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Mike McCreery -> 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/4/2020 10:19:52 PM)

I'm back, did you miss me???

Playing the Allies in DBB scenario 28-B against Alamander.

What could go wrong?



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ushakov -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/4/2020 10:55:58 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Mike McCreery
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Welcome back! [;)]

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PaxMondo -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/5/2020 7:50:08 AM)

ouch.



Lowpe -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/5/2020 1:18:35 PM)

I missed you, but then I took a break too.[:D]

As Japan, I have come to the conclusion sinking the POW in the opening days of the war is far more important than the Pearl Strike. Most AFB's won't use the greater search and ships aggressively that remain alive from Pearl.

Much like how losing the KB accelerates the Allied offensives, losing the POW really lets Japan run much more aggressively early on, and unlike AFB's using the Pearl forces, almost every JFB will do it.

If you want to save the POW, you need to disband her in port, the closest port possible since there is only 1 movement phase day 1.





Cheesesteak -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/5/2020 2:06:30 PM)

lol



Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/5/2020 7:26:36 PM)

The butcher's bill for turn 1. By the look of it my opponent is focused at preventing anything escaping from the DEI.



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Bif1961 -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/6/2020 3:14:04 PM)

Looks like there will be no Vendetta for the loss of TF-Z, as the vendetta already sank. Welcome back and looking forward to seeing how this unfolds.



Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/7/2020 6:23:41 PM)

Air losses for the first day.



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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/8/2020 1:16:44 AM)

Cmdr Alamander is coming in low and fast, making a beeline for key islands while ignoring others. Looks to be trying to set up air search and grab the oil ASAP.

Here is the mini-KB with plenty of other ships.

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Cap Mandrake -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/8/2020 1:27:32 AM)

[:D] That is-ah broody funny name for writings!



Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/8/2020 1:33:15 AM)

The war is going predictably for the Japanese at this point. Glad to see an excessive waste of ammunition in this encounter.

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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/8/2020 1:52:40 AM)

The KB is above Singapore supporting a 2nd day Mersing invasion while Alamander seems intent on taking Northern Borneo by day 3 :]

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CaptBeefheart -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/8/2020 5:34:42 AM)

I'm looking forward to this one. I'm wondering if you could reduce the size of those photos, though?

Cheers,
CB



Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/9/2020 1:08:08 AM)

My opponent is going to have a hard time figuring out what happened here as I dont have fog of war and it appears to be a game glitch.

A combat just occured this turn in the morning reaction phase where the CA Houston engaged several ships at Brunei.

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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/9/2020 1:09:34 AM)

Then magically the houston teleports 19 hexes away into the Manila port with only 200 Ops points used, fully fueled.

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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/9/2020 1:17:22 AM)


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ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

I'm looking forward to this one. I'm wondering if you could reduce the size of those photos, though?

Cheers,
CB



I can try. Gimp makes the pictures look small and my monitor is yuuuuge :P



Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/14/2020 3:20:53 PM)

Dec 23, 1941 About 2 weeks into the war. Allemander is killing it and has taken islands of the north coast of Australia already although the main oil centers of palembang and balikpapan have not been invaded yet. Singapore remains allied at this time.

I have managed to kill a small empty convoy of ships near Brunei. Allemander put a torpedo into one of the Australian heavy cruisers. Otherwise it has been the usual fleeing of the great horde of ships and associated dismemberment.



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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/14/2020 3:27:01 PM)

Allemander has judicious use of his carrier fleet and is hard to predict movement. I lost several CAP opportunities due to him resting pilots after sucessfull ship attacks.



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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/14/2020 3:36:31 PM)

Ship losses have been heavy due to the first day attack on Singapore by the main carrier fleet. Given the setup I did adequate in evacuating ships. There are over 200 rescued from the DEI, mostly bigger, faster cargo and troop transports.

I have managed at this point to keep the Houston and Boise floating, they were the ships that got into a fight near Brunei after the Japanese had already unloaded.



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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/14/2020 3:40:11 PM)

Japanese ship losses are almost non-existent. My subs have been busy but he escorts all of his convoy's well and my sub skill/rating sucks. Got a shot at a light carrier but of course missed with one of my dutch subs. A handful of subs are returning for repairs as he has proven able to hit them even if they cant hit back.

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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/14/2020 3:43:47 PM)

I am going to need to figure out how to hurt him more if I dont want to lose this game too :]



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Bif1961 -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/16/2020 1:46:48 PM)

Looks like he has taken bases deep that will give him level 3 airfields to base torpedo armed long range naval air units from and search float planes so he can dominate the area and discourage any of your surface forces from venturing forth to stop the invasions, especially in DEI and northern OZ. If his KB is still in the Malaya or DEI area that gives you a freer hand in South, Central and Northern Pac ti run in supplies, fuel units and aircraft. Maybe even a raid into the Northern Home Islands to go after strategic points at some of his cities that product engines air frame or future R&D. Also he will have many convoys running supplies in the area mostly undefended. Take advantage of his carriers being so far away, as it is a points game, VPs, and you can wrack some up on your side of the abacus that way.



Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/19/2020 11:22:46 PM)

Taking Bif's suggestion to heart I send a destroyer group to Shikuka. Before they had even arrived 2 of the ships system damage was in the teens and they all had 4 engine damage. I considered aborting but had them stop at Shikuka before I was planning on withdrawing for repairs. Fortunately they found ships in port.

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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/19/2020 11:27:21 PM)

And more ships in port.



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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/19/2020 11:41:02 PM)

And more ships...

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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/19/2020 11:55:14 PM)

So the Japanese admitted to 75 points in naval kills. Hopefully a few more go down but he was seriously kicking my butt in naval points and even though my subs have been really active they have been really unlucky and/or deployed poorly to sink many ships.

I dont think I am going to get lucky and find him this unprepared again. The destroyers did find a minefield and did detonate 1 mine along with all of the other combat so it is risky to go into port.

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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/20/2020 2:11:25 AM)

Rear Admiral Marcus Pawrelius has been assigned to the cat and mouse destroyer games.

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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/20/2020 2:15:05 AM)

Dont let the guys young looks fool you, he is a decorated combat veteran.

He sent more than 1 destroyer group into the Kuriles...



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Mike McCreery -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/20/2020 2:19:07 AM)

More ships at Hakado



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BBfanboy -> RE: 2020 is going to be a great year!! (5/20/2020 2:21:21 AM)

Which all proves that a little kitty is good for performance! Just ask Hans and Ranger Joe!



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