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RE: Tricky dicky - 5/17/2006 12:34:26 AM

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27/4/43
The poor Vic point convoy is hit again -another AP of troops detaches for the nearest port.

7 liberator miss a DD at Lunga -how did that happen

a naval action, quite an interesting one

5 pg vs 3 sc, and 4 large APs at Rossel island
17000 yds, and a sc is hit, and sinks
15000 yds, and a second sinks
10000 yds, the third sc explodes, but the APs shoot back, and a PG falls out of the line burning
The PGs press, but the APs flee -4 are hit, but escape

My recon did not fly, so tomorrow we try again.
I move some crud lillies to woodlark.
tension rises

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RE: Tricky dicky - 5/17/2006 12:41:10 AM

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28/4/43

I sink the MSW warrnambool today -named after my home town

AVENGERS Near Thursday island

38 B17s , 27 P 38 hit Thursday Island

And recon at Rossel shows 6 land units, and 3 fighter groups!
japan has a wall of SS about it now

Today orders for the solomons
Air transports at madang begin pulling out Thursday island troops
50 sallies, 27 tojo to Port Moresby -naval attack
20 sallies, 50 oscars to Lea -all on naval attack
Kb sails towards rabual, multiple ships sail to rabual
Munda, 100 lower experienced betties are placed on long range Naval attack

He has 2 task forces coming to Thursday -one is reported as 2 CA -it is the CVs though, the other is a ASW/MSW group

My 4 BBs to the west of the Timor straight will discretely move away, not going to risk them just yet - but Rossel island must be engaged, its time to begin the real war.

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The war begins - 5/18/2006 2:58:43 PM

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After what has been the most boring game AAr wise on the forums, action at last
Its begun, and it aint going to finish until Im dust.
Let the fun begin

A AP is sunk off China -a single ss scores its 3rd kill in 3 days

Ro 61 off thursday island is crushed under a huge number of escorts as his fleet arrives

heres how the day played out..........
2 cve, 4 dd sighted off thursday
I Naval bombard rossel with a single MSW

1cl and 5 dd bombard thursday
Troops begin unloading
CA shorpshire is hit by coastal guns
1 dd, 3 lct are hit, 1 sinks
100 heavies, 56 p38 attack Port moresby -20 Tojo CAP
17 tojo go down in flames, 4 sally caught on the ground, PM wears 114 hits

Then 26 avenger, 41 wild cats attack thursday -Im cool, this must be a CVE supported landing

Then a trickle of my bombers attack
3 sally, 3 oscar -miss a cl
6 sally -a AK is hit
10 sally, 3 tony -and the shopshire is hit -she burns
19 betties fly from Munda

-and miss a DD
my CVEs launch!
21 val, 7 zero, they sink a PT boat, and a msw

Notice no CAP over his ships at Thursday island itself
But now the bombers turn to a bigger target
19 tony, 16 sally -meet 234 wildcats, 18 fulmars, 41 other wildcats( brits)
ouch
Then fro Lea 31 oscars escort 14 sally into the cloud
all are lost, but the oscars were good, 21 wildcats go with them.
so now we know how it goes, an allied death star we have

5 sally sneak in, CL Hobart is hit
4 Betty miss the Australia

PM
48 B17 revist port moresby, only 3 tojo rise
corsairs, boomerangs and warhawks at rossel, and 10! units
23 betty met 26 wild cats, 14 press through -1 AK, is hit twice with bombs

20 val, 5 zeros meet 25 wildcats, 15 val get through, and hit the shopshire twice -i think she is out of the fight
6 sally sneak in -and miss

losses today -48 sallies, 31 oscars, 24 wildcats, 19 tony, 19 tojo, 16 betties
146 to 33
The 9th australian division is unloading -it wont be enough I reckon.

OK, now to think, what to do.

Burma
Just get the convoy through!

DEI -standbay to transfer air as required

Solomons
Now I know where he is -so I must hit elsewhere!
Ideal would be to hammer Lunganville, or noumea with KB
So KB will, on the way, target Rossel, here is a chance to inflict losses on him
NO WAY I CAN INTERFERE WITH THURSDAY, thats suicide

The CVEs in the Timor sea head north -a lure and decoy
BB Nagato heads towards Woodlark, under LRCAP from rabual
KB heads towards shortlands
3 task groups head towards shortlands
21 div will load as soon as lift arrives (3 days)

woodlark recieves 2 lilly units -to strafe, and 1 tojo unit to sweep at max hieght over rossel
4 PG will lure his ready to react cruisers I see to the south into rossel, and hopefully into range, or chew up his ammo and torpedoes.

Today
244th (tony)
85th (Tojo)
98th(sally)
7th (sally)
62nd(sally)
50th (oscar)
248th (oscar) were declared destroyed, and ordered to reform at Truk
Pools of sallies and oscar, infact all types will empty very quickly at this rate

A huge oil convoy arrives Japan -and oil is back over 350000 tons -this shows how bad things are getting on the industrial front

Tomorrow should be interesting

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RE: The war begins - 5/18/2006 3:17:49 PM

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30/4/43
A lot of things worked today -a lot did not iether

He does react to my ships at rossel -if only KB was in range!

5 CA and 4 DD sink an already burning MSW at Rossell

Then, 1 hex away a mid ocean intercept -4 pg of mine meet1 pg and 2 AK

My PG hits an AK
His -the waragoo -hits back
We hit it back- and the party ends

But he is set to naval react!

And now good news, a vast lump of his fleet has gone through the timor straight and headed to off Merauke -my CVLs are just out of range -but spotted

43 B17 hit lea
Woodlark attacks -28 tojo, 43 lilly, 12 boomerang, 13 corsair and 13 kittyhawk
6 tojo lost, 5 lilly lost, 6 boomerang shot down, 2 corsairs shot down, 5 kittyhawk shot down, some hits, the straffing damaged nothing.

