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RE: What a fizzer - 7/16/2007 2:34:52 PM

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9/3/44
marianas SS war is HOT!
tabpub has at least 8 boats I know of near the islands -4 in one hex -i send 3 ASW groups in, 3 ss attacked today, 1 sunk I think

In malaya things went...............different
POW, repulse, renown bombard Vic point, and queen elizabeth, valiant Sabang.
MY surface TFs are all missed, and miss, and remain under clouds

7 kamis attack -all but 1 shot down by CAP -it misses
His BBs are all attacked ............and missed by the Jills...poo
And Im getting penguin disease..........must resist.

I order my DDs to flee
Fortunately the bad weather is hiding the evac from timor -20000 troops being loaded, and all reserve planes I have are capping it.

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RE: What a fizzer - 7/16/2007 2:53:19 PM

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10/3/44
time ticks on -tabpub writes that my ASW is hurting.
CRAP -my DDs react to sabang shipping
3 DDs race in -meet 4 PT -lets guess what happens next
1 pt hit
3 DD vs another 4 PT -and YEP -1 DD slotted by a torp
Then 3 old slow MSW actually get past the PTs, and attack 3 unescorted AKs -and leave 2 burning, very nice to see the smallest ship in my navy taking on a 7000 tonner

But its all relative.
The last 5 days has seen a classic convoy battle.
Departing Miri -15 AKs, and 12 , yes 12 escorts.
A pack of ss has hunted it all the way to legaspi -2 ss damaged, but 6! Aks lost so far, all in 5 days

At sabang tabpub is obvously stuck, his AV is barely ahead of mine.
IF ONLY I HAD FUEL to come to this bases aid
Nevertheless some 6 DDs, a CA are relaesed from refit yards today -destination Singapore.
FORCES for A -GO 1 will not be touched

Timor evac continues
A new Hong Kong tokyo express forms up.
Planes to singapore from training field -exp a whopping 50

And the highlight of the day -37 george and 33 zeke over songhilia vs a straffing mission of 11 spit, 39 beufighters, 29 T bolts
1 george, 9 zeke lost, for 7 spits, 21 beus, 18 T bolts shot down

A air win in 44!!! yippeeeee.

Then of course the liberators arrive, with more buefighters -14 allied planes down, for 11 lost
a draw

The george unit is my crack unit -experience only about 60 odd -but 60 odd pilots at this level -I might even get 2 or 3 days fighting out of this unit

he bombs the usual routine places all over the pacific -the convoy battle continues, local action in China.
I believe Tabpubs invasion fleet i spotted in the pacific is waiting for signs of a naval presence in the malacca straight -well it all got sunk today, the msw, 2 DDs -before he commits it to iether Truk or Wake -or both.

Looked at troop reinforcements -3 months to massive troop arrivals, 4 until the phillipine troops arrive

Plans for evac of Thialand troops is well advanced, ships coming from all over the shrinking empire.
Trying to build fleet fuel reserves -hard job, the BBs swallow it as quickly as I deliver it!
Overall, I still have confidence -I can hurt tabpub still.
I predict an invasion of raba in the next 2 months at most -and I am acting on that, raba won't be so innocent by 2 weeks time.
he must tackle Siapan in the next 3 months -at latest -he must.
Franks coming.
And this slow pace of operations is allowing me to at least keep up with most losses.

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carriers -west coast - 7/19/2007 1:04:58 PM

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Another Ss sunk near Siapan!
The entire map bad weather

A few minor raids here and there over the map-but the weather stops most action.
Timor evac, and other things use the storms well.

I wonder what would happen if 20 CVs/CVls/ and CVes appeared suddenly of the west coast of America?

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RE: carriers -west coast - 7/19/2007 1:08:13 PM

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As the bad weather continues I am re starting big time a lot of industry, trying to churn out a good number of PGs andPCs that have been on hold for a while
6 Aps pull into Camrah bay -and smack -liberators from China get 3 of them
Siagon recieves some CAP, and i see tabpub, sabang invasion , wave 2 coming, I little to combat it with, but I move what I have..........

