26/10/43
That pesky dutch ss in the mallacca straight gets a msw today
I hate this particular SS
The fronts
Home islands
Oil has crept over 400000 units , switched naval ship building back on, I need DDs so bad.
China
Big air battles over hong Kong and canton today -I moved 2 tony units into Honkers
A series of battles sees about 12 tony lost, for a dozen mitchels shot down, I will have to bug out -tomorrow Im sure the place will be creamed
If there was any, any way Matrix could remove the occupied airfield symbol[:@][:@][:@]
Its so unfair for the Jap player -every time I move air groups to a field tabpub spots it -and all the bombers that would have been on ground attack immediately cream that field.
It would be okay -if he reconned the fields.
personally think one of the worst features of WITP
Eleswhere in China we keep bombarding at Chenting and canton, I think I can hold.
Vietnam
He is static -Im digging holes
Burma
tavoy is pounded, the tanks are soon to arrive
Bangkok is being pounded
tanaka reaches sabang
DEI
its all about rebuilding the carrier air wings, a lot of dividing and disbanding going on at the moment!
Solomons
BB TF to rabual -going to use em as fast transports at the moment.
Gilberts
He pounds away at Kwal - wonder how long before here is attacked?
the fleet , well nearly everything is at soerabaya -and I have to decide what to do next.
Herb VS Tabpub
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
RE: Where next?
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Where next?
27/10/43
tabpub pounds everywhere.
Only thing to note
I have decided on what I will do next.
Enitowok, and ponape are going to be attacked soon
So far all of the gilberts have fallen easily -and tabpub now knows I never intended to defend them, or fight seriously for them.
Kwaj is stuffed with shipping
Another fwd base stuffed with attack ships -a bit like darwin[:D]
I will defend -fight for, strike in this area.
Again I will commit all i have
I feel that tabpub will atack ponape or entiwok soon -but only commit a few CVs, or CVEs/CVL.
A real chance to fight with good odds
KB requires just 2 days more to rebuild itself
experience is average, but at this stage what does it matter -its all about numbers.
The BBs leave soerabaya -covered by the CVEs
What ever fuel I can scrape up -and this really is scraping the bottom of the barrell -is being diverted to truk -siapan.
To boost moral -crews are told we will sail to home -and home we must go soon -so many very tired ships..
I look fwd to the next op -a target, an objective to work to always keeps herbiesan happy!.
Jills in 2 days -and man the timing for them could not be better.
tabpub pounds everywhere.
Only thing to note
I have decided on what I will do next.
Enitowok, and ponape are going to be attacked soon
So far all of the gilberts have fallen easily -and tabpub now knows I never intended to defend them, or fight seriously for them.
Kwaj is stuffed with shipping
Another fwd base stuffed with attack ships -a bit like darwin[:D]
I will defend -fight for, strike in this area.
Again I will commit all i have
I feel that tabpub will atack ponape or entiwok soon -but only commit a few CVs, or CVEs/CVL.
A real chance to fight with good odds
KB requires just 2 days more to rebuild itself
experience is average, but at this stage what does it matter -its all about numbers.
The BBs leave soerabaya -covered by the CVEs
What ever fuel I can scrape up -and this really is scraping the bottom of the barrell -is being diverted to truk -siapan.
To boost moral -crews are told we will sail to home -and home we must go soon -so many very tired ships..
I look fwd to the next op -a target, an objective to work to always keeps herbiesan happy!.
Jills in 2 days -and man the timing for them could not be better.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Where next?
28/10/43
The high command has confirmed it
The gilberts it is
Why
because he will not expect major resistance
I will be out of his medium LBA range
he has had a easy run in the gilberts, He might get sloppy and only send a few CVL to cover the next assualt.
tanaka is sighted north of sabang
BB Hiei is spotted at rabual
Again he bombs all over the map -major action of the day:
Tanaka is attacked by 16 thunderbolts,10 vengence and 22 beaufighters.
13 oscars on LRCAP[8|]
The TF suffers 7 bomb hits -but all 500lbs or 250lb bombs -so damage is slight.
I order tanaka to continue, overiding the TF desire to retire back to sabang.
The Allies deliberate at canton
15 chinese corps vs 4 div,2 ind brigades
0 to 1, forts 9
4934 to 2541
adjusted 1477 to 45941!!!
