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What do you think about this Bombardment? - 2/13/2006 5:22:11 AM

Gregg

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The date is Sept 1942 and I just ran a bombardment task force down to Koepang in one of my pbem games.
I'm fairly certain they were not spotted on the way in; and since they were not attacked, I do not think they were spotted on the way out either.
The Task Force had all four Kongo's, three large CA's, two CL's and 12 DD's.
They first surprized a Mine Sweeper, and sank it quickly; then surprized an AK with one Destroyer escort, that they also quickly sank.
The bombardment results were 278 casualities, period!

The allied player had a lots of aircraft at Koepang along with 75 plus ships in harbor and 58 LCUs at the base.
I did not get a single Airfield or Port hit, and not a single aircraft or ship was touched.

Any ideas?
Regards, Gregg

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RE: What do you think about this Bombardment? - 2/13/2006 5:37:19 AM

spence

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There is some operations point cost for each surface action so maybe a lack to operations points limited the bombardment. The "Tokyo Express" model bombardment shouldn't allow the TF to do much else besides bombard although I have seen bombardment TFs engage multiple enemy TFs and still pulverize a base. Could be you have a real dud for a TF commander (or low aggression rating) or the leader bug replaced who you thought was in charge to WO? Otherwise I guess it just S---- to be You.

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RE: What do you think about this Bombardment? - 2/13/2006 6:10:30 AM

pauk

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what spence said... + recon over attacked base should help - so use the recon, lots of recon, Gregg....but even if you reconing the base by weeks there is always chance for unsuccessful bombardment runs (like did you have)...

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RE: What do you think about this Bombardment? - 2/13/2006 10:58:49 AM

AmiralLaurent

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Also the WITP engine will during a bombardment first oppose the attacking forces to the CD guns, and only if these are eliminated the airfield and port will be bombed. With 58 LCU in Koepang, I bet there are tens of CD guns and you didn't neutralize them enough to reach the juicy target.

Best tactic is (when you don't expect surface opposition, or only PTs)
_ send a CL/DD force to sweep waters before the arrival of your BB. This TF should be faster and have a lower number than the bombardment TF to be almost sure it will engage first. Also it should have an agressive commander.
_ divide your BBs in two TF, one will hit the CD defenses, the second will have more probability to get trough and hit the airfield.

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