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RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:08 pm
by Feinder
"The Hit List" is -all- hits to date. It's not just hits for that week. It allows for late-coming sunk messages. But yes, it does grow (in length), and hopefully will get -very- large! It is a standard width tho, and should fits well onto a resolution 1280 wide.
[;)]
Many thanks for following my AAR. Altho I wouldn't be surprised if there are plenty following this for the sole porpose to insure that I "put up, or shut up" on much of my advice!
[:D]
Actually, another week has passed (and so another update coming this weekend, probably Saturday).
Teaser - Heavily armed Japanese surface raiders intercept a convoy west of Fiji!
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:15 pm
by Mistmatz
veji1, I have the same problem and it seems to be browser related. With IE it's working here, Firefox doesn't like the sheet though.
Feinder, what kind of information is that, a graphic you add into the post or a copy-paste from excel or something else?
More game related I wonder what you use this information for, Feinder. I imagine it's quite a task to keep track of all this stuff and I see no big value in keeping that information except for the bigger warships of course.
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:30 pm
by Feinder
Holy schnikeys! It -does- look like crap in Firefox (and probably Mac too then).
I run IE at home and never thought to check to see what it looks like on Firefox. But I run it concurrent here at the office - I'm a web developer, and pull up different browsers to see that things don't look like he gawd-awful mess that you're seeing my report as.
Hm.
Interesting.
What I'm doing is simply taking a .txt file (with tabs), and and putting it between code tags, then pasting it into the post. IE -does- screw up the formatting (altho not that bad). So I have to "fiddle" with the tabs in my file, so that they line up for IE.
A screen shot is going to quickly get too long, altho I don't suppose it would really be a problem.
"The usefulness of this report" - Well, it's kinda a mixture of things.
a. When I have a crappy turn, I can pull up the report and see "Chiyoda...sunk" and it makes me feel better. [:D]
b. Frankly, all the fricken marus sound the same. If I hit the same d_mn ship for 3 days in a row, I can check the report to know that I only sank one ship, not three.
c. It gives me a good idea of what it takes to kill something, by comparing how badly damaged a ship is, with it's contemporaries, I can usually make a reasonable guess as whether a ship is gonner or not.
d. Just as it is likely to tell me if something is sunk (altho not yet confirmed), it also tells me when something was hit, and by what. I can also see when something was hit (and damaged), and then re-appeared again (giving some indication of repair time). Example, I'll be interested when I start seeing Ryujo's air-groups showing up again, and that gives me a fair idea of how long it takes for a CVL to repair the damage from penetrating 250# bomb.
e. True, I don't -really- care about all the APs and AKs that get sunk. I'm more interested in the warships, and definately the capital ships. I might be persuaded to remove the smaller ships from this list in the future. But for now, it pretty much has the same value as when my 2-year old points to potty and says, "Hey Daddu! Look what I did!" [;)]
I'll see about putting it into a spread-sheet or something, but I'm really lazy, so it might take a few days.
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:30 am
by Alfred
Feinder,
I follow your AAR not because of "put up, or shout up" but because it has:
1. Nice maps
2. Succinct combat summaries placed on maps
3. Realistic and sensible, non gamey, Allied play
4. Displays play of a knowledgeable, in terms of (a) interface, (b) game mechanics, (c) historical real world logistical and practical limitations, Allied player
Alfred
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:29 pm
by cantona2
What Alfred said
AAr's like these inspire me in my own AAR
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:45 am
by Feinder
Thanks for the compliments gentlemen. If AARs like this make you want to do your own AAR, it's comments like your own that make me want to spend the time to continue it.
12-31-1941 thru 01-07-1942
A - Japanese Army units continue to push down the Malay Pensula. The city-state of Taiping falls after only 2 days, and in the south, Japanese forces push the remnents of the Aus 16th Bde from Jahore Bahru, effectively cutting off the troops to the north. Fortunately, all combat formations were able to cross the isthmus to Singapore, before the fall of Jahore Bahru. Gen. Percivall has a dark feeling that this may have only been postponing the inevitable.