The place holds[:D][:D][:D][:D], he suffers 8678 casos!
the enemy enter tavoy in greater strength, I will fight here.
KB needs 1 more day, then she sails -air groups re organised, some in fair nick, some terrible
The battle fleet sails
BB hiei is being used as a fast transport TF -loads Combined fleet HQ for movement to Truk.
The high command has confirmed it
The gilberts it is
Why
because he will not expect major resistance
I will be out of his medium LBA range
he has had a easy run in the gilberts, He might get sloppy and only send a few CVL to cover the next assualt.
tanaka is sighted north of sabang
BB Hiei is spotted at rabual
Again he bombs all over the map -major action of the day:
Tanaka is attacked by 16 thunderbolts,10 vengence and 22 beaufighters.
13 oscars on LRCAP[8|]
The TF suffers 7 bomb hits -but all 500lbs or 250lb bombs -so damage is slight.
I order tanaka to continue, overiding the TF desire to retire back to sabang.
The Allies deliberate at canton
15 chinese corps vs 4 div,2 ind brigades
0 to 1, forts 9
4934 to 2541
adjusted 1477 to 45941!!!
The place holds[:D][:D][:D][:D], he suffers 8678 casos!
the enemy enter tavoy in greater strength, I will fight here.
KB needs 1 more day, then she sails -air groups re organised, some in fair nick, some terrible
The battle fleet sails
BB hiei is being used as a fast transport TF -loads Combined fleet HQ for movement to Truk.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Where next?
29/10/43
tabpub claims certain wheels in motion
Tanaka bombards tavoy -a poor strike though
And then a enemy CV task force appears 2 hexes north of Sabang!!!
ss 1-21 attacks them, promptly sunk
23 hellcat, 18 wildcat,8 corsair 11 avenger,47 barracuda attack sabang
47 oscar defend
4 w/c, 3 hellcat, 10 barracuda shot down for 15 oscar lost -good effort that!
The base is struck, 6 more kates, betty, emily lost
Now what will tanaka do?, his CVs are between him and singapore[X(][:(]
The orders are simple -he runs to Vic point -and every Tojo I had training at singapore, plus oscars from Sabang, and a few zekes go there, a desperate attempt to protect the fleet.
His TF is reported to contain 8 CV-8!!!![X(]
I need to know -are some American, or is this a lot of CVE counted as well
Just how many CV do the British get by now?
KB sails -east[:@]
tabpub claims certain wheels in motion
Tanaka bombards tavoy -a poor strike though
And then a enemy CV task force appears 2 hexes north of Sabang!!!
ss 1-21 attacks them, promptly sunk
23 hellcat, 18 wildcat,8 corsair 11 avenger,47 barracuda attack sabang
47 oscar defend
4 w/c, 3 hellcat, 10 barracuda shot down for 15 oscar lost -good effort that!
The base is struck, 6 more kates, betty, emily lost
Now what will tanaka do?, his CVs are between him and singapore[X(][:(]
The orders are simple -he runs to Vic point -and every Tojo I had training at singapore, plus oscars from Sabang, and a few zekes go there, a desperate attempt to protect the fleet.
His TF is reported to contain 8 CV-8!!!![X(]
I need to know -are some American, or is this a lot of CVE counted as well
Just how many CV do the British get by now?
KB sails -east[:@]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
Missed!!!
30/10/43
The turn opens with tabpub CVs now just off Adaman island!
I am so , so relieved!
maybe he suspects a KB trap, but tanaka will get away
His LBA does attack
42 thunderbolts,50 liberators[:@],33mitchell, 6 welligton -56 tojo,37oscars
8 s/d a few bombers damaged --------------- 21 tojo, 28 oscars lost
tanaka is hit, again though I survive with very minor damage, a CL is badly hurt though
Leaving it behind -I order tanaka to sprint south to safety.
I cannot afford to lose 6 heavy cruisers!!!
These ships will now go home, for rest, and will probably not be committed again until we fight at the Phillipines.
The great bulk of my forces are slowly re orientating to the east, will take at least 2 weeks I think.
Shokaka is at 21 system damage -she definately has to go home[:-]
The turn opens with tabpub CVs now just off Adaman island!
