7 thoughts on “War on the Sea – ABDACOM Campaign – Episode 55: Hello Beautiful”
About your Sub Line… I suggest placing a Sub in the Makassar Strait; between Borneo and Celebes, at about the Equator Line.
The Omaha class Light Was Marblehead; she was sunk in an earlier episode. That Northampton class Heavy Cruiser you get in four days is USS Houston (CA-30). Definitely put her and De Ruyter together with other "fast" ships (ships that move over 30 knots.)
I was going to suggest D class Light Cruisers to go with Warspite. I don't know about Adelaide; she was obsolete prior to the War. The D's were marginally better, but only that. You would have been better off with Emerald and Enterprise. They have four quad torpedo launchers; two per side.
Boise is a gun-heavy BEAST! 15 6"(152mm) rapid-fire guns in 5 triple turrets. She can out-gun a Heavy Cruiser! I'm glad you got her! Definitely put her in your "fast" battle group.
You definitely need more destroyers! Stick with E class and newer! That's F, G, H, I, J, K, and Tribal classes. However! Tribals had only one torpedo launcher of four tubes. But four turrets of 4.7" (120mm) guns in pairs. A gun heavy ship! They could outgun the Japanese destroyers easy! Very modern ships!
As Corvettes/Sloops do under 20 knots, move the one with Warspite to a Supply Convoy after you get more destroyers.
3 points left… 3 PT boats! They're good Sub Killers!
As always, just suggestions!
@20:42… Seaplane Tender! They used them at Guadalcanal as fast troop transports. They should be SUNK as quickly as possible! Prevent further Invasions.
20:54… Ryujo Class (only one!) Light Carrier. She operated almost 50 planes! 22:01… That's Akagi! Full sized Fleet Carrier! She's easy to identify because of her Island being to Port, and the large single funnel to Starboard. Only Hiryu also had her Island on the Port side. She has two smaller funnels to Starboard. NO other Carriers had their Island on the Port side of the ship.
Definitely worth risking your Subs to kill these ships!!!
Nothing in this fleet can hurt your Subs! Be aggressive!!! Use your rear tubes too! Launch everything you have!
@32:00… I think you scared her to death! The thought of two more torpedoes…😉😂 Still a good kill. She won't be carrying anything now! 🤣 Get that Sub back, and rearm her.
Come on Sargo! Ryujo… "Roo-jo". Go for Akagi! That prior manual attack missed because you didn't lead them. Remember to lead them when manual firing.
36:16… Not a Tanker, but a Transport. Still worth sinking it! Again, think of it as stopping an Invasion before it happens.
Too bad about Sargo. Subs cannot take 14" shells. But, you sank the two ships capable of moving troops, and the troops on them! As they were originally moving South, they were loaded up with troops! Count on it!
Hopefully that Mod will remove the Japanese Midget Subs from operating at Sea. They had a very short range due to limited battery life, and so were used only in Special Operations; Pearl Harbor, the May 1942 attack on Sydney's Harbor, etc. They should be removed from play. They never were an ocean-going vessel. JMO!
You have sunk a Submarine Transport Ship and One fuel tanker. The Battleship, Fleet and Auxiliary Carriers are withdrawing. The Japanese feared being caught by other Submarines that might also be in the area. By losing the fuel supply. That forces the enemy battlegroup to withdraw from the area.
About your Sub Line…
I suggest placing a Sub in the Makassar Strait; between Borneo and Celebes, at about the Equator Line.
The Omaha class Light Was Marblehead; she was sunk in an earlier episode.
That Northampton class Heavy Cruiser you get in four days is USS Houston (CA-30).
Definitely put her and De Ruyter together with other "fast" ships (ships that move over 30 knots.)
I was going to suggest D class Light Cruisers to go with Warspite.
I don't know about Adelaide; she was obsolete prior to the War. The D's were marginally better, but only that. You would have been better off with Emerald and Enterprise. They have four quad torpedo launchers; two per side.
Boise is a gun-heavy BEAST! 15 6"(152mm) rapid-fire guns in 5 triple turrets. She can out-gun a Heavy Cruiser! I'm glad you got her! Definitely put her in your "fast" battle group.
You definitely need more destroyers! Stick with E class and newer! That's F, G, H, I, J, K, and Tribal classes.
However!
Tribals had only one torpedo launcher of four tubes. But four turrets of 4.7" (120mm) guns in pairs. A gun heavy ship! They could outgun the Japanese destroyers easy! Very modern ships!
As Corvettes/Sloops do under 20 knots, move the one with Warspite to a Supply Convoy after you get more destroyers.
3 points left…
3 PT boats!
They're good Sub Killers!
As always, just suggestions!
@20:42…
Seaplane Tender! They used them at Guadalcanal as fast troop transports. They should be SUNK as quickly as possible! Prevent further Invasions.
20:54…
Ryujo Class (only one!) Light Carrier. She operated almost 50 planes!
22:01…
That's Akagi! Full sized Fleet Carrier! She's easy to identify because of her Island being to Port, and the large single funnel to Starboard.
Only Hiryu also had her Island on the Port side. She has two smaller funnels to Starboard.
NO other Carriers had their Island on the Port side of the ship.
Definitely worth risking your Subs to kill these ships!!!
Nothing in this fleet can hurt your Subs! Be aggressive!!! Use your rear tubes too! Launch everything you have!
@32:00…
I think you scared her to death! The thought of two more torpedoes…😉😂
Still a good kill. She won't be carrying anything now! 🤣
Get that Sub back, and rearm her.
Come on Sargo!
Ryujo… "Roo-jo".
Go for Akagi!
That prior manual attack missed because you didn't lead them.
Remember to lead them when manual firing.
36:16…
Not a Tanker, but a Transport. Still worth sinking it! Again, think of it as stopping an Invasion before it happens.
Too bad about Sargo. Subs cannot take 14" shells. But, you sank the two ships capable of moving troops, and the troops on them! As they were originally moving South, they were loaded up with troops! Count on it!
This is a Win, in spite of losing Sargo.
Blimey – you got the Warspite..
The Kongo has the reach and I would get underwater if I were you. One 14 inch hit and that would be the end of the sub.
Hopefully that Mod will remove the Japanese Midget Subs from operating at Sea.
They had a very short range due to limited battery life, and so were used only in Special Operations; Pearl Harbor, the May 1942 attack on Sydney's Harbor, etc.
They should be removed from play. They never were an ocean-going vessel.
JMO!
You have sunk a Submarine Transport Ship and One fuel tanker. The Battleship, Fleet and Auxiliary Carriers are withdrawing. The Japanese feared being caught by other Submarines that might also be in the area. By losing the fuel supply. That forces the enemy battlegroup to withdraw from the area.
That “Chitose” is a Nisshin. Note the 6 5.5 guns forward, instead of the 4 4.5 guns on the Chitose. Also the lack of the weird roof amidships.
pt bots are really good against subs.