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I don't know how quickly his forces on Jaluit consume supplies but if he can just sneak a few ships in then he can probably keep up the struggle until the Allies inevitably collapse like they always have on the island. He'd have to use proper cargo ships of course, there's no way that the fast destroyer transports could possibly keep Jaluit supplied long enough to hold out until help arrives.
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It might be worth a shot even for gamey "let's lock AI strategy on that useless atoll for another month" reason.
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Feb 14, 2018 15:53
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Decoy Badger posted:Is Jaluit going to be a hold out to the last man situation? Yes No Jaluit is too isolated by enemy land-based air. It can't be reinforced, and it can't be evacuated.
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Feb 14, 2018 15:58
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RZApublican posted:I don't know how quickly his forces on Jaluit consume supplies but if he can just sneak a few ships in then he can probably keep up the struggle until the Allies inevitably collapse like they always have on the island. He'd have to use proper cargo ships of course, there's no way that the fast destroyer transports could possibly keep Jaluit supplied long enough to hold out until help arrives. The Allies have a ton of materiel rolling off the production lines, I wouldn't be shocked if we saw the troops on the island reinforced.
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Feb 14, 2018 16:30
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I guess the way to look at it is: Grey has a lot of lovely islands that contribute basically nothing to his war effort Grey has more than enough infantry to cram every island the Allies might attack to the brim Grey doesn't have many ships to spare It doesn't make sense to risk a bunch of a rare resource to save a common resource. There's no good reason to spend effort on a risky supply run to Jaluit, when you can have a basically riskless mission to reinforce the next island the Allies will assault.
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Feb 14, 2018 22:13
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Grey isn't ordering them to fight, he's ordering them to die.
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Feb 14, 2018 23:35
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   We trade hits.  Once through the destroyer screen, the I-4 becomes a national hero. That buys me a couple more months of breathing room.  Their air wing hits us hard.  My men continue to fight heroically, but they are losing.   Liberators continue to crash around Rabaul.   Two torpedoes in an Essex class is unlikely to sink her, but I can dream. The reports had engine damage, so there is a chance on of the other subs in the area will finish the job.  Of course, that's not what I'm having the propaganda wing tell everyone!
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Feb 15, 2018 05:02
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How the hell did I-4 get those shots off.
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Feb 15, 2018 05:06
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It is better to die for the Emperor than live for yourself. - The I-4's crew, probably
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Feb 15, 2018 05:24
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Probably just blended in with one of the immense roving bands of sharks that have moved into the area lately.
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Feb 15, 2018 05:26
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Night10194 posted:How the hell did I-4 get those shots off. Bushido
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Feb 15, 2018 05:33
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Godfucking damnit my Lucky Ship! Was she one of the carriers involved at not midway? Also hopefully she sinks. 
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Feb 15, 2018 08:38
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if those boys manage to make it back to port they're never going to have to buy another drink again ever.
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Feb 15, 2018 08:42
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So they went in, attacked the destroyer screen, slunk off, and then came back for the carrier. Balls of steel on that crew.
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Feb 15, 2018 14:42
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What kind of damage did I-4 take from those depth charge hits? Not too bad, I hope...
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Feb 15, 2018 14:50
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None of those destroyer captains are ever getting a promotion again. And nor should they. That's nine destroyers who couldn't stop a single submarine from landing two hits on a fleet carrier.
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Feb 15, 2018 14:59
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habeasdorkus posted:None of those destroyer captains are ever getting a promotion again. And nor should they. That's nine destroyers who couldn't stop a single submarine from landing two hits on a fleet carrier. And sinking one of the DD escorts. Alone.
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Feb 15, 2018 15:13
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Ikasuhito posted:So they went in, attacked the destroyer screen, slunk off, and then came back for the carrier. You can hear them jangling down the corridor. their so big they can't walk normally though.
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Feb 15, 2018 15:54
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Grey Hunter posted:You can hear them jangling down the corridor. their so big they can't walk normally though. I note I-4 wasn't actually sunk as of yet, either.
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Feb 15, 2018 16:04
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Goddamn it, what are you thinking attacking that giant pack of destroyers?  Night10194 posted:I note I-4 wasn't actually sunk as of yet, either. It's definitely sunk. Whether it will surface ever again is the question.
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Feb 15, 2018 19:59
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Grey Hunter posted:You can hear them jangling down the corridor. their so big they can't walk normally though. Gonna make them REAL easy to pick up on sonar though.
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Feb 15, 2018 23:55
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BUG JUG posted:Gonna make them REAL easy to pick up on sonar though.
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Feb 16, 2018 00:26
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If the Yorktown II is out of commission, how realistic does the Chinese victory plan become?
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Feb 16, 2018 01:46
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BUG JUG posted:Gonna make them REAL easy to pick up on sonar though. Disappointed that there isn't a cover of the Jaws theme on brass bells on youtube.
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Feb 16, 2018 02:04
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Good: liquidated the Japanese army I trapped in Rangoon in August 1942. It's off to Singapore next year! Bad: Installing on a new computer with the old serial # failed. Do I need to get a new key?
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Woodchip posted:Good: liquidated the Japanese army I trapped in Rangoon in August 1942. It's off to Singapore next year! Go to matrix games dot com, check your profile page, should be on there.
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Feb 16, 2018 03:10
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Thanks! Now to move the savegame over.
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Feb 16, 2018 04:20
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  Our men on Jaluit did not need this at all.  My initial thoughts are that that is a bad place to have a fire.  They are getting better with their depth charges.  We are entering the final days of the battle.  Wave after wave of Liberators continue to work Munda over.  The runway is nothing but rubble.  Rabaul continues to get its visits.   We find actual defences and a whole Division in Sining. This is an auto shock attack from crossing the river. I'll wait a few days then begin the real attacks.  All those planes destroyed on the ground were at Munda. I just didn't want to show ten near identical screenshots. 
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 Speaking of giant balls. I salute you, coastal defense gun crew. Or what's left of you in the 500 meter debris field that used to be your gun emplacement.
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Feb 16, 2018 05:16
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Feb 16, 2018 05:19
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Ya done good, Jaluit.
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Feb 16, 2018 05:40
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Grey Hunter posted:We find actual defences and a whole Division in Sining. This is an auto shock attack from crossing the river. I'll wait a few days then begin the real attacks. Oh good we're already at the beta of Operation Charnel House.
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Deep Dish Fuckfest posted:Oh good we're already at the beta of Operation Charnel House. Operation Charnel Hut, if you will
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Is it going to be worth it to evacuate planes from places like Luganville or not?
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Feb 16, 2018 06:37
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Whatever happened to the 100,000 men on New Caledonia? Did Grey ever get around to evacuating them to Rabaul?
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wedgekree posted:Is it going to be worth it to evacuate planes from places like Luganville or not? He can fly the airworthy ones out but it is probably not worth risking ships to get the damaged ones.
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Triggerhappypilot posted:Whatever happened to the 100,000 men on New Caledonia? Did Grey ever get around to evacuating them to Rabaul? Yeah, they've been sent to a few islands with a strong reserve on Rabaul - as it seems to be an AI hot target.
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Is "Canberra II" in this picture because we sank Canberra I? Because  if so.
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aphid_licker posted:Is "Canberra II" in this picture because we sank Canberra I? Because In reality, USS Canberra was renamed after HMAS Canberra was lost at Savo Island. Since WITP doesn’t use nationality identifiers in the shipname, identically named ships are given a II. She’d be Canberra II even if Canberra is still around.
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