Wild Sheep Chase - obvert (J) vs JocMeister (A)

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ORIGINAL: Historiker

Stop Musashi to begin with. That saves 233 points while you have a deficit of 208. So all your problems are solved, for now [;)]

You don't need her right now, and if you need her - she's just three months ahead!

First trying to figure out why the points just went up after shutting down more ships. I'll try Musashi next turn and see what that does.

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[font="Times New Roman"]6 September 1942[/font]
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subs: Pollack tried to hit a CS convoy to the WEST of Hakodate again today. It then retired back to port directly through the Hakodate mine field. That's one less US sub to deal with! Alarms and sinking sounds were heard. Banzai!

This brings the sunk sub total for the past month to IIRC six! Many of those as confirmed as they can be in this game. I wonder if he set it to head back this way? The minefield should be a 'known' field that subs would avoid if possible on their own I would think.

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Sub attack near Hirosaki/Aomori at 116,53

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatuha Maru
PB Yoshida Maru
xAK Ceylon Maru
PB Sureboko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pollack



SS Pollack launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tatuha Maru
Pollack diving deep ....
PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 254 encounters mine field at Hakodate (119,53)

Allied Ships
SS Pollack, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


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So Pac: I'm sending a few MGBs over to Anatom to see what is there. I was going to bomb the ground but another 4E raid hit Noumea today crushing the field and making sure the Kates didn't fly. They only lost one plane, and will head back out of harms way as they'll be no use here for a while. The division already pushed forts to 3, so at least some work has been done between raids.

Burma: Another B-17E raid hit Magwe today, again unescorted. This time the CAP was up and did VERY well against the 4Es. A combined CAP of A6M3 at 31k, Tojos at 15k and Nicks at 12k took down 9 in the air and 13 for the day. Most were after the raid but the bomber achieved almost no damage on the fields. Banzai!

After the turn Jocke informed me that he had forgotten to stand them down from yesterday. Ouch. I'll take it though.

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 16
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged


Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 26000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Anma, K. in a Ki-44-IIa Tojo makes head on attack ... forces B-17E Fortress out of formation

(My new favorite IJAAF pilot!)
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Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged



Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes



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It's a long way back to Chittagong.
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[font="Times New Roman"]7 September 1942[/font]
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subs: S-39 (which was hit by ASW air and reported sunk, and is now obviously not) goes for a TK TF near Shortlands. These are the small ones heading to top up Tulagi and get the subs working again before a larger shipment from the DEI arrives.

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ASW attack near Shortlands at 111,129

Japanese Ships
TK Nissan Maru
TK Moji Maru
PB Tokuho Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS S-39



SS S-39 is sighted by escort
PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokuho Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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So Pac: Again today B-24s and B-17s hit Noumea and plaster the base. They're keeping it around 60 field and 40 service damage. I have an AF coy at La Foa now and will move the 2 plane Mavis detachment there to make sure it doesn't get wiped out. I'll have to allocate more supply down here as well, but I'll keep most of it at Koumac for now as he hasn't hit that yet. Maybe due to the 9 plane Rufe group there.

Burma: All quiet. Finally getting to switch out the many 70-80 experience pilots in the IJNAF fighter groups. I also have begun to switch out the 70 experience 200 mission pilots in the IJAAF groups. There are still half vets in all of the groups, but I want to give experience to the new pilots especially while working mostly over our own bases.

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[ny59giants]

Do you know how to change the command of a base?? There is a way for you to change those in the Kurile, for example, to "General Defense" command to allow you to base your "R" (Restricted) air units up there.

[Historiker]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Do you know how to change the command of a base?? There is a way for you to change those in the Kurile, for example, to "General Defense" command to allow you to base your "R" (Restricted) air units up there.

I guess it was just checking on obvert and you know it? If not: change a cheap unit to General defense in that base and you can change the base as well.

One neat trick to get even some permanently restricted units to be freed is to put them on carriers or AVs, if possible. They are "independent" after that [8D]

[ny59giants]

The reason I posted was I read a posting in Canoerebel's AAR by his opponent, Steve. I sent him a PM explaining how to do this. He didn't know and if he did it might have changed the outcome in the Kuriles. I wanted Obvert to know how to do this. I've changed two bases already in my game as Japan.

[Historiker]

That's the way I often save my DUtch airgroups!

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Do you know how to change the command of a base?? There is a way for you to change those in the Kurile, for example, to "General Defense" command to allow you to base your "R" (Restricted) air units up there.

Thanks, I appreciate all of the help. Not sure where I heard about this, or if I stumbled on it myself.

I have done this for a few not just in the Kuriles but in the Aleutians so I can use training groups should there be a lot of action up there. I have Adak, Cold Bay, Attu, Paramashiro Jima and Urruppa Jima I think changed over to General Defense. Maybe one more also.

One day soon I'll post some shots of how the defense are shaping up.

ORIGINAL: Historiker

That's the way I often save my DUtch airgroups!

Never thought of this!

