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RE: 8 May - 10/4/2007 2:25:37 AM   
ny59giants


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Status: offline 		Build up the AF at Lunga and see how many planes he wants to sacrifice there (you may lose more planes, but he will lose more pilots - a fair trade, IMO ). Once it gets to level 4 and you can base Beuforts there, then increase your SC TF presences there. For now, send waves of PT boats. 

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RE: 8 May - 10/4/2007 2:28:43 AM   
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Your 3 Inf Div SHOULD be enough to take the base.  What has your Recon/Intel told you about Lunga?

BANZAI!-----Ahhhhhhhh, I mean Good Luck.



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10 May: - 10/4/2007 3:05:08 AM   
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The landing force heads toward the hex adjacent to Lunga. There should be air combat on the 11th as whatever he has at shortland island will propably hit my fleet. The Rabaul aircraft may attack but I will be at range 12 so his fighters will not come along. On the 12 th troops will land.

NY59Giants: I am bringing hordes of PT's with me. I'll have about 40 that I'll escort in with AK's. I have much less confidance then you that I can establish the airbase. I think Jwilkerson will try to keep it closed so that I can never bring in my fighters. But we'll see.

John 3rd: No mines at lunga at all. There is a naval guard unit, a base force, and one other small ground unit. I've bombed these guys for a long time so morale and condition should not be great. I should take the base quickly but one never knows.

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12 May: - 10/6/2007 3:04:32 PM   
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The invasion force sits one hex off Lunga and I've already landed a small force on one of the local dot bases and have seaplanes operating from there. So he knows I'm coming although I showed basically the same pattern a couple weeks ago and didn't invade.

His aircraft did not attack my fleet last turn. I will be amazed if my luck holds tomorrow. My carriers will move to two hexes south of Lunga and 2 groups of FM-2's will fly LRC at Lunga. Plus a 72 plane group from the Santa Cruise Islands will help out if they in fact can fly LRCAP from a level one base as I've been told.

I still see no carriers or enemy surface vessels anywhere nearby.

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14 May - 10/7/2007 6:41:15 PM   
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The landing goes in and it's remarkably successful!!!

First off there were mines. I guess my subs and previous bombardment group just failed to detect them or they were just recently laid. 1 DD and 4 AP's hit mines over the two day period but damage was not that bad and casualties were low.

The landing were easy. Only 36 guns opened up on my Transports getting one light hit. His troops bombarded mine both days and I think they got the worst of it. The only japanese surface ships were two AG's which had a real bad day. No subs interferred.

My big worry was the Betty's. On the 12th 96 Betty's and 90 zero's attacked in 7 groups. 25 Betty's and 34 zero's were confirmed killed for 31 allied fighters. The bombing attack were not very successful as only 1 AK, 1 AP, and 1 CLAA were hit.

The second day was a little worse. Only 51 Betty's and 31 zero's flew but my carrier was under a cloud so none of my FM-2's were able to fly LRCAP. He losses 8 more Betty's and 3 zero's for 7 of my P38's. But the BB Ramilles takes 3 torpedoes and is now headed to port with moderate damage (floatation in the 40's) The CLAA hit the previous day was also hit 2 more times and may not make it.

But my troops are ashore and will shock attack tommorow. From yesterdays Japanese bombardments I appear to have at least 10-1 superiority in AV so I expect to take the island.

There are no signs of and Japanese carriers or surface forces.

Also tommorrow I will land an RCT at Thursday Island west of Port Moresby.

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16 May: - 10/7/2007 8:25:39 PM   
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Lunga falls easily. The attack was 12-1 and I took only about 200 casualties. All runway damage is repaired, service damage still at 73) and I've put 4 fighter squadrens there to deal with the LR bombers and fighters.

It's very strange that he has not put up more of a defence.

I've also landed at Thursday Island without any opposition at all. There is a unit there but I guess It has no artillery. My para's will jump in tommorow to add to the assault and this should fall.

By the way in Burma we continue to pound away. I think I have the upper hand and may try a shock attack if I can get a clear weather turn in the near future.

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RE: 16 May: - 10/7/2007 9:29:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		In about 2 weeks you should know how much of a defense he will put up for the Solomons. If it is only a token force, then it will just be a matter of time to walk up to Rabaul and isolate it. His priority seems to be protecting his economy and the Resouces/Oil needed to run it (see Northern Australia).

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RE: 16 May: - 10/7/2007 11:42:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		You're probably right but my drive to take Austrailia was stopped cold by the 4 divisions he has there. So maybe he has all his army protecting the DEI and Burma and has few ground troops for the Pacific.

