19/7/43
Home islands
Little to report
China
same, same
Burma
I get the troops across the river again, mostly undamaged.
Hope the phychological aspect did the most damage, other than the 2 British Divs wrecked.
Adaman island -he now has to clean up the place
I expect the Cvs to depart -so 1cl and 3 dd are dispatched from sabang to attack the transports -this is simply a use up ammo move -BB mutsu may follow -although I did say I will use her as a fort -changed my mind -she will attack!
DEI
Lost a dd to a ss today -curses!
Solomons
Disbanded the fleet, next turn re organise -whats the co ordination CAP for after mid 43 for CV groups -is it still 200 planes or is it more than that?
marshalls
are gone
All else is quiet
im trying to train, and re build what I have, production is stopping, and most plane pools are very, very low.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
its up to the army to fight stubbonly now.
Herb VS Tabpub
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RE: he finally takes one down
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RE: he finally takes one down
20/7/43
tabpub continues his relentless bombing program in China -pounding hanoi, and haipong again and again
I think his intention is to methodically work his way along the front, destroying everything in his path.
cannot stop him[:(]
Well he deliberates at thursday island -5 to 1, forts to 6, will not last long now.
I have to face the resources and oil facts, and make some hard decisions.
The KB is re organised, trying to keep under 200 planes per task force.
Now have 10Cv and 6 cvl/cve , with one more CV coming
I a have 90000 fuel at rabual -and thats about the ready reserve.
No fuel to go galivating anywhere.
So I sit, and sit, and wait now.
tabpub continues his relentless bombing program in China -pounding hanoi, and haipong again and again
I think his intention is to methodically work his way along the front, destroying everything in his path.
cannot stop him[:(]
Well he deliberates at thursday island -5 to 1, forts to 6, will not last long now.
I have to face the resources and oil facts, and make some hard decisions.
The KB is re organised, trying to keep under 200 planes per task force.
Now have 10Cv and 6 cvl/cve , with one more CV coming
I a have 90000 fuel at rabual -and thats about the ready reserve.
No fuel to go galivating anywhere.
So I sit, and sit, and wait now.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
21/7/43
I am facing the same historical choices japan faced
I am running rapidly out of tankers.
APs are still adequate, but have to be juggled
AKs are running low
I have not produced a AK/AP for a year, and Im losing 2 to 3 a day.
Lost 2 tankers to SS today!![:(][:(][:(]
Home Islands
I have stopped all, repeat all Ship construction
No bombers being built
HI is at 5000 points, can it turn around?
I need to struggle to the george fighter, to have any chance I feel of resisting
China
More pounding of haipong, hanoi
Burma
BB Mutsu comes up 1 hex short of Adaman island today -but is protected by the weather!!
I am trying to rotate some units at the front, rest and recreation in bangkok -after a long march[8|]
DEI
Its still quiet -but I feel he is ready to attack Timor.
Solomons
Thursday island, he shocks -4 to 1 -forts to 2
its all but over there.
I hang on grimly, once Thursday falls -and rennel reaches size 4, it will be the real slide down the slippery slope!
I am facing the same historical choices japan faced
I am running rapidly out of tankers.
APs are still adequate, but have to be juggled
AKs are running low
I have not produced a AK/AP for a year, and Im losing 2 to 3 a day.
Lost 2 tankers to SS today!![:(][:(][:(]
Home Islands
I have stopped all, repeat all Ship construction
No bombers being built
HI is at 5000 points, can it turn around?
I need to struggle to the george fighter, to have any chance I feel of resisting
China
More pounding of haipong, hanoi
Burma
BB Mutsu comes up 1 hex short of Adaman island today -but is protected by the weather!!
I am trying to rotate some units at the front, rest and recreation in bangkok -after a long march[8|]
DEI
Its still quiet -but I feel he is ready to attack Timor.
Solomons
Thursday island, he shocks -4 to 1 -forts to 2
its all but over there.
I hang on grimly, once Thursday falls -and rennel reaches size 4, it will be the real slide down the slippery slope!
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RE: he finally takes one down
22/7/43
Mutsu showers Adaman island -destroying ten planes or so on the ground
The emperor announces a special award of valour to the troops at Thursday island, where the allies after a classic nearly 5 month battle finally take the airfield.
The troops do not retreat.
I actually will now see if he begins to pull out some of the aussie troops, maybe something can be done.
probably not!
Mutsu showers Adaman island -destroying ten planes or so on the ground
The emperor announces a special award of valour to the troops at Thursday island, where the allies after a classic nearly 5 month battle finally take the airfield.