I am so , so relieved!
maybe he suspects a KB trap, but tanaka will get away
His LBA does attack
42 thunderbolts,50 liberators[:@],33mitchell, 6 welligton -56 tojo,37oscars
8 s/d a few bombers damaged --------------- 21 tojo, 28 oscars lost
tanaka is hit, again though I survive with very minor damage, a CL is badly hurt though
Leaving it behind -I order tanaka to sprint south to safety.
I cannot afford to lose 6 heavy cruisers!!!
These ships will now go home, for rest, and will probably not be committed again until we fight at the Phillipines.
The great bulk of my forces are slowly re orientating to the east, will take at least 2 weeks I think.
Shokaka is at 21 system damage -she definately has to go home[:-]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Missed!!!
31/10/43
I lose a troop carrying AP today to a ss -base force unit[:@]
The CL Isuzu is sunk as it creeps south away from vic point, but Tanaka is away and clear.
He bombs all over the map
I moved some tojos to rabual -I lose 1 to liberators -there moral is shot
To the east of canton I order a shock attack, 1 chinese corp vs 2 divisions, hope its enough.
The fleet continues east, as does the bulk of my air.
a 2/3 strength battalion arrives at Palembang -it will go to malaya.
I lose a troop carrying AP today to a ss -base force unit[:@]
The CL Isuzu is sunk as it creeps south away from vic point, but Tanaka is away and clear.
He bombs all over the map
I moved some tojos to rabual -I lose 1 to liberators -there moral is shot
To the east of canton I order a shock attack, 1 chinese corp vs 2 divisions, hope its enough.
The fleet continues east, as does the bulk of my air.
a 2/3 strength battalion arrives at Palembang -it will go to malaya.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Missed!!!
1/11/43
AM
a mighty fleet of 7 sallies attack his troops in Vietnam
Feel my wrath tabpub[8|]
PM
Jaluit pounded
Port moresby pounded
I LRCAP Rabual from kavieng today -32 liberators meet 24 Tony, 19 tojo
9 libs shot down for 3 fighters, the tojos ran away
Its a start -but I intend to start fighting now over the solomons
Shock attack east of canton -1 to 1, buggar
Tabpub tells me he wants to "pin me down" in China -he is succeeding[:@]
I recieve the first jills today -3 a day now coming.
Begin moving my 2 george units towards the solomons as well -no miricle plane -but we use what we have!
AM
a mighty fleet of 7 sallies attack his troops in Vietnam
Feel my wrath tabpub[8|]
PM
Jaluit pounded
Port moresby pounded
I LRCAP Rabual from kavieng today -32 liberators meet 24 Tony, 19 tojo
9 libs shot down for 3 fighters, the tojos ran away
Its a start -but I intend to start fighting now over the solomons
Shock attack east of canton -1 to 1, buggar
Tabpub tells me he wants to "pin me down" in China -he is succeeding[:@]
I recieve the first jills today -3 a day now coming.
Begin moving my 2 george units towards the solomons as well -no miricle plane -but we use what we have!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Missed!!!
2/11/43
The trick is to keep KB hidden now
The AM phase sees 31 liberators attack Bangkok, 10 T bolts escort.
17 zeke intercept -and its a fizzer -1 lost, 1damaged liberator
Eniwetok pounded
He sweeps rabual with p38s, no oposition
The PM phase sees a bigger effort, the 15 zeke at bangkok fight 12 T bolts,42 mitchell, 90 liberators
7 zekes lost, and 94 hits on the field.
Bangkok is too hot -but I intend to keep on LRCAPing the place -lots of Tojos get orders to move to all the fields south and west of bangkok
PM is pounded
Munda
Russell
And the usual ground bombardments at Chenting, Canton, Tavoy, rahaeng
Home islands
Jills arriving! -3 per day, its going to be painful rebuilding these groups.
China
Stalemated I feel
Vietnam
3 divisions on the march back to Burma
Malaya
I change my mind about troops arriving in DEI -all will go here.
DEI
The fleet still crawling east -sucking the empire totally dry of fuel as it goes
Solomons
I begin to fill all the fields with rubbish float planes, recon ect, the idea is to help disguise when the bombers move in for a daily visit.
I want tabpubs work load to increase, and maybe miss something.
Central pacific
I have every drop of fuel left in the empire headed to siapan - this really will be the last op for quite a while, the fleet after the next 2 months must go home -refit, save fuel.
