A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a)
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:00 am
CHS with the extended map and version 1.60. Let the games begin!
After reading all sorts of posts by Japanese players whose Kates refused to use torpedoes at Pearl Harbor (and seeing much the same myself, in my AI games), my PBEM experience gets off to a very different start.
Yes, I think I'll be feeling that pain for quite some time to come. Suffice to say that Battleship Row is going to be known as Salvage Alley for a good long while. On the other hand, the airfield's in pretty good shape (too bad my aircraft are nearly all obsolete).
In other news, Manila got similar treatment (to a lesser extent):
And oh, 30 some amphibious invasions were landed from the Philippines to Amboina. (That may be a slight exaggeration, but then again it may not be.) There were stray surface combats across the Pacific, the Asiatic Fleet's cruisers are all in trouble of one sort or another, and Corsairs are more than a year away.
All in all, a bloody, bloody start to the war, but that will only make revenge that much sweeter when it comes. Remember Turn 1!
After reading all sorts of posts by Japanese players whose Kates refused to use torpedoes at Pearl Harbor (and seeing much the same myself, in my AI games), my PBEM experience gets off to a very different start.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41
[snippety snip . . .]
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 114,72
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 66
D3A2 Val x 149
B5N2 Kate x 157
E8N Dave x 4
F1M2 Pete x 5
E13A1 Jake x 6
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 4 destroyed, 36 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 24 destroyed, 60 damaged
F1M2 Pete: 1 damaged
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
P-26A: 3 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 9 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 18 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 5 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 3 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 8 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB Utah, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DM Breese, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 21, Torpedo hits 8 [X(][X(], on fire, heavy damage
ML Oglala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 9 [X(][X(][X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 16, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
AVD Thornton, Bomb hits 1
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 2
DMS Wasmuth, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Tautog, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Cachalot, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
Yes, I think I'll be feeling that pain for quite some time to come. Suffice to say that Battleship Row is going to be known as Salvage Alley for a good long while. On the other hand, the airfield's in pretty good shape (too bad my aircraft are nearly all obsolete).
In other news, Manila got similar treatment (to a lesser extent):
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G3M Nell x 54
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
SS S-40, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Langley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Palawan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
SS Spearfish, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Trinity, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
And oh, 30 some amphibious invasions were landed from the Philippines to Amboina. (That may be a slight exaggeration, but then again it may not be.) There were stray surface combats across the Pacific, the Asiatic Fleet's cruisers are all in trouble of one sort or another, and Corsairs are more than a year away.
All in all, a bloody, bloody start to the war, but that will only make revenge that much sweeter when it comes. Remember Turn 1!
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