The troops do not retreat.
I actually will now see if he begins to pull out some of the aussie troops, maybe something can be done.
probably not!
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23/7/43
tabpub claims he has 5 potential axis of advance
I have only 1 place i can defend successfully
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Another tanker today
More bombs in China -all over the place !!!
A small raid on Kupang -Timor, where 7 tony take on 4 brewsters -which shoot 2 tonies down!
This should tell some one on the other side of the fence the level of pilot skill some of my men are at.
Mutsu got away, will he hunt her down in the mallacca straight?
On the home front HI is building again -but no more ships will come.
I need the HI for the planes.
Sabang gets a regiment..
I really fear a Timor invasion now.
tabpub claims he has 5 potential axis of advance
I have only 1 place i can defend successfully
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Another tanker today
More bombs in China -all over the place !!!
A small raid on Kupang -Timor, where 7 tony take on 4 brewsters -which shoot 2 tonies down!
This should tell some one on the other side of the fence the level of pilot skill some of my men are at.
Mutsu got away, will he hunt her down in the mallacca straight?
On the home front HI is building again -but no more ships will come.
I need the HI for the planes.
Sabang gets a regiment..
I really fear a Timor invasion now.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
24/7/43
Its bombs, bombs, and more bombs in south west China -poor haipong and hanoi are being turned into waste lands
no sign of enemy troops though
transports approaching tenibar
CL Yubari and 5 dd sail to intercept
Bloody boring turn other than that.
Its bombs, bombs, and more bombs in south west China -poor haipong and hanoi are being turned into waste lands
no sign of enemy troops though
transports approaching tenibar
CL Yubari and 5 dd sail to intercept
Bloody boring turn other than that.
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RE: he finally takes one down
25/7/43
Overview, cause nothing happened except the bombing in china
Home islands -industry collapsed!!!
Phillipines -fortified -and in fair state
Burma -quiet on my side -he bombs. major troop deployment here
DEi -Timor is garrisoned, a div at soerabaya, some air, but its pretty vunerable now
Solomons- is the gamble, the weight of my forces are here.
76000 fuel left for the fleet -and very little coming[X(][:(]
ie, i must wait for an attack.
Marshalls -are lightly held, being gobbled up
Its all geting very grim -but I will fight on!
Overview, cause nothing happened except the bombing in china
Home islands -industry collapsed!!!
Phillipines -fortified -and in fair state
Burma -quiet on my side -he bombs. major troop deployment here
DEi -Timor is garrisoned, a div at soerabaya, some air, but its pretty vunerable now
Solomons- is the gamble, the weight of my forces are here.
76000 fuel left for the fleet -and very little coming[X(][:(]
ie, i must wait for an attack.
Marshalls -are lightly held, being gobbled up
Its all geting very grim -but I will fight on!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
26/7/43
CL Yubari and 5 DD surprise 2 AK at tenibar, and sink them.
he bombs rahaeg
A huge raid on lautern today -160 mediums
tabpub troops at kaifieng try a shock attack -4000 casos.
troops at thursday are being used for target practice
Orders are few for the day -BB Mutsu leaves the malaya front for the DEI.
I really must resist chewing up what fuel i have left -and wait for the Tabpub so slow train to arrive!
CL Yubari and 5 DD surprise 2 AK at tenibar, and sink them.
he bombs rahaeg
A huge raid on lautern today -160 mediums
tabpub troops at kaifieng try a shock attack -4000 casos.
troops at thursday are being used for target practice
Orders are few for the day -BB Mutsu leaves the malaya front for the DEI.
I really must resist chewing up what fuel i have left -and wait for the Tabpub so slow train to arrive!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
man this is a great game... Your industrial situation makes it very different from the other games....
Adieu Ô Dieu odieux... signé Adam
RE: he finally takes one down
Thankyou for the comment!
yes, the industrial situation is "interesting[8|]"
27/7/43
I shut down all but PG,msw ship production about a week ago
I shut down all a/c production other than zeros, and oscars[X(]
since then HI excess has climbed from 5000 to 70000, I intend to use the surplus for george fighter production
A survey of the empire shows just 10 bases in japan, and 20 odd total with more than 20000 supplies, and just 6 with 50000 fuel or more.
I guess only about 5 cities are actually producing stuff, as oil levels in most cities are under 1000
Total oil is 335000 for the empire!
