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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 5:31:01 PM

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February 12, 1945

There are images that serve to warm a Japanese player's heart whenever we see them. Seeing American DDs sink is just as fun--perhaps MORE SO--in 1945 as 1041, 1942, 1943, or 1944. Pretty safe to say DD Franks and Halsey Powell will not be reporting back for orders after this day...

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 5:32:58 PM

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What is not shown in that screenshot is 8" Japanese Naval Shells CRUSHING American AMs next to Shanghai...

Next to Shanghai you ask? YEP! All those empty TFs are returning to Shanghai and then south.

What is left of the Japanese surface fleet is now beginning to enter the fray.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 5:36:17 PM

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ORIGINAL: John 3rd
What is not shown in that screenshot is 8" Japanese Naval Shells CRUSHING American AMs next to Shanghai...

Next to Shanghai you ask? YEP! All those empty TFs are returning to Shanghai and then south.

What is left of the Japanese surface fleet is now beginning to enter the fray.

Tenno Heika Banzai!!!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 5:40:53 PM

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This should be fun to watch!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 5:42:30 PM

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ORIGINAL: Kitakami

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ORIGINAL: John 3rd
What is not shown in that screenshot is 8" Japanese Naval Shells CRUSHING American AMs next to Shanghai...

Next to Shanghai you ask? YEP! All those empty TFs are returning to Shanghai and then south.

What is left of the Japanese surface fleet is now beginning to enter the fray.

Tenno Heika Banzai!!!

Yeah! What he said!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 6:25:44 PM

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John,

I've enjoyed reading your AAR. Thanks for doing that for us.

It seems like Dan is a really nice guy and a quality opponent. That was a nice note he sent.

Until everything is finalized though, I'd advise you stick to your gameplan-whatever that may be-and disregard your opponent's egging you into action that would favor his position. You've repeatedly forsworn any 1944-1945 carrier v. carrier deathmatch for a variety of reasons. You've very recently stated that carriers would NEVER be involved in your interdiction of Dan's carrier 1.0x10^6 Deathstar. Just because it pains your opponent to see you 'go quietly into that great goodnight' doesn't mean that opinion should carry any water with you. In fact, he may be using his silver-tongued oratory to his benefit. At least consider his self-serving interests in exhortations to clash on terms that heavily favor him at the point of combat.

+1

Something I'd liked to ask you since long: what about the new superfast (when submerged) small electric submarines? They should be in service already, isn't it? How does game engine handle them?

Also, what about your ASW? Results, hits, sinkings?

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 7:41:09 PM

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Up in private room now. Have stress test in morning. Going with treadmill vs chemical. Did chemical 3 years ago and didn�t enjoy that. 😠 If you�ve done them before you know what I mean.

Best of luck on that!!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 7:43:42 PM

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Cannot imagine a stone being worse! Semi-glad to be a male here gang!

Just so you're not misled ... men can get stones, too, and in some cases the urologist gets them out by going through ... a delicate place. Prayers for your wife here as everyone I've heard of who has had stones will vouch that are extremely painful. If your wife has had so many bouts of stones, check her meds. Some medications can cause or exacerbate stone formation. That was the case with my wife FWIW.

Have head around a dozen of them, one, the last one taken surgically. The single most painful thing that has ever happened to me was the first time I used the bathroom after that procedure. Unbeleivable. Passing them was hard enough without the damage from the laser. Best of luck to your wife.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 8:20:25 PM

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What is not shown in that screenshot is 8" Japanese Naval Shells CRUSHING American AMs next to Shanghai...

Next to Shanghai you ask? YEP! All those empty TFs are returning to Shanghai and then south.

What is left of the Japanese surface fleet is now beginning to enter the fray.

Tenno Heika Banzai!!!

What he said!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 8:21:45 PM

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Cannot imagine a stone being worse! Semi-glad to be a male here gang!

Just so you're not misled ... men can get stones, too, and in some cases the urologist gets them out by going through ... a delicate place. Prayers for your wife here as everyone I've heard of who has had stones will vouch that are extremely painful. If your wife has had so many bouts of stones, check her meds. Some medications can cause or exacerbate stone formation. That was the case with my wife FWIW.

Have head around a dozen of them, one, the last one taken surgically. The single most painful thing that has ever happened to me was the first time I used the bathroom after that procedure. Unbeleivable. Passing them was hard enough without the damage from the laser. Best of luck to your wife.

On the semi-good news front, she passed the stone without surgery. Not pleasant but at least there is no medical bill.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 8:22:16 PM

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Got the 2-13 turn from Dan and am now running it. Will post a detailed update at that point.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 10:00:41 PM

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February 13, 1945
Tsinan, CHINA

Since the Allies don't use 2EB to attack troops, it is with no surprise that 130 B-24 appear over the skies of Tsinan. These deadly bad-boys are met by nearly 40 Japanese planes. Numerous firing passes occur with six shot down over the city and another 15 or smoking badly (operational losses).

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RE: February 1945 - 11/27/2017 10:51:31 PM

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I can 'loan' you over 100 well trained and rested Liz bombers if you want.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/28/2017 12:23:51 AM

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I can 'loan' you over 100 well trained and rested Liz bombers if you want.

I just ordered 200+ bombers to hit the troops there. I'd love to have those 4E beauties Michael!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/28/2017 5:08:31 PM

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February 14, 1945
Chinhae, KOREA

The army can still fight. We get the opportunity and SUCCEED in crushing an American Marine Division. US Casualties: 3329, 55 Guns, and 159 Vehicles.

