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He is still using Claudes on one of his CVLs!! And only 25 fighters on CAP!!! He must not have had any idea your carriers were coming. It could have been bait in a trap that you stole without coming into KB range. Well done again.

I wonder if that computer got KO'd literally when he saw the results of the combat. [:-]

the rumor on the streets is that my opponent has his computer back and will send me a turn soon. Can't wait!

question alert:
what is everyones policy on moving a wounded ship that does not necessarily need to be moved. Example, too many wounded BBs at PH, you can only repair so many. So you want to move some to Seattle for repairs. What is the cutoff on damage to wear you say- i cant move this guy he will die. I moved 2 BBs and lost the weevee. Thats a lot of points to give up. Is 53 flot too much to move?

I would not move a ship with that much flot damage until I got the system damage down. Take the ships out of shipyard repair and put them into pierside repair to repair system damage and minor flotation damage. Then send them to WC or EC via Panama.

My rules of thumb from my own experience are :
- flot 60+ , get sys to 0
- flot 50+, get sys to 10 or less
- flot 40+, get sys to 20 or less
- flot 30+, get sys to 30 or less
- flot 20+, get sys to 35 or less
- flot 10+, get sys to 40 or less

Systems include your pumps and electricals. You can't deal with flooding without those tools. Using the guidelines I listed, even if flotation starts to increase on a turn, the additional flooding is usually removed next turn even while at sea. Using cruise speed also helps reduce the risk of flooding.

thx BB, i should have asked before I sent out California and Weevee, it may take some luck for CA to survive

Ok my opponent and I are back in action, you will see a boring uneventful turn and then the craziest most action packed turn of the game, w 1 million screenshots for 1 turn.

3-19
RN BB bombards Balikpapan
japs bomb liuchow, changsha, singapore, loyang, near moulmein
ally bomb chengchow, wuchow and rest many bombers
jap del atk singapore japs lose 4500 ally 2900

3-20 crazy action turn alert
japs torp loaded AK near Lunga
Japs torp ak near PM-sinks
Ally CA Sag hits AKs at Manado and has fun

3-20 cont
Ally ABDA CA SAG encounters BB Kirishima at Tarrakan and is taught lesson in night fighting

3-20 cont
ALLY ABDA CA SAG retreats from Tarakan and encounters BB Yamashiro SAG and is ripped to shreds ally CA sunk and DD
Ally SS torps AKL near Japan
Ally SAG at Manado encounters vengeful jap CA SAG

3-20 cont
Ally sub torps another AKL near Japan
Japs bomb liuchow, changsha, singyang,loyang, singapore and davao
CA Chester falling back near Ambon is hit bomb by Nells, the 14 Betty raid misses
ALLY CV group having slipped south past Lunga now dashes north to raid Rabaul having spotted BB Kongo. Raids AF and port in moderation.

3-20 cont
in the last pic of the ally CV raid on rabaul that Japanese CAP was reported to contain planes from CV Akagi, Hiryu, Ryujo, Zuiho

16 B-17s strike Rabaul AF its around 64 dmg now

VENGEFUL KB Appears about 6 hexes above Tulagi having not been spotted on her approach last turn
KB Raid my BB SAG heading north to Rabaul about 2 squares swest of Shortlands, 12 bombers come in and hit BB Idaho with 1 torp, CL Nashville 1 torp.
KB Raids Tulagi and hits some shipping that was mostly unloaded

3-20 cont
Ally CVs launch 100 bomber strike on BB Kongo at Shortlands in AM

3-20 cont
KB jap CVs launch another strike on Ally BB SAG near shortlands/munda BB Warspite hit 2 torps ouch

then KB launches her 4th strike against the BB SAG finishing off Idaho RIP

3-20 cont
KB Launches raid against Lunga and is repulsed 7 planes destroyed
KB 2nd air raid on Tulagi see pic

3-20 cont
CA Houston bombards moulmein
Ally CVs launch follow up strike on BB Kongo group at Shortlands

3-20 cont
Japanese deliberate atk on singapore reduces fortifications to 2
japanese deliberate atk above moulmein is a disaster japs lose 1500 allies 100, now would be a good time to counter
we have really beat up the japs and RTA who pushed up to Rangoon prematurely, i figure we have until about a week after singapore falls to continue to pick on these forces.

this turn was rough, multiple SAGs were disabled or sunk with limited positive results, but the carriers are alive and did not get hit by KB. now is not the time for a fight with KB so we will attempt to roll with the punches and be patient. Kudos to my opponent for turning up the aggression at just the right time.

3-21
BB Resolution Bombards Moulmein
jap sub torps AK near Batavia
jap subs torps 2xAKs near PM
japs bomb liuchow, changsha, loyang,singapore, davao, and kweilin
allies bomb changsha, above moulemein, singapore and rabaul
japs del atk at singapore reduce fort 1 we barely hold
allied del atk above moulmein routs japs see pic

3-22
CA Houston bombards moulmein
ally sub shoots up an AK
japs bomb davao,liuchow, bataan, singapore, loyqang
we bomb chengchow, wuchow, singapore, rabaul
ally sub torps CA Myoko near Rabaul
jap del atk at davao we hold out

3-23-42
CA Houston bombards moulmein
ally ss torps an AK
japs sweep rangoon lose 6 zeros
japs bomb bataan, palembang, luchow, changsha, singapore
we bomb chengchow and wuchow
jap del atk at davao we hold out
allied shock atk near pegu routs RTA loses 1500 we lose 500

You might be more successful by setting CV Devastators to Use Bombs, since US torpedoes this time have very high dud rate. And Devastator is really sucky Torpedo Bomber anyway... Of course you many not be able to sink BBs without torpedo hits, but at least you mess them up.

I think thats probably good advice Sard, especially against non BB targets
3-24-42
CA Houston bombards moulmein(again)- good times for the H-town, easy action
RN BB Bombards Balikpapan see pic