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RE: Oscar vs Lightning - 12/1/2008 2:12:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, 11 b-17's lost hurt badly. I got curious from my thread about ship repairs, and thought I would see how effective a raid on Rabaul would be. I also thought I may get lucky and hit a carrier or two if they were there. So many op losses will pretty much talk me out of trying this again unless I can confoim high value tragets are in port.

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RE: Oscar vs Lightning - 12/1/2008 3:31:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Borner has been bombing Tulagi with 2E´s using lightnings for escort. On the first day Oscars to the CAP and this day it was Zeros. Keep rotating the fighter groups to keep each rested and combat effective.

10 Allied planes were lost this day to 1 Japanese Mavis on search mission.





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RE: Oscar vs Lightning - 12/7/2008 4:30:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		12-7-42   We are now at the 1 yr point following Pearl harbor. Things are still farily quiet, but that will not last much longer. Ike appears to he holding back, as the map above somewhat shows. Ike is building many smaller airfields within range of Irau. I assume his plan is to spread out his bombers, so that i cannot effectively hit his airstrips before I attack. With both our fleets intact, this ARR sould get very interesting come early 43

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RE: Oscar vs Lightning - 12/7/2008 5:39:45 PM   
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12-7-42 We are now at the 1 yr point following Pearl harbor. Things are still farily quiet, but that will not last much longer. Ike appears to he holding back, as the map above somewhat shows. Ike is building many smaller airfields within range of Irau. I assume his plan is to spread out his bombers, so that i cannot effectively hit his airstrips before I attack. With both our fleets intact, this ARR sould get very interesting come early 43


The air battles over Tulagi continue.





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RE: Oscar vs Lightning - 12/7/2008 5:50:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ike is starting to send ships around and SW of Irau- as can be seen above. One last attempt to get reinforcements forward?

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RE: Oscar vs Lightning - 12/7/2008 7:57:56 PM   
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RE: Oscar vs Lightning - 12/7/2008 8:02:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		This is where I wish I was more computer literate with photo shop or something.   recon is showing only a detachment of a garrison unit at Irau. Ike apparently has decided to let me have the base, then pound on me once there. Both our fleets will be a full strength, so it should be an inpressive fight.

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Sabine - 12/14/2008 5:43:49 PM   
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Ike apparently has decided to let me have the base, then pound on me once there.


We welcome you to Irau.

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RE: Sabine - 12/14/2008 6:05:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Fox news IKE strikes agian... seeing how his recently losses are unmentioned, and that this hit happened no where near the shipping lanes to Irau.

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RE: Sabine - 12/15/2008 4:07:56 PM   
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/29/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
DMS Southard, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
APD Little, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 131


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Yugure
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
APD Gregory, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 327


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 5, on fire

Allied Ships
APD McKean, Shell hits 4, on fire


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 26


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Isokaze
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
APD Manley, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 314


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Helm, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
DMS Zane, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
APD McKean, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 189


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Mutsuki
DD Oite

Allied Ships
DD Helm, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 110


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Mutsuki
DD Oite

Allied Ships
APD McKean, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 98


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
DD Helm, Shell hits 4, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 191
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RE: Sabine - 12/16/2008 2:45:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		So much for plan A.  Not sure what went wrong.... those TF's were ordered - or at least I thought - to join up at the same hex as my carriers, and then form up and run in, and out, next turn. not sure exactly where I _____ up things. At least the losses were light. Yes, 2 mroe DMS and those APD's will hurt.

At least the para bn took Irau, but i expect IKE to run in a fast transport group, with troops, and wipe them out. Anyway, if I ever figure out what i did wrong I will post it, but salute to IKE for being in position to take advantage of my misfortune.

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RE: Sabine - 12/16/2008 3:56:18 AM   
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Air attack on TF at 43,40


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 45
TBF Avenger x 29


no losses

Japanese Ships
ML Hirashima, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage

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RE: Sabine - 12/21/2008 7:07:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, much to my shock, Ike never came down to knock me off of Irau... PBY's were able to fly in seabees. Now, there is a level 1 airstrip, and my C-47's are busy flying in troops and supplies. It still may be a trap, IKE letting me put enough troops there to make an operation worth the effort before he tries anything.

