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witpqs -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (7/31/2016 4:01:49 AM)

Signing in here - good luck! I guess you had a good down payment on that with Turn 1. What carnage!

I'll be doing one side of this one so I might make more than technical comments. Just be advised that I give really bad advice. You have been warned! [:D]



njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 12:39:24 PM)


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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Signing in here - good luck! I guess you had a good down payment on that with Turn 1. What carnage!

I'll be doing one side of this one so I might make more than technical comments. Just be advised that I give really bad advice. You have been warned! [:D]


Welcome aboard [:)]

All advice is welcomed though I am pretty hopeless at following it!



njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 12:42:05 PM)

D + 6 Dec 13th 1941

Generally things are proceeding to plan. Jeff does appear to be a very competent and dangerous opponent which should make it a great game. Thus far he is always looking for an opportunity to sting me whether it be laying mines, sending surface groups after my troop convoys or bombing my ports.

Still casualties are relatively light and the timetable remains on track [:D]



njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 12:44:40 PM)

Pearl

KB hung around a few more days to ensure nothing was going to chase my tankers or in case he got ultra aggressive with his CVs.

I also wanted to give the perception to Jeff that I might have another crack at Pearl. In reality I was also providing cover for one of my amphib taskforces to seize Johnston Island.

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 12:46:24 PM)

Nothing really happening in China yet.

Another week it might get interesting but it depends how quickly he withdraws from the trap.

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 12:48:27 PM)

DEI

More action here as a key amphib taskforce closes in on a critical objective.

Opposition has been light except for some half hearted air attacks.

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 12:52:36 PM)

The main theatre of action has been around Singapore

The key operational concept here is to clear the flanks of air and naval threats so my main troop ships can plunge straight into the DEI proper and secure the oil.

Jeff is putting up some decent resistance here and it has already cost me one convoy which thankfully was empty. Still the positions are falling and Singapore will be bottled up soon.

Realistically, once the captured airfields really become operational the campaign from a naval and air perspective is largely over.

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 12:59:24 PM)

Not sure Jeff got the memo but nothing will be happening at the Philippines for some time yet.

I am used to Allied players withdrawing their air and surface units once they realise I am heading around the flank straight into the DEI. I think their still is quite a bit of combat power left here which I will be keen to kill in the next couple of months.

I do get the impression right across the map that Jeff is keen for a stoush which will fit nicely into my plans for the next 6 months (as long as he doesn't win )[:D]

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HansBolter -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 1:04:42 PM)

WTF is a "stoush"?




njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/3/2016 1:09:21 PM)


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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

WTF is a "stoush"?




LOL, brawl/ fight.

Aussie lingo [:D]



njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/5/2016 12:17:52 PM)

D + 8 and life is starting to became a little bit less risky as key airfields are seized and Allied surface groups are gradually brushed aside.

With search coverage improving every day the chances of a troop convoy being ambush are diminishing.

It also allows me to lure the Allies into my traps like the one below. They went hunting for AKs and APs but found something else [:)]

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/5/2016 12:19:35 PM)

Progress being made here as the flanks are slowly being cleared and key airfields seized.

No chance of fortress Palembang which always terrifies me.

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/5/2016 12:21:01 PM)

Good progress now being made in the DEI as well.

A couple of close shaves with Allied surface groups but so far so good.

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pws1225 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/5/2016 1:07:04 PM)

I just tuned in and will be following your progress. Good luck and good hunting! [:)]



Lowpe -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/5/2016 2:02:14 PM)

I can't tell you enough how much enjoyment I got from your two prior matches versus Wargamr, but here you are up against a different type of Allied player.[;)] Different styles but both outstanding tactical players!

My advice is take nothing for granted, and I am looking forward to the Russian experiment.

I am not reading Tiemanj, other than to say good luck on the first day he started it. I don't want insight on how he plays, not that it really matters for my game against him anymore.

I am hoping we can wrap our game up quickly, so you guys can really focus. And me too, for that matter.




njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/6/2016 12:44:31 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I can't tell you enough how much enjoyment I got from your two prior matches versus Wargamr, but here you are up against a different type of Allied player.[;)] Different styles but both outstanding tactical players!

My advice is take nothing for granted, and I am looking forward to the Russian experiment.

I am not reading Tiemanj, other than to say good luck on the first day he started it. I don't want insight on how he plays, not that it really matters for my game against him anymore.

I am hoping we can wrap our game up quickly, so you guys can really focus. And me too, for that matter.




Thanks Lowpe, likewise with your epic contests. I think we are very aligned with our thinking these days.

