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November 8, 1942 - 6/21/2013 11:58:16 PM   
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RE: November 8, 1942 - 6/22/2013 12:37:07 AM   
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Naval Headquarters
• The qualities and skills of the HQ leader has no influence or bearing on the HQ function.
• A Naval HQ is a good place for your stupidest, most incompetent admirals to become heroes

Notes on Naval HQ Employment:
• Place a Naval HQ in a forward repair depot. This will facilitate rapid repair and return to battle. A forward repair depot is a reasonably large port near the area of action. Reasonably large means size 5 or better so that damaged devices can be repaired.
• Place a Naval HQ far forward so that crippled ships in danger of sinking can slip into a nearby port within the HQ's range and enhance their chances of being saved.
• Place a Naval HQ in a Major repair shipyard to speed repairs (not sure if the HQ will exert an influence on a port that is already size 10).
• Most Naval HQ have naval support squads, so can assist in loading/unloading cargo and rearming ships.


Air Headquarters
• High Air Skill - This influences the number of strike and patrol aircraft that will fly.
• All other skills have no influence or bearing on the HQ function.

Notes on Air HQ Employment:
• Air HQ have a dramatic influence on level bombers. It is important to have an air HQ within range of your level bomber bases.
• Air HQ exert significant influence over other strike aircraft. It is good to have an air HQ in range of your bases from which strikes other than level bombers fly.
• Air HQ exert an influence over patrol aircraft. It is beneficial to have an air HQ in range of your bases with patrol aircraft.
• In Naval TF’s with Carriers (CV, CVL, CVE), the TF commander serves as the Air HQ for the carrier aircraft.

Note that the leadership Value of Headquarters Commanders is completely irrelevant other than its influence on the Headquarters unit itself. That is it will influence how rapidly the HQ unit gains experience. The only value of the HQ Unit's experience is for its own defense. Therefore, do not bother installing your "strong leaders" in HQ Units. Look for the qualities that are specific to their function.


Air Combat TF
• Air Skill - The TF Commander functions as an Air HQ for the airgroups. This will influence how many strike aircraft will fly.
• Aggression - Influences how likely the TF is to react and move toward an enemy. High aggression can result in your carrier group running into a fight. Be careful in this selection.
• Surface Skill - To save your hind quarters (and I am not talking Russian Helicopters), if you are unfortunate enough to get in a surface engagement.
• No other skills or qualities have any influence.

Surface Combat TF
• Surface Skill - To gain surprise and cross the T in an engagement
• Aggression - High Aggression will increase the likelihood that the Surface Combat TF will react and seek a fight (be careful... A TF for two DD's with an Admiral of 100 aggression will probably pick a fight with some BB's... This rarely ends well for the DD's)
• Air Skill - Of small import, but it influences the float plane operations from the Capital Ships.
• No other skills or qualities have any influence.

Bombardment TF
• Aggression - Influences the probability that the TF will convert to a Surface Combat TF.
• Surface Skill - Influences TF in a fight the same as Surface Combat.
• Air Skill - Of small import, but it influences the float plane operations from the Capital Ships.
• No other skills or qualities have any influence.



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RE: November 8, 1942 - 6/22/2013 7:41:13 PM   
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RE: November 8, 1942 - 6/22/2013 7:45:31 PM   
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RE: November 8, 1942 - 6/22/2013 7:46:57 PM   
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Action this turn my readers...

Will Post more in a bit.



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RE: November 8, 1942 - 6/22/2013 7:47:05 PM   
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Cauldron - 6/22/2013 9:20:27 PM   
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In the realm of the EXPECTED, Dan stays put on the 9th. More TF are seen gather just off Townsville. This MUST be the main attack! You'll see in the next Posts that there are now choices as to the MAIN Assault...

SS spar with some sacrificial lambs NE of Townsville but no excitement.

Kido Butai
1. Refuel. The AOs still have 20,000+ fuel left. Plan to break off the four emptiest and send them to get more go-go juice.
2. 2 CVLs will arrive at Tulagi tomorrow and change out aircraft.
3. Resting the CAP a bit by lowering CAP from 60% to 30%. Am far enough back that I would spot any sort of US CV threat.

