Turn 3

Turn 5

Turn 6

Turn 7

Turn 3

Mike: Total picture:

Bay Bengal
p Ramillies, Royal Sov

Indo
p 21 LBA vs Dorsetshire
r Formidable, Indomitable, Hermes, Valiant, Resolution, Revenge

IO
p Cornball

JI
p Yamato
r Astoria, Indianapolis, Portland, SLC
night

Marianas
p Kumano
r Chester, Louisville, Pensacola, Northampton, Quincy, Minneapolis
night

SP
p 22 LBA vs Australia
r Lexington, Enterprise, Yorktown, Idaho, New Mexico, Houston(-1)
day

CS
p Chikuma vs DeRuyter
r Ryujo, Zuiho
night

AI
p Kako
r Hiyo, Soryu, Kitakami, Mikuma
NLF Kure

CP
p Mogami
r Junyo

Marshalls
p 23 LBA vs Canberra
r Saratoga
day

NP
p Kinugasa
r Aoba

USM
p 24, 25 LBA, 4 x 436
r 4 CV, 1 CVL, 6 BB, 3 CA
Mar 1, 2 (gulp!!)
your preference?

HI
p 8 x 127 vs 6 x LBA
day

the three BBs stay in Pearl

Dan: You missed Truk to North Pac: 1-2-8(3+) Soryu, 1+0-7 Kitakami, not that they are seeing combat.

1+0-* I-Boat to South Pac.

I'll request night in US Mandate.  I'll delay the South Pac battle until Marshalls is resolved.

Order & pref.: Marshalls, South Pac, Marianas, Japan, Hawaiians, Indo, Coral Sea, US Mandate, and the rest.

Prefs: Marshalls (Day/both), South Pac (Night/me), Marianas (Day/me), Japan (Night/both), Hawaiians (Night/me), Indo (Day/both), Coral Sea (Day/me), US Mandate (Night/me).

Turn 5

Mike: Dan as IJN: Just finished turn 5; IJN +23.
- Dan went after Samoa instead of Pearl on turn 3. US held USM on turn 4
- US just lucked out in turn 5 in CP with a night against the flag to sink 4 CV, 2BB, 4 CA while losing 1 BB and 2 CA and landing a Marine on Midway (I Boat missed)

Mike: Dan as USN: IJN +29
- All bases north of USM and CS and east of Bay of Bengal are IJN except Guadalcanal and Philippines (just taken in turn 5). Dan has a Marine(-2) based in P.I.
- HI was uncontrolled last turn
- IJN short on CV: 2 CV, 1 CVL, 7 BB, 13 CA, 6 LBA
- USN short on CA: before arrivals: 1 CV, 9 BB, 3 CA, 10 LBA
- Game could come down to the day/night roll for two NLF to retake P.I.

Turn 6

Mike: (end turn 6--forces are prior to turn 7 arrivals):  IJN + 29 POC,
- IJN controls JI, Indo, Marianas, CP, HI;
- USN controls Bay Bengal, CS, SP, USM, Marshalls
- no control:  AI, NP, IO
- IJN owns Saigon, Singapore, Lae, Philippines, Saipan, Truk, Yokosuka, Okinawa, Attu, Dutch Harbor, Midway, Malealop, Pearl, Johnston
- USN owns Ceylon, Andamon, Australia, Port Moresby, Guadacanal, New Hebrides, Samoa, Kwajalein
- IJN forces Akagi, Hiyo, Shoho, 7 BB, 11 CA, 4 LBA, 1 returning NLF
- USN forces 4 CV, 4 CVL, 10 BB, 5 CA, 10 LBA, 2 returning Marines
 
Mike: IJN +19 POC
- IJN controls Indo, JI, SP
- USN controls Bay Bengal, Marianas, CS, USM, Marshalls, CP, AI, NP, HI
- no control IO
- IJN owns Saigon, Singapore, Lae, Guadacanal, Truk, Saipan, Okinawa, Yokosuka, Malealop, Kwajalein, Dutch Harbor
- USN owns Ceylon, Andamon, Australia, Port Moresby, New Hebrides, Samoa, Pearl, Johnston, Midway, Attu
- IJN forces 3 CV, 2 CVL, 9 BB, 11 CA, 3 LBA, 1 NLF + 1 returning
- USN forces 4 CV, 4 CVL, 9 BB, 8 CA, 9 LBA, 3 returning Marines

Turn 7

Dan: Sorry - I have recently gotten engaged and am already working on details for a marriage next year. Plus my fiancée lives in Aurora, about and hour away (or more with traffic) so I am away from e-mail more. I will not be able to complete the games by the 5th [of July - a GM imposed deadline] so the match is yours Mike.

Mike: Will claim victory as the IJN. Recommend we declare the other game as "no contest", without AREA impact to either side. [The GM concurred with Mike's recommendation.]  Was very sorry to see the ultimatum to Dan, but feel thrilled that his fall-off in playing was due to letting much more important matters take priority