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It's good to have this back. I missed having a GH day-by-day to read over lunch.
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Grey does seem to have a bit of bad luck when it comes to attacking Pearl.
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Dec 8, 2015 19:26
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If Grey didn't remember to cancel the I-400 I'll take it as my lucky ship, if he did, I'll take the SS Shad as my ship again.
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Dec 8, 2015 19:45
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It's back! I'll skip calling you mad Grey, you've probably heard that enough over the past few years. Oh, and Jobbo, put me down for the HMS Valiant. ...what? I claimed it last time, and I like to stick with what worked (she didn't get sunk in the last Japanese LP  )
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Dec 8, 2015 20:21
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Put me down for HMS Warspite as my lucky ship, please! Looking forward to once again having one of your amazing grognard threads to check during lunch every day.
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Dec 8, 2015 20:24
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It's happening! This is going to be a glorious couple of years. I'd like to claim the CL Jintsū.
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Dec 8, 2015 20:37
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I'll take the "Fighting I" Intrepid CV-11. I can wait two years for it to show up.
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Dec 8, 2015 21:13
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Hurray! My favorite thread is back! Good luck Grey!
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Dec 8, 2015 22:17
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 Well I'll be up for the HMNZS Leander. Good luck Grey Hunter!
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Dec 9, 2015 00:26
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I've always known it - the P-36 was a better fighter than the P-40 - particularly the P-40 "E" version. The P-36 could well be adjusted somewhat for maneuverability and climb in the Editor. The 41/42 models were lighter than the later models. Fred
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Dec 9, 2015 00:47
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Put me down for CL Tenryuu as my lucky ship. Pretty much the same ship I picked in the last game before GH's PC decided to die on him. Hopefully it'd do better than it did historically and survive past '42.
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Dec 9, 2015 01:51
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I'll take the sister ship the CL Tatsuta.
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Dec 9, 2015 02:11
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I'd like to make USS Barb my lucky ship.
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Dec 9, 2015 02:50
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How did I not notice this yesterday? Good to see you keeping things traditional by starting off the war with a new British reef right off the bat. As for lucky ships, I call the USS Wahoo. Too bad WITP doesn't model attacks on trawlers with Molotov cocktails. LeadSled fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Dec 9, 2015 |
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Dec 9, 2015 03:18
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Drone posted:If there were just one thing I'd bother complaining about in your otherwise stellar LP's, it's this. I like not knowing for sure if a ship has been sunk, since the game has a built-in unreliability to it for the first few weeks/months after seeing a battle result. I mean in the real war, the Enterprise was reported sunk by the Japanese newspapers like six times. This was actually an American Strategy, or at least this line of thought; they reused ship names. For example, the Yorktown was sunk at Midway after a lengthy career of punching the Japanese in the face up and down the Pacific. She was succeeded by the, well, Yorktown, a later model of carrier. This was rather confusing to Japanese Intelligence reports and also extremely demoralizing. "Wait, I thought we sunk that one?!" etc. Now, of course, the BIG E never actually sunk, but it was still a thing.
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Dec 9, 2015 03:50
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Very excited for this! I'll take DD Le Triomphant 
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Dec 9, 2015 04:10
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Very happy to see GH make another run at the Imperial version. Hopefully the little tyke doesn't torpedo his run. Looks like the USS Hornet (CV-8) is unclaimed, I'll claim that plucky ship. Let's see if Grey can sink her before she bombs the home islands.
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Dec 9, 2015 06:15
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Gamerofthegame posted:This was actually an American Strategy, or at least this line of thought; they reused ship names. For example, the Yorktown was sunk at Midway after a lengthy career of punching the Japanese in the face up and down the Pacific. She was succeeded by the, well, Yorktown, a later model of carrier. This was rather confusing to Japanese Intelligence reports and also extremely demoralizing. "Wait, I thought we sunk that one?!" etc. Re-using ship names is a pretty common practice? Although what must be really demoralizing is that by 1944, the US had run out of pre-war battles to name carriers after and was starting to use the names of battles from earlier in the war.
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Dec 9, 2015 06:19
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Peanut3141 posted:Very happy to see GH make another run at the Imperial version. Hopefully the little tyke doesn't torpedo his run. With any luck, the kid'll use American fish.
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Dec 9, 2015 06:27
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lenoon posted:We're back! Well done Grey on both the baby and the WiTP fronts. Looking forward to another incredible ride. Hermes was already claimed. chrisoya posted:It's me, I'm the CV-not-appearing-in-this-LP Aso. It won't exist in this timeline, do you want to pick something else? Gamerofthegame posted:This was actually an American Strategy, or at least this line of thought; they reused ship names. For example, the Yorktown was sunk at Midway after a lengthy career of punching the Japanese in the face up and down the Pacific. She was succeeded by the, well, Yorktown, a later model of carrier. This was rather confusing to Japanese Intelligence reports and also extremely demoralizing. "Wait, I thought we sunk that one?!" etc. Is this a claim? Because its already taken. Please disregard if it is merely my lack of sleep. If I missed anyone so far, apologies. I think I got everyone so far...
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Dec 9, 2015 06:50
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Jobbo_Fett posted:
I just got really confused looking at your database, thinking it was really wrong. Then I rembered I did the turn for the 15th this morning. I'm living in the future people. We have hoverboards.
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Dec 9, 2015 09:22
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American carriers confirmed for sunk
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Dec 9, 2015 09:36
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Generation Internet posted:American carriers confirmed for sunk Wait, I'm supposed to sink American ships this time around? Not the Japanese. I thought this was going too well.
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Dec 9, 2015 09:43
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Aw yes, super pumped for this  For my lucky ship I'll take CVL Taiyo please, unless it's already taken.
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Dec 9, 2015 09:48
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Grey Hunter posted:Wait, I'm supposed to sink American ships this time around? Not the Japanese. Old habits die hard much like Battleship Row 
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Dec 9, 2015 09:51
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Generation Internet posted:Old habits die hard I have poor luck at Pearl it seems, lets see what happens when more complete data comes in - I may have sunk things, but the Americans are not telling anyone.
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Dec 9, 2015 09:53
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Grey Hunter posted:I have poor luck at Pearl it seems, lets see what happens when more complete data comes in - I may have sunk things, but the Americans are not telling anyone. Dammit Grey you had one job, "a date which will live in infamy" is that so much to ask?
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Dec 9, 2015 10:07
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I'd like to claim HMAS Canberra. Lets hope if she gets sunk it's by Japanese Torpedo's and not (probably) American ones.
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Dec 9, 2015 10:19
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I'm very pumped up for this after hearing so much about the first one.
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Dec 9, 2015 10:24
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Comstar posted:I'd like to claim HMAS Canberra. Lets hope if she gets sunk it's by Japanese Torpedo's and not (probably) American ones. I'm fairly confident we won't see American torpedoes sinking anything for quite a while yet
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Dec 9, 2015 10:25
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Ikasuhito posted:Dammit Grey you had one job, "a date which will live in infamy" is that so much to ask? I think I have a death star or two lying around here somewhere.....
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Dec 9, 2015 10:38
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Clunk! A hit but no explosion! Is going to suddenly be something we look forward to and that's going to take some time to adjust to
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Dec 9, 2015 11:12
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Jobbo_Fett posted:It won't exist in this timeline, do you want to pick something else?
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Dec 9, 2015 11:20
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lenoon posted:Clunk! A hit but no explosion! Is going to suddenly be something we look forward to and that's going to take some time to adjust to The downside is that this time it will be us on the receiving end of those crack Dutch submarine skippers.
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chrisoya posted:It is truly unsinkable, and its Any time a ship breaks down or its hull unexpectedly ruptures on impact we're gonna blame chrisoya's lovely ship poo poo, you know that, right?
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Dec 9, 2015 16:37
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I guess I'll be a nag since no one else is saying anything. Are you backing up these saves, Grey?
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Dec 9, 2015 17:18
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Rexim posted:I guess I'll be a nag since no one else is saying anything. Are you backing up these saves, Grey? YES!
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Dec 9, 2015 17:26
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Grey Hunter posted:YES! I hope you also took into account your previous attempt and will hopefully plan ahead? I seem to remember a quagmire with no end in sight at Singapore.
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   On of our invasion convoys is buzzed by American destroyers.  We still land troops on the mainland however.  Another invasion ship is hit by a torpedo, thankfully it fails to go off.  A few hours later, another ship hears a “clunk” followed by a distinct but muffled “DAMMIT!” from beneath the waves.  Our cruisers find those two destroyers, who are surprised by our presence. The Pillsbury is hit hard and sunk.  The Pope flees, into the jaws of another task force that deals with her.  The bombers go inland to soften up the next target.   We land troops in the French holdings in China.  Here we take our first ship damage.   Our subs begin to choke off Hawaii.  Troops land at Wake.  The meagre American defence cannot hold us for even a day.   We continue to bomb around Malaya.  The Kongo was attacked, but she was not hit.  We get some Nates up in the afternoon to deal with the next wave.  Just as well it seems!   We hit Tarawa today. It is unoccupied and we take it with the loss of ten men injured during landing operations.   A good day, we take two bases with minimal losses, and sink two enemy destroyers!  Still no American battleships – an no points for the British ones yet! Well, there's always tomorrow.
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DD Helm sunk eh? Shine on you crazy intelligence reports
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