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RE: carriers -west coast - 7/19/2007 1:14:03 PM

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14/3/44
Lost a day?
does not matter, depressing turn as 3 weeks production of francis bombers wipe themselves out as corsair fodder, and a lot of Kamis make craters in ..........airfields

the georges though as LRCAP over songhilia do OK, 1 for 1 losses against spits and T bolts.
This unit is my crack unit -64 pilots left, average now 70, only 30 planes left out of a possible 54, we fight 2 more days, then will have to retire I think!

I am pretty serious about raiding the west coast -very shortly Tabpub death star will descend on truk -and be tied there.
If I could scrape up enough fuel -would it be a worth while project -even hitting pearl -come on allied fan boys -those that are in 44 -just how well is pearl protected with the war so far away?

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RE: carriers -west coast - 7/19/2007 6:00:13 PM

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Well my current PBEM is in March 44 and for the last 6 months pearl has just been a way station, frankly ships don't even stop there anymore they bypass it for destinations further out, and I don't protect the convoys from the west coast to pearl, as I figure I am giving my opponent to much trouble at the point of my spears for him to bother with a raid such as you say.

It was always in the back of my mind as a possiblity, my biggest fear was him hitting my transports as they were leaving an invasion ( I always protected on the way in and shortly on the way out), and going to pick up more troops and supplies.

Thus from this Allied player a pearl strike would not be devastating but catching my supply stream of ships heading to the front, would have forced me to race my CV's back, and send my transports in all directions for a week or more till the situation stabalized, thus probably gaining
you about a month, that is what the japanese are playing for is time.

I can tell you we had our Marianas Turkey shoot in the southern PI in Jan 44 and he lost 9 CV/CVL's to none lost by the allied fleet and we learned then it is no use fighting the allied CV's directly at this stage of the war, but your plan would pull them from the front, but make sure
you have enough fuel for a high speed run back.

Good Luck, I will be very interested in the results. Only the bold can reach the top.

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RE: carriers -west coast - 7/22/2007 1:54:47 PM

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herbiesan mulls over the advice from above
Think Ill take it up!

Well today was the 14th, amazing, into mid march.

My ASW groups in the siapan area suffer a bad day -they all pull into port to fuel, and enemy mines take out 3 ships, but 2 more ss are killed today.
Looks as if tabpub is piling the SS into this area!
The weather breaks slightly in malaya -and the george unit suffers 10 planes lost for 3 spits -I will have to pull it out
Timor/lautern is being pounded
3 liberators flying from derby sink 3 ak at raba -man this is tough stuff

Overall, a new jap strategy is forming, forced by allied pressure, and herbiesan long term plans
Thaialnd, vietnam, burma army has to be saved, or as much as possible -so many, many ships are headed towards siagon from all over the map.
Hong kong tokyo express is still running -and the supply levels there are going up slowly -but going up!
And timor has to be reduced, with troops moved north.
And of course there is the pacific, no sign of it yet -but the next big op must soon be due -Truk -wake-wewak?
On the advice from above -if I can get some more fuel -the Northen fleet -the majority of my CVs, are going east for a raid -hopefully as he is busy elsewhere.

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RE: carriers -west coast - 7/22/2007 1:58:21 PM

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15/3/43
sabang stalemate
some Tojos in malaya smashed
A fast transport run arrives in honkers -I will have to cover it tomorrow with air
On the - look at our version of the western front/somme battles- 6 chinese corps go "over the top " atHoman -my 3 divs stop em cold
Its a crazy sight -a continous line of engagements right along the length of china -and all bogged..
Not much else.

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RE: carriers -west coast - 7/22/2007 2:07:05 PM

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16/3/44
a big day -as it spells the true beginging of the end of the empire.

Its one of those days where one scans the map -looking for miricles -and finds none

Sabang is crapolladed (a new herbiesan word)

as 5 british BBs pound away -and another brigade is unloaded -and i have nothing left to throw at it.
Thailand army is bombed terribly, and I cannot do anything about it.
The evac policy is now fixed -as the first division is loaded at Siagon, for the DEI -probably batavia.
The terrible news is spotted north of rabual, at least 5 huge task forces headed north east, I suspect some one is bringing all his toys.

