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Due to my comments on this thread earlier this week, I will be an Admiral Nimitz per se and take over as Allied Commander on 42 Jan 18th.

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I just received a confirmation from Donald (Japan) that he is good with me taking over. Yesterday, I had a series of PMs from von Beanie (Norm) and had started my orders (got everything in USA and Eastern Pacific done to SoPac area.

Donald is not allowed beyond this post as I will give a screenshot and some details of where I'm at. This is Scen 1 and a stock game. Long, long time since I've played stock.[:D]

Initial PM on forum

I'm not going to continue my game. You are most welcome to contact my opponent: Don and see if it is practical to do so. I know he wants to continue and, in fact, offered to switch sides with me. He sent me the current turn files again, and I'd be happy to change my passwords to whatever you want, and forward the combat summary and game files to you.

My situation isn't hopeless by any means. I successfully defended Midway in December by reinforcing it as the KB was retreating from PH. Repulse and Prince of Wales are almost at South Africa for repairs. I haven't lost any major ships except two BBs from the Pearl Harbor raid. He has lost a Hiryu-class CV to one of my subs.

Although both Singapore and Clark base are under siege and will eventually fall, I've saved everything that my political points could save. Celebes, Borneo, Java and Sumatra are essentially empty except for the forces needed for garrisons. I've already created a substantial base at Luganville, Koepang and a few other locales to defend Australia and give you good, impregnable starting bases for the reconquest of the DEI. Because his main CV force is near Portland, I even put a defense and construction force at Tulagi almost half a year ahead of time. In short, I'm pretty sure I could win this by 1944 without the CVEs, AKs and TKs, but I just don't care to continue a game with a player willing to take advantage of the game system by doing the suicide mission at Portland.

And I would be happy to provide any other details you might want to know about the situation.

Just let me know if you want to continue, your preferred passwords (which you can change to something else later), and your email address, and I'll be happy to forward to you the two current Allied game files.

Best wishes, Norm

I as fly in to San Fran from Washington, DC, I'm briefed on this situation.

Am I missing the airframes and air groups as part of "Emergency Reinforcements" as I don't see them anywhere.

This should help, but maybe not in time.

I believe that your air groups should move up by 6 months. I am not sure when that actually happens, maybe the next turn?

It's like Harry Heth at Gettysburg. They are just trying to get the shoes at the Nike plant in Portland. It's all a terrible misunderstanding!

Get something in the mountain passes out of Portland...if you have anything. [:)]

This is fascinating. I am relatively new to the game and the forums (at least compared to most regulars [:D]), and I have not followed an AAR with a West Coast invasion before.

I will be following this

Mind if I ask a couple of questions?
Do you already have some strategy / objective in mind, IF you do lose Portland (and all those prospective CVEs)?
Perhaps some target you want to use your new toys against? Any ideas of how to approach the problems caused by the lack of CVEs?

If you have not thought about it yet, or prefer not to say for whatever reason, it's fine of course.

Good luck;

Did you also get:
Scen1 2nd tank br - Canada & Provisional tank bde -Mojave

Keep Portland Weird.

ORIGINAL: ny59giants_MatrixForum

Am I missing the airframes and air groups as part of "Emergency Reinforcements" as I don't see them anywhere.

This is what I got in my test seven years ago. Note the date. Might be the difference.

Also note that the NZ package is co-mingled. Sorry. The USA stuff should be obvious.

