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Hi all,

A usual month has come to an end. The main action to note was from my workhorse submarine's contributing to the war effort.

August doesn't see too many new shiny planes other than Chinese Mitchell/P40N's and a few new British models (Mossie Recon, Libs).

CVE Casablanca, Natoma Bay, BB Alabama and 9 x Fleet Subs are the new ships highlights.

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Points:

Allies: +778 points
Japanese: +152 points


Bases:

Allies: 0 (+501 points)
Japanese: +1 (+37 points)


Planes:

Allies: +88 lost
Japanese: +107 lost


Troops:

Allies: +11 lost
Japanese: +13 lost


Ships:

Allies: +2 lost (+16 points)
Japanese: +17 lost (+166 points. Mainly from sub attacks)

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Sub Kills:

20 of 46 were successful = 43.48 success rate.

Dutch Boats:

PB – 4 (1 mine)
AK – 30 (+2)
TK – 5
CM – 3
DD – 4 (-1)
TB – 1
DMS – 3
E – 1
APD – 1
ACM – 1
AP – 1 (+1)

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British Boats:

DD – 1 (1 mine)
AK – 4 (1 mine)
SC – 1
PB – 1
TK – 1
AO – 1
SS – 1 (1 mine)

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Fleet Boats:

AK – 99 (+4)
SC – 7
AP – 2
PB – 17
TK – 19 (+3)
AKE – 1
CM – 3
ACM – 2
E – 1
APD –1
DD – 2
CL – 3 (Kashima, Oi, Sendai) (-1)
AO – 2 (+1)

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S-Boats:

AK – 17 (+2)
AP – 2
CM – 1
PB – 5 (+1)
DMS – 1
SC - 3
TK - 1

Total = 255 ships = 48.02% of reported ships sunk total.

Here's an overview of the situation and an idea of upcoming invasions.

Ideal World would be to go straight for the Mariana's bbut I need more CV strength to ensure a safer landing. As such I may as well use the assets I have and land forces to re-conquer other territory until that point.

As such.........

1.) Invasion of Cocos/Christmas Island. These are exposed and not built up that I know off. Substantial land forces and my CV's almost ensure an easy victory. Handy bases for sub depots and as a springboard for Sumatra/Java invasions in the future. ETA = roughly 2 months.

2.) I have oodles of men and planes in Aus, NZ and Fuji so I may as well use them in a land campaign on New Guinea, New Caledonia and the Islands south of Ceram. CV's will support these Ops on their way, back to PH, from Operation 1. ETA 3-4 months.

3.) Simultaneous land campaign in Burma by masses of LCU's air support and invasion of the Mariana's by America's finest. That will be the biggest invasion yet. By this time a further 1 x CV (Intrepid), 4 x CVL and 10 x offensive CVE will be on the scene.

This would put the CV force (barring any losses up till then) at:

CV - 9
CVL - 7
CVE (offensive) - 16

ETA 6 monthsish.

Hi Speedy,

I have actually passed you in my campaign. I am just rounding out 1943 now. The force pool just gets better. You really have had some sucess with your subs. My opponent Viperpol is just too smart and has great instincts for protecting his Japanese ships. Still. it is fun when you get a few kills. Worst problem is the appearance of the Super E type escort which are just brutal on Allied subs. I really feel that these ships and the impotent Allied naval AA fire are the two most glaring defects in the game.

What are your sub losses to date? and kills?

Faber's not cleaned up his backwater bases very well. There will be opportunities for unopposed landings.

Hi cr - yes. I've heard much of these vaunted E class vessels....not looking forward to encountering them! Will be interesting to see if I can srill make a sub impact with them around.
 
Where are you upto in your game in terms of offensives and major ship losses?
 
Subs - I've lost 14 on patrol and 4 more in port since the start of hostilities.
 
On the flip side Faber has sunk 49 Allied ships with subs since game start and has lost 20 subs.
 
