RE: 09Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson

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larryfulkerson -> RE: 09Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/22/2012 11:50:25 PM)
I've got a TF bringing more ground troops to Clark Field even as we speak. [image]local://upfiles/16287/C850B2652B754E569C98B057295C4AB3.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 09Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/22/2012 11:53:11 PM)
I've also got a TF bringing troops to Manila as well. So I'll be able to get better odds in the future. Maybe. [image]local://upfiles/16287/DC2395E7DE3E4121926AF4F524E12AB7.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 09Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/22/2012 11:59:24 PM)
The Allies did a bombardment of my forces on the ground at Paley and I'm pretty sure not much resulted in the way of damage. [image]local://upfiles/16287/473722C8D5FA41BEBEACB67F3F75E47A.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 09Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/23/2012 12:03:08 AM)
I hope those FIRES at Palembang don't grow out of control and do a lot of damage. I guess I'm through bombarding now. [image]local://upfiles/16287/45A094D113F7457EB29E788B8CDD3387.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 09Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/23/2012 1:08:18 AM)
Here's the strategic map of the situation as of 12Jan42: [image]local://upfiles/16287/AC565B209FF5494DB58B53FFDB53A3B9.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 09Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/23/2012 2:28:47 AM)
The 66th Inf Rgt is now unloading on the PI staging for movement into Clark Field. I expect them to arrive there within the week. [image]local://upfiles/16287/0B8402EF983345C183BDCD57086CBAE9.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 6:02:36 AM)
Okie dokie........it's now Monday 23Jul2012 22:01 pm and I'm in possession of Jim's moves so I did the combat replay etc. and here's the combat results of 12Jan42: Here's some Tracker alerts: [image]local://upfiles/16287/5DBE3BFCAC90464B9619AAC568DD73EA.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 6:07:22 AM)
Here's a view of the Home Island's resource history. Oil is at a level almost where it was during the early war period. [image]local://upfiles/16287/C364516F4A1A4AF59C46849673AF9E53.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 7:18:04 AM)
Back in Dec of '41 I did a survey of my bases and set those to expand that were supposed to expand ( ports or airfields ) and sort of forgot about it. Maybe it's time I did another survey to find out whose expansion to turn off now, etc. Plus, check out the levels of fuel and supplies, if for nothing else to check out who needs supplies still and who needs fuel now and stuff. I guess Tracker would give me that same information but it's good for me to check out my bases periodically. [image]local://upfiles/16287/C87CE177F4584B8D84552E009906B29E.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 7:24:15 AM)
TF 8 is an AKE and escorts headed for Singkawang so I can use that base as a sort-of refit/rearm point in the near future. I plan on having an HQ there as well for the torps reload ability. I've converted a lot of AKL's to PB's and a lot of my TF's have escorts in them of one sort or another. I'm hoping that might make a difference in the number of ships that are getting sunk each turn by the Allied subs. I lost more ships on 12Jan42 than the Allies did and that's just wrong. LOL. [image]local://upfiles/16287/F9D5A6B764D347D390EB645FAE2EDCDA.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 8:16:00 AM)
Jim has some ships fleeing to the West originating from Broome. Maybe I should chase them down. On the other hand they may just be little boys and not worth going after. What to do? [image]local://upfiles/16287/7D9A0A9CD4044F1FA9A31ADD7C3BF79B.gif[/image]

moore4807 -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 4:12:41 PM)
OK, this may be a whiny complaint - and not against Larry either... How can Larry "see" all three TF's leaving Broome when he clearly doesn't have a ship any closer than 8 hexes away (thus out of float plane range), and more than 13 hexes away from the nearest base? I'm also able to see some things I shouldn't, but chalked it up to coastwatchers - these ships are two hexes out at sea! If I have any complaint about this great game its that we "see" too much of our opponent - there should be more of a "ghost" quality of play where ships are concerned. Or am I just being too nit picky??? PS. Please remember that this is my first game against a live opponent, all my others have been against the A.I. - so Ive never "seen" the other side of things... I'm going to leave this post, but I'm second guessing how it reads now that I wrote it.

moore4807 -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 4:26:46 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 11, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry's subs continue to sink valuable ships right at my front door... Submarine attack near San Francisco at 217,72 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships TK Mobilfuel, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires TK Mobilfuel is sighted by SS I-26 SS I-26 launches 2 torpedoes Larry included in his email turn that I outnumbered him at Palembang...obviously looking at me to try an attack... He actually outnumbers me by around 1K. I still may attack but it will be foolhardy. Larry also has at least 2CV in his TF nearby. So I will be taking casualties from the air too. Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 976 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 4282 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 146 Assaulting units: So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion Djambi Base Force Palembang Base Force Defending units: 4th/A Div /1 Japanese forces CAPTURE Ambon !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Kolaka !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Babar !!!

House Stark -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 4:49:34 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: moore4807 OK, this may be a whiny complaint - and not against Larry either... How can Larry "see" all three TF's leaving Broome when he clearly doesn't have a ship any closer than 8 hexes away (thus out of float plane range), and more than 13 hexes away from the nearest base? I'm also able to see some things I shouldn't, but chalked it up to coastwatchers - these ships are two hexes out at sea! If I have any complaint about this great game its that we "see" too much of our opponent - there should be more of a "ghost" quality of play where ships are concerned. Or am I just being too nit picky??? PS. Please remember that this is my first game against a live opponent, all my others have been against the A.I. - so Ive never "seen" the other side of things... I'm going to leave this post, but I'm second guessing how it reads now that I wrote it. I'm pretty sure Jakes have a range of 10/8, so if Larry's using them at extended range they might have spotted those ships. Also, the Japanese occasionally get notified of ships via SigInt, even though it happens far less than for the Allies.

