You will love this game

[cpt_Venomous]

some good numbers in favor of Japan, but in a long run Japan cant really afford mounting losses, aircraft losses look nearly identical, do you get sufficient enough replasements?
Looks good though

[Ron Saueracker]

Crocky. How's your pilot experience holding up? Are you training the bejeezus out of the rear echelon sushi swallowers?

Kid. I guess CinCPac is a little peeved at your earlier flagrant disregard for the Merchant Marine. You have done well in preserving your CV strength, though.

[Crocky]

Im finding that the bombers replacement Bettys arent to bad but Nells I think you get 4 a month that hurts....and it gonna hurt me in the long run cause Im withdrawing beat up squadrons now to try and keep the pressure on...

Experience aint to bad am training before committing

Carrier waise hes lost Lexington and Yortown Ive lost Akagi and Junyo which is a fair trade apart from the 2 CVLs

Japan is working overtime repairing carriers I think I have lost about another 4 CVs to repairs for the next 6 months but I think hes about the same and only has 1 operational at the moment

On the other hand he must be short on destroyers (I hope)hes lost 29 to my 14

Also the merchant side is in my favour 53-24
and tankers 12 - 1

he is struggling for supply and those big bombers of his chew up the supplies

anywauy its heaps of fun

[Ron Saueracker]

The Allies need a coaching change. It's rough at the top. Oh...I said I'd stop bugging KID! LOL

[cpt_Venomous]

Nells?! hmm... shoudnt by now (I mean the time period you're playing) G3Ms be replaced by the G4M Bettys?

[siRkid]

Originally posted by Ron Saueracker
The Allies need a coaching change. It's rough at the top. Oh...I said I'd stop bugging KID! LOL

Its starting to look like me and you are going to have to go at it. After Crocky is finished with me maybe we can have a go.

[Crocky]

Lunga and it associated ground forces got killed again this turn Wildcat SBDs & Airacobras from San Cristobal and fortresses and Liberators from Espiritu Santu made a comlete mess of the whole area...

Russel Island finally fell the Marine Raiders and Airborne battalions finally surrendered to the Imperial Army and walked into captivity

[Huskalator]

The Marine Raiders surrendered!?

[siRkid]

Rabaul bombed for the first time. P-38s have arrived in numbers and are escorting LB from Gilli Gilli. First raids were moderately successful. Lunga is still getting pounded from San Cristobal and the air war over New Guinea still rages on. Two Jap DDs were intercepted by PT boats off Gilli Gilli and with the help of coastal batteries driven off. No major sea activity.

[Crocky]

Its been quite for the last 10 or so turns (20 days) Lunga is bombed into the ground and New Guinea is rather quite apart from the odd air raid...both sides seem to be resting and reforming and then all of a sudden Kid raids Rabual now excuse me but this hasnt happened before and is not supposed to it certainly adds to my problems.....more Cap and AA please HQ


But this impertinent raid will not be allowed to go unpunished Gilli Gilli from where the raid was launched will be wiped from the face of the earth ....................or maybe Luganville wait and see Rick

[Crocky]

The response was immediate a TF was dispatched to shell Gilli Gilli into oblivion a PT boat squadron was brushed aside with the loss of 2 of their number and the shelling commenced the TF withdrew before daylight leaving many broken and burning aircraft....

Results Naval bombardment of Gili Gili, at 17,42

Allied aircraft

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk x 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 4 damaged
Wirraway x 6 destroyed
Wirraway x 8 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 5 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 8 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 18 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 2 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 8 damaged
Hudson x 1 destroyed
Hudson x 5 damaged
TBF Avenger x 2 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 369
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 209

Maybe this will teach the allies (Kid) he cannot raid Rabual with impunity

[siRkid]

[Huskalator]

nevermind :p

[siRkid]

Ron did you get my reply?

[Ron Saueracker]

I forgot to empty my private message box and bounced a few I think. Oooops......

[siRkid]

Short update. The US tried to raid Shortland with some BBs that just arrived on the scene but they never made it to their target. One is heading back to Pearl along with some of its escorts. On the bright side the Japs tried to raid San Cristolbal and also paid the price.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/25/42

Air attack on TF at 43,42

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 33
SBD Dauntless x 41
P-39D Airacobra x 27
P-40E Warhawk x 14

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 4
DD Harusame, Shell hits 4
CA Chokai


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Air attack on TF at 43,42


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
SBD Dauntless x 38
P-39D Airacobra x 38
P-40E Warhawk x 16


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, on fire
DD Asagiri
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 1
CA Chokai
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2, on fire


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, on fire
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma, on fire
CA Kumano
DD Akitsuki
DD Harusame
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
PT 162, Shell hits 2, and is sunk


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 13, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
DD Akitsuki
DD Harusame
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
PT 121, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
PT 142
PT 149, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
PT 150
PT 151
PT 157
PT 159
PT 167
(Note: Second time a PT got a hit on a BB)

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Naval bombardment of Irau, at 42,43


Allied aircraft


Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra x 5 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 10 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 6 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 damaged
PBY Catalina x 2 destroyed
PBY Catalina x 6 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 85

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 66

[Crocky]

Kid tried to raid Shortland with a couple of older battleships with the result that the had to get a lot closer before they could commence their run in and came under attack from LBA

Air attack on TF at 30,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 7
B5N Kate x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 damaged
B5N Kate x 5 destroyed
B5N Kate x 18 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Indiana, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Cleveland
DD Laffey, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage


Air attack on TF at 30,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3 Zero x 5
D3A Val x 10
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 7 damaged
G3M Nell x 7 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 11 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Radford, Torpedo hits 1
BB Maryland
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Laffey, heavy damage
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Indiana, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

[siRkid]

CDR W. Myer has been awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on the night of 01/02/03

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/02/43

Sub attack near Truk at 20,2

Japanese Ships
AP Myoko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gato


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Sub attack near Truk at 20,2

Japanese Ships
AP Myoko Maru, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gato, Shell hits 1


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Sub attack near Truk at 20,2

Japanese Ships
AP Enju Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gato, Shell hits 1


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Sub attack near Truk at 20,2

Japanese Ships
AP Enju Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gato, Shell hits 5


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Sub attack near Truk at 20,2

Japanese Ships
AP Brazil Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gato


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Happy Ney Year Crocky!

[Crocky]

300 days gone in this campaign time for an update shortly

[Slaughtermeyer]

Originally posted by Crocky
300 days gone in this campaign time for an update shortly

Because the passwords are not encrypted, it might not be too much of a risk to post actual turn files and combat replay files from your geme. If one or both of you wanted to cheat by looking at the other guy's position it could have easily been done by now. The only real risk you might take is that you might see someone post something like: "Hey Crocky, I think now's the right time to commit that TF you've been hiding just out of search plane range."