Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

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ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

Maybe egress through South China Sea?? That might avoid the confrontation...if that's what you would prefer.

pontiouspilot-

I don't think that egressing through the South China Sea would be the best route for the Invasion Fleet to return home. It would just take longer. The problem is that El Lobo could just track down the Fleet as it will be moving slow due to the speed of the transports.

Though I would prefer to fight his carriers down the waves of time, without being encumbered by protecting transports, if El Lobo wants a sea battle now, he won't get away unscathed.

Best Regards,

-Terry

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

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ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

Maybe egress through South China Sea?? That might avoid the confrontation...if that's what you would prefer.

pontiouspilot-

I don't think that egressing through the South China Sea would be the best route for the Invasion Fleet to return home. It would just take longer. The problem is that El Lobo could just track down the Fleet as it will be moving slow due to the speed of the transports.

Though I would prefer to fight his carriers down the waves of time, without being encumbered by protecting transports, if El Lobo wants a sea battle now, he won't get away unscathed.

Best Regards,

-Terry

Transports often work as bomb magnets, so in a CV vs CV battle some of his strike might go for the transports and leave your CVs alone to smack him down ...
Many of the smackdowns of KB that I have seen in AARs happen when KB is busy attacking a transport force and the Allied CVs get in the first strike unhindered - shades of Midway!

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

The British R class and the California are heavily damaged and a long way from home, will you disband them in a port you capture and hope the pump out some flooding before attempting to send them the long way to a repair facility?

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

It is always dicey to port damaged ships or repair them well within bombing range of your opponent.

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ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

Progress Report

Regarding

El Lobo's Vacation

El Lobo arrived at my home on September 22rd. We smoked weed, drank 3/4 of a bottle of tequila, caught-up on what each of us had been doing the past year since his last visit, and laughed until we went to bed around 4:30 a.m.

The next few days we alternated days between no intoxicants to being hammered.

Neither El Lobo nor myself experienced a hangover. However, the worst was still to come.

Captain Haggard arrived around 3:00 p.m. on September 29th. Within fifteen minutes, Captain Haggard had a glass of red wine in hand and ushered us out onto the back deck. We quickly resolved all the current World Affair problems to efficiently dispose of such trivial matters so that we could concentrate on important matters such as smoking weed, drinking wine, shooting shots of tequila, trash talking each other and all of you, and laughing to the point that at times it took a while to complete any given sentence. Captain Haggard managed to cook and serve us a three course dinner over a three or four hour period commencing around 7:00 p.m. (we were already a bit hammered). The first course was salmon seasoned over a four day period and I believe crème cheese on some sort of dark Rye bread. About 90 minutes later, Hag served us shrimp crab-cakes with his own concocted sauce (We were substantially hammered). About 90 minutes later, Hag served us filet mignons with a salad made by the Adjutant (Hag's wife) and transported to Grass Valley via a Hellcat (we were completely destroyed). El Lobo and Captain Haggard emptied 3 1/2 bottles of wine, El Lobo had a shot of tequila from the fresh bottle Hag had brought for us, and I finished draining the tequila past the half-way point. El Lobo and I also smoked weed. We went to bed at around sunup at which time Hag was struggling to open the closet door by the front door of my home. "I asked, "What are you doing?" Hag replied, "Going to bed." I said, "You might try the back bedroom."

Last night, El Lobo and Captain Haggard said they got quite happy emptying a bottle of Sake. I smoked a bit of weed. We crashed relatively early, about 1:00 a.m.

Captain Haggard left this morning around 9:00 a.m. El Lobo will head back to the Bay Area on October 4th and he flies back to Thailand (his home) on October 6th.



Best Regards,

-Terry

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ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

September 23, 1943

Highlights for Today


1.) The vast majority of the Combat Action today was either at or in the vicinity of Saipan, Takao, Taichu, Pescadores, and Amoy.

2.) Day two of Operations Bottle (the invasion of Takao), Cork (the invasion of Pescadores), and John B. Hood (the invasion of Amoy) resulted in Japan winning at sea (sinking and damaging numerous Allied ships) and resulted in Japan inflicting substantial casualties on Allied troops whereas the Allies won the battle in sky.

3.) Only one capital ship was damaged today; an Allied BB took three shell hits.

4.) The U.S. Army landed at Takao and Pescadores and the U.S. Marines landed at Amoy.

