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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/12/2015 9:15:18 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		The minesweepers, despite a minimum speed of 29 kts, somehow manage only 4 hexes and are caught within range.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 125,47

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
B5N2 Kate x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DMS Boggs
DMS Southard, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DMS Perry, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Chandler, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DMS Elliot, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage


In three waves of Vals and Kates without torps we lose at least 2, but likely more.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/12/2015 9:17:30 PM   
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Night Naval bombardment of Shikuka at 126,43

Allied Ships
DD Phelps

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Runway hits 2

Thank goodness Phelps had all those battleships in support! Wouldn't want destroyers making deep penetration strikes without someplace to refuel.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/12/2015 9:17:52 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Paramushiro-jima at 137,47

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiren Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/12/2015 9:19:11 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: witpqs

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Shikuka at 126,43

Allied Ships
DD Phelps

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Runway hits 2

Thank goodness Phelps had all those battleships in support! Wouldn't want destroyers making deep penetration strikes without someplace to refuel.


Yes, those big superstructures help in spotting ships to refuel.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/12/2015 9:23:39 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Balikpapan: The Dutch try to blow up their own refinery. Unfortunately, there are a bunch of ships in the way.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,97, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAKL Fukkai Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
xAKL Ryuto Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Witte de With
DD Banckert

And then..

Night Naval bombardment of Balikpapan at 64,97

Japanese Ships
xAKL Nanko Maru, Shell hits 1
CM Yaeyama, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 3
xAK Kizan Maru, Shell hits 2
xAKL Totai Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Konan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
CM Itsukushima, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
PB Busho Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAKL Turusima Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Tosei Maru, Shell hits 2

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 62
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 1

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter
DD Banckert
DD Witte de With
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein


Those are ships that have been sent to port. We miss the oil infrastructure..

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/12/2015 9:39:06 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Bulmer and Parrot, which are damaged after the Balikpapan raid from 3 nights ago and have circumnavigated Sulawese to try to get home to Darwin are attacked by 42 Bettys
Fortunately, their umbrella policies are paid up.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kofiau at 79,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G4M1 Betty x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Bulmer
DD Parrott

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
22 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/12/2015 9:48:17 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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STAY AWAY FROM KENDARI.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/13/2015 2:22:13 PM   
Argos

 

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/13/2015 5:59:02 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/13/2015 6:54:43 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/13/2015 6:58:22 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/13/2015 6:59:41 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/13/2015 7:12:07 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/13/2015 7:30:45 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/13/2015 7:46:52 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: jwolf

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Probabry Andaman Sea Triangurh exprain it.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3577887&mpage=55

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/14/2015 4:28:43 AM   
Itdepends

 

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I'm guessing you cross posted from Hitchikers guide- if it helps- I didn't see your original posts (pre edit)

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/14/2015 2:00:29 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: Itdepends

At your age Cap there is no such thing as a useless erectron


Wait, who terr you about that?

quote:

I'm guessing you cross posted from Hitchikers guide- if it helps- I didn't see your original posts (pre edit)


Good thing because tarking about Arried-mens body odor probrem

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/14/2015 3:11:19 PM   
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Raff-my-ass-off

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/14/2015 5:46:14 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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FAM (ice bag on head): Now, wait, are you telling me the fast minesweeper task force, which had plenty of time to bombard Shikuku at night and clear to the East by morning, instead stopped in the danger zone near Toyahara because the AI is timing its run to get as far away from the target hex by daylight?

Foreign looking fellow in Hawaiian shirt: Hai! Exacatarry! Not-ah read manuarh?

FAM (ice bag on head): Manual? There's a manual? Crap, how come nobody tells me these things? ....Two more things: What does "AI" mean and what does "hai" mean?


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/14/2015 5:50:57 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		We lost 6 DMS and didn't scratch the oilfields or resource stockpiles at Shikuku:

Counting enemy planes and shipping lost it is a draw on points. Lots of fuel burned too...this is what you call an "economic stimulus".

The BB's were in range of Shikuku for a night bombardment but I don't trust the AI to do what is ordered from 5 hexes away...therefore we retreat.




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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/14/2015 6:07:32 PM   
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Cpt. Henkle, CO USS Platte: $143,000 DOLLARS! I'll not pay it. That's war profiteering, sir. I'll report you to the Truman Commission.

Young sergeant with irrepressible optimism: The Truman Commission hasn't started yet sir. Besides, I have an order here from Sec Knox. <begins reading> "Pursuant to the Economic Stimulus Act of 1941 the United States Navy awards an exclusive naval and aviation
fuel contract for all ports in NorPac command area."

Cpt. Henkle, CO USS Platte: <reluctantly signs contract> Young man, you are a disgrace to the Army Air Force.


Young sergeant with irrepressible optimism: Yes sir, I get that a lot. Have a nice voyage. Watch out for icebergs but if something should happen we do dent removal too!

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 2:23:52 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 2:37:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		We have tried to close Rabaul airfield for 2 days with Forts from PM but the airfield is crappy and there is not enough support.
Still wet behind the ears US Army dive bombers are sent in.

The only meaningful USN surface force is Southeast of Sydney because I was worried the carriers would keep coming south.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 2:40:45 PM   
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related to him (on the Moravian side). Still, one has to be objective and only report what is happening.
That is the whole point of an AAR, after all.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 2:47:54 PM   
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Free French
USMC Defense Bn
US Army Field Arty Bn

Arriving tonight:
Another USC Defense Bn
AA unit
21st Marine Air Group
804th Aviation Engineers

They may be headed to their eventual demise but them are the breaks.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 2:51:58 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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2 NZ Brigades and support units
2 US Army FA Bn
Fiji guys

Arriving tomorrow:

21st MAG
34 x B-26
42 x Dive Bombers
43 x P-39

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 2:54:23 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 3:01:18 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Oz: We would be in better shape if we still had the USN to help but they were unavoidably detained.

18th Br Div landing at Darwin which, if we can get supply up there makes it a serious bastion.

Cairns and Cooktown...zero AV
Townsville 115
Rockhampton 129

Shockingly few fighters.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 8:40:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		It's pretty easy to cut Darwin off from supplies (and retreat) by landing at Whyndham, Derby etc. Are you sure you want to put the 18th that far north?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 2/15/2015 8:44:29 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Itdepends

It's pretty easy to cut Darwin off from supplies (and retreat) by landing at Whyndham, Derby etc. Are you sure you want to put the 18th that far north?

Doesn't really matter - the way this works it's either brilliant or the staff's fault!

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