B - The Allies are able to gather a motley collection of RAF, RAAF, and RDAF bombers to the airfield at Singapore. They attack a convoy at Kuantan, and damage several transports, also no ships are confirmed sunk. It is most likely too little, too late.
C - Japanese medium bombers are deployed forward to their newly captured airfields, and begin the deadly task of reducing Singapore's defences.
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:02 am
by Feinder
12-31-1941 thru 01-07-1942
A - Japanese Army units push the Philippino defenders from Bagaio, and prepare to assault Clark Field and Lingayan. Bombers from Formosa contiue to pound the city of Manilla. The short-lived Philippino Air Force, once proud and full of ferver, has found that obsolete P-26 and P-35s will do little to stop the might of Japanese air power. The last few pilots are order to fly out, taking with them President Quezon and some Army nurses. Gen. MacArthur is ordered to stay behind and assured that a relief convoy with the 25th Div and 2nd USMC Div is on it's way.
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:11 am
by Redd
Aww, fibbing to Douggy [:-]. That just ain't right.[:D][:D]
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:13 am
by Feinder
12-31-1941 thru 01-07-1942
A - Japanese SNLF forces finally force the surrender of Tarakan and Kendari. Bombers are quickly deployed to the airfields, where the begin the reduction of the KNL pocket at Samarinda.
B - The Makassar Straight again proves "target rich" for RDN submarines. This time K-XIV lines up the battlecruiser Kirishima. Cmd Muurten watches as his torpedo impacts the stern of the vessel. He is quickly forced to dive from pursing enemy destroyers, but manages to signal Soerebaja that he has crippled a battle cruiser. Allied aircraft launch the next day, and attempt to sink the "crippled" ship. However, the blow must have been only glancing, as a Kingfisher finally finds Kirishima making full steam, appearently no less the worse for having been hit the night before.
C - USAAF bombers are finally arriving in theater, to replace the heavy casualties by RAF, RAAF, and RDAF forces. B-25s strike the newly captured airbase as Kendari, but the inexperienced crews yield inconclusive results.
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:15 am
by Feinder
12-31-1941 thru 01-07-1942
A - The Japanese commerce raiders Aikoku Maru and Hokoku Maru intercept a convoy convoy west of Fiji. They are able to sink the shepherding escort, and quickly dispatch another transport before the conoy is able to scatter. The following morning, they chase down another merchant, and she too is sent to the bottom.
B - Their carreers as raiders prove to be short lived however. An RNZAF Hudson from Suva has picked up the distress calls, and has been shadowing the pair throughout the night and the following day. The USS Lexington who was patrolling to the north, vectors her strike to meet the shadowing Hudson, where they are lead to their prey. Under a hail of bombs and torpedos, the promising carreers of Japan's two commerce raiders pass into the depths.
C - A cruiser squadron is dispatchd to bombard the anchorage at Jaluit. They manage to catch a squadron of minesweepers re-provisioning in the harbor. The battle is over all too quickly, and 3 Japanese minesweepers are sunk. The US cruisers shell the atoll and retreat before daylight. SOC-3 Seagulls sent the following morning to asses the damage report that several auxillary vessels are burning at the anchorage, and a Mavis flying boat lies half sunken near her tender. The cruisers return south to rejoin Lexington.
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:20 am
by Feinder
It must have been either FoW or just a glancing blow on Kirishima. While it does say, "Belt armor penetration", there is no geyser, and no following message (like "listing" or "critical damage" or whatever).
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:22 am
by Feinder
Also, the Kingfishers who found her the next morning, show no indications of damge (if she was hurt, I'd have expected to see some smoke, but otherwise, she has only marginal Sys Dmg).
Oh well. The one that got away (or two if you count Soryu's "thud")..
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:47 am
by Yakface
Pic is of the Kongo rather than Kirishima
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:52 am
by Feinder
Dang-it!
Kinda buggers the story up a little bit, doesn't it. Hm.
Nothing a quick session with "MS Paint" can't fix...
