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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 5:03:40 PM

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Mirror Game, May 3:

Heap big fight at daylight 5-3 at Attu. All 3 USN BB's and San Francisco were ordered to bombard Attu and perhaps rough up some transports. Instead, they ran into the IJN CA's. I had placed them so they would arrive after daylight. This was a good decision as a daylight gunnery battle ensued and there weren't any annoying Long Lance thingys. Pennsylvania has 30% system damage but should be fine for bombardment duty, Alwyn was sunk and King is hurt. The IJN got hammered by the superior USN throw weight and armor. IJN is spotted at 17,000 yds by radar. Adm. Brown makes a turn and crosses the T when the haze lifts at 11,000 yds. That had to be a serious "Hory ****!" moment aboard Nachi.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 154,48, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Nachi, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
CL Kiso, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Shell hits 2
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 11, on fire
BB Idaho, Shell hits 3
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 7
DD Lansdowne
DD Bancroft
DD Aylwin, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD King, Shell hits 3, heavy fires

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 5:05:04 PM

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 5:28:47 PM

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Cap'n-if you're looking for torpedo-capable aircraft, don't overlook those Emilys. For some reason with this scenario, they're real BB killers-in spite of their poor torpedo skills.

For some reason they refuse to arm with torps at Attu. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 6:35:08 PM

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Enough supplies present? You mentioned having an air HQ - maybe need to click on its torp inventory to buy more?

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 7:20:49 PM

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Enough supplies present? You mentioned having an air HQ - maybe need to click on its torp inventory to buy more?

Wait...you are kidding about that part...right?

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 8:29:37 PM

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Enough supplies present? You mentioned having an air HQ - maybe need to click on its torp inventory to buy more?

Wait...you are kidding about that part...right?

Umm, no, he wasn't

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 8:53:53 PM

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Enough supplies present? You mentioned having an air HQ - maybe need to click on its torp inventory to buy more?

Wait...you are kidding about that part...right?

Umm, no, he wasn't

Oh, sure, everyone gets together and has a grand laugh at my expense. Why are you people keeping secrets from me? Buying torpedoes? I suppose there is a secret death ray R&D button too?

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 8:59:38 PM

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Yes.

It's in the manual.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/2/2011 11:58:32 PM

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Yes.

It's in the manual.

That explains it, Cap'n plays on automatic.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/3/2011 5:22:27 AM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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Enough supplies present? You mentioned having an air HQ - maybe need to click on its torp inventory to buy more?

Wait...you are kidding about that part...right?

Umm, no, he wasn't

Oh, sure, everyone gets together and has a grand laugh at my expense. Why are you people keeping secrets from me? Buying torpedoes? I suppose there is a secret death ray R&D button too?

IJN habit buy torpedos by the boat load( I mean plane load)--Death ray optional

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/4/2011 6:59:31 PM

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Hey! Admirar Rord Nerson, how goes it?

I was able to use my M&M Enterprises Co-prosperity Sphere card to buy torps so the Mavii now have ship killers.....they were just out of gas. But apparently there was enough gas for 10 Bettys. They went after a 21kt torpedo magnet but failed to hit anything.

All sorts of Allied interlopers are closing on the Emperor's new golf course resort on Kiksa (Kiska Palms). I am going to try to get Nachi and and her pals in among the sheep East of Kiska. It might be more prudent to just sit back and try to preserve the point margin from the mirror game...but that would be anti-bushido.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/5/2011 9:29:04 PM

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Hey! Admirar Rord Nerson, how goes it?

it goes great-- need to send back turn to Car Randrake--

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/5/2011 11:11:33 PM

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May 8: Nachi and Maya fail to "hook up" and have retreated to a postion North of Attu and are low on fuel. In two waves, Bettys with a decent Zero escort go after a BB at Kiska, but the CAP from the escort carrier overcomes the escorts and shoots down quite a few Bettys. More still are lost to flak. No hits.

2 of the suicide subs at Kiska perform their assigned duties and destroy enemy depth charges by ramming them. Landings begin at Kiska and none the dozens of Allied ships manages to hit the 200+ naval mines at Kiska. If the Allies have brought enough firepower, Kiska is toast.

An E boat hits a mine at Attu and is sunk.

Bad turn for the empire.

The crusiers will return to PJ for fuel. 9 Bettys are left at Attu. I set the Zeroes to fighter sweep and will let the Oscars act as escort. I'm not expecting much.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/7/2011 9:23:16 PM

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The crusiers will return to PJ for fuel. 9 Bettys are left at Attu. I set the Zeroes to fighter sweep and will let the Oscars act as escort. I'm not expecting much.

Perhaps you can get some of your piolets to fly CAP over your crusiers.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/9/2011 2:19:16 AM

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May 9: A Jap sub sneaked into the shallow waters around Kiska and put two torps into USS Nassau, sinking her along with 22 F4F's. The 9 remaining Bettys at Attu then attacked Allied shipping at Kiska, now bereft of CAP. They put one torp into a US BB, though it did not appear very serious. Allied landing troops have not yet attacked.

The sinking of Nassau is a big point boost that cant be closed with capture of even both islands.

In the mirror game, USS Helena and one BB got hit by Jap subs. Helena nearly sunk but might make it. She is in Adak harbor trying to pump out the Gulf of Alsaska. The BB will survive unless there is a second atack but is no good for bombardment duty.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/10/2011 1:41:40 PM

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Well, did you win? Is it over?

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/10/2011 4:21:35 PM

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Well, did you win? Is it over?

Nope, not over. I had the entire day off yesterday and we only got in one turn. I think Dave had didgeridoo lessons or something.

