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herbieh -> op order day 14 (4/30/2003 5:29:38 PM)
thanks for the advice guys, Im re assessing my opinion of wobbly, he is good. I have a real fight on my hands, and PM will have to wait, I agree, you need a lot of troops, and I havent yet got near enough. In another game Ive got 2 regiments stranded at PM gates busy wasting away. So its the attrit the US navy I think strategy Op order day 14 we land at Gilli Gilli, a small surface force of 4 dds was valiantly held off by our small escorts. Our troops attack tomorrow Buna is ours I see his kanga force on the move, TF 13 will emergency lift troops 8th garrison to Nassua bay. A new tf-15, is attached to combined fleet, a small force will be sent to rennell island. I aint happy with my performance so far, still, onwards we go Attack!!!!

herbieh -> op order day 15 (5/1/2003 3:20:56 PM)
Op order day 15 We have captured Gilli gilli, a hammer to crack an egg The plan to cover unloading at gilli gilli, and then dobudura remains. Lots of storms, tired ships and aircrews. we will go CV hunting, but delay PM invasion until more troops arrive (and ships) Im reconning kanga force, as Im very worried that they have been air reinforced.:(

herbieh -> bloody variable reinforcement! (5/4/2003 4:51:53 AM)
Op order day 16 Unloading at GG continues IT is planned to reload144 reg and return it to rabual in the next few days CVs remain providing cover Our CAs are very tired, I want them withdrawn for awhile 8th naval garrison landed at nassua bay, and will attack wau Invasion of dobodura will commence shortly Enemy is reinforcing PM, a fast transport run was hit by our submarines. The war continues

herbieh -> day17 (5/4/2003 11:19:16 AM)
All contiues to plan- the ever changing plan:rolleyes: Some naval reinforcements begin to arrive, allowing regular convoys to be set up for our outer bases.No naval forces yet, or army or air due for another month. 144 regiment begins reloading. we are wondering , what is happening with kanga force?

herbieh -> A good day (5/4/2003 2:15:50 PM)
op order day 18 TF33 is formed at truck, it will load 170th regiment(21st ind ) and 4th regiment(2nd division) combined with 144th regiment this will be the core of the PM invasion force, probably not enough troops, definately not if wobbly is stuffing PM. however there doesnt seem to be many ships running into PM(or my recon is crap), so we will give it a shot On other fronts 11th air fleet had a good day, a fighter sweep claimed 8 fighters down. Lea is getting low on supplies, so TF34 is formed at truk, and will try to run in TF10 has been ordered to commence its run into dobadura TF 1 is providing lrcap for this and the reloading at GG. Fatigue is a real balancing act. I must remember not to panic! Our sneak attack approaches Rennel island.

herbieh -> Op order day 19 (5/5/2003 2:53:48 PM)
little to report, we land at Rennell Island, and 144 regiment gets away from GG We cover the invasion of Dobadura Phase one nears completion Plans are underway for phase 2, more to come The US navy remains conspicously absent:D

herbieh -> Day20 (5/6/2003 1:45:31 PM)
All remains disturbingly quiet. we capture Rennel island and begin to occupy naru Some original TFs(no7) return to truck, We will use a regiment of 2nd division just arrived for the PM force. 144 regiment escapes, and Dobodura forces hit the beach Most disturbingly of all, his LBA exposes there teeth-ouch, Buna smarts. Anyway, the plan to consolidate recently won gains continues. Then with sufficient troops mustered, another go at PM

Luskan -> (5/6/2003 10:44:54 PM)
Make sure you take the beach next to PM before the final push. Doesn't have to be with much - just a gsn or a recon force. Even a sub-landed sub unit will do - just means that if any allied troops escape the slaughter at PM - they get obliterated - or maybe retreat up the kokoda trail as long as Kanga has an airbase to supply from. Both are attractive results (otherwise they get to that beach and USN subs and FTs shuttle them home etc.)

herbieh -> Day 21 (5/7/2003 3:38:28 PM)
thats confidence for you!, when you capture PM. with only 3 scattered regiments its going to be a battle. Actually I like to leave the troops stranded, good experience gainers for the new bombers as they arrive. Nothing to report today, we too are having lots of thunderstorms. Having served in the area, I think the level of occurance feels right, and I like them, you can time invasion fleets if you are lucky. We capture Dobadura, and Naru. Now to build airfields, and "zero " PM to death. Im resting the surface fleet, and now have 2 new carriers en route. I plan a diversion towards Lunganville, and its all for PM.