I have to -have to concede Truk -unthinkable 12 months ago -but now necessary.
For herbiesan the logic is simple -itll take 2 weeks to take, another 2 weeks for tabpub to regather -thats a month, another month the oil route is free.
Another month to prepare operation A GO-1.

But in the meantime KB, fleet north, sails east.
A huge risk -but it might buy me more time. And I might even have enough fuel!

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RE: carriers -west coast - 7/27/2007 2:45:21 PM

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tabpub writes to me today -he's going to have to russle up some more divisions to take sabang.
Good, more delays

17/3/44
Truk -the real beginging of the end.
I lose count of the air raids on the place -its a crescendo of heavies and medium bombers,with some helldivers thrown in.
Hids CVs are approaching as well

Also the bombing reaches a crescendo at Krung Thep, an attack coming there soon -ooops, spoke too son, allies shock attack, the river assualt hardly helps so heavy is the attack, and it falls.

Little else today
Orders
The grand strategy is simple, drag his attention back towards malaya, so that I can get as many troops out of Vietnam as possible.
To help this i am moving in some bombers-precious planes these -to malaya -and a single unit will move north from Songhalia -to test the waters north of there -I want to have tabpub thinking that Im going to counter attack here

Hong kong supply runs continue.

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RE: carriers -west coast - 7/27/2007 2:55:52 PM

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18/3/44
Tabpub must be planning huge actions -he only posts AAR when he is winning -and he is doing a lot of that!!!!

(just kidding)

Truk subjected to 2 BB bombardments
The ASW battles continue -another new group at legaspi -and it immediately kills a SS
The newly re started naval production is concentrated on escorts, and a few are coming off the lines now, I think I will get about 30 more days of it before i have to shut it down again.

Minor battles over songhilia, and Truk continues to be pounded, his CVs joining in.

The worst news is today I think tabpub finally spotted, or workedout what is going on, as mitchells from Canton attack the fast transport DDs near Formosa -they miss today -but it looks like i am now riding my luck!

The eastern front in china sees another "over the top" attack at chenting -0 to 1, 1200 casos to his 7000.
3 betties scare the hell out of the arizona -but miss near truk

Plans continue -many ships at siagon, and the great move begins.
the raids ordered yesterday did not fly, lets try again tomorrow.
KB returns to IWO, as I deem the fuel usage just too high, and certain movements of the allied fleet, ie some parts of the death star last seen headed east at high speed, seem to indicate that KB might not meet empty sea lanes

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Counter attack ? - 7/27/2007 3:01:13 PM

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19/3/44
The bombers fly in malaya
28 george escort 27 francis, 17 sally - meet 11 spits
3 George lost , 2 sallies - 2 spits knocked down -and 7 hits on bandao

another raid -7 zeke -23 tojo -27 bombers -9 spits -I lose 3 fighters, and 2 bombers, 1 spit down
Little damage today -but this should grab his attention -especially as troops have entered Bandou -and are marching on the trail to its west.

The Hong Kong express is bombed again today, again my luck holds.
Truk , I cannot count the bombers hitting that place!

Siagon evac continues undetected.

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RE: Counter attack ? - 7/27/2007 3:18:13 PM

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20/3/44
The Hong kong express is terminated very painfully -all 4 DDs of one group struk by T bolts straffing them full of holes.

I am sure tabpub has all the details -the invasion of Truk begins, a huge army comes ashore -losses to landing craft, well so, so -still a good 2 dozen vessels damged -but not a carnage.
The numbers of bombers, troops and ships involved makes this the biggest tabpub op he has done -and i am well pleased.
1 naval guard unit, 3 base forces, several headquarter units -and 1000 troops of a detachment of the 48th div fight 3 divisions, 3 Amphib brigades, several tank units, and tabpub lands (at very heavy cost in transports 4 -yikes 4 para units
1573 AV to my 114
6 to 1, forts down to 3, 4700 japanese casos, and 1000 him
Tomorrow truk will fall

I bombard at Bandao -he has only 5 combat units -and not good ones at that there, so my army at Songhalia is orderd north, his AV is reported at 870 -mine is 4000 plus.
Now I actually do not care if this attack goes no where -its all about Thialand/vietnam, I now have got 2 divisions , a South sea detachment out, ready for deployment elswhere, and many more as well.