Still it's hard to see why he only had 100 or so Betty's to mess with my invasion. And KB could have stopped it cold. Once I have established airbases there will be no stopping me. Each base is within easy air support and my Coursairs/F4F's/kittyhawks/P39's/P400's etc. can FOR THE FIRST TIME really get into the game.

But I probably don't know what I'm talking about. Iv'e been wrong so often.

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20 May - 10/18/2007 1:57:23 AM   
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My invasion at Thursday island succeeds easily. The down side was that Japan sent it's Betty's to that area and sunk all 5 AK's that lingered to suply that site. I also lost a couple small surface ships. I guess this area will fight off air supply for a while. The base there is almost repair and soon I will be basing fighters and recon arcraft there.

At Lunga I am building up without resistance. I will invade Tulagi and the Russel islands within the week. Tulagi appears to have a token force and Russel island appear to be abandoned. It really feels like I'm attacking into empty space.

In Alaska I'm using my small CV force more aggressivly and we could have a small carrier battle there at any time.

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RE: 20 May - 10/25/2007 4:14:06 AM   
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RE: 20 May - 10/25/2007 7:43:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		We're still going but it's been slow as our jobs have been taking lots of time. Only 4 turns in the last 8 or 9 days. I just havn't had time for a proper update as I usually have been rushing my turns in any event.

Its 28 May now and I've been punished a bit for rushing those turns. One of my CVE's got wacked up in Alaska due to an order foul-up. My landing at Tulagi was marred when I failed to provide proper air cover and as a result 2 CA's and some lessor ships went down. I just have to take my time or just wait on the turn.

Still Lunga is secure as is Tulagi and Thursday island. I land at Russell Island today and as it appears unoccupied I should take one step further up the Solomons. I will land at Munda (also apparently unoccupied) in about 10 days.

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3 June - 10/28/2007 6:24:34 PM   
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Alaska: A huge but strange victory. Japan's BB force moves within bombardment range of Dutch Island on the 2nd. More important his small carrier force of 4 CVE's moves within 4 hexes af Atka/Adak islands.

I had everything set on naval attack since he had been hanging a bit close last turn as well. My aircraft go all in against moderate opposition. Three CVE's are hit!!! 2 of them with 2 2000lb bombs and the third with 2 500lb bombs. Other aircraft attack the BB force and got multiple hits but I suspect did little damage.

On the next day the BB's withdraw so what was the point?? Those CVE's must be hurting badly and are a long way from a good port. A nice gift for me as my own carrier force begins to grow.

Burma: I've begun to despair of any progress in this theater as he has moved a massive force to Akyab which seems immune to my air attacks. I pound away every day but he just keeps replacing the losses. I've considered just pulling the whole force out and attacking along another axis.

Or maybe I should restart the strategic bombing campaign. The problem with that is that as soon as I do he will obliterate China. So I have to wait for the right moment.

South Pacific: I've taken the Russel islands without opposition and I will occupy Munda on the 5th as it is also currently unoccupied. Munda can be built up fairly quickly and then Shortland island is indefensable and already built up to a level four airbase.

Jwilkerson has not put up much of defence here. No carriers and token ground forces. So I will move as fast as I can,

Japan's Carriers: Since an earlier post by NY59Giants I have been watching the DEI more closly and am now convince that he has his cariers in Java. He has been flying training missions from there for a long time but I never put two and two together. But missions fly out of Soergeba(sp?) almost every turn carrier type aircraft and when I check on the base it has very high air superiority levels.

So maybe he intends to just let me advance through the Solomons and he won't react strongly until I reach his bases of production.


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8 June - 10/30/2007 3:41:46 AM   
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Munda falls!! And I have engineers already there to begin building. Russel Island is already to level one. That took about 8 days and it won't take much longer for Munda to build up. It's possible that I may take Shortland Island before June is out.

For a day my LRCAP failed to fly and I lost 4 AK's at Munda but so what. My airpower builds so fast that if he is not careful his whole force around Port Moresby will be surrounded.

It was crazy to leave Lunga relatively undefended. Without Lunga I could not introduce my airpower into the region. Now I am advancing irrisistably and he will have to bring his carriers here or I will crush him.

He should have put up a fight there and it would have been very difficult for me.

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8 June - 12/1/2007 4:24:51 PM   
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Gee I haven't updated this in a month. Time flies when you're working lots of hours and both me and Jwilkerson have seen the pace slow to one or two two turn days a week. But we are still going.