What this day allows:
1. Mines deposited at PM and Terapo.
2. Review all Air Flotilla and Air Division Leaders. Make three changes.
3. Heavy equipment of SNLF Assault Brigade arrive at Terapo tomorrow.
4. A group of 14 AK(a) cross PM and nears Milne. They are headed to Lunga for a potential pick-up of the ID located there.
5. CVE TF arrives at Taberfane. BB TF one day behind.
6. SNLF Assault Brigade will arrive at Merauke tomorrow or the day after.
7. Terapo goes the Lvl-3 Forts and Milne moves to Lvl-4: NICE!
8. SS Line begins to reform.
9. A STF of 4 CA, 1 CKL, and 6 DDs forms at Milne and heads to Horn Isle. Mission: Bombard Cooktown.






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Decoy 1? - 6/22/2013 9:24:12 PM   
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Off the coast of Exmouth Bay, a small group of TF have stayed just close enough to be seen but not close enough to be attacked fro 4-5 days. Beyond doubt this is a DECOY Force, however, it is vulnerable. Move 24 Emily (to go with 18 Kates) into the hex and order them to Naval Attack. See if we can bag a few ships!

Just off the north edge of the map are two supply TF bringing in enough supply to last for a while at each base.




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Decoy 2? - 6/22/2013 9:43:55 PM   
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It is funny how planning and operations do sometimes truly WORK.

For the last few months the air brawl over Burma has necessitated a strong need for an R&R Training Facility close enough to hop right back to Burma but far enough away it isn't known or vulnerable. I chose this base to be Georgetown. We've built the base UP: AF-7, Pt-5, Forts-4+. Two large Base Forces and an Engineering unit provide the air support and strength for the base. Usually there are 3-4 Air Units down here refitting, training, and resting. This day finds nearly 48 Zero and 75 Betty-Nell.

Frantic calls issue from Jakes flying ASW out of Sabang this morning. Several Allied TF are spotted including one or more British CVs/CVEs! Once the panic subsides, six TF are spotted close to Sabang and, possibly, threatening a landing there or down the coast at Sibolga. The CVs truly reveal there 'strength' when a strike of 11 SBD and 12 Swordfish catch 5 AKs unloading fuel at the Port. Three AKs are sunk and the excitement begins to mount.

For tomorrow set Bomber/Fighter Range to 10 from Georgetown. Don't have TTs but do carry nice falling objects called bombs. In a lucky moment, we realize that there is an Air Division just two-three days away originally headed for Moulmein. It now heads for Georgetown.

Base Status:
Sabang is Fort-3, AV 167, and lots of supplies.

Sibolga is Fort-4, AV 120, and OK with supply.

Actions:
1. Move a Daitai of Vals to Port Blair from Burma along with a Daitai of Zeros and Chutai of Tojo. They'll move into action next turn.
2. Begin loading the Reinforcement unit for this region (4th Mixed Brigade) at Soerabaja and order it to head for Benkoelen.
3. All those conveniently arrived Transport Planes that were about to be used dropping Paras in India are now hauling troops: 45 Topsy arrive at Pt Blair and begin hauling the Imperial Guards ID to Sabang for a quick reinforcement while another similar-sized group begin flying in two Base Forces to Sabang.
4. A reinforcement convoy carrying 8th Army HQ, an Army HQ, two Base Forces and 3 Construction units divert (having just rounded Singapore for Rangoon) to that Port Tang???? just south of Medan. We've built-up Medan and Tang??? to Sz-3 AF.
5. Four I-Boats have just finished repairing at Singers so they'll conveniently get used to hunt over here.

Is this a REAL Assault??? Looks like it. Nice to have a bunch of convenient, POSITIVE things happen here!

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RE: Decoy 2? - 6/22/2013 9:50:53 PM   
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The main attack MUST be at New Guinea, however, he may try to get lucky by grabbing something cheap over in Sumatra. Only problem is that it won't be CHEAP!


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Decoy 3? - 6/22/2013 9:55:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Off the shores of Cocos I have watched a similar show unfold as that off Exmouth. Several TF prowling around trying to gain my attention.

They shall get it tomorrow. Order 18 Emily to Naval Attack--Search along with 36 Nell to Naval Attack. There are 18 Kates that can attack as well but he doesn't move that close. They get ready to fly over to Benkoelen for possible action off Sumatra.

Order all these planes to attack at Exmouth, Cocos, and around Sabang in an effort make it LOOK like I am transferring assets to these areas and weakening New Guinea. This is my trying to get into Dan's head. We'll see what happens but MARK THIS DOWN there will be lots of action next turn!






