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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/3/2018 3:35:33 PM

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I'll be out of town this afternoon through tomorrow night. My daughter is getting married tomorrow. She's 25 and a fine woman. I still remember the little girl that squealed "Daddy!" when I walked into the door after work. But then, I still remember the big boy (John III) that squealed "Banzai!" when he sank four of my carriers south of Fiji eleven years ago.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/3/2018 4:53:36 PM

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Since the Allies never got a chance to name it, that gives Dan an opportunity.

So how about it Dan? What "heavy fighter" girl do you want to immortalize with the Ki-83? She should be someone like Jim Croce's Roller Derby Queen.

How about the Cletus?

Oops. I forgot the name should be feminine. How about Jezebel?

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/3/2018 5:27:13 PM

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RE: Missouri bombard - was DL low? Did they not fire all their ammo? I've had surprisingly lackluster bombardments and then looked at their ammo next day and they only fired half.

The smaller caliber guns auto-replenished at Ketoi after the bombardment, so I don't know exactly how much ammo was fired...but Missouri's 16-inchers are down to 2 ammo apiece, meaning they fired most of it.

Detection was high and has been for weeks or more than a month.

I think terrain is the factor at 3x. All of my bombardments have been dampened there.

I've never seen a bombarding ship go below 2 in the magazine at the end of the bombardment. A wise ship captain allows for a possible surface combat on the way back to base/replenishment, so I am sure this was hard-coded into the bombardment routines.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/3/2018 9:33:16 PM

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Fighters have masculine Allied code names.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/3/2018 9:47:39 PM

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Enjoy yourself at the festivities.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/3/2018 9:50:23 PM

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/3/2018 10:43:25 PM

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There are also KI-94s and KI-95s in scenario 40. Not sure if they appear in non-iron man scenarios.

The KI-95s are bears shooting down Allied top tier fighters and 4Es.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/4/2018 12:43:27 AM

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They all grown up so fast.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/4/2018 6:50:48 PM

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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I'll be out of town this afternoon through tomorrow night. My daughter is getting married tomorrow. She's 25 and a fine woman. I still remember the little girl that squealed "Daddy!" when I walked into the door after work. But then, I still remember the big boy (John III) that squealed "Banzai!" when he sank four of my carriers south of Fiji eleven years ago.

Congrats to you and your family. I hope that your new son-in-law makes a fine addition to your family and is a good fit for your daughter.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 3:51:27 AM

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Uruppu: Ratio of raw AV is about 5:1 in favor of the Allies. I think Uruppu will fall in two attacks or possibly one, with that possibly to take place tomorrow.

Allied LRCAP intercepted some Emilys over the island - more likely withdrawing troops than reinforcing or bringing supply.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 3:55:52 AM

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Congrats to you and your family. I hope that your new son-in-law makes a fine addition to your family and is a good fit for your daughter.

Thanks, Dave and other well-wishers.

We had a very nice wedding at a small church near Knoxville this afternoon, with lots of family and close friends present.

The Daddy of the bride help up pretty well. I typically don't tear up for things, but wasn't sure how this would hit me. I handled the walking of the bride to the altar fine and then the subsequent vows and such. But the Daddy-Daughter dance hit me in the gut. I was okay until the music started. My daughter picked "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music, a movie we watched repeatedly when she and her brothers were small. Suddenly it wasn't a self-assured, capable 25-year-old woman I was dacning with. It was my six-year-old little girl.

I spent the rest of the dance with my back to the congregation.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 5:20:34 AM

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We had a very nice wedding at a small church near Knoxville this afternoon, with lots of family and close friends present.

The Daddy of the bride help up pretty well. I typically don't tear up for things, but wasn't sure how this would hit me. I handled the walking of the bride to the altar fine and then the subsequent vows and such. But the Daddy-Daughter dance hit me in the gut. I was okay until the music started. My daughter picked "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music, a movie we watched repeatedly when she and her brothers were small. Suddenly it wasn't a self-assured, capable 25-year-old woman I was dacning with. It was my six-year-old little girl.

I spent the rest of the dance with my back to the congregation.

Congratulations Dan. Sounds like a wonderful moment to share with your Daughter and one you both will likely cherish forever. From one who is constantly affected emotionally these days from memories of past special moments, I wish you many more in your future.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 5:49:28 AM

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That's a lovely sentiment, Joseph. Thank you.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 5:50:50 AM

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NoPac: The Allies have something cooking in NoPac. Stay tuned, because there should be a great deal of lightning and thunder tomorrow.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 6:02:01 AM

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I have a strange feeling that someone is going to go

and

while you go

and

but it could go the other way.

And it is okay to get choked up on days like that. Just be thankful that you were there to enjoy it.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 10:31:33 AM

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Edelweiss

well Edelweiss was not really fair. I'm a might misty just reading that. This is one of those days we raise them for. Good job sir

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 1:23:15 PM

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L-Day Plan: The Allies intend to land tomorrow at Wakkanai and the non-base hex to the south.

There has been a long discussion of non-bases invasions on the main page the last few weeks. I have avoided commenting there.

Some players think this is gamey. It isn't. Erik did this earlier in the game. I'm doing it now - not in retribution, because I'd have done it anyway, but because it makes perfect sense.

Players, especially in these smaller-island environments, can post defenses in the non-base hexes (as I did on Sikhalin Island) to counter the tactic. Erik could have done so on Hokkaido. I don't think he has.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 4:20:44 PM

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Whoa! I looked at Wakkanai as a potential target but thought it would be too easy for obvert to reinforce there. Your idea to cut the rail line is perfect, and I agree, not gamey. The game mechanics will impose disablement penalties so there is a balance to the non-base hex invasion.
But it should be a vicious fight on land, air and sea for the next several weeks - high drama for the peanut gallery!

