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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/6/2012 3:03:27 PM

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Mike,

The ARD won't do a thing to Soryu. It will only repair ships up to 2,000 tons (out of the top of my head).

Only thing you can do is to get a lot of naval support and AR's to get her minor and sys damage down. After that it's cruise speed to the nearest repairyard.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/7/2012 1:59:10 AM

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Soerabaja - Besides assigning a fighter group the role of sweeps only, you haven't overlooked dividing up your recon groups and having them start a systematic recon of all his bases in Java?? If he has fighters hidden someplace besides Soerbaja, then the AI may believe he has too much CAP there to have you launch Naval Attacks, but not too much for Port Attacks. We both know that the AI (code) is picky when it comes to launching 'some' attacks.

Soryu - I would have her TF ordered to follow a 4 ship ASW TF. Set any FP or the DB/TB to search a very narrow arc to see if they can spot any subs and increase the DL leading to a successful depth charge attack by the ASW ships. I would order the TF to go due NW so it easy to set the ASW search arcs and then micro-manage it to go NW rather than due north to get the most out of your search efforts. Zig and zag all the way to Japan, but with more micro-management that normal. A "PITA" for other players, but those of us who read your AAR, known how much you love this part of the game.

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Michael, I have ~5-6 recon units scouring Java for the missing fighters. I found some at Tjilatjap. Not sure where the others are though. I'm pretty sure I can get to Merak easily. I'll paradrop on an empty airbase for fighters up there, probably with 2 Raiding Regiment. At that point, his fighters are meat.

Good idea about the Soryu. I'm pretty sure she's out of danger and can get to Truk safely. She's gotta get to Japan to repair the engines though.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/7/2012 2:00:54 AM

Mike Solli

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Mike,

The ARD won't do a thing to Soryu. It will only repair ships up to 2,000 tons (out of the top of my head).

Only thing you can do is to get a lot of naval support and AR's to get her minor and sys damage down. After that it's cruise speed to the nearest repairyard.

Thanks d0mbo. The biggest thing that ARD has repaired was the DD Wakaba. All of Soryu's minor damage has been repaired from the AR at Rabaul. Guess she'll fuel up and head for Japan after she makes Truk.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/7/2012 7:02:40 AM

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Japanese ARDs have a maximum capacity of 3,000 tons, as far as I'm aware.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/16/2012 4:25:54 PM

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Bump, just because Mike's AARs don't belong on page 2.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/16/2012 9:24:11 PM

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+1, both for Mike, and because I need more posts :-)

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/17/2012 4:06:26 PM

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Hope everything is OK Mike. I'm missing my bedtime stories from the "dark Side".

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/18/2012 2:48:51 PM

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What happened? Did Mike get shipped out?

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/20/2012 9:41:18 PM

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He joined the search for Amelia Earhart...

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/21/2012 9:10:44 PM

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No, he's with director James Cameron at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, hiding from depth charges.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/22/2012 9:27:05 PM

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Has anyone ever told you guys you were crazy?

All is good. Just been busy with RL, work and the Guard. We didn't run any turns for about 2 weeks, mainly because of me, but we've been back at it since last weekend. I write up the reports at lunch so there's a series of them coming.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/22/2012 9:28:58 PM

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4 Feb 42

Sub War

Nada. I�m moving some of my subs to other locations to try and find Ted�s SLOCs.

5 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

4 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

SE Fleet

The Soryu will reach Truk tomorrow. The Ryujo (along with the 9x upgraded Fubuki Is) will also reach Truk tomorrow.

China

I battered two Chinese Corps and two Chinese HQs one hex NE of Sinyang. Losses were 469(1) Japanese to 4121(404) Chinese casualties. The remnants were pushed farther into the pocket.

Burma

I continue to expand to the north. The remnants of the 3 Burma Rifle Bn were destroyed � 81(7) � one hex SW of Magwe. I also beat up the AVG Ground Echelon � 25(4) � some more a hex SE of Magwe.

Pt. Blair�s airfield reached level 3. One more level and I�ll begin work on forts there. Still no sign of the RN, but most of it sank in the first month of the war.

Malaya

Continued air and ground bombing of Singapore. Another DA is scheduled for tomorrow.

SRA

The 1 Yokosuka SNLF was paradropped at Praboemoelih, which is the base 1 hex SW of Palembang. It landed unopposed. I may try to fly in some other troops to begin spreading out from there. I�m hoping this attracts Ted�s attention, but I suspect he�ll just ignore it. He knows Sumatra is doomed and probably has already written it off.