Normally one would hang on to these like grim death -but I look at the date, look at where I actually get oil from, and its a no brainer.
I can use divisions eleswhere -not trapped in this great trap vietnam now is.

Finally, a huge scare -CV Taiho and Zuikaka are attacked by SS today -and missed.
just of IWO jima, so maybe tabpub will think Im coming south from japan now.
Hope so.
War continues.
Frustrated I cannot attack -but i am really, really being patient, and waiting for my chance
How many other japanese players still have ALL there CVs, all their BBS, and all but a couple CAs available at this stage of the war? -and I still have a fair empire.
The battles for the inner ring will start soon though, and finally, finally, I promise to unleash MR Aggressive

On form tabpub invasions follow such a formulea -i wont be surprised.
Finally -I almost find it ironic -playing japan -and here i am -seeking the decisive battle -complete with a detailed plan, full of deceptions, decoys, and elaborate multiple attacks

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/1/2007 10:44:23 AM

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21/3/44
what will tabpub do with truk in his hands?
I will have to watch carefully

The invasion continued all day -and C47s were shot down all day too!
Finally truk falls today with another shock attack.

I conduct small raids on sabang -he bombs all over the map.
Tainan gets a sweep today -p38s in china, 12 fighters lost there.

He keeps reconning taan -must get some troops there -i suspect the paras are preparing!

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/1/2007 10:45:39 AM

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Only one thing to report today
Tabpub posts on another forum -B29s in China in 20 days

Thanks for the heads up mate!

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/1/2007 10:50:37 AM

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23/3/44
sent tabpub a long mail today -basically taunting him to have a go -have a go at siapan.
he's too conservative, but he did agree to save the game at this stage for a later Siapan battle -3 months.
He has all but 2 Cvs of the war -and I have only lost the shoho -so it could be a great battle
make a good AAR at least

But back to this
My army in malaya has marched north!
Enters bandou -where i suspect i have double the AV to him
But the point is he is concentrating a lot of planes on this army........while divisions slip away from siagon

Honkers also is nearly back to normal supply levels -the express gets another run in today

Some ss of siapan though today.
And a recon flight -I fly in more fighters, must protect the evac!

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/1/2007 10:54:22 AM

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24/3/44
I bombard at bandou -yes AV is superior, may be not enough, i will test the forts level shortly
The bombers give me a very hard time today.
The siagon evac has a bad day -2 AP sunk by SS, and mozzies and liberators attack the shipping and port.
Zeros are just no good against his heavies, more being shot down than shooting down

I will move in george fighters tomorrow

The evac continues
China is fairly quiet, truk is still un occupied by enemy planes.
bombers to naval attack!

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/1/2007 10:58:22 AM

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25/3/44
A fair day -he again attacks bandou heavily, ss off siagon.
I have 2640 AV to his 1295, probably not enough
Tomorrow tanks only attack -lets see his forts

sabang supplies go into the red -ss supply runs, and bombers on supply as well

The enemy ss claim 1 tanker, 2 AP and a AK today

The betties fly today -32 attack truk -no cap -2 AK, 1 MSW sunk, 1 AK straffed.
not sure why he has no planes based there yet

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/5/2007 9:12:06 AM

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26/3/44
Although one could say the war is slowly grinding on, in the background , grand strategy continues to be played out.

The mere prescence of KB on the map has prevented the deep CV raids that were happening in real life, thus the pressure on this empire remains acceptable
Also -i suspect that although his planes are so much better -in pilot experience I may be equal still -so little action has his CV planes seen this last year.

The ss war continues -another sunk of legaspi -my ASW groups are deadly now.
The Sallies I have on ASW also hit 2 today.