30 B17 attack Rossel island -a msw is sunk

Then in the pM
his 5 CA task force remains at rossel -and battles my mighty 4 PG fleet!
% enemy ships hit, my PGs did well -1 sunk, the other 3 remain to draw fire tomorrow

In China -nanning falls

Burma
soon 12 units will shock me at the hex north of rangoon -so we begin to pull out there.

DEI - nothing new

Solomons
Babo island gets a lot of fighters as LRCAP for my CVEs -now fleeing north -full speed -I want to be spotted
Gilli, Gilli, gets 2 sally units, and 3 zero units -target rossell
Woodlark gets Kates, Vals, and zeros.
BB nagato, 4 CA is in range at Woodlark -it will bombard Rossell, or at least keep many of his ships tied to the island tomorrow
KB -9 fat CVs will be 2 hexes south east of rossel tomorrow to get what it can -it remains undetected, and at least half his CV strength is on the far side of torres straight!
2 fast transport groups will also arrive rossel tomorrow
and Tanaka with 9 CA will make position with a regiment for a run day after tomorrow

All the betties are still available, most stood down, but some 50 will be committed tomorrow from munda.

Rossell island waters are red with ss symbols.

3 army bomber groups are still available, several destroyed yesterday will be ready in 3 days to go again

I expect Nagato to die tomorrow, but KB should get her revenge.

Light cap noted lunganville -KB may go there next -a lot of ships down there!

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RE: The war begins - 5/19/2006 4:15:24 PM

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1/5/43

ss attack bismark straight -miss
nagato tf attacks the american cruiser force at rossell

The BB group is challenged by a DD -nagato is hit by a 5"" shell, the TF charges past, and at 700 yrds achieves surprise

Chokia opens with 2 8'' hits on the Vincennes
Takao slams 2 8'' into the Astoria

The allies begin to shoot back -a lot of misses so far
the range closes -
Vincennes recovers- and hits Chokia 1 8"
The destroyers exchange shots, DD Hayate staggers
nagato is hit by 4 5'' shells, no damage, and opens her account -New Orleans is crippled by a 16" salvo
Chokia burning brightl attracts another 8" hit from gawd knows where

4000 yrds, Astroria seems to be hit by a torp
maya hits the san Fran -2 8"
Chokia is still concentrating on the vincennes -a torp hits, and a 8" penetrates the americans magazine

The explosion marks battle end, a unknown enemy DD is seen to sink as well.
The task force heads north, victorious

An Australian task force bombards Russell, and it appears his CVs are tied there.

dawn
CV wasp is off thursday island
The CAP at Rossel consists of 8 boomerang, 11 corsair and 10 kittyhawk

30 zero, 24 helen
10 zero lost, 4 helen lost, 4 boomerang lost, 1 corsair S/d, 3 kittyhawk

His Cv air attacks thursday island
KB attacks!!!
102 zero, 17 am2, 15 zeke, 52 val attack rossel
27 s/d 4s/d 4s/d 3 s/d, all but 3 corsair CAP S/d
CA san fran is hit 10 times

Astoria 1 hit

33 heavies attack woodlark
31 zero,8 tojo defend - 10 heavies s/d

17 heavies attack KB - 8 get s/d, no attack pressed.

38 val100 plus zeros attack a single dd south -and sink it

7 alf attack from woodlark -cheeky hey! -miss a CA

Now CAP is 2 boomerang, 6 corsair and 2 kityhawk
3 betty slip through -miss

88 val, 25 judy, 149 kate, 18 jill, 9 jake, 9 alf tackle the cap
11 s/d 1 s/d 17 s/d 1 s/d

attack!!!
As I hoped , his CAs were tied to rossell
astoria 18 bombs, 5 torps
San fran, 2 bombs, 3 torps, new orleans -1 bomb, 4 torps

5 CAs sunk today

woodlark air attacks
13 tojo, 57 zero, 40 kate, 22 val
1 s/d 9 lost
4 corsair s/d, 2 kitty s/d, 2 boomerang s/d
No targets!

betties slip in, no targets!

We are exactly same AV at thursday

losses today
40 am3
17 b17
19 val
17 kate
12 kittyhawk
12 seagull

12 corsair

10 boomerang
9 helen
7 alf
5 zeke

all up with other areas 119 to 70 today

Orders
Burma
a Cv, 5 CA and another 5 CA are spotted south of Akyab.
Im getting ready

DEi
Convoys

Solomons
TF 143 -the CVE group is waiting for fuel -then we will come and challenge his CVEs

I must drag his CVs away from thursday
Withdraw kates, vals to gassmatta
Mass Zeros move to madang
21st div begins loading
4 CA will bombard rossel tomorrow
7 CA will drop a regiment there
nagato is fine, only Chokia needs to go home
KB to shortlands -then south!!!???
as a decoy a CS is detached -full speed towards brisbane

In china Pakhoi looks lost too

Not much air planned tomorrow -Im almost in the poo here already

Still, who agrees -a good day for Japan or what

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RE: The war begins - 5/19/2006 4:59:06 PM

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Map please !!!!

Good day for japan, may 1943, good days are becoming quite valuable...

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carnage continues - 5/21/2006 12:52:57 PM

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Sorry, no pictures, every time I try it ends in tears here

(computer brick)

2/5/43
A SS hits a DD making a fast run into rossel, this aborts that particular task force run

4 CA naval bombard Rossell -68 hits, 1816 casos, 3 corsairs and 4 boomerangs destroyed on the ground
Tanaka successfully unloads a full regiment onto rossell!
To the Ambonia area, I have the 2nd big tanker in 2 days sub hit.