Mynok - indeed. Many dot bases for me to invest in when the time comes in 44 [:)]

I got a foothold in Java. (Sabang, Siboret and Sibolga) and am closing in on Rabaul but nothing in the Central Pacific. He took the Aleutian chain and I am slowly pushing back there. The biggest loss for me is that Viperpol has virtually taken all of China. I personally think the China cannot be held vs a determined Japanese player and Viperpol has proven that in spades. He has fought a great campaign there. If I ever play Japan-China goes down..[;)]

We have had two carrier fights but have really only heavily damaged each other. I have not lost a CV yet and he has only lost two smaller ones. We have traded CVLs and CVEs but KB is still very healthy and dangerous. I lost one BB since Pearl and he has lost none. We both like to fight with CAs and DDs though and both have lost quite a few. The big advantage as you know is the flood of DDs that I am getting. The Fletcher class DDs just rule the ocean and a swarm of them with good torpedoes is dangerous to any capital ship in a night fight.

The game is very weighted to surface actions and I think this is a great advantage to the Allies as they get more ship. But of course, the game is not weighted to air combat and that would also give the Allies the advantage. Scen #2 is tough but balanced and more of a challenge to the Allied player.

Hi all,

Hi cr - How did you manage to land on Java despite him having KB and surely he was able to bring in substantial amounts of LBA? I haree on the ganes's focus on surface combat. Japanese ASW and the a2a model still frustrate me a little bit....still a great game and look at where it's come from!

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Things are starting to stir in CentPac.....with the arrival of Executor, Chimera and Bunker Hill to PH phase 1 of the SwPac operations is starting to proceed. Support vessels, assault ships, tankers and CVE's are on their way to Aus. On the 12th August the main CV force will depart PH also bound for Aus.

Quietish elsewhere except the arrival of more troops, supplies and men to SE India in preparation for the Burma offensive.

Should be more exciting updates over the next month or so!

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Submarine Warfare -

8 dud/missed attacks.

Not a great start to the month.

SS Growler got things started on the 1st by reportedly sinking AKL Matsutan Maru off Fukue-jima.

SS Sunfish blew up AK Chihaya Maru with 4 torpedoes off Balikpapan.

SS Sawfish left AO Shiretoko heavily damaged with 2 torpedoes off Naha.

On the 5th Growler struck again sinking AKL Fuyukawa Maru off Fukue-jima.

SS Amberjack left AK Hauraki Maru heavily damaged off Soerabaja with 2 torpedoes.

Hi all,

Sitzkreig continues.....Various fleets are en route to Sydney for Phase 1 Operations. The CV's are the last in line just nearing Canton Island.

Faber conducts many bombing runs in China every day and from tracking them I snuck in a P38G FG and took down 11 unescorted Lillies bombing Pakhoi on the 16th. That will make him think carefully and allocate escorts hopefully.

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Submarine Warfare -

A 'strange' development has taken place this week. All of a sudden Japanese LBA has started to find their mark and hit my subs. 7 subs were hit this week and 1 of these sank (after being tagged by an ASW TF off Wakkanai.)

11 dud/missed attacks.

SS KXVII damaged TK Gen'yo Maru with a torpedo south of Saigon on the 11th.

SS Trigger blew up SC CHa-35 off Toyohara on the 13th.

SS Tullibee pumped 50 shells [8|] into AKL Taisoku Maru south of Kanoya.

SS KXVII was in action again on the 15th leaving AK Seiwa Maru listing heavily damaged. The 15th was a bumper day overall as SS Tarpon blew up PC Nire off Brunei, SS Balao sank AKL Boko Maru off Jolo and SS Amberjack sank CM Wakataka off Soerabaja.

SS O20 reported sinking TK Nisshin Maru #2 with 2 torpedoes off Balabac on the 16th.

SS Haddock reported sinking AO Kokuyo Maru with 2 torpedoes off Daito Shoto.

SS O20 was in action again on the 18th sinking AK Sumatra Maru with 2 torpedoes off Cam Ranh Bay.