Mike was a very good player and I can already see Tiemanj really knows his stuff as well. He has made some pretty cunning moves and is always looking to draw blood without risking too much. Bombing of the ports, the laying of mines and always going after my transports is keeping me on my toes.

To really do some damage I need to rattle him a bit and knock him off balance. I think I have the plan to do that but we will have to wait and see [:D]






njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/10/2016 12:00:31 PM)

21 Dec 41- Time for an update, though from here on in they are likely to be weekly not daily (time poor like all of us).

The excitement of a new game burns bright and TiemanJ (Jeff) is a tough and capable opponent. He is really big with subs and mines which have caused the majority of my casualties. Aggressive with his minor fleet units, especially DDs, but never silly. He is always looking for an opening to cause pain and attrition to the IJN.


Java is the main game and I would have liked to have arrived here a couple days ago but his CLs and DDs have been very aggressive in going after my convoys. Thus far, aside from one unfortunate episode near Singapore, I generally fight them off and then my air takes a bit out of them as well. As the days grind on the list of mission capable CLs and DDs the Allies field continues to decrease giving me more freedom of action.

I was a bit short on DDs in this action below but that has since been rectified!

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/10/2016 12:01:05 PM)

Java

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/10/2016 12:04:29 PM)

Around Rangoon

Again the air assault on Pt Blair worked well. I have used that tactic in the last three or 4 games and it does add additional pressure on to the Allies. A surprise coming for him near Rangoon.

Singapore closed off and can stay like that for a couple of months now.

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/10/2016 12:05:14 PM)

Singas

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/10/2016 12:07:10 PM)

Slower progress around here.

He reinforced Ambon which has slowed me down plus there is still a lot of USN shipping around the place and some of it has teeth.[:)]

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/10/2016 12:10:23 PM)

China goes well. Jeff has fought clever and he has slowed me down a bit by cutting rail lines and getting into the mountains on my main axis of advance, but numbers and firepower eventually won through.

China's northern defence lines will become unhinged soon and their oil will be mine.[:)]

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/10/2016 12:14:34 PM)

Int screen- losing more ships than I would like but their is nothing I can really do about it or I run the risk of stalling and losing momentum.

I am hoping to accelerate again once Java is secured in the next week. A CVL also took two torps from A dutch sub which has caused logistical and timetable issues. It is likely to survive unless Jeff can hit it again.

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Bif1961 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/11/2016 5:03:44 PM)

Seems you are off to a good start and going for Java early might have thrown him off as many go for Sumatra before Java.



njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/13/2016 4:16:47 AM)

26th Dec 41

Batavia falls on the first attack which was a big relief given the amount of Dutch units in the city.

It is also a big relief as I needed a decent sized port to rearm and replenish my Spanish Armada before I set sail for destination unknown [:D] 4 Divs, some armoured regts and supporting arms will head off in the next 2 to 3 turns depending on reloading at the port and clearing of mines.

After some tough battles, China is also looking good. I plan to have the Allies in the hurt locker in Jan 42 and hopefully scrambling as I move to strike deep- very, very deep [;)]


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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/25/2016 3:05:18 AM)

By God, I have dropped to the second page and it is time to redeem myself [:)]

The smash and grab for India is well and truly on and momentum is building (I had forgotten how much fun it is to play Japan in Jan 42!)

The primary goal is to smash up Commonwealth forces (air, land and sea) and leave them combat ineffective for at least 12 months so they can't interfere in Burma and later cause distractions when I'm fighting the bear. Capturing industry , fuel and supplies would be a bonus but Jeff is a very capable player. He is not getting rattled and drawing blood at every opportunity.

I initially thought of just sailing straight into Bombay but heavy sig traffic from Allied forces at that location and the lack of fuel ( I had to sail the long way round as I haven't captured Singapore yet) killed off that idea.

The million dollar question, will he risk landing the Aussies at Karachi when he knows KB is in the area......





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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/25/2016 3:07:13 AM)

Allies have Rangoon pretty strongly held here. Not going anywhere fast until more combat power arrives.



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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/25/2016 3:08:53 AM)

China- smashing my way through and the results have been encouraging.

The defences are crumbling and I will get all the oil here soon.



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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/25/2016 3:10:33 AM)

Darwin's CD guns took their toll and the defences held longer than I planned for, but now opportunities are starting to open up.

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njp72 -> RE: Hokushin-ron/Northern Road NJP72 vs TiemanJ (8/25/2016 3:12:46 AM)

The DEI took the full force of the initial Japanese ground assault, hence the campaign is largely over here in Sumatra and Java.

Critically the oil fields captured thus far have largely been left intact so a huge sigh of relief. [:)]

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