Bullwinkle58 -> RE: About ASW (4/12/2011 6:53:52 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 Really? So the greatest naval battle in world history, in October 1944, was after the IJN had routed? Do you really believe, that outcome in Leyte Gulf was ever actually in doubt, or that there possibly was a probability of achieving any for significant results for Japanese, or you just in need of some loud words? Hey, buddy, I wasn't the person who used "rout." Maybe we have a differnet definition of the word. I would agree, for example, that the performance of the Red Army in the first months of Barbarossa was a rout. Historic, epic even. Leyte Gulf woud have been an American disaster if the Japanese main force had kept coming and attacked the landing beaches. The IJN would have ultimately lost, yes, but they would have set back the invasion of the PI 6-9 months or more, and scored a propaganda victory on a tiring US public of immense value. Given what they had to work with in October 1944, yeah, I think that would have been significant. quote:
ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 The Mid-Pac campaign didn't begin until November 1943. The Japanese were not "routed" when the Marines hit Tarawa. Actually yes, inability to take any meaningful defensive action when the enemy assaults your line means that you are routed. Tell that to the men who died on Iwo Jima. FWIW, I don't agree with your definition. If that is used, Japan was routed on December 8, 1941. Demolition of Truk only highlighted the inability of IJN to resist Allied advance. Again, not the defiinition of the word. rout1 /raʊt/ Show Spelled [rout] Show IPA noun 1. a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder: to put an army to rout; to put reason to rout. And even if before Marianas Japanese actually had any options, save for picking the place where they would like IJN to be destroyed for little to no effect, which is arguable, past Marianas they certainly hadn't. Had all USN submarines disappeared from the world, Japanese could have put somewhat stiffer resistance on the ground and stage more air attacks on Philippines and later, accounting for the delay I've mentioned above, but still without any hope of changing the overall outcome. Hmm, WHY do you figure they were having such a hard time resisting? Why couldn't they build ships, or put fuel in the ones they had? Why couldn't they move men and supplies around safely deep inside their defense perimeter? Perhaps the submarine campaign of 1942-43 had decimated their merchant marine? quote:
ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 As to the sub war, sinking 4 of every 5 merchant tons doesn't constitue for me "mopping up." As subs, however, didn't accomplish that (actual results were 4870k tons out of 8924k tons of sunk or severely damaged merchant tonnage), who cares. Apparently you, since here you contrtadict what you say below. I'm interested where you get the figure of 8.9 million tons of merchant shipping sunk as well. quote:
ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 How many AE players see 8 carriers sunk by submarines? Oh, the JFB howling!!! I had 4 carriers hit by sub attacks in 1942 alone, and hit, IIRC, 2, when playing Allies (Japanese operated their carriers much less intensely in that game). This is ahistoric, so the game is clearly broken!!! I repeat, however, if subs were so worthless, how did they sink so many major combatants? You know, for guys hanging out, "mopping up"? Probably should have been embarrased to take their paychecks. quote:
ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 Despite torpedo trouble and a shortage of modern fleet boats, the totals for 1942-43 are extremely significant when measured against a pre-war Japanese merchant inventory of about 5 million tons. 6.5 millions. Again, cite? Lossing, IIRC, about 1.5 millions of that to subs was quite significant, Especially since the figures in Adm. King's official report to SecNav are WAAAAY above that, but go on. Use JANAC if you like; you'd still be wrong. of course, considering that Japan started with a deficit of shipping... but less significant that loss of ability ot use foreign shipping due to commencing of hostilities, actually. But still, RL was not the scenario where Allies either played Sir Robin or failed badly in 1942, so it should only be compared to games where Japanese are pressured early and heavily, like, Cuttlefish's game from which he posted screenshots above. I'm not commenting on games of AE. I'm commenting on the incorrectness of your statements against RL events and outcomes.
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