AF so I can upgrade air groups. I now plan for invasion of India from day one. 40th & 41st American divisions will head for Cape Town.

Dec 18th:
Bases lost - Tjepoe, Merak, Guam, Port Blair (para)
Bases invaded - Midway, Oosthaven, Bandjermasin

Ships sunk - xAK, 2 AMc

I-8 is on patrol when my SC TF with French CL runs over her with DS behind. I don't think the CV/CVLs were spotted.

Singapore swept by 30 Zeros

Dutch air force flies to her death at Merak and Tjepoe. Almost 50 planes destroyed.

CV @ 2 W Merak
DS arrives at Sydney for R&R

Dec 19th:
Bases lost - Semarang, Pucheng, Oosthaven
Bases invaded - Tjilatjap, Kuantan

Ships sunk - AMc

Dec 20th:
Bases lost - Chengchow, Tjilatjap, Kuantan
Bases invaded - [>:]

Ships sunk - TK

KB1 & 2 15 NNW of Pearl with a TF 9 SSW of Pearl. Incoming invasion TF?

Notes:
Waiting for bad weather so the mini-thundering herd can make a run for it.

Dec 21st:
Bases lost - Djokjakarta
Bases invaded - Midway, Palmyra

Ships sunk - AG, xAKL, AM, xAP

4 East Sian my troops are easily defeated and rather than retreat due east they head SW into rough. A HQ is left behind.

Dec 22nd:
Bases lost - Bandjermasin, Midway, and Victory Point (by para and an Brit Buffalo air group is destroyed on way to India from Singapore). [:@]
Based invaded - [>:]

Ships sunk - CA San Fran had been damaged on 7th, but was sea worth. I-19 found her with the other slightly damaged warships midway between Pearl and USA.

Dec 23rd:
Bases lost - Tavoy, Soerakarta, Madioen, Kanhsien

KB 1 & 2 @ 12 East Pearl
KB 4 @ 2 SW Singapore

Notes:
Java is quickly falling, but Batavia is where most of my Dutch troops are holed up.

Dec 24th:
Bases lost - Buitenzong, Sambas
Bases invaded -

Ships sunk - 3 AMc, xAKL

Zero sweeps @ Palembang, Darwin, and Rangoon.

KB 1 & 2 @ 6 ESE Hilo

Weather in Straits of Malacca will be T-storms, so the ships still at Singapore sortie to NW.
Many will be lost, but I'll get some through.
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

Dec 25th:
Bases lost - Tsiaotso, Port Dickson
Bases invaded -

Ships sunk - Feeding frenzy in Straits of Malacca by subs, Kates, and Vals... 3 XAKL, 3 xAP, 3 AMc, 3 AG, AVP

Singapore - Nathan is still targeting the port, which is now empty with about 45 bombers above 15k, but doing little damage.

KB 1 & 2 @ 3 south Hilo so invasion is coming soon

Dec 26th:
Bases lost - Soerabaja, Temulph
Bases invaded - Hilo, but only one LCU??

Ships sunk - xAKL

China - I have small stack NE of Sinyang that may be trapped. It's getting hit by air and shock attacks.

KB 1 & 2 @ 2 ESE Hilo
KB 3 @ 4 SW Saigon
KB 4 @ 1 SW Kuantan

Notes:
Hawaii - Is he landing on the big island with minimal forces? I have a few BB that can still do 15 knots that I may halt repairs on and head away once KB leaves.

Dec 27th:
Bases lost - Hilo (Nav Gds), Georgetown

Ships sunk - 2 xAKL (off Carnarvon to I-121), xAP (CL & 3 DD off Denpasar, but we will see this SC TF again [;)], PG, MMS, YP

KB 1 & 2 @ 3 south Hilo

Dec 28th:
Bases invaded - Manado, Christmas IO

Ships sunk - 2 xAKLs to 4 Kongos, 3 CL, 3 DD of Mataram; xAP, PC, 2 AMc

Enemy air sweeps over Singapore, Palembang, Darwin, and Rangoon. Allied air is training pilots.