The trick is to keep KB hidden now
The AM phase sees 31 liberators attack Bangkok, 10 T bolts escort.
17 zeke intercept -and its a fizzer -1 lost, 1damaged liberator
Eniwetok pounded
He sweeps rabual with p38s, no oposition
The PM phase sees a bigger effort, the 15 zeke at bangkok fight 12 T bolts,42 mitchell, 90 liberators
7 zekes lost, and 94 hits on the field.
Bangkok is too hot -but I intend to keep on LRCAPing the place -lots of Tojos get orders to move to all the fields south and west of bangkok
PM is pounded
Munda
Russell
And the usual ground bombardments at Chenting, Canton, Tavoy, rahaeng
Home islands
Jills arriving! -3 per day, its going to be painful rebuilding these groups.
China
Stalemated I feel
Vietnam
3 divisions on the march back to Burma
Malaya
I change my mind about troops arriving in DEI -all will go here.
DEI
The fleet still crawling east -sucking the empire totally dry of fuel as it goes
Solomons
I begin to fill all the fields with rubbish float planes, recon ect, the idea is to help disguise when the bombers move in for a daily visit.
I want tabpubs work load to increase, and maybe miss something.
Central pacific
I have every drop of fuel left in the empire headed to siapan - this really will be the last op for quite a while, the fleet after the next 2 months must go home -refit, save fuel.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Missed!!!
3/11/43
Operational plan for the battle in the marshalls completed -just can I get the fleet there in time.
liberators hit bangkok -all my LRCAP clouded in[:@]
he sweeps rabual again, the unescorted liberators resume there milk runs to the base
PM is pounded -and I think I will abandon it
In the PM phase:
tavoy pounded
jaluit
Finshesan -4 jake launch from here -dodge 6 kiityhawk, lose one to flak -and miss a DD
bangkok again hit -damage here now terrible -and the supplies now go orange
I do a stock take of the fleet
naval fighters -exp 75 to a low of 46
bombers - exp 82 to 38[X(] -but only 3 groups under 50
Torpedoe bombers -82 to 43 -mostly good though
Only real note in orders -2 units of george fighters approach the front in the solomons, and tonies move into the triangle of LEA, sag,sag and finshesan.
just to annoy him.
Operational plan for the battle in the marshalls completed -just can I get the fleet there in time.
liberators hit bangkok -all my LRCAP clouded in[:@]
he sweeps rabual again, the unescorted liberators resume there milk runs to the base
PM is pounded -and I think I will abandon it
In the PM phase:
tavoy pounded
jaluit
Finshesan -4 jake launch from here -dodge 6 kiityhawk, lose one to flak -and miss a DD
bangkok again hit -damage here now terrible -and the supplies now go orange
I do a stock take of the fleet
naval fighters -exp 75 to a low of 46
bombers - exp 82 to 38[X(] -but only 3 groups under 50
Torpedoe bombers -82 to 43 -mostly good though
Only real note in orders -2 units of george fighters approach the front in the solomons, and tonies move into the triangle of LEA, sag,sag and finshesan.
just to annoy him.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
my mighty air power -not!
4/11/43
only one battle to note today -3 tony escorted 2 jake from sag sag, 10 kitty hawk shoot down 2 tonies -the jakes miss the Shorpshire -she is a marked ship - I swear to get her this time.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
5/11/43
i feel the forces against me must be immense by now!
AM phase
OH BUGGAR< BUGGAR< BUGGAR -an invasion fleet approaches Eniwetok!![:(][:(][:(][:@][:@]
The fleet has not reached Palua yet[:(]
Today he bombs Port Moresby -the single oscar deployed there is shot down.
BUt thats 40 bombers bombing a target of no account for nothing, so I will send another 2 oscars tomorrow!
From sag, sag:
12 Tony, 3 jake -40 kittyhawks defend buna
11 Tony lost, the 3 jake actually put 3 bombs into a AK[:'(]
From gassmatta -4 oscar, 3 Betty - 34 kittyhawks -ouch, all shot down
Again -29 oscar escort 8 helen, 15 betty
The oscars do well -11 lost, but only 3 bombers lost to flak, and a betty torps the Shorpshire[:)]
Orders
OK, we are too late, but a new plan is forming up.
The fleet continues east -now at full speed.
