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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/27/2018 3:05:00 PM)

Things are starting to get interesting in the Arafura sea. As you can see, the KB has bestirred itself and, having refueled at Balikpappan is now head towards the general vicinity of Taberfane. I have two goals. One, retake Taberfane and two sink the Yorktown which I suspect is holed up at Merauke.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/27/2018 3:09:54 PM)

Now, it looks like Scott has a surface TF near Taberfane and that he may be moving in reinforcements. So, next turn I may be able to sprint the KB in to be in a position to attack the CA TF and perhaps hit the transports if they head up north. I've put my CA TFs nearby back into port to not scare away Scott so that I can get one more turn for the CVs to show up. As always, they don't have ASW flying so his subs can get cheap recon by spotting Kates or Vals on ASW. Always a bit of a risk but surprise is worth it. IMHO.

I have the edge right now because I know I have sunk one US CV and two are badly damaged. He does have a large airfield at Merauke but that is very vulnerable to shore bombardment so if my CVs clear out the seas around Taberfane I have the Yamato et al. who have nothing better to do than shoot at planes on the ground.

This is, of course, subject to change. :)

Not much news in Burma. I've stopped flying and scott is bombing my divisions in the jungle. I'm not to worried about that as they will head south as soon as they get to a railway station. In China, just resting up for the next assault on chungking.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/27/2018 11:44:28 PM)

Looks like it's on sports fans. The KB is sprinting to just next to Taberfane. His Suface TF is still there, no reports of any carriers, and an AP TF continues to move NW towards the island. If my carrier TF actually moves 16 hexes (8/8) and he does not retreat this turn it could be a bad turn for the US Navy. He still has no airfield on Taberfane so Merauke is the closest and he should not be able to get any significant bombers out of there.

If he runs away, we'll head south in an effort to neutralize Merauke and put down the Yorktown.

Not too much other news. Scott has destroyed almost all of the oil at Magwe but who cares. It cuts my supply production in Burma a bit but it's not worth losing planes to defend it.

Other odds and ends but focued on the carrier. Not sure if it will go the entire 16 hexes but here's hoping it gets close enough.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:17:25 AM)

ARGGGHHHHHHHH. It turns out that Scott had all of his carriers sitting right on top of Taberfane. And, as you an see, I was just two hexes away. And, and, my Q#$%Q#TT planes did not launch. They did not launch in the morning, they did not launch in the afternoon. It appears that there was very bad weather in my hex so no one got in and no one got out. Now, of course, Scott knows I'm there.[:@][:@][:@]

This is my fifth campaign game and I have never seen weather shut down operations over an entire hex like that in the midst of a CV battle.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:20:04 AM)

It was not all bad news. Scott had his planes set on anti-ship but no escorts I suppose because he did not think that my carriers would be there to provide CAP. He got a hit on a CA and sank a DD but took heavy losses in TBFs and SBDs (I count 69 shot down with a few more lost to flak and ops). This may well give me an edge tomorrow.



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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:24:56 AM)

Tonight and tomorrow are likely to be wild. My guess is that Scott will run back so I'm moving my CVs down to hopefully parallel his course. I have three BB TFs (one has the Yamato) that will go one hex towards Taberfane and then turn south east. My two CA TFs coming from up north will basically do the same thing. The BB TFs should be in position to either bombard Meruake or intercept his TFs as they head south.

It promises to be a wild night near Taberfane.

I guess that Scott could stay in Taberfane but he's also likely to send surface groups out to hunt the KB which is part of why I"m moving away. If he does stay in Taberfane I'd be between him and home and I would converge on that port next turn from the south and north.

For some odd reason, although there was no refueling, all of my capital ships had high ops points useage this turn and I don't know why.

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BBfanboy -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:30:41 AM)

After a 16 hex sprint, your bigger ships would have had to refuel your DDs.



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:42:00 AM)

BBfanboy, I've learned to set the TFs to no refueling to avoid just that problem and the DDs don't have a fresh load of fuel. Hopefully it won't affect the battles tomorrow!



BBfanboy -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 3:41:59 AM)


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ORIGINAL: John B.

BBfanboy, I've learned to set the TFs to no refueling to avoid just that problem and the DDs don't have a fresh load of fuel. Hopefully it won't affect the battles tomorrow!

Pretty sure "Do Not Refuel" only applies to refuelling in ports. When the DDs lack the fuel to get back to home port, they WILL draw from the bigger ships, perhaps just enough for the trip to base rather than a full tank that they would get if you ordered them to refuel at sea.



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:10:31 PM)

I have not noticed that but you very well may be correct. I guess the extra ops points are to prevent endless sprinting.