[Historiker]

They are of limited use, as they can't be changed to another HQ and its inefficiant to change the HQ of every base. They get no sigificant replacements and most of their planes aren't really competitive. But I rather have 20 outdated bombers additionally than none...
But northern Australia needs every plane it can get in early 42, so that's a good choice.
Also: Changed HQ means you can evacuate some usefull dutch restricted units by air to that new base, using the Catalinas. [8D]

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[font="Times New Roman"]8 September 1942[/font]
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It's gotten a bit quiet. This is the entire combat report for today.

subs: RO-60 chased ineffectively by an SC.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 08, 42
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ASW attack near Nadi at 129,161

Japanese Ships
SS RO-60

Allied Ships
SC-521



SS RO-60 is sighted by escort
SC-521 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-521 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-521 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-521 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-521 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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So Pac: I'm getting the suspicion that something did land at Anatom Island. I'll be bombing with Kates tomorrow and a recon group is flying in to check it out further. If this is another invasion try I'll again counter invade.

Burma: Nothing today.

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[SqzMyLemon]

ORIGINAL: obvert

I think they're wearing the wrong camouflage. [:'(]

[Mike Solli]

[:D]

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[Historiker]

[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

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[font="Times New Roman"]9 September 1942[/font]
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subs: Snapper appears off of Balikpapan. It duds on a PB escorting a CS TK TF.

It's been a while since anything was lurking here. Just upgrading Lilys to Helen Ia for the 9 plane ASW at Balikpapan. There are also Alfs on ASW and 2 PB ASW TFs plying the waters here. Even though there has been no activity, there is too much valuable stuff traversing this narrow deep-water strait to take away any of the defenders.

Burma: Many IJA units are making their way down the winding mountains trails to Paoshan and will proceed into Burma.

Once I establish some semblance of a defense here it will be assessed whether there is enough strength for a landing at Chittagong to push behind the British forces at some point. This base has almost 40k Allied troops now, so it may be past the point of invasion unless it is mostly vacated for an Allied offensive in Burma. Just thinking into the future.

So Pac: Well, the sharp eyes of a few Kate pilots managed to use their extensive knowledge of US force structure to spot through the swaying palms the patches on several uniforms of ducking soldiers at Anatom while bombing the Island. It appears that at least the 821st Engineer Aviation Battalion is on the island. The pilots also spotted multiple pin-up posters of Hollywood starlets on bunkhouse walls of the newly erected campsite, which may explain their lack of targeting accuracy. They mentioned the posters to the boys back home in Koumac and the army is now raring to go.


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Afternoon Air attack on 821st Engineer Aviation Battalion, at 120,159 (Anatom)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 8



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb


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[font="Times New Roman"]10 September 1942[/font]
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subs: No major actions today, just sightings in the Coral Sea. It looks like this may be a repair and reorganization period for Allied subs.

So Pac: The Bettys got a chance today at Anatom and they spotted the C Det USN Port Svc. Although 21 of them bombed from 6k there was NO damage to either of the 3 units and 2,359 troops reported to be here (Dinahs also visited today). Also listed are 25 guns. I'm thinking that some kind of combat unit is here, but it could also be a base force. There was a touch of flak during the attack.

I have a 30 AV SNLF unit on the way to Tulagi, diverted from its destination on Ontong Java and now prepping for Anatom. It will need to disembark and reload onto a fast transport group, but I want to know what is here before I decide wheter they might need another unit for support. I'm guessing to be safe another full 60 AV SNLF might be prudent as a US engineer unit can build forts pretty damn fast.

I don't want to just give these bases away, as this will mean closer search/recon and fighters and DBs within distance of Noumea and Koumac.

At Koumac 35 B-24s hit the base. They took out a Rufe in the air and a Dinah on the ground. 'Only' 45 field damage and 12 service.

Burma: Nothing.

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[ny59giants]

Anatom

Had to pull up my game to find out where this base was. [:D]

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Anatom

Had to pull up my game to find out where this base was. [:D]

I had to look too! I keep wanting to spell it as Antoman, so if in future posts I write that I mean this one!

Here is a map from a few days ago. It was again a bold move to land so close to my forces at Noumea and Koumac, and the ships can't have been there for more than 1-2 days unloading. I know the AP/AKs unload fast, but at a dot base like this they still shouldn't have gotten much vehicular support off the ships.

I know now that one unit is an engineer unit, one a Port Service unit, but what is the third?

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[ny59giants]

If you build up Tanna, you can get Zeros with drop tanks to sweep Suva and maybe escort in Nell/Betty.

Anatom - I pulled up Google maps and this island shows a few names, but no roads. I think it is less than 6 miles across.

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If you build up Tanna, you can get Zeros with drop tanks to sweep Suva and maybe escort in Nell/Betty.

The only difficulty with that is the last time I tried to sweep Suva with the KB I was met by over 100 P-39s! He's really turned that place into a fortress.

This lodgment at Anatom is getting bigger by the day. That's both good and bad. If I can get there with enough force I might be able to destroy some stuff. If I can't some of my stuff will get trashed. I think I have a good 2-3 weeks before a landing there will become very difficult.