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Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/7/2015 9:00:39 PM)
Bait in some carrier planes to the CAP at Port Moresby with a 1 pt AKL? Sure, why not. Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 B5N1 Kate x 2 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships xAKL Montanes Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/7/2015 9:04:22 PM)
Wow. The carriers must have sprinted well down into the Coral Sea. These are some ships headed North from Sydney to help cover Lexington tomorrow. In retrospect, it would have been better to scuttle Lexington two days ago and get the lightly damaged combatants out. Hard thing to do. Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 97,144 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 D3A1 Val x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 10 damaged Allied Ships CL Perth CL Achilles CA Louisville, Bomb hits 1

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/7/2015 9:07:54 PM)
A helpless AK with supplies for somewhere. Morning Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 93,139 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 B5N2 Kate x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Centaur, Bomb hits 14, and is sunk The remainder of the Lexington task force makes for Cairns and now picks up LRCAP. Not enough. Morning Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 95,139 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 B5N2 Kate x 33 D3A1 Val x 13 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CA Northampton, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Porter, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Lamson, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Drayton, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Dunlap, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk 2 more DD's sunk an Northampton looking pretty bad.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/7/2015 9:09:04 PM)
Make it stop,,,,please. Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 97,144 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA Pensacola CL Perth

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/7/2015 9:13:33 PM)
Afternoon...a raid on ships coming up from Sydney. Not catastrophic but Achilles seems hurt badly. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 97,144 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 B5N2 Kate x 36 D3A1 Val x 35 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged D3A1 Val: 17 damaged Allied Ships CA Louisville, Bomb hits 2 CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 4, on fire CL Perth, Bomb hits 2, on fire CL Achilles, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Le Triomphant Northampton is also likely finished off in another strike. Uggh. I blame the staff.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/7/2015 9:16:37 PM)
New visitors at Rabaul. We have evacuated about half of the two Aus Bn by air to Port Moresby. Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2847 troops, 14 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Defending force 23447 troops, 192 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 691 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 39th Australian Battalion Lark Force 2/1st Ind Coy 53rd Australian Battalion B Coy/NG Rifles Defending units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF 4th Division 144th Infantry Regiment Maizuru 1st SNLF 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 15th Base Force

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/8/2015 11:11:10 PM)
********FOB RH, Honolulu, Dec, 29****** FAM: <looking at operations reports> OK, who screwed up? Where is the appendix with all the ships sunk yesterday? Tiny, the bodyguard, a 350 lb Hawaiian: That's it boss. FAM:** Well, I'll be damned.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/8/2015 11:17:23 PM)
Hehe TF 53 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Japanese Ships SS I-157, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS I-156, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage F 58 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Japanese Ships SS I-162, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/8/2015 11:22:35 PM)
So long..and thanks for all the fish Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 23437 troops, 192 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 689 Defending force 2678 troops, 14 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Japanese adjusted assault: 412 Allied adjusted defense: 21 Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 414 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 48 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 920 casualties reported Squads: 70 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 122 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 108 (108 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Units destroyed 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th Division 144th Infantry Regiment Maizuru 2nd SNLF Maizuru 1st SNLF 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 15th Base Force Defending units: 2/1st Ind Coy 39th Australian Battalion Lark Force 53rd Australian Battalion B Coy/NG Rifles

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/8/2015 11:27:51 PM)
3 days, 900+ mile retreat Sunk: 2 CV 5 CA 10 DD [:(] Quite an epic screw up

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/8/2015 11:29:19 PM)
IJN Losses: 5 DD [:@] and few dinged up BB's and CA's and DD's

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/8/2015 11:34:01 PM)
*******FOB RH********* FAM: <speaking to a couple of foreign looking fellows from LA> Look, I'm trusting you two to keep this last 3 days quiet. Foreign looking man in Hawaiian shirt:** HAI!

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 6:33:00 PM)
Hokkaido raid: We appear to be unspotted so far as we have no recon hits. Still, I think it is better to hit Bihoro tonight to take out the airfield and aviation support there. [image]local://upfiles/7983/A55CBC7BCA4C4166BAA4F583E46B0D37.jpg[/image]

jwolf -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 6:41:09 PM)
That's a pretty gutsy move, all the more so after the disaster in the Solomons. Good luck! BTW how are you going to get out of there?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 6:44:35 PM)
The greatest risks to the BB's are aerial torpedoes from Kates or Bettys, both of which need a level 3 field plus an air unit....and from Vals with the ship-killers at short range. Bihoro is level 4 and has aviation support at the start of the scenario but has no Air HQ unless one has already been shipped in. Bihoro is unmined at the start and has no aircraft at the start...but...of course..we have been at war for 3 weeks. Sapporo is unmined at the start adn has no CD guns. Tragically, we know where the great bulk of the Jap carriers are. I know I said that once ..but this time I am probably right.

witpqs -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 6:55:24 PM)
So what is their target?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 6:57:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jwolf BTW how are you going to get out of there? Crap! I knew I forgot something. [;)] East to the Aleutians where we have replenishment ships. Saratoga will cover the withdrawal in case JJ has a carrier on Honshu. It is possible to circumnavigate Sakhalin but that adds several days and burns fuel. It may be possible to offer some LRCAP from Saratoga on the day 1 and 2 after the bombardment.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:01:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs So what is their target? These guys. We aim to sap Japanese morale. JJ love these things. This time of year they will all be in the spa too. [image]http://holykaw.alltop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/6270783-media_httplh6ggphtcom_jvrnz.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:06:05 PM)
Jolly good! Production will falter all over the Empire!

