Imperial Dip 50: Spring 1872 Moves

[SnowFire]

"...so, the game ended with a final score of 10-7. Absolutely unbelieveable."

"Thanks, Jack. In other news, the isles of Indonesia are heating up as pirate fleets ravage them now that their Dutch Masters are helpless... they've declared allegiances to both the British, Mexicans, & Confederates. No Chinese action down south yet."

"Yes, they seem to be quite occupied up north. I mean, they surely have to defend against that daring attack straight into their home seas by the Confederate Admiral Pompous Maximus, who declared that he was going to sink all the unarmored fishing boats himself, right? That could cause some serious problems."

"Of course. Anyway, the forces in British Russia have seemingly managed to hold out long enough for Chinese reinforcements to come over the Urals, which will surely be a help for them- I think the Austro-Turkish alliance lost their big chance to break through."

"Still, holding Moscow can't be that bad. Don't you like the way they redecorated the Kremlin?"

"Anyway, that was our world news recap. Stay tuned for our health update- will disease be a thing of the past in 10 years? General Maximillian thinks so, who is right now venturing into the heart of Africa with his brave Mexican explorers in search of a miracle panacea that he says God told him the location of."

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My deepest apologies about the delay- turned out to be as much my fault as some of the players.

Fall Moves are due... Saturday shall it be?

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Long live Dixie! Hooray! Hooray!

Since the "magnificent" CSA Naval forces can't seem to hold water against the
Chinese junks, the Mexican navy has pushed them aside to sink the rice boats.

Ah, the sweet joy of success. Goodbye Dutchman. Your little armies have
been smashed into little bitty pieces.

The British are running! The British are running!

Never trust a low-down greasy Mexican scoundrel.

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London's skyline looks so much more attractive with Big Ben flying the Stars
and Bars. The Union Jack has gone the way of the once proud an now feeble
British empire.

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When using the phrase "Flying Dutchman" we never though it applied to their
soliders, runiing from the front. As evidence by their 'brave' resistance,
perhaps a more apt decroption would be "Dying Dutchman?"

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Emperor Defiant. Dont you dare build one more of those flee infested junks,
or it will be sunk on sight. Of course builds will be hard to come by from
here if you keep sucking up to the English whores.

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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - June 1, 1872 - President Jeffereson Ruffhaus applauded
the tactical superiority and cunning skill with which his Mexican neighbors
have been demonstrating for us all lately. Three cheers for el
Tri-Coloures!!!

To CSA-Get your pieces of JUNK out of my waters or be sunk!

To England:Hang on Prime MInister, help is on the way.

Spring 1872

China (Defiant)
A-OMS - PRM
A-EVE - OMS
A-ORN S A-GRG
A-BKH S A-ORN
A-KSH S A-BKH
A-TIB S A-KSH
A-BRM H
A-SIA - YUT
A-ANN - TNK
A-CCH - ANN
F-HK - S.CHINA (*bounce*)
F-CAN - S.CHINA (*bounce*)
F-FM S F-PHILIPPINE
F-PHILIPPINE S F-LUZON - LUZ
F-LUZON - LUZ
A-YAK S A-KAM
A-KAM H
F-OKHOTSK - KURIL
F-EDO S F-OKHOTSK - KURIL
F-SAP S F-OKHOTSK - KURIL
F-SO.JAPAN S F-OKHOTSK - KURIL
F-YELLOW - IZU
F-KG S F-YELLOW - IZU
A-SEO H

Mexico (Gerwald)
1. F Westerlies - Kuril (*bounce*) 2:4
2. F NZE - Coral
3. F SW Pacific - NZE
4. F Tasman s F SW Pacific - NZE
5. F Coral - QUE
6. F NSW - SAU
7. F FLK - Drake
8. F W. Indian - MAD
9. F A. Atlantic - A Indian
10. F B. Current - A. Atlantic
11. F Barrier s F A. Atlantic - A. Indian
12. A COH s A PRG - GOV
13. A LPA s A PRG - GOV
14. A PRG - GOV
15. F M. Atlantic convoy A REC - OKN
16. A CYN - PRA
17. A PRA - REC
18. F CoArgentina - URU
19. F MND - SUNDA
20. A REC - OKN
21. A OKN - CNG
22. F RDJ - B. Current
23. F OLI s F CoArgentina - URU
24. F SCT - SW Pacific
25. F SGR s F B Current - A Atlantic

CSA (RUFFHAUS)