AM - and I get confirmation that his CVs are leaving Thursday island, and coming my way
He has some sort of intention towards hanoi -(paras?) -no they are stuck on thursday as far as I know
51 AVG sweep the place, 28 oscar, 18 zero
17 shot down 13 s/d 4 s/d

Milne bay launches 51 zeros and 38 sallies against rossel -NO CAP!
several more boomerangs destroyed -and the place is heavily damaged
His CVEs attack thursday, 34 wildcats, 12 avengers

PM
50 mitchell attack hanoi - 22 oscar, 10 zero CAP
6 only s/d 7 lost, 1 lost
he hits the field hard

38 B17 attack Milne bay, 4 zero, 2 sally, 1 jake lost on the ground
27 sonia attack from woodlark -hitting rossel some more.
his troops bombard me on rossell island -and despite a great list of units, he has an AV of only 70!!, and Im almost on that as well.

Another quicksand trap has opened for business -this should be fun, now tabpub has 2 operations to protect.
so do I, I know i will lose eventually, but can i drag this out for a few more weeks

Orders for the day

Burma
he pounded here today north of Rangoon -Im sure soon he will cross the river, just 2 construction units block him

DEI
Convoys, and 6 squadrons training -3 will graduate this week at 75 exp.

SOLOMONS
The CVE group has refuelled -and now heads towards thursday island again -iether to hit him, or drag his CVs back to thursday, iether works for me.

Madang is ordered to strike today
KB is entering shortlands, and most of the fleet is there.
air units are pulling out from here and there, a lot of rebuilding going on, plan is -no airbase to get hammered tomorrow!

marshalls
Well, he seems pretty busy down in the south, Im pleased, this area starts digging deeper holes

Home
CA ashigari gets home after a classic voyage = 62 system

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RE: carnage continues - 5/21/2006 1:07:01 PM

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3/5/43
15 liberators night bomb rangoon
1 ap sunk by Ss today

am air
he pounds and pounds north of rangoon
I bomb thursday island -no CAP encounterd -his CVEs are gone by the looks
2 cheeky jakes launch from Port moresby - and scare the beegees out of a AK

PM.
a val from woodlark sinks a SS

81 liberators from chunking atack hanoi -what is this all about!
costs me 9 zero, 4 oscar, for only 3 liberators, 47 hits

he attacks north of rangoon, and shocks the 18th UK div, 25 Indian successfully.

Burma
I implore the troops in rangoon to last 1 month!
I will look at the opportunity to counter attack here

DEi
Convoys

Solomons
CS Chitose was spotted, just out of his range -and to his south -his CVs 4 hexes east of cairns. Chitose flees to the east full speed

21st div is enroute to shortlands, where a lot of fast transports await
KB refuels
Wewak is ordered to attack tomorrow, as are the bombers (reinforced) from madang.
My CVEs and BBs are well south of Babo, coming hard .
he has only 1 AP left at thursday, and some PTs.
Plan is to attack them, then hang about again, and let the betties lose big time if his CVes come back
His Cvs are going to hang about rossell for sure -the place is showing 38 damage on the field -so I think it may be short of supplies.

I must now
a/
draw his death star away from rossel
b/
run in more troops to rossel
c/
Kill a few more exposed ships
d/
delay him, delay him , and delay him
e/ any interuption to his plans seems to upset him, tabpub was mighty upset in the mail over his loss of cruisers -3 times now he has acted rashly after a defeat, Im going to continue this, if i can

e/ preserve KB, must conserve KB

Not much of an ask with the whole allied Navy apparently in the coral sea!!!

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RE: carnage continues - 5/22/2006 5:20:21 AM

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5/4/43
tabpub tells me he is about to launch another offensive.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr

AM
the bombing of rangoon and troops to the east of rangoon in earnest begins in earnest
Little else

PM
My CVEs are reported and spotted coming south, will be in attack position tomorrow, I expect a pounding from B17s or liberators if I am unlucky.
I tink the BBs may well be told to attack as well, its getting harder and harder to keep fuel to them.

He bombs maleop
And thus a very quiet day passes.

Burma
Im waiting, the assualt on rangoon cannot be long delayed, not much i will do , or can do here, once rangoon falls it will spell big trouble for many places south.

DEI
Big convoys gathering

SOLOMONS
Rossel island is the threat
His CVs are hovering about 10 hexes south west of it.
40 new fighters reported on the island
Once it gets to size 2 It will be very bad for me, so I must close it down.
3 Dd will attack the place tomorrow from gassmatta - a test run to see if he will react with warships.
In the meantime KB sails to 2 hexes west of Munda, and 2 fast transport groups follow it, if tonight goes well, they will be in position to run in the next day.

The big gamble is his CVs racing east towards me.
So, Im playing a hard card, CS chitose has stopped some 8 hexes east of his CVs.
I think he believes he is unsen at the moment -27 dinah at woodlark are doing a great job.
If he comes east Chitose will wear it -but should draw the fire, and allow my CVs to dodge.

Madang told to attack again
re organising air assetts
Still not so sure disbanding float plane units for pilots is a good idea -seems like a short cut to becoming blind.
Sonias however -I have a 27 plane unit with 67!!! pilots, now here is a good way to release pilots that are desperately needed for the 2 tojo units destroyed in this weeks fighting.

marshalls
All quiet

Phillipines
Still slowly building

Home islands
A great month for oil delivery, doubled level from 200,000 tons to nearly 500000, which for me is very good.

Tension is high at high command!
I really would love to deliver a couple of BB bombardments this week!