Asia: Everything is a complete stalemate. He has brought a ton of divisions to Akyab and I don't see that my bombing campaign is doing much. At some point soon I will end the strategic bombing moritorium and clear all the resourse locations in north Burma. Maybe this will make some difference in the area. The downside to this is that he will bomb China and there won't be much I can do to stop it.

SW Pacific: Munda is secure and already built up to a level 3 airbase. The only real resistance was on one turn his Betties and surface ships found a lot of transports and sunk 4 or 5 while damaging 15 or so more. I also lost a couple DD's and some minlayers that day. On the next turn my aircraft were established at the base and his Betty's had a really bad day. He hasn[t interfered with anything since.

His CV's have now appeared around Rabaul for the last two turns. I don't know that ths will accomplish much as I now have 144 B17/B24 at Lunga with a large P38 escort. If he comes within 9 hexes of Lunga it would be risking all of KB.

So right now It's just a matter of getting the troops prepped for missions and then getting them there. I'm in no great rush. I'm happy to let KB float about while my CV's rest at Numea. Next turn I get another CV and this will give me another small carrier force which will assemble at PH. Once my two fleets combine (if I decide to combine them) I should be at rough parity with KB. I think I will be stronger but its hard to tell. I suspect the KB pilots are at extreme experience levels. The main fleet has had over a year to just sit and train. So the initial battles could be very one-sided. I'm hoping he will try to do smething with his carriers around Munda just so that I can take some of the edge off those air groups while my carriers rest.

I'm thinking of sending my fleet past Port Moresby towards Darwin and renew my assault of northern Austrailia. This would be risky as KB could blow south and close the back door forceing me to circumnavigate north Austrailia. Not a risk free option for KB either as he has to brave my bombers and then risk my fleet turning to fight in open battle. What can Japan do with a couple damaged carriers somewhere south of Port Moresby?? A high speed run past my bombers at Lunga should not be difficult. But a small group of damaged carriers limping past??! They will be sunk barring bad weather. I doubt Jwilkerson would take this risk.

Anyway I now am preparing my attack of shortlands Island by a full division. I have two additional divisions prepping in case this gets hung up somehow. This won't happen for another two weeks. I waiting deliberately so that my follow up can proceed immediately. My plan is that as soon as I take shortlands Island and Jwilkerson is focused there I will send a large force to Dobodura and cut Port Moresby off from behind.

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RE: 8 June - 12/1/2007 7:41:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the update.  I've been following your AAR since I first began frequenting the WitP site.  Good luck!  You've come a long way since the dark days when you lost your CVs.

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RE: 8 June - 12/2/2007 12:06:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		You need to keep the pressure on in Burma for the simple fact that he cannot allow you to break through. Once you do, you will just roll up the rest of the country and be storming the gates at Ragoon. This area (especially using stock map) comes down to siege warfare. Numbers win.

I look at northern Australia as a "necessary evil." The Japanese players needs to capture it to protect his oli/resources and deny the Allied a jump off point into the SRA. Its a POW camp without you having to supply it.

How many divisions does he have tied up in these two areas alone?? A lot. Better to have them there than over in the Solomons slowing you island hopping down.

As the Allied player, you are superior in air and naval power (KB is a force in being that can only risk coming out when under some sort of LBA protection). Use it and avoid direct LCU vs LCU confrontation. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but just keep marching towards your objective and force him to make a stand...somewhere.  He will let the Solomons and SE part of New Guinea fall (no oil/resources). They are tactically important , but not strategically.

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RE: 8 June - 3/22/2008 2:59:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Moses, are you still playing this game?  We're waiting to hear about your plans to overcome the evil empire.

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end - 4/18/2008 10:25:18 PM   
moses

 

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Status: offline 		Sorry, I had to shut this down in December. I haven't touched WITP since.

Turns out I'm married. Who knew.

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RE: end - 4/10/2009 6:33:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bump for a fascinating AAR that sadly died when Moses, a gentleman, discovered that he was "married after all."  He had to retire to real life, but this was a great game.  His Jap opponent was doing a masterful job at withdrawing so that the Allied advance was tortuous.

I hope Moses will come back "one of these days."

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RE: end - 4/10/2009 6:58:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Greg was my first ever opponent in WitP and taught me a lot of things.  I have the same good thoughts as Dan.

I greatly appreciated his view as a fellow educator who helped when things feel apart in my life.

Hope you come back Mister Moses!
  

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