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Posted: **Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:14 am**

Two days of merchant fleet being hit by all three parts of KB!! [:(]
A screen shot that you will not see in ANY other PBEM, unless its against John 3rd. [:-] [:D]

May 17:
China - Changsha hit hard again; minor air attacks at Kukong and NE of Chuhsien;

Esperance - 2/3 of KB moves to 7 SE of base...

Afternoon Air attack on Esperance , at 56,153

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 94
B5N1 Kate x 11
B5N2 Kate x 87
D3A1 Val x 86

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 14 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Van Swoll, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Taiyuan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Patras, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL De Klerk, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Rochussen, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK GG Van Vollenhoven, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Ipswitch, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Siberg, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Ulooloo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CM Bungaree, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Koomilya, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Van Rees, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Time, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Laos, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Kwangtung, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PC Wilcannia, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Prominent, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Van Spilbergen, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Cagou, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Woolgar, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Bingera, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Kolambugan, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Gorgon, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK GG Maurice Long, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Bantam, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Ipoh, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Cairns, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Van Neck, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL De Haan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Yandra, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Kybra, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Lowana, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Candioa, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Van Overstraten, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAKL Loyaute, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Alexandre Varenne, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Princessa, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Taroona, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ping Wo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Orne, Bomb hits 1
xAK Tasman, Bomb hits 1
xAP Bontekoe, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Loa Koeloe, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Pijnacker Hordijk, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Le Maire, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AM Colac, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Chungking, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AR Castor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Meroendoeng, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 1

Lots of these ships are survivors of DEI and Manila. I'm now without any ARs which is hard to believe. I should have moved most of them back towards Adelaide a long time ago.

Pearl - my French FPs get recon info of 26F, 51B, 39Aux, 18 LCU, and 53 ships

Ships Sunk - 5 xAKL, 2 xAK, 6 xAP, AR, AVP, AM, CM, PC with lots more damaged as you can see.

May 18:
Subs - another day of frustration as SS Skipjack finds a big xAP 4 north of Darwin, she fires ALL her torpedoes and gets NO explosions!! [:@] [:@]

China - Changsha hit hard; sweeps over Hengyang; light bombing of Kukong and NE of Chuhsien;

Australia - 16 Vindicators miss the 3 DD TF 3 WNW of Adelaide in AM phase, but get two bomb hits on one DD in PM phase; 80 bombers from KB find my ARDs that were already at sea when this all started to NW of Ceduna; 2 AVPs are sunk at Carnarvon by Betty from Broome; in PM phase another part of KB hits Esperance again;

SW map corner - I should know from all my years of knowing John, that no part of the map is off limits from his raids to satisfy his thirst of Allied shipping. [X(] I should see TFs off of Port Stanley in the months ahead.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 8,171

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
B5N2 Kate x 9
D3A1 Val x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
TK Inge Maersk, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Emerald, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Athelmonarch, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 8,171

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
B5N2 Kate x 27
D3A1 Val x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Mobilfuel, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
TK Britannia, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
DD Foxhound, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
TK India, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
TK Basilea
TK Marina, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Ferncastle, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Fenris, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Inconstant
TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 1

Ships Sunk - CL, AVP, 4 ARD, 8 TK, 2 AMc, 2 xAP, 3 xAK, 8 xAKL

EDIT - Forgot to include Intel Report of elements of 38th ID loading for Carnarvon

NOTES:
SERIOUSLY!!! [X(] [:@] Going to the very corner of map to chase down shipping is a 'John thing.' I should expect just about everything from John by this point as my ships sunk total hits 450 for game. The most I've ever lost this early.

Screen shot - my surviving TKs may not make it tomorrow. My damaged CVL is on east part of screen shot and will reverse course for Tasmania.

Posted: **Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:26 am**

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Pearl - my French FPs get recon info of 26F, 51B, 39Aux, 18 LCU, and 53 ships

Not tempted by a hit and run bombardment with fast cruisers or BB ?

Posted: **Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:01 am**

If you noticed, there are 39 Aux at Pearl which means lots of patrol planes on NavS. I have my carriers scattered all over...

Damaged Lexington and CVL Jacksonville in South Ocean headed for Melbourne.
Damaged Saratoga at Alameda for another 3 weeks.
CV Enterprise at Cape Town.
CV Hornet, Yorktown, and CVL King's Mountain leaving Gulf of Alaska for San Fran.
CV Wasp (Yorktown Class in this mod) arriving in Panama in less than 3 weeks.

