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Erkki

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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #135 on: February 17, 2011, 03:41:34 am »


The aircraft on the deck are B5N2s.
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #136 on: February 17, 2011, 11:31:20 pm »
What's up with the picture of the girl and her comments about bathtubs and envelops?

I'm tempted to ask her, "Ever heard of Bible Black?"  :P
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #137 on: February 18, 2011, 01:55:26 am »
Quote from: EuchreJack on February 17, 2011, 11:31:20 pm
What's up with the picture of the girl and her comments about bathtubs and envelops?

I'm tempted to ask her, "Ever heard of Bible Black?"  :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Military_Symbols_for_Land_Based_Systems

Every male over 21 years of age knows them?  :)

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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #138 on: February 18, 2011, 02:13:23 am »
It should have been renamed Minneapol.
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Quote from: PTTG?? on May 24, 2012, 12:34:25 pm
He's just keeping up with the Cardassians.

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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #139 on: February 18, 2011, 04:19:20 pm »
Quote from: Zrk2 on February 18, 2011, 02:13:23 am
It should have been renamed Minneapol.

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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #140 on: February 19, 2011, 06:23:54 pm »
G4M1s near Guadalcanal.

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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #141 on: February 20, 2011, 02:08:31 am »
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Quote from: PTTG?? on May 24, 2012, 12:34:25 pm
He's just keeping up with the Cardassians.

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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #142 on: February 20, 2011, 12:07:52 pm »
Has it been a week yet?
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #143 on: February 20, 2011, 02:34:07 pm »
Seriously, feels like I've been waiting for a million days.
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #144 on: February 20, 2011, 03:38:08 pm »
He should be back on Tuesday. Tuesday evening or Wednesday it is then...  :-\

In the meanwhile, some IL2, back to the East Front. Some online material from Saturday morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRg7YFnqFmY

Yeah, I know the music sucks.  ;D
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #145 on: February 20, 2011, 04:34:38 pm »
IL2 is great fun. I just started a US Pacific carrier campaign, actually. Flying the Wildcat is wonderful, not because it's well armed or fast or agile, but because it's built like a tank and it's one of the few airplanes I can actually reliably put onto a carrier deck. :P
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #146 on: February 21, 2011, 03:19:49 am »
Quote from: Fishbreath on February 20, 2011, 04:34:38 pm
IL2 is great fun. I just started a US Pacific carrier campaign, actually. Flying the Wildcat is wonderful, not because it's well armed or fast or agile, but because it's built like a tank and it's one of the few airplanes I can actually reliably put onto a carrier deck. :P

Get online. http://hyperfighter.sk   ;)

Latest version is 4.10.1 - you need 1946 and a couple of updates...
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #147 on: February 21, 2011, 09:25:25 am »
Thoughts on where to go after Dutch East Indies...

To be able to wage war as long as possible, we need to make the Amis invade from the sea, without land support. Should they have bases left in New Guinea or nearby islands, that is not good, because those can provide land-based air support and act as preparations bases as well support their operations rearming, maintaining and refitting naval and land units.

Any island sort of Australia left for the Allies will enable them to launch an "island hopping" campaign. This is why it is important to advance as far as possible as quick as possible. If they cannot simply walk to their objectives nor have the operational basis for their future offensives, they will have to spend 3-4 months preparing, risk losing at the beaches as well as use their carriers. Allies WILL be ready for an offensive January 43 or 3 months before that. That means I have 5 months to secure all of New Guinea at least, and try to push as far the Solomons, maybe as far as Fiji. I doubt I'll make as far as Fiji, but its possible.

The Dutch East Indies on the other hand needs to be turned into a fortress of defensive perimeters, air and naval base network with vast amounts of supply in reserve. The southern Sumatra I already have is already in the process of being built up and prepared...

Immediate targets for the next 3 weeks:
Southern Front:
a) Kendari
b) Ternate
c) Java
Western front:
c) Moulmein -> Pegu -> Rangoon in Burma
d) Sian in China
Eastern front:
d) Wake Island

The failure to secure Wake is so far the worst setback. Aerial reconnaissance reports the Enemy to have around a dozen ships, destroyers, a cruiser and transports, there. It needs to be re-invaded before its too heavily fortified.

edit: also just realised that the 10 subs I have off the West Coast US and Canada have so far seen just ONE patrol aircraft, and even that was a float plane one probably from a cruiser. if this trend continues a West Coast raid would indeed be tempting after all...  :)
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #148 on: February 21, 2011, 10:03:27 am »
Quote from: Erkki on February 21, 2011, 03:19:49 am
Quote from: Fishbreath on February 20, 2011, 04:34:38 pm
IL2 is great fun. I just started a US Pacific carrier campaign, actually. Flying the Wildcat is wonderful, not because it's well armed or fast or agile, but because it's built like a tank and it's one of the few airplanes I can actually reliably put onto a carrier deck. :P

Get online. http://hyperfighter.sk   ;)

Latest version is 4.10.1 - you need 1946 and a couple of updates...

Ack. That would require me to have some degree of skill in handling my airplanes, which I do not have. :P
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Re: In Yamamoto's Boots; War in the Pacific: AE PBEM
« Reply #149 on: February 21, 2011, 10:06:12 am »
Quote from: Fishbreath on February 21, 2011, 10:03:27 am
Quote from: Erkki on February 21, 2011, 03:19:49 am
Quote from: Fishbreath on February 20, 2011, 04:34:38 pm
IL2 is great fun. I just started a US Pacific carrier campaign, actually. Flying the Wildcat is wonderful, not because it's well armed or fast or agile, but because it's built like a tank and it's one of the few airplanes I can actually reliably put onto a carrier deck. :P

Get online. http://hyperfighter.sk   ;)

Latest version is 4.10.1 - you need 1946 and a couple of updates...

Ack. That would require me to have some degree of skill in handling my airplanes, which I do not have. :P

What is this?!?  :P

Edit: to be honest, most people in the online community are pretty awful. Relatively speaking at least. You lose nothing trying, and at least theres the main chat with the 500 geeks ready to argue about anything.  ;D

edit2: besides, I have the "veto-right" there. Like this:



Though seldom needed. Great community that.
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