Stuped Mestakes
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- Chickenboy
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Stuped Mestakes
Alright, we've had other 'stupid moments' threads on WiTP. Share your stories of woe on AE here. I'll start the parade:
Catalina squadron being transfered from PH-Canton-Noumea by flight. No problem. In a bit of a rush, I transfer my planes from Canton to Nanomea by selecting it from the list of available bases.
The next turn, when I check Noumea, my planes are nowhere to be found. It took a while to track them down. Of course, they were enjoying the weather on the coral atoll of Nanomea, a totally uninhabited isle in the middle of the stinkin' Gilberts.
I send the undamaged Cats to NOUMEA, but there are half a dozen that are damaged and cannot fly due to no supplies at the base. I send a supply-laden AVP to rescue them. It gets torpedoed by Betties flying from Kwajalein (?).
Moral of the story? Spelling does count!
Catalina squadron being transfered from PH-Canton-Noumea by flight. No problem. In a bit of a rush, I transfer my planes from Canton to Nanomea by selecting it from the list of available bases.
The next turn, when I check Noumea, my planes are nowhere to be found. It took a while to track them down. Of course, they were enjoying the weather on the coral atoll of Nanomea, a totally uninhabited isle in the middle of the stinkin' Gilberts.
I send the undamaged Cats to NOUMEA, but there are half a dozen that are damaged and cannot fly due to no supplies at the base. I send a supply-laden AVP to rescue them. It gets torpedoed by Betties flying from Kwajalein (?).
Moral of the story? Spelling does count!
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
Bringing a gun ship to a carrier battle.
Not escorting ships from west coast.
My wife would say my biggest mistake is spending more time on AE than with her.
Not escorting ships from west coast.
My wife would say my biggest mistake is spending more time on AE than with her.
RE: Stuped Mestakes
Sending two Kongo to bomb Singapore the fortress guns bad damage the ships
Both the victor
and the vanquished are
but drops of dew,
but bolts of lightning -
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and the vanquished are
but drops of dew,
but bolts of lightning -
thus should we view the world.
Ôuchi Yoshitaka
1507-1551
RE: Stuped Mestakes
When I first got the game I forgot to send the Indianapolis and her DMS escorts south and they were destroyed by carrier air on the first turn. it won't happen again. [;)]
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RE: Stuped Mistakes
Changing initial attacks on Aparri and Vigan to be led by the SCTF and followed by the invasion TF. Then forgetting the follow commands and sending the SCTFs off hunting ships fleeing Manila. Result no invasions.
- invernomuto
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
ORIGINAL: Tone
Sending two Kongo to bomb Singapore the fortress guns bad damage the ships
In WITP I tried a bombardment run against Manila (BBs + CAs etc), I totally forgot about Baatan Guns... It was a massacre.
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
ORIGINAL: rockmedic109
My wife would say my biggest mistake is spending more time on AE than with her.
Do not, I repeat do not listen to your wife or you will find yourself with more "honey do's" than one man can handle in a lifetime and you will never be able to play AE again.
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
Sending a bombardment TF to Clark field - which is past Bataan...
RE: Stuped Mestakes
Doing a sir robin and sending all my troops south to Singapore and forgetting to take then out of strategic mode. The end result is I got stomped. Singapore fell in one shock attack.
- thegreatwent
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
Evacuating the AVG squadrons but forgetting the AVG ground staff[X(]
RE: Stuped Mestakes
In coral sea scenario as Japanese,I sent the KB to a spotted fleet,but which contains LEXINGTON!!
The CV's night surface battle occurred[:D]
(Myoko was suffered a bit,reported Shokaku and Zuikaku both hit one,but actually no damage)
The CV's night surface battle occurred[:D]
(Myoko was suffered a bit,reported Shokaku and Zuikaku both hit one,but actually no damage)
RE: Stuped Mestakes
Sent the QE back to the US and forget to see which route it took...... I don't care how fast she goes, 8" shells go faster [:(]
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
9 Dec 42 - Catalinas spot CVs north of wake...Catalinas spot slow moving TF northeast of Midway...thinking this was my opponent's tanker fleet, I send Enterprise and her entourage to put a hurtin' on 'em...next thing I know, torps are punching holes in the side of everything...the Gridley managed to get back to Pearl with nothing but engine damage from the flank speed run out of there...
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
That's a great way to put it....[:D]ORIGINAL: oldman45
Sent the QE back to the US and forget to see which route it took...... I don't care how fast she goes, 8" shells go faster [:(]
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
Sigh....See my thread.[:@]
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
...send a Surface TF to hit a couple of AKs at Makin and having half of them sunk by Betties from Eniwetok on the way back ... all for 15 points worth of rusty xAK.
or sending 3CVs against what I think is Baby KB only to find out it's , er, the *real* KB ... <glub, glub, glub>
or sending 3CVs against what I think is Baby KB only to find out it's , er, the *real* KB ... <glub, glub, glub>
The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
RE: Stuped Mestakes
ORIGINAL: Swayin
...send a Surface TF to hit a couple of AKs at Makin and having half of them sunk by Betties from Eniwetok on the way back ... all for 15 points worth of rusty xAK.
or sending 3CVs against what I think is Baby KB only to find out it's , er, the *real* KB ... <glub, glub, glub>
I am glad I am not the only one that made that mistake. [;)]
RE: Stuped Mestakes
ORIGINAL: Grognerd
I thought I read a post to send all your AP's to Cape Town for troops and your tankers and AK's to Aden to pick up oil and supplies. It was the other way around. Took a month to sort out that routing mess.
Ouch.
The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
- JohnDillworth
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RE: Stuped Mestakes
I never took them off rest and they got slaughtered sitting around the bar. Planes never took to the air!Evacuating the AVG squadrons but forgetting the AVG ground staff
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