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:12:03 PM)

Day 2 was much better, thanks in large part to the bravery of the BB TFs. The initial surface action took place next to Taberfane as Scott ran for it. The CVEs would prove to be sitting ducks over the next few firefights.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:13:56 PM)

The Haurana ad the Hiei next found the big cahuna and put several shells into two of the three allied fleet CVs that are still in theater. My guess is that most of the SBD/TBFS shot down yesterday came from this TF so it's offensive punch was reduced. No reports of serious damage but the Lady Lex may need time in the yards. This is the last this TF was heard from on this turn so my guess is that is went full steam ahead to the south.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:14:46 PM)

The Kirishima then stepped up and continued the process of whittling down the CVE TF.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:15:20 PM)

It was a long night for the US navy.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:16:54 PM)

An allied BB TF (that I suspect was steaming up from the south) then found the Kirishima TF. Kirishima went down and the Mogami is badly damage and on fire so it may not make it back to port (fire level is 46). Still, they put some hits on the allies!

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:18:49 PM)

The other night surface action (sorry I forgot to post this one) was at Taberfane where two IJN CAs' crossed the T of the Colorado and put the royal hurt on that ship.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:19:30 PM)

After the dawn land based Betties found US transports at Taberfane.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:19:57 PM)

And finished off the Colorado.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:20:56 PM)

Meanwhile, the KB finally decided to get off the wagon and help to push. The F-4Fs never made it through to the bombers.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:21:38 PM)

More destruction of CVEs.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:22:30 PM)

And, one more carrier attack.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:25:11 PM)

Air losses for the day show a heavy loss of carrier fighter groups for the americans as most of the planes on the CVEs went down with their ships. The ones who were airborne in the afternoon may well have made it back to Merauke but lots of looses. There is an interesting discrepancy between the fighter losses for the day compared to the fighter losses for the campaign which suggest either (a) the campaign losses have not been updated or (b) the daily losses are less than reported. Still, a very nice haul and lots of pilots gone.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:26:10 PM)

Oh sorry, that was yesterday's air losses. Here are the losses for today. You can see the discrepancy that I've highlighted.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 1:31:12 PM)

And the ship losses. A big punch for the allies to lose that many CVEs with thier air groups. On a strategic level the big boys got away so the allies are still in it but this is all the more VP Scott has to make up and it should slow him down a bit and make him leery of the DEI.

My plan is to bombard Merauke tonight and hit it with airstrikes tomorrow. My hope is to get the Yorktown if it's in port and hit a bunch of his planes. I may run into mines and subs but I have Scott back on his heels so the time to strike is now. In the next couple of weeks I intend to reinvade Taberfane. It has a level one airstrip right now but big deal. It is terribly vulnerable to shore bombardments and the US navy is not in a position to save it since it's so far away from any other base. If I don't need the Yamato to bombard Merauke, it will shoot its 18 inch guns at Taberfane.

Near the HI Scott has a CL TF roaming around. It sank and SC so I have a CV TF and the Musashi looking for it.

All in all a very good operational victory for Japan.

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GetAssista -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 2:44:59 PM)

Woo-hoo! "Two carriers, a battleship, and numerous cruisers and destroyers.."
Congratulations on the well earned naval victory!



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/28/2018 9:06:22 PM)

Thanks!



Capt. Harlock -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/29/2018 3:39:37 AM)

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All in all a very good operational victory for Japan.


Well done indeed for 1943! [sm=00000036.gif]



Bif1961 -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/29/2018 2:42:43 PM)

You are right he has still hundred more CVEs coming but they aren't here yet. With the Yorktown damaged he will have to leave the field to the KB and your roaming surface TFs. This goes to show the Japanese players that there is hope to counter an Allied offensive and stop or slow his offensive if he doesn't employ all his might or is previously depleted. Concentration for a major battle was the Japanese strategy starting in 1943 before they were overwhelmed by the Allied military reinforcement might by mid late 44. You showed how it can be done even against a seasoned and skilled opponent.



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (5/30/2018 12:59:12 PM)

Thanks! I think one significant allied weakness in 1943 is that they have to go into dark territory. The IJN will know where they are because of land based float planes but the allies, pushing into areas where they don't have seaplane coverage, can be set up for ambushes. By 1944 it does not matter when the death star comes into play. :)



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (6/2/2018 7:23:32 PM)

Well, Scott got busy (and may have had a touch of SCLS) but now we're back. The next day saw another bitter close range naval action. the Warspite should live since it only took three penetrations (and a lot of the hits were from AA guns) but the allies got the worst of this. My ships are basically fine and heading for some yard time.

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