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Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 2:38:32 AM)
Abdiel class cruiser is neat... [image]local://upfiles/44178/0BBC47D57AB94A04A7C843F06271A8E2.jpg[/image]

Andy Mac -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 10:40:39 AM)
Abdiel was a historic ship not one of my additions she was a Fast Cruiser Minelayer or really a Destryer Minelayer that was as long as a Cruiser !!! HMS Manxman and Welshman were others in the class that resupplied Malta at the height of the seige

GetAssista -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 11:18:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Abdiel class cruiser is neat... Look closer, it has a rear turret) Differs from stock only in that CM class is changed to CL and guns are upgraded from 4 to 6 inch

Andy Mac -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 11:42:12 AM)
Ah should have remembered that

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 1:46:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: GetAssista quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Abdiel class cruiser is neat... Look closer, it has a rear turret) Differs from stock only in that CM class is changed to CL and guns are upgraded from 4 to 6 inch You are right! She is a funny ship, and I am glad I sank her.[:)]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 1:58:41 PM)
April 29, 1942 Another day of major clashes in the Java Sea... Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Kumano CL Sendai, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Jintsu CL Kiso, Shell hits 1 CL Oi DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba Allied Ships CA Houston, Shell hits 4 CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Duncan DD Hammann, Shell hits 2 Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 CL Sendai, on fire CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1 CL Kiso CL Oi DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba Allied Ships CL Emerald, Shell hits 7, on fire CL Newcastle DD Welles, Shell hits 2 DD Craven, Shell hits 1 DD Maury CL Antartica, Shell hits 2 Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Kumano CL Sendai, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Jintsu CL Kiso CL Oi, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1 DD Wakaba Allied Ships CL Emerald, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Maury Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 51,99 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 D3A1 Val x 23 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 49 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A1 Val: 6 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 7 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships CA Houston, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 2, on fire Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 52,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kansai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Kashii Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 51,99 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 19 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 8 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Craven CA Houston, on fire, heavy damage CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Antartica Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1 [image]local://upfiles/44178/C33B3722E6AB45D99347B6CA2E045A71.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 2:01:30 PM)
Only confirmed ship sunk is a 12 vp xak Japanese, done in by the dive bombers... Lots of Oscars lost escorting in the Vals... [image]local://upfiles/44178/E6DD7C076063451EA366D4167DDC5798.jpg[/image]

PaxMondo -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 3:24:38 PM)
Your fighter losses are pretty high (not surprising, the allied dogs were ready for the IJ aggression [;)] ), is your production keeping up ok?

RangerJoe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 6:10:09 PM)
Think if the Abdiel had 5.25" for the DP capability.

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/20/2020 10:32:12 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo Your fighter losses are pretty high (not surprising, the allied dogs were ready for the IJ aggression [;)] ), is your production keeping up ok? Not really, making 4 Zero and 4 Oscar and now 2 Nicks & 1 Rufe a day. But I just ebb and flow my moves to allow time to recover.

