a new AAR about to start, with a bit of a twist, each day Im going to post a operational order of the day, before sending the turn. Now wobbly says he wont read them, but actually I dont mind if he does, hes cracked my code!
The IJN issues orders, and I assume command, scenerio 17.
Immediate orders, TF1, -2CVs, 1cvl and DDs, to trail the coat near lugganville, the cruisers to detach, and hit PM.
Fast transports to capture dobodura, buna, Gilli gilli, woodlark.
An immediate grab at PM is on
My staff will be busy, as the details are worked out
Scene 17, japs at 160%, sub doctrine off, DC on very variable reinforcements.AAR written before work, yank killing in the evenings
Good luck wobbly
beer is good:D
Beer gives you the wobblies
Beer gives you the wobblies
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agreeing with Raver, I don't mind posting my plans after the turn is out, but never thought to do so beforehand. Sort of converting the AAR into a BAR? Good luck with the game - will keeping readingoriginally posted by Reverdave
I am really looking forward to this AAR, should make for some good reading. It is a bold move doing a AAR in this way. Good luck guys!
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
IJN Operational order No1
1/ In conjuction with Combined fleet, 8th army shall make a rapid thrust at Port Moresby and capture it.
2/ As PM is considered so dangerous, full effort is to be expended in this task.
3/ 2 cvs oppose us. As they are the only thing preventing successful operation, they are to be engaged, AT ANY COST, command is prepared to swap carrier for carrier at this stage.
Combined fleet shall sieze Lunga, and establish a base at Munda
TF1, shall cover this operation ( 2cvs, 1cvl )
A seperate CA force (tf 8)shall detach to 8th army, and begin immediate bombardment runs on PM
3/ 8th army utilising 144th regiment, 85, 86th naval garrisons shall sieze PM
4/ Dobodura is to be siezed, and a air base established utilising 10,15th ind eng. Combined fleet shall lend 14th Nav construction to this task
5/ TF 13 shall combine with TF 8
6/ 11th air fleet shall not commence operations until ordered, but will remain on alert for targets of opportunity
7/ Immediate home leave to any airman who hits a enemy CV
PS Beer is good:D
2/ As PM is considered so dangerous, full effort is to be expended in this task.
3/ 2 cvs oppose us. As they are the only thing preventing successful operation, they are to be engaged, AT ANY COST, command is prepared to swap carrier for carrier at this stage.
Combined fleet shall sieze Lunga, and establish a base at Munda
TF1, shall cover this operation ( 2cvs, 1cvl )
A seperate CA force (tf 8)shall detach to 8th army, and begin immediate bombardment runs on PM
3/ 8th army utilising 144th regiment, 85, 86th naval garrisons shall sieze PM
4/ Dobodura is to be siezed, and a air base established utilising 10,15th ind eng. Combined fleet shall lend 14th Nav construction to this task
5/ TF 13 shall combine with TF 8
6/ 11th air fleet shall not commence operations until ordered, but will remain on alert for targets of opportunity
7/ Immediate home leave to any airman who hits a enemy CV
PS Beer is good:D
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IJN op order 2
IJN op order 2
Forces have now been fully defined and are moving. Minor bombing ops from the enemy have been encounterd.
1 Combined fleet will sieze Lunga
Forces allocated
TF1- CV cover
TF 15-3rd snlf, 11th naval
TF 2,9,6,7, shall gather reinforcements for lunga op
8th army forces sieze PM
TF3, 144th reg, 85th,86th
TF12- air cover -AV kamikawa Maru
TF10 will advance on Dobudura
Naval cover to be supplied by TF 8, TF 13
Submarine ops as ordered
11th air fleet as ordered
Minor raiding ops as decided by local command
Long live the emporer!
PS beer is good:D
Forces have now been fully defined and are moving. Minor bombing ops from the enemy have been encounterd.
1 Combined fleet will sieze Lunga
Forces allocated
TF1- CV cover
TF 15-3rd snlf, 11th naval
TF 2,9,6,7, shall gather reinforcements for lunga op
8th army forces sieze PM
TF3, 144th reg, 85th,86th
TF12- air cover -AV kamikawa Maru
TF10 will advance on Dobudura
Naval cover to be supplied by TF 8, TF 13
Submarine ops as ordered
11th air fleet as ordered
Minor raiding ops as decided by local command
Long live the emporer!
PS beer is good:D
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
ijn op order day 3
Op order day 3
No real enemy action today, it is evident that seaplanes are flying in troops to Gilli Gilli.