SS Albacore sank PB Tamamura Maru south of Daito Shoto.

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Hi all,

Hi cr - How did you manage to land on Java despite him having KB and surely he was able to bring in substantial amounts of LBA? I haree on the ganes's focus on surface combat. Japanese ASW and the a2a model still frustrate me a little bit....still a great game and look at where it's come from!

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Things are starting to stir in CentPac.....with the arrival of Executor, Chimera and Bunker Hill to PH phase 1 of the SwPac operations is starting to proceed. Support vessels, assault ships, tankers and CVE's are on their way to Aus. On the 12th August the main CV force will depart PH also bound for Aus.

Quietish elsewhere except the arrival of more troops, supplies and men to SE India in preparation for the Burma offensive.

Should be more exciting updates over the next month or so!

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Submarine Warfare -

8 dud/missed attacks.

Not a great start to the month.

SS Growler got things started on the 1st by reportedly sinking AKL Matsutan Maru off Fukue-jima.

SS Sunfish blew up AK Chihaya Maru with 4 torpedoes off Balikpapan.

SS Sawfish left AO Shiretoko heavily damaged with 2 torpedoes off Naha.

On the 5th Growler struck again sinking AKL Fuyukawa Maru off Fukue-jima.

SS Amberjack left AK Hauraki Maru heavily damaged off Soerabaja with 2 torpedoes.

Sorry, have not been paying attention.

Well, I had a good foothold in the Solomons and when I knew KB was busy there, I grabbed Sabang and managed to take Sibolga and Siboret Island. Viperpol reacted like a cornered tiger and I have not gone far from those points but it is a nice foothold and I doubt I can be thrown out. It will keep him busy.......Sabang was the golden nugget as it is a level 9 airfield and really prevents any major portions of the Japanese fleet from passing into the Indian Ocean. We both lost a few light ships but it was a successful operation. It makes good use of the Indian army which is getting very strong.

If Sabang is not heavily defended then it is a must for any Allied player.

Hi all,

Hi cr - I agree. Sabang is a jewel to take if you can. Without CV air cover I wouldn't be able to though and my CV's are needed elsewhere so my CBI army willl march overland into Burma to 'have a go'.

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My CV's and supporting combat vessels are passing Norfolk Island and will be at Sydney within 4 days. They'll then refuel and head to Perth with the landing and assault forces bound for Cocos and Christmas Islands. Concurrent to this support forces are also en route from Aden and a smaller force will depart Cape Town soon as well.

It's alll routinely quiet elsewhere except a few bombing raids each day by Japanese LBA in China.

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Submarine Warfare -

Well at least the crazy number of hits on my subs has diminished. Just the 1 sub damaged these past 11 days.

Frustratingly though, my subs have decided to target escort vessels a lot this week [:-][:@]

18 dud/missed attacks....14 against escorts!

Some success reported though:

SS Balao heavily damaged AK Kinryu Maru with a torpedo SW of Tarakan on the 23rd.

SS Sturgeon sank AK Iwakuni Maru off Chichi-jima on the 25th.

On the 29th SS Cabrilla heavily damaged AK Kakoruta Maru with a torpedo off Iwo-jima.

SS Haddo damaged AK Tamashima Maru on the 30th SW of Tarakan.

SS Bowfin reported heavily damaging the oil laden TK Tonan Maru #2 with a torpedo south of Torishima.

Hi all,

Another 'usual' kind of month goes by. I am aiming for some action towards the end of September/early October though.....the readers rejoice [;)]

Some nice new shiny toys come along this month.....Spit Vc's for the Brits, A20G's, B24J's and P51A's for the US.

A lot of Auxilliary and escort ships enter play along with CVL Cowpens and 9 x SS (2 of which are the first Brit SS reinforcements to enter the fray).

On land the 6th Infantry Div. is the highlight on land.