Dave has 4 regiments ashore at Kiska. They attacked today, but only achieved 1:2. Even so, they inflicted heavy causalties on the defenders and further depleted their supply. I was able to draw some replacement Bettys at Attu. The complement there now numbers 15. Nine Bettys with Zero escort attacked a BB and CA at Kiska but were carrying bombs and achieved no hits. He had a long range CAP of P-38's flying from Adak but they were overwhelmed by the Zeroes and 2 P-38's were shot down along with 2 Bettys to flak. The Jap cruisers will post South of Attu for a possible night raid on the USN shipping at Kiska next turn. 2 of the mini-subs attacked on the surface and were sunk. To the feigned objection of the crews, the two remaining sucicide subs are ordered back to Attu.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/12/2011 1:04:05 AM

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Well? Did you win? Is it over?

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/12/2011 1:16:36 AM

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Well?� Did you win?� Is it over?

"Bart!!! We'll be there when I say we're there!"

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/12/2011 5:05:28 AM

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Well? Did you win? Is it over?

"Bart!!! We'll be there when I say we're there!"

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/12/2011 7:34:52 PM

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May 13:

B-24's struck Attu in several waves but didn't do material damage. Allied ground attack at Kiska achieves only 1:3 but again inflicts 3:1 casualties in favor of the Allies. The defenders are almsot out of ammo.

The Bettys from Attu were grounded today. Clearly, there will be no landing at Attu, there isn't enough time until the IJN carriers arrive.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/12/2011 7:47:07 PM

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Well? Is it over? Did you win?

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/12/2011 8:20:23 PM

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Doh!

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/13/2011 3:29:48 PM

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May 13: No attack at Kiska today. It looks like the Bettys are not flying due to supply issues at Attu. I am sending the IJN cruisers in at night to try to pick off some USN DD's operating NE of Kiska.

Mirror game was a BAAAD day for me. One of the BB's took two torps from a sub one hex from dutch

and an AP was sunk by a Mavis

. A CL was also hit by a Mavis.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/14/2011 6:54:38 AM

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May 14: The cruiser raid is for naught as the Allied landing groups retire. 4 Bettys find retreating Nevada, put one torp into her and she blows up. Another Allied attack on Kiska fails.

Sinking of Nevada is a big deal...thats 198 pts on top of a 150 advantage to IJN in this game for a now nearly 350 pt advantage. With a comfortable advantage in this game and a samller advantage in the mirror game, things aren't looking good for Raver.

In the mirror game, USS Nevada, already hit by two torps, safely makes Dutch Harbor. All 3 USN BB's are non-operational but they arent really needed at this point as there is no point in trying to take Attu. I sent most of the Special Forces Brigade toward Kiska, they should start unloading tomorrow. If cautious play on my part, Raver will have to attack Dutch with his carriers when they arrive. That seems unlikley to work.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/14/2011 6:11:21 PM

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Why wouldn't Raver go after a port strike on Dutch to nick those damaged BBs that are just sitting there? What can you do to forestall this action?

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/14/2011 7:29:08 PM

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Why wouldn't Raver go after a port strike on Dutch to nick those damaged BBs that are just sitting there? What can you do to forestall this action?

I imagine that is EXACTLY what he hopes to do. He conceded on the game with me as IJN with a 360 pt margin in that game and a 37 pt margin in my favor in the mirror game.

That means he has to close a 400 pt gap, perhaps 440 if Kiska falls to the Allies in the mirror game. That means he has to sink 2 BB's and some other ships or 1 BB and perhaps CVE Nassau and 3 crusiers without suffering a loss to one of his carriers or heavy plane losses.

It would be crazy to try to hide the 15-19 kt damaged BB's at sea. Instead Dutch has to be made ready.

1) Damaged BB's pump out flooding as much as possible. One has no flooding but about 20% system damage. The other two will be at 25-40% flooding when the carriers show up.

2) Build up the airfield to 6 if possible. I dont think the port can be built up.

3) Fine tune the air groups, especially the fighters. Get the F4F's off the Nassau.

4) Scrounge up some mines.

5) Fly in some aviation support from Adak.

6) Start training the Venturas and B-25's in naval attack.

7) Plan to absorb a port attack with a massive CAP of P-38's, Kittyhawks, P-40's and F4F's and possibly hit back with B-25's and Venturas.

8) Get USN subs in position off PJ to try to get a shot at the Jap carriers.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/14/2011 7:43:46 PM

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Another suggestion: Make him divide his forces between naval attack and port attack. Have one of the damaged BBs in port in a TF, the other disbanded in port. The port attack will ignore the TF and vice versa. Unless he splits his attack force in advance, he will ignore one or the other, thereby mitigating your risk that he gets 'em both.

Since you're likely to prevail in this struggle, let me just say that I look forward to gutting you like a fish in our next match-sir.

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/14/2011 7:57:14 PM

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RE: The 1609.344 km War - 4/14/2011 8:25:22 PM

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Another suggestion: Make him divide his forces between naval attack and port attack. Have one of the damaged BBs in port in a TF, the other disbanded in port. The port attack will ignore the TF and vice versa. Unless he splits his attack force in advance, he will ignore one or the other, thereby mitigating your risk that he gets 'em both.

Since you're likely to prevail in this struggle, let me just say that I look forward to gutting you like a fish in our next match-sir.

He will also have Musashi. If I were him I would send in a bombardment group the night before the port attack. I will probably leave a group of DD's backed up by second cruiser taffy at sea in the Dutch Harbor hex to deal with that threat.

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