5.) Not too surprisingly (as El Lobo is no doubt flying his aircraft in China south to meet the Allied threat at Amoy) Japanese Aircraft did not bomb Chungking. Japan did bombard Chungking and inflicted 300 Chinese casualties.

6.) Exclusive of the losses at Chungking, the losses for both sides today are summarized below along with the attached entire Combat Report for September 23, 1943.


Summary of Losses for Today


Ship Losses

8 ships sunk and 2 ships damaged (Japan).

3 ships sunk and 33 ships damaged (Allies).

Aircraft Losses

39 aircraft destroyed and 195 aircraft damaged (Japan).

16 aircraft destroyed (Allies).

Troop Losses

827 casualties (Japan).

8,104 casualties (Allies).




Allied Ship Losses

BB Royal Sovereign: 3 shell hits.
DMS Lamberton: 1 shell hit.
DMS Long: on fire.
DMS Chandler: on fire; heavy damage.
DMS Perry: heavy fires; heavy damage.
DMS Dorsey: heavy fires; heavy damage.
AM Herd: on fire.
AM Tumult: on fire; heavy damage.
AM Direct: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS-148: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS: 219: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS 272: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS-242: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS-274: heavy fires; heavy damage.
APA Harris: 1 mine hit.
xAP Mariposa: on fire.
xAP President Fillmore: on fire.
xAP President Taylor: on fire.
xAK Andrew Furuseth: 1 mine hit
xAK Steel Worker: 1 shell hit.
xAK Russell A. Alger: 1 shell hit.
xAK San Gabriel: 1 shell hit.
xAK Ohioan: 2 shell hits.
xAK Cape May: 2 shell hits.
xAK Steel Navigator: 2 shell hits.
xAK San Simeon: on fire.
xAK Conrad Korhs: heavy fires.
xAK Amos Kendall: heavy fires.
xAK Irenee Du Pont: heavy fires.
xAK Cleveland Abbe: heavy fires.
xAK Robert H. Harrison: heavy fires.
xAK Leland Stanford: heavy fires.
xAK Ellenga: heavy damage.
xAK Garamula: sunk.
xAK Mormaegull: sunk.
xAK Steel Voyager: sunk.



Best Regards,

-Terry

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

The British R class and the California are heavily damaged and a long way from home, will you disband them in a port you capture and hope the pump out some flooding before attempting to send them the long way to a repair facility?

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

The British R class and the California are heavily damaged and a long way from home, will you disband them in a port you capture and hope the pump out some flooding before attempting to send them the long way to a repair facility?

Pescadores has a shipyard but it may not have been expanded enough to take a BB.

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ORIGINAL: adarbrauner

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ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

Progress Report

Regarding

El Lobo's Vacation

El Lobo arrived at my home on September 22rd. We smoked weed, drank 3/4 of a bottle of tequila, caught-up on what each of us had been doing the past year since his last visit, and laughed until we went to bed around 4:30 a.m.

The next few days we alternated days between no intoxicants to being hammered.

Neither El Lobo nor myself experienced a hangover. However, the worst was still to come.

Captain Haggard arrived around 3:00 p.m. on September 29th. Within fifteen minutes, Captain Haggard had a glass of red wine in hand and ushered us out onto the back deck. We quickly resolved all the current World Affair problems to efficiently dispose of such trivial matters so that we could concentrate on important matters such as smoking weed, drinking wine, shooting shots of tequila, trash talking each other and all of you, and laughing to the point that at times it took a while to complete any given sentence. Captain Haggard managed to cook and serve us a three course dinner over a three or four hour period commencing around 7:00 p.m. (we were already a bit hammered). The first course was salmon seasoned over a four day period and I believe crème cheese on some sort of dark Rye bread. About 90 minutes later, Hag served us shrimp crab-cakes with his own concocted sauce (We were substantially hammered). About 90 minutes later, Hag served us filet mignons with a salad made by the Adjutant (Hag's wife) and transported to Grass Valley via a Hellcat (we were completely destroyed). El Lobo and Captain Haggard emptied 3 1/2 bottles of wine, El Lobo had a shot of tequila from the fresh bottle Hag had brought for us, and I finished draining the tequila past the half-way point. El Lobo and I also smoked weed. We went to bed at around sunup at which time Hag was struggling to open the closet door by the front door of my home. "I asked, "What are you doing?" Hag replied, "Going to bed." I said, "You might try the back bedroom."