The grand things of the war is the movement of troops out of Saigon to various places all over the map -over 60000 so far taken out.
Today his liberators hit 4 AP in the middle of the south china sea -troops killed, I might get em in though
sallies attack rangoon, and OOOPS -meet T bolts -slaughter ensues.
The betties go to Truk again -this time CAP is present - and most are lost
I test the waters at Bandou -1 tank regiment attacks -and his adjusted AV behind level 7 forts is 8500.
So attacking here would be madness -the troops will retire to Songhilia again

This is being heavily bombed today -I watch the 21st regiment almost be destroyed as well under a rainstorm of bombs.

In China I go onto a bombardment offensive -no longer willing to be pushed around here -and actually push a chinese corp of the Homan intersection.
I must keep the chin up -and be patient -SIAPAN must be soon!

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/5/2007 9:16:16 AM

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27/3/44
wonder what TABPUB thinks of all the shipping milling about siapan?
Still, I have noticed a lot of troops on the raod from outside bangkok to bandou -and certaintly all his bombers are flat out there -and on Songhilia.
He sweeps siapan with 45 P38 today
30 george, 49 zeke, 16 tojo on CAP
11 P 38 shot down for 1 george, 17 zeke and 16 Tojo.
I can handle this - the george is proving good in good hands -the pilot experience is growing back towards the mid 60's again with them.

usual moving of stuff turn

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/5/2007 9:21:47 AM

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28/3/44

High command 15th army reports that 8 enemy units spotted on the trail leading to the south of bangkok -is this the great out flank I have dreaded?
Also, from the chinese border -3 more units headed towards Hue -.

today i initiated a small airlift of troops from Cam bay to TAAN -2 days and I think this place must be safe from para attack

A AP is lost near manilla -troops swimming , his SS are like sharks headed to blood in the south china sea -Siapan is going to bve a hot spot for em soon.

2CA, 8 DD depart japan -destination Guam -a ready reaction force for any enemy movement north of Truk.
I have now reached the point where i must fight, no more just leave it to the troops stuff.
paper -rock, scissors? anyone?

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/5/2007 9:26:16 AM

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29/3/44
troops get out of bandou -back to songhilia, and its level 9 forts
a SS intercepts a AK at sabang -a rare kill for my SS arm

The chinese front is full of bombardments.

A defining moment -enemy recon spotted for the first time over siapan

This will be good

Today also 6 different betty units and Francis groups are moved towards the china front -and given targets all over the map -time to fight, make tabpub actually use some of his fighters for defence as well.

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/8/2007 1:37:07 PM

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30/3/44
i have begun fighting in the air over china again - not going to let tabpub rest.
irvings begin by bombing hengchow -no hits, but the training and annoying has begun
more irvings hit homan
I lose another tanker off manilla -dash!
lautern is hit hard -a timor op is definately coming -little I can do.
I lok at where the game is, and his progress -reckon i will get 3 more months of DEI oil -mid 44 -about as good as I ever hoped for.

The china air might be expensive -Tonies and oscarssweep a hex south of Wuhan -and meet 40 p40n -ouch, I lose 20 planes.
but I will persist
19 francis also guess badly - and die.
I lose a dd trying for sabang to a hord of liberators.
And 26 kami oscars die trying to hit PT boats -so his shipping at sabang bugged out.

bangkok recieves 131 hits today
Chinese troops deliberate attack at hsinyang -0 to 1, a lot of dead chinese.

The orders are along the same lines as before -continuing to try to evac 3 divisions from siagon, the honkers fast transport run (supplies now almost out of the orange),watch the enemy at hue, and watch the enemy try to outflank bangkok -again i will have to time this very well, the forces to the north of the river are pretty huge..

lots of troops moving about the map.

