RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan)

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Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/1/2012 1:19:12 AM)
1 May 1943 Supply: 4.153m HI: 1.354m Fuel: 6.360m Ready aircraft: 4,409 Ship losses: 1 x DD, 9 x E, 7 x APD, 5 x SS Another month has passed and nothing major has changed. He continues to grind away at my airforce in Burma and Thailand. The bombers even show up once in a while alongside the fighter Sweeps. In the Marshalls he is bombing Mili with B-25s on medium-level Ground Attack. This is slowly downgrading the capability of the Mili Naval Fortress but the CD guns are mostly unaffected. I have put a stupendous admiral in charge with high ratings including Admin. If looks like this island will be his first target when he eventually lands. My paras were eliminated at Lanchow, however the remnants are marching along the trail to Ningsia alongside some av support and engineers. I still want to pose a threat on this axis, even if it's only fake.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/1/2012 1:41:27 AM)
I forgot to mention ... Around 15 Glen-equipped subs with 14,000 endurance are headed out to the gap between PH and the West Coast. I want to see if there's any traffic worth sinking in the area. If there is then I may send out a carrier raid to coincide with when his CVs are committed to the Marshalls landings. I am moving fuel to Hakodate, Etorofu and Marcus Island in preparation.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/1/2012 1:48:57 AM)
Looking at the shipbuilding queue, it's not really that long before I get some more carriers. This despite the fact that I have not really accelerated anything, or at least not anything expensive. [image]local://upfiles/11369/4372716ED1434DE8BABF2B9B6BC92EB5.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/1/2012 2:04:53 AM)
Nick Swarm There are now 497 Nicks on the map. This, I have decided, is absolutely my most important weapon. I would gladly expend thousands of these planes to remove Allied destroyers and the like from the map, and indeed that is the plan :-) [image]local://upfiles/11369/7F4F6F762D0B40A6A32A59502BEEB037.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/4/2012 1:03:09 AM)
3 May 1943 A Rufe unit stationed at Babo shoots down 9 unescorted B-25s. This is the sort of thing I play for :-) Unfortunately they didn't do too much to stop the 40 or so B-24s which also arrived, and the two AVs supporting the float fighters were duly sunk. I will therefore abandon my attempt to suck the oil out of this silly little port. The loading rate is too slow anyway.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/6/2012 11:59:15 AM)
6 May 1943 BBs Idaho & Mississippi pay a visit to Mili. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 76 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Shell hits 7 BB Idaho, Shell hits 3 Japanese ground losses: 177 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (5 destroyed, 10 disabled) OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi BB Mississippi firing at Mili Naval Fortress Mili Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi Mili Naval Fortress firing at BB Idaho BB Idaho firing at Mili Naval Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 15in CD guns took out 2 x 20mm AA guns and reduced the crew experience on the Mississippi, but obviously came off worse overall. [image]local://upfiles/11369/FA9856329BC0491B9C460C12EF1108C9.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/6/2012 12:42:04 PM)
Interesting that while you've conceded territory he has not really filled it and pushed forward more. Your emphasis on the air must be having some effect to deter his plans. Such an interesting game ad I'm curious to see how it develops. I see you're building the Shinano. With your emphasis on the air war this surprises me, as it's such an expensive CV for the benefit it gives. You could build a very large number of planes for the amount of HI it takes to build that CV. The late war CV/CVE also might cost more than they will benefit by the time you get them.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/7/2012 4:11:44 PM)
I think he's just very risk averse. The Shinano is a Taiho class in Scen 2 ...