A New Orleans - Atlanta
A Bahamas - hold
A New York City - Quebec
F Quebec - Hudson Bay
F Nova Scotia (NVS) supports F Quebec - Hudson Bay
F Hudson Bay - Greenland
F Cheasapeake - North Atlantic Ocean (*bounce*)
F Eastern Seaboard supports F Cheasapeake - North Atlantic Ocean
F North Atlantic Ocean - North Sea (*bounce*) 2:2
F Edinburg supports F North Atlantic Ocean - North Sea
F London supports F Edinburg - hold
A Nantes - Bordeaux (*bounce*)
A Paris - Bordeaux (*bounce*)
A Toledo supports F Gibralter - hold
F Gibralter supports F Strait of Gibraltar - hold
F Strait of Gibraltar supports F Canary Islands - Bay of Biscay
F Canary Islands - Bay of Biscay
A Azores Islands - hold
F Sargasso Sea - Canary Islands (*bounce*)
F Northeast Trades - Sargasso Sea (*bounce*)
F Paramaribo - Northeast Trades (*bounce*)
A Sierra Leone - TIR (*bounce*)
A MDO - TIR (*bounce*)
F Gulf of Guinea convoys Mexican A Recife - OKN
F Cameroon supports Mexican A Recife - OKN
A Anchorage - Alaska
A Washington - hold
F San Francisco - West Coast
F North Pacific Ocean supports F California Current - Hawaii
F California Current - Hawaii
F Bering Sea supports Mexican F Westerlies - F Kuril Trench
F Kuril Trench - Sea of Japan (*bounce, dislodged, annihilated*) 1:4
F Western Pacific Ocean - Bismark Sea
F Equatorial Countercurrent supports F Western Pacific Ocean - Bismark Sea
F Bismark Sea - IJA
F Caroline Islands supports F Luzon (LUZ) - Phillipine Sea
F Luzon (LUZ) - Phillipine Sea (*bounce, dislodged, retreat to: Mnd, OTB*) 2:3

England (the_orange1)
F-Sp > Javan sea
F-Javan Sea > Bor
A-Cmb > Bnk
A-Mds H
F-Oki S Chinese F-Phillippine H
F-Sey S F-Arabian > H.Africa
F-Arabian > H-Africa
F-Persian S A-Krc > Ban (*cut*)
A-Oma > Hdr (*bounce*)
A-Krc > Ban (*bounce*)
A-Kas S A-Raj > Krc
A-Raj > Krc (*bounce*)
A-Grg S A-Stp > Mos (*cut*)
A-Stp > Mos (*bounce*)
A-Liv S A-Stp > Mos (*cut*)
F-G.Bot S A-Liv
F-Den S F-Hlg > North
F-Hlg > North (*bounce*) 2:2
F-North > Edi (*bounce*) 2:2
F-Norweigan S F-North > Edi
F-N.Passage > Dub
F-Biscay > N.Atlantic (*bounce, dislodged, annihilated*) 1:2

Austria (His Divine Shadow)
F Lyon convoy A Rom to Vlc
F W Med to Crt (GM Note: I assume this means CRS)
F Vlc to W Med
F Tyr sup F Vlc to W Med
F Sic sup Adr
F Adr sup Sic
F Crt to Bos (WC)
A Rom to Vlc
A Pie sup Mrs
A Mrs sup Met
A Met sup Hol
A Hol sup Kie
A Stu to Ruh
A Kie sup Ber
A Ber sup Kie
A Prs to Liv (*bounce*) 2:2
A Sil to Prs (*bounce*)
A Wrs sup A Prs to Liv
A Vie to Sil (*bounce*)
A Glc sup Wrs
A Mos sup A Prs to Liv (*cut*)
A Bud sup Glc

Turkey (Orange)
F Mrc S Confederate F Sgb
A Gcs S Confederate A Mdo - Ivc (*invalid*)
F Tun - Alg
F Trp - Tun
F Ionian S F Trp - Tun
F Aeg - Con
A Con - Sof
A Rmn S A Sev
A Sev S Austrian A Mos
F Black S A Bku - Grg
A Bku - Grg (*bounce*) 2:2
A Ang - Bku
F Cai (sc) - Red
F Red - Som
F Som - Ken
F Ade S A Hdr
A Hdr S A Nej (*cut*)
A Nej S A Hdr
F Bag - Persian (*bounce*)
A Ban S A Afg (*cut*)
A Afg S A Khv
A Khv S A Afg
A Teh S A Afg
F HoAfrica - M. Channel
A Trn S A Bot - Ctn
A Bot - Ctn