I made an error -I let tabpub read my AAR up until end of 42
Of course my convoy route is there in all its detail -and guess what -its still the same, and like bees to honey, the SS are headed towards legaspi and the route
The plan
he must hit Ponape next
1/
Tell tabpub that the empire declares Ponape "the line in the sand
2/
position the fleet north of siapan
3/
he invades ponape
4/
we stike, maybe even counter land at entiwok -troops a plenty at Siapan, if I can find enough APs[X(][8|][:(]
If not enough lift available -I hope to get the convoy that will pick up his troops for refit , rest.
The most frustaring thing about this invasion -as predicted -it appears only lightly covered by CVs -or CVLs.
i feel the forces against me must be immense by now!
AM phase
OH BUGGAR< BUGGAR< BUGGAR -an invasion fleet approaches Eniwetok!![:(][:(][:(][:@][:@]
The fleet has not reached Palua yet[:(]
Today he bombs Port Moresby -the single oscar deployed there is shot down.
BUt thats 40 bombers bombing a target of no account for nothing, so I will send another 2 oscars tomorrow!
From sag, sag:
12 Tony, 3 jake -40 kittyhawks defend buna
11 Tony lost, the 3 jake actually put 3 bombs into a AK[:'(]
From gassmatta -4 oscar, 3 Betty - 34 kittyhawks -ouch, all shot down
Again -29 oscar escort 8 helen, 15 betty
The oscars do well -11 lost, but only 3 bombers lost to flak, and a betty torps the Shorpshire[:)]
Orders
OK, we are too late, but a new plan is forming up.
The fleet continues east -now at full speed.
I made an error -I let tabpub read my AAR up until end of 42
Of course my convoy route is there in all its detail -and guess what -its still the same, and like bees to honey, the SS are headed towards legaspi and the route
The plan
he must hit Ponape next
1/
Tell tabpub that the empire declares Ponape "the line in the sand
2/
position the fleet north of siapan
3/
he invades ponape
4/
we stike, maybe even counter land at entiwok -troops a plenty at Siapan, if I can find enough APs[X(][8|][:(]
If not enough lift available -I hope to get the convoy that will pick up his troops for refit , rest.
The most frustaring thing about this invasion -as predicted -it appears only lightly covered by CVs -or CVLs.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
6/11/43
landings at Enitwok, mines claim a LCI
ss-019 sinks a dd in malacca straight -but sunk in return at last[:@]
Munda recieves a naval bombardment
And as predicted -the escort for the Enitwok invasion is not huge -KB could have overwhelmed it even now.
BB colorado hits a mine, a AK hits one
Quite a few ships hit mines during the invasion -no MSW tabpub -naughty boy
the AM phase -22 p38 lrcap the invasion
gassmatta hit hard (no one home)
Rossel island bombed -(no one there iether)
Munda pounded -invasion soon!
tavoy too
14 oscar escort 3 helen from gassmatta, 26 kittyhawk,4 boomerang
8 oscar lost, the helens turned away
PM phase
12 mitchell, 6 beafighter encounter 29 tony over finchasfen
4 s/d 3s/d 1 lost
13 oscar, 3 helen try again, another 9 oscar lost
and some jakes had a go today -all lost
The allies landing at E includes 3usmc and the 33rd div -they shock, and forts to 0, this will be terribly quick
Orders
Home islands
The desperate do not build anything policy sees oil get over 500000 today, a miricle!
China
Im pinned -awaiting destruction in 44 I think
Burma
I need to do something here -we grind away at Tavoy and rahaeng, I am slowly losing strength, the pounding of supplies at bangkok is going to ultimately do it, I will have to time the disengage very carefully!
PNG
2 BBs to finch tomorrow, and the George will debut
solomons
Munda is doomed -the troops are without supplies -period
Central pacific
Gawd, the fighting has reached here.
I tell tabpub quite plainly -PONAPE is the line in the sand, make of it what you will
The plan -I aint got one yet -but the fleet continues to come east.
landings at Enitwok, mines claim a LCI
ss-019 sinks a dd in malacca straight -but sunk in return at last[:@]
Munda recieves a naval bombardment
And as predicted -the escort for the Enitwok invasion is not huge -KB could have overwhelmed it even now.
