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ORIGINAL: mantill

This is one of my favourite parts of the opening game as the allies. I call it "The Flight of the Penguin." The other is rescuing Gertrude from the the Phillipines.

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ORIGINAL: Kereguelen

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ORIGINAL: mantill

This is one of my favourite parts of the opening game as the allies. I call it "The Flight of the Penguin." The other is rescuing Gertrude from the the Phillipines.

In one of my PBEM games, Penguin ran into an unescorted Japanese transport TF somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Penguin lost the ensuing fight and went down [8|].

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ORIGINAL: Kereguelen
In one of my PBEM games, Penguin ran into an unescorted Japanese transport TF somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Penguin lost the ensuing fight and went down [8|].

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ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

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ORIGINAL: Kereguelen
In one of my PBEM games, Penguin ran into an unescorted Japanese transport TF somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Penguin lost the ensuing fight and went down [8|].

Those Japanese AP gunners are actually pretty good. I recently had 4 Flush Deck DDs intercept 12 unescorted APs. The combat was at close range and the DDs got mauled. [:-]

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ORIGINAL: Charbroiled

FIRST MATE: Captain, Guam is being invaded.

CAPTAIN: Get the ship underway and let’s get out of here.

FIRST MATE: Where are we headed?

CAPTAIN: Let’s head to Wake Island. We can find safety there.

A couple of days latter:

CAPTAIN: It looks like there are plenty of ships here at Wake….maybe one will give us an escort to Pearl.

FIRST MATE: Uhhh, Captain, those ships are flying the Japanese flag.

CAPTAIN: Damn, it looks like Wake was invaded also…..lets head to Midway.

A couple of days latter:

FIRST MATE: Captain, Midway is being attacked also….in fact, there is a Japanese Carrier Fleet heading right for us.

CAPTAIN: Let’s head Southwest….maybe the carrier will leave us alone and we can swing about and head to Johnson Island.

A couple of days latter:

CAPTAIN: Whew….we finally made it to Johnson Island and to safety. First mate, take us into port.

FIRST MATE: TORPEDOS OFF THE STARBOARD SIDE.!!!!!!

CAPTAIN: Oh, crap!!!


This is the dialog I pictured would be taking place on the Penguin in one of my PBEM games. The poor ship couldn't find a safe port. Everywhere it went, it found the Japanese. It finally make it to Johnson Island, only to be sunk by a submarine.

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ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

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ORIGINAL: Kereguelen
In one of my PBEM games, Penguin ran into an unescorted Japanese transport TF somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Penguin lost the ensuing fight and went down [8|].

Those Japanese AP gunners are actually pretty good. I recently had 4 Flush Deck DDs intercept 12 unescorted APs. The combat was at close range and the DDs got mauled. [:-]

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ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

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ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

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ORIGINAL: Kereguelen
In one of my PBEM games, Penguin ran into an unescorted Japanese transport TF somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Penguin lost the ensuing fight and went down [8|].

Those Japanese AP gunners are actually pretty good. I recently had 4 Flush Deck DDs intercept 12 unescorted APs. The combat was at close range and the DDs got mauled. [:-]

How about this:


Day Time Surface Combat at 4,82

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage (Sunk)
DD Uranami, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage (Sunk)
DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 4

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable, Shell hits 12

And this was after the CV took 3 air launched torps!

(Brit CVs are tough!)

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ORIGINAL: mantill

This is one of my favourite parts of the opening game as the allies. I call it "The Flight of the Penguin." The other is rescuing Gertrude from the the Phillipines.

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ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

Poor Penguin. Did the capt survive?[:D]

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ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

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ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

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ORIGINAL: Kereguelen
In one of my PBEM games, Penguin ran into an unescorted Japanese transport TF somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Penguin lost the ensuing fight and went down [8|].

Those Japanese AP gunners are actually pretty good. I recently had 4 Flush Deck DDs intercept 12 unescorted APs. The combat was at close range and the DDs got mauled. [:-]

How about this:


Day Time Surface Combat at 4,82

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage (Sunk)
DD Uranami, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage (Sunk)
DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 4

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable, Shell hits 12

And this was after the CV took 3 air launched torps!

(Brit CVs are tough!)

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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

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ORIGINAL: mantill

This is one of my favourite parts of the opening game as the allies. I call it "The Flight of the Penguin." The other is rescuing Gertrude from the the Phillipines.

Have you ever successfully rescued the Gertrude Kellogg?