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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:07 pm
by T Rav
Holy Smokes, Batman! Entertaining to say the least.

Best Regards,
T Rav

RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:24 pm
by Lowpe
Nagato and Yamashiro just bounced all the hits off their armor...with plentiful destroyer support they were never targeted with torpedoes.

Releasing the 2nd wave of battleships with very light destroyer escorts...one BB and one or 2 DDs. All good order destroyers rearming at Manus, and the CVs will move to nail more shipping.



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That 9 ship Allied Task Force is the light cruiser SAG from post 331. Heavily damaged Phoenix, St. Louis etc.

RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:38 pm
by PaxMondo
well played!

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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:31 pm
by Lowpe
Dec 24th, 1941

Our battleship SAGs are steaming fullspeed on patrol missions looking for intercepts!



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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:32 pm
by Lowpe
And again!



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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:33 pm
by Lowpe
With daylight, comes more engagements:



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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:33 pm
by Lowpe
And still more fights!

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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:34 pm
by Lowpe
Air strikes...

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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:35 pm
by Lowpe
More strafing...

big damage with a 30kg bomb!

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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:36 pm
by Lowpe
Three different carrier strikes...scores more hits on destroyers and a cruiser and the finisher!





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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:44 pm
by Lowpe
Boise is not down, but I think another heavy cruiser is...

Hyuga is not spotted...



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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:58 pm
by Lowpe
Not finished yet in the Solomon Seas...American CVs are still over in the Marshalls bombing empty ports. If he slips a few hexes further north hopefully well escorted Betties will strike him.

In China doing ok...



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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:31 am
by RangerJoe
One way to deal with the rail blockers would be to air lift part of the unneeded garrison units to make a fragment, then use those fragments to surround the rail blockers before the rail blocker is attacked by land. A good use for those short ranged transports. Bombing and bombardment will help finish the rail blockers.

RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 3:18 pm
by GetAssista
ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
One way to deal with the rail blockers would be to air lift part of the unneeded garrison units to make a fragment, then use those fragments to surround the rail blockers before the rail blocker is attacked by land. A good use for those short ranged transports. Bombing and bombardment will help finish the rail blockers.

Anything can deal with those. As long as it gets there, and that takes time, time that the rail stays blocked.

Also, China has practically unlimited supply of those small units. Divide corps into ABC and send BC to roam. When BC get destroyed err.. I mean heroically die in the line of duty of course, reform corps from A, immediately divide into ABC and send BC out... Repeat ad infinitum. I'm always surprised Allied players not using those roving masses of Chinese bands more. Super historical too. Can be dealt with properly maintained Japanese frontline which also mitigates the killer stack deep strikes nonsense

RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:04 pm
by Lowpe
Lok has started an AAR...drop in. What an odd title, perhaps dealing with my Singapore strategy?


RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:34 pm
by Bif1961
Daylight comes and they won't to go home or at least under a squall line.

RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 5:30 pm
by Lowpe
Dec 24, 1941

2nd fight of the night...both American task forces manage to escape after very few rounds fired.

I am of the opinion when a task force flees combat, it is using flank speed...

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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 5:32 pm
by Lowpe
Third engagement...

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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 5:34 pm
by Lowpe
Sank a destroyer...

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RE: Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 5:36 pm
by Lowpe
Scratch another destroyer...wasted our torpedoes on damaged destroyers.

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