PaxMondo -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 2:53:59 AM)
Ouch, only 11/day. Yeah, you are really working the "ebb&flow" to keep your groups full. [X(] [:D][:D][:D]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 12:20:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo Ouch, only 11/day. Yeah, you are really working the "ebb&flow" to keep your groups full. [X(] [:D][:D][:D] Yep, both filling the squadrons and training pilots are a real struggle. And that is with a super slow expansion. Not resizing air squadrons is a real eye opener.[:)]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 1:41:26 PM)
April 30, 1942 More clashes off Java...the Antartica is a CL class E ship. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 15 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 9 SO3C-3 Seacat x 17 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 7 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Devonshire, Bomb hits 2, on fire AMC R. E. Lee, Bomb hits 1 xAK Penrith Castle, Bomb hits 3, on fire [image]local://upfiles/44178/2AD4E44887B746EF8D0855E9629021D6.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 1:48:37 PM)
Some very nasty dive bomber attacks on the fast transport fleets near Lae, luckily bad weather and some Zeroes from Rabaul fight them off... [image]local://upfiles/44178/CDD19CAB78CD423F8CBECF864AAC8ECC.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 1:50:05 PM)
Tough day in the air again... [image]local://upfiles/44178/7B82CDB39D4747B9BD28DE592BE9F3B5.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 1:54:09 PM)
IJN cruiser fleet is pretty banged up... [image]local://upfiles/44178/34F9B41F45694619B2627844A758A8BB.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 3:58:15 PM)
May 1st, 1942 G3M3 Nell arrives, will make 30 a month once we get 500 Ha33 engines stockpiled More fireworks at Java...including the first sweep of Batavia Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 12 P-35A x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 19000 feet CAP engaged: 2-Vl.G.IV with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes 3-VI.G.V with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes 21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes 34th PS with P-35A (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes [image]local://upfiles/44178/FC1F72446B404133AE4DE848DD1E2AD6.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 3:59:45 PM)
8 Kingfishers destroyed.[:)] [image]local://upfiles/44178/138B999D82D4407A9F63164ECDFBC3C9.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 7:47:29 PM)
May 2nd, 1942 Java.... [image]local://upfiles/44178/C81A816DCB7540F68FA298D10F916AE6.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 7:50:44 PM)
Working on the New Guinea expansion... [image]local://upfiles/44178/765DEBE3A0054A01A4ED2F470E85204B.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 9:19:25 PM)
May 3, 1942 Interesting attack in the SRA...Whipple is of course an old American Friend, but the Light Cruisers are the nasty French. Sub attack near Semarang at 52,101 Japanese Ships SS I-159 Allied Ships CL La Galissonniere CL Cyclades DD Edsall DD Schley DD Whipple SS I-159 launches 8 torpedoes at CL La Galissonniere DD Schley fails to find sub and abandons search DD Whipple fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 9:20:45 PM)
Then, what is seemingly our daily skirmish around Kal... Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1 CA Suzuya, Shell hits 4 DD Hatsuharu Allied Ships DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1 DD Hatfield, Shell hits 1 CL Agamemnon CL Argonaute, Shell hits 5 Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 9:22:14 PM)
And another, with two CBs![X(] And the 2nd Carrier Division is somewhere around, escorting troop ships... Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Suzuya, Shell hits 10, on fire DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 3 Allied Ships DD Edsall DD John D. Edwards DD Whipple, Shell hits 5, and is sunk DD Schley CL La Galissonniere CL Montcalm CL Aurora, Shell hits 1 CL Cyclades, Shell hits 1 CB Socrates CB Zenon, Shell hits 4, on fire Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Rice P. crosses the 'T' CB Zenon engages CA Suzuya at 8,000 yards CB Zenon engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards CB Zenon engages DD Hatsuharu at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Aurora at 8,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Schley at 8,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD John D. Edwards at 8,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CB Zenon engages CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards CB Socrates engages CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards DD Whipple engages DD Hatsuharu at 2,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Aurora at 2,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Montcalm at 2,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL La Galissonniere at 2,000 yards Magazine explodes on DD Whipple DD Whipple sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 2,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsuharu at 2,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CB Zenon engages CA Suzuya at 7,000 yards CB Socrates engages CA Suzuya at 7,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Cyclades at 7,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Aurora at 7,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL La Galissonniere at 7,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Edsall at 7,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CB Zenon engages CA Suzuya at 10,000 yards CB Zenon engages CA Mikuma at 10,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Cyclades at 10,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Aurora at 10,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL La Galissonniere at 10,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Schley at 10,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards Kimura, Susumu orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off...

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 9:26:31 PM)
Near Balikpapan Day Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 62,102, Range 24,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Furutaka DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires TB Sagi Allied Ships xAP Empire Pride, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Cosgrove, Shell hits 2, on fire ML No. 311 Allied ground losses: 134 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Day Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 62,102, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Furutaka DD Ariake, heavy fires TB Sagi Allied Ships AM Kalgoorlie DD Futurist xAP Montoro [image]local://upfiles/44178/E2C2978E3DD14DB3BA68F95BD1411F33.jpg[/image] Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tioman Island at 52,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 19 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Trojan AP Henry T. Allen, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk KV Nightshade, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 200 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 19 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/21/2020 9:30:29 PM)
Vals on Java get shredded by CB float fighters... Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 51,99 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 43 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 16 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 46 Allied aircraft Spitfire 1F x 51 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 15 destroyed No Allied losses [image]local://upfiles/44178/B08241F352024A1AB9CA2221C683831A.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/22/2020 2:04:24 AM)
Futurist? [image]local://upfiles/44178/AB9C56F28FF74134801F24F11BBFEF82.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/22/2020 2:23:07 AM)
Look at the concentrated Allied naval operations in SRA! [X(] Really has taken me by surprise that they keep coming. Nothing spotted heavier than a CB, so no Prince of Wales yet... I have a strong heavy cruiser presence at Balikpapan, a destroyer flotilla at Brunei which cannot stand up to the incoming threats, nothing at Kuching, and I am definitely running out of ships from Singapore and to Java axis. There are 112 CV planes on Carrier Division 2, but they would get shredded by the excellent Spitfire float fighter... At the heavily damaged yard at Singers, is 1 BB, 1CA, and 4 CL, and 2 DD undergoing repairs. North of Bangka Straits another group of damaged: Light Cruiser, destroyer and torpedo boat...plus one heavy cruiser at Saigon that will free up in 5 days. Kalidjati has a damaged heavy cruiser and damaged destroyer. We are hard pressed![:)] [image]local://upfiles/44178/472B9A03026142FF85591A641AB2094E.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/22/2020 2:26:03 AM)
A partial listing of the assumed sunk recently... [image]local://upfiles/44178/7382CA6A114346DCA2CDD98C7B94572A.jpg[/image]

PaxMondo -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/22/2020 3:40:03 AM)
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Andy Mac -> RE: Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers)) (6/22/2020 12:25:17 PM)
I actually think you are doing really well in minimising your losses The challenge now is probably the number of damaged ships you have

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