The die Gods seemed to have favoured the Japanese somewhat . Nice looking game BTW.

A very authentic strategic victory for the USN!
The Japanese supply ships turned tail so no reinforcements or supplies for the troops on Guadalcanal. The US Marines will hold the island and the Japanese ground forces will be weakend further reducing the danger for the unsinkable US carrier 'USS Henderson'. The Japanese will loose in the end, the USN learned another lesson (expensive as it is) while the Japanese wasted a lot of valuable fuel. Damaged ships might be picked off by the Cactus Air Force at first light.
Well done commander!

Cheers,
Rob

If only

The Japanese supply ships will return and continue unloading after a couples of hours interruption 

Henderson Feild is recovering from being recently bombarded and it is unlikely the Cactus Air Force will be able to catch the withdrawing Japanese

We'll find out later in the monthly turn if the Japanese assault Henderson Field
And if the Marines hold

As long as the Cactus Air Force can put up a show by first light the supply ships wouldn't dare to venture near nor would the Japanse risk their big ships in daylight. The Japanese won't know what damage they did to the airfield so any US demonstration in the air should really put them off.

Cheers,
Rob

Quote from: Ace of Spades on 11 September 2017, 08:45:53 AM
As long as the Cactus Air Force can put up a show by first light the supply ships wouldn't dare to venture near nor would the Japanese risk their big ships in daylight. The Japanese won't know what damage they did to the airfield so any US demonstration in the air should really put them off.

Historically quite correct Ace, however we are using ODGW's The Solomons Campaign rules to run the campaign. Each side gets 4 - 5 command decisions per monthly turn that can be - Carriers Sortie, Patrol, bombardment, supply run etc. The mechanics of the campaign mean that the Japanese groups may be attacked by Cactus Air Force SBD's etc  as they retreat back up "The Slot" but only if Henderson was not bombarded successfully by the Japanese in a particular turn.

In the October turn the Japanese did manage to bombard Henderson with a cruiser force so no air strikes took place. In the other direction the USN did manage to bombard Japanese troop concentrations in the northern part of Guadalcanal without encountering any  Japanese opposition.     

And I think the Japanese noticed some particularly big bangs during the bombardment 

Wow, what a fight, thanks for posting!  I L-O-V-E the pics; I enjoyed the previous write-ups, but I'm a simple man and absolutely need the pics.

So the USN got roughed up a bit; I agree with Ace regarding the strategic victory: the US Navy losses will quickly be made good (at least once we get into late '42 and '43), while any Japanese ships out of the line for repairs should prove quite costly.

"And if the Marines hold"
How dare you!  Is not and never was in doubt!

V/R,
Jack

Thanks for the explanation on the rules Pierre; that does make quite a difference indeed. Still; nothing too bad I'd say; the USN took far worse beatings during those battles in '42. You'll live!

Cheers,
Rob

Thanks for the comments guys

Jack, This was the first game worth taking pictures of. Fog and air attacks with counters are not particularly photogenic 

I've just heard from Peter, as I feared the Japanese launched a major assault on Henderson Field

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The Marines held

Now I need to work out what ships aren't heading for the repair yards and plan my moves for November 

Make sure you get Henderson airfield sorted out and send some surplus Navy squadrons over there if the CV's are being kept at a safe distance or when they are under repair...

Cheers,
Rob

Oi, no coaching! 

Quote from: mad lemmey on 13 September 2017, 09:37:26 AM
Oi, no coaching! 

Would it be okay if I gave the Japanese some advice too...?

Cheers,
Rob 

Yes, but don't coach them! 

"The Marines held"

What is with you guys?  It could be no other way.  The US Army might run, the US Navy might sunk, but the Marines ain't goin' nowhere!

V/R,
Jack

Only coz you've been left behind, again! 

Either way, the Marines hold! 

Quote from: Ace of Spades on 13 September 2017, 09:46:09 AM
Would it be okay if I gave the Japanese some advice too...?

Cheers,
Rob 

I'm only jealous because I would have no idea  what to do Rob!

Quote from: Ace of Spades on 13 September 2017, 09:46:09 AM
Would it be okay if I gave the Japanese some advice too...?

Cheers,
Rob 

The Japanese commander isn't a member of this forum

I'll still being a little circumspect about what I say in case he finds the thread 

The assault is resolved via a single diceroll using a D12. I visited Roy (the Japanese commander) and got him to make the roll. From the result I would presume the Marines counterattacked strongly rather than just holding off the Japanese attack.

That sounds as if the die roll was pretty disastrous for the Japanese! :-

Cheers,
Rob