[;)]
(nah, I'll just leave it)
Points for being observant tho (I missed that they weren't the same)!
-F-
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:55 am
by Yakface
Yeah....that's right, edit and make me look like a moron. [;)]
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:59 am
by Feinder
Nah, I wouldn't do that to ya. I"ve got to keep those that read my AAR happy.
Thanks for following.
This week (in game), has certainly started off with a bang. But I can't/won't say anything yet.
-F-
Updated hit list...
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Target Type Ordinance Hit By Type Date
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Ryujo CVL 1x Bomb USN VJ-10 Kingfisher 12-13-41
Hosho CVE 1x Torp O-19 SS 12-24-41
Chiyoda CS 1x Torp O-20 SS 12-16-41 Sunk
Hiei BB 10x Shell Exeter CA 12-22-41
Kirishima BB 1x Torp K-XIV SS 01-07-42
5x Shell De Ruyter CL 12-22-41
Nagato BB 1x Bomb USAAF 14th Bombard B-17E 12-29-41
2x Torp K-XVIII SS 12-14-41
Aoba CA 4x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Chokai CA 1x Torp Parrott DD 12-08-41
Furutaka CA 10x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Kako CA 8x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Kumano CA 2x Shell, 1x Torp Alden DD 12-22-41
1x Shell Bulmer DD 12-09-41
Mikuma CA 1x Shell 2nd NEIAF BF ENG 12-31-41
Isuzu CL 2x Shell Witte de With DD 12-22-41
Kashii CL 4x Torp RAF 4 AACU Swordfish 12-12-41 Sunk
Katori CL 22x Shell Northampton CA 12-10-41 Sunk
25x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Kinu CL 4x Shell 3rd Dutch Naval BF ENG 12-29-41
Sendai CL 30x Shell Houston CA 12-09-41
Hatsuyuki DD 9x Shell Exeter CA 12-22-41
Hayate DD 10x Shell Chester CA 12-10-41 Sunk
Kari DD 1x Torp K-XVII SS 12-23-41 Sunk
7x Shell Banckert DD 12-22-41
Kasasagi DD 4x Shell Piet Hein DD 12-22-41 Sunk
Kikuzuki DD 8x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Mochizuki DD 28x Shell Salt Lake City CA 12-10-41 Sunk
Murakumo DD 1x Shell Vampire DD 12-22-41
Mutsuki DD 1x Shell Northampton CA 12-10-41
Oboro DD 2x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Satsuki DD 2x Bomb RDAF 2-2e-VLG-1 Groep Martin 139 12-19-41
Shikinami DD 2x Shell 3rd Dutch Naval BF ENG 12-16-41
1x Shell 3rd Dutch Naval BF ENG 12-15-41
Shirayuki DD 1x Bomb USAAF 93rd Bombard B-17D 12-12-41
6x Shell Houston CA 12-09-41
Tokitsukaze DD 1x Shell PT-41 PT 12-13-41
Ushio DD 1x Shell TM-5 PT 12-27-41
Uzuki DD 3x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Yayoi DD 4x Shell, 1x Torp Craven DD 12-10-41 Sunk
Yuzuki DD 7x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Patrol Boat No. 33 APD 1x Torp S-40 SS 12-15-41 Sunk
Aikoku Maru PG 10x Bomb, 1x Torp VB-3 SBD-3 01-04-42 Sunk
Akitsu Maru PG 2x Shell MTB-11 PT 12-11-41
3x Shell Isabel PG 12-08-41
Chiyo Maru PG 1x Torp MTB-27 PT 12-11-41
Chosa Maru PG 2x Shell Piet Hein DD 12-22-41
Eifuku Maru PG 2x Torp Truant SS 12-22-41 Sunk
Eiko Maru PG 1x Shell, 1x Torp TM-6 PT 12-27-41
3x Shell 3rd Dutch Naval BF ENG 12-16-41
Hokoku Maru PG 11x Bomb VS-3 SBD-3 01-04-42 Sunk
