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   Another lose cruiser!  Well, make that two lost cruisers then!  We take out the Minneapolis and its not looking good for the Cleveland either!   Another liberator down!   I do so love these surprise gifts.  I keep them in my underwater locker.
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Apr 26, 2017 17:11
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US Navy gonna have to start worrying about mutinies at this rate.
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Apr 26, 2017 17:21
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 Top Hats Monthlyedit: I can't read
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Apr 26, 2017 17:35
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The Sims is still out there landing in all of the trouble then.
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Apr 26, 2017 18:08
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President Roosevelt, are you sure sending one ship at a time is a good idea? I think it makes them easier to pick off in the Pacific. What's the Pacific?
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Apr 26, 2017 18:18
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The monoplane seems to have crazy lift. It zooms way up and the end.
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Apr 26, 2017 18:21
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Oh hi, o cruisers! Bye, cruisers!
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Apr 26, 2017 18:24
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If I've learned anything from World of Warships, its that you were lucky that the Cleveland didn't take 40 planes down with it.
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Apr 26, 2017 18:32
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You know there really aren't that many CAs, I bet I could track down how many are left.... ...and then I remember that's how it started last time.
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Apr 26, 2017 18:41
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wukkar posted:If I've learned anything from World of Warships, its that you were lucky that the Cleveland didn't take 40 planes down with it. He clearly wasn't playing his torpedobeats though.
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Apr 26, 2017 18:44
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Ron Jeremy posted:The monoplane seems to have crazy lift. It zooms way up and the end. Pretty sure its a Ki-43, very maneuverable stuff! The I-15 ain't doing so bad either. In fact its doing a barrel roll! farraday posted:You know there really aren't that many CAs, I bet I could track down how many are left.... Hey, that's my shtick! Jobbo_Fett fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 19:15
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Not bad. Two downed Allied Cruisers - just what were they doing around in attack range anyways? A recon fleet or patrol?
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Apr 27, 2017 14:34
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  The Allies have developed invisible bombs!  The Simms puts up a drat good fight.  The Cleveland had not been sunk. We solve that issue.  We then go after her escort.  Come afternoon we take her out.  Another good day for our planes.  Well, that was another good day!  At least we get a proper reading of what sunk our ship here.
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Apr 27, 2017 17:37
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Wasn't it the Clevelands that were classed as CL's but were pretty much CA's in all but name? If so, a good kill!
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Apr 27, 2017 17:52
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Drone posted:Wasn't it the Clevelands that were classed as CL's but were pretty much CA's in all but name? If so, a good kill! Clevelands were extremely powerful for CLs, with four triple 6" gun mounts plus a heavy secondary (for a cruiser) of 5" DP guns and a lot of AA. The closest Japanese analogue would be the Mogami class when they were fit with triple 5.9" guns in five mounts, but these were refit to have 10 8" guns instead as proper heavy cruisers.
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Apr 27, 2017 18:15
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Don't forget to load up the Yamato with 18.1" AA shells, duder.
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Apr 27, 2017 18:35
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Next update to feature the Sims firing a torpedo up the exhaust shoot of the Tokyo Bay Fortress.
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Apr 27, 2017 18:53
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Not bad - two cruisers and two destroyers dead for relatively few planes. Just what was the American TF doing in the area otherwise? Otherwise, still couple of nice kills.
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Apr 27, 2017 18:56
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wedgekree posted:Not bad - two cruisers and two destroyers dead for relatively few planes. Just what was the American TF doing in the area otherwise? Otherwise, still couple of nice kills. It's probably best to not wonder about what the AI is doing in a game as big as this.
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Apr 27, 2017 19:24
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I'm imagining meetings of high ranking Japanese officers trying to figure out just what the hell the American strategy is and what they're trying to accomplish. Whatever Japanese word is closest to "inscrutable" is probably thrown around more than a few times.