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 5:36:58 PM)
House Stark is absolutely correct. I parked a CS with 24 floatplanes north of Broome and my Jakes indeed can see that far. So I'm scooping out Broome from the air. All is well with the game, no bugs or anomolies. [image]local://upfiles/16287/37FEC1D13FAB4835A31ACDE5DBABAF3F.gif[/image]

moore4807 -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/24/2012 8:05:09 PM)
[X(][X(][X(] Thank you House Stark... D'oh... I was looking at Petes with the 4/3 range... My Bad! Nice Job Larry - I never even thought you could pack 24 recon aircraft on a CS ship. I learn something new every day!

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 7:47:24 AM)
Okie dokie.....it's Wed. 25July2012 23:46 and I'm in possession of Jim's moves and this is the latest combat results ( 13Jan42 ) Here's some Tracker alerts: [image]local://upfiles/16287/2A4D1A3A049B419082E47174BC1F23DF.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 7:50:19 AM)
And here's the Tracker economic chart : [image]local://upfiles/16287/FE976B7173CF4A3E89A11360F372C423.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 7:59:25 AM)
Here's the resource history for the Japanese Home Islands. It's doing pretty well overall I'm guessing. [image]local://upfiles/16287/88405DF08B1040F2A984A3F26EA78F0B.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:07:31 AM)
I'm producing only about 100 Zero's per month and I would have thought I might need something like 300. Anybody have a really good idea how many Zero's I should be pumping out? Also, I've got a lot of factories in repair mode still. So um......do I have to have 10K supplies in each of the repairing cities to get them to repair? Maybe that's why there's so many cities in repair mode.......I'll have to look into that. It's time for a monthly city-by-city review any way. [image]local://upfiles/16287/1E7E9130B3244895B30F9165336279C1.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 12Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:20:13 AM)
Jim's got some transports, I guess, headed SW near Tarawa......maybe I should try to chase them down and sink 'em. [image]local://upfiles/16287/1BAE31EAF2C141F898347FEA58212A24.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:25:39 AM)
The Palembang Invasion TF's' landed there while there were still at least 36 mines in the Allied minefield. That's interesting that only 1 ship ( a DD ) hit a mine. I wonder how many more mines there are.......the minefield dot is still showing on the map. EDIT: I estimate that I've cleared about 50 mines already including previous turns and this episode. And 1 sunk DD. [image]local://upfiles/16287/5BF8A92B6FDF45CD8B53DBC89D10BC1F.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:30:41 AM)
Here's the first of several surface contacts that occured last night and today so far. [image]local://upfiles/16287/0C49351A4D334544AB7F9CA9627ACCA1.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:34:14 AM)
SS Plumbers helper is still making a nusiance of himself. I just can't seem to make him go away. My ASW assets need a bunch more training or something I guess. [image]local://upfiles/16287/1BA0F6E0744F4D38A8C0BABB50EBA3E2.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:39:55 AM)
Dutch sub SS KX is being bothersome. He's missed one ship and hit another and I'm pretty sure the adventure and drama isn't over yet. I'm going to have to fly some ASW down there pretty quick to add to the DD's and PB's I already have available nearby. [image]local://upfiles/16287/FC08B59B3BA3483A82C2A1C4CF17E42B.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:46:17 AM)
So it turns out that Saigon and Cam Rahn Bay are popular tourist attractions for the Allied sailors, at least the silent corps. I count at least 3 and possibly as many as 6 subs around this AO and I'm going to have to fly some more ASW in there to help out the SC's and PB's I have patrolling around there already. If I can't sail any damaged ships into Saigon then I'll have to send them all the way to Hong Kong to get repaired. D'oh. Maybe Palembang has a repair yard. Lemme get back to you on that. [image]local://upfiles/16287/26A99F7CCA42413AA8F2F0B8C92A3881.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:49:52 AM)
No repair yard at Palembang.....drat. It's a pain to have to send a ship 1/2 way around the world just to get it repaired. The Allies have a lot of convient repair yards and his damaged ships don't have to go very far to get to them. That's one reason the Japs lost the war I bet. [image]local://upfiles/16287/92188849D105405AB7FA80E7A840C515.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:53:12 AM)
Here's the third of the several surface contacts....here I've bungled into a gaggle of Allied PT boats. Not much of a contest really. [image]local://upfiles/16287/D962C3BE5F5C4AC1AE32E111110DA513.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 8:58:08 AM)
I've got a squadron of Betty's at Rabaul that insists on going on unescorted raids into Port Moresby. I've stood them down to prevent that happening anymore. Unless and until my CAP and escort(s) are in place I can't see making any more expensive raids to PM. [image]local://upfiles/16287/A18C02F9BA1A4B2AA74DE16694E4A50B.gif[/image]

larryfulkerson -> RE: 13Jan42 Moo v. Fulkerson (7/26/2012 9:13:25 AM)
Operation Beat-Down at Clark Field is officially not working. This loss rate will have Allies on PI for the rest of the war. I've got troops moving into Clark Field and Manila and I'm going to start doing deliberate attacks and or bombardments just as soon as the fatigue level is lower than it is now. EDIT: And by the way, and appropo of nothing at all, what's the record number of posts by a single person on this forum anyway? [image]local://upfiles/16287/A581757687C444E3AB93063840F50FEC.gif[/image]

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