Pools of A/c
160 AM3a
400 am3
500 tojo (but with PDU off -a waste)
just 33 oscars
just 17 sallies
400 helens though
300 and 200 Vals/kates
all other a/c makes are less than 50, many, many are zero -especially all transports.
(and japan is too strong) -theoretically i can produce 1100 planes a month, and 1700 engines, but Im no where near that!
So what to do!
I must strategically continue the bluff of MIGHTY STRENGTH!
So the solomons are heavy with planes, and Mutsu and other small TFs are going to appear in the Timoer area -and attack -ships, bah, dime a dozen tabpub!
KB must now really, really be preserved until an opening happens -I really, really hope he goes for PM!
If he does not -and goes for the centre route -Ponape is heavily garrisoned, it and TRUK will buy time to evac the solomons if he tries to bypass them.
I have already put Ponape firmly in my mind as THE line in the sand .
Greater worry is Timor -a move here by him will see the game over in 6 months -this Im certain.
If this game was vs wobbly, Id have no confidence, Tabpub is very much a nibbler, he will crush me slowly, but not spectacularily
Today it was bombing everywhere- especially in China -where I now feel I have his objective in mind -simply the elimination of all air resistance in China, and the closing of the formosa straights -and eventually the B29 raids.
I personally see the collapse of japan well before siapan is even threatened!
yes, the industrial situation is "interesting[8|]"
27/7/43
I shut down all but PG,msw ship production about a week ago
I shut down all a/c production other than zeros, and oscars[X(]
since then HI excess has climbed from 5000 to 70000, I intend to use the surplus for george fighter production
A survey of the empire shows just 10 bases in japan, and 20 odd total with more than 20000 supplies, and just 6 with 50000 fuel or more.
I guess only about 5 cities are actually producing stuff, as oil levels in most cities are under 1000
Total oil is 335000 for the empire!
Pools of A/c
160 AM3a
400 am3
500 tojo (but with PDU off -a waste)
just 33 oscars
just 17 sallies
400 helens though
300 and 200 Vals/kates
all other a/c makes are less than 50, many, many are zero -especially all transports.
(and japan is too strong) -theoretically i can produce 1100 planes a month, and 1700 engines, but Im no where near that!
So what to do!
I must strategically continue the bluff of MIGHTY STRENGTH!
So the solomons are heavy with planes, and Mutsu and other small TFs are going to appear in the Timoer area -and attack -ships, bah, dime a dozen tabpub!
KB must now really, really be preserved until an opening happens -I really, really hope he goes for PM!
If he does not -and goes for the centre route -Ponape is heavily garrisoned, it and TRUK will buy time to evac the solomons if he tries to bypass them.
I have already put Ponape firmly in my mind as THE line in the sand .
Greater worry is Timor -a move here by him will see the game over in 6 months -this Im certain.
If this game was vs wobbly, Id have no confidence, Tabpub is very much a nibbler, he will crush me slowly, but not spectacularily
Today it was bombing everywhere- especially in China -where I now feel I have his objective in mind -simply the elimination of all air resistance in China, and the closing of the formosa straights -and eventually the B29 raids.
I personally see the collapse of japan well before siapan is even threatened!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
28/7/43
I have just one ASW dedicated group on the map -but its a ripper -it sinks a SS today off kagoshima.
he bombs tainan
Lea recieves a long range visit -quite a surprise these -59 liberators are met by 25 Tojo
Ilose 5 tojo in the air -some 20 planes on the ground[:(]
8 liberators shot down
No pilots lost though[:'(]
In the PM phase he pounds hanoi.
160 heavies hit Milne bay
50 mediums hit lautern -terrible conditions here -the regiment is totally ruined now.[:(]
Lunga is hit from rennel -dive bombers are getting used now.
He tries another shock attack at kafiengnmore , lots more dead chinese.
About the only news for the turn of real note -19 units, APs, CAs spotted darwin
decisive action
3 CV the Unryu, Amagi, katsaguri leave rabual -racing north up the PNG coast to the DEI theatre.
I have just one ASW dedicated group on the map -but its a ripper -it sinks a SS today off kagoshima.
he bombs tainan
Lea recieves a long range visit -quite a surprise these -59 liberators are met by 25 Tojo
Ilose 5 tojo in the air -some 20 planes on the ground[:(]
8 liberators shot down
No pilots lost though[:'(]
In the PM phase he pounds hanoi.
160 heavies hit Milne bay
50 mediums hit lautern -terrible conditions here -the regiment is totally ruined now.[:(]
Lunga is hit from rennel -dive bombers are getting used now.