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Apr 27, 2017 19:32
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wasn't there a japanese stereotype of Americans being stubborn and inflexible? that would be a bit more appropriate stereotype in the greyverse. maybe this is like, a weird fever dream of one of those holdouts
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Apr 28, 2017 08:10
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Tiler Kiwi posted:wasn't there a japanese stereotype of Americans being stubborn and inflexible? that would be a bit more appropriate stereotype in the greyverse. This timeline will turn out to be Anamis dream as he dies of bloodloss from seppuku.
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Apr 28, 2017 08:35
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There'll be Japanese stories about American sailors trapped on South Pacific islands who still think the war is going on in the 70s.
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Apr 28, 2017 13:39
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   A kill is a kill.  We come out on top here – just.  Having lost all the new pilots, the veterans get on with the work.  The Sims somehow remains afloat.  I seem to have sorted out my production woes – I was focusing to much on fuel and not enough oil was getting moved – hopefully, we should see our pools improve. Also, look how well we did in air kills!  We only have an old kill to confirm.
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Apr 28, 2017 17:36
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No land battles at all lately? Are we just BBQing on Noumea? What else do we have going on island-wise?
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Apr 28, 2017 17:54
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Flavius Belisarius posted:No land battles at all lately? Are we just BBQing on Noumea? What else do we have going on island-wise? Easier than burying the dead or keeping our troops in supply.
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Apr 28, 2017 17:54
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28 April 1943 Japanese auxiliary seaplane carrier Kamikawa Maru, torpedoed north of New Ireland by US submarine Scamp. Italian torpedo boat Climene, torpedoed off Marettimo Island west of Sicily by British submarine Unshaken.
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Apr 28, 2017 19:39
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If I was in WWII I'd choose the thing where if my vehicle gets shot I can jump out and be on land instead of the middle of the ocean 
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Apr 28, 2017 23:43
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You might be in harbour!
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Apr 28, 2017 23:50
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Flavius Belisarius posted:If I was in WWII I'd choose the thing where if my vehicle gets shot I can jump out and be on land instead of the middle of the ocean On the other hand, three hots and a cot and all the man-love you could want. But really, the casualty rate in the navy was way lower than the army.
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Apr 29, 2017 00:02
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Ron Jeremy posted:On the other hand, three hots and a cot and all the man-love you could want. In this version of the war, being in the army or the navy makes no difference, you'll still end up at the bottom of the pacific.
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Apr 29, 2017 04:14
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Actually what was the best branch and position to be in in order to save your rear end? I would think european theatre, navy.
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Apr 29, 2017 04:22
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Donkringel posted:Actually what was the best branch and position to be in in order to save your rear end? Civilian administration, Washington DC.
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Apr 29, 2017 04:26
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Yeah, US Army mail centre, middle america. Ruling out being stateside, I've heard of poo poo like Brazilian deployments where people spent the war doing nothing other than getting up to the usual enlisted adventures.
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Apr 29, 2017 04:32
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Administrative assistant at the Pentagon. Pick a branch, any branch. It it has to be a combat role, than be stationed aboard a battleship. Aside from Pearl, they went through the war mostly untouched.
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Apr 29, 2017 04:32
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Airplane mechanic was probably a pretty safe job if you have to actually deploy somewhere.
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Apr 29, 2017 04:35
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vyelkin posted:Airplane mechanic was probably a pretty safe job if you have to actually deploy somewhere. I am going to dispute rhat. My grandfather was one the entire war (39-45). He lost a lot of good friends and two brothers during the battle of Britain due to Germans attacking the field.
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Apr 29, 2017 04:55
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Splode posted:Yeah, US Army mail centre, middle america. Ruling out being stateside, I've heard of poo poo like Brazilian deployments where people spent the war doing nothing other than getting up to the usual enlisted adventures. Hell Bryan Cranston won a silver star doing it 
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Apr 29, 2017 04:54
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bunnyofdoom posted:I am going to dispute rhat. My grandfather was one the entire war (39-45). He lost a lot of good friends and two brothers during the battle of Britain due to Germans attacking the field. Yeah fair enough. I suppose it would be a pretty safe job late in the war when the Allies had established air superiority but not earlier. So basically Americans get off easy again.
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Apr 29, 2017 04:58
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