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/8/2007 1:52:45 PM

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31/3/44
The fleet dispositions:

AT DAVAO
TF 50 - CV Hiryu and 2 dds
the current decoy carrier -at 20 system damage

TF 52
CVE taiyo,unyo,chuyo,shinyo,kaiyo,cvl chitose, cvl chiyoda, 5 DDs
air cover for battle fleet

TF56
BBs Yamato, Mushia, cl sendai,naka,kiru,abukuma, 6 DDs
to engage enemy fleet -absorb air strikes

TF61
BBs haranua,nagato,fuso,kirishima,mutsu, 6 DDs
to engage enemy flets

TF62
CAs chikuma,chokia,myoko,haguro,mogami,mikuma,suzuya,2 dd
to attack invasion fleets

AT Guam
TF 90
CA nachi,ashigari,8 dd

This is the southern pincer

AT IWO
TF35
CV Akagi,kaga,shokaku,zuikaku,taiho,5 dd
TF48
CV junyo,Hiyo,4 dd
TF49
CV soryu,unryu,amagi,katsaguri,cvl ryujo,zuiho,ryuho, CA tone,kinugasa,furataka,kako, 6 DDs -including the famous hibiki

this is the northern pincer.
All these ships with exception TF 90 will remain at anchor until he attacks the marianas.
period.

I am missing the 2 hybrid BBS -both began conversions (against my wishes) with well over 30 system damage -a lesson -never ever put em in Osaka!

2000 planes all up assigned for this battle.
not enough, but I hope to at least hurt him!
most faith is actually put into the BBs and tanakas CAs.

Todaythe action in thailand is looking bad -again he sweeps saigon -32 P38 -36 george,57 zeke-8 tojo defend
15 p38 shot down for 8 tojo, 14 zeke, 1 george.
3 of my ss are hit near Lea today by patrol planes -effectively ending a evac mission cold
I dispatch all the tanks i have in bangkok east -trouble brewing there big time!

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RE: Counter attack ? - 8/8/2007 2:05:59 PM

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as we enter the 4th month of 44, high command remains totally overconfident of its ability to weary the enemy of this war!
The Amaericans seem very willing to take forever to take us on, with methodiacl attacke, under carpets of LBA -but still each op takes a month -we calculate -wewak the month of April, Holliandia May, biak, maybe by June
Wolemie? in April

bangkok in April -maybe may
Siapan by june, maybe july

malaya I expect to still hold by june as well -at the least.

Timor this month, secured by April,s end, possibly Kendari by Aprils end
I still believe i can get oil out by june, maybe even july

he has to take on Siapan by june -and this should take 2-3 months if i have my way.
I intend to make wewak a battle...........and push its conquest back a month at least, and derail him
All this calculation is important -very large troop reinforcements in 90 days -especially the phillipines.
The clock IS ticking, and if tabpub makes a mistake -if i can just bog him down like I have several times now, on a bigger scale, he will be a long way from getting to japan before mid 45.

A final thing about my plans
Tabpub is very predictable now -grab a small base -try to build it -cover the main objective with LBA, bomb, bomb , and bomb.
Then park the entire invasion fleet 1 hex off the objective, next day, go in.
But what if the CVs have to flee during the night because a surface TF arrives in the same hex -what of the invasion force then?
This is my plan.
slim, but I am patient.
Roll on his coming out from under his LBA cover, to attack my inner core.

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Domestics - 8/15/2007 10:43:37 AM

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Well, I manged to lose 3 days of AAR reports -but not much happening in the grand scheme of things, but now, finally, finally they are!

On the 3/4/44 tabpub looks like he will launch his next rounds of invasions -with ships spotted departing darwin, and now headed towards Kai island.

I must now also balance this threat against the gathering thrust against wewak, the bombing there has really got into gear -and many ships gathering near Lea.
The big consideration is fuel -Im still short all over.
Troops, well I have plenty.
I have decided to fight these threats -but only in holding actions for wewak -but a pretty big effort is planned against kai island.

lets see what hapens.
The war is off! and running!

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RE: Domestics - 8/15/2007 10:57:26 AM

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4/4/44
tabpub tells me he has 4 big ops on.............
lets see
One in malaya - sabang is bogged, her needs an alternative -and he expresses total confusion about what is happening in thialand.