BB colorado hits a mine, a AK hits one
Quite a few ships hit mines during the invasion -no MSW tabpub -naughty boy
the AM phase -22 p38 lrcap the invasion
gassmatta hit hard (no one home)
Rossel island bombed -(no one there iether)
Munda pounded -invasion soon!
tavoy too
14 oscar escort 3 helen from gassmatta, 26 kittyhawk,4 boomerang
8 oscar lost, the helens turned away
PM phase
12 mitchell, 6 beafighter encounter 29 tony over finchasfen
4 s/d 3s/d 1 lost
13 oscar, 3 helen try again, another 9 oscar lost
and some jakes had a go today -all lost
The allies landing at E includes 3usmc and the 33rd div -they shock, and forts to 0, this will be terribly quick
Orders
Home islands
The desperate do not build anything policy sees oil get over 500000 today, a miricle!
China
Im pinned -awaiting destruction in 44 I think
Burma
I need to do something here -we grind away at Tavoy and rahaeng, I am slowly losing strength, the pounding of supplies at bangkok is going to ultimately do it, I will have to time the disengage very carefully!
PNG
2 BBs to finch tomorrow, and the George will debut
solomons
Munda is doomed -the troops are without supplies -period
Central pacific
Gawd, the fighting has reached here.
I tell tabpub quite plainly -PONAPE is the line in the sand, make of it what you will
The plan -I aint got one yet -but the fleet continues to come east.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
7/11/43
BB west virginia hits a mine at E
His SS get 3 AKs today
Huge raid bangkok
George debut over Finchesan
46 P38 sweep -24 george, 14 zeke
8s/d 8 lost[:(] 4 lost
Munda pounded
he strikes at the BBs -20 george, 15 zeke CAP
11 kittyhawk downed -2 500lb hits on the hiei
14 george,24 tony escort 14 betty ----17kittyhawk,4 boomerang cap
3 lost 5 lost 4 lost to flak 6s/d, 2s/d
CA Northampton torpedoed
Eniwetok falls[:(][:(]
Landings at Munda!
Losses today -45 to 46
George not spectacular -but the air battles today modelled really well -wish every encounter was as realistic
Orders today -shuffle air units about, the attrition to george units will see about 3 days life I think, the BBs run away again
Still the fleet crawls east -sucking the empire dry of fuel
BB west virginia hits a mine at E
His SS get 3 AKs today
Huge raid bangkok
George debut over Finchesan
46 P38 sweep -24 george, 14 zeke
8s/d 8 lost[:(] 4 lost
Munda pounded
he strikes at the BBs -20 george, 15 zeke CAP
11 kittyhawk downed -2 500lb hits on the hiei
14 george,24 tony escort 14 betty ----17kittyhawk,4 boomerang cap
3 lost 5 lost 4 lost to flak 6s/d, 2s/d
CA Northampton torpedoed
Eniwetok falls[:(][:(]
Landings at Munda!
Losses today -45 to 46
George not spectacular -but the air battles today modelled really well -wish every encounter was as realistic
Orders today -shuffle air units about, the attrition to george units will see about 3 days life I think, the BBs run away again
Still the fleet crawls east -sucking the empire dry of fuel
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
8/11/43
tabpub finally gets MSW to Eniwetok[8|][8|]
Today I lose 3 msw , a PG to SS and mines -a bad day indeed.
As all ship building is on hold -they will not be replaced iether -the fleet shrinks day by day!
He has buggard his Munda Muddle -only a HQ unit landed -why did I not attack!
Bangkok -I try to fight -21tojo,17 zeke on LRCAP -37 thunderbolt, 220 mediums[X(][X(]
My LRCAP is blasted aside[8|]
27 george now at rabual -25 unescorted liberators -
4 lost 11 shot down
Munda is pounded -68 corsairs in the mix -man, the danger zone!
23 betty,3 helen encounter 18 p38, 16 bettys get through and sink a AK near dobadura
The fleet arrives siapan
tabpub finally gets MSW to Eniwetok[8|][8|]
Today I lose 3 msw , a PG to SS and mines -a bad day indeed.
As all ship building is on hold -they will not be replaced iether -the fleet shrinks day by day!
He has buggard his Munda Muddle -only a HQ unit landed -why did I not attack!
Bangkok -I try to fight -21tojo,17 zeke on LRCAP -37 thunderbolt, 220 mediums[X(][X(]
My LRCAP is blasted aside[8|]
27 george now at rabual -25 unescorted liberators -
4 lost 11 shot down
Munda is pounded -68 corsairs in the mix -man, the danger zone!
