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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 12:03:16 PM

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That will sting!

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 1:48:50 PM

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No escorts for Allied bombers?

Congratulations!

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 3:59:15 PM

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Low on fuel so having to pull back a bit

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 5:11:23 PM

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Day 2 I got too close to Soerbaja bad bad air losses will take time to replenish

Starts off well

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 23, 42
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Sub vs Sub: SS I-108 attacking SS S-40 at 77,107 - near Obi

Japanese Ships
SS I-108

Allied Ships
SS S-40, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

SS I-108 launches 2 torpedoes at 2,000 yards

SCTF's go into Soerbaja

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arashi
DD Oshio
DD Okaze
DD Biwa

Allied Ships
DD Kleber, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Gloire
CL Georges Leygues
CL Montcalm
DD Fortune, Shell hits 1
CL Jean de Vienne, Shell hits 1
DD Le Casque, Shell hits 1

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
BC Takasago
BC Yoshino, Shell hits 5
DD Okitsugumo, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Fuyukaze
DD Kitakaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Gloire
CL Georges Leygues, Shell hits 2
CL Montcalm, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Fortune, Shell hits 1
CL Jean de Vienne, Shell hits 2
DD Le Casque, Shell hits 1

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BC Takasago, Shell hits 2
BC Yoshino, Shell hits 1
DD Fuyukaze
DD Kitakaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CVL Jura, Shell hits 1
DD Forbin, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
CLAA Gelderland
CLAA Eenhoorn, Shell hits 1
CLAA Graaf Willem

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BC Takasago
BC Yoshino, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Fuyukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Kitakaze

Allied Ships
BB Lorraine, Shell hits 8, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BC Takasago
BC Yoshino, on fire
DD Fuyukaze
DD Kitakaze

Allied Ships
DD Terrible, Shell hits 2, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Potez 452: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BC Takasago
BC Yoshino, on fire
DD Fuyukaze
DD Kitakaze, on fire

Allied Ships
CVL Toulon, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
BB Provence, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
CVL Bearn, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Basque
CVL Rousillon
DD Guepard, Shell hits 1

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
DD Okitsugumo, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CVL Jura
CLAA Gelderland
CLAA Eenhoorn
CLAA Graaf Willem

AIR ATTACKS WERE BRUTAL SHREDDED MY AIR GROUPS

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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 13
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
B-339D x 39
CW-21B Demon x 51
P-40B Warhawk x 70
F2A-3 Buffalo x 6
H-75A-4P x 10
Morane MS410 x 23
F2A-3P Buffalo x 37
Breguet Br697 x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 4 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 9

Allied aircraft
F2A-3P Buffalo x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3P Buffalo: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVL Jura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CLAA Graaf Willem

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Ammo storage explosion on CVL Jura
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Jura

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
B5N1 Kate x 18
B5N2 Kate x 24
D3A1 Val x 17

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 9
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
B-339D x 32
CW-21B Demon x 45
P-40B Warhawk x 63
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4
H-75A-4P x 9
Morane MS410 x 23
F2A-3P Buffalo x 34
Breguet Br697 x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 2 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Morane MS410: 1 destroyed
F2A-3P Buffalo: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Lorraine
CL Jean de Vienne
CL Montcalm, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Georges Leygues

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Montcalm

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
B5N2 Kate x 9
D3A1 Val x 26

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 6
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9
B-339D x 24
CW-21B Demon x 40
P-40B Warhawk x 53
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4
H-75A-4P x 7
Morane MS410 x 21
F2A-3P Buffalo x 29
Breguet Br697 x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 14 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 2 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
H-75A-4P: 1 destroyed
Morane MS410: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Fortune
DD Terrible, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Merapi, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Tjerimai, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Rindjani, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Slamat, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Smeroe, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Merbabo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 21
D3A1 Val x 16

Allied aircraft
F2A-3P Buffalo x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Jura, heavy fires, heavy damage
CLAA Graaf Willem

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
D3A1 Val x 19

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 17
CW-21B Demon x 20
F2A-3P Buffalo x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed
F2A-3P Buffalo: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CLAA Eenhoorn
CVL Jura, on fire, heavy damage
CLAA Graaf Willem

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Jura

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N2 Kate x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kangean at 59,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 73
E13A1 Jake x 1
F1M2 Pete x 1

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 7 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kangean at 59,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 70
E13A1 Jake x 1
F1M2 Pete x 1

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 27
P-40E Warhawk x 24
TBD-1 Devastator x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
TBD-1 Devastator: 15 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Atago

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 55,103

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N1 Kate x 3
B5N2 Kate x 16

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 17
B-339D x 13
CW-21B Demon x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 3 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVL Rousillon
CVL Toulon, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 55,103

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N2 Kate x 21
D3A1 Val x 13

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
B-339D x 1
CW-21B Demon x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVL Rousillon, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Toulon, on fire, heavy damage
DD Guepard

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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 566 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 85 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 34

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Padang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1

Defending units:
Padang Garrison Bn /3

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 5:25:56 PM

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Day 1 Tally

SUNK BB Jean Bart, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3
DAMAGED BB Provence, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (SUNK Day 2)