He tries another shock attack at kafiengnmore , lots more dead chinese.
About the only news for the turn of real note -19 units, APs, CAs spotted darwin
decisive action
3 CV the Unryu, Amagi, katsaguri leave rabual -racing north up the PNG coast to the DEI theatre.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
29/7/43
he bombs heavily in Burma today
7 oscar try to stop them -they run away though[:'(], so nobody got hurt today.
P47s!!! -begin ops -hitting Maleolap.
18 jake -my super fighter bomber[:D] attack from Munda -and hit a DD south of rennel -causing severe damage.[:'(]
Lautern is pounded, pounded, pounded.
The regiment there could not stop a sunday school picnic from landing now.
I hope to get assetts there in time.
TABPUB promises that AUGUST will be a busy month..
ITS BUSY enough MATE!!!!
he bombs heavily in Burma today
7 oscar try to stop them -they run away though[:'(], so nobody got hurt today.
P47s!!! -begin ops -hitting Maleolap.
18 jake -my super fighter bomber[:D] attack from Munda -and hit a DD south of rennel -causing severe damage.[:'(]
Lautern is pounded, pounded, pounded.
The regiment there could not stop a sunday school picnic from landing now.
I hope to get assetts there in time.
TABPUB promises that AUGUST will be a busy month..
ITS BUSY enough MATE!!!!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
30/7/43
Luang Prang gets a visit
APD2 is trying to run supplies into Lunga -she is bombed by 15 DB from rennell -that all miss.
GG is hit again
Burma -mainly moulimien, is pounded
At Adaman island my troops, informed that no rescue is possible now , Banzia attack -they actually had a larger AV than the indian div facing them -only the level 1 fort I think stopped them -cold[:(]
So , thats that, I suppose this will become quite routine, writing off units as they get wiped out[8|]
KB has sailed -going for a CAP trap over Milne bay.
lets see what happens.
Luang Prang gets a visit
APD2 is trying to run supplies into Lunga -she is bombed by 15 DB from rennell -that all miss.
GG is hit again
Burma -mainly moulimien, is pounded
At Adaman island my troops, informed that no rescue is possible now , Banzia attack -they actually had a larger AV than the indian div facing them -only the level 1 fort I think stopped them -cold[:(]
So , thats that, I suppose this will become quite routine, writing off units as they get wiped out[8|]
KB has sailed -going for a CAP trap over Milne bay.
lets see what happens.
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As July ends, a quick snap of the Burma defences -I note Tabpub briefly had a AAR titled, Singapore by 44!
14 enemy units facing moulimien
Moulimien is AV 1593
Rahaeg is AV 1000
Tavoy is 341
bangkok -266
Vic point -1027
songkhai -449
sabang -266
racing to kendari -1bb, 5cl, 3cv, 20 dd, and a CA.
not much, but I have decided -expendable!!
now where is the next turn[:D]
14 enemy units facing moulimien
Moulimien is AV 1593
Rahaeg is AV 1000
Tavoy is 341
bangkok -266
Vic point -1027
songkhai -449
sabang -266
racing to kendari -1bb, 5cl, 3cv, 20 dd, and a CA.
not much, but I have decided -expendable!!
now where is the next turn[:D]
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31/7/43
27 liberators bomb Buna -but miss
maloelop gets a naval bombardment
MSW at moulmien -the Bbs any day I reckon
AM air
rahaeg gets pounded
Buna gets another raid
Moulimiem is hit again
At Thursday island 36 betty attack -escorted by 9 zero
OOOPPSSSSS-13 corsair shoot down 8 zero, 17 betties -DAMN -best pilots too.
1 lousy AK hit in return
lautern gets hit hard
Kiriwina island gets hit today as well -38 liberators are met by 30 zeros.
4 liberators shot down
Lunga is hit as well today
I deliberate at kaifieng - 2 chinese corps are destroyed
few orders given today, tomorrow I hope zekes start to arrive
I use the CVs off buna to try to set up a CAP trap over GG tomorrow.
27 liberators bomb Buna -but miss
maloelop gets a naval bombardment
MSW at moulmien -the Bbs any day I reckon
AM air
rahaeg gets pounded
Buna gets another raid
Moulimiem is hit again
At Thursday island 36 betty attack -escorted by 9 zero
OOOPPSSSSS-13 corsair shoot down 8 zero, 17 betties -DAMN -best pilots too.