Looking at the re inforcements these operations must succeed, as nothing major is coming for ages
Small operation at Gilli Gilli to proceed
All other operations continue as ordered.
We had fun with a certain Hudson pilot, he agrees with us, Hudsons are not much chop!
PS beer is good
No real enemy action today, it is evident that seaplanes are flying in troops to Gilli Gilli.
Looking at the re inforcements these operations must succeed, as nothing major is coming for ages
Small operation at Gilli Gilli to proceed
All other operations continue as ordered.
We had fun with a certain Hudson pilot, he agrees with us, Hudsons are not much chop!
PS beer is good
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
IJN Day 4
Op order day 4
The enemy has moved considerable bombers into PM, and totally disrupted the land attack on Gilli Gilli. Its function as a distraction is working however.
Enemy CVs sighted at lunganville
All other operations continue as planned.
TF 11 must refuel before sweeping south
TF15 to mark time until carriers are in position
81st garrison is to be dispatched to Gilli gilli
all other plans are to continue
1st kill, one ss to me
The enemy has moved considerable bombers into PM, and totally disrupted the land attack on Gilli Gilli. Its function as a distraction is working however.
Enemy CVs sighted at lunganville
All other operations continue as planned.
TF 11 must refuel before sweeping south
TF15 to mark time until carriers are in position
81st garrison is to be dispatched to Gilli gilli
all other plans are to continue
1st kill, one ss to me
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
IJN day5
Op order day 5
As hoped the americans are becoming fixated on GG, with a convoy approaching from the south
1st bombardment run on PM successful, tf 13 redraws, tf 8 hits soon.
we have put 8th army ops on hold, as we develop lunga operation, the cvs will be in position 2 days time.
PM forces are almost in position.
we are happy with developments.
that pesky sub has caused one AP to divert, a nuisance, gasmatta has to be built up some time.
PS beer is good
PPS , the temptation to read wobbly posts!!!
(but Ive been good):D
As hoped the americans are becoming fixated on GG, with a convoy approaching from the south
1st bombardment run on PM successful, tf 13 redraws, tf 8 hits soon.
we have put 8th army ops on hold, as we develop lunga operation, the cvs will be in position 2 days time.
PM forces are almost in position.
we are happy with developments.
that pesky sub has caused one AP to divert, a nuisance, gasmatta has to be built up some time.
PS beer is good
PPS , the temptation to read wobbly posts!!!
(but Ive been good):D
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
op order day6
IJN Op order day 6
The PM operation remains commands piority.
Combined fleet is to use TF 1 for 2 more days to cover Lunga operation, and must then move to PM planned position.
All TF orders remain unchanged.
Enemy operations remain almost non existant.
If TF commanders cannot gain better results with shore bombardments, then look out!
Mining command must liason closer to combined fleet!, its embaressing to hit your own mines!
If you are reading this wobbly, prior knowledge wont help!
To sum up, Im going to invade lunga 1st, then simultanously hit PM,dobodura and buna, all under cover of the CVs. Its all or nothing, the very variable start isnt sending any troops for nearly a month!
PS beer is good:D
The PM operation remains commands piority.
Combined fleet is to use TF 1 for 2 more days to cover Lunga operation, and must then move to PM planned position.
All TF orders remain unchanged.
Enemy operations remain almost non existant.
If TF commanders cannot gain better results with shore bombardments, then look out!
Mining command must liason closer to combined fleet!, its embaressing to hit your own mines!
If you are reading this wobbly, prior knowledge wont help!
To sum up, Im going to invade lunga 1st, then simultanously hit PM,dobodura and buna, all under cover of the CVs. Its all or nothing, the very variable start isnt sending any troops for nearly a month!
PS beer is good:D
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
spies
looking at the number of replies wobbly posts have got, I wonder how many spy reports he's getting!!!????
Any way, I plunge on regardless into the dark.............
Any way, I plunge on regardless into the dark.............
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op order day7
IJN op order day 7
Operation PM is on
11th air fleet is activated
TF 8, 13 to bombard PM
combined fleet to advance under CV cover and occupy Lunga
Our forces claim another SS
Ilike thunderstorms (at the moment)
Beer is good
Operation PM is on
11th air fleet is activated
TF 8, 13 to bombard PM
combined fleet to advance under CV cover and occupy Lunga
Our forces claim another SS
Ilike thunderstorms (at the moment)
Beer is good
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
I was just cluttering up his thread with various suggestions and tactics about things I would try in NG ... I didn't even realize that you were running a separate thread for your side of the game 
He asked a general strategy question on whether or not PM was worth fighting over and a lot of us bailed in with our thoughts on the issue (in fairness, I will not post in your thread the conclusions drawn).
