pauk
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Greetings jumper - it isn't bad idea, but my MLEs and ML are extremely busy with mining "box defencive line" - Solomons, Marshalls and Malaya/Burma. Mines are good, but not so efficient against bombardment TFs - mostly DDs will hit mines (even if they are on do not escort bombardment one or two DD will hit them) while capital ships wouldnt (they firing from the greater range and mines are laid down in shallow waters).
I'm sure that mines working with dice roll, Grigsby favourite toy, sometimes will slaughter your invasion fleet, sometimes wont....
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ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns
Guilty as charged. A lot of my frustration with WitP stems from me wanting things to work historically. I guess if I simply went with the flow and learned to game the system instead perhaps I'd have a lot less frustration to deal with.
Fair enough if you both are using system design flaws to your advantage I agree you should use what you can. I haven't read your opponents AAR (I assume he has one up too), so I was unaware he had been gaming the system too.
Nothing wrong with being ultimate history fanboy - i would like to see WiTP as ultimate historical simulation but i'm aware that is not possible (for the reasons i stated in previous posts).
For me, it's not big deal to use mines in that way - i'm only laying them in strategicaly important bases (Johnson Islands, Palmyra) and not in WC or PH (now, that would be tricky IMHO). What is the difference - i know that he must use Johnson Island, Palmyra and my mines can hit something. Plus, i get intel...
I will do my best Jim and try to make it interesting till end. I'm hoping i wouldn't become frustrate late in the war and my dear audience would never leave me (but i do know that everyone like winners!)
Now, let me explain title in replay ..some days are just better...than another...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/02/42
PACIFIC
I couldn't believe what i saw! Big fat, unprotected conwoy founded 60 miles from KB and SC TF sailing towards Palmyra. I didn't react before, when i saw his tranports sailing on Tarawa-Johnston Islands/Palmyra sea route. To be honest, i' couldnt react with my LBA from Maloelap because LBA didn't attack transports although they foung them. But, I was hoping that Andy would run into trap sooner or latter (i missed opportunity to catch his Force Z and Lexington early in the game - DEI, but this time i've got consolation).
What a huge mistake by him.... I've expected that he will make mistake somewhere, but sailing with big conwoy 11 hex from Maloelap.....
Day Air attack on TF at 91,81
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 172
D3A Val x 122
B5N Kate x 137
E7K2 Alf x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Arcata, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Prusa
TK W.S. Miller, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Proteus, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nisqually, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mobile City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Lithgow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SC SC-703, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SC SC-709, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK M.E. Lombardi, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK K.R. Kingsbury, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Bunbury, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK J.C. Fitzsimmons, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kaiping, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nevadan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Dukat, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Mariott
TK Solana, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Malda
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Moncton, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Gold, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK D.G. Scofield, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Ardmore, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Mildura
TK Frank G Drum, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 91,81
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 15
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
MSW Mildura, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Bunbury, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Mariott, Bomb hits 1
PG Vancouver, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Solana, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nisqually, on fire, heavy damage
TK K.R. Kingsbury, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 91,81
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 175
D3A Val x 138
B5N Kate x 146
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK W.S. Miller, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Lithgow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Vancouver, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK D.G. Scofield, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Arcata, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nisqually, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Frank G Drum, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mobile City, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Ardmore, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kaiping, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Now that was good.... 20 enemy ships sunk immediately, including 8 TKs. I do not know how many TKs Allies could have in late 42 but i'm hoping that losing 26 TKs so far (including british and dutch TKs) would have impact on his logistics.
According to report, only five ships escaped and i don't think i'm going to chase them. KB will move SW of current position (but still under LBA cover from Maloelap) while subs will try to finish some of remaining ships. I will form surface raider groups too and try to intercept them.
Tks were full of fuel, heading for Gilberts which mean that Andy planing advance in Gilberts/Marshalls area. Hopefully, lost of the fuel would slow him and buy me some more time. In addition he must change route for Gilberts (PH-Palmyra-Baker island-Tarawa) what will buy me few days more. But, he have to be careful with this route too... KB is still ruler of the Pacific!
CHINA
I tested enemy strengh in northern crossroad, while part of my troops trying to cut their retreath path to Chungking.
Ground combat at 45,30
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3323 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 5001
Defending force 123069 troops, 403 guns, 6 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 3233
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
BURMA
Some of my bombers didn't find target....
Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 6
Ki-49 Helen x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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26th and 27th September, 1942 - 
.. we won 5:0 so i had to drink 5 beers..... 
) AA rating - 510. Last Kongo class BB just sailed from Truk to Home islands. 
) but sometimes they can hit hard. 
. I just hope more is better 
and if you could hit some of his capital ships and send them to dry docks, you would have more time to prepare your defense and he would get very nervous about future invasions.. I like mines even they didn´t prove their worth yet.. 
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