In Java, some Nells bombed Batavia airfield, destroying a 139-WH3 on the ground. No fighters there anymore. There is a TF of small craft (AMcs and SCs) that has been hanging around in Batavia for a while. I�m sending a 4x CA TF in to clear them out before invading Merak and Oosthaven. The invasion fleets will head out from Tobali the day after tomorrow.

The enemy TFs at Soerabaja are still sitting there. My Bettys/Nells refuse to attack the TFs but keep going after the port. Today, they sank two more AMcs and put 4 more 250 kg and 2x 60 kg bombs into the CL Sumatra. It�s got to be a hulk now. Pretty much every day, some of her guns have been destroyed. I�m still reluctant to invade in the central or southern part of Java because that BB TF is still showing up. I�m toying with the idea of invading central Java with one brigade of the 21 Division escorted by 4x BBs. The BBs ought to be able to handle any ships Ted has available. I�ll ponder that a bit more before making a decision.

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On this day in history, my Dad celebrated his 25th birthday. Soon he would be drafted and spend the next 4 years as an MP in the ETO seeing England (briefly) and then France and Germany.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/22/2012 9:30:09 PM

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5 Feb 42

Sub War

Once again one of my subs wasted a couple of torpedoes missing a US DD, and the DD wasted some DCs missing the sub.

Off Pt. Moresby, the Ro-68 torpedoed and sank an Aussie PG, presumably looking for some of my subs.

5 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

4 Fleet

Wake�s fort reached level 4 and Marcus Island�s fort reached level 3.

SE Fleet

I attempted to bomb Pt. Moresby with Bettys (something I hate doing). I had the Bettys escorted by Zeros out of Rabaul and hoped to have 27 Zeros out of Gasmata (level 2 airfield finally) and 18 Zeros out of Lae sweep prior to the bombing run. Of course it didn�t work out that way. The 13 Bettys went in first escorted by 11 Zeros. They were opposed by 11x P-39Ds. For the loss of 1 P-39D, they shot down 5 Bettys (5 pilots lost). After that, 16 Zeros arrived to sweep shooting down 3 P-40Ds for no loss. I think I�ll stick with sweeping. Much better loss ratio that way. I�ll just keep shooting down his fighters. He�ll run low eventually. I have noticed that there are no more P-40Es at Pt. Moresby. I suspect he�s using the P-39Ds to attempt to whittle down my fighter force. That won�t work. I�m gaining quality fighter pilots much more quickly than I�m losing them.

China

Nothing new to report.

Malaya

The 4th attack on Singapore happened today. The 1:2 attack against level 2 forts caused 2076(99) Allied casualties to 4379(21) Japanese casualties. The Japanese divisions need some rest before doing it all over again in a few days. Over the course of the four attacks, he�s had 349 steps destroyed to my 103 steps lost. My divisions are all ~98% with the exception of the 5 Division, which is at 92%. That division lost some strength in the initial invasion and was around 84% after landing.

Burma

I decided to attack Rangoon today. The Japanese forces are about 2 division equivalents with an extra artillery regiment against the 1 Burma Division and some other odds and ends. The attack achieved 1:1 odds against a fort level of 2 causing 684(32) Allied losses to 1322(6) Japanese losses.

Still no British aircraft to be seen anywhere in this theater.

SRA

The 4x CAs escorted by 2 DDs hit Merak, finding 5x AMcs there. All 5 were sunk for no Japanese damage. The Merak invasion force will hit the beaches tomorrow, escorted by those same CAs. The invasion force is composed of the 21 IMB and a JAAF AF Bn. I am pretty sure there are no Dutch troops at Merak. After the successful conclusion of that invasion, the Oosterbeek invasion will proceed.

A single Brigade of the 21 Division is moving into position (4 hexes out) to invade central Java in two days. They are escorted by 4 BBs. If Ted is going to counter anything, this�ll most likely be it. I suspect the Repulse is sitting in port at Soerabaja. MKB is hovering nearby, to add their Kates to the mix should Ted sortie the Repulse. There are only 24 Kates available, but MKB has 56 Zeros aboard. Once the BB TF is eliminated, the remainder of the central Java invasion fleets will sortie. I want to get this invasion going, but a BB in the midst of the invasion fleet could cause havoc.