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RE: carnage continues - 5/24/2006 12:39:31 AM

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5/5/43
tension, will there be a reaction !
ASW action of tokyo -miss
RO 61 lost today
a PG hit by a SS off GG today
RO 33 misses a DD -and is promptly sunk
2 more ASW actions off Japan -both miss

am
CVL Hermes confirmed off Akyab
His CVs sighted coming back towards Thursday island
My VCEs launch a big strike -and fail to locate target at Thursday island

Rangoon is pounded
Tabpub writes that he is beginging to see the reception awaiting him south of the River in Burma -he "will have to think about it!"
40 japanese bombers bomb Thursday island
My CVEs are clouded in north east of Thursday.
Troops at Thursday are 1 to 1 -I have 6 forts, but the 21st regiment is pretty disabled now
He is going to need more troops though

BURMA
No new orders to issue -the convoy of reinforcements crawls east south of siagon

DEI
No new orders today -babo, Ambonia, sorong is officially handed to Solomons theatre HQ

SOLOMONS/PNG
The CVEs are told to flee NorthWest at Full speed again
21st div is unloading at shortlands
preparing to run in some more troops to Rossel -I will recon the place, see what happens when 3 DDs enter tomorrow
40 a/c reported there.
I continue to try to rebuild air units
the new pilot thing is not being used, its back to training in the DEI

PHILLIPINES/ MARSHALLS
Cebu is going to be a major base shortly.
marshalls are ready -no real resistance can be offered here
Siapan is recieving a good supply run today

CHINA
I have been totally outfought here, I am happy to just hold what I have

HOME ISLANDS
Industry splutters on, ships slowly repairing
recieved a small CVE today
If the CVE /BB group survives this week, its time to send them home for refit and stuff, I have them in mind for the battles for Siapan that must come................

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RE: carnage continues - 5/24/2006 12:51:31 AM

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6/5/43
3 DDs on way into Rossel are missed by a DD
clearing mines at Goodenough
No reaction!
3 DD bombard rossel, destroy 1 corsair, 1 kittyhawk

Not much CAP iether at dawn

40 bombers attack thursday, no enemy about

The oceans have gone scarily empty -only 1 sighting report -1BB, 2 CA off mearuke, his CVs, or at least some of them are in HOT PURSUIT! up through the Timor straight and into the timor sea

Orders
Burma
none

DEI
none

Solomons
Babo -bought to alert -9 betty, 9 zero, 52 oscars
Sorong -52 betty, 52 zero bought to ready
Bulla -9 betty -28 oscars bought to the ready
The CVEs and BBS and the tankers flee towards babo!

Shortland -2 bombers units, 2 fighters units -attack rossel!
Munda -a similar effort ordered!
Gassmatta -same here!
Woodlark -3 val units, 2 kate units and 3 zero units move in -naval attack ordered
Milne bay -1 Nick, 1 oscar unit put on naval attack (very vulnerable to the B17s, Ill risk it)
TF142 will attempt to land a SNLF
TF11 -Tanaka -will bombard
KB remains as mid ocean cover for the next fast transport group

CS Chitose remains 8 hexes due south of Rossel, as a flank guard and advance search

Several Betty units put to naval search -Im very worried by the sudden loss of contacts - although I suspect he has gone into cairns to refuel a lot of ships

Tonight could be carnage filled, I hope for him, not me.

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RE: carnage continues - 5/26/2006 2:16:43 AM

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7/5/43

In the E mail Tabpub declares I must have been a boxer -a jab from the left, a jab from the right
Today he moves decisively to do something about it, and herbiesan finally runs into the air to air carnage model
for consolation I immediately went and played a turn of UV against wobbly, where the air model is so superior I wonder again just how could it have gone so wrong in transferring it over to this game

Tabpub has decided on the "I will sail the death star where i want with 100% CAP" mode today
No complaints there, I did it as japan -just ticks me off how 40 planes, confronted with 300 will just suicidally press on!
But, having just 1 death star does mean certain other areas are left exposed -and I mean to take advantage of it!

ASW action of tokyo
Tabpub is concentrating multiple SS all around Japan, in a tight ring
This is good -My ASW groups no longer have to chase all over the place, less fuel, easier hunting
The BIG convoy tactic is I think working.

Tanaka pounds Rossell -destroying 11 corsair, and 11 boomerang, 7 kittyhawk on the ground
As daylight comes, a small fast transport lands a SNLf on the island
Multiple mine detections, no hits today though!

His CV death star has continued to charge north towards Babo -5 hexes short of my fleeing CVEs and BBs, and worse of all -my AO replenishment group -the critical tankers!
The carnage begins
Shortlands launches a weak raid against rossel -little CAP, and a few hits

33 oscars(crack pilots) 14 zeros, 21 zeros, 13 vals and 5 betties attack
They run into 208 wildcats, 18 fulmars and 37 martins
16 wildcats go down. No japanese survivors -none.
28 oscars(crack) escort 3 betties.
22 wildcats down. No japanese survivors -none
6 betties go in -4 shot down, 2 return

23 oscars, 8 zeros try to stop 10 B17 at babo -inconclusive

13 oscars, 20 zeros, 9 vals and 3 betties attack the death star
122 wildcats take them all down!

several little dribble raids go in, more losses

3 crack oscar units, 3 zero units, 1 val unit, 3 small betty units are destroyed
Bad news is the pool for oscars is totally empty, just not producing enough engines for frames, and also lack of oil is now tearing at my vitals
Its all down hill rapidly from here!

losses today
75 oscar
45 wildcats
29 AM3a
18 betty
16 AM3
14 val
11 boomerang
11 corsair
7 kittyhawk

87 allies
154 japanese
OUCH!!!

orders
Burma
2 chinese units shock into the hex to the east of rangoon -the 3 NG units there bounce them hard
I order the bombers at bangkok to go into action
troops for Vic point are 3 days out, plus marching time

DEI
a steady stream of destroyed airgroups is making its way to soerabaya for training
It will be months before I can recover -ie, never

But I will try

Solomons
hard choices at babo
I unload what air is left on the CVEs -they continue to flee north
The BBs also flee north
The AOs are going to be too slow
They remain at babo
2 tony units, a zero unit will attempt to CAP them
If he sends in the surface ships -Im doomed
I am hoping against hope he will turn back south now, but Im not counting on it.

