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Upcoming conflict between myself and John (thegreatwent). I will try my hand with the evil empire of Japan. [:'(] This will be cooperative AAR with both of us posting. [:)]

Some house rules/ options we have already agreed upon.
1. No sub invasions
2. Realistic Burma withdraw
3. PDU on
4. No fragment unit to cut off retreat
5. Sub ops off
6. No industry expand at start
7. No city bombing until 1944
8. 4E bombers can not bomb below 10K
9. Suggestions [:)]
10. Artillery?

Currently we are awaiting patch 2. [8|]

Not to be confused with "Dastardly deeds done dirty!"
 
Good luck!
 
P.S.  Yes, you need a strong and fair HR for artillery.

Scott,

Your self-imposed restrictions against LBA below 10,000 feet are curious. I find nothing wrong with bombing defenseless LCUs at 5-6,000 ft for level bombers. Can you explain this HR in more detail?

Hopefully the Patch 2 tweaks for artillery will make it reasonable enough to not need a HR. 

Best of luck

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Not to be confused with "Dastardly deeds done dirty!"

Good luck!

P.S.  Yes, you need a strong and fair HR for artillery.

Thanks, cant spell today [8|]

Note to self, must read up on Japanese Production. [:D]

Some house rules/ options we have already agreed upon.
1. No sub invasions
2. Realistic Burma withdraw
3. PDU on
4. No fragment unit to cut off retreat
5. Sub ops off
6. No industry expand at start
7. No city bombing until 1944
8. 4E bombers can not bomb below 10K
9. Suggestions
10. Artillery?

More
+/- 60 days for reinforcements

Your self-imposed restrictions against LBA below 10,000 feet are curious.

My guess would be that 4E bombers are considered too valuable to risk. (More expensive to build, and more crew on board.) And can you be truly certain that LCU's don't have any AAA with them?

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

Your self-imposed restrictions against LBA below 10,000 feet are curious.

My guess would be that 4E bombers are considered too valuable to risk. (More expensive to build, and more crew on board.) And can you be truly certain that LCU's don't have any AAA with them?

While I agree that blindly bombing LCUs at 5-6,000 is asking for trouble, there are times when the lower altitude can be beneficial. If one knows that a given group is on the ropes, low on supply and without organic or reinforcing AAA, the risk to the 4E bombers from the lower altitude is minimal and may result in higher ground casualties. Catching an LCU on in strategic movement on the rails, for example, can be devastating to the unit moving-more so if you can put more bombs on target from a lower altitude.

I still don't understand a HR per se against this activity.

Raid on Pearl Harbor a bust
Emperor Tojo Pissed[:@][8|]
Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
B5N2 Kate x 144
D3A1 Val x 126

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 9 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 7 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 4 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 5 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 2 destroyed on ground
C-33: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 6
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 5, on fire
AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 3
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
[:@] Lost some midget subs.
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The midget sub program will be shelved until further notice. [>:]
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First victory in China [:)]
Ground combat at Pengpu (90,50)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5442 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182
Defending force 1379 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Japanese adjusted assault: 172
Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
774 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1
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Back to the drawing board. [X(]

Pearl Harbor HQ

Lucky for us the Japanese torpedoes ran deep. A mistake the IJN will likely not make again.

[X(][X(][X(][X(][X(][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]

Pearl HQ

Overheard from the Operations Center "Excellent, the plan is coming together"


---- Following the attack on Pearl Harbor the Pacific Battle Fleet sortied. Early reports on December, 8th indicated surface contact with the main Japanese carrier force. It took several hours to interpret the chaos that followed. ----

Don't leave us waiting here, what happened. Any CVs spending a quiet war on the bottom of the Pacific ?

---- Early reports indicated that three task forces had intercepted the Japanese Carrier Force. The first was lead by the damaged Battleship Nevada. The Kaga was hit by at least six shells and burning by the time the TFs separated but the night training of the IJN paid dividends as the Nevada was struck 15 times by shells and two torpedoes at 8,000 yards. The key contribution of the Nevada was in disrupting the Carrier forces movements and allowing a second battleship TF and a CA TF to also intercept. In the early morning light Destroyers crowded the awash battleship and rescued over 400 of her crew, the last destroyer backing away as Nevada rolled on her side and slid to the bottom. Less then 24 hours after the wars beginning the first battleship confrontation had begun and the Nevada had secured her place in the Navy's history. ----


More to follow---

Wow!! what a bold move, I like it!!

Somewhere in the Pacific.

Admiral Sushi knew he was done for. His task force had blundered into a Allied trap. He wrote his last letter to his wife and committed Seppuku. His blunder did not in any way pose any threat to his task force, but instead cost the time and energy of a follow up attack on the Allied base of Pearl Harbor. Now the Empire Japan must sink the Allied navy the old fashion way. [:o]
[X(][8|]

---- The second engagement of the battle occurred as the Japanese Carrier force fled the Nevada, steaming east they blundered into the path of the West Virginia, California, Arizona, Tennessee and their destroyer escort. Alert to the presence of American surface forces the Hiei and Kirishima quickly reacted to the threat. In a stunning demonstration of Japanese night fighting prowess the two IJN battlewagons focused their ire on the West Virginia hitting her ten times with heavy shells. Mortally wounded the West Virginia dropped out of the line burning fiercely, secondary explosions kept the escorting destroyers from getting close and only 120 men were rescued from the water before the ship capsized.
The Japanese fleet quickly out distanced the remaining U.S. battleships but not before the Hiei and the Zuikaku had been hit by a couple heavy shells. The sound of the firing attracted the attention of the American Cruiser squadron. Minneapolis and New Orleans steamed at full speed towards the sound of the guns. Missing the main body of the Japanese task force they stumbled on the limping Kaga. Before the Japanese carrier could retire behind the smokescreen laid down by her destroyer escorts the American cruisers landed three more shells on her flight deck. Thus ended the Battle of the Windward Islands. ----

secondary explosions kept the escorting destroyers from getting close and only 120 men were rescued from the water before the ship capsized.

Nice edition for a brand spanking new coral reef. [:'(]