Iwate PG 1x Bomb RAF No.62 Sqdn Blen I 01-07-42
Nagata Maru PG 4x Shell Raleigh CL 01-05-42
Sozan Maru PG 1x Torp K-XI SS 12-23-41 Sunk
2x Shell, 1x Torp Kortenaer DD 12-22-41
Taiko Maru PG 3x Shell No.109 RAF BF ENG 12-19-41
Tatsumiya Maru PG 18x Shell Barker DD 12-08-41 Sunk
Uji PG 1x Torp RAF No.36 Sqdn Vildebeest IV 12-11-41
Kyo Maru #13 PC 1x Shell Isabel PG 12-08-41
Shonan Maru #2 PC 1x Shell Isabel PG 12-08-41
Shumshu PC 1x Shell No.109 RAF BF ENG 12-20-41
Shonan Maru #7 MSW 4x Shell Portland CA 01-05-42 Sunk
Tama Maru #3 MSW 7x Shell Chicago CA 01-05-42 Sunk
Tama Maru #5 MSW 7x Shell Helena CL 01-05-42 Sunk
W.9 MSW 19 Shell Singapore Fort CD 12-23-31 Sunk
W.10 MSW 3 Shell Singapore Fort CD 12-23-31 Sunk
W.13 MSW 6x Shell Mindanao PG 12-07-41
W.15 MSW 35x Shell Singapore Fort CD 12-19-41 Sunk
W.16 MSW 5 Shell Singapore Fort CD 12-23-31 Sunk
W.17 MSW 3 Shell Singapore Fort CD 12-23-31 Sunk
I-5 SS 3x DC Cairns MSW 01-06-42
2x DC Ballarat MSW 12-25-41
I-6 SS 3x DC Ballarat MSW 12-22-41
4x DC Cairns MSW 12-21-41
I-10 SS 1x DC Sanda MSW 12-21-41
I-20 SS 5x DC Mugford DD 12-15-41 Sunk
4x DC Cummings DD 12-14-41
I-22 SS 2x DC Farragut DD 01-06-42
I-153 SS 2x DC Alden DD 12-22-41
I-156 SS 4x DC Aster SC 12-31-41
2x DC Aster SC 12-24-41
I-158 SS 1x DC Indus PG 12-19-41
I-168 SS 2x DC Cummings DD 12-18-41
I-169 SS 2x DC Wollongong MSW 12-28-41
I-173 SS 3x DC Monaghan DD 12-16-41
Manju Maru AS 2x Shell Astoria CA 01-05-42
Chifuku Maru AP 1x Bomb USN VS-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-10-41
Kashima Maru AP 41x Shell Northampton CA 12-11-41 Sunk
1x Bomb USN VS-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-10-41
Kashiwara Maru AP 2x Shell No.109 RAF BF ENG 12-20-41
Kinryu Maru AP 7x Bomb USN VT-6 Enterprise TBD 12-11-41 Sunk
9x Shell Salt Lake City CA 12-10-41
Kisogawa Maru AP 4x Shell, 1x Torp Dragon CL 12-10-41 Sunk
8x Shell Danae CL 12-09-41
Kiyosumi Maru AP 10x Shell, 4x Torp Danae CL 12-09-41 Sunk
Kongo Maru AP 1x Bomb USN VT-6 Enterprise TBD 12-10-41
Nissen Maru AP 3x Torp RAF No.100 Sqdn Vildebeest IV 12-12-41 Sunk
Sangetsu Maru AP 1x Bomb USAAF 93rd Bombard B-17D 12-10-41
Shintoku Maru AP 8x Bomb USN VS-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-10-41 Sunk
Uji Maru AP 5x Bomb USN VB-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-11-41 Sunk
3x Bomb USN VB-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-10-41
Yoshinogawa Maru AP 2x Shell No.109 RAF BF ENG 12-21-41
1x Bomb USAAF 30th Bombard B-17D 12-20-41
Akashisan Maru AK 2x Bomb RDAF 3e-VLG-III Groep Martin 139 01-07-42
Amakusa Maru AK 4x Shell, 2x Torp Durban CL 12-10-41 Sunk
10x Shell Danae CL 12-09-41
Anyo Maru AK 1x Torp S-36 SS 12-08-41
Aratama Maru AK 3x Bomb USN VB-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-11-41 Sunk
5x Bomb USN VB-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-10-41
Buyo Maru AK 1x Torp S-39 SS 12-09-41 Sunk
Canton Maru AK 6x Bomb USN VS-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-11-41 Sunk
2x Bomb USN VT-6 Enterprise TBD 12-10-41