At rossel I mean to make him pay
KB detaches the BBs -they will bombard
All bombers in the area remain on attack orders
2 more Fast transport groups are loading, as soon as tanaka gets to Shortlands, he will load troops as well
Every Sonia I have moves to woodlark -on airfield attack
a MSW group will be at rossel tonight to clear the way for the BBs
and KB will move to 1 hex off rossell, and CAP it.
I think, even at full speed it will be 2 days, maybe 3 before his death star can arrive -I am bending every effort to get a division onto rossel and shock him off the place.

every where else is very quiet

High Command has to face it -the capture of palembang with no oil, and capturing the rest of the oil centres at 50%, is now going to bite us very hard.
What, and when do I stop producing ?

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win some, lose some - 5/27/2006 11:27:04 AM

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8/5/43
Where will tabpubs death star go?
the night passes quietly
dawn
Troops unload at rossel
AM
1 corsair, 4 boomerang,3 kittyhawk defend rossel
79 zero,75 sally,16 helen hit the place -1 zero lost -all the CAP shot down!
only 16 hits though
he bombs in burma heavily
11 liberators attack the MSWs at rossel -30 cap zeros take out 4
SS actions at rossel -miss
Rangoon is pounded
7 b17and 3 hudsons attack babo -his turn to commit suicide -20 oscar, 30 zeros and 60 tonies do the predictable

104 sonia hit Rossel
3 more hudsosn and 3 B17 also get destroyed at babo
Their target -the AOs , are hit by a SS though -Im fast running out of tankers.

BURMA
Im trying to get barges ect to rangoon -may be too late to effect any evac
Troops for Vic point arrive on the east coast of malaya.

DEI
A trickle of crippled air groups makes its way to soerabaya for rebuilding and training

SOLOMONS
I can spot some CVs at Darwin
My CVEs and BBs are now safe - they desperately need refit -so home they have to go -I do tell tabpub that he may have scared them away -for now -ILL be back.
All the subs I have left make for Timor straight
Tomorrow a big day is planned for rossel
tanaka Loads a full regiment -all effort to get these troops in
Everywhere else falls quiet again.

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RE: win some, lose some - 5/27/2006 12:05:56 PM

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9/5/43
MSWs clear mines at rossel
ss gets a AK of medan
4 emily have a go at shipping in darwin harbour

-miss -worth a night port attack.(of all the harbours in the world this one would be the BEST suited in the world in real life for this attack.

Its the night of the big uns at Rossel
Hiei, Kongo, Kirishima, 2CA and escorts unload a hail of Gunfire onto the island
2362 casos
26 guns
airbase 1
airbase supply 1
24 runway
port 13
port supply 34

nagato TF uses the fires to good effect as she takes her turn
933 casos
13 guns
air base 4
air supply1
runway21
port 4
port supply7

a CL tf moves in and deliberately fires
Airbase 4
port 4
port supply 7

On the way out CL Yura is torped by SS -41 -we pound her in revenge
AM
25 helen, 39 betty 26 zero attack -15 hits, no CAP
59 betties attack -only 1 hit

CVs sighted at darwin

he bombs in burma
I bomb in return his troops entering rangoon
A very large raid from cooktown hits Thursday island -some 70 heavies
Sonias attack rossel

Then terrible news -a ss puts a torp into the shokaku -ouch!
and she is out of the war for this year -terrible damage

But this is balanced by thursday island
he deliberate attacks -646AV to my 654 -and my forts are up to 7
1200 aussie casos (typical amarican mishandling Aussie troops -Tabpub has the true Mc Aurthor syndrome

)

BURMA
2 enemy divisions in rangoon now
DEI
Convoys, re arranging the air units -it will be a very slow process
Solomons
A 6 CA group is reported 4 hexes north of cooktown
A ASW group? fast transports?. Or his CVs?
I begin a new air bridge op to thursady bringing in supplies
Milne bay gets lillys for naval attack
Woodlark swaps the sonias out, for kates and vals back in
KB withdraws -back to Rabual
TF11 will land 4000 troops tomorrow at rossel -I will risk it
Chitose plays alert picket to the south west of milne bay

All else quiet -36 days until 3 new divisions arrive -and won't they be welcome in the Solomons

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RE: win some, lose some - 5/27/2006 12:15:44 PM

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10/5/43
still clearing mines rossel
TF11 though strikes 2 -a dd will be lucky to get home -and CA nachi is out for 6 months as well

ss 41 dodges 3 dds at rossel
Overall the map its a quiet day -bombing burma, sevearl ASW actions

The picture becomes clear today
Tabpub has left at least 2 CV at darwin
at least 4 big and 2 CVL are in the timor straight -coming back
he obviously must think 2 CV is more than enough for my CVEs
he is right
SO here is the plan
tomorrow we bombard at rossel -and see what the odds are
KB is entering rabual
Hiyo, Junyo will play KB in the solomon sea -pin his death star here
KB -Zuikaka, taiho, hiryu,soryu, Akagi, Kaga will race to ambonia -fuel -and lets see how 2 CV go against 6, plus LBA -massed
He has split his death star.
Now to take advantage of it, if I can
I can hope that when he sees "CVEs" coming south again -and Ill let him know -he might come out to fight!

Tomorrw will be fun

Im clearing all the air assetts back out of the way -death star approaching!

If i want to kid myself -i think tabpub is reacting to japan at this stage of the battle!