SUNK CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DAMAGED CVL Bearn, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires (SUNK Day 2)
DAMAGED CVL Jura, Bomb hits 1 (SUNK Day 2)
DAMAGED CVL Toulon, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage (DAMAGED Again Day 2)
SUNK CVL Languedoc, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
SUNK CVL Nike, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DAMAGED CVL Rousillon, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

DAMAGED DD Fantasque, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SUNK CLAA Salamander, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DAMAGED DD Triomphant, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Ok based on damage below from day 2 I would assume
DAMAGED BB Lorraine, Shell hits 8, on fire
SUNK BB Provence, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

SUNK CVL Jura, Shell hits 1, 2 Bomb Hits heavy fires, heavy damage
DAMAGED CVL Toulon, Shell hits 1, Bomb Hits 1, heavy damage
SUNK CVL Bearn, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
SUNK CVL Rousillon, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

SUNK SS S-40, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SUNK DD Kleber, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DAMAGED DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
DAMAGED CL Jean de Vienne, Shell hits 3
DAMAGED DD Le Casque, Shell hits 2
DAMAGED CL Georges Leygues, Shell hits 2
SUNK CL Montcalm, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
SUNK DD Forbin, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DAMAGED CLAA Eenhoorn, Shell hits 1
SUNK DD Terrible, Shell hits 2, on fire, Torpedo Hits 1
DAMAGED DD Guepard, Shell hits 1

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 5:32:38 PM

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So based on the replays only I think I have sunk

2 Battleships the Jean Bart and Provence
6 CVL's
3 Cruisers, 2 Destroyers and a Sub.

CVL Toulon and BB Lorraine may also sink so far decisive if only my betties had flown its cost me 200 irreplaceable KB air crew !!!

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 5:33:48 PM

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Still no sign of US Carriers which is worrying 3 - 4 undamaged fresh US CV's could cause mayhem right now until I can replace my strike groups

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 5:41:12 PM

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I think that you did very well.

The Allies probably put every fighter on CAP over those ships yet you did score some good hits. You can replace air crew and aircraft a lot easier than the Allies can build ships to replace the ones that were lost.

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 5:51:33 PM

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entertaining. I have no idea of the OOB's in this mod, so just watching and enjoying. That you gave better than you got, obvious. That it was a win? No idea � no idea what replacements the allies get nor you, so no input. But great fun reading!!! Keep it up!!!

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 6:48:36 PM

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entertaining. I have no idea of the OOB's in this mod, so just watching and enjoying. That you gave better than you got, obvious. That it was a win? No idea � no idea what replacements the allies get nor you, so no input. But great fun reading!!! Keep it up!!!

The mod has definitely been beefed up since I meddled with it way back when. Good job.

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 9:34:21 PM

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What stood out to me was the 18th Aus Div!

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/8/2020 9:54:11 PM

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What stood out to me was the 18th Aus Div!

Maybe the Territorials emigrated!

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/9/2020 3:06:37 AM

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What stood out to me was the 18th Aus Div!

Maybe the Territorials emigrated!

The Govt in this parallel universe must have reduced the minimum age for volunteers to 13, and or called up the Boer War veterans!

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/9/2020 4:27:40 AM

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It could be a ploy to make the Japanese overestimate the size of the Australian Army. Either that, or they've been recruiting emus as elite shock troops...

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/9/2020 11:21:41 AM

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It looks like this is an additional Militia Div and appears to be the only addition and it has been committed to PM which I don't think he can hold.

Andy

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/9/2020 11:25:18 AM

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What is killing me is the sheer number of Catalina strike aircraft he has ultra long range operate from poor airfields and kill me they are a never ending thorn in my side

It blindsided me and I am losing 1 or 2 ships a day to these pests its either cover EVERY TF at all times or take the attritonal losses until I can push his bases back

Not fun

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/9/2020 11:29:45 AM

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Unless the Catalina production is increased, it will cause problems in the long run. But I am sure that it is annoying.

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/9/2020 12:05:41 PM

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What is killing me is the sheer number of Catalina strike aircraft he has ultra long range operate from poor airfields and kill me they are a never ending thorn in my side

It blindsided me and I am losing 1 or 2 ships a day to these pests its either cover EVERY TF at all times or take the attritonal losses until I can push his bases back

Not fun

Ironic, no? They are just not Dorniers!

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/9/2020 1:33:40 PM

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Yeah but I didn't give the AI 100+ per month of the damned things

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/9/2020 2:09:19 PM

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Yeah but I didn't give the AI 100+ per month of the damned things

Seems that way, I have destroyed 450 Dorniers and Catalinas thru June.

Not to mention those uber nasty Brigands and Beaufighters

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/10/2020 12:01:27 AM

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

quote:

ORIGINAL: jdsrae

What stood out to me was the 18th Aus Div!

Maybe the Territorials emigrated!

The Govt in this parallel universe must have reduced the minimum age for volunteers to 13, and or called up the Boer War veterans!

