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That is an interesting strategy in Malaya. I had never considered defending in a non base hex but your logic makes alot of sense. Not being able to prep for the hex makes attacking it alot harder and air attacks are going to be costly against AA (as a Jap player I know all about that[:D]) and he will not like the cost in pilots and planes. One thing though I have noticed that when forces get pushed back they tend to not be able to stand after that so once he gets you moving back he may walk right over you if things don't go exactly as you plan. Good luck though. The longer you delay him there the harder it will be to take Java and poiints further west and east[:D]

It aint worked yet....[:D]

OK what other deployable assets do i have

8th Marine Regt
53rd Seperate US Regt
3 Regts of 40th Inf Div
3 Regts of 24th and 25th Divs
2nd Para Bn
41st Div
27th Div
Americal Div
13th Canadian Bde

and a few other follwo on forces.

Not all of these are ready and some will need PP's

Ideally what I want to do is send 25th Div's 3 Regts plus 8th Marines to the SOPAC and replace them in PH with another Div thats not 100% combat ready.

Basically shuffle it so a Div is constantly getting combat ready at PH maintaining a 2 Div garrison there while other forces are shuffled to the SOPAC.

I am short of lift from the West Coast at present although Queen Elizabeth covers 17 hexes a day so she will be back quickly and can lift the best part of a Regt alone

A fast convoy has just left SF with 2 Regts of US Infantry and 3 Sqns of P39's 10,000 tonnes of fuel and 30,000 tonnes of supply covered the Cruiser Concord and 3 Destroyers this convoy is the 1st of many that must get through

A follow on convoy with the 47th Constn Bn and 19th Combat Engr Regt is loading
and will also have a substantial escort.

B17's are being rushed forward to act as LR Search platforms I almost feel naked at present as I cannot see much out there

How do you know if your an addict again ---- when you keep pressing the send/recieve button waitiing for a turn and curse an opponent who has the gall to take a holiday [:D][:D] sorry string !!!

Andy, I like sending the 8th Marines to PM. It has excellent combat power, and plenty of reinforcements. Later it can act as the main assualt unit. marines get lots of reinforcements.

The 18th Div I send to Darwin. Initally to hold, then to act as a possible offensive weapon.

That can free the Aussie Divs up to help in India.

Good luck!

Cheers

Rob

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

How do you know if your an addict again ---- when you keep pressing the send/recieve button waitiing for a turn and curse an opponent who has the gall to take a holiday [:D][:D] sorry string !!!

Well, if it pleases you I'm not too happy about it either.

I'm following this AAR with interest and I wish I could give you some suggestions, but I'm afraid that they'll be used against me [:D]. I guess I'll try and use them in my allied game if I ever get one running.

I guess the most important component for such a game would be an opponent who doesn't quit (i've had two so far).

Well it gets worse looks like I just wrote off my car on the giant ice rink thaat is the M6 on my way home for the holidays

In the boot (which is jammed shut) my laptop with all my WITP files.

Need to get creative and find a way around it

Every time I have reinforced PM, my opponent hits it with KB, BBs and enough troops to take it. Then my reinforcements wind up starving tin the jungle. [:@]

Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad you are OK. Got to get the trunk open and get those files out.

Hmmm, can opener? chainsaw? Can you get at it through the back seat?

Not sure I had to leaveit in a garage 200 miles away from home so I will need to think it through.

I have an old build on my mums PC that I used for testing if I use th enew hotfix exe on that install it will probably work...

ORIGINAL: aprezto

Hmmm, can opener? chainsaw? Can you get at it through the back seat?

That was my first thought - most modern sedans seems to have the rear seat hinged even though it's rarely used.

Good luck.

Ice on the road, whats Ice doing on the road???

At 0600 this morning it was over 30deg C!

Only Ice we have goes into the drinks.

Yep, that's the ice he's talking about. It was in his drink, now it's on the road...

