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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 12:16:23 AM

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I think Asheville is the PG with a couple of 6" guns - useful for bombardment or taking out enemy small fry.

Shows 4" in this mod.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 1:58:28 AM

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I believe BBfanboy may be thinking of the Charleston?

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 2:54:41 AM

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Okay turn is away, and we have three separate solid naval intercepts and one potential naval air attack...but other than that it is all Japan right now!

Do you mean by that, that you have created 3 separate transport TFs each comprised of only merchantmen and you are sending them directly to a Japanese port which displays an enemy TF icon present, or to the ocean hex which displays an enemy TF icon?

If you keep sending single xAK TFs to enemy ports, the enemy combat TFs may never have sufficient OPS/ammo to leave port after combat. That's one way to keep your valuable combat TFs safe from naval intercepts.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 5:07:31 AM

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I believe BBfanboy may be thinking of the Charleston?

My bad- Charleston is the one with 6" guns. Old guy memory - or lack thereof ...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 1:07:47 PM

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Got the turn...from Japan secret communication...haven't run the turn yet:

Ouch, I can see why you were excited about that turn.

Another turn like this and you will have to change your title on your AAR :-)

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 1:26:06 PM

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 1:50:16 PM

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Okay turn is away, and we have three separate solid naval intercepts and one potential naval air attack...but other than that it is all Japan right now!

Do you mean by that, that you have created 3 separate transport TFs each comprised of only merchantmen and you are sending them directly to a Japanese port which displays an enemy TF icon present, or to the ocean hex which displays an enemy TF icon?

If you keep sending single xAK TFs to enemy ports, the enemy combat TFs may never have sufficient OPS/ammo to leave port after combat. That's one way to keep your valuable combat TFs safe from naval intercepts.

Alfred

Also a useful tactic offensively as chaff in major fleet engagements - IJN DD's seem to love expending Long Lances on freighters. Much more comforting fighting IJN ships knowing the big damage dealers have been expended.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 2:50:58 PM

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New Years Eve, 1941

A three destroyer squadron intercepts a juicy task force at Jesselton, gets a torpedo hit that fails to detonate, and the IJN craftily manages to withdraw for now...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 2:56:35 PM

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TF Australia reacts to and pursues the IJN fleet...catching it, closing the Perth damages the patrol boat escorts that managed to bounce a shell of her deck armor, then the Australia sinks two ships before the IJN manage to escape...

No time to rescue soldiers in the water...we need another engagement!

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:00:46 PM

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This convoy manages to break away again...only 7 more lives left.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:12:12 PM

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Dawn arrives as the IJN convoy desperately seeks safety, fleeing flank speed from Task Force Australia (which retired to replenish ammunition)...and right into the perfectly timed pincer attack of Desron #12 at Manus.

DD Patterson ran right in and launched a devastating torpedo attack...and took a large caliber hit...but there would be no escape during daylight, as the merciless Yank destroyers even used 50 caliber Brownings on the convoy.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:16:31 PM

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Our Dutch light cruisers and destroyers stand off from the Japanese fleets in Western Australia, electing not to close and we can only hope they aren't bombed by naval air power.

But the Dutch pilots are made of sterner stuff...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:21:00 PM

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Tiaotso...a little festung...these Chinese troopers should be able to hold for quite a while...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:22:47 PM

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On the Sian road...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:26:33 PM

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The IJA makes some good tactical decisions here and forces a retreat...before we could retreat out of the base.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:29:47 PM

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Townsville also was being abandoned, but in both cases the IJA armored pursue...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:31:29 PM

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Port Moresby is now doomed...

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:33:43 PM

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Elements of the battered Chinese 35th Corp (C unit) have nowhere to go...and elect to hold the rail line. They might last for a few more days.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:38:22 PM

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Flying Tigers dance with Oscars over Pakhoi...and get the worst of it, but not that badly as several Oscars ditch on the return home.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 3:59:43 PM

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Jan 1, 1942 Scoresheet, with a comparison to another game...

Japan absolutely destroyed the Dutch/Singapore shipping fleet.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 4:02:51 PM

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DD Patterson took a big hit!

These Bagley class destroyers are slated to join the carrier fleet, but with four 5 inch guns they make for good ambushers here in the chaotic amphibious phase.

I am trying not to lose them.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 4:07:00 PM

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Tracker has 36 IJN ships sunk for 581 VPs.

It is the fog of war!

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 4:12:18 PM

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Elements of the battered Chinese 35th Corp (C unit) have nowhere to go...and elect to hold the rail line. They might last for a few more days.

Elected to hold the rail line in favor of x4 terrain next door? You need to hammer some basic military sense into those Chinese

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...but there would be no escape during daylight, as the merciless Yank destroyers even used 50 caliber Brownings on the convoy.

65th Bde goes glug-glug? Congratulations! Always a warm fuzzy feeling when enemy convoy is eliminated to the last ship.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 4:24:40 PM

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Empire paying the price for overextending the IJN. Whole brigade in hostile waters without any escort, seems fair result.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 5:28:12 PM

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On the Sian road...

If the enemy has tanks there, fuggeddaboutit!

If attacking uses more supply than defending - ditto.

Otherwise, it's worth a try to keep him honest.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 5:32:44 PM

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Tracker has 36 IJN ships sunk for 581 VPs.

It is the fog of war!

The Intel summary page indicates not many points lost for IJ ships - so those important ships likely did not go down. Probably mine hits that did damage - the sunk ships page seems to always include (initially) any ship that had a mine or torp hit without any consideration of ability to survive.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 7:29:41 PM

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Flying Tigers dance with Oscars over Pakhoi...and get the worst of it, but not that badly as several Oscars ditch on the return home.

Wow, the Japanese attack on Townsville was apparently so powerful that it caused the cancellation of a corvette on the slipway in Sydney dockyard

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 8:04:36 PM

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Okay turn is away, and we have three separate solid naval intercepts and one potential naval air attack...but other than that it is all Japan right now!

Do you mean by that, that you have created 3 separate transport TFs each comprised of only merchantmen and you are sending them directly to a Japanese port which displays an enemy TF icon present, or to the ocean hex which displays an enemy TF icon?

If you keep sending single xAK TFs to enemy ports, the enemy combat TFs may never have sufficient OPS/ammo to leave port after combat. That's one way to keep your valuable combat TFs safe from naval intercepts.

Alfred

Also a useful tactic offensively as chaff in major fleet engagements - IJN DD's seem to love expending Long Lances on freighters. Much more comforting fighting IJN ships knowing the big damage dealers have been expended.

I would consider it gamey at best.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/30/2020 11:36:07 PM

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Flying Tigers dance with Oscars over Pakhoi...and get the worst of it, but not that badly as several Oscars ditch on the return home.

Wow, the Japanese attack on Townsville was apparently so powerful that it caused the cancellation of a corvette on the slipway in Sydney dockyard

That was a minesweeper at Townsville - look to the right for the location.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 10/31/2020 12:33:27 AM

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That was a minesweeper at Townsville - look to the right for the location.

In game, yes - but the real-life Dubbo was a Bathhurst-class under construction in Sydney at this point in the war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Dubbo_(J251). Not sure if it was a deliberate decision in DB to move her to Townsville?

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