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 26, 42

No additional repairs possible on DD Rathburne
using currently assigned resources at Los Angeles
No additional repairs possible on SS KXV
using currently assigned resources at Soerabaja
No additional repairs possible on DD Rathburne
using currently assigned resources at Los Angeles
No additional repairs possible on SS KXV
using currently assigned resources at Soerabaja
Ship Withdrawals: 2 overdue (40 Daily PP, 1680 Accumulated PP)
Group Withdrawals:
43 overdue (513 Daily PP, 18753 Accumulated PP)
WC invaded! Counter invasion forces released.
New Zealand invaded! Counter invasion forces released.
Bateson, R.N. reassigned
xAK Goyo Maru is reported to have been sunk near San Francisco on Mar 26, 1942
xAK Hitati Maru is reported to have been sunk near San Francisco on Mar 26, 1942
xAK Syohei Maru is reported to have been sunk near San Francisco on Mar 26, 1942
VMD-1 arrives at San Diego
VMD-2 arrives at San Diego
VMF-123 arrives at San Diego
VMF-124 arrives at San Diego
VMSB-143 arrives at San Diego
VMSB-144 arrives at San Diego
VMO-151 arrives at Eastern USA
VMF-213 arrives at Pearl Harbor
VMF-214 arrives at Pearl Harbor
VMF-223 arrives at Pearl Harbor
VMF-224 arrives at Pearl Harbor
VMSB-233 arrives at Pearl Harbor
VMSB-234 arrives at Pearl Harbor
VMSB-242 arrives at Santa Barbara
VMSB-243 arrives at Santa Barbara
VMSB-244 arrives at San Diego
VP-61 arrives at Alameda
VP-62 arrives at Alameda
VS-6D14 arrives at Alameda
ZP-32 arrives at Alameda
No.118 Sqn RCAF arrives at Canada
No.132 Sqn RCAF arrives at Canada
No.133 Sqn RCAF arrives at Nelson
No.135 Sqn RCAF arrives at Canada
No.147 Sqn RCAF arrives at Vancouver
9th PS arrives at Spokane
71st OG/17th OS arrives at San Francisco
7th BG/9th BS arrives at San Francisco
7th BG/11th BS arrives at Aden
7th BG/22nd BS arrives at San Francisco
43rd BG/63rd BS arrives at Eastern USA
43rd BG/64th BS arrives at Eastern USA
43rd BG/65th BS arrives at Eastern USA
38th BG/69th BS arrives at Eastern USA
38th BG/70th BS arrives at Eastern USA
38th BG/71st BS arrives at Eastern USA
90th BG/319th BS arrives at Eastern USA
90th BG/320th BS arrives at Eastern USA
90th BG/321st BS arrives at Eastern USA
307th BG/370th BS arrives at Spokane
307th BG/371st BS arrives at Spokane
307th BG/372nd BS arrives at Spokane
308th BG/373rd BS arrives at Boise
308th BG/374th BS arrives at Boise
308th BG/375th BS arrives at Boise
90th BG/400th BS arrives at Eastern USA
43rd BG/403rd BS arrives at Eastern USA
28th CG/404th BS arrives at Eastern USA
38th BG/405th BS arrives at Eastern USA
307th BG/35th RS arrives at Spokane
308th BG/36th RS arrives at Boise
341st BG/490th BS arrives at Aden
341st BG/491st BS arrives at Karachi
301st BG/32nd BS arrives at Mojave
301st BG/352nd BS arrives at Mojave
301st BG/353rd BS arrives at Mojave
301st BG/419th BS arrives at Mojave
301st BG/BS (Comp) arrives at Mojave
303rd BG/358th BS arrives at Mojave
303rd BG/359th BS arrives at Mojave
303rd BG/360th BS arrives at Mojave
303rd BG/427th BS arrives at Mojave
303rd BG/BS (Comp) arrives at Mojave
7th BG/9th BS Det arrives at San Francisco
7th BG/88th RS Det arrives at San Francisco
23rd FG/74th FS arrives at Aden
23rd FG/75th FS arrives at Aden
23rd FG/76th FS arrives at Aden
328th FG/326th FS arrives at San Francisco
328th FG/327th FS arrives at San Francisco
328th FG/329th FS arrives at San Francisco
329th FG/330th FS arrives at San Francisco
329th FG/331st FS arrives at San Francisco
18th FG/333rd FS arrives at Pearl Harbor
55th FG/338th FS arrives at Portland
329th FG/332nd FS arrives at San Francisco
374th TCG/6th TCS arrives at Eastern USA
13th TCS arrives at Eastern USA
22nd TS arrives at Melbourne
42nd TCS arrives at Anchorage
1st FeG/3rd FeS arrives at Aden
1st FeG/6th FeS arrives at Aden
1st FeG/13th FeS arrives at Aden
7th BG/Hq Sqn arrives at San Francisco
307th BG/Hq Sqn arrives at Spokane
308th BG/Hq Sqn arrives at Boise
301st BG/Hq Sqn arrives at Mojave
303rd BG/Hq sqn arrives at Mojave
23rd FG/Hq Sqn arrives at Aden
35th PG/Hq Sqn arrives at San Francisco
II USA Armored Corps arrives at San Luis Obispo
II USA Corps arrives at Salt Lake City
2nd Armored Division arrives at Salt Lake City
4th Motorized Division arrives at Salt Lake City
8th Motorized Division arrives at Salt Lake City
36th Infantry Division arrives at Salt Lake City
Provisional Tank Brigade arrives at Mojave
2nd Army Tank Brigade arrives at Canada
Invasion Mobilstn Supply Convoy arrives at Salt Lake City

Good luck, my hat is off to the bold Japanese player...this done in a scenario 1 game.

6000 men is probably 180 AV of Naval Guard type troops?

Any PT boats available...well, you know what to do...I suspect Japan will be in for a horrible game long term.

So did none of those emergency reinforcements arrive??? Sounds like a scenario error.

ORIGINAL: witpqs

So did none of those emergency reinforcements arrive??? Sounds like a scenario error.

IF I recall correctly, it might take a day as the check occurs at the beginning of the turn. I tested a December invasion Canada a couple years back.

My first turn is away!! A no Stack Limit (SL) game......

Thanks, Mr Moose, it looks like I did get everything.
Just so much to do and begin to wrap my head around things.
Lots of airgroups without any planes.

Meanwhile, looks like base development around "Fortress Timor." [:)]
Koepang, Lautem, Darwin, and Broome have good number of Dutch troops that were attached to ABDA with significant supplies and fuel.
Java is mainly stripped.
Many Allied warships here, but Repulse and Prince of Wales are limping to Cape Town.

Other non-normal bastion are Port Blair, Tulagi, Luganville (3 American CVs plus), and some additional at Port Moresby.

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: witpqs

So did none of those emergency reinforcements arrive??? Sounds like a scenario error.

IF I recall correctly, it might take a day as the check occurs at the beginning of the turn. I tested a December invasion Canada a couple years back.

Oh, I haven't reading the other thread, didn't know this was the actual invasion turn.

Yes, the thing to do is resist like Hell with continental troops and reinforce or counterattack at
key points elsewhere. You might be able to get the USN carriers in among the supply train that must be on its way from Japan.

Also note Tacoma builds quite a few CVE as well and then there is the literally priceless B-17 and B-29 production at Seattle. The Portland CVE's don't even begin to arrive before mid 1943. I predict the newly unrestricted B-17's and ground troops will more than make up for it.

Can't lose Seattle under any circumstances.

If this is not a just a quick raid the Japs may not be content with running supplies from the Home Islands to the U.S. west coast. Look for them to maybe establish a base at Midway, or in the Aleutians.

Not only for relaying supplies, but as a CRUCIAL repair base for damaged ships.

Even I have never, ever seriously contemplated invading the WC. KUDOS for the Japanese Player. As Michael and I talked a few days ago the industrial consequences of the Japanese actually capturing ANY of these bases makes for a real interesting change in the 43--44--45 aspect of the match.