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Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 11:50:57 AM)
April 13, 1942 Relatively quiet few days, grabbing bases in the SRA, shipping fuel oil and resources, moving troops to Java. A6M8 advances a month. Nick production starts. [image]local://upfiles/44178/F1C07646688945969B2ABC10F43D289D.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 1:42:06 PM)
April 14th, 1942 Allied subs sink a DMS off Singers, and damage a merchant ship carrying part of an armored regiment destined for Wake Island... Task Force Haguro goes sniffing around Baker, clearing the way for a fast transport invasion of Howland Island. [image]local://upfiles/44178/D74E3BE106884D35BDACCF1DAC148EEA.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 2:10:36 PM)
April 15, 1942 I-10 on a distant patrol finds the Hornet. First spotting of an American Carrier in a long, long time. Will be dispatching Carrier Division 1 to Truk to support Carrier Division 5 that is already there for the Shortlands offensive. [image]local://upfiles/44178/CF280B611E664308800E7971D87EBCEE.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 3:01:17 PM)
April 16th, 1942 Dorniers manage to get thru... An oiler hit by Dutch sub, is at 25/82 (sys/float) damage. Can she limp to safety? Need to clean up some of these Dutch air bases... [image]local://upfiles/44178/3EC865C571074656B97789E3D2FCA574.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 3:05:25 PM)
Howland Island attack successful, but no Seacats are found. Waited too long...will retreat here. [image]local://upfiles/44178/337E18333C0546ADA5AE5AB832B08A2A.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 4:26:33 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe April 15, 1942 I-10 on a distant patrol finds the Hornet. First spotting of an American Carrier in a long, long time. Will be dispatching Carrier Division 1 to Truk to support Carrier Division 5 that is already there for the Shortlands offensive. [image]local://upfiles/44178/CF280B611E664308800E7971D87EBCEE.jpg[/image] He's lucky it wasn't Wasp you found.

witpqs -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 4:27:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe April 16th, 1942 Dorniers manage to get thru... An oiler hit by Dutch sub, is at 25/82 (sys/float) damage. Can she limp to safety? Need to clean up some of these Dutch air bases... [image]local://upfiles/44178/3EC865C571074656B97789E3D2FCA574.jpg[/image] Doh!

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 6:03:20 PM)
April 17, 1942 With fires only at 2, we disband the Hosho and hope that the fires can be put out while in port. If the fires were higher, then we would have been forced to dock only. Thankfully, the fires are extinguished. [:)] [image]local://upfiles/44178/C16AF099B2234219B80AA8CA18ABC9DA.jpg[/image]

Andy Mac -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 6:11:24 PM)
Beware of the Dorniers….

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 7:01:38 PM)
April 20th, 1942 Nashville and several destroyers show up at the landing beaches in Java![X(] A large troop convoy had just left. [image]local://upfiles/44178/11A7AFDF61914073AEF2309E1985B40F.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/14/2020 7:07:44 PM)
Moving forward in this theater finally. [image]local://upfiles/44178/C88933458E0B400EB30DED7EAB299734.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/16/2020 11:36:32 AM)
April 21, 1942 Fifth Carrier Division is caught up in a series of attacks, many led by Lightnings, but thankfully takes no damage... Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIc x 7 P-38G Lightning x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIc: 5 damaged Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed by flak P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Beaufighter VIc bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb, 8 x 3" Rockets 1 x Beaufighter VIc bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 2 plane(s) with no ordnance Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb, 8 x 3" Rockets Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Ic x 3 Beaufighter VIc x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIc: 2 damaged Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3 DD Hayashio, Shell hits 8 CV Shokaku, Shell hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufighter VIc bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb, 8 x 3" Rockets [image]local://upfiles/44178/5C5F5BBAAA614912863EB03469F8AFBB.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/16/2020 12:06:16 PM)
April 22, 1942 Bombardment fleet makes for Java, and the sneaky Allies retreat as they were heavily out gunned. Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 26,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano CL Sendai CL Jintsu CL Yura CL Abukuma CL Tama CL Kiso CL Oi DD Arashi DD Tanikaze DD Michishio DD Hatsuharu DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki DD Ikazuchi DD Sagiri DD Sazanami DD Ushio Allied Ships DD Van Ghent CL Abdiel DD MMS C CL Lamotte-Piquet Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 32% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 23,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano CL Sendai CL Jintsu CL Yura CL Abukuma CL Tama CL Kiso CL Oi DD Arashi DD Tanikaze DD Michishio DD Hatsuharu DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki DD Ikazuchi DD Sagiri DD Sazanami DD Ushio Allied Ships CA Portland CA Chicago CL Nashville DD Kawi DD Undine DD Euryalus Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 32% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 11,000 yards.. Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat [image]local://upfiles/44178/446C694977774CB897164A75D03A81E4.jpg[/image] Ground combat at Kalidjati (50,99) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 33822 troops, 445 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 1236 Defending force 22325 troops, 369 guns, 236 vehicles, Assault Value = 713 Japanese adjusted assault: 656 Allied adjusted defense: 347 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 963 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 97 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Vehicles lost 40 (4 destroyed, 36 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1729 casualties reported Squads: 21 destroyed, 212 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled Guns lost 64 (9 destroyed, 55 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/16/2020 12:09:35 PM)
Ternate falls [image]local://upfiles/44178/5069981739F14ED48E97194CDFC6818E.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/16/2020 12:14:06 PM)
Japan needs more AA units here, to protect from the overwhelming strength of the Port Moresby air forces... [image]local://upfiles/44178/C585E556D4724F69A793803D18054366.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/17/2020 1:53:29 PM)
April 24, 1942 5th Carrier Division shepherds in the invasion of Shortlands... 2nd Carrier Division shepherds in more troops landing in Java...landings cleared of Dutch. Ground combat at Kalidjati (50,99) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 39472 troops, 484 guns, 562 vehicles, Assault Value = 1134 Defending force 20825 troops, 361 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 553 Japanese adjusted assault: 763 Allied adjusted defense: 248 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 593 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Vehicles lost 85 (15 destroyed, 70 disabled) Allied ground losses: 5698 casualties reported Squads: 265 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 241 destroyed, 54 disabled Engineers: 32 destroyed, 27 disabled Guns lost 64 (42 destroyed, 22 disabled) Vehicles lost 79 (52 destroyed, 27 disabled) Units retreated 8 [image]local://upfiles/44178/1172ABDC3B4B4641BF121A894688E298.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/17/2020 1:56:34 PM)
Lots of air attacks on the invasion of Sorong...including 4E beasts, but this was the scariest one by far. Morning Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 82,107 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 56 Do-24K-2 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed by flak Do-24K-2: 2 destroyed

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/17/2020 1:57:45 PM)
Good news! I can't believe the Chester sunk with only 2 torpedo hits... Sub attack near Christmas Island IO at 46,104 Japanese Ships SS I-157 Allied Ships CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS I-157 launches 8 torpedoes I-157 diving deep .... Sub escapes detection [image]local://upfiles/44178/96B1EB61AFE54EF9B107EE63C9A66D84.jpg[/image]

Alfred -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/17/2020 5:56:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Lots of air attacks on the invasion of Sorong...including 4E beasts, but this was the scariest one by far. Morning Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 82,107 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 56 Do-24K-2 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed by flak Do-24K-2: 2 destroyed You are spooked by the Dorniers. And there were only 3 present anyway. With so few torpedoes to launch what could go wrong.[:)] Alfred

Andy Mac -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/17/2020 6:26:33 PM)
I actually think the Dorniers were my single most evil creation

PaxMondo -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/17/2020 10:30:27 PM)
I've lost countless ships to 3 plane flights of Dorniers … I've had those things get 4 hits out of 6 torps launched …

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/18/2020 1:09:26 PM)
April 25, 1942 Our Zero losses are atrociously high, but we do now have lots of great pilots...Japan is stuck with the A6m2 as a carrier fighter for months and months yet. The A6M3 will arrive in June. Already Lightnings and Liberators are flying in the New Guinea area. Japan will counter by getting some Nicks down there, at least at Rabaul. [image]local://upfiles/44178/3482F29AECDD4ADCBFAA1E00174B55A8.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/18/2020 1:13:55 PM)
In a PBEM, it is a struggle to get Japanese aces to 20. In this game, I think I am going to retire the Ace at 20 and put them into a training squadron on Honshu until Honshu is threatened. [image]local://upfiles/44178/D152562463094691ABCE5C105B0DD756.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/18/2020 1:25:29 PM)
I am experimenting with Atoll defense in this game. My normal atoll defense is naval guards, jnaf AF unit, some type of cd/dp gun unit, machinecannon AA, small artillery, and an armored car unit. A lot of the units act as damage soaks, and usually the armored car unit survives untouched and really savages the invading troops. Here I am replacing the armored car unit with a full tank regiment. I will send some machinecannons and a mountain gun artillery unit here eventually... Plus an ACM and some mines. Huge opportunity cost of putting a full tank regiment here, but I think on certain bases it is worth it. Wake, Marcus, Midway (if you take it) are definitely some islands that merit them I think. [image]local://upfiles/44178/FA5D2CFDBE2C46A7A9404A5655889028.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/18/2020 4:38:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe I am experimenting with Atoll defense in this game. My normal atoll defense is naval guards, jnaf AF unit, some type of cd/dp gun unit, machinecannon AA, small artillery, and an armored car unit. A lot of the units act as damage soaks, and usually the armored car unit survives untouched and really savages the invading troops. Here I am replacing the armored car unit with a full tank regiment. I will send some machinecannons and a mountain gun artillery unit here eventually... Plus an ACM and some mines. Huge opportunity cost of putting a full tank regiment here, but I think on certain bases it is worth it. Wake, Marcus, Midway (if you take it) are definitely some islands that merit them I think. [image]local://upfiles/44178/FA5D2CFDBE2C46A7A9404A5655889028.jpg[/image] Nasty.

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/19/2020 1:38:01 PM)
This was my successful defense of Midway against Jocke...so I might use better artillery in this game against the AI than the previously mentioned mountain gun unit (75mm). [image]local://upfiles/44178/3F69EFEB5CAC4C39B6CC34AC80F0E2BB.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/19/2020 2:11:42 PM)
Yeah, tanks alone seem not a good option for this type of operation.

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/19/2020 5:03:57 PM)
April 26, 1942 Fireworks off Java... [image]local://upfiles/44178/27F2E2254C794412BDEBA50D5D94280E.jpg[/image] Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 53,101 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 D3A1 Val x 19 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft B-339-23 x 4 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-339-23: 1 destroyed Allied Ships KV Jasmine, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Endeh xAP Aquitania, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/19/2020 5:06:56 PM)
Aquitania![X(] [image]local://upfiles/44178/ABD91528171D4EDDA312FEF83E31E724.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 2:32:34 AM)
April 28th, 1942 Allied Naval forces keep trying to catch troop transports headed to Java...but today our heavy Cruisers screen the ports... South of Kal, IJA troopers savage the Dutch again, and now can focus on taking Batavia. Ground combat at 51,100 (near Kalidjati) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 42863 troops, 454 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 1217 Defending force 16290 troops, 322 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 441 Japanese adjusted assault: 693 Allied adjusted defense: 201 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 803 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 152 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled) Allied ground losses: 5179 casualties reported Squads: 263 destroyed, 42 disabled Non Combat: 163 destroyed, 75 disabled Engineers: 60 destroyed, 22 disabled Guns lost 110 (95 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 79 (31 destroyed, 48 disabled) Units retreated 8 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! [image]local://upfiles/44178/1843D932AD764F67B807D9751102B202.jpg[/image]

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