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Goodness! - 6/23/2013 12:35:47 PM   
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This game has been such a chess match with Dan and I! There have been several times I've 'thought' I knew where he was heading:

1. At first I thought he was for sure coming into the Aleutians due to his proclivities and fascinations there. Don't know if that was the right guess or not and will find out later when we wrap up and do our post-BSing meeting over the game.

2. We had the whole NW Australia gambit of his where I guessed correctly he was going to Exmouth at the same time I was withdrawing from Geraldton. That worked out fine and DANDY!

3. In there also fell the Marshalls invasion. He caught me without any air search and nearly achieved a HUGE lodgement there, however, that Operation cost him decently as I reduced the Americans in the Tarawa Area.

4. The drive coming up from Australia was first tipped off to me by my I-Boats down around New Zealand picking up lots of activity with TF moving west to NZ or Australia. His withdrawal of units in Geraldton also tipped off another Operation involving Aussie units. The occasional 'Heavy Radio Traffic' from these two areas also had me leaning southwards. Seeing the TF begin their slow advancement along the east coast under LBA was the final nail in the coffin. Man---I could SEE the Offensive coming up hitting Terapo, Horn Island, and swinging west towards Merauke! This sort of assault would open up all of the eastern DEI. It is the sort of attack I would do if I had the resources. Seeing this all led to the movement of reinforcing New Guinea and beginning to build-up those magnificent potential bases at Gove and Wessel to complement Darwin and Timor.

Well...I GUESSED WRONG THIS TIME!

Those Convoys moving south of New Zealand, the Radio Traffic, and everything else were right. He was moving west with a bunch of stuff all right but it wasn't directed at New Guinea. He has hauled all this stuff across the Pacific to land in the Indian Ocean at Sumatra! HOLY CATS! Don't know why you wouldn't simply send them through the other end of map board but OK.

It now appears that Sumatra and, perhaps northern Malaya, is the target. I say appears because it isn't 100% certain but sure looks like it.

OK. The turn:

Four Invasion TF escorted by 4 old BBs attack Sabang. Troops offloaded include 18th Brit ID and an American BF. My LBA at Georgetown goes in as planned but is hammered by serious American CAP (48+ F4F). This is my first indication that HERE is the REAL target. The Betty--Nells score some hits (CVE Long Island and a BB) but nothing exciting. The real nail in the coffin is a small strike at a TF west of Sabang that encounters the might of the American CV Fleet (150 plane CAP).

Only good thing I can say here is that his CAP over Sabang is so busy fending off my Zeros and Bombers that all my Transports manage to fly in and drop off nearly 45 AV of the Imperial Guards ID.

Small Landings occur at the undeveloped bases of Sinabang and Nias.

I KNOW my opponent and friend here. Dan landing just a bit to sniff out my defenses and see what is attainable. Now he will bring in the kitchen sink. I expect more landings at Sabang, several of the outlying Islands along the west coast of Sumatra, Sibolga, as well as coming around the NE Tip of Sumatra. Moving in on Mergui and Victoria Point makes sense too...these are excellent moves in that they would cut me off (for the time being) from Burma by everything but the land route. Makes sense to me and has a solid foundation of logic behind it.

Reaction: NEAR PANIC!

Don't panic though. There is opportunity here. He is now committed to an 'all-or-nothing' approach in this campaign. EVERYTHING Allied appears to be in the IO going after the Burma and Sumatra Region. It is a one-dimensional, powerful thrust.

The immediate damage must be contained with what is there and then wait for reinforcements. Reactions:
1. Stop attacks on Naval Shipping as I don't have the immediate firepower to punch through that CAP.
2. Have nearly 100 Transports flying out of Pt Blair. Half remain dropping troops at Sabang and the other half begin an airlift into Medan. Don't want to weaken Pt Blair TOO much since this base is now massively important. MUST keep it. Nice thing is that Pt. Blair and Burma have BUNCHES of supply so they are not in immediate peril whatsoever.
3. Have troops (described in earlier entry) presently landing at Tand??? (Base below Medan). CAP them so they can land those HQ units and Base Forces.
4. Pick-Up several small Inf units at Rangoon and send them to Merqui and Victoria Point. Those bases just have Base Forces present at the moment.
5. Buy-Out an ID in Shanghai for deployment. APs already waiting so it moves tomorrow.
6. The 2nd ID at Munda is loaded so it moves out as well.
7. The Inf Brig at Soerabaja is already loaded and headed towards Benkoelen.
8. Begin loading another ID at Lunga for redeployment as well.
9. KB stop loitering and heads for Soerabaja.
10. CVE and BB TF at Taberfane move back to Koepang.