7x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Hirokawa Maru AK 1x Torp USN VT-6 Enterprise TBD 12-11-41 Sunk
3x Bomb, 3x Shell USN VB-6 Enterprise SBD-3 12-10-41
5x Shell 1st USMC Def Btn (det) CD 12-07-41
Hokkai Maru AK 2x Torp KXVII SS 12-11-41 Sunk
Houn Maru AK 1x Bomb RAAF 2/6 Flight Hudson 12-14-41
Karachi Maru AK 1x Torp S-36 SS 12-08-41
Kashii Maru AK 1x Bomb RDAF 3e-VLG-III Groep Martin 139 12-24-41 Sunk
2x Bomb USN VJ-10 Kingfisher 12-20-41
Katsuragi Maru AK 1x Bomb USAAF 3rd Fighter P-40E 12-15-41
Kumagawa Maru AK 1x Torp S-36 SS 12-08-41 Sunk
Okuni Maru AK 1x Shell, 1x Torp Dragon CL 12-10-41 Sunk
12x Shell Danae CL 12-09-41
Seitai Maru AK 1x Torp KXI SS 12-13-41 Sunk
Shinju Maru AK 1x Bomb, 1x Torp RDAF GVT-12 T-IVa 01-07-42
Taibun Maru AK 3x Torp O-16 SS 12-15-41 Sunk
Tangshan Maru AK 1x Torp K-XII SS 01-01-42
Tatebu Maru AK 5x Shell, 3x Torp Durban CL 12-10-41 Sunk
10x Shell Alden DD 12-09-41
1x Shell Bulmer DD 12-08-41
Tatsuharu Maru AK 6x Bomb USN VT-6 Enterprise TBD 12-10-41 Sunk
Tofuku Maru AK 4x Shell No.109 RAF BF ENG 12-19-41
Unyo Maru AK 1x Shell No.109 RAF BF ENG 12-20-41
Yamafuku Maru AK 1x Bomb RDAF 1e-VLG-III Groep Martin 139 01-07-42
Yuzan Maru AK 1x Torp K-XV SS 12-09-41 Sunk
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:49 am
by FeurerKrieg
Nice AAR Feinder - not that I have the time to read it as much as I'd like.
I did want to stop in and encourage the non-combat.txt format. I really don't like those much myself either.
Cheers
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:57 am
by FeurerKrieg
Under a hail of bombs and torpedos, the promising carreers of Japan's two commerce raiders pass into the depths.
Feinder - they way I read this made it sound like these are the only two commerce raiders Japan has. However, in CHS 160 (which is pretty similar to 156) there are actually 4 commerce raiders. Two of which have the ability to carry a couple floatplanes.
Just thought I'd mention it so you could keep a look out... sometime those buggers can get pretty far into the backfield with their massive endurance.
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:46 am
by Roger Neilson II
This is weird.... wonder if anyone knows an answer?
Using Firefox (by far my preference, Feinder's detailed breakdown of activity overflows as in the screen shot, making the whole thing unreadable. When I look in IE7 I get no such problem.
Anyone got any clues for me?
Roger
RE: Feinder (Allies) vs. Bilbow (Japan) CHS 156 - I hate combat.txt AARs
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:59 am
by Yava
ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson II
This is weird.... wonder if anyone knows an answer?
Using Firefox (by far my preference, Feinder's detailed breakdown of activity overflows as in the screen shot, making the whole thing unreadable. When I look in IE7 I get no such problem.
Anyone got any clues for me?
Roger
I have the same problem[:(] and can't figure out what's going on, probably some plug-in or something is missing.