How about a weak BANZAI!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/28/2017 5:11:23 PM

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The army can still fight. We get the opportunity and SUCCEED in crushing an American Marine Division. US Casualties: 3329, 55 Guns, and 159 Vehicles.

How about a weak BANZAI!

BANZAI!!!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/28/2017 5:54:01 PM

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February 14, 1945
Chinhae, KOREA

The army can still fight. We get the opportunity and SUCCEED in crushing an American Marine Division. US Casualties: 3329, 55 Guns, and 159 Vehicles.

You die now, Marine Yankee GI dog! Banzai!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/29/2017 7:38:00 AM

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ORIGINAL: jwolf

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ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Cannot imagine a stone being worse! Semi-glad to be a male here gang!

Just so you're not misled ... men can get stones, too, and in some cases the urologist gets them out by going through ... a delicate place. Prayers for your wife here as everyone I've heard of who has had stones will vouch that are extremely painful. If your wife has had so many bouts of stones, check her meds. Some medications can cause or exacerbate stone formation. That was the case with my wife FWIW.

Have head around a dozen of them, one, the last one taken surgically. The single most painful thing that has ever happened to me was the first time I used the bathroom after that procedure. Unbeleivable. Passing them was hard enough without the damage from the laser. Best of luck to your wife.

On the semi-good news front, she passed the stone without surgery. Not pleasant but at least there is no medical bill.

Lovely!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/29/2017 7:40:07 AM

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February 14, 1945
Chinhae, KOREA

The army can still fight. We get the opportunity and SUCCEED in crushing an American Marine Division. US Casualties: 3329, 55 Guns, and 159 Vehicles.

You die now, Marine Yankee GI dog! Banzai!

Aren't you an American, Mr Chickenboy?

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RE: February 1945 - 11/29/2017 10:28:44 PM

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February 15, 1945

Japanese sub sinkings continue with great frequency. Have about 35 boats left with ten or twelve engaged along the Moppo--West Korean Coast--Shanghai base areas planting little 10-20 Type 88 Minefields. About every over turn I here the delightful mine hitting sound. COOL!

Occasionally, these boats get a chance to shoot at something juicy. Today is that case as I-2-2 sows here 12 mines just NE of Shanghai and then attacks a nice, large American AO. Two TTs slam into USS Winooski and the hapless ship adds to the pain with additional fuel explosions rocking her. She sinks: NICE!

Down along the north coast of Australia I-192 sinks LCM-354 as well as LCM-341 in a combination of TT and gunfire attacks.

Three ships in one day...1945...NICE!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/29/2017 10:31:38 PM

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Damn but I am getting crap-tons of Training units right now. Could have really used them six months ago. Any advice for using these units? I am filling them out, replacing the leaders, and training for Low Nav. Other ideas or thoughts?

Additionally, you can see the Allied lodgement in Korea.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/29/2017 10:49:52 PM

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...just passed 1600 confirmed Allied ships sunk...

damn...I mean DAMN!

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RE: February 1945 - 11/30/2017 2:34:14 AM

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Damn but I am getting crap-tons of Training units right now. Could have really used them six months ago. Any advice for using these units? I am filling them out, replacing the leaders, and training for Low Nav. Other ideas or thoughts?

John, an obvious use would be training up of naval and army aviators for the much-anticipated kamikaze units. But you've been kind of cagey about answering questions about numbers of kamikazes (IJAAF and IJNAF) you have trained and available and your plans for employing these in meaningful numbers. So we're just not certain if you hadn't considered the idea vital to your late war efforts and are not really 'into it' or if you're saving some sort of massive raid as a surprise to your readers. It's kind of hard to provide ideas or thoughts without knowing where you stand at this point in the game.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/30/2017 3:57:16 AM

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Good points.

I have, perhaps, 1500 trained pilots presently with another 500 or so above 50 skill. Plenty for some spectacular work. Airframes are plentiful as well. Need to convert more units over to actual Kamikaze and then we go. My plan has always been to grow the numbers while waiting for the invasion of Japan.

Dan says we'll be done by April 1st. Not sure what he means there. He watches VP totals. Is that what he means? Don't know.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/30/2017 12:24:27 PM

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Awesome job getting to 1945 and still fighting.

If your opponent says he'll be done in 6 weeks time and you are talking about waiting for him to invade Japan before unleashing your kamikazes then there's a bit of a disconnect in expectations.

Given that the Allies have all the initiative it seems safe to say invading Japan isn't part of his victory conditions (VPs or otherwise) so your kamikazes risk being the same as KB.... being kept back for that thing that never happens.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/30/2017 1:39:24 PM

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Dan says we'll be done by April 1st. Not sure what he means there. He watches VP totals. Is that what he means? Don't know.

What are your current VPs? What is the rate of change in the ratio of Allied: Japanese VPs? Will this ratio exceed 2:1 by April 1 at the current rate?

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RE: February 1945 - 11/30/2017 2:51:34 PM

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Will check.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/30/2017 5:02:42 PM

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Here is the current VP screen:

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RE: February 1945 - 11/30/2017 6:04:11 PM

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25 days left in the game seems doable...especially if you aren't paying attention to the VP much, or even at all.

Allies should be racking up consecutive 1,000+ vp days. Of course I have no idea if they are or aren't.

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RE: February 1945 - 11/30/2017 6:09:48 PM

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25 days left in the game seems doable...

???

February 17-April 1= 41 or 42, depending on whether February, 1945 was a leap year. No, I cannot be arsed to go back to 1945 to make that determination.

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