I cannot commit everything in the New Guinea Region until I see more. This is only one turn but it looks like the real deal. He ALWAYS seems to love the Aleutians and Burma--Malaya--Sumatra Theatres! Same occurred in our previous game. We all have our tendancies and I thought he might break pattern by coming up from due south but NOT!

These are the first steps and we'll see what the next turn brings. Have got church and then a funeral to go to so I expect to get in one turn today in the afternoon. Need to get back to bed. Woke-up at 3:30am and decided to run the turn and make the AAR entry. It is now 5:30am and the sun is coming up. Need to get a couple more hours of sleep.

How 'bout that??!!






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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 1:01:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Do you think you can spare some of the troops currently in Burma to bolster Sumatra? Burma is important but worth little to nothing without Singers and Sumatran oil.

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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 1:16:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Burma only really has two purposes for the Japanese; deny a supply route to China and delay the commonwealth approach to Malaya/DEI. If this invasion sticks then the latter role becomes moot..... of course, if you abandon Burma and break the Sumatra invasion he is still at the gates in Burma.... rock and a hard place anyone?

I forget what China looks like, are you in a position to close down the mountain passes from the Chinese side? If so then at least you can shorten your lines in Burma if you need to.

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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 3:18:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think it will be hard to maintain anything but a defensive posture in Burma. Troops will be needed elsewhere but more importantly, aircraft of all types will be needed elsewhere. This is troublesome. The Allies can match you in troops. LBA will help, but I think your best bet is a naval solution, you still have more

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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 3:35:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Probably be a good idea to put a goodly number of Glen-equipped subs into the IO to suss his lines of supply. These are susceptible to interdiction. He's gotta ship in everything from a LONG way away-that's a weakness.

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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 3:43:47 PM   
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Already had the 48th ID and 9th Air Fleet were moving to Rangoon. Will shift to the total defensive posture we have talked about within the AAR.

Cannot really bring them in until he pulls his CV Air back but will work to buttress things. This is a SCARY attack but, as I said before, it is ONE Dimensional. ALL Allied CVs and bunch of LCU are in this landing and in Burma. If we take command of the sea, I will starve out the Allied Forces while building up my troops. This is very similar to what Lew did in my other AAR when he landed in Sumatra in mid-to-late-42 and he lost 5 ID, 10 Brigades/Regiments, plus about 30 other units. It can be dealt with with a little time and reinforcement.

If Dan fights his somewhat conservative tendencies, he can have ALL of northern Sumatra as well as grab some of the mainland. What he really needs is an air bridge to get his shorter legged fighters down to the arena. His 2EB might be able to make the jump and they shall be troublesome.

At a minimum we need to keep Gerogetown, Pt Blair, Medan--Tand, Cocos, and Benkoelen. Can pretty quickly have Air Flotilla and Air Divisions at most of those and then the fight can begin.

KB will be at Soerabaja in 7 days. Will then swing out to Cocos and move north along with my LBA. The CVE TF will accompany the Fleet. I will bring nearly 800 planes to the party.

He must have HUGGED the edge of the mapboard! Had Emily flying from Exmouth and Cocos tagged to the board edge.

Since the troops and HQ will need some time to get in position there is nothing I can do to stop whatever is happening, therefore, we'll keep most of LBA in New Guinea there just incase this Sumatra move is some sort of weird bluff. Don't believe that thought at all but will wait at least a couple of days before beginning to pull out planes.

Did hurt his shipping around Cocos and Exmouth last turn though. Strikes sank 3 AK and an AVP plus damaged 3-4 more AKs. Not much but it is something.

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You Know you play TOO MUCH when... - 6/23/2013 4:01:53 PM   
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RE: You Know you play TOO MUCH when... - 6/23/2013 4:05:38 PM   
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You know you play too much WitP WHEN you are writing your Sunday School Lesson and type in the date as June 23, 1942...




Now that's funny!

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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 4:16:39 PM   
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What he really needs is an air bridge to get his shorter legged fighters down to the arena. His 2EB might be able to make the jump and they shall be troublesome.