23 betty,3 helen encounter 18 p38, 16 bettys get through and sink a AK near dobadura
The fleet arrives siapan
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
9/11/43
Several ships hit mines at eniwetok
tabpub admits he screwed up the invasion of Munda
Airbattles still over bangkok -i lose badly again
he bombs SORONG!!!!, and bang, there goes 50 oil supplies, and for me -thats a lot[:(][:(][:(]
My george units are wrecked, rabual was not a good place to be, too high a service damage[:(]
I continue to shuffle air units in/out of the lea/gassmata front line, everywhere else its all about grimly hanging on.
The fleet sails from Siapan, due east
Several ships hit mines at eniwetok
tabpub admits he screwed up the invasion of Munda
Airbattles still over bangkok -i lose badly again
he bombs SORONG!!!!, and bang, there goes 50 oil supplies, and for me -thats a lot[:(][:(][:(]
My george units are wrecked, rabual was not a good place to be, too high a service damage[:(]
I continue to shuffle air units in/out of the lea/gassmata front line, everywhere else its all about grimly hanging on.
The fleet sails from Siapan, due east
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
10/11/43
Munda muddle continues
remnants of my tojo units destroyed over bangkok
today 46 tony escorted 30 lilly from finchasen -14 boomerang CAP
2 lilly lost, 2 tony lost, 8 boomerangs s/d
3 Aks hit hard -nice raid
Everywhere else pretty routine
Munda muddle continues
remnants of my tojo units destroyed over bangkok
today 46 tony escorted 30 lilly from finchasen -14 boomerang CAP
2 lilly lost, 2 tony lost, 8 boomerangs s/d
3 Aks hit hard -nice raid
Everywhere else pretty routine
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
11/11/43
more air unit shuffling, george units withdrawn.
Big effort planned tomorrow
Munda fell, the starving troops offered little resistance[:(]
tabpub has begun bombing Ponape -the fleet is unspotted east of siapan
more air unit shuffling, george units withdrawn.
Big effort planned tomorrow
Munda fell, the starving troops offered little resistance[:(]
tabpub has begun bombing Ponape -the fleet is unspotted east of siapan
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
Big battles in the solomons today.
results were poor.
BB haranua hit twice
one enemy AK sunkAbout 70 tonies, zekes lost
Lilly units savaged
sally units destroyed, only about 8 enemy planes shot down
I moved a lot of planes into Port moresby -tabpub has let the place alone for ages -the raids flew in the morning, but his in the afternoon (he left target designation to commanders choice for groups in GG) caught a lot of planes on the ground
One gamble lost today!
I will again begin the task of clawing crippled air units out of bases to keep the pilots, and begin rebuilding
There is now a veritable stream of planes flying from the DEI training ground to the solomon front, and crippled units heading back.
results were poor.
BB haranua hit twice
one enemy AK sunkAbout 70 tonies, zekes lost
Lilly units savaged
sally units destroyed, only about 8 enemy planes shot down
I moved a lot of planes into Port moresby -tabpub has let the place alone for ages -the raids flew in the morning, but his in the afternoon (he left target designation to commanders choice for groups in GG) caught a lot of planes on the ground
One gamble lost today!
I will again begin the task of clawing crippled air units out of bases to keep the pilots, and begin rebuilding
There is now a veritable stream of planes flying from the DEI training ground to the solomon front, and crippled units heading back.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
13/11/43
Herbiesans mother in law passed away this week, after all the stress of the funeral we are going on a holiday for ten or so days
The fleet is racing in from due north of Eniwetok, through heavy thunderstorms, and I recieved
48 zeke
48 zeke
72 zeke
48 jack today
burma a new division arrived, and another regiment at soerabaya
A good time for a break
Just as the fire works are about to begin big time again[8|]
Herbiesans mother in law passed away this week, after all the stress of the funeral we are going on a holiday for ten or so days
The fleet is racing in from due north of Eniwetok, through heavy thunderstorms, and I recieved
48 zeke
48 zeke
72 zeke
48 jack today
burma a new division arrived, and another regiment at soerabaya
A good time for a break
Just as the fire works are about to begin big time again[8|]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: my mighty air power -not!
Just a bump- back from holidays -only to have tabpub head off on some of his own[8|][:(]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt