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John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 9:58:52 PM)
Circled units are behind the lines and these number nearly 20 units including the Burma ID. The PINK arrows are where the Allies are being driven into Raipur. Major Allied concentrations at Jamshedphur and Asanol.

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:08:08 PM)
HATE China but (thanks to Dan) I will never, ever leave it unattended again... [image]local://upfiles/18041/792965A23B924D1FA5EFB3951B4A5EEB.jpg[/image]

Canoerebel -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:08:48 PM)
I hate Paint 3D too. There's a search function at the bottom of my screen (left side). I typed "Paint" and it pulls up the old version, even though I don't know where it is and don't have a desktop icon for it. So I bet you still have the original Paint on your computer too. It's much easier to use.

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:11:29 PM)
Here is the current VP Score for May 26, 1942: [image]local://upfiles/18041/151715395FB14D85BA9C0E8914F30B9B.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:12:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Canoerebel I hate Paint 3D too. There's a search function at the bottom of my screen (left side). I typed "Paint" and it pulls up the old version, even though I don't know where it is and don't have a desktop icon for it. So I bet you still have the original Paint on your computer too. It's much easier to use. Paint 3D is truly user-friendly-------NOT! How ya doing Mister Roper? Taking those walks in preparation for next Tuesday??? [:D]

Canoerebel -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:15:56 PM)
On election days in November, my tradition has been to vote early (I happen to vote in the room in which I teach Sunday school) and then head to the woods to spend the day birdwatching or hiking. I don't have television, but being anywhere close to media sources (computer, radio) might drive me to drink. I'm doing fine - same ol' same ol'. How're you and the family doing?

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:15:59 PM)
Here is current Fighter production and research numbers: [image]local://upfiles/18041/E1ABD278E24D4D0EAD5A415365B1DAAA.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:19:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Canoerebel On election days in November, my tradition has been to vote early (I happen to vote in the room in which I teach Sunday school) and then head to the woods to spend the day birdwatching or hiking. I don't have television, but being anywhere close to media sources (computer, radio) might drive me to drink. I'm doing fine - same ol' same ol'. How're you and the family doing? Well enough. Been a tough two weeks with taking John out hunting for the first time (six days of hunting and ZERO luck!) and dealing with Mom's funeral. We have our annual Family Farm Meeting in Kansas City--that would be the home of the SEVEN-AND-ONE Chiefs!!--next week and then we'll be home with NO PLANS for two full months. Perhaps some crazy Coloradoan will call a Georgian sometime soon...

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:43:32 PM)
May 23-25, 1942 NW Australia Forgot to mention that we had some grand excitement off the NW Aussie Coast. My search planes from Koepang have periodically picked up enemy convoys moving along the coast from west-to-east. Since the Fleet has been concentrated elsewhere, I have not been able to do anything about these movements. This changed as Fuso and Yamashiro plus 2 CL, and 8 DD arrived at Soerabaja to support the upcoming landings along the NW Coast. A convoy is spotted and the STF is created with an equal number of ships split into two TFs. One is sent to Exmouth Bay and the other goes for Port Hedland. The TFs move without being discovered and we strike the jackpot on the 23rd when Fuso, Naka, and 4 DDs find a large TF at Pt. Hedlund. Only 4 PCs guard the vulnerable AK and AP. The wolves FEAST on the enemy!!! When the smoke clears, the enemy loses 4 PC, 1 KV, 1 TK, 7 AK, and 2 AP. Troops lost included 108 Cas, 74 Guns, and 28 Vehicles. Very nice. The next day, BB Yamashiro gets some action as she, CL Jintsu, and 4 DD sink an AP and 3 AK in the same location. Lovely. BANZAI!

Bif1961 -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/1/2018 10:59:57 PM)
I vote early too and often [:'(]

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/4/2018 1:27:05 AM)
May 31, 1942 Indian Theatre My opponent does not appear to have a solid strategy at the moment and he may pay for it dearly unless he moves quickly. This is a very busy screenshot but let me try to identify what is where: RED: I have purposefully threatened Raipur with 3 Tank Regiments and have successfully drawn the 70th Brit ID and several Tank/Cavalry units away from the city. Sean does not know that the 33rd and 41st ID with a Tank Reg and Art Regiment are advancing up the road hidden in the jungle/forest. PINK: The 'retreating' 3 Tank Reg are moving down the road towards Jamshedphur looking to join up with 2nd ID and 2 Art Regiments just west of the target city. In the middle between Jamshedphur and Asanol sits the Imperial Guards--21st---55th ID along with some Artillery and 25th Army HQ. ORANGE: The SWEEPERS are moving north and northwest to cut off the rail lines and raise some HELL! These units comprise 2 Tank Reg, a Brigade, and 2 Para Units. BLACK: In the east we have the 5th and 4th ID and some minor units working to take Dacca and surround the 12+ units encircled here. Calcutta currently has the 18th ID garrisoning it. That good unit will be freed up in a couple of days by a reinforcement convoy bring in enough AV to let me move that valuable ID away and into the fight. Total current strength deployed in theatre is 9 ID, 6 Tank Reg, and about 3 Brigades of smaller units. We have another ID in convoy just off the screenshot heading for Viza to add more weight to the western attack. [image]local://upfiles/18041/C1EA4886E0C84E4183261C275A1EA6A4.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/4/2018 1:31:37 AM)
My 'paying for it dearly' comment alludes to Sean having two strong garrisons that are just sitting there as Japan maneuvers. Jamshedphur has 14 units, 31,500 Troops, Guns 428, and 471 AFV. Main strength is known to be the 18th Brit and 40th US ID. Asanol also has 14 units, 32,980 troops, 389 Guns and 886 AFV. Both bases are reconned each day by air and are 2/3 cut off presently. Given 3-4 days they may become 100% cut off...

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/4/2018 1:58:49 PM)
Now that life is settling down some, I have time to return to regular AAR work. Questions for the readers: 1. Who is actively following the AAR? 2. What sorts of topics do I need to be covering that hold interest to you? 3. Do I need to talk more about the Mod and its changes? Getting some responses will help my direct a bit of the narration coming up...

ny59giants -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/4/2018 2:29:11 PM)
Your beloved Economic Minister wants to know if and when you are going to get Tracker up and running. Before 2019? How much supply and HI surplus are you getting daily? At least monthly. Weekly reports on current CV/CVL position for both sides. Airframes R&D - which models are being accelerated and how many factories. Mostly just the fighters. OT - I'm on the road all next week doing 13 family therapy sessions. let me know what your work schedule is.

T Rav -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/4/2018 2:44:47 PM)
John, I follow the AAR. I tend to be a lurker though, and not log in. I used to read only one side or the other, but this way allows me to enjoy both. Downside is that I can't state any opinion, just words of encouragement. So in that regard, BANZAI! BTW... I used to have an Akita named Banzai. Cool dog. T Rav

JohnDillworth -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/4/2018 5:25:30 PM)
I always follow your AAR's I don't know, just keep up with what you have been doing. While you are sometimes at a loss for time I never noticed you being at a loss for words. Wouldn't mind hearing of your long term goals, hoavn't seen an India invasion in a while

zuluhour -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/4/2018 11:39:39 PM)
peanut gallery, present and accounted for!

Canoerebel -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/4/2018 11:55:12 PM)
I always follow your AARs Johm (and those of Miller, another former opponent). I especially enjoy insights into long term planning, sprinkled with updates as to the progress that is or isn't being made. A lot of players start off AARs hot and heavy, then disappear for months at a time, and then pop up for major combat episodes, only to disappear again and eventually fade away. The occasional big combats are fun to read about, but its the everyday aspects of the game - ebb and flow of fortunes, logistics, planning, discerning what the enemy might be doing - that make AE the game that it is. But AARs can take an extraordinary amount of time, so I think most of us are glad for anything we get. Reading AARs, especially matched ones, are alot of fun. Thanks for doing this one.

Chickenboy -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 12:15:20 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: John 3rd Now that life is settling down some, I have time to return to regular AAR work. Questions for the readers: 1. Who is actively following the AAR? 2. What sorts of topics do I need to be covering that hold interest to you? 3. Do I need to talk more about the Mod and its changes? Getting some responses will help my direct a bit of the narration coming up... 1. Inactively following. Not a regular, but I pop by from time to time. Mainly to say: TENNO HEIKO BANZAI!!!!! 2. The land war in India is a real Japanese 'tar baby' from my experience. I'm interested to see if your experiences are different. Also, if you are going to slaughter a bunch of xAKs/xAPs and their escorts, I'd like to see a screenshot. TENNO HEIKO BANZAI!!! 3. Not really.

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 12:25:38 AM)
Thanks Guys. I shall work to take care of ALL your desires!!![sm=00001746.gif] Chickenboy--I concur on the whole tar baby thought. My goal is to simply take what I can, hold for a while gaining benefits while doing that, and then pull troops back to set-up a serious and viable defense. The present situation is good in that Sean has committed 1-2 US ID and 2 Brit ID to the fight. Want to kill off and attrit his squads and planes for as long as possible.

durnedwolf -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 12:54:09 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: John 3rd Now that life is settling down some, I have time to return to regular AAR work. Questions for the readers: 1. Who is actively following the AAR? 2. What sorts of topics do I need to be covering that hold interest to you? 3. Do I need to talk more about the Mod and its changes? Getting some responses will help my direct a bit of the narration coming up... 1. Yup. I like your mod. 2. Resource Management, planned defensive "rings" in the Pacific, plans for air frames you will build/skip and why. And lotsa pictures please. 3. Yes!!!! :-)

tarkalak -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 11:16:27 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zuluhour peanut gallery, present and accounted for! +1 I won't comment much since I read both sides and I am a newbie anyway.