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:22:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake *******FOB RH********* FAM: <speaking to a couple of foreign looking fellows from LA> Look, I'm trusting you two to keep this last 3 days quiet. Foreign looking man in Hawaiian shirt:** HAI! I'm at least hoping that Foreign looking man in Hawaiian shirt has a good spit take coming soon when he hears about American boots on Hokkaido. [:D][X(]

Squamry -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:28:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake The greatest risks to the BB's are aerial torpedoes from Kates or Bettys, both of which need a level 3 field plus an air unit....and from Vals with the ship-killers at short range. Bihoro is level 4 and has aviation support at the start of the scenario but has no Air HQ unless one has already been shipped in. Bihoro is unmined at the start and has no aircraft at the start...but...of course..we have been at war for 3 weeks. Sapporo is unmined at the start adn has no CD guns. Tragically, we know where the great bulk of the Jap carriers are. I know I said that once ..but this time I am probably right. But there are some nells/bettys on main island and these may be torp armed from Tokyo or nearby.

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:29:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake The greatest risks to the BB's are aerial torpedoes from Kates or Bettys, both of which need a level 3 field plus an air unit....and from Vals with the ship-killers at short range. You are either in range already or will be in range next turn of Honshu-based Betties. Vals don't carry 800kg bombs, Mandrake-san. All they'll have will be the 250kg version. While a raid on the Eastern front of Hokkaido has its merits, I think "wrapping around" Hokkaido to the Northern or the Western side is an unnecessary risk. Once you get back there, it will be difficult for you to extricate them at a best speed of 18 knots. I would venture that the Wakkanai strait (between Hokkaido and Sakhalin) is mined at Wakkanai at least-you may want to ensure that your BBs don't short cut through that hex.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:31:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Squamry quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake The greatest risks to the BB's are aerial torpedoes from Kates or Bettys, both of which need a level 3 field plus an air unit....and from Vals with the ship-killers at short range. Bihoro is level 4 and has aviation support at the start of the scenario but has no Air HQ unless one has already been shipped in. Bihoro is unmined at the start and has no aircraft at the start...but...of course..we have been at war for 3 weeks. Sapporo is unmined at the start adn has no CD guns. Tragically, we know where the great bulk of the Jap carriers are. I know I said that once ..but this time I am probably right. But there are some nells/bettys on main island and these may be torp armed from Tokyo or nearby. Absolutely. Tomorrow will be dangerous. If they have taken a move to put Netties on Eastern Honshu WITH an air HQ it will be very dangerous.

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:34:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Squamry quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake The greatest risks to the BB's are aerial torpedoes from Kates or Bettys, both of which need a level 3 field plus an air unit....and from Vals with the ship-killers at short range. Bihoro is level 4 and has aviation support at the start of the scenario but has no Air HQ unless one has already been shipped in. Bihoro is unmined at the start and has no aircraft at the start...but...of course..we have been at war for 3 weeks. Sapporo is unmined at the start adn has no CD guns. Tragically, we know where the great bulk of the Jap carriers are. I know I said that once ..but this time I am probably right. But there are some nells/bettys on main island and these may be torp armed from Tokyo or nearby. Absolutely. Tomorrow will be dangerous. If they have taken a move to put Netties on Eastern Honshu WITH an air HQ it will be very dangerous. There are several restricted AirHQs on Honshu, complete with torpedo device. JJs have these scattered at some of the larger Airfields for training and replenishment purposes. It is very unlikely that your opponent would have bought all these out at this early date in the war. I'd plan on seeing Betty/Nell/B5/B4 naval attack training group torpedo sorties, if nothing else.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:35:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Chickenboy quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake The greatest risks to the BB's are aerial torpedoes from Kates or Bettys, both of which need a level 3 field plus an air unit....and from Vals with the ship-killers at short range. You are either in range already or will be in range next turn of Honshu-based Betties. Vals don't carry 800kg bombs, Mandrake-san. All they'll have will be the 250kg version. While a raid on the Eastern front of Hokkaido has its merits, I think "wrapping around" Hokkaido to the Northern or the Western side is an unnecessary risk. Once you get back there, it will be difficult for you to extricate them at a best speed of 18 knots. I would venture that the Wakkanai strait (between Hokkaido and Sakhalin) is mined at Wakkanai at least-you may want to ensure that your BBs don't short cut through that hex. Right. If JJ has their defenses up today we abort and attack the oil fields on Sakhalin instead.

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:36:52 PM)
It's amazing to me that you're yet unspotted. A real hole in naval search coverage! ETA: You got any land-lubbers that you're putting ashore, or is this strictly a bombardment / carrier air affair?

Naskra -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/9/2015 7:59:29 PM)
Japs don't go to Pearl so you bring Pearl to them. Very .....sporting.

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/10/2015 4:58:40 PM)
Werr? [sm=scared0008.gif]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/10/2015 5:43:35 PM)
ALSP just posted his finalized moves 9 minutes ago on dropbox. He was toying with the readers. [:)]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (2/10/2015 5:54:30 PM)
By ra way, would a naval bombardment damage resources? Imperial Japan has the turn...shouldn't be long.[:)]

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