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 4:35:33 PM

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Note - Wakkanai does not trigger kamikazes. Neither does Sapporo. All other coastal AFs on Hokkaido will, however.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 5:08:57 PM

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Note - Wakkanai does not trigger kamikazes. Neither does Sapporo. All other coastal AFs on Hokkaido will, however.

Wakkanai is only 14 hexes from Tokyo, so that alone should trigger Kamikazes - unless this mod has different rules.
In stock, ALL the bases on Hokkaido have country code 100 which means they do not trigger reinforcements (depot divisions et al).

Edit: Oops, my bad - it is country code 101 (most of the Kuriles + half of Sakhalin) that does not trigger reinforcements. Some players feel the reinforcements don't help Japan because they eat groceries and contribute nothing to strategic defence if the Allied player does not land on the three main islands, but in this case he can bring them across to Hokkaido (once they fill out and get some experience).

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 6:21:33 PM

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Kamikaze activation is determined by the distance at sea (not straight line). Wakkanai is 20 sea hexes from Tokyo, so no kamikaze activation.

Country code 100 (including all of Hokkaido) means the emergency reinforcements are triggered.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 7:45:33 PM

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I believe that 20 is the magic number. but I count 21 hexes from Tokyo to Wakkanai, not 20.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/5/2018 9:52:15 PM

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I think he meant to say "Wakkanai is more than 20."

Also, I re-counted on my zoomed-out map. I think Sapporo is in.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/6/2018 2:48:21 AM

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Congratulations on the wedding! That must have been a great moment for you.

I have a two-year-old daughter, so I'm hoping I'll still be kicking when she ties the knot.

Good luck with the Hokkaido invasion. I sense an epic struggle about to unfold.

Cheers,
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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/6/2018 1:59:28 PM

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My oldest son's favorite movie was the Sound of Music as well. Good thing they don't have father son dances at weddings ... yet.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/6/2018 2:25:44 PM

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I did an awful thing in the quiet darkness early Sunday morning. We got home from the wedding about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. Then I ran the turn. Then, at midnight, I started preparing to teach Sunday school in the morning. I finished the lesson at 2 a.m. and thought it might be fun to watch the "Edelweiss" excerpt from The Sound of Music. How sweetly sad it was to be in the same room where we had watched that movie so many times when the children were young! That was a tough way to sign off from a busy and meaningful day.

Now, when my boys get married, I think that will be a riot! My youngest son is in a serious relationship with a really nice girl. My older son isn't currently in a relationship and seemingly has no prospects. At his age, I was in exactly that situation. Less than two years later, I was married. Now wife and I have been married for 31 years.

P.S. Erik has had the turn since early Sunday morning...I think. He's spending a lot of time with it. I haven't heard from him, but I think he'll send it sometime today.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/6/2018 2:33:50 PM

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The timing of this turn is a close thing.

For instance, Erik still holds Uruppu. I tried to time things so that Uruppu's fate would be sealed by the time the Wakkanai invasion took place. I didn't want him to give him an opportunity to reinforce belatedly, while my forces are drawn elsewhere. I think I succeeded, but he may try a quick and strong evacuation maneuver.

The Allied TFs are a bit spread out on L-Day. If Erik guessed right or had his air force set a certain way purely by chance, my invasion armada and some retiring bombardment TFs could be overwhelmed. But I felt like the deployments were the best way to maximize suprise, which would in turn minimize enemy fine-tuned preparation. After L-Day, Death Star should be in position to maximize protection. But multiple enemy level 9 airfields are in proximity, so the fighting should be hot and heavy.

On L-Day, nearly all Allied bombers at Toyohara and Shikuka focus on the enemy airfield at Wakkanai. I hope they (and two big bombardment TFs) can render it in operational quickly. Local sea defenses are provided by several decent combat TFs (once DS arrives, the defenses will be much stronger). Here, again, I felt like the surprise factor would minimize the risk that Erik would choose to send in big combat TFs to this base on this day.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/6/2018 2:55:49 PM

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I know some of those little islands have some hefty , historical, costal forts. Does Wakkanai (or �Wakanda� as Greyjoy might have called it) have forts or is it just whatever costal defense guns might have been sent there? There are quite a few troops there and if it takes weeks to reduce you may get pretty beat up.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/6/2018 3:34:42 PM

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Wakkanai has a CD unit that I assume is still there (it may be static). Erik might've brought more CD units in. His garrison is 52k and forts will be at least six. The terrain is 2x.

In contrast, Uruppu might've been the tougher nut to crack (I'm hoping so) with 65k men, six forts, 3x terrain, and at least one CD unit.

I think the Uruppu ops has taken about six weeks. I'm hoping that I can slow or stymie Erik's efforts to bring in reinforcements and supply to Wakkanai. There's a chance, perhaps only a slight one, that the Allies can reduce and take the base before meaningful reinforcments arrive. If not it will be a long, tough campaign. Since there are no stacking limits, he could ram in 200k troops or more. If things turn into a real quagmire, I would consider withdrawing the invasion force to pivot elsewhere. I hope that doesn't happen, but the bottom line is that the main objective is to compel Erik to attack and fight, and for the Allies to prevail by defending capably.

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RE: Notes from a Small Island - 8/6/2018 3:37:41 PM

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Erik's air force remains very potent. His navy is in pretty bad shape. He can't afford for his navy to take a licking even if it's dealing out one at the same time.

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