1 lousy AK hit in return
lautern gets hit hard
Kiriwina island gets hit today as well -38 liberators are met by 30 zeros.
4 liberators shot down
Lunga is hit as well today
I deliberate at kaifieng - 2 chinese corps are destroyed
few orders given today, tomorrow I hope zekes start to arrive
I use the CVs off buna to try to set up a CAP trap over GG tomorrow.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
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1/8/43
Thursday island has a lot of ships -suspect they came from darwin
I order 3 Cvs at Ambonia down towards Thursday island -can I intercept them on return in the gulf?
A very quiet day -my CAP traps are spotted by recon planes -so I will retire KB back to rabual.
Zekes are arriving OK -5 a day.
Thursday island has a lot of ships -suspect they came from darwin
I order 3 Cvs at Ambonia down towards Thursday island -can I intercept them on return in the gulf?
A very quiet day -my CAP traps are spotted by recon planes -so I will retire KB back to rabual.
Zekes are arriving OK -5 a day.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
2/8/43
I lost a ss today at thursday island
AM
Buggar -the cvs spotted coming south -I chicken out, and retire to the north.
hanoi is pounded, pounded, pounded -man, Tabpub has it in for that place!
Lunga is hit by heavies.
OK, Im faced with the fact that the Navy is reduced to a support the army
role.
A fast transport run will sprint towards lunga -4 CA and 6 DDs.
A even bigger one is going to go soon, as soon as KB can be refuelled, and got into position
Lunga is down to 400 supplies -things are grim!
I lost a ss today at thursday island
AM
Buggar -the cvs spotted coming south -I chicken out, and retire to the north.
hanoi is pounded, pounded, pounded -man, Tabpub has it in for that place!
Lunga is hit by heavies.
OK, Im faced with the fact that the Navy is reduced to a support the army
role.
A fast transport run will sprint towards lunga -4 CA and 6 DDs.
A even bigger one is going to go soon, as soon as KB can be refuelled, and got into position
Lunga is down to 400 supplies -things are grim!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
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3/8/43
the following bases were hit by more than 50 planes today
rahaeg
Buna
moulimien
hanoi
haipong
and 3 MLs sunk near lautern[:(]
In burma, 55 div is ordered to retire, a steady rotation of divisions is occuring in Burma -bangkok is proving to be a good base to recover units, lots of support there.
the following bases were hit by more than 50 planes today
rahaeg
Buna
moulimien
hanoi
haipong
and 3 MLs sunk near lautern[:(]
In burma, 55 div is ordered to retire, a steady rotation of divisions is occuring in Burma -bangkok is proving to be a good base to recover units, lots of support there.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
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4/8/43
The posts are getting shorter and shorter, as so little of note is happening
Its bombing, bombing, and more you know what
A new feature -corsairs and boomerangs attack from Thursday island -hitting a crippled AP at Port Moresby
He deliberates at thursday -killing 1600.
In the DEI, all surface task forces are ready
In the solomons, the fast transport run was successful!
1500 units delivered unscathed and undetected!
Another bigger run is getting ready -covered by KB
The posts are getting shorter and shorter, as so little of note is happening
Its bombing, bombing, and more you know what
A new feature -corsairs and boomerangs attack from Thursday island -hitting a crippled AP at Port Moresby
He deliberates at thursday -killing 1600.
In the DEI, all surface task forces are ready
In the solomons, the fast transport run was successful!
1500 units delivered unscathed and undetected!
Another bigger run is getting ready -covered by KB
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: he finally takes one down
5/8/43
maloelap is naval bombarded again, the invasion cannot be far away
Its been a string of easy takes for Tabpub -kwel will be different[;)]
Lots, and lots of troops there, and more coming.
Only 1 action of note today -20 zero try to intercept the PM raid -8 kittyhawk, 9 corsair, 22 boomerang
I lose 4 zeros, 1 kittyhawk shot down
The next 2 transport runs are loading -one for lunga, one for russel.
Here i use the CAs, and I will use the fast BBs as well, they can carry a lot of stuff!
maloelap is naval bombarded again, the invasion cannot be far away
Its been a string of easy takes for Tabpub -kwel will be different[;)]
Lots, and lots of troops there, and more coming.
Only 1 action of note today -20 zero try to intercept the PM raid -8 kittyhawk, 9 corsair, 22 boomerang
I lose 4 zeros, 1 kittyhawk shot down
The next 2 transport runs are loading -one for lunga, one for russel.
Here i use the CAs, and I will use the fast BBs as well, they can carry a lot of stuff!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt