1275psi vs Miller

[1275psi]

Scene 1, stock, PDU off
Only house rule, no PP to be paid for India, china and Manchurian units, so
Burma will be interesting

This AAR, will be a what Japan is doing to give
Millers comments context
Not sure if he is doing an AAR yet

I am torn to do another story..............but little ship that could editing is getting on.

As Japan I am going to try a tactic I personally have not seen on the AARs, but that
has worked twice now with allied concessions late 42
Japan will only sieze DEI, Burma, Darwin, and as far south I will go is Hollandia, horn island.
All those troops usually used for Solomons and Port Moresby will go into a ready reaction
counterattack, and to fortify a much reduced defensive ring

And the fleet , the fleet will wait for one great decisive battle............

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: 1275psi

Scene 1, stock, PDU off
Only house rule, no PP to be paid for India, china and Manchurian units, so
Burma will be interesting

This AAR, will be a what Japan is doing to give
Millers comments context
Not sure if he is doing an AAR yet

I am torn to do another story..............but little ship that could editing is getting on.

As Japan I am going to try a tactic I personally have not seen on the AARs, but that
has worked twice now with allied concessions late 42
Japan will only sieze DEI, Burma, Darwin, and as far south I will go is Hollandia, horn island.
All those troops usually used for Solomons and Port Moresby will go into a ready reaction
counterattack, and to fortify a much reduced defensive ring

And the fleet , the fleet will wait for one great decisive battle............

Welcome Back! The forum has definitely missed both you and Miller. Fair winds and smooth sailing!

[SierraJuliet]

Looking forward to your new encounter. Certainly will be keeping tabs on how you fare with the reduced ring of fire.

[zuluhour]

NO! Not the one decisive battle! LOL!! best of luck sir.

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We begin

KB smashes Manilla port, sinks a lot of nasty SS
Tinian airforce does not fly................so the invasion pauses,
going to have to sweep the skies a bit

Stock standard landings in Malaya
POW spotted exiting via mallacca straight
Battlestar BOISE and Houston near Jolo island........

Lots of units moving in CHina, hes running away. No hurry here.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: 1275psi


KB smashes Manilla port, sinks a lot of nasty SS

Clearing out those submarines certainly does alleviate their bite and nuisance value.

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8 dec
He strikes Takao with B17's, misses
We sweep Iba, he doesn't show up

massacre of the innocents as his fleeing AKs from Hong kong are intercepted
The Brit DDs from Honkers are dealt with, our first naval battle.
Khoto bharu is taken

seriously worried about his phillipine air force hitting my invasions

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: 1275psi


seriously worried about his phillipine air force hitting my invasions

What is KB up to now that you have used it on Manila. Hunting Boise and Houston? Are you considering using it to cover your landings? Best way to chew up his aerial assault on your precious transports. Not to mention getting some good experience for your fighter pilots (especially the newish pilots from Shokaku and Zuikaku). Just be wary of those Dutch and Brit subs. And those hit and run raiders that can pop up from nowhere.

[Bif1961]

Good luck looking forward to seeing how your tight defensive ring fares.

[1275psi]

Dec 9
Another poor day with all my sweeps over the Philippines un contested.
I bomb Iba, fair results

Still a very stock landing in Malaya, and I see a lot of run away, run away in china, ships
and some planes .
Lots of stuff at sea, the real invasions soon begin

[SierraJuliet]

Looking forward to seeing which bases you decided to hit first up. Maybe those tricksey Allies are be looking to contest your landing with cleverly positioned surface forces. Good luck.

[John 3rd]

'Tricksey!'

Welcome back.

[mind_messing]

ORIGINAL: 1275psi

Scene 1, stock, PDU off
Only house rule, no PP to be paid for India, china and Manchurian units, so
Burma will be interesting

This AAR, will be a what Japan is doing to give
Millers comments context
Not sure if he is doing an AAR yet

I am torn to do another story..............but little ship that could editing is getting on.

As Japan I am going to try a tactic I personally have not seen on the AARs, but that
has worked twice now with allied concessions late 42
Japan will only sieze DEI, Burma, Darwin, and as far south I will go is Hollandia, horn island.
All those troops usually used for Solomons and Port Moresby will go into a ready reaction
counterattack, and to fortify a much reduced defensive ring

And the fleet , the fleet will wait for one great decisive battle............

Good luck!

Word of warning, Miller is a very competent player, and will undoubtedly surprise you with what he can pull off. He gave me a good drubbing a few years back that resulted in the KB getting whacked off Java in early '42, so be careful!

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wake falls
Tarawa falls
Miri invaded
Kuching invaded
Aparri invaded

KB is off Kuching

terrible turn.....2 AOs sunk by dutch ss of Kuching, and another hit.........grrrrr
Made a decision
Story type AAR will commence with commissioning of BB Yamato

I must be a masochist, I know Miller is good, and the Penguin is beating me up too

[SierraJuliet]

Could it be that Yamato is on a date with destiny. Looking to take part in the maximum number of battles to produce a blistering storyline. A front row seat for sure at the one battle to kill them all.

Those subs are the best thing going for the Dutch. They earn their keep.

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12 dec 41

japan seizes Jolo island, and instantly sets up 21st air flotilla
Aparri invasion fully successful, not a ship damaged by air attack
Manando is taken
Guam landings begin

Kuching and semberang are taken, and we continue to unload in Malaya

That's the positives, Honkers holds (crud die roll I think)against 2 divisions, so not good.
I think Miller is pulling his squadrons out, especially in the phillipines......

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13 Dec

Japanese troops land at Palembang.........KB covering
We discover where Miller has stacked his fighters, Ambon, Ryujo no longer has any kates.....uuugh
Troops swarming south from Aparri in the phillipines, and I order another attack at Hong kong

The great movement of troops from Manchuria has begun, I do not intend to use them
in China, but march to Burma very much as agreed in the house rules
Planes begin operating out of Jolo island, and Kuching.....attacking yet more fleeing refugees

no sign of Boise, Houston or the dutch squadrons........scary

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14 dec
Well, we find the Dutch, at Ambon
3 heavy Japanese cruisers, 4 destroyers vs the Dutch ships, plus the Marblehead
and 4 DDs
A series of rolling battles
Dutch lose De Ruyter, java, and the Marblehead goes as well
We suffer a DD heavily damaged.

Palembang is taken, undamaged!!!

The tentacles are spreading

[SierraJuliet]

Japanese troops land at Palembang.........KB covering
We discover where Miller has stacked his fighters, Ambon, Ryujo no longer has any kates.....uuugh

Great pick up to get Palembang so quickly. Great to have KB handy to do the covering for this invasion. Then again not so great to find his fighters like that.

Good work clearing out some of those light cruisers too.

Looks like a good start so far.

[1275psi]

15 Dec
Hong Kong continues to hold
We keep unloading in Malaya, and advance south in the Phillipines from Aparri
Sorong taken.

BBs Mutsu and nagato waste valuable 16 inch shells on axls near Palua.......buggar,
the port there is not yet size 4 nor has the AKEs arrived.

Miller I think is concentrating key forces in Singapore and Ambon