herbieh -> Oh Oh (5/8/2003 5:06:07 PM)
Day 22 major panic at 8th Army HQ A large infantry force is approaching Lea from the mountains. How it is being supplied is beyond me, but it advances I have viewed the troop situation and there is very little to send, so I bite the bullet, we will send NOTHING. We Must now capture PM, and cut this snake of at its lair. Lae must fight with what it has got. I hope that our forces landed at Nassua bay will be undiscovered, and erupt in Kanga forces rear, at Wau. Time will tell. In the meantime combined fleet continues to gather near rabual TF1 was yesterday attacked, its pilots ALL Resting, fortunately the LBA missed. The carriers are withdrawn, remaining ships at Dobodura will be sacrificed, all that matters is that the troops get ashore, and get that airfield built. Wobbly is a tricky character!

herbieh -> Day 23 (5/9/2003 11:26:40 AM)
Well his kanga force isnt the only force in the area, Wau is still garrisoned. Our Dobodura invasion force has been totally decimated, 4 APs and a DD sunk. But the troops and supplies got ashore. The villian, his CVs turn up. Never mind New reinforcement convoys cover the ocean, and a new CV steams south. The PM operation is slowly building

herbieh -> Op order day 23 (5/10/2003 7:55:07 PM)
Further recon of wau shows it un occupied! I have ordered max LRCAP over it to try to stop air reinforcement. Mariluian, next base north reports troops, but they seem to be bypassing it At Nazul, the gates to LEA, our troops desperately try to hold a attacking force I impatiently await reports from 8th naval garrison troops, landed at nassua bay last week, they must be close to Wau by now.... his CVs have retired to cairns, I hope a sub has a chance to intercept, the area is thick with them. Invasion convoys that unload at remote dots really annoy me:mad: Therefore PM invasion is delayed several days as I sort that mess out:rolleyes: Gives time for our new CV, CAs to arrive, and to rest all pilots I dont think wobbly is prepared to go CV on CV. We will see

herbieh -> day 23 (5/11/2003 3:02:30 PM)
A deep crises has hit 8th army. despite cap over Wau 400 troops fly in, and stop my 2000 cold. He has captured marilinan, and probably will just fly in re inforcements there as well. Obviously he is trying to put my PM invasion of stride. I still have to wait 15 days for 2nd division. Well I have bit the bullet, 2nd division must retake whatever he grabs, Im going for PM BB Mutsu arrives in 2 days. In 5 I will have a powerful 4CV TF, and 3 surface bombardment groups. It will have to do. I will never play variable reinforcement again:( , its historical for me!

herbieh -> day 24 (5/12/2003 1:34:00 PM)
Well Ive handed TF designation to my staff, toooo much work. But I hope when wobbly finally reads about his defeat:D he will still get the gist of what happened and what I planned Amazing how things change in one turn. yesterday, panic. today confidence soars. Ive dispatched the 1st of what should be 4 bombardment groups(some little, some will be big) towards PM. The true aggressive herbieh will now be revealed (for anyone playing blacksunshine,just ask him), and Im going to expend everything in capturing the place, Then the plan is consolidate and build bases, while waving the big CV stick - but I dont plan to attack. For this game Im going for the rapid response plan. I know that allied LBA will pound NG bases and Lunga into dust, but, he still has to land troops, and that is when I will strike. well thats the long term plan:p Oh, 8th army did well. Japanese elan and cold steel has cleared Wau of troops, in a perfect shock attack. Hopefully Kanga force is well and truly trapped. Late this evening TF1, now 3CVs1CVL slipped from port, mission isolate PM, or even better, engage enemy CVs. Its a great game!

herbieh -> day 26 (5/12/2003 1:36:06 PM)
Im an idiot, we are actually up to day 26.

herbieh -> day 27 (5/14/2003 6:54:39 AM)
guilty of writing this after posting turn, however nothing to report today, his LBA shows how dangerous PM is going to be, which makes me all the more detirmined to crush it, soon......

herbieh -> Day 27 (5/14/2003 6:54:03 PM)
A good day for our submarines, with a kill at brisbane. Enemy CVs sighted at Numea, which means my CVs are now between him and PM, which is perfect. No LBA this turn, he must be resting for the battle to come. 2 of our bombardment TFs are sighted, but not struck. Tomorrow real battle is joined.