KB 1 & 2 @ 2 SE Hilo
KB 3 @ 7 ENE Batavia
KB 4 @ 7 East Palembang

Dec 29th:
Bases lost - Christmas IO, Manado, Port Swethenham, Taiping, Mergui

Ships sunk - 2 xAP, AVP, ACM, 2 xAKL

KB 1 & 2 @ 8 SW Pearl
KB 3 @ 4 NE Soerabaja
KB 4 @ 3 East Soerabaja
CVEs @ 6 WSW Babeldoab
DS at Albany for R&R

Notes:
Mini-thundering herd is mostly safe, except those up near islands between Timor and Java. There are many single ship TFs up there heading for Perth, But only a few are going to be sunk, I hope. Meanwhile, a SC TF with 3 American CAs and 12 DDs head up to patrol off Exmouth.

Dec 30th:
Bases invaded - Denpasar
Bases lost - Praboemoehk

Ships sunk - AG, 4 xAKL, TK (CL, 2 DD @ 8 No Exmouth that are missed by my SC TF by one hex)

KB 1 & 2 are now MIA
KB 3 @ 1 NW Bima
KB 4 @ 2 East Bima

Dec 31st:
Bases lost - Denpasar
Bases invaded - Singkep

8 North of Exmouth at night - my 3 CA, 9 old DDs SC TF finally runs into CL Chikuma & 2 DDs. After a series of night and then daylight engagements, I sink all three of his and will lose a DD in a few days to flooding.

KB 4 @ 5 south Kendari

Ships sunk to date: 10 TKs (3 large, 4 medium, 3 small), 33 xAP (12 large, 2 medium, 19 small), 2 BB (Washington & Oklahoma),
CA San Fran, 2 CL (Boise & Dauntless), 6 DD, 10 AG, 3 AGP, 3 ARD, 5 AVP, AD, 3 AS, 2 ML, 6 PT, 31 AMc, ACM, 8 AM, 2 CM, 3 CMc, 24 HDML, 3 PG, PC

Notes:
Luzon and all of the Philippines have not been invaded yet. Most of my troops are prepping for, if not in Manila building forts (3 plus). I have over 55k in supply.

Malaya is mostly Japanese with about 30 LCUs at Johore Bahru. Since, Nathan delayed the Mersing landings, I was able to get the last brigade (from Kuantan) into Singapore before to cut me off. Now, both Indian ID are formed. He has done very little AF bombing, so the forts are 3 and building.

This is the second time I've seen an aggressive Eastern Pacific opening - Wake, Midway, Johnson, and Hilo have fallen. Some lightly damaged warships (3 BB, 2 CL, 4 DDs) are headed for Panama vs California due to KB 1 & 2 still around Hawaii. They should make it and be available in a fee months. Not that I need them now.

USA - To the readers not familiar with these mods, the USA economy has most industry damaged by 50% to represent the need for it to ramp up. Thus, supplies are not plentiful yet and it may not be until Feb before I can easily and as much as I want away.

India - I ALWAYS plan on an invasion here. So, almost all bases are fort building, except Delhi. British warships are up at Bombay. Large merchants at or headed fro Cape Town.

China - The only theater of major concern. He is coming for Sian with most forces on road that is due eats. He is now 2 hexes away. I have three stacks that are at risk of total elimination or severe reduction in strength. Screenshots to follow.

Currently, we are up to Jan 6th, so I should be able to get caught up and include more details and screenshots soon.

Slight increase in anxiety as my NY Giants have the second pick in NFL draft this Thursday. [:D] Do they go QB, RB, or trade down??

Good luck. This is a fast pace and intense game.

I am way, way behind in posting what is going on, but the fast pace has gotten us to Feb 9th.

To the experts on India, where is the "Emergency Reinforcements" trigger row?

Trincomalee was just invaded (8th) and it looks like Madras is next with KB1 & 2 hovering nearby

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I am way, way behind in posting what is going on, but the fast pace has gotten us to Feb 9th.

To the experts on India, where is the "Emergency Reinforcements" trigger row?

Trincomalee was just invaded (8th) and it looks like Madras is next with KB1 & 2 hovering nearby

He is doing to you what he did to me in the last game. Fortunately for you, you did not empty India to defend the west coast of America.

I have 40th and 41st ID arriving at Cape Town in about two weeks. I should have enough PP to buy one division. The question is how safe the waters will be to get it to India?