Don't forget US P40s (both E and K) can make the jump direct from Ramree to Sabang. A staging field would only be needed for shorter legged British fighters and P39s.

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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 4:22:16 PM   
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What he really needs is an air bridge to get his shorter legged fighters down to the arena. His 2EB might be able to make the jump and they shall be troublesome.





Don't forget US P40s (both E and K) can make the jump direct from Ramree to Sabang. A staging field would only be needed for shorter legged British fighters and P39s.


This is why I've decided to make a MAX effort against Ramree beginning this turn. Have hit 3 days in a row and he has abandoned it for the moment. Will keep hitting it as well as possible.



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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 5:14:45 PM   
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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 5:17:46 PM   
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You have the experience to handle the situation. I should know.

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RE: Goodness! - 6/23/2013 5:44:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Would you consider having KB approach Sabang from the IO side? You may run into some of those TFs you showed in your previous screenshots on their egress from the Sumatra operation, if they go back the same way they came.

Alternatively, if they *don't* go back from whence we came, then Ceylon is a reasonable hub for this Allied activity. Perhaps you could find some of these TFs en route.

I'd expect a carrier battle here, John. He cannot afford to abandon his shipping or troops to a foe with local naval and air superiority. He's going to have to fight with his carriers unless he's willing to lose this force ashore.

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Let's Play! - 6/24/2013 4:15:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		The more I have looked at this situation the more I see tremendous opportunity in late-1942. I can now focus the ENTIRE Imperial Fleet and Army in ONE THEATRE. Dan is still fighting with Older Aircraft to my more modern. It will be a scary 7 days until reinforcements begin to balance the situation but I think there could be a lot of fun here.

Chickenboy has hit the nail on the head. KB moves to Soerabaja and tagging along will be its AOs. Those AOs were spotted by an SS which missed an AO this current turn. The KB will move out to Cocos and then move towards Sumatra Sweeping everything in its path. They will be joined by the CVEs bringing airpower to nearly 900 aircraft.

Had a rough but good day yesterday. I was in Scouting for nearly 35 years and lost a leader who had been very important to me as a boy and adult growing up in Scouting. He nominated me for my Vigil Honor and was present for my Eagle back in 1984. How many Scouters do we have here? His wisdom served to help me grow-up and mature into the person I am now. Got to spend a bunch of time with friends and we spent 5-7 hours going down amnesia lane and catching up on each other's lives. Didn't get home until nearly 10pm and Dan's turn had failed to arrive though sent at 5pm. Had to wait until this morning to do and send turn.


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Serious Issue - 6/24/2013 4:27:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		I understand there are allegations of possible cheating or breaking of OpSec from my side to Dan. This is what I just sent to Dan with the Turn:


Here is the turn so we’re good.

Dan: I need to speak with you. I’ve gotten a pair of PMs and I’s spoken with Michael regarding allegations of cheating or breaking of OpSec with you and your side. Nothing could be farther from the truth and it greatly concerns me. Cannot say I am offended because I have had the occasional ability to ‘sniff’ out your Operations and plan accordingly. This is the sign of, as hoped for, good player. After all the turns we have played over the years, I think we know each other REALLY well! Let me say that Michael and I speak all the time and he has never come close to EVER breaking the rules. It is a conversation we’ve had from time-to-time due the depth of the chats we have.

Just to provide you a taste of things this is what I Posted the morning I realized that my guess as to your next offensive (Southern New Guinea) was TOTALLY WRONG:

November 10, 1942

This game has been such a chess match with Dan and I! There have been several times I've 'thought' I knew where he was heading:

1. At first I thought he was for sure coming into the Aleutians due to his proclivities and fascinations there. Don't know if that was the right guess or not and will find out later when we wrap up and do our post-BSing meeting over the game.

2. We had the whole NW Australia gambit of his where I guessed correctly he was going to Exmouth at the same time I was withdrawing from Geraldton. That worked out fine and DANDY!

3. In there also fell the Marshalls invasion. He caught me without any air search and nearly achieved a HUGE lodgement there, however, that Operation cost him decently as I reduced the Americans in the Tarawa Area.