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sneaky stuff - 5/30/2006 12:05:28 AM

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11/5/43
96 liberators try a night attack on the pescadores -miss
Bit of a worry

Burma bombing continues and continues and continues

Multiple task forces spotted in the Timor Straight -moving West?
I light bomb rossel
Cvs still at darwin
I bomb him at rangoon
B17 ship killers kill 2 msw at rossel
The 1st raid on Kwel in the marshalls today
At Rossel my troops probe his troops - I have a AV of 350 to supposedly his 67
Is this enough?

Burma
The barges won't make it in time I think.
My subs are going to try something sneaky -a commando raid onto the road north of rangoon, to cut the Akyab /rangoon supply route
I think this as legit -a couple of 100 men on the road could create havoc.

DEI
Alert -Im starting to worry an attack is coming here -why -see next bit

SOLOMONS
The enemy CVs are hugging the coast at the gulf of carpenteria -headed back to darwin!
Conclusions
1/
tabpub is reading this AAR, and reacting -highly unlikley
2/
he hopes to have pinned me to the solomons area -now to strike at Timor
Quite possible -I certaintly are pinned to action at rossel
3/ he's runout of fuel at darwin and this is a convoy -a lot of tankers spotted

OK
No point in wasting time in conjection - I will continue to concentrate on my objectives -and that is Rossel
KB refuels at Rabual
tanaka to shortlands -more troops needed
BBs ordered to head south again
One more unloading of troops, one more big bombardment night, and we banzia charge him of rossel

Every fighter I have in the theatre go to LRCAP mode -the BBs will get through!

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RE: sneaky stuff - 5/30/2006 2:24:42 AM

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Now this is the real herb!
Where have you been hiding in our game? The attack on Thursday and the repeat on Rossel are vintage Herb material.

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RE: sneaky stuff - 5/31/2006 12:09:03 AM

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BWWWWWWWWWWWWW aHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAA

Evil plans for you Wobbly mate -are you nervous?

yes, its classic herb tactics here in this universe -where I have not stuffed up like I have against you wobbly.
12/5/43
herbie reads Sneers AAR, and gets very encouraged.
I must be patient though

A big turn for me -and Tabpub -I think his hand is tipped today!
AM
89 sallies, 21 helens hit rossel -41 hits -and they do not appear to be repairing
he bombs troops east of rangoon
I did something stupid -2 Aps try to get into rangoon under LRCAP -that was dumb

Little sign of Cvs at darwin
IN fact NO CVs SIGHTED ANYWHERE!
especially coming through Timor straight
I am convinced they are hiding, refuelling deep in the gulf of Carpenteria

he bombs maloelap.

Burma
Allies shock attack east of rangoon
2 chinese divisions, 2 tank units fail to push the 3 NG units out
Im going to up the ante here -a brigade is ordered north across the river to raise the stakes -maybe we can disable more chinese units
barges ect are crawling north

DEI
Goes to high alert
Tabpub plan must be -suck me into my own quicksand in the solomons, and then hit Timor ect
HE HAS RECONNED everywhere in Timor and north of Timor this turn.
That and his CVs in the area tell me alot
I order all my current reserves at Palua to load -destination Kendari area for later deployment
SOLOMONS
Several light TFs -suitable for fast transport are detached for DEI front
Other surface units also detached

Carriers sail to Woodlark , where the BBs await
Big LRCAP at Woodlark covers them
The final fast transport loads I can commit are loaded
Tomorrow we LBA bomb with sallies again
Then day after -naval bombard, land last troops, move sonias in, and LBA attack -and finally shock attack
A transport will risk a supply run tonight from Woodlark
Many barges converge on the island

Chitose still remains as a trip wire to the south west -the seas remain empty -and just where oh where have the heavy bombers gone?
It all points to another attack
Well, I must deal with what I can deal with -and at the moment -its rossel

Marshalls
I read Sneers AAR, and wonder....what if..............

Phillipines
Are slowly building, as is Siapan ect
Ship repair in home island crawls along -about 34 days, and 3 new CVs arrive, that would be nice.

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RE: sneaky stuff - 6/1/2006 1:23:45 PM

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13/5/43

Tabpub e mailed me about "new plans"
today its revealed

The enemy CVs are spotted headed past tenibar -straight at Ambonia
The tankers are sighted as well in the gulf

His fleet is now in the DEI theatre -and its all of it
I was right.
33 db unable to hit babo
a MSW sunk by Liberators at Rossel
Burma
another shock attack as he dribs and drabs across the river -my reinforcement has 38 miles to go
trying to get some troops out of rangoon.

DEI
Well, is it a raid or an invasion
I reckon its a raid
usual herbiesan response -lots of army LBA tomorrow, and then the navy fighters ect will have a go.
I have a few surprises here -menando, ambonia,bulla, babo, moritio and biak are all put to attack or CAP -mission to fatigue and cut down some of his death star

As I see no APs anywhere so far -I can handle a raid -let it come -I will not be diverted from what I want to achieve in the solomons.