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RE: Sabine - 12/23/2008 3:06:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		Another action around Irau, with better results... plus a couple of mine hits on IKE's DD's




Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 4
DD Hatsukaze
DD Shigure

Allied Ships
PT 46
PT 64
PT 66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PT 114
PT 124


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
DD Shirayuki
DD Asakaze,  on fire,  heavy damage

Allied Ships
PT 36
PT 38
PT 39
PT 60, Shell hits 1


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Tanikaze
DD Mutsuki

Allied Ships
PT 111, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PT 115
PT 121
PT 122
PT 128
PT 149, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Akitsuki, Shell hits 15,  on fire
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
PT 120, Shell hits 48, and is sunk
PT 142
PT 143
PT 152


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
DD Akitsuki, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage

Allied Ships
PT 37
PT 48
PT 45
PT 59


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
DD Hatsukaze
DD Shigure

Allied Ships
PT 46
PT 64
PT 114
PT 124


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Night Time Surface Combat at 0,0

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT 46
PT 64
PT 114
PT 124


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Sub attack at 41,44

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-41

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RE: Sabine - 12/23/2008 3:49:57 AM   
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night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 2
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Tanikaze

Allied Ships
PT 46, Shell hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage
PT 64
PT 114
PT 124


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma,  on fire
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
DD Hatsukaze
DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 4

Allied Ships
PT 36
PT 38
PT 39
PT 60

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RE: Sabine - 12/23/2008 1:53:45 PM   
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ORIGINAL:

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma,  on fire




Wow IKE, you got the KUMA!? How...? never got this unit

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RE: Sabine - 12/29/2008 12:32:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		we are approaching the end of Jan, 43.  Irau now has been upgrated to a level 2 airstrip. Ike is still hitting the base with night attacks, but has not sent his light units in again. (too bad). If Pearl would only release more heavy units, my life would be much easier, but such is life at 100% settings.

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RE: Sabine - 1/18/2009 9:59:10 PM   
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the pace of turns has greatly slowed, but thought it time to post an update.  IKE seeme to be following the same blueprint as his current "into the breach" game with BigRed. Irau was open to invasion, and repeated recon flights show PM to have no garrison at all. I can only figure IKE plans to give me what looks like a tempting target, and unleash his airpower to pound the invasion fleets. While not getting the attrittion battle I wanted at Irau, it is nice to have a secure base already to support my future operations. F4u's have finally begun to arrive, which will help to soon balance the air-to-air situation.

Both fleets are nearly at full strength, but it would be nice for the desk jockeys at pearl to send more stuff my way.


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Testing the Frontier - 1/29/2009 3:11:23 AM   
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RE: Testing the Frontier - 1/29/2009 4:10:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		Fox-news IKE strikes again. showing the 13 that did not make it, not the 250+ that did! two turns of strikes on Lunga and Russell show about 1000 men lost, but no planes on the ground. Lunga also is shown to be lightly garrisoned, and 6 tunrs of recon flights have found no garrison at PM at all! interesting indeed

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Strikes - 1/29/2009 5:30:53 AM   
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Lunga also is shown to be lightly garrisoned,


But that doesn´t mean defenseless.

Date on picture is not correct. 2-23-43




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RE: Strikes - 1/29/2009 12:51:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Allied air losses this turn 95 Aircraft, including 81 F4f's

IKes... well, 79 Zeros, 91 Val, 75 Kates, total 268!!!!    A nice exchange for minor damage to two carriers!!!!!!!   10 Bettys were lost over Irau, but they managed to heavily damage 3AP's. Given the total of fighters there, I thought more CAP wojld fly. Still, the goal was to get enough supplies to Irau to start flying strikes from there. Overall, a 90% successful operation.

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RE: Strikes - 1/30/2009 4:23:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ike decided not to try for a second round with his carriers, and my fighter strengh was depleted to the point I needed to retire as well. the good news is IKE lost a large number of very well trained crews. We are very nearly to March 43. Almost half way. IKE has a 4600 point lead.

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RE: Strikes - 1/30/2009 1:39:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		268 japanese carrier planes lost? OUTCH! thats the end of the KB. congratulation for this defensive victory.

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RE: Strikes - 1/30/2009 5:28:07 PM   
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Ike decided not to try for a second round with his carriers, and my fighter strengh was depleted to the point I needed to retire as well.


That´s too bad, my land based bombers wanted a turn at them.

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RE: Strikes - 1/30/2009 8:34:44 PM   
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268 japanese carrier planes lost? OUTCH! thats the end of the KB. congratulation for this defensive victory.


I would not bet money on this.





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RE: Strikes - 1/30/2009 9:06:41 PM   
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is it the No. 301 plane with CDR Fuchida Mitsuo dreaming in it?

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RE: Strikes - 1/31/2009 4:46:36 AM   
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RE: Strikes - 2/1/2009 3:38:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		March 1st. Halfway point of the game.... It is going to be a very interesting last 10 months. Both our fleets are intact, although the recent air battle removed a good part of IKE highly trained carrier pilots, he will have more than enough planes in reserve. Irau is secure and soon will be up to a level 4 strip. Already b-25's and b-26's are flying to IKE's second line bases. no major damage yet, but more planes are on the way

PM is still showing as wide open. Gili Gili only with one small inf unit. I am feeling the loss of my APD's earlier. Now just to decide on where to strike at his outer bases and have the big battle IKE is apparently waiting for.


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RE: Strikes - 2/1/2009 6:38:05 PM   
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although the recent air battle removed a good part of IKE highly trained carrier pilots, he will have more than enough planes in reserve.


The replacement pilots will be well trained too before you see them.






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