Soerabaja�s port was hit again, and yes, the CL Sumatra ate another 250kg and 60 kg bomb.

Other Stuff

The I-28 arrived. She will be based out of Kwajalein and perform missions in the central Pacific.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/22/2012 9:31:26 PM

Mike Solli

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6 Feb 42

Sub War

Nothing new to report.

5 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

4 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

SE Fleet

Two sweeps of Pt. Moresby occurred, one from Lae and the other from Gasmata. Total losses were 4x P-39Ds (along with a couple of op losses) to one Zero (0 pilots lost). Very good. He�s down to a handful of P-39s left there. I�ll continue to sweep.

Elsewhere in the area, small invasion forces are enroute to their destinations. The most important of them is the invasion of Milne Bay. I�d like to build up a fighter strip there. The more fighter strips available to sweep Pt. Moresby the better. Right now he�s not in a position to place bombers at Pt. Moresby. I want to keep it that way. Right now I can sweep with ~60-70% of the fighters from each airfield. If I have to worry about bombers, that number of sweeps would be cut in half.

I have 8x Ro class subs patrolling south of Pt. Moresby. I see the odd ship and try to engage it. Ted has a huge garrison there (~20k troops) but not a lot of convoys heading in and out of the port. I�m trying to determine a good way to cut supply off to starve them out for a while before invading at some point in the future. I�m considering stopping the subs from patrolling and just lining them up in a row to catch whatever convoys move to supply PM. I think I might try a row of 6 subs with the other 2 as replacements when fuel and/or torpedoes run low. What do you guys think?

I think Ted has supply issues at Pt. Moresby. There is little building going on there (may be just a lack of engineers though). I suspect most of his supply is going to keeping his fighters in the air (for however a brief time they survive) and to feed his troops. I am going to start doing a LRCAP mission with a Zero chutai to kill off any potential TR missions. I haven�t seen any yet, but that could change. This is an air supremacy campaign over Pt. Moresby, along with denial of the Allied SLOC there. The only effective weapons he has in the area are his Dutch and S class subs. I wish I had an effective counter to that.

Fortunately, there is little that his subs can do down there right now. The only ships I have at sea in the area are ASW TFs and a few small invasion TFs. Lately, his subs there have done nothing except be targets for my air ASW. I get several reported hits each day, but I doubt if many (or any) are real. They are keeping his sub�s heads down.

China

Nothing new to report.

Malaya

Nothing new to report.

Burma

Another DA of Rangoon is wearing down the defenders. A 1:1 attack reduced the fort to level 1 and caused 596(60) Allied losses to 789(10) Japanese losses. Another attack will occur tomorrow.

Taung Gyi has been occupied by a JAAF AF Bn (24 AS). The airfield level is only one, but is being worked on to increase it. A construction battalion will arrive shortly to enhance the engineer capability.

SRA

Merak has been successfully invaded! There is a defender there. The 21 IMB will attack tomorrow. The rest of the invasion force is an independent engineer regiment and a JAAF AF Bn. The airfield is only level 1 but will be increased to 2. Until then, the Tojo chutai will occupy the airfield and perform CAP. The invasion fleet was completely unloaded today. Tomorrow the invasion fleet will head back to Tobali. The CAs will remain at Merak. Tomorrow the Oosterbeek Invasion fleet will sail to Merak, staging for the Oosterbeek invasion the next day, supported by the CAs.

The Semarang Invasion fleet (central Java) is 4 hexes out from that base and will land tomorrow. It is escorted by a 4x BB, 1 DD TF with MKB (Zuiho, Shoho, Hosho and Chitose) providing cover. A couple of Allied subs have reared their ugly heads so I�m being cautious with MKB. MKB is a few hexes south of Balikpapan right now and will move NW hugging the coast of Borneo while supporting the invasion force. This invasion force is 1 brigade of 21 Division. It has 2 missions:

1. Gain a foothold in central Java.
2. Lure out the Allied ships (Repulse?) sitting in port at Soerabaja. Once the Allied BB is sunk, the full might of the Java invasion force will move in.

Tandjoengselor (the base next to Tarakan) was finally taken. The Allied garrison (VII KNIL Bn and Tarakan Base Force) surrendered for no loss to the Japanese.

The Nells hit the port of Soerabaja chipping the paint on CL Sumatra with 2x 60 kg bombs while losing one of their number. Sumatra is still showing as heavily damaged.

