The Accidental War Obvert vs Lowpe

[Lowpe]

What's this! What's this? The Enterpise you dolts!

Or, could it be? Could it be, that the Enterprise is on the bottom? No sinking sounds heard...but why else would the Mary's attack cruisers when there was a damaged carrier at hand?

After this 4 Kates attack the Achilles to the west...

And the Allies throw every odd little bomber down low at Mersing...causing a fair bit of damage and sunk ships.

Whither the Enterprise now? The Emperor demands Answers!

[Lowpe]

More cruisers bombard Palembang...and then Pegu falls.

Sinking sounds heard, but whose...there was a lot sunk this day.

[Lowpe]

I need a drink!

[Lowpe]

Brave, brave Jintsu![&o][&o]

[Lowpe]

Absolutely a great turn by the Allies...[&o] I hope my poor documentation of it lets the brilliance shine thru.

[DanSez]

Banzai!
Banzai!
Banzai!

You have a number of silent fans.
Now and the future.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Dismay!

Be wary of miscreant ahead.

[Drakanel]

Congratulations. So, now that you've sunk both Lexington and Enterprise, will your plans change? Just a yes/no is enough [:D]

Is the KB getting closer by the way? I would imagine you'd like to finish all these cruisers if possible.

[Encircled]

Bravo

That should put a dent into his defence for a while, mind you, you took a bit of a hit as well

[tomamars]

I can say only one thing to all of this:

[ny59giants]

The Allies have lost over 700 planes in the first month.

That is going to hurt as they are very short on replacements for the first few months. He will be forced to pull back very soon, me thinks....

[mind_messing]

With this carrier superiority cemented into 1942 and beyond, I'd seriously consider putting plans in place for a limited CENTPAC campaign to delay the inevitable counteroffensive in 1943 and 1944.

Christmas Island (Pac), Noumea, and even Fiji should all be attainable. Granted, it may be a major operation, but you've now the superiority in carriers to mount the operation, and you'll be glad of the ~3 months grace that you'll get when the Allies need to retake them.

[Bif1961]

Johnston, Palmyra, Christmas, Pago-Pago, Suva and Tahiti all within your reach now.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Johnston, Palmyra, Christmas, Pago-Pago, Suva and Tahiti all within your reach now.

Victory disease!

[Lowpe]

Which Allied cruiser uses Seagull V?

Australia?

[Lord_Calidor]

Word from Emperor's Imperial Shipyards at Tokyo is - them 5 Tonan Whalers are being converted to carry Sake and rice beer for brave air and seamen at the southern Dai Tōa Kyōeiken area, and sent on their way ASAP!
Printing presses are already releasing a victory edition stamps in your honor.
Rumour has it that katana-masters from Okinawa are preparing a very special Oita tempered steel gift for Lowpe-san!

[&o]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Johnston, Palmyra, Christmas, Pago-Pago, Suva and Tahiti all within your reach now.

Victory disease!

Too true.

[Lord_Calidor]

Srsly though, with only 1 Us carrier active (right? Did you already bag the York?), this should unlock KB for a nice IO & AUS campaign and a free reign at raiding shipping on main transport lanes.
Sydney, Perth, Ceylon, even West India raids, and an invasion-or two become possible, no?

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

With this carrier superiority cemented into 1942 and beyond, I'd seriously consider putting plans in place for a limited CENTPAC campaign to delay the inevitable counteroffensive in 1943 and 1944.

Christmas Island (Pac), Noumea, and even Fiji should all be attainable. Granted, it may be a major operation, but you've now the superiority in carriers to mount the operation, and you'll be glad of the ~3 months grace that you'll get when the Allies need to retake them.

I will think on it. It is scenario 1, and quite frankly fuel and oil are hard to come by.

I also worry that Obvert would cede that ground to me now, and rather attack in the Aleutians and SRA instead...biding him time there. He knows darn well the KB can only be in one spot...I am sure he wants it bouncing back and forth across the Empire like a ping pong ball.

[IdahoNYer]

I thought you and Obvert were playing DBB-C Scen 28?