I've gone against my SOP of forming my Allied "Death Star" playing John of massing all my carriers from every nation and paid the price. No longer will I do this. [:-] Port Stanley is going to be a very, very busy base in the coming months as massive troops, ships, supplies, and fuel head there.

Posted: **Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:31 am**

More signs that Western Australia is next for John. I have troops at some of the base already going over to "Strat Mode" to run away from the five divisions Intel Reports says are prepping for Geraldton, Albany, and Carvarvon.

May 19:
The long awaited invasion of Cold Bay is conducted by Karafuto Mix Bde and 2nd China Assault Division (AD); The pre-invasion bombardment is conducted by BB Hitachi, Owari, Mutsu, Nagato, CL Yubari, and 12 DDs. Within the Amphib TF is BB Ise, Yamashiro, Fuso. Over 100 fighters are 3 hexes away at Akutan to provide LRCAP and escorts for over 40 bombers. Of course my subs are unable to hit any of these ships. [:(]

To the ends of the Earth must John go. [:D] BC Ishitaka & Kawachi along with 3 DDs are all the way in the SW corner chasing down the damaged 2 TKs & 2 DDs at (4,171).

China - Changsha bombed, Hengyang swept, outside Chuhsien the Wenchow survives are bombed, and nuisance raid at Kukong.

Intel - 23 Ind Eng Rgt to Port Hedland; 5th ID prepping for Albany; Imp Gds for Geraldton

KB at 10 SSE of Esperance headed west

May 20:
Cold Bay - landings continue and my subs continue their exercise in futility. [:D] I have subs on patrol from here back to Adak and NONE are able to gets hits. Rather, they get a depth charge hit and head back to Seattle for permanent repairs and R&R. Cannot wait to '43 to start to whittling down his fleet.

China - Changsha is hit the hardest.

Carnarvon - Betty from Broome continue to hit the empty port.

Intel - 38th ID prepping for and loading for Carnarvon. 21/A ID prepping for Geraldton

KB at 50,161 (8 south Albany)

Notes:
Western Australia - as soon as KB gets far enough away, any ships I have at Perth, Albany, and Esperance will have "Coastal" settings all the way to Melbourne.

Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:26 am**

Death to the cripples moving at only 1 to 3 knots towards Albany.
More futile efforts by Allied subs. Cannot wait until Jan '43.

May 21:
Cold Bay - follow up forced landed and first ground bb

Ground combat at Cold Bay (174,48)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3465 troops, 51 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

Defending force 16420 troops, 163 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 370

Assaulting units:
87th Mountain Regiment
1/250th Coastal Artillery Battalion
28th Base Group
216th Coast AA Regiment
5th Port Maint Engineer Battalion
202nd Coast AA Regiment
802nd Aviation Engineer Battalion
3/250th Coastal Artillery Battalion
54th Base Group /1

Defending units:
7th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd China Assault Division
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
22nd Ind Engineer Regiment
29th Ind Engineer Regiment
14th Army

China - Changsha swept and bombed by Sally

KB reaches out from 11 SW of Perth -

Morning Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 46,153

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
B5N2 Kate x 12
D3A1 Val x 24

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Illustrious, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Intel - 48th ID prepping for Nadi

May 22:
Subs - 3 of 4 attacks either don't hit anything or are duds [:(]

China - mainly Changsha with minor bombing attacks at Kukong and out Chuhsien

Cold Bay - another ground bb attack 370:110

KB - 13 west of Albany

Intel - 33rd ID to Darwin

Notes:
Force Z reached Sale, Australia (3 SE of Melbourne).
Moved one of my ASW trained Hudson III (LR) to Melbourne. I like this plane for ASW duty due to her range. They will do this for a few days to ensure no subs are lurking. I want John to have to guess somewhat where my ships are at.

Screen Shot - the subs south of Albany came from Pearl via San Fran to Sydney to here. Taking up station for eventual invasion of Albany.

Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:56 am**

First deliberate attack at Cold Bay.
Carnarvon falls quickly.
Last base in Celebes falls.

May 23:
Carnarvon sees elements of 38th ID landed by Fast Transport TF

China - same, same...Changsha sees 85 Sally

Kolaka (Celebes) falls

Cold Bay - another ground bb

KB at 12 WNW of Perth while KB2 returns from SW corner to end up 2 NW of KB

Intel - 2nd Raiding Rgt at Darwin; 16th Army HQ to Darwin; 25th Army HQ prepping for Geraldton

May 24:
Prince Rupert - I-169 is 1 SE of base and uses her guns and 1 TT hit to sink a lone xAKL

Albany - RO-65 is 1 due west as the warships from Perth run by at full speed for Esperance. None are hit.