obvert -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/7/2012 7:04:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft I think he's just very risk averse. The Shinano is a Taiho class in Scen 2 ... My bad! I've been playing Scenario 1 for so long I forgot about that! Yes, but all means that is necessary.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:07:42 PM)
16 May 1943 The careful Allied reduction of the perimeter continues. Pegu airfield is closed and I am losing a lot of Tojos to his massed fighters. Over in the Marshalls the Mili Fortress is just about completely disabled. However, there is one bright spot. The first Type 91 torpedo was delivered at night into a worthy target. Moonlight was at 92%. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Mili at 136,121 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:36:07 PM)
The Score ... [image]local://upfiles/11369/AECC99CCB7894999B91BC6A849D6D13C.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:43:41 PM)
Industry [image]local://upfiles/11369/C4A9CA70F60C45139AC7F17FD9C62546.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:45:40 PM)
Aircraft Production [image]local://upfiles/11369/A55673A8CCCF47F9A40544A84D4596EE.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:47:53 PM)
Ship Production [image]local://upfiles/11369/74B61601F8F44215A5933DA961D38777.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:51:18 PM)
Barges training up at Nanking, 180 of them. [image]local://upfiles/11369/CB5289786F724AC88AA00DF0521243EB.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:54:13 PM)
I have shipped a division in to Brunei to protect the fuel. [image]local://upfiles/11369/3DCA12B9FA444EADBB7BF96837BB5D7E.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:57:19 PM)
The fuel stockpile at Port Arthur is now seriously depleted. This is probably because I have aggressively expanded HI throughout China. [image]local://upfiles/11369/1F92D48B98074A079A471B8BDCB4D1AE.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 6:59:30 PM)
Ditto the resource stockpile at Keijo, and likely for the same reason. [image]local://upfiles/11369/8068A5D5DD51407AB8B1A54080C05B11.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 7:04:58 PM)
These guys have recently successfully delivered a bomb into a Canadian corvette at Attu Island. [image]local://upfiles/11369/D0F0269DCA1E4E9CAB0E458B4C017ED9.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 7:06:12 PM)
Paramushiro-Jima itself. [image]local://upfiles/11369/35BBB3C36A5B449AA606C111578915F2.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 7:12:03 PM)
At Hakodate, the KB awaits its opportunity. [image]local://upfiles/11369/AE4DF2B5B74044F3955AD5035A331A2E.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 7:15:16 PM)
Meanwhile the Akagi & Kaga are merely keeping the Shimakaze DDs company at Kure. [image]local://upfiles/11369/61434CCF12484D61A4E6B34D5040CA44.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 7:17:40 PM)
The CVEs are in reserve at Babeldoab. [image]local://upfiles/11369/8A8C1966F9674C1E9E4AAA3EB97F976C.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/20/2012 7:19:06 PM)
While the bulk of the more modern surface fleet is at Guam. [image]local://upfiles/11369/D7CC14EF528F4DFD9CC59A62D5758F75.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/21/2012 4:32:42 PM)
17 May 1943 Another torp finds its mark. 100% moonlight this time ... The Mili Fortress has virtually ceased to exist. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Mili at 136,121 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 9 damaged G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB New Mexico BB Colorado, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/24/2012 3:56:12 PM)
20 May 1943 Emilies can see better in the daytime it seems. Note how they fly under the CAP with ease :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft H8K2 Emily x 6 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 7 Japanese aircraft losses H8K2 Emily: 5 damaged H8K2 Emily: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Russell BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x H8K2 Emily launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: VMF-124 with F4U-1 Corsair (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 36800. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/26/2012 12:07:39 AM)
21 May 1943 Emilies strike again ... Flying out of Ebadon now as mentioned much earlier. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 130,130 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft H8K2 Emily x 6 Japanese aircraft losses H8K2 Emily: 3 damaged Allied Ships AM Oriole, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LST-19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 6 x H8K2 Emily launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/27/2012 12:50:04 AM)
22 May 1943 Again :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft H8K2 Emily x 2 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 22 Japanese aircraft losses H8K2 Emily: 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x H8K2 Emily launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: VMF-124 with F4U-1 Corsair (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VMF-214 with F4U-1 Corsair (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

Miller -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/27/2012 12:52:17 AM)
How do you keep motivated? Your opponent appears to have done next to nothing all game.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (10/27/2012 2:50:03 AM)
He has not done nothing, far from it. I don't report everything, and he is constantly chipping away at the edges of my temporary Empire. Consider how you would play against an augmented Japan that is operating on a "uber-defensive" basis? If you are risk averse, which is exactly how the Allies were in reality, it makes life difficult. Both of us are enjoying the game immensely. Personally I think it makes a great contrast to the usual 6 month pointless spoogefest that seems to comprise most PBEM games. This will go the distance.

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