Nah, that isn't it.

Curtin peered into the future and saw what big teeth those rabbits had against the Black Knight. Subtle change to the rabbit bounty hunters scheme. Payment now made for each live rabbit brought in to the army recruitment office who enlisted.

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/12/2020 11:09:35 PM

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:) :) :)

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/12/2020 11:10:41 PM

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A few more turns have passed starting to make progress but its costing me lots of troops - preparations continue for a future operations against PH still not convinced it will work but preparations continue

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/12/2020 11:22:01 PM

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Something to read, but PH is probably best done at the start of the game. But that does not mean that it can't be done now:

Olorin " Olorin [J] vs JocMeister [A] "
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3864684&mpage=1&key=

Lowpe " Lambs to the slaughter (Lowpe (J) vs Jocke; BillBrown "

quote:

Here we go again, another pickup.

This is a scen 30 game with PDU off. Souped up Jacks, Georges, and Tonies, deadly AA, scenario 2 base.

I am picking up the game after Olorin ran roughshed over the Allies capturing Pear Harbor, Port Moresby, and the Aluetians all by mid February 1942.

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3916032&mpage=1&key=

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/13/2020 2:45:56 PM

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Thanks That's helpfull

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/13/2020 2:54:08 PM

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Yeah, Olorin has really defined the IJ opening moves now ... he has gone through the starting position for every LCU, ship, and air group and optimized the initial push. Kinda like how you create your scripts with a running list if what is available vs what has been used where.

Anyway, yep, he's the man ...

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/13/2020 3:14:24 PM

Andy Mac

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OK an update on what is happening at end of Jan 42

Malaya

Attacked a few times doing damage and knocking down forts but a small British Fragment cut the rail line from Bankok and I am only now bringing in the 3 fresh dvisions to deliver the coup de grace - I expect Singapore to fall within a week

PI

Clark is going to be a monumental pain I have decided to maintain the siege for now and may even pull a couple of Divisons out until later as I have better use for them elsewhere - Basically no more major attacks until supply is gone

Mindanao

major invasion en route trying the use a big hammer and you will lose less approach

PM :) fell this turn but only just the plan is to pursue the garrison to extinction while my more battered Divs rest and recuperate.

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 51716 troops, 625 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268

Defending force 26221 troops, 337 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 443

Japanese adjusted assault: 669

Allied adjusted defense: 333

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2533 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 140 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
8792 casualties reported
Squads: 225 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 581 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 164 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 255 (251 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (26 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 14
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
44th Infantry Division
148th Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
16th Division
146th Infantry Regiment
150th Ind.Mixed Brigade
56th Recon Regiment
98th Division
142nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
113th Infantry Rgt /1

Defending units:
6th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
12th Australian Brigade
Port Moresby Brigade
18th Australian Division
49th Australian Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
Lark Battalion
2/1st Ind Coy
Moresby Fortress
108th Tank Attack Regiment
RAAF Port Morseby Base Force
16th RAAF Base Force
15th RAAF Base Force
6th RAAF Base Force
68th RAAF Wing

CENTPAC

All quiet still need to deal with Wake at some point

WESTPAC

All PI and Line islands captured apart from Pearl Harbour which is fully suppressed - 5 Divs en route for the landing and assault on PH probably not attack until 2nd/3rd week in Feb 42

Burma

Quiet not made a big push yet

DEI

Captured Kendari but apart from that quiet

China

Mess not really focussed on it enough yet

Overall I am reasonably happy I have made mistakes and will make more but I have a feeling in this mod that ships I own will become pure target practice later in the war so would rather spend them (hopefully wisely) now.

Economy supply keeps dropping overall in the empire but I haven't captured the big resource/oil sites yet and the previous Japanese Admiral set up a very ambitious research programme that is costing me a lot at present to repair.

I am researching 5 main aircraft

A6M8 Zero (Mitsi 33) - 25 Factories - Currently due 4/44
G8 Rita (Naka 45) - 16 Factories - Currently due 2/44
Oscar IV (Naka 35) (over 500 engines in pool) - 11 Factories - Currently 2/45
Tojo IId (Mitsi 31) (over 500 engines in pool) - 8 Factories - Currently 6/44
Tojo IIb (Naka 35) (over 500 engines in pool) - 4 Factories - Currently 7/43

I was due to move the IIb's to IId's research but I may need a big cannon aircraft earlier so being a little slow in moving them.

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/13/2020 3:30:55 PM

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It looks like he messed up the research. Get the factories fixed first by researching the first in the line, then move down the path to the ones that you want. It is a lot faster and the supplies get used faster, but you don't collect interest on the supplies while they are in storage.

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/13/2020 3:41:40 PM

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From the arrival dates, I doubt previous admiral messed up.

But my goodness look at that Rita investment.

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RE: Andy Mac v the Co-Op - 7/13/2020 3:56:39 PM

CV10

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That's a substantial investment for a Japanese 4E bomber, particularly one for 1944. If it doesn't eat up too much in the way of supplies, they might be handy in punishing your opponents if they don't CAP their ports and air bases sufficiently.

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