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Points:

Allies: +612 points
Japanese: +195 points


Bases:

Allies: 0 (+230 points)
Japanese: 0 (+23 points)


Planes:

Allies: +148 lost
Japanese: +149 lost


Troops:

Allies: +8 Lost
Japanese: +17 Lost


Ships:

Allies: +2 (+16 points. SS Whale and S-30)
Japanese: +27 (+197 points. All from subs except 4 ships in small convoy off Port Hedland)


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Sub Kills:

23 of 60 were successful = 38.33 success rate.

Dutch Boats:

PB - 4 (1 mine)
AK - 32 (+2)
TK - 6 (+1)
CM - 3
DD - 4
TB - 1
DMS - 3
E - 1
APD - 1
ACM - 1
AP - 1

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British Boats:

DD - 1 (1 mine)
AK - 4 (1 mine)
SC - 1
PB - 1
TK - 1
AO - 1
SS - 1 (1 mine)

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Fleet Boats:

AK - 113 (+14)
SC - 8 (+1)
AP - 2
PB - 18 (+1)
TK - 20 (+1)
AKE - 1
CM - 4 (+1)
ACM - 2
E - 1
APD - 1
DD - 2
CL - 2 (Oi, Sendai)
AO - 3 (+1)
PC - 1 (+1)

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S-Boats:

AK - 18 (+1)
AP - 2
CM - 1
PB - 5
DMS - 1
SC - 3
TK - 1

= 276 ships = 49.46% of reported sunks ships total.

Hi all,

Wow. This was down to page 3...not really surprising though with my limited updates and lack of action of late!

Apologies my end. I've just got married so time has been limited for gaming of late! I'm also off travelling for our Honeymoon for 3.5 months in 2 weeks. The war will be on hold whilst I'm travelling!

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I know I tease you guys that action will start soon....but it will [;)]

My major naval units are now nearing Perth. They'll all arrive between the next 2-7 days. Support assets are also moving from Columbo and Cape Town. Depending on how time goes I may details the assets involved for this Operation (capturing Cocos and Christmas Islands) before I go travelling.

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All quiet elsewhere though........

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Submarine Warfare -

6 dud/missed attacks.

SS Truant, patrolling NW off Malaya, located and sank AK Ryuyo Maru on the 1st September.

SS KXVI heavily damaged TK Kenwa Maru with a torpedo north of Brunei on the 2nd.

On the 3rd SS Puffer reported sinking AO Sata near Donggala.

Later in the day SS Skate sank the troop laden AK Tarayasu Maru near Aogashima.

On the 4th SS Seawolf reported sinking the troop laden AP Kamakura Maru off Samah.

On the 8th SS Triton sank AKL Fukuyo Maru off Fukue-jima.

The 10th saw 2 successful actions. The first by SS Tautog heavily damaging AK Amagisan Maru north of Palau.

The 2nd saw SS Puffer in action again sinking AK Syohei Maru off Balikpapan.

Hi all,

Game upto 15th September but will now be on hold until I return from 4 months travelling around Australia, NZ and Fiji.

I will return.........

[:)]

Hi all,

Honeymoon is almost over now so hostilities against Fabertong will re-commence over the next week or so. Hope to still have some readers by then[;)]

Got it - the honeymoon is over and the hostilities are commencing.

Ah, yes. You're married now. [:D]

Good to see you around!

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Hi all,

Honeymoon is almost over now so hostilities against Fabertong will re-commence over the next week or so. Hope to still have some readers by then[;)]

bah, is there any normal pearson who would like to read your self-bragging posts?[:'(] [:'(][:'(]

Wellcome back mate! Congrats on your marriage!

Welcome back Speedy! It's good to see you again. Looking forward to seeing you get smacked by the penguin. Did I get that right? [:D]

Lol. Thanks guys [8D]

Will be interesting to check out the map and status as I've forgotten what was going on! Should receive the turn from Faber over the next 2 days[:)]

That's excellent. Welcome back Speedy. How was the honeymoon?

Well, congrats on the marriage. I am just getting ready to celebrate my 30th and all in all I would have to say that a happy marriage is a very good thing.[;)]