4. The drive coming up from Australia was first tipped off to me by my I-Boats down around New Zealand picking up lots of activity with TF moving west to NZ or Australia. His withdrawal of units in Geraldton also tipped off another Operation involving Aussie units. The occasional 'Heavy Radio Traffic' from these two areas also had me leaning southwards. Seeing the TF begin their slow advancement along the east coast under LBA was the final nail in the coffin. Man---I could SEE the Offensive coming up hitting Terapo, Horn Island, and swinging west towards Merauke! This sort of assault would open up all of the eastern DEI. It is the sort of attack I would do if I had the resources. Seeing this all led to the movement of reinforcing New Guinea and beginning to build-up those magnificent potential bases at Gove and Wessel to complement Darwin and Timor.

Well...I GUESSED WRONG THIS TIME!

Those Convoys moving south of New Zealand, the Radio Traffic, and everything else were right. He was moving west with a bunch of stuff all right but it wasn't directed at New Guinea. He has hauled all this stuff across the Pacific to land in the Indian Ocean at Sumatra! HOLY CATS! Don't know why you wouldn't simply send them through the other end of map board but OK.



Do we need to seriously talk this? Where are you at with all this stuff?
John


Let put my answer into even plainer language. This is BS Horse CACA! If anyone has anything to say I want it said now and we'll deal with this crap immediately, otherwise, I have an opponent to crush...


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Redeployment - 6/24/2013 4:34:00 PM   
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Northern Sumatra - 6/24/2013 4:45:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		As people have requested, here is a two-part Screenshot. Northern Sumatra showing Sabang having fallen and landing at the outlying islands. A note to newer players here. As a JFB I have always found that one has to TAKE those outer islands but I NEVER develop them. Leaving Sinabang, Nias, and Siberoet undeveloped is the key to me. These bases will take time for Dan to build and his occupation of them helps to diversify his effort. Don't get me wrong. These COULD become solid and dangerous bases but that will take time. He has roughly 7 days to do this as I move into the Theatre.

Opposed to doing nothing with those outer islands, I have a Regiment-Sized unit and engineers at every base on the west side of Sumatra. Several of these have never expanded the bases and only dug Forts. This is why I have most of these bases at Sz-4 or better Forts. Benkoelen is the key in the west as is Medan and Tand??? in the east.

Imperial Guards fly in to Langsha to start work on a roadblock south. Move aircraft into Padang and Benkoelen to attack those small TF within a range of 4 hexes. Will not tangle with his CAP over the CVs but do want to attrit his shipping and forestall more landings on the west side.





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Northern Malaya - 6/24/2013 4:50:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is the area to the north of Sabang. I will fly in Imperial Guards for one more day placing roughly 60 AV at Langsha to serve as a blocker. The base already has Sz-2 Forts so it should afford to give me a day or two's worth of protection and delay once he gets there.

From Rangoon, 75 Topsy begin ferrying down the 4th ID to Victoria Point. HUGELY VULNERABLE is this base. Need to get it stocked with Base Forces and get a decent garrison present. True daring by Dan would be to send TF across the area and land at Victoria. This would be a frightening move if it occurred.

Phuket is also another location that needs something in it. Fly 8 Mavis TR to Soerabaja this turn. They will then hop to Rangoon (got to LOVE that RANGE!) and begin ferrying troops to this island.

Have an AP TF that dropped off troops at Moulmein. It is a good thing that I have some serious sealift here that can be used at some point.





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From the SUPREME ALLIED Commander to... - 6/24/2013 5:09:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		Just got this note from Dan who said I could Post it here:


John,

I've never suspected or thought there was an intentional OpSec violation. There is, of course, always the risk of an unintentional, minor comment that gives a craft opponent an small but (to him) significant source of information. I'm not saying that occurred here, it's just something that all of us players are aware of when we keep detailed AARs. After your previous successes in sniffing out my operations, I craft an elaborate deception in my AAR to keep the current operation completely under wraps. Since this operation came off with surprise, some people in my AAR may wonder if there might have been a previous unintentional OpSec violation. But nobody thinks you did anything wrong or that there's the slightest taint to your character. And your email is the first suggestion of anybody associating Michael with a possible breach. That's not in the slightest realm of possibility.

Bottom Line: You and I are fine. No chances of misconduct on your part. I think it's just best if, from now on, I don't go into exhaustive, nauseating detail about my turns, just so that I don't have to worry abou the very slim chance of an innocent, subconcious post that might tip of any opponent.

We're 100% good.

Dan


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