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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 9/30/2011 11:32:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		We almost didn't make it though the night. We had limited intel on these LYB's on their run in.


Several observations:

1) Somebody forgot to turn on the new radar sets.

2) 11,000 yd visibility is pretty good for starlight only

3) I hope there wasn't some kind of unauthorized lighting aboard Illustrious

4) Repulse sat on her thumbs (or whatever the Jackspeak expression is) in another TF.

5) At least this time the escorts sprang into action

Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Hedland at 57,128, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura, Shell hits 4
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 2
DD Fubuki
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown
CV Illustrious, Shell hits 2
CV Formidable
CA Pensacola
CA San Francisco
CA Canberra
CLAA Atlanta
CLAA San Diego
CLAA San Juan
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Monssen
DD Duncan
DD Lardner
DD Mustin
DD Shaw



Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Formidable at 11,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Illustrious at 11,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages CV Illustrious at 11,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages CV Formidable at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Formidable at 8,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Illustrious at 8,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Yorktown at 8,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Monssen at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Formidable at 7,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Illustrious at 7,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Lardner at 7,000 yards
CL Yura engages CA Canberra at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Formidable at 5,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Illustrious at 5,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Yorktown at 5,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Hibiki at 5,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Gwin at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Formidable at 7,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Illustrious at 7,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages CV Yorktown at 7,000 yards
CL Yura engages CA Canberra at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CV Formidable , CV Illustrious , CV Yorktown screened from combat
- escorted by DD Shaw , DD Mustin , DD Lardner ,
DD Duncan , DD Monssen , DD Gwin ,
DD Meredith
CL Yura engages CA Canberra at 11,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 11,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages CA Canberra at 11,000 yards
CL Yura engages CLAA Atlanta at 11,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...



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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 9/30/2011 11:34:45 PM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 9/30/2011 11:35:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		The learning from this attack is, I think, that JJ is running out of punching power. This suggests we should pick up the tempo as Lord Admiral Sprior was inclined to do earlier. For example, Australian I Corps, which is still afloat near Geraldton could perhaps move up and be ready to go when the carriers can support the landing at Broome.

JJ has sustained VERY heavy BN losses the last two days and we have made good progress shutting down Broome airfield and making things unpleasant at Wyndham. Instead of going back to replenish the carriers, I am thinking we should bring up the Broome force as soon as the PH force is completely ashore and use the carriers to escort the 2nd landing at Broome immediately. If PH falls, the damaged vessels can port there for a bit and we can bring up ammunition ships to resupply the BB's and a destoyer tender for the torps.

Meanwhile, with a full Army division and 4 regiments of Marines and quite a bit of armor freed up on Fiji, I am assembling transports for a a possible landing at Darwin. 32nd ID was prepped for Wyndham but landed at PH. SouPac troops are also prepping for Babo and Aru Is. and Sorong and Ambon. I have not reconned these spots but that is all but a technicality.

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 9/30/2011 11:59:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Those 2 shell hits on Illustrious were of very small calibre. The BNs turned back without attacking.

I have ordered the Broome force up from Geraldton to Exmouth along with their BB escort.

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 12:00:01 AM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 12:01:39 AM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 12:05:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Plus, has anyone noticed that those tank units that arrive in the US are "armoured divisions"?

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 1:13:04 AM   
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ORIGINAL: sprior

Plus, has anyone noticed that those tank units that arrive in the US are "armoured divisions"?

Oi! Spelled incorrectly and all?

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 12:45:19 PM   
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DD Hibiki engages CV Formidable at 11,000 yards


Lieutenant Miharu finally gets his wish...



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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 1:00:27 PM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 7:00:14 PM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 7:11:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		**********Aboard Hibiki, 01:27, October 9, 1942***********


Gunner's Mate: Primary target Irrustrious crass carrier range 11,000 yds.! A battery is ready sir! Permission to open fire?

Lt. Miharu: <peering through ranging telescope> NO WAIT! It's Boy's Town with Spencer Tracy! Oh...oh...this scene makes me cry every time!

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 7:12:43 PM   
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ORIGINAL: sprior

Plus, has anyone noticed that those tank units that arrive in the US are "armoured divisions"?

Oi! Spelled incorrectly and all?


They could be "Amour "divisions from the US .. More likely if French .. but it could be a secret plan to kill 'em with kindness

Great Thread BTW sprior & Cap Mandrake I get a laugh everyday ...
Ok back to Freeing the Land of Oz from the likes of Nippon ...

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 7:18:11 PM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 7:22:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Admiral Lord Sprior;

Sent you an email. What do you think we should have happen next turn?

How about a ship collision where one is a tanker and it like blows up? That would be really cool.

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 7:26:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, we got them hooked with the "carrier battle". We've done "convoy intercept" too. How about "major surface engagement"?

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 7:28:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ooh, ooh, what about where this tanker like sinks, and the escort has to drop depth charges through the survivors in the water?

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 7:50:52 PM   
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Ooh, ooh, what about where this tanker like sinks, and the escort has to drop depth charges through the survivors in the water?


Well in my AAR I have the Dauntless DB's dropping 1K pound APB's amoungst the surviors of a burning tanker ..unloading the DC Racks amougst the survivors would be far more squeamish decision ....

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 8:00:01 PM   
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Ooh, ooh, what about where this tanker like sinks, and the escort has to drop depth charges through the survivors in the water?


Oh...that's cool! And like one of the guys on the destroyer his brother is like on the tanker and the dude on the destroyer knows it.

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 8:12:02 PM   
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Ooh, ooh, what about where this tanker like sinks, and the escort has to drop depth charges through the survivors in the water?


Oh...that's cool! And like one of the guys on the destroyer his brother is like on the tanker and the dude on the destroyer knows it.


Hmmm right up there with Charlton Heston watching his son' s burning plane bounce off the deck .. . I fear today's audience will require the addition of a love triangle and more dubious motives ...

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 9:43:46 PM   
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Ooh, ooh, what about where this tanker like sinks, and the escort has to drop depth charges through the survivors in the water?


Oh...that's cool! And like one of the guys on the destroyer his brother is like on the tanker and the dude on the destroyer knows it.


Yeah and when they drop the charges he shouts "You murdering bastard!" and the skipper is like all upset and has to go and get like drunk.

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/1/2011 9:50:57 PM   
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Ooh, ooh, what about where this tanker like sinks, and the escort has to drop depth charges through the survivors in the water?


Oh...that's cool! And like one of the guys on the destroyer his brother is like on the tanker and the dude on the destroyer knows it.


Yeah and when they drop the charges he shouts "You murdering bastard!" and the skipper is like all upset and has to go and get like drunk.


Cool...and he should be like this English dude and he screams "BAAAAAHSTERD!"...you know, like with a British accent.

BTW, can you get in trouble for saying "MURDERING BAAAAHSTERD" to you boss like that if u r like a British Navy dude?

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/2/2011 10:46:01 AM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/2/2011 1:42:52 PM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/2/2011 2:02:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Oh that's right, here we are fighting a battle in Australia and you mention convictions. How culturally aware of you. How would you like it if you lived in a country that had convicted criminals shipped to it as a punishment? Oh wait... oops, sorry.

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/2/2011 5:01:55 PM   
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How is the script coming?

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/2/2011 5:20:33 PM   
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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/2/2011 7:17:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		I prefer books based on movies myself. The typeface is usually bigger and you tend not to get 20 pages describing a room and its furnishings.

We are still working out the details of the DD depth charging the survivors of the striken tanker so we came up with this for a placeholder.

***************October 11, 1942*************

Op. Weasel: I-127 was claimed sunk near PH. Jap Netty raids have dried up. 6 Bettys came in today without escort and were destroyed (they apparetnly did not get the memo). B-25's and B-17's hit Broome in fair weather. There was NO CAP! If the weather holds, the worm has turned in the air battle over Broome. Now it will be about getting the damage up and breaking stuff trapped on the field. Wyndham was hit by a highly effectinve B-24 raid composed of 50 aircraft. The CAP was heavy (52 Zeroes) but there are no longer any Tojos flying. The raid caught a bunch of Bettys on the ground (see below). One squadron of B-24 lost a few planes and will need some Parchisi boards.

The entire Jap 20th Div showed up at Daly Waters . We set some USAAF mediums from Tennant to attack them but they can probably brush aside the defenders of Daly. Of course, this means there are 21K fewer LYB's to defend Darwin.

SouPac: The former Norfolk Is garrsion is almost dead. Tranports assembling to move 2 or 3 regiments of Marines to Darwin.




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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/2/2011 7:27:51 PM   
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History schmistory. Just put a plucky American on board to continually grumble about the cheese-eating surrender monkey of a Captain and then, when they sink ( just after he's sketched a picture of some broad in the nip ), have him make his way back to the states, take command of the Missouri, shoot down Yamato and b*tch slap Tojo personally and then take the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay.... all the while telegraphing the love of his life who used to be engaged to his best buddy, before he died at PH. Have Matt Damon write the script and that friend of his star and you'd have a hit. Of course you'd have to have Michael Explosion Bay to direct. Can't have a good historical war movie otherwise.

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RE: Aboard HMS Royal Sovereign - 10/2/2011 7:37:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		***********Analysis of Enemy Intentions/Capabilities, 10-11-42**********

Enemy air strength both in front line fighters (Tojos) and long range naval attack aircraft (Betty/Nell) have been severely attrited. many of these losses will include expereinced pilots. Both Port Headland and Broome airfields apppear non-operational with moderate to heavy damage at Wyndham.

There are likely 2 enemy CV's operational. They suffered heavy losses to their torpedo bombers in their last sortie and have since declined battle. In the interim, Yorktown and the two RN carriers now have a complete air complement of F4F's and SBD's with some reseves available in Geraldton. Copahee is available in Melbourne. Three enemy BB's have been sunk or severely damaged (likely the latter). Four Allied BB's have been severely damaged along with the loss of Enterprise and Hornet. Wasp will be repaired in 2 1/2 weeks. Torres Strait is usable with some risk.

The enemy appears committed to the defence of his holdings Northern Australia as he has moved one full division to Daly waters.

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