Second will be Timor I think
Third is a grab for Kia - this is a diversion I think -but I intend to kill his troops there, and this to force him to divert resources.

Third will be somewhere on the PNG north coast, not sure what.

Fourth -Wolemai?

Today his opening moves........
Kai island invaded, only small forces.
P38s sweep kendari in support, liberators bomb there too
lautern pounded
wewak from all over the place is bombed
And his outflanking of bangkok on the pisanluke trail is rebuffed as my tanks crush his chinese corp on the trail two hexes east of bangkok.

My responses -
Not a single bomber i have rushed from malaya theatre attacked today -poor weather, so the kai island invasion will get away scott free I think -but many planes from China are coming south
Also I order TF 90 -2 CAs and DDs to strike.
TF 98 is coming as well
troops loading at davao
I will fight for kai!

Wewak response - a very large convoy arrives at Biak -it will be dribbling ships and barges south to wewak with supplies, I have a lot of troops for him to try to defeat there -kept supplied Im confident they can hold for a few weeks.

sabang - as above, many ships are creeping north along the west coast, they might get some supplies in here

Timor -will have to fight unsupported at the moment!

China -Im trying to counter attack, troops moving to north of Wuhan.

And in thialand, I will try to clear my eastern flank near bangkok, meanwhile the evac of the country continues, 3 divisions at saigon, undetected i think, and they will really help the defence of the inner ring, once I get them out..
Lets see what happens!

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Hitting brick walls at high speed! - 8/15/2007 11:16:07 AM

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5/4/44
A good day for the empire!
TF 90 fails to intercept any shipping at kai island -the LCVPs have already gone.
TF90 loads the 7th kure SNLF -it will be delivered tomorrow!

The days fighting starts in China
13 oscar on LRCAP intercept 20 P40n bombing tatung -and fail to kill any
Then 103 P40 escorting 15 mitchells to the city blow the oscars away.
I bomb troops in Thailand

He attacks my fast transport run for Honkers today -15 liberators, 8 mitchell, 10 p40n, 30 of my fighters fail to stop them -and a CL nagara wears a bomb -she will have to go home.

My Lillies attack his LCVPs retreating from Kai island -only 1 hit
The chinese bombers are hurrying south
sabang bombed
woleai is hit heavily -, i lose a dozen planes on the ground

The great moment of the month arrives
waves of dakatos and C46 fly over bangkok!
My flack drags 15 from the sky -countless planes damaged -and the paras are dropped

tabpub has learnt the trick that paras halve the defence in an attack
Well his army -ALL OF IT -crosses the river into the city
6 chinese divs, 5 indian, 2 british -tanks, artillery, the paras, , the lot, too much to write down
Allied army -54250 troops -AV 3939
Japanese -75600 troops -AV 1362
Adjusted AV-
Allied 361
Japan 5655

0 to 1, forts at 9
I lose 822 casos, him 3128 casos - I feel quite confident bangkok will hold!

Orders today
new divisions arrive japan
troops deploying in the north of japan
China -the planes are well on the way south -but i am almost ready for a counter offensive
Wewak -the barges begin operation snail trail

sabang -ditto
kai island -some 8 bomber units will attack the base tomorrow -with escort for most -and i hope to land troops as well, and more are loading further to the north on TF 98

I load a 2 regiments for Woleai at davao

Tomorrow should see action, and i hope the last quiet day has passed

Crikeys its the 4th month of 44, and tabpub has such a long way to go.

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diversions paid in blood - 8/17/2007 4:56:23 PM

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Raverdave will hate tabpub for what he does to aussie troops-hes worse than mac .
I see a chance to put a few more into the bag after today.
TF 90 steams into kai island a day after the aussies land -and the kure 7th SNLF is unloaded, without opposition
Already a AF symbol has sprung up -the troops will have to be quick here!
Another ss killed of legaspi today.
Siagon op -38 P38j sweep from china -they meet 39 george, 63 zeke
13 twin tales down, for 5 george and 22 zeke.
bangkok is simply smothered in bombs -again, and again, and again.