Solomons
1000 extra troops to be landed tomorrow at Rossel
550 supplies by barge to unload
1000 by an AP
the BBs are in position
bombers to bomb again
The CVs are on blockade now to the east -and will attack tomorrow.
Chitose tells me nothing coming to save his troops
the enemy field is not repairing no supplies?
2 days -rossel will be retaken

Elsewhere the supply war and such struggles on
At least the big convoy thing has cut the sub menace to my tankers down a bit.
Oil remains terribly low -400000 tons total.
HI is down to 20000
I cannot build enough planes
Oscar 2 pool empty
Tony -90
am3a -empty
sallies -30 left
betties -lots
vals -300
kates -270
tojos -pool empty
and so on and so on

mostly empty

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jap fan boy good news - 6/4/2006 9:33:26 AM

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14/5/43
2 msw continue to clear mines at rossel
AP sunk by SS of marcus
he races 1 CL and 4 DD into Rangoon -a disaster for me -the AP is sunk, and 1500 men from a base force go down with her

More troops delivered to rossel.
Ss vs AK off rabual
a 2 nd AP hit by a ss off rangoon

PM
It was a raid -his Cvs dissapear into clear view -back to the gulf -i have 100 betties on naval search in the gulf
Allies bomb at rangoon -its doomed.
Then the deliberate attack goes in, fort to 4, 1 to 1 odds

Burma
I want to counterattack -the troops from the salwesi line are ordered to advance -not sure if they will shock or not -if they do it will be bad.
56 brigade will cross 1st

DEI
The triangle of death i call it, babo, ambonia, bulla, sorong, kendari -biak -masses of planes await him

Solomons
Every bomber in theatre -some 250 or more are ordered to attack rossel
The BBs will go in
and the troops will attack too.
Tomorrow is it.

31 days to the major troop reinforcements

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/4/2006 9:42:19 AM

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I get a long e mail from tabpub full of his glorious advance in Burma -where he is yet to actually meet the enemy

Elsewhere though.............

15/5/43
More minesweepers at rossel
I pound rossel with my BBs -1200 casos inflicted

AM
tavoy bombed
PM
Lunga bombed

Burma
I shock attack east of rangoon as the bgigade crosses the river -it totally wrecks the unit
Anythought of counter attacks are cancelled, i will wait for him
rangoon is doomed, 1 to 1 , forts to 2 today
Subs begin taking out command elements and other essential personal

DEI
Convoys, and his CVs have totally disapeared, where did they go?
back towards thursday i reckon, another convoy of his must be due to arrave there

Solomons
BANZIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rossel island is recaptured!
11951 enemy dead
ngvr
217aa
2nd aust AT
4th,5th Aust A/F const
1st Aust CD
106 Aust base force
2nd Sea bees
810 EAB
and elements of 91st BF are destroyed

Now to get my troops back off the island
transports are ordered to the scene
CVs to lurk about the place to prevent interference

The emporer congrats all arms for their outstnding co operation in snuffing out this menace to our southern defences.

BANZIA!!!!

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/6/2006 12:37:32 AM

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16/5/43
troops unloading directly into Rangoon, the offensive gathers pace
A Msw at rossel is sunk by a ss
I-166 gets a troop transport in rangoon harbour -revenge
2 Aps sunk by SS on the map today
AM
The enemy CV death star is sighted today -headed straight towards the timor straight

We are playing yo yos.
Some bombing both ways in China

PM
At last ss argonaught is hit by ASW air, good -those mines all around milne bay area have been a right royal pain
anotheer MSW hit by B17 search

I bombard at Thursday island
Allies shock more troops into the hex east of rangoon - the 3 NG and 1 brigade are thrown across the river to moulimien.

1 to 1, forts to 2 at rangoon -tomorrow the end i expect

BURMA
Today several betty units are activated, he has so many scattered naval units in the area -not all of them can have CAP.

DEI
Convoys continue

SOLOMONS
OK, his CVs head south
I have been debating about my CVE deployment -expect more "CVs" to now re appear in the Ambonia triangle -the moment his death star enters the coral sea Im going for another run to thursday.

At rossel several fast transport runs to evac the troops are ordered, when he returns it will be with overwhelming force -or they will be left hanging in the breeze -iether way I need to recover them, for later actions
All the air lift i have goes to work as well
Air units retire -to await events -where will the death star go?
KB CVs are at shortland fuelling -now for the too long delay at a strike well south - Im headed to the convoy routes east of noumea!

Tabpub reckoned Rossel was a mis timed diversion, and he reckons he won that battle purely on cost of units
me
at least 8 msw, pg
about 100 planes
a couple of aps
2 dds
2 CA hurt, 1 cl hurt
1 cv hurt
him
11000 men
6 CA 2 DD
50 odd planes

But the bottom line - how much time did he lose???
And that is all I can do -delay, delay, delay.
In 30 days the new troops begin arriving, in 40- 5 new carriers
If he has not reached rabual by October I will be very, very well pleased.
personally I think he is now waiting for the magic CAP bonus stuff mid 43.

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/7/2006 11:52:37 PM

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17/5/43
Still clearing mines at rossel -then a ss slots it!

His CVs are lurking to the east of the timor straight.
Liberators MISS a Cl at Rossel

64 Avengers and 17wildcats hit thursday island
No doubt about it, his death star is operating at about 70% CAP -at least.

Well Im not going to fall for his game

Rangoon falls -a pocket remains

A new strategic situation now is at work in the East.
His Bombers will be able to hit everywhere
I must keep him concentrating on my airfields -not my resource oil centres
It is not going to be easy

In the solomons My CVs are headed towards Naru -and the CVEs are given a new secret mission.

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/8/2006 12:03:02 AM

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18/5/43
A long time ago I decided to concentrate everything I have in the Solomon, Timor area.
This is paying off -as Tabpub has bought nearly all his resources to the same area.
Now having committed so much to this front -I think basically he is committed to trying to storm it -and is being confronted by my solid wall of defiance

Going into a hole until mid 43 ensures the allies will not be defeated, but I think is going to show in this game at least that it will severly delay ultimate victory.

I now feel confident of recieving substantial reinforcements next month before the bismark chain is even threatened.
With luck a second KB built around Hiyo, Junyo, and the new Cvs arriving will be formed next month, with the BBs repaired, I can start turning up in unexpected places.