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 11:59:05 AM)
Am Opening the store today and tomorrow so I shall have time to write during both afternoons. The Family is flying to Kansas City---home of the 8-1 Kansas City Chiefs!!!--for a Family Farm Meeting on Thurs--Fri--Sat. Won't have much time then so I hope to do some serious work today and tomorrow. Batavia is about to finally fall. Had to bring in the Fleet's Battlecruisers to do get it headed out but the end is in sight there. Once this thorn is gone, the Kangaroos of Aussieland need to jump into their slit trenches as GEACPS comes calling! There are six ID in Java at present. Three, plus 4 Brigades/Regiments, will descend upon NW Australia while the remaining three go to reinforce the Indian Campaign.

Panther Bait -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 2:22:58 PM)
I am fairly actively reading both of the AARs, so generally just lurking on both

Lecivius -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 2:51:24 PM)
I am a bad dream. I am ALWAYS here in the shadows [:D]

anarchyintheuk -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 2:57:23 PM)
Lurking. Will be watching the non-7-1 Cowboys tonight.

Chickenboy -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 6:25:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk Lurking. Will be watching the non-7-1 Cowboys tonight. Here too. My big decision is whether to watch it live and flush 3.5 hours of my day away in frustration or whether to DVR the thing. In addition to skipping the 2 hours of ads and banal 'analysis' pre/post-game, I can delete the whole bloody thing if it's a complete shambles. Going into this 'must win' game at 3-4, I think I'll DVR it. [:D]

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 10:19:36 PM)
OK. WE shall start with the Japanese CV Order-of-Battle as of June 1, 1942. The Kido Butai TF-1 CV Akagi (81) 24--27--27--3 CV Amagi (81) 24--27--27--3 CVL Karasu (33) 18--00--15 CVL Ryukaku (33) 18--00--15 CVL Nisshin (31) 18--00--12 Aircraft Totals: 102F--54DB--96TB--6R Amagi is not damaged and scrapped with the earthquake so you get two actual Amagi-Class sisters. Karasu and Ryukaku are built as improved Ryujo's with just the single hangar deck and sets up the eventual template for the Japanese CVL. These two CVLs are allowed under the slight increase in CV tonnage within the Treaties. Nisshin is purpose-built as a CVL and not CS. TF-2 CV Hiryu (69) 21--24--24 CV Soryu (69) 21--24--24 CV Shokaku (72) 24--24--24--3 CV Zuikaku (72) 24--24--24--3 Aircraft Totals: 90F--96DB--96TB--6R Hiryu and Soryu are sisters. No half-sisters here. TF-3 CV Junyo (58) 27--18--15 CV Hiyo (58) 27--18--15 CV Ryujo (39) 21--00--18 Aircraft Totals: 75F--36DB--48TB The argument over the 'how to's' of the Junyo-Class conversions is reduced and so the CV enter about 3-4 months early each. Ryujo is still a marginal design with her capacity reduced to 39 to reflect the attempts at 'fixing' her issues. Total Kido Butai: 8 CV and 4 CVL with 267F--186DB--240TB--12R The Recon planes are a variant of the Kate TB that then shifts over to the traditional Judy Recon plane. Everyone KNOWS my proclivities for dividing my carriers. Since the Allies start with one heck of a lot more firepower in this scenario, I have broken form as of RIGHT NOW to concentrate the vast majority of my flight decks in one place. Sean has shown tendencies to divide his CVs and I want to CRUSH one portion of that carrier force. Kido Butai 1 and 2 are currently about to arrive at Diego Garcia. The CVs will have to wait 5-7 days for the Junyo TF to arrive and then the entire force will enter the IO. It will not be spotted. Sean has no air search that can reach Diego right now and I have begun base construction at North Male with 18 Emily currently based there. Diego Garcia has about two dozen air search aircraft well. There will be no Allied surprises. Once the three CV TFs are unified they shall move along the edge of the map board and then turn to arrive at a suitable launch point to smash Socotra. All Kates will hit the Port while all the Vals will attack TFs at sea. I am reasonably certain that he has most of the British IO Fleet hidden there. Would love to stage a second Pearl Harbor in mid-1942. Once this operation is completed, the vast majority of the Carrier Fleet will return to the Home Islands for upgrades. While that is occurring, I shall fiddle with the compositions of the Daitai to better prepare for what is to come from the Americans in late-42/early-43.

John 3rd -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/5/2018 11:26:12 PM)
Just had an extensive meeting with my Economics Minister and sent a turn to him. He will peruse it and then thoroughly embarrass me whenever it is reviewed!

ny59giants -> RE: The Shattered Sword: John 3rd vs. Anachro--BTS (11/6/2018 1:29:47 AM)
The first of many screenshots from Economics Minister Benoit. [:)] [image]local://upfiles/15133/F77821689FA946A794A859F377DA67ED.jpg[/image]

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