Other Stuff

Reinforcement: 38 JNAF AF Unit � Southern Area Army

This month, I�m tracking the amount of fuel, oil and resources that are being shipped to Japan from sources outside the Home Islands. Here are the minimum monthly needs:

Fuel: 240k
Oil: 100k
Resources: 1041k

Here�s what�s shipped so far:

Fuel: 81,200
Oil: 2,100
Resources: 296,910

I don�t expect to achieve the minimums until Summatra and Singapore are liberated. Keep in mind that the fuel produced at Balikpapan and Tarakan (and later, the Java excess) is used for fleet operations and is not going to Japan. So right now, I have only Miri and Brunei producing oil and fuel and resources coming out of C/M/K, along with a couple of other small bases.

Miri still has 100 damaged oil centers. Everything else is fully operational. I still haven�t taken Magwe in Burma. I hope to have some fighters to protect it when I do take it. A JAAF AF Bn (along with some AA units) are enroute there so I can put defensive fighters there as soon as I take it.

I recovered another missing pilot!

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/22/2012 9:33:33 PM

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7 Feb 42

Sub War

I lined up the Ro class subs south of Pt. Moresby. I did see a single ship TF in one of the hexes this turn but no info on it. Maybe I�ll get a shot on it tomorrow.

5 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

4 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

SE Fleet

More sweeps of Pt. Moresby. The P-39Ds are gone and have been replaced with P-40Es. The Warhawk is definitely the better plane of the two. In a swirling dogfight, 6x P-40s went down along with 4 Zeros. I lost all 4 pilots and he lost an additional two Warhawks as op losses. 23 Warhawks were in the air vs. 16 Zeros. Tomorrow the odds will be better with most likely <15 Warhawks available.

I�m still making my way down the north coast of New Guinea. I landed at Wewak today.

China

I�ve cut off the escape routes of 3 of the surrounded Chinese units. I�ll attack and eliminate them tomorrow.

Malaya

I considered another attack on Singapore but decided against it. The disruption of the infantry divisions is still a bit too high.

Burma

Another attack on Rangoon netted me 1:1 odds and eliminated the last fort. Losses were 1053(10) Japanese to 717(23) Allies. In addition, I destroyed one of the four Allied units there (1 Gloucestershire Bn, I think). Another attack tomorrow.

SRA

Lots of good stuff happened here today. I attacked and took Merak, pushing out the base force there causing 217(19) casualties to it for no Japanese losses. I then placed the 8 Tojo chutai there for CAP over that base. I�m working on increasing the airfield to level 2 so I can move Yamada Det there and run offensive missions.

The Semarang invasion successfully and safely landed and will take the base tomorrow. It turns out that MKB was what I needed to hit those TFs sitting in Soerabaja harbor. Two flights of 8 Kates each (from Zuiho and Shoho) went in, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. The first put down the CL Danae with 3 torpedo hits and got a hit on the CL Java. The second flight put 3 more torpedoes into Java and put her down as well. I had no Kates destroyed or damaged. Banzai! It turns out that the BB TF was really a CL. Now, all I can see at Soerabaja are two TFs, one of PTs and the other of AMs. The main Java invasion force will now congregate at the SW corner of Borneo and move in. It�s composed of the following:

21 Division (minus the brigade already at Semarang)
20 Division (minus one infantry regiment (loading at Babeldaob) and the artillery regiment (not purchased yet))
1x artillery regiment
4x tank regiments
3-4 independent engineer regiments
Some construction troops
2x JAAF AF Bns

I�m not sure where I�m going to land yet. There�s a nice base with a level 4 airfield on the far coast. Maybe there. Maybe more than one landing as well. We�ll see.

My initial thoughts are to land the rest of the 21 Division along with 1x tank regiment and 1-2 engineers at Semarang. The 20 Division, 1 tank regiment, the artillery regiment, the rest of the engineers, the construction troops and JAAF AF Bns at the base with the airfield, and the last 2 tank regiments at the southern tip of Java. This is most risky but would allow me to clear most of southern and central Java in short order. Again, I need to look more closely at the map and think about it. I still have some time.

Oh yeah, the 2 Raiding Regiment is almost in position and will be available for a para drop.

It appears that Ted has moved most of his forces into Batavia and Soerabaja, pretty much split between the two bases. That�s good. Merak will become a fighter base. The main effort will be in the south to liberate Soerabaja first. Soerabaja has auxiliary aircraft and Batavia has none. There is a base with ~10 Allied fighters and some other stuff. Can�t remember the name offhand, but it starts with an M. I believe there�s nothing there except for some AS. That is a good candidate for the 2 Raiding Regiment drop. I�ve been sweeping that hex and Ted won�t fly his fighters. Maybe a bombing run or two?

Ted did attempt one feeble air raid on the Semarang invasion force. He sent 2x T.IVas after the force. 12 Zeros from MKB were on a LRCAP mission over that TF and shot one down while damaging and driving off the other one.

Other Stuff

Reinforcement: 1x Std-C xAK. It�ll join the others to be converted to TKs in June 42. I currently have 18x Std-Cs and 1x Std-D xAKs. I plan on using them at the following places:

Hakodate to move oil to Ominato
Truk to move fuel to Kwajalein and Rabaul
Tarakan to move fuel to Davao
Soerabaja to move fuel to Davao
Samarinda to move oil to Davao
Davao to move oil (and fuel if necessary) to the Home Islands

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/22/2012 9:48:52 PM

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Woah! Slow down! I need some time to digest!

Great to have you back. I'll have a longer look tomorrow when I can.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/22/2012 9:55:30 PM

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I'm all caught up. Just waiting for a turn now.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/23/2012 12:55:10 PM

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I think Ted has supply issues at Pt. Moresby. There is little building going on there (may be just a lack of engineers though). I suspect most of his supply is going to keeping his fighters in the air (for however a brief time they survive) and to feed his troops. I am going to start doing a LRCAP mission with a Zero chutai to kill off any potential TR missions. I haven�t seen any yet, but that could change. This is an air supremacy campaign over Pt. Moresby, along with denial of the Allied SLOC there. The only effective weapons he has in the area are his Dutch and S class subs. I wish I had an effective counter to that.

Also if you can base any DDs close enough to react to a sighting a TF of 3-4 DDs will wreak havoc on anything moving to Pt. Moresby. If you have them as far as Shortlands or Munda it's still only a few days to arrive there and take out any cargo ships unloading.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/23/2012 10:40:40 PM

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Unfortunately, I can't do that, obvert. I lost a sub to mines scouting out Pt. Moresby.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/23/2012 11:39:23 PM

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On this day in history, my Dad celebrated his 25th birthday. Soon he would be drafted and spend the next 4 years as an MP in the ETO seeing England (briefly) and then France and Germany.

Nice to pay respects. My dad was in route to Leyte (signalman on a victory ship) when the navy discovered he had his 17th birthday on the Victory ship Cape Chalmers. Mike I hope your dad is still alive and well.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/24/2012 12:13:56 AM

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Thanks Zulu. Unfortunately, my Dad passed away in 1982. He didn't talk much about his experience; just a few funny stories. I did get a copy of the unit history a few years back and I have all of the letters he wrote my Mom while he was away. I'm in the process of mapping out where he was and what he did during the war. It's pretty fascinating to read the unit history and his letters at the same time. Two very different perspectives.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/24/2012 1:58:43 PM

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Thanks Zulu. Unfortunately, my Dad passed away in 1982. He didn't talk much about his experience; just a few funny stories. I did get a copy of the unit history a few years back and I have all of the letters he wrote my Mom while he was away. I'm in the process of mapping out where he was and what he did during the war. It's pretty fascinating to read the unit history and his letters at the same time. Two very different perspectives.

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Thanks Zulu. Unfortunately, my Dad passed away in 1982. He didn't talk much about his experience; just a few funny stories. I did get a copy of the unit history a few years back and I have all of the letters he wrote my Mom while he was away. I'm in the process of mapping out where he was and what he did during the war. It's pretty fascinating to read the unit history and his letters at the same time. Two very different perspectives.

A noble task. Our only hope as a civilization lies in our ability to limit the mistakes of our fathers. (Women don't make mistakes, you can ask my wife.) When I perused my dads photo albums, he had an AgFa, I found out he was dating a little number in Hawaii (at 16) who sure does'nt resemble mom! Especially when you consider she was 6 at the time. LOL. Sorry for hijack, I look forward to reading your AAR and glad it can continue.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/24/2012 6:18:02 PM

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8 Feb 42

Sub War

Something very interesting happened here. I still have 3x fleet subs operating in the water between Sydney and New Zealand. I've been considering moving them when the I-169 found a nice sized xAK and put a torpedo into her. Ok, I'll take it. She was unescorted. Later in the day, she found her again and pumped 2 more torpedoes into her and down she went. Ok, that's even nicer. WHen I reviewed the plane losses, I saw 14x B-26s destroyed on the ground. Were they on the ship? Banzai! A whole squadron of planes and pilots went swimming!

5 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

4 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

SE Fleet

Some engineers finally landed at Shortland Island. I'll build up the airfield first.

More air to air combat over Pt. Moresby. At a cost of 1 Zero and 1 pilot, I shot down 7x P-40Es. My intel shows 5 P-40Es remaining. Overall, I'm showing 79 P-40E losses. That would just about equal his replacements so far (35 per month). Gotta keep killing them off!

China

I attacked the surrounded Chinese troops SE of Sinyang. The 2:1 odds were meaningless since the enemy troops have nowhere to retreat to and are not in a base. They will have to die slowly. I suspect they don't have much supply and they are in the clear. Anyway, my losses were 430(0) to 595(14) Chinese losses, but there were a lot of Chinese disablements. That should speed things up. I'm not attacking tomorrow due to shortage of supplies. I'll give my troops a day to get more then attack again.

Burma

Rangoon was liberated today in a 4:1 DA. Only the Burma Division (what's left of it anyhow) and a base force survived and retreated up the road! Losses were 440(6) for me and 3042(378) Allies. Two small units were destroyed and the Burma Division took a beating. I'll surround them and kill them off. The infrastructure was somewhat damaged, but most of the damaged stuff isn't anything I care about. Here's the result:

Manpower: 2(1) - no repairs
Resources: 18(2)- I can live with this
Refinery: 176(24) - no big deal. I'm not refining anything anyway. The oil will flow south.
LI: 36(4) - no repairs

In addition, I captured 9800 oil, 14k fuel and 3800 resources. Unfortunately, there was no supply. Five HDMLs were scuttled in port. Man are they useful ships! I'm moving 2x Ro class subs to the Bay of Bengal. They will sail out of Rangoon.

I moved an Oscar Sentai to Taung Gyi ( airfield level 1) for CAP. It's building to level two.

Malaya

Another DA of Singapore will happen tomorrow.

SRA

I took Semarang in a 35:1 DA. Losses were 162(22) Dutch to no Japanese and I pushed out the base force. The main invasion force will be concentrated and will move in over the next couple of days. Semarang's infrastructure was intact: Manpower 1(1), Resources 20(0) and LI 20(0).

I'm going to pull the para SNLF out of Palembang to Tobali tomorrow. Then I'm using it to paradrop on Madioen. I have a detection level of 9/10 and see 9 fighters and 8 auxiliary craft but no troops! That would be a great coup!

I finally took Kuching.

Other Stuff

I turned off the C5M2 factory for awhile. There are 20 in the pool.

The Kawai detachment was withdrawn. The pilots all were very good and were added to the pool. I have 32 fighter pilots in the reserve currently.

My TRACOM is gaining strength. The IJA has 4 pilots while the IJN is up to 30.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/24/2012 6:32:52 PM

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Yes, those ground losses were his ship going down with the B-26 tied to the deck. . He can buy them back, but like everybody knows, PP are scarce regardless of what side your playing.

I don't remember when and how often, by some of the air withdrawl for the Allies has the planes going back into the pool. I'll remember soon as I've start a PBEM game vs DivePac (Des) using Reluctant Admiral 4.0. I'm back playing the Allies, so I have to remember all these small details. He is a big fan of your economic system.

He gets 17 heavy CVs vs Allies 32. It should be a challenge.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/24/2012 6:45:36 PM

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I totally forgot about the unit being destroyed! That's wonderful. I suspect it'll cost 80 PPs (16x5) to buy back. That probably won't happen for awhile. He probably doesn't have any decent bombers to use to fill it out anyway.

Are you and/or Des going to do an AAR?

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/25/2012 4:21:10 AM

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Sub War

The R0-64, one of the line of subs off Pt. Moresby found the PG Moresby, put a torpedo into her and sank her. There's also an AM out there gunning for my subs there. He's having as much luck against my subs as I'm having against his.

5 Fleet

Nothing.

4 Fleet

Nothing.