Cold Bay - 3 BBs, 2 CLs, 7 DDs and then 3 CLs, 5 DDs hit the base. During the day, 20 Betty hit troops. The first deliberate attack goes well for John.

Ground combat at Cold Bay (174,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15072 troops, 163 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 382

Defending force 8310 troops, 178 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Japanese adjusted assault: 267

Allied adjusted defense: 235

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
637 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
254 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2nd China Assault Division
7th Ind Engineer Regiment
22nd Ind Engineer Regiment
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
29th Ind Engineer Regiment
14th Army

Defending units:
87th Mountain Regiment
802nd Aviation Engineer Battalion
216th Coast AA Regiment
202nd Coast AA Regiment
3/250th Coastal Artillery Battalion
28th Base Group
1/250th Coastal Artillery Battalion
5th Port Maint Engineer Battalion
54th Base Group /1

All but the CD unit have one day's worth of it transported back to Kodiak for easier rebuilding by PBYs.

Pickerel sinks an xAK off Exmouth

O19 sinks an xAP to west of Tavoy.

Changsha - Good arrival order for Japan's air attacks as 22 Zero, 36 Oscars, 12 Oscars & 17 Zeros with 85 Sally, and then 30 Oscars. Supplies are very low in all southern bases, so NO AA is seen firing.

Carnarvon - 27:5 odds gives this base with AF2 to Japan.

KB at 9 SW of Carnarvon while KB2 is 2 NE of KB

Intel - 11 Tank prepping for Prince Rupert; 5th Air Div HQ at Broome

Notes:
Allied CVs - Lexington [46-22(20)-11(1)-0] arrives at Melbourne to get short term repairs and some upgrades done. Lex's 3/42 is not allowed just in case I have to leave in hurry. Force Z is now here. 2 CVs and CVL arrive at San Fran from NoPac.

Screen Shot - As you can see, lots of TFs headed to Port Stanley.

Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:07 am**

IMO allied should be more aggressive now. For example, by doing commerce raiding with lone CLs, surprise long range bombing with "massive" 4E raid, temporary port "blocade" with mines and subs concentration. Sorry for the analogy but now you are the "vietminh" and you have to harass him everywhere. Attrition is your friend. Be imaginative. It's a game

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Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:50 am**

ORIGINAL: ny59giants
I've gone against my SOP of forming my Allied "Death Star" playing John of massing all my carriers from every nation and paid the price. No longer will I do this. [:-] Port Stanley is going to be a very, very busy base in the coming months as massive troops, ships, supplies, and fuel head there.

Do you have a lot of experience using Port Stanley? Starts small, and needs lots of engineers, plus travel time. I used it a lot in Nasty,Nasty Ironman games against the AI where it was extremely valuable. In fact I may have used it a lot because of your advice![&o]

How is the fuel situation in Australia?

Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:53 am**

IMO allied should be more aggressive now. For example, by doing commerce raiding with lone CLs, surprise long range bombing with "massive" 4E raid, temporary port "blocade" with mines and subs concentration. Sorry for the analogy but now you are the "vietminh" and you have to harass him everywhere. Attrition is your friend. Be imaginative. It's a game .

Lone CLs - Right now, I have to budget my fuel around Australia until I can get more Tankers there. The Brits are kind of short legged to send from India. Then, there is USA. That's it for now. Some of my CLs are going to be with my CVs for now. Nice idea, but maybe later.

Massive 4e raids - you do realize, its only May 42?? Where am I going to get them?? The B-24s come out in a few months. I have two BG headed from Eastern USA to CT and eventually India. I need to wait until re-sizing in August from 8 to 12 planes.

Subs - I get shots now, too bad they cannot hit anything or when they do, its a dud. For now, I just hope to limit losses until the dud rate goes down in Jan '43.

Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:07 am**

For subs, no success also with brits or dutch (or french if there are some in the mod) ?
Did you check leader stats ?

For 4E, in may 42 10 planes is a "massive" raid, i know. But it can do some damage on unprotected base/airfield/harbor.

Posted: **Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:22 pm**

A few days of regular to low activity.

May 25:
Cold Bay - 4 BBs, CL, 8 DDs, 2 DMS hit base inflicting 548 casualties. This is followed by 18 Betty. Then, john uses his Tina's for the first time to bring in 1st para Div, but losses 10 to flak. The shock attack reduces the forts to 1 and my supplies are gone.

RO-34 operates east of Esperance and sinks an xAK and xAKL.

China - Changsha hit hard again, while Kukong and 1 NE of Chuhsien sees my troops hit again.

KB and KB2 are seen for last time about 4 west of Exmouth. I would imagine they are headed for Soerabaja for replenishment and refueling.

May 26:
Cold Bay - just 11 Liz and 12 Betty

China - only minor air attacks at Kukong (6 Sonia) and 1 NE of Chuhsien (13 Lily).

Intel - 56th ID at Pearl; 1st Para prepping for Cold Bay; 16th ID to Tabiteuea; 33rd ID at Darwin

May 27:
Cold Bay - just 8 Liz and 9 Betty

China - Changsha's AF bombed by 85 Sally. Minor at other two bases.

Notes:
Western Australia - the evac continues as I lose a few more ships and troops start to head for Port Augusta and Adelaide.

2000 plus - I just reached 200 Chinese rifle squads pulled into troops all in China. The country is settled down to just his daily bombing runs.

Posted: **Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:43 pm**

Cold Bay falls!!

May 28:
Cold Bay - the 'big boys' are back - 4 BBs, CL, 8 DDs, 2 DMS = 217c; 20 Betty; Shock 317:106 eliminates the last fort level;

I-11 is NW of Ceduna and sinks a crippled PC

China - Changsha is major target while nuisance raids at Kukong and Chuhsien.

Intel - 5 Ind Eng Rgt to Tabiteuea (a few troops headed here now)

May 29:
KXII at least has working torpedoes as she sinks an xAK outside Rangoon.

I-169 sinks AM with TT hit SE of Prince Rupert.

China - John shifts planes normally hitting Changsha to Hengyang. The troops 1 NE of Chuhsien are pushed out 260:83

Dutch Harbor is now attacked from air by 9 Betty.

Cold Bay - S-47 is sunk by Fast Transport warships (1st Para); 9 Betty; Shock attack!!

Ground combat at Cold Bay (174,48)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 17199 troops, 234 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 452

Defending force 6655 troops, 163 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Japanese adjusted assault: 313

Allied adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cold Bay !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2643 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 248 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 49 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 108 (108 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 123 (123 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Para Assault Division
7th Ind Engineer Regiment
Karafuto Mixed Brigade
2nd China Assault Division
29th Ind Engineer Regiment
14th Army
22nd Ind Engineer Regiment

Defending units:
87th Mountain Regiment
802nd Aviation Engineer Battalion
202nd Coast AA Regiment
216th Coast AA Regiment
3/250th Coastal Artillery Battalion
28th Base Group
5th Port Maint Engineer Battalion
54th Base Group /1

Notes:
Screen Shot - I see Dutch Harbor falling in the future, but wonder if John is going to go even further and try for Kodiak. Odds for those NOT reading his AAR on him doing so??

CVL Jacksonville arrives at Melbourne on 28th. Damage is 53-30(30)-13-0.

CV Saratoga down to 12 days worth of repairs at Alameda.

San Fran - warships leave... SC TF of 2 CLs & 6 DDs head for Prince Rupert while my 2 CVs & CVL head for Panama.

Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:55 am**

Damn Japanese subs!! [:(] [:@]

May 30:
China - Kweiyang is hit. In response, I use PP to buy out the Chinese bomber groups that were there and send them to India. Minor at Kukong and next to Chuhsien.

Dutch Harbor - 22 Betty

Intel - 56 Inf Bde at Darwin; 13 Indpt Inf Rgt at Tabiteuea

May 31:
I-11 claims an xAK and xAKL south of Ceduna.
I-7 misses TF 5 SW of San Diego.
I-15 is 6 SW of SD and gets 2 TT hits on BB Colorado [20-47(37)-32(28)-0]. I'm mad at myself as I had set a destination almost due south of San Fran, but didn't set waypoints to prevent the TFs from zigging over towards this know area John often patrols. She will head for SD before going to LA due to her larger shipyard.

China - Kweiyang hit for second straight day.

Dutch Harbor - two waves with Zeros escorting in 10 Betty and then 23 Kates.

Tandjoenselor (next to Tarakan) - Shock attack wipes out my troops and takes base.

Tahiti - 6 WNW of bases sees a TF of 10 warships.

Notes:
Allied HQ went through divisions in India and belonging to USA to either start prepping for offensive actions or change where they were to go.

John reported his Glens spotted the CVs headed out from San Fran for points south. So much for getting to Panama without being noticed.

Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:19 am**

Plans going forward will be what my troops are prepping for and what operations I plan on conducting.

American Divisions:
1st Marine @ San Fran - prepping for Cold Bay
2nd Marine @ San Fran - prepping for Umnak
3rd Marine - arrives in 30 days
32 ID @ San Fran - prepping for Cold Bay
24 ID @ San Fran - prepping for Akutan (rebuilding still from destruction at Pearl)
25 ID @ San Fran - prepping for Akutan (will beginning rebuilding in July once the 42 USA Rifle comes out at 80/month)
37 ID - prepping for Tahiti; 2 of 3 Rgt in route Port Stanley; third Rgt arrives in less than 90 days
40 ID @ Cape Town - prepping for Akyab, but needs 1893 PP
41 & Americal ID - on trains from western Australia to Adelaide
27 ID @ Los Angeles - prepping for Umnak, but need 1939 PP

June 42 - mostly a month of transit as the massive troop movements off map reach Port Stanley at end of month. Just about all my warships and carriers strength will be here...eventually.
Summer 42 - build up SE Pacific and get large TF to NZ. Meet the survivors of SE ambush and large AO fleet to head back to USA for full repairs.
Oct 42 - invasions in Aleutians just before winter weather takes affect.

Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:43 am**

I am reading John's AAR as well so I cannot get into specific discussions. However, what you are doing looks pretty cookie cutter to me.

One of the biggest problems for the Allied player is to not feel the need to DO everything, rush around and thus take damage from subs, surprise raiders, etc. Remember, you continue to get stronger and better equipped to deal with John every day.

I am not sure the advantage of hiding your warships in Port Stanley, is there something special about it or the turnaround time?

I recommend you re-evaluate the strategic map based on what John's current positions and garrison requirements are and do a Canoerebel on him somewhere. If you stretch him thin with Psyops and hit him hard in a soft spot you might do really well.

The Aleutians are not going anywhere and are just as much of an anchor as Pearl Harbor is.

Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:48 am**

Meanwhile, the first offensive out of India will commence soon. Both Corp and Command HQs are prepping for Cox's Bazar and Akyab. Players that know me know I'll try to have these HQ combos for just about every major operation at this point of war. Here are my infantry divisions (ID).

India:
18 Brit ID @ Chittagong - prepping for Cox's Bazar
70 Brit ID @ Chittagong - prepping for Cox's Bazar
17 Ind ID @ Chittagong - prepping for Cox's Bazar (needs upgrade to 42 infantry squads)
7 Aus ID @ Chittagong - prepping for Akyab
19 Ind ID @ Madras - prepping for Akyab (needs 1120 PP and upgrade to 42 squads; stockpiling them now; gets priority since unit has about 110 squads only)
7 Ind ID @ Bombay - needs 1545 PP
26 Ind ID @ Bezwada - needs 1319 PP
20 Ind ID @ Bangalore - needs 1078 PP
23 Ind ID @ Delhi - needs 1329 PP and squad upgrade

2 Brit ID - arrives over summer as three separate brigades

Note - with BTS mod, the garrison requirements are higher than stock or DBB. A John thing that I'll adjust downwards for new version here and in China.

Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:11 pm**

I am not sure the advantage of hiding your warships in Port Stanley, is there something special about it or the turnaround time?

No plans to hide here. Considering I have been pushed back to Kodiak in Aleutians and then have a very tentative hold in SE Pacific. John captured the Marqueses Islands and a base just had AF go to level 1, I need to establish a firm hold here and take back that island group. I hope to get a more secure supply line to NZ and then back to Australia. Plus, I hope long term to get John to send his fleet around more and more to put out some fires.

To date, John has had his big CVs and BB/BCs over off Pearl for war's start. 2/3 of KB remained to capture Line Islands. Then, be part of blockade of Pearl that included running up to Gulf of Alaska for an ambush that almost succeeded in getting at 2 CV & CVL (brave DD TF and weather saved me). Then, back off Pearl for the invasion. Many of his BB/BCs headed up to Aleutians (7 at last count), while his CV/CVLs headed for Soerabaja and his raid down to SW corner of Australia for his successful ambush. He even went to the very SW corner chasing down cripples and got my TF of 10 TKs. Now, they are back at Soerabaja (assumption here). Some will head to Japan and/or Singapore for upgrades. The rest will support western Australia operations. Is he going to then send KB to SE Pacific again?? I hope all this fuel consumption comes back to bite him in ass in '44. [;)]

Observation - John has about 250 Oil centers (Miri, Palembang, and Medan) still damaged. But, he has expanded the repair shipyards at Soerabaja to 33, Manila to 21, and Singapore to 51 which he almost always does. IMO, when I play Japan, oil is priority #1 for repairs, not repairing and/or expanding repair shipyards.

Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:35 pm**

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I am not sure the advantage of hiding your warships in Port Stanley, is there something special about it or the turnaround time?

No plans to hide here. Considering I have been pushed back to Kodiak in Aleutians and then have a very tentative hold in SE Pacific. John captured the Marqueses Islands and a base just had AF go to level 1, I need to establish a firm hold here and take back that island group. I hope to get a more secure supply line to NZ and then back to Australia. Plus, I hope long term to get John to send his fleet around more and more to put out some fires.

To date, John has had his big CVs and BB/BCs over off Pearl for war's start. 2/3 of KB remained to capture Line Islands. Then, be part of blockade of Pearl that included running up to Gulf of Alaska for an ambush that almost succeeded in getting at 2 CV & CVL (brave DD TF and weather saved me). Then, back off Pearl for the invasion. Many of his BB/BCs headed up to Aleutians (7 at last count), while his CV/CVLs headed for Soerabaja and his raid down to SW corner of Australia for his successful ambush. He even went to the very SW corner chasing down cripples and got my TF of 10 TKs. Now, they are back at Soerabaja (assumption here). Some will head to Japan and/or Singapore for upgrades. The rest will support western Australia operations. Is he going to then send KB to SE Pacific again?? I hope all this fuel consumption comes back to bite him in ass in '44. [;)]

Observation - John has about 250 Oil centers (Miri, Palembang, and Medan) still damaged. But, he has expanded the repair shipyards at Soerabaja to 33, Manila to 21, and Singapore to 51 which he almost always does. IMO, when I play Japan, oil is priority #1 for repairs, not repairing and/or expanding repair shipyards.

Sounds like your game centers around the oil/fuel and you are planning accordingly. I like what Mr. Kane did to spidery in their encounter with Mr. Kane as the allies.

Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:50 pm**

June starts off with more expansion efforts by John.

June 1:
I-6 sinks two more to west of Adelaide - xAKL and DD King

S-45 gets a TT hit on an xAK at Cold Bay, but gets a depth charge hit for her efforts.

Dutch Harbor - seems to be on menu as 4 BBs, CL, 8 DDs, 2 DMS hit base = 202c; 21 Betty and 23 Kates follow up; My SST subs are transporting supplies from Kodiak here. Hope it helps.

Port Heiden - Who?? Where?? The base on the western side of the eastern part of Aleutian Island chain OR on the SW leg of Alaska herself. Fast Transport TF land troops here (base changes sides on 2nd). Possible oversight by John since the troops form Cold Bay had a direction to retreat towards.

China - Changsha and near Chuhsien

NE of Cold Bay - 12Z with 6V

TF moves one hex closer to Tahiti

Recon shows Cox's Bazar = 7 LCU, 20940 trps, 223 guns, 59 AFV; Akyab = 6 LCU, 91F

June 2:
Tahiti - the "never ending expansion" sees a Fast Transport TF land 6600 troops. I order the 4 PBYs away and then give orders to form TF and send the 3 AVDs SE.

Pre-Invasion action off Tahiti (173,178) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

79 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Kiso
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
DD Minekaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1
DD Kagero
TB Otori
AMC Tabai Maru
DD Minegumo
DD Ariake

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Exmouth - Fast Transport TF lands troop at empty base

Aleutians - 8 Vals to NE of Cold Bay. 21 Betty and 23 Kates at Dutch Harbor

Intel - 48 ID at Tabiteuea

Notes:
"Follow TF x" - doesn't work for those going to an off map base like Balboa, Panama. My ASW TF did continue on, but left the two CV TF and SC TF back on map and trying to return to San Fran even thought home port was set for all to Balboa. Thankfully, none were attacked by his subs.

Gambier Islands - I tell John there is an island group called Gambier that is unoccupied. They are the most southern and SE ones on the map. Knowing him, he probably will Fast Transport some troops here.

Seriously, besides adding a little more delay to my efforts, why do this?? There is no way he can defend everything he has already and he continues to expand. Is it an obsession??

Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:41 pm**

Let him expand. Then take it back in a couple of months. [:D]

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