Holland (George of Orange)
A Goy (*dislodged, annihilated*)
F IvC H
A Uru H (*dislodged, annihilated*)
F S.Atlantic H
A Ctn H (dislodged, retreat to: Dml*)
F Goodhope H
F Mld H
F E.Indian H
F GoManaar H
F SE.Trades H
F Celebes H
F Timor H
F A.Pacific H
F NGu H
A Prt H
F Crl H (*dislodged, annihilated*)

[Defiant]

An article in "China Today" titled, "CSA Loses Fleet Flagship" appeared today as a result of naval combat over the weekend. The article went on to say that the "CSS Rotgut" made an invading run for the very crucial Sea of Japan when she ran into 4 of the mightiest Chinese Emperial Fleet Battleships, CEF Black Dragon, CEF War Bird, CEF Battle Zealot and our own Emperor's Flagship, the CEF Defiant, named after the Emperor. Admiral Garrettioki who commads the Pacific Fleet was heard saying, "they are hitting us with only one battleship, marvelous, give it to them boys!". The battle begun at 10:02 and was over by 10:03, the Rotgut was no match for the 20" guns of the Defiant and her battlegroup. Unfortunately, all 5,000 hands were lost on the Rotgut and she was sent to her watery grave, China sent the hospital ship, but was too late.

In another naval battle the CSA Battleship Hick was seen retreating from Luzon after the CEF Battleships' Nightmare and Grim Reaper blasted it off the Luzon mainland.

All in all a good naval day for China, can't wait for the next battle, hopes and moral of the soldiers are at the highest.

[RUFFHAUS 8]

Before the GM and the Chinese Emperor get too giddy over the results, the CSA F Kuril Sea can (and would like to) retreat to Western Pacific Ocean. Sorry guys, but "Confederate Admiral Pompous Maximus" has a bit of a clue when it comes to this game, and anticipated the move. Just keep building fleets Defiant, I dare you. Bring it.

And while Luzon is dislodged, the result is 1v2, not 2v3. Interesting choice of attack strategy though, particularly since you cannot hold it now. Oh darn!

The map will be up later this evening if I get home in time.

[orange]

Defiant has 20 inch guns?

[SnowFire]

As a note: Yes, the Admiral, after a long period of dissapearance, finally made his daring escape into the Western Pacific Ocean after realizing that the fleet that moved south there wasn't replaced. Oops.

Also, the 2:3 refers to the supported advance on the Phillipine Sea, which was supported defensively twice. Luzon was indeed dislodged 2:1.

[RUFFHAUS 8]

Spring 1872 Map:

http://www.geocities.com/ruffhaus8/IMPERIAL/S1872.gif

Please check for accuracy, thank you.

Observations:

* As noted above, CSA F Kuril Trench has a retreat option of Western Pacific Ocean.

* CSA F Canary Islands - Bay of Biscay was supported by CSA F Strait of Gibralter, and therfore should succeed 2v1, dislodging English F Bay of Biscay, which then is disbanded from a lack of available retreats. Corresponding bounces of CSA fleets all the way back to Paramaribo should also advance.

* Turkish A Baku - Georgia fails 2v2, and Turkish A Angora - Baku bounces with Baku.

[Defiant]

I am using the email address of defiantdiplomacy@charter.net for my games, please update your records, I may not see any emails coming under the old address of defiant@charter.net.
Especially those who want to make deals.

[Defiant]

You bet Orange, just ask my wife.

[RUFFHAUS 8]

Originally posted by Defiant
You bet Orange, just ask my wife.

*Before Chazzy beats me to it...*

You can find her dancing at the Butt Hutt on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Last week she told me that 20mm is a more accurate figure for him.

[orange]

i'll be sure to slip a $50 into her G-string with instructions to give it to you, so long as you get your forces off my border!

[Gerwald]

Do we really need all this insult/compliment press anymore? The thread is much more amusing.

[RUFFHAUS 8]

Since it doesn't seem to affect anyone else, and the deadline is approaching, I'll post my retreats here just as I sent them to the GM:

Dip 50 Imperial - Summer 1872 Confederate States of America Orders

F Kuril Trench retreats to Western Pacific Ocean
F Luzon retreats to Mindanao

[RUFFHAUS 8]

The map has been updated to include the strategic manuevers of the Confederate fleets as they lure the outgunned junk out to sea...

[Defiant]

Strategic Maneuvers, ha!
Confederates retreat battle cry,
"Feet, don't fail me now"

[SnowFire]

General notice: An extension has been requested and granted. Moves are now due Tuesday.