Rant off. Sorry if this upsets some the very few readers that are left on the forum. Just how I feel. :twisted: :evil: :oops: Not at all, I know I'd feel the same way in your shoes - that really sucks! I've had a half-formed thought that I was planning to post in both yours and your opponent's thre...

Lowpe wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 11:57 pm An Sboat puts a torpedo into the light cruiser Raleigh

Sounds like someone's getting court-martialled!

Thought that I recognized the name 'Steel Inventor' from somewhere - looked her up and found that IRL she had a long and industrious career, during which she even sank a destroyer... just not in the way that an AFB would wish.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nomad<br/> -----------------------------<br/> I landed a para unit at Finschafen and took the base<br/> Recon had showed all most no troops there, they were right<br/> <br/> Ground combat at Finschhafen (100,126)<br/> <br/> Allied Shock attack<br/> <br/> Attacking ...

<t> The admiral's 'champion swimmer' aide who's briefly mentioned in the article also had a long, interesting life overall:<br/> <br/> 'Henry Hsu OBE (Chinese: &#24464;&#20136;; pinyin: Xú H&#275;ng; 6 December 1912 – 3 February 2009) was a Taiwanese athlete and politician. Hsu was born ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: BBfanboy<br/> Nice to see those old BBs pumped down to just major float damage and clearing some engineering damage. It will be much harder to finish them off than he probably thinks. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Indeed. Would it be an idea to try and move Resolution no...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: BBfanboy<br/> Typically they come with one Jake and two Petes, but can add another FP. But to me 3 Jakes and 8 Petes = 2 CA and CL. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> That would be my guess as well, if I had to make one.<br/> <br/> Add to previous engagements, and that's what...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Lowpe<br/> <br/> Daytime...now, and it looks like the IJN has broken up their raiding task force...<br/> <br/> Newcastle puts on a definitive show...<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/44178/FA3603322DAE4F0997CF7E2D25269270.jpg"><s>[img...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: BBfanboyI know how to do that, but that does not upload the picture from my PC, it just provides a link to my PC which I don't always have on. Looks like you are using discord - whatever that is. Do you upload the pictures there or do they already exist? <e>[/quote...

Maiao is one of the little islets off Tahiti. Guess it must have been a carrier clash, but that's maybe the oddest location for one I've ever seen in-game.

<t> The story of the Dewey's escape was greatly enhanced for me when I discovered that the Ethel Edwards was apparently - there are few descriptions of her and no photos that I could find - a 150 ton coaster. Now picturing this tiny thing floating inside the Dewey all the way to Hawaii with fuel bar...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: BBfanboy<br/> That was a minesweeper at Townsville - look to the right for the location. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> In game, yes - but the real-life Dubbo was a Bathhurst-class under construction in Sydney at this point in the war: <URL url="https://en.wikipedia.org/w...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Lowpe<br/> <br/> Flying Tigers dance with Oscars over Pakhoi...and get the worst of it, but not that badly as several Oscars ditch on the return home.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/44178/6DD55111640F4CFF8D0AC77E9A64A9CA...

I believe BBfanboy may be thinking of the Charleston?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury<br/> Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards<br/> CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards<br/> CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 26,000 yards<br/> CL Nagara sunk by BB Prince of Wales ...

<r> USS Bonhomme Richard is on fire in the port of San Diego after an on-board explosion. More than 20 crew reported injured, but fortunately nothing life-threatening.<br/> <br/> Seeing some reports that firefighters haven't been able to control the blaze and there's a possibility of losing the ship...

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
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'make a feint so it seems like you're continuing to pressure Port Blair'

At least I think, don't want to speak for GetAssista.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mike McCreery<br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/45141/94251D73D53142A48D5BE3CB11512B79.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/45141/94251D73D53142A48D5BE3CB11512B79.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.matrixgames...

<r> <LINK><s>[link]</s>https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Exclusive-Captain-of-aircraft-carrier-with-15167883.php<e>[/link]</e></LINK><br/> <br/> More than 100 sailors on the Roosevelt are infected, the captain is asking the navy for help, saying that on a navy ship they're not able to effe...

<r> Here's one of the unfortunate knock-on effects - rural areas being left without much in the way of medical services when their few medical professionals fall ill and/or self-isolate. I fear the US may be especially vulnerable to this, given the low population density in many states and accelerat...