SE Fleet

Ted brought a squadron of P-39Ds to reinforce the remains of the P-40E squadron. 4x P-40Es and 15x P-39Ds rose against 9x Zeros. At a cost of 1 Zero shot down (plus a Zero op loss plus a WIA pilot) I shot down 2x P-39s and a P-40. The second wave of 16 Zeros ran into 6x P-39s and 3x P-40s and shot down 2 and 1 respectively for no loss. Six for the price of 1! Banzai!

China

The units that attacked the surrounded Chinese troops yesterday got more supply and will attack again tomorrow.

Burma

33 British bombers (Hudsons and Blenheim I & IVs) flew against one of my infantry regiments. Four Oscars arrived for CAP and shot down a single Blenheim I.

Fortunately, they didn't do much damage, just some disruption.

Malaya

A DA against Singapore made a little more headway today. The 1:1 attack reduced the fort from 2 to 1. I lost 4496(28) to 2312(86) Brits. We're getting there.

SRA

I landed at Oosthaven with 4 Division and 3x independent engineer regiments. The 4 Division will attack tomorrow. I'm saving the engineers for Palembang.

MKB found an AG in Batavia harbor and sank her.

I did a DA at Kendari getting a 3:1 and reducing the fort from 2 to 1. I'll attack again tomorrow.

Other Stuff

Reinforcement: Misawa Ku K-1 - 13 Air Flotilla - another training daitai.....

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/25/2012 12:36:07 PM

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I totally forgot about the unit being destroyed! That's wonderful. I suspect it'll cost 80 PPs (16x5) to buy back. That probably won't happen for awhile. He probably doesn't have any decent bombers to use to fill it out anyway.

Are you and/or Des going to do an AAR?

the pp won't be as much a problem as the fact that as the Allied you don't even have enough bombers to fill all available squadrons, let alone rebuild a destroyed one.

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/25/2012 1:27:08 PM

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Really enjoying this AAR Mike.
It is PACKED with useful information, hints & tips, and strategy pointers for all us JFB's.
A great insight into the mind of an admired player.
Keep up the good work!!

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/25/2012 7:32:33 PM

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Empire, thanks. I really appreciate that. Sometimes I feel like I'm just rambling on.

10 Feb 42

Sub War

All those shots against those DDs and it finally paid off. The I-17 launched a couple at the DD Hughes off the coast of Hawaii and one hit! Amazing! She reportedly went down.

5 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

4 Fleet

Nothing new to report.

SE Fleet

Another good day over Pt. Moresby. In the first of two sweeps, 16x Zeros met 4x P-40Es and 16x P-39Ds. Another swirling dogfight cost us 2x Zeros and their pilots against a P-40 and 4x P-39s shot down. Later, 8x Zeros arrived over Pt. Moresby meeting 7x P-39s. They shot down 5 of the P-39s for no loss. Banzai!

China

Another attack of the 5x surrounded Chinese Corps netted 4:1 odds and killed off 2 of the 5 Chinese units. Losses were 411(15) Chinese to 128(1) Japanese. Most of the Chinese Corps were remnants of previous battles.

Burma

Nothing new to report.

Malaya

Nothing new to report.

SRA

Lots going on here. The second wave of the Semarang invasion force (the rest of 21 Division, most of 20 Division, 16 Army HQ, a JAAF AF Bn, 2x tank regiments and some engineers.) will land tomorrow. The invasion of Loemadjang (on the southwestern coast of Java) will land in 2 days. It's got 2x tank regiments and a JAAF AF Bn. Loemadjang has a ready made level 4 airfield. The armor will clear out the bases south of Soerabaja.

The CL Sumatra took 4 more 250 kg bombs (and a 60 kg bomb) destroying another 6" gun mount. Poor ship. I'm almost feeling sorry for her.

Kendari was attacked again and just missed taking it by a few AV. The 2:1 attack hit level 1 forts and eliminated them. I'll take it tomorrow.

Oosthaven fell to a 149:1 attack.

Losses were 26(0) Japanese to 285(25) Dutch. The base force retreated up the road. I'll chase them and move toward Palembang.

Other Stuff

Reinforcements: 39 JNAF AF Unit - Southern Army, 3 Independent Heavy Artillery Bn (was destroyed at Bataan)

Rabaul's airfield finally reached level 6. On to level 7....

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RE: Once Again into the Breech - Mike (J) vs. tc464 (A) - 3/25/2012 9:16:46 PM

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How's Soryu doing at Truk?

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