It was -8 when I left London this morning which is nothing to some of the foklks on the forum but I was driving a hardtop convertible so unfortunately I cannot get to boot via the back seat

I think I have it working and PZB has not sent me a turn so I will sign off for tonight.

The main debates will be what forces to send to PM.

When I get the next turn I will give the full rundown of current forces and intended reinforcements and a rough timetable for the build up.

The main issue at present is lack of fighters to escort any bombers.

PZB is being very very methodical in his approach so far - no mistakes no uncovered TF's patiently rolling forward with unstoppable momentum

I will try to derail that momentum but only when it suits me.

I'm at the end of 12/41 with your 'special' Ironman mod (Scen 80) and have yet to figure out what to do with my Aussies. [&:]   Any ideas of what to do with them??  Do you combine the components into their parent divisions?? Why or why not??

FYI - Those extra Japanese carriers are really being a PITA in the SRA. [X(]

Aussie Militia Divs are a hard temptation that IMO must be resisted.

It is very easy to buy out a Bde or two of a partial Div and rush them forweard - undertrained and equipped with low morale and no heavy equipment.

I have doen it everyone has done it hell in real life they did it with 39th Bn

But you must resist unless the need is desperate.

That manpower when upgraded is vital later int he war to the Australian Army losing a couple of hundred CMF Militia Sections when they are next thing to useless against anything but a raid is wastefull and you dont get that many replacements later - you will struggle to fill up all the Divs.

So resist unless its critical until they are at LEAST CMF Sections and not CMF Militia Sections and at least 50xp with a full allocation of support weapons.

Personally as I view this is a Divisional level game I recombine two or 3 of them straight away and set them to train up and rest. These are the Divs that will later be bought out for operation in NG. Other units are spread about West North and East Coast Australia.

Divisions should always fight as Divisions where ever possible - Bde Groups and especially Bn Groups get eaten up and spat out in combat - they have no staying power - you need properly constituted Divs with adequate support and supporting weapons to do a job IMO.

OK a good turn for me this one !!!

1ST bit of good news my SCTF's caught an underguarded Japanese Invasion TF while it was at anchor unloading

It was screened by a light TF that didnt get the job done a mixed Dutch/USN TF went in and sank the lot.

1st mistake PZB has made.

Second piece of god news

4 Army A-24's caught an uncovered TF at Manus.

Now as it happens a further 18 Marine SBD-2's were also at rabaul but didnt fly so he may decide to stick around figuring 4 Army DB's are weak.

If he does it could be fun tommorrow as a small USN DD TF is in the vicinity and will go into Manus harbour tomorrow.

Apart from that the air battle of Manila and Singapore are lost nothing more I can do my aircraft are being attrited to fast I am pulling out of Sinagpore to rebuild.

RAAF and RAF Buffalo Sqns are heading for India before tavoy falls and the route is cut.

One RAF Buffalo Sqn is en route to PM as I dont like having no land based fighters in the South Pacific or Australia.

So a single RAF Buffalo Sqn will head that way to give some help.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manus at 101,119

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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


Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Macassar Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-24 Banshee diving from 4000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Day Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
DD Usugumo
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
CL Marblehead
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1
DD Parrott
DD Stewart
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 1, on fire



Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
DD Hatsuyuki engages CL Marblehead at 19,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages CL Tromp at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Parrott at 15,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages CL Tromp at 15,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Fubuki at 15,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Stewart at 15,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Hatsuyuki at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Ghent at 11,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Parrott at 11,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Barker at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Hatsuyuki at 9,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Hatsuyuki at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Bulmer at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Barker at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Hatsuyuki at 13,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Hatsuyuki at 13,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Stewart at 13,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Hatsuyuki at 13,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Paul Jones at 13,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Fubuki at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Ghent at 17,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Hatsuyuki at 17,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Hatsuyuki at 17,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Parrott at 17,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Fubuki at 17,000 yards
Kamiura, Junnari orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 19,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Hatsuyuki at 19,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Usugumo at 19,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Parrott at 19,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Bulmer at 19,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Barker at 19,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Ghent at 21,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Ghent at 21,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD Fuji, Shell hits 23, heavy fires, heavy damage
TB Hiyodori, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
AMc Toroshima Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PB Heiei Maru #7, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
xAK Syoka Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Rokko Maru, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Igasa Maru, Shell hits 32, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Sasago Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
CL Marblehead
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Parrott
DD Stewart
DD Van Ghent, heavy fires



Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAK Syoka Maru at 17,000 yards
DD Barker engages TB Hiyodori at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
AMc Toroshima Maru sunk by CL Marblehead at 14,000 yards
DD Barker engages TB Hiyodori at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
CL Tromp engages xAK Igasa Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Igasa Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Rokko Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAK Syoka Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
CL Tromp engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Rokko Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages xAK Rokko Maru at 6,000 yards
CL Tromp engages xAK Rokko Maru at 6,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages APD Fuji at 6,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Igasa Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Syoka Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Rokko Maru at 6,000 yards
xAK Rokko Maru sunk by DD Bulmer at 6,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages APD Fuji at 7,000 yards
CL Tromp engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 7,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAK Igasa Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Syoka Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Syoka Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 7,000 yards
CL Tromp engages PB Heiei Maru #7 at 7,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 7,000 yards
DD Stewart engages APD Fuji at 7,000 yards
xAK Syoka Maru sunk by DD Stewart at 7,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Tromp engages TB Hiyodori at 8,000 yards
DD Parrott engages APD Fuji at 8,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Igasa Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 8,000 yards
TB Hiyodori engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
DD Barker engages APD Fuji at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 9,000 yards
CL Tromp engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
CL Tromp engages APD Fuji at 9,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 9,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
CL Tromp engages PB Heiei Maru #7 at 9,000 yards
CL Tromp engages APD Fuji at 9,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages APD Fuji at 9,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages APD Fuji at 9,000 yards
DD Barker engages APD Fuji at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages APD Fuji at 11,000 yards
CL Tromp engages PB Heiei Maru #7 at 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages APD Fuji at 11,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Igasa Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Igasa Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Igasa Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Tromp engages TB Hiyodori at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages PB Heiei Maru #7 at 8,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages APD Fuji at 8,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Igasa Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 8,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 8,000 yards
DD Barker engages APD Fuji at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages PB Heiei Maru #7 at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages APD Fuji at 8,000 yards
DD Parrott engages TB Hiyodori at 8,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 8,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages TB Hiyodori at 8,000 yards
DD Barker engages APD Fuji at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
CL Tromp engages PB Heiei Maru #7 at 10,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages APD Fuji at 10,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Igasa Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Igasa Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
DD Barker engages APD Fuji at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
CL Tromp engages APD Fuji at 9,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 9,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
CL Tromp engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 10,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages APD Fuji at 10,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAKL Sasago Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages APD Fuji at 10,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
DD Barker engages APD Fuji at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages PB Heiei Maru #7 at 8,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages APD Fuji at 8,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAK Igasa Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 8,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Igasa Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 8,000 yards
de Meester, J.B. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Tromp engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Igasa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages APD Fuji at 13,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages PB Heiei Maru #7 at 13,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages APD Fuji at 13,000 yards
DD Stewart engages APD Fuji at 13,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 13,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages APD Fuji at 13,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Igasa Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Igasa Maru at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CL Tromp engages TB Hiyodori at 18,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages xAK Igasa Maru at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages xAK Igasa Maru at 23,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway

The key line [:D][:D][:D][:D]

Hi Andy, just want to drop message!
Glad that you are playing with Pzb again!

PZB and String at the same time I must be nuts !!!

Nice to hear from you all the best for tomorrow 

I had a bit of time in my last turn to think and I need to igure out a way for Buffalos to fight Zeroes anyone got a good idea on how to do it and get a reasonable rate of return ?