A terrible day for subs
It started with RO 68 sinking one of his AOs in the timor straight
Then the poor RO over the turn was attacked 5 seperate times!
she will sink -crew should get to thursday island though
Another ss was sunk by his death star as well

His SS sunk 3 ships in a convoy off kendari, another off malaya
The death star -a huge, huge fleet -6 CVs, 4 BBs, at least 4-6 CVE passes through the timor straight towards PM
Pound!
120 Avengers, 160 dauntless, but only 50 wildcats
then 83 libs,50 b17 hit PM
62 hit Lunga
50 odd hit Thursday

A huge enemy effort is beginging in the solomons

But as Bulldrick used to say

"I have a cunning plan.............."

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/13/2006 12:49:27 AM

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19/5/43
A ss sinks a AK near Buka
One of my SS sinks a MSW in rangoon harbour
AK sunk near Korea

4 other attacks all over the map miss
The death star is halfway between Port Moresby and Milne bay

rahaeg is bombed
Rangoon bombed
Thursady island bombed
Then his death star sweeps the area clean
2 crippled Pgs and a AK are sunk in the Milne bay area, poor return for such a huge effort.
24 betties launch from bangkok to rangoon, 10Tony,3 oscar escort
54 spits await! -13 betties get through though -and sink a DD

PM
Out of China 88 liberators attack hanoi, 33 oscars,18 zeros defend -ilose more than him

More massive attacks against PM from his CVs, then over 100 heavies against PM and Milne bay
Some 6 submarines sighted in the area as well

Finally CVL Zuiho, Ryuho avoid torps near Japan -and give away their position

Burma
The reduction of the pocket continues, the betty unit is busted

DEI -just not enough oil being produced!

Solomons
Im gathering for another Thursday island effort, Rossel needs engineers, I begin flying some in
A desperate effort -barges enroute, and various packets of APs are going to try to evac the troops -who are in no condition.
I do not want them bypassed -the invasion of PM and Milne bay cannot be far away now -blind freddy can see this!

Phillipines
A quick check -supply runs ect

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/13/2006 12:59:08 AM

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20/5/43
Mines cleared at rossel
Another AP sunk in South China sea -a convoy under pressure here.
death star heads towardds Cairns
Big air battles over hanoi -he sweeps 15 P40 -losses 4 to 4
Then 12 P40 - losing 4 to my 1
Then 18 liberators and 3 fighters - 29 oscar, 13 zero shoot daown 5 for 1
Thursday is heavily hit, and PM, Milne bay are bombed with heavies again.
Goodenough island also is pounded.Lunga is pounded

get the feeling all his focus is in the south

The convoy crossing the south China sea begins its torture -6 mitchel hit a AP, then another is hit in Hong kong -his LBA is now dominating the south China sea!

Burma
I rotate some airgroups

DEI
decision time -can I run more stuff into thursday - I will try.

Solomons
Engineers are repairing rossel, and troop evac begins
I deploy 71st div from Guam to the theatre -the marianas do not need troops now -he is in no position to strike them at the moment -25 days until reinforcements

Elsewhere -I feel better about the troop situation , no way Is he going to prevent some reinforcements arriving by capturing the places before they arrive!

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/14/2006 12:13:27 AM

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21/5/43
The convoy in the south China sea is in big trouble -its my PQ17 at the moment

SS get another AP in it
I sink another msw in rangoon
Thursday island is hit
Mitchells hit the convoy -another AP burns!

Air action rangoon
26 oscars and some betties tangle with p40s, I lose 5 planes to 6, good result

The pocket at rangoon is slowly being exterminated
I have a lot to think about today, check supply levels all over the map, and go to bed -with visions of red all over the place

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/14/2006 12:19:22 AM

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26/5/43
Another day of bombing and bombing in Burma -convoy attack in the south china sea.

usual stuff

Carriers begin to head towards Thursday island, and other carriers cover the continuing rossel island evac-which is going really well.

71st div sails from Guam, for reinforcement of the solomons -the marianas are safe for the moment.

The biggest decision is Burma
When rangoon begins a real bombing campaign I have 2 choices
Fight in the air -and have bases and air destroyed

Not fight in the air -and have bases destroyed

So -the air is sent to china, where it can do some good at least.

japan in 43 is full of Hobsons choices.......... destruction, destruction, or destruction!

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/14/2006 12:24:04 AM

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23/5/43
A real ss day today
ss of kagoshima -miss
ss sink barges near shortlands
ss misses tanker medan
another ss does not -11000 ton of oil up in smoke!
40 p40 sweep tavoy
rangoon pounded
Thursday island bombed

The heavies hit Port moresby, Lunga, Thursday again

3 betties dodge 14 wildcats near Vaniklo -a APD is missed
My carriers spotted coming south again -will he react?

I recieve 2 brand new CVE today
Soon a second KB will be formed -I hope I can keep the 1st one in one piece

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RE: jap fan boy good news - 6/14/2006 12:34:34 AM

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24/5/43

SS sink 3 ak on the map today

I hav to admit it -I have lost the ASW war, no matter what I do, convoys are being killed all over the place.
I am concentrating escorts with the tankers, they are in big convoys, this helps -but its the little I need 1000 supplys here or there that are not making it

usual bombing down south -his death star is missing

had enough of the china bombers attacking convoys
Hong Kong launches against Kweijin -22 sally, 15 lilly, 5 betty -2 mitchells caught on the ground -no fighters there

Pakhoi falls today -a sad day.

All this stuff about china in the forums.
Well -if the allies play well, its possible to win there (and if the japs play bad

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In other games Im going to crush china -having it pounding you in 43 hurts like hell, I have 30-40% of my fighters on CAP over oil centres in asia directly due to the threat his bombers pose to them.

Im sending Hiyo Junyo home to form the core of the second KB, it will consist of the 2 new CV coming, 4 cvl and some 5 cve, the 4 elderly BBs, and if she ever repairs yamato.
Hope to operate iether in the Indian ocean, or Im seriously thinking of a raid east of pearl.

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