herbieh -> day28 (5/14/2003 7:05:09 PM)
Overcast day Last night 2 TFs of CAs and DDs hit PM, only moderate hits, but its a start. Our CVs are lurking in case surface forces try to interfere, and we have lots of replenishment forces to help sustain the shuttles. Now ideally you hit PM with one big blow, close the field, and then use LBA to keep it closed until invasion fleet lands. Well, Ive only 1 squadron of zeros, so that isnt going to happen. So Im sending heaps of PGs and pcs to hopefully confuse his LBA, as long as the APs get there I will be happy. continous small bombardment groups should prevent major reinforcement, cant do anything yet about the dc3s This will be a very close thing. I hope wobbly will have the mindset that people always send bucket loads of troops to PM, and will not try to hold it, so this may end up a gigantic bluff. If it works I will then have 2nd and 38th division immediately free for other things, probably in reserve, at sea for fast response. Got in 2 turns today, UV is murder on study hours.:o

herbieh -> A victory (5/15/2003 2:22:19 PM)
Another bombardment raid hit PM The pg lure works, lots of LBA , but only PGs hit. Our CVs sight, at last enemy ships south of PM, obviously trying to intercept our forces. A glorious day as our carrier planes hammer his fleet,5 CAs hit, 2 sinking, 2 dds also sunk. we believe 2 more CAs will probably sink. Now our CV air will turn its attention to PM, and a BB (Mutsu) will shortly join the daily shuttle. I have been bleeding a lot lately, good to give a little for a change.:D

herbieh -> day 30 (5/15/2003 5:58:29 PM)
I believe the war could be won or lost this week. I am not going to recieve any zeros for another 40 days or so, I have just one at the moment.. If PM isnt captured then his LBA will shut me down. So the war continues. We hit PM twice last night, and suffered badly by our own mines! CVs switched to airfield attack, little opposition, but a new squadron of wildcats rose to meet us. Im still chewing the implications of this. Is Lunganville being stripped? Are his CVs about VMF 212, was that a carrier squad?, and dropped of earlier? Has wobbly really committed that much to PM? All I know is that a steady stream of cripples weaves its way to Truck, this is getting messy! I wonder how wobbly feels, this is going to be good to read when its all over. Invasion fleet is 2 days out, if the subs stop hitting it, the @#$%$#$%$!!!!!!:mad:

herbieh -> Day 31 (5/16/2003 6:00:59 PM)
This game is the bees knees. Win or lose, nothing I know will ever give as much fun for the dollar. Im having a ball. well my surface task forces hit PM twice last night, 24,12 hits, thats 130plus in 3 nights, plus 30 odd from LBA, and PM appears to be shut down. Our invasion fleets are arriving, and will unload, they are being hit from Australia- but not too bad. what was bad, was a single DD that wrecked havoc. It will die today. No change to plans, the PM or bust continues. A 5th CV arrives at Truck, Im going to have it lurk of Lunganville, as I reckon wobbly is tricky, and thinks I have become focused on PM. A quick question, both wobbly and myself have not read each others AAR, is this idea working, will it be worth reading at the finish?

Luskan -> Re: Day 31 (5/16/2003 9:31:21 PM)
[QUOTE]Originally posted by herbieh [B]This game is the bees knees. Win or lose, nothing I know will ever give as much fun for the dollar. Im having a ball. A quick question, both wobbly and myself have not read each others AAR, is this idea working, will it be worth reading at the finish? [/B][/QUOTE] Sad to say, but I have been sorely disappointed with every other game since I've got since UV. Nothing compares to it - especially for your $. HOI was the closest, and that is certainly an imperfect game (finishing a long way second, considering I've now been playing UV for about 6 or 8 months constantly! Your AAR works well - the two different perspectives add interest - only on the down side you can't sledge and insult your opponent as you go . . . :D

herbieh -> More blood (5/17/2003 1:54:59 PM)
plenty of sledging on the E mail front, and a lot of bluffing as well:D Still unloadind at PM, about halfway there. His LBA at PM is finished I hope, stuff from Aus. is still coming, although getting less effective. My losses are terrible, but I will live with them. As expected a CV force hit Lunga today, maybe it can hang around a day or too, doubt it though. Lots of Subs about, hit one today. I am moving the CVs, he must almost have there range. If this invasion fails..........:(