I didn't even notice that you guys were playing with variable enabled, so it is quite possible that we were steering him in the wrong direction even.
He asked a general strategy question on whether or not PM was worth fighting over and a lot of us bailed in with our thoughts on the issue (in fairness, I will not post in your thread the conclusions drawn).
I didn't even notice that you guys were playing with variable enabled, so it is quite possible that we were steering him in the wrong direction even.
No worries
No worries at all cobber!, In fact I dont mind at all if wobbly gets some information from other sources at all, in real life the americans having cracked the code and always had a good idea of what the IJN was up to. Now in game terms that is hard to repeat, but if wobbly should get some "info" from "various sources" that would in a small way re create that.
So, to sum up, I am writing my daily op order in a small way actually hoping wobbly gets a foggy view of what I am planning. So if you start dropping hints to wobbly that is fine, he still has to decide"is that info accurate or not" , after all Im sure the IJN has sympathisers as well!
That is what I hope will make these AARs so interesting, people will be able to look at my plans, look at wobblies, and compare them, and see if "intell" really does make the difference that it appeared to do in real life.
I play for fun.
PS beer is good!!!!:D
So, to sum up, I am writing my daily op order in a small way actually hoping wobbly gets a foggy view of what I am planning. So if you start dropping hints to wobbly that is fine, he still has to decide"is that info accurate or not" , after all Im sure the IJN has sympathisers as well!
That is what I hope will make these AARs so interesting, people will be able to look at my plans, look at wobblies, and compare them, and see if "intell" really does make the difference that it appeared to do in real life.
I play for fun.
PS beer is good!!!!:D
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
Op order day 8
IJN op order day 8
The americans continue to bomb poor 81st garrison at Gilli gilli.
Good, the distraction works.
We have commenced landings at Lunga
Sightings of seagulls south of Gilli Gilli, probably mean an Aussie TF waiting to ambush.
TF 13 completes putting more craters into PM
11th airfleet ordered into action
All other plans remain on track
This is good fun.
The americans continue to bomb poor 81st garrison at Gilli gilli.
Good, the distraction works.
We have commenced landings at Lunga
Sightings of seagulls south of Gilli Gilli, probably mean an Aussie TF waiting to ambush.
TF 13 completes putting more craters into PM
11th airfleet ordered into action
All other plans remain on track
This is good fun.
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
op order day 9
our belief that enemy CAs lurked near GG was unfortunately true. We have lost 2 DDs from a fast transport run, for little damage.
Nevertheless the GG magnet is still working, our invasion of Lunga begins.
Our CVs move to cover, and gain position for the invasion of PM.
, which gained yet more craters last night!
All orders remain extant
Nevertheless the GG magnet is still working, our invasion of Lunga begins.
Our CVs move to cover, and gain position for the invasion of PM.
, which gained yet more craters last night!
All orders remain extant
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt
Thoughts
Well, the first action and we are still feeling each other out.
Now in another PBEM by this stage I have captured Lunga, tulgia, buna, GG and dobodura, BUT, have 5000 troops stranded at PM gates, and the fleet is a bit bashed. If Iwas being gamey, Id probably cancel the PM invasion until I get more troops. Nevertheless in true Imperial doggedness Im going to keep on trucking with the plan.
At the very worst I can accept losing a regiment if his CVs come out to play early, and I hammer them, this will make the bag I expect to capture 2nd attempt at PM a lot bigger.
So, on with the show
Imperial headquarters claim 2BB , 4 CA and 4DD sunk in action of Gilli Gilli, and 20000 prisoners taken at Lunga:D
PS Beer is good
NZ beer is as weak as water and tastes crap, therefore NZ will not be invaded.
Now in another PBEM by this stage I have captured Lunga, tulgia, buna, GG and dobodura, BUT, have 5000 troops stranded at PM gates, and the fleet is a bit bashed. If Iwas being gamey, Id probably cancel the PM invasion until I get more troops. Nevertheless in true Imperial doggedness Im going to keep on trucking with the plan.
At the very worst I can accept losing a regiment if his CVs come out to play early, and I hammer them, this will make the bag I expect to capture 2nd attempt at PM a lot bigger.
So, on with the show
Imperial headquarters claim 2BB , 4 CA and 4DD sunk in action of Gilli Gilli, and 20000 prisoners taken at Lunga:D
PS Beer is good
NZ beer is as weak as water and tastes crap, therefore NZ will not be invaded.
Big seas, Fast ships, life tastes better with salt