Sabang -drats -Cvs enroute -which means Tabpub must have rustled up some reserves from somewhere...........

I begin to raid kai island -8 spitfire CAP -48 zekes , 15 francis and 21 betties atack - 2 spits down, no hits though
14 sallies go in -no losses, no hits

I am convinced kia is a decoy -as CV planes pound Dilli -a AP sunk, and I see many ships headed this way.
Dilli is almost empty -truly a scary moment -please land at lautern tabpub, theres more troops than you expect there!

Allies deliberate at tatung in China -smacked back -in sense some frustration here!

Orders -
Northern front -quite a few troops to deliver -as i have just 10 APs left in that theatre -they are very busy!

Home islands -sending planes south from china -and troops to siapan

Honkers -another run loading up

China -i am fighting all along the front -and soon hope to have some success.

Siagon -troops still coming out -and many will go to davao-and the marianas.

Kai -bombardment orderd for tomorrow -and TF 89 to attack the barges I see approaching.
TF 90 to refuel, and load more troops to the north
Bombers coming into theatre -amazing -Im building 3 francis a day at the moment -have over 200 to put into this battle, shows what not putting pressure on Japan allows one to do.

Timor
OK -multiple CVs here -and some BBs -this is a big effort -should I strike elsewhere with KB?
I debate this hard with myself.
I top up the tanks for the navy -just in case.

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RE: diversions paid in blood - 8/18/2007 1:51:03 AM

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7/4/44
The boundries of the empire are under attack nearly everywhere.
Timor
tabpub tells me he is coming back for the bodies of the troops he left there last time.
I breathe a great sigh of relief as he begins landing at luetern -and not Dilli, which is almost empty

reaction to this attack is little today -just 9 Alfs sneak in at wave top -they hit one AK.
The landings are large -so far today the aussie 2nd, 3rd divisions, 2 dutch base forces, 1 USA artillery unit.
I have however in addition to the trrops that won me victory here 3 months or so ago the 38th division.
I am hoping for another month or so long fight.
Troops here are told to fight to the death
My single airlift squadron I have leftbegins flying in troops to dilli from raba.

Kai island
A good day today -4 seperate bomber missions fly and bomb the island, some escorted, some not -and no CAP.
at the end of the day I bombard, just a single base unit -the aussie 105th BF, my AV 60, his 1
Tomorrow it will fall
His LCIs ect seem to have left with out dropping off (or picking up) troops from there -my 2 TFs fail to make contact last night, again I will try to refuel them
Troops that have come south to Ambonia in a convoy are told to wait -maybe they will go elsewhere

WEWAK
operation snail trail is not going well -ss and LBA sinks a AK, and some barges enroute from Biak
I have just 1 Jack unit as cover here-and there are NO planes in its pool, so this CAP will not last long
I will try to carry on

SABANG
More bad news, supply levels collapse today -and more allied troops begin to land.
My AKs run away, or are sunk by his carrier air just off the island
I have to accept that this base will fall -but it held for nearly a month i think, more than acceptable.

Honkers
terrible day
21 Liberators attack the DDs -escorted by 22 P40n
29 oscar, 9 zeke,32 tony defend
The tonies do very well, 14 p40n shot down, 4 oscar, 4 tony lost
However only 1 liberator is shot down, and again the heavy bombers are able to hit the DDS from 8000 feet.
All 4 are crippled.
Honkers run is finished -and he has recommenced bombing the city

Siagon
This goes very well -last divisions are loading.
I calculate that 5 divisions of troops have come out of the bag here -useful.
The trick is now what to do about the battle of bangkok.
I am very tempted to just pull everything back into the city -LET it be surrounded, and see how long it take for him to kill troops with no escape route.
But first i am going to try to push east, clear my flank, and attempt desperate counter attack.

China
WW1 east front pounds on

Home Islands
After a great debate, High command orders Combined Fleet to sail.
Operation A-GO 1 remains a airforce piority, yet with so many allied ships ID at lautern, and so many APs at TRUK, a tempting target beckons
I will try to get a BB group/s into range.

The war continues well I think

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