Bradman -> (5/18/2003 4:07:39 PM)
This AAR style is great! As is UV. This is easily the best game I have ever played (and I have been a computer game nerd since Vic 20 days!). I have only bought two other games since UV (I have had it since 3/4 through last year). Normally I'd buy a game a month after getting bored with my latest purchase. I reckon I'm up for a divorce come WITP. :(

herbieh -> yet more blood (5/18/2003 4:53:29 PM)
Well for four days PM has been hell on earth. At night our CAs, BB and DDs scream into PM, bomb it and run for it. Submarines defy the shallow waters, some die, and some kill. Overhead the sky has seen countless air battles, dozens of streamers recording another dead plane. For my soldiers, it truly is hell. I have had APs sunk, others hit. Still 75% have got ashore, soon it will be 3 regiments against what we believe is one. Will it be enough, or will disruption truly ruin everything. Ive ordered the first attack i will win this. i must.

Luskan -> (5/18/2003 4:53:51 PM)
I am currently working on a devious and clever plan to send my partner on a holiday/shopping trip with "the girls" for a couple of weeks - Mauritius looking like the best option - when WITP gets underway. Of course, if work ends up with me in Canberra 5 days a week I'll get lots of playing done too . . . Time for some totals and some scores Herbie!

herbieh -> Go Luskan go! (5/19/2003 4:37:27 PM)
For you buddy. score japs 4465 baddies 3047 Ive sunk 7 ships, 134 points baddies sunk 28, 208 points, (poor APs) japs shot down 142 points baddies 85 points Ive got 20 bases, hes got14 But thats not important, 1st deliberate attack PM, 111 to about 10 assualt points, reduce fortifications to 1 PM is doomed:D Ive recalled the main Cv fleet, and basically all ships and aircraft are pulling out or resting, Im that confident. On a worrying front Marilina is showing A/C, how many troops can he fly in? Who cares, Im brooding already on what next, 2 full divisions only 6 days away.

herbieh -> IDIOT ME! (5/20/2003 1:50:41 PM)
Got PM full of stranded planes, so my stupid commander only attacks with one battalion!, so PM gets another day of life Big lesson there! Nothing else to report. Truck is filling up with ships, I must now I suppose get my @#$% in a sock, do some resupply runs, and that sort of stuff. However a CV raid is still on in about a week, just to keep the ball rolling 2nd division( the lot ) will be used to clear up NG.

herbieh -> Debate time (5/21/2003 6:34:11 PM)
Heavy debate at HQ over the use of 2nd and 38th division. A battalion from 65th brigade has been dispatched to Lea, to take care of Marilan, so I have ordered studies of what to do next. Transports and naval escort I will have in abundance, fighters are scarce, LBA, isnt too hot either.But, lots of carrier air coming. Spent today setting up all those routine convoys, and the resupply runs that are needed, have ordered the construction of an airfield at Munda. At PM , a full attack goes in, 2 to 1 odds, fortifications now 0 We have also landed to the east of PM, Ive orderd the assualt, I wonder which the game will do 1st, hopefully PM 2nd, so that the troops have no where to go. Ive taken advise onboard on this one, Ill need the LBA for other things. Wobbly tried a surface TF into PM ,1CA, 1CL, 4dds, he only found 1 pg, I bet he is disappointed about that! Even better SS 1-22 skewered the CA:D If I capture PM tomorrow this will be my 3rd game in a row where Ive captured PM in under 35 days, so it really can be done, when I finally play as the yanks, Im out of there ASAP! This is a great game So guys, 2 full divisions, what next!?

herbieh -> beginning to worry again (5/23/2003 1:30:52 PM)
Last attack on PM, odds 1to 1, reduced fortification to 0. I think massive reinforcements are flying in, and the attack has stalled. Ive ordered a shock attack, if that doesnt work Im in the you know what. I think that Ive met a decidedly better player, Marilan is also seemingly growing. Also wobbly got not 1, but 2 mid ocean intercepts on my retreating APs, Im bleeding to death. Worse, the Lea,lea attack failed, a fast transport must have snuck in. So the debate ends about 2nd and 38th division. 2nd goes into floating reserve, 38th into new guinea, if wobbly is this good I think an attack is only going to bleed me more. Cowardly and probably ultimately fatal, but Im going to finish of NG, then pull my head in. wobblys never give up attitude is paying in spades

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