Last night, El Lobo and Captain Haggard said they got quite happy emptying a bottle of Sake. I smoked a bit of weed. We crashed relatively early, about 1:00 a.m.

Captain Haggard left this morning around 9:00 a.m. El Lobo will head back to the Bay Area on October 4th and he flies back to Thailand (his home) on October 6th.



Best Regards,

-Terry

No pictures, no happened

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ORIGINAL: adarbrauner

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ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

September 23, 1943

Highlights for Today


1.) The vast majority of the Combat Action today was either at or in the vicinity of Saipan, Takao, Taichu, Pescadores, and Amoy.

2.) Day two of Operations Bottle (the invasion of Takao), Cork (the invasion of Pescadores), and John B. Hood (the invasion of Amoy) resulted in Japan winning at sea (sinking and damaging numerous Allied ships) and resulted in Japan inflicting substantial casualties on Allied troops whereas the Allies won the battle in sky.

3.) Only one capital ship was damaged today; an Allied BB took three shell hits.

4.) The U.S. Army landed at Takao and Pescadores and the U.S. Marines landed at Amoy.

5.) Not too surprisingly (as El Lobo is no doubt flying his aircraft in China south to meet the Allied threat at Amoy) Japanese Aircraft did not bomb Chungking. Japan did bombard Chungking and inflicted 300 Chinese casualties.

6.) Exclusive of the losses at Chungking, the losses for both sides today are summarized below along with the attached entire Combat Report for September 23, 1943.


Summary of Losses for Today


Ship Losses

8 ships sunk and 2 ships damaged (Japan).

3 ships sunk and 33 ships damaged (Allies).

Aircraft Losses

39 aircraft destroyed and 195 aircraft damaged (Japan).

16 aircraft destroyed (Allies).

Troop Losses

827 casualties (Japan).

8,104 casualties (Allies).




Allied Ship Losses

BB Royal Sovereign: 3 shell hits.
DMS Lamberton: 1 shell hit.
DMS Long: on fire.
DMS Chandler: on fire; heavy damage.
DMS Perry: heavy fires; heavy damage.
DMS Dorsey: heavy fires; heavy damage.
AM Herd: on fire.
AM Tumult: on fire; heavy damage.
AM Direct: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS-148: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS: 219: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS 272: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS-242: heavy fires; heavy damage.
YMS-274: heavy fires; heavy damage.
APA Harris: 1 mine hit.
xAP Mariposa: on fire.
xAP President Fillmore: on fire.
xAP President Taylor: on fire.
xAK Andrew Furuseth: 1 mine hit
xAK Steel Worker: 1 shell hit.
xAK Russell A. Alger: 1 shell hit.
xAK San Gabriel: 1 shell hit.
xAK Ohioan: 2 shell hits.
xAK Cape May: 2 shell hits.
xAK Steel Navigator: 2 shell hits.
xAK San Simeon: on fire.
xAK Conrad Korhs: heavy fires.
xAK Amos Kendall: heavy fires.
xAK Irenee Du Pont: heavy fires.
xAK Cleveland Abbe: heavy fires.
xAK Robert H. Harrison: heavy fires.
xAK Leland Stanford: heavy fires.
xAK Ellenga: heavy damage.
xAK Garamula: sunk.
xAK Mormaegull: sunk.
xAK Steel Voyager: sunk.



Best Regards,

-Terry

I guess mine hits were suffered aat Takao, isn'it?

I wonder wheather El Lobo has reinforced or layed new minefields just moments before your landings after having got wind of your approaching route.

Or, if the mines encountered pertain to the original from start of the game minefield.

Could you post details regarding mine ops there?

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

You have enough supply to spend some on repairing industry you need, and also to draw PT Boats at the ports if you wish.

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Go to the industry interface and repair (yellow text) is either toggled on or off.

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Go to the industry interface and repair (yellow text) is either toggled on or off.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Go to the industry interface and repair (yellow text) is either toggled on or off.

If the industry repair is turned "on" and the base has over 10,000 supply, one point of the damage will be repaired at the end of the turn but it will use 1000 supply. At this stage it is probably only worth your while to repair the Shipyard. The payback time for repairing one point of light industry would be nearly three years from the time you repair the point of damage.