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Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1943. Allied #1. Coral Sea. Potential Naval Combat.

The USN/RN will not attempt to initiate combat the Coral Sea; however the Japanese can if they wish. No planes are in position to react if an attempt is made.

Instructions?

I will not search at this time.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #1. RN, South China Sea. Round 1.

The RN sub group rolls well, however, the IJN roll just as well.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #1. RN, West Med. Round 1.

Another very good roll by the RN, but again one that is matched by their opponent, which is the Italians in this case.

Round 2.

Both sides stay for a second round. However, with search rolls of 10 (allies) and 3 (axis), combat ends.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #1. IJN, The Arabian Sea. Round 1.

Both search rolls fail ... no contact.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1943. Allied #1. US Air Reorg.

MA43 i3 Axis Actions

MA43 i3 Possible Axis Naval Search Options shown.
Polynesia rolls 5/1 -> nc
Tasman Sea rolls 9/9 -> nc
The Solomons, no search initiated
SE Indian Ocean rolls 8/8 -> nc
Cape Naturliste (see following post)
Bay of Bengal, no searches initiated
Arabian Sea (see following post)
North Atlantic (see following post)
East Coast rolls of 7/6 -> nc
W. Med, no searches initiated
E. Med rolls of 9/10 -> nc
BoB (see following post)

Cape Naturaliste rolls of 1/4 resulted in Axis finding and sinking the CP.

Arabian Sea rolls of 4/3 resulted in both sides finding. I made it a Naval air. CA was damaged.
Second round rolls (assumed you would stay) of 9/7 resulted in no further contact.

In the North Atlantic rolls of 9/3 resulted in you finding with 6 surprise points. I made the surprise use decision for you. You could guarantee the sub was out of the zone and only take 1 aborted. Potentially sinking the sub (which you did). It worked out well for you with the aborted ship making it's saving throw and staying in the sub free area.

Last BoB where rolls of 7/1 results in you finding me with 6 surprise points. Options here are a little closer, so I'll let you decide.
Note, storms means it cannot be a naval air combat.

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

Last BoB where rolls of 7/1 results in you finding me with 6 surprise points. Options here are a little closer, so I'll let you decide.
Note, storms means it cannot be a naval air combat.

With no allied battleships present and unable to use my carrier air I think the better part of valor is to avoid combat. So, use 4 of the 6 SP's to avoid combat please.

Avoided.
Only 1 ground strike, ART on Lisbon. Very successful.

Only 1 land attack, on the Partisan in China. It was automatic (for those interested the combat roll was 15)

MA43 i5 weather roll of 3.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1943. Allied #5. Actions. Weather Map.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1943. Allied #5. RN Naval Moves (Combine Action).

(1) 2 CP's from Cape Town, South Africa to Southeastern Indian Ocean.

(2) 1 CP from Adelaide, Australia to Cape Naturaliste.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1943. Allied #5. RN. US East Cast. No Combat.

RN chooses not to attempt to initiate and the axis cannot try.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1943. Allied #5. RN. Coral Sea. No Combat.

RN chooses not to attempt to initiate and the axis cannot try.

Turn 22. Mar/Apr 1943. Allied #5. RN. Bay of Bengal. No Combat.

RN chooses not to attempt to initiate and the axis cannot try.