HansBolter
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I play alot against the AI and have started at least 20 different games of various scenarios. I have seen it go many ways. It does appear to be variable, but the AI seems to give a lot of weight to naval attacks when making choices. If I am not assuming a second day of strikes will not occur then I will form the various ASW TFs necessary to start working on the job of clearing the area of subs. If I am assuming a second day of strikes then I will clear Pearl of every thing that floats with orders to flee the area at high speed. Sometimes I choose the aggressive route and sorty against the KB. It's a guessing game I have played a number of times with different results every time. As long as you are playing against the AI you might want to have a go at a surface action against the KB. It can be a lot of fun if it comes off. I just restarted scenario #10 and had only one CA, three CLs and a slew of Destroyers and PT boats to sorty with. I got lucky and chose the right path to intercept. The Minneapolis was superb, putting an 8" shell into Hiryu, Soryu and THREE 8"ers into Kaga while deftly avoiding 14" shells from Kirishima and 18" ers from Musashi (I'm playing Iron Man). I lost two destroyers and two PT boats. The action didn't sink any carriers but it affected what the KB did at Wake on the way home and was a boat load of fun. Here it is: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lihue at 177,101, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Shell hits 3 CV Hiryu, Shell hits 1, on fire CV Soryu, Shell hits 1 CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CV Akagi BB Hiei BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2 BB Musashi CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Abukuma DD Akigumo DD Kagero DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tanikaze DD Arare DD Kasumi CA Adatara Allied Ships CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1 CL Detroit CL Helena CL Phoenix DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Blue DD Helm, Shell hits 2 DD Mugford, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Ralph Talbot DD Henley, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Patterson DD Jarvis Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Kaga at 11,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Zuikaku at 11,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Shokaku at 11,000 yards CL Detroit engages CV Shokaku at 11,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Kaga at 11,000 yards BB Kirishima engages DD Ralph Talbot at 11,000 yards DD Mugford engages CV Kaga at 11,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Mugford at 11,000 yards DD Urakaze engages DD Jarvis at 11,000 yards DD Blue engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards CL Detroit engages CV Soryu at 10,000 yards DD Henley engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards DD Mugford engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards CA Adatara engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards DD Blue engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards CA Tone engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards DD Mugford sunk by DD Tanikaze at 10,000 yards DD Henley engages CV Zuikaku at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Shokaku at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Hiryu at 10,000 yards DD Henley engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages BB Kirishima at 10,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CA Adatara at 10,000 yards DD Bagley engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Patterson at 10,000 yards CA Tone engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards CL Phoenix engages CV Zuikaku at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Shokaku at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Soryu at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Hiryu at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards BB Kirishima engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards DD Helm engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards CA Tone engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Jarvis at 10,000 yards DD Helm engages DD Tanikaze at 10,000 yards DD Helm engages DD Shiranui at 10,000 yards DD Helm engages DD Kagero at 10,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Kaga at 8,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Soryu at 8,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Hiryu at 8,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Patterson at 8,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Hamakaze at 8,000 yards BB Kirishima engages CA Minneapolis at 8,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Minneapolis at 8,000 yards CA Adatara engages DD Blue at 8,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Bagley at 8,000 yards CL Abukuma engages CA Minneapolis at 8,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Tanikaze at 8,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Isokaze at 8,000 yards DD Kagero engages DD Blue at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards CL Phoenix engages CV Zuikaku at 10,000 yards CL Helena engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards CL Detroit engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards DD Bagley engages CV Hiryu at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CV Kaga at 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards BB Kirishima engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Helm at 10,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CA Tone at 10,000 yards CL Abukuma engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Bagley at 10,000 yards DD Helm engages DD Tanikaze at 10,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Hamakaze at 10,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lihue at 177,100, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Kaga CV Hiryu, on fire CV Soryu CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CV Akagi BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Musashi, Shell hits 1 CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Abukuma DD Akigumo DD Kagero DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tanikaze DD Arare DD Kasumi CA Adatara Allied Ships DD Cummings, Shell hits 1 DD Case DD Conyngham, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Reid, Shell hits 5, and is sunk DD Allen DD Chew DD Schley, Shell hits 1 DD Ward Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Case at 12,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Cummings at 12,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Reid at 12,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Reid at 12,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Reid at 12,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Reid at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Reid engages CV Zuikaku at 9,000 yards DD Reid engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards DD Case engages DD Kasumi at 9,000 yards DD Cummings engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards DD Reid engages CA Adatara at 9,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Reid at 9,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Cummings at 9,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Schley at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Ward engages DD Kasumi at 8,000 yards DD Reid engages CV Zuikaku at 8,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Chew at 8,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Reid at 8,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Conyngham at 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Reid at 8,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Cummings at 8,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Reid at 8,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Reid at 8,000 yards DD Ward engages CV Akagi at 8,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Schley at 8,000 yards DD Conyngham engages CV Soryu at 8,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Conyngham at 8,000 yards DD Conyngham engages CV Kaga at 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Conyngham at 8,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Conyngham at 8,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conyngham at 8,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Schley at 8,000 yards DD Schley engages DD Tanikaze at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Conyngham engages CV Akagi at 11,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Schley at 11,000 yards DD Chew engages CV Shokaku at 11,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Conyngham at 11,000 yards DD Case engages DD Kasumi at 11,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Cummings at 11,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Conyngham at 11,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conyngham at 11,000 yards DD Conyngham engages DD Kasumi at 11,000 yards DD Tanikaze engages DD Conyngham at 11,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Conyngham at 11,000 yards DD Urakaze engages DD Case at 11,000 yards DD Ward engages DD Isokaze at 11,000 yards DD Case engages DD Kagero at 11,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Cummings at 11,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lihue at 177,100, Range 17,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Kaga CV Hiryu, on fire CV Soryu CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CV Akagi BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Musashi CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Abukuma DD Akigumo DD Kagero DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tanikaze DD Arare DD Kasumi CA Adatara Allied Ships PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-21 PT-22 PT-23, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range increases to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Range increases to 17,000 yards... CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat - escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Shiranui , DD Isokaze , DD Akigumo PT-23 sunk by BB Hiei at 17,000 yards PT-20 sunk by DD Hamakaze at 17,000 yards Task forces break off... p.s. Don't forget to put an aggresive admiral like Rockwell in command of your principal SAG.
< Message edited by HansBolter -- 12/22/2010 12:42:42 PM >
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