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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 1:08:42 PM   
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<pauses...the sound of powerful engines can be heard...looks skyward>

HORY CRAP! Flucking Type 38's! EVERYONE! PUT DOWN FLUCKING WHEATIES WITH FISH HEADS AND SOY MILK! ROOK! FLUCKING TYPE 38'S!


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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 1:17:30 PM   
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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 1:25:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		You know....you look at those 1070 WJD assault points on Okinawa with rough terrain and, likely, forts and you have to ask yourself how important is a level 8 airfield?

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 2:15:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		I don't think you've attritted them enough, Cap'n. You will be up against it for a while-so long as JJ stays in suppry. Anxious for you to tell us the first day's attack odds. I say <1:3 and beaucoup disruption awaits.

What can you do for LRCAP of the hex? Were I him, I'd be blasting your landed LCUs with every IJAAF 2EB in range to build their disruption.

Much depends on his early fort building on the island.

Other than the organic engineers in his LCUs (Divisions), I count a BF with a handful of engineers and a single NCB. It depends when he put it there and started building. I'd wager that forts are no higher than 4.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 2:35:27 PM   
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I don't think you've attritted them enough, Cap'n. You will be up against it for a while-so long as JJ stays in suppry. Anxious for you to tell us the first day's attack odds. I say <1:3 and beaucoup disruption awaits.

What can you do for LRCAP of the hex? Were I him, I'd be blasting your landed LCUs with every IJAAF 2EB in range to build their disruption.

Much depends on his early fort building on the island.

Other than the organic engineers in his LCUs (Divisions), I count a BF with a handful of engineers and a single NCB. It depends when he put it there and started building. I'd wager that forts are no higher than 4.


Yeah, I didn't expect them to just shrivel up. Other than the BB bombardments the suppression attacks have all been on the airfield. Time to switch over to ground bombardment.

When we have 3 divisions ashore we don't have to attack right away. They won't be able to drive us off either.
I wanted to get ashore and free up the transports for the large scale landing on Formosa. Once the B-24's start on 48th Div it will start to hurt.

As for LRCAP it was very strong on D-Day but it does wear our squadrons. That is the idea of landing on Kume-jima to build a fighter strip.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 2:56:43 PM   
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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 4:16:28 PM   
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Are those divisions all upgraded to '43 standard squads?


'43 standard squads.....ummm....errrr.....uhhhhh...well, I just merged the regiments of 1st Marine and it did seem seem to incorporate new squads but that might have just been division-level AT squads and that kind of thing.

32nd ID has been recovering for a bit with the replacement button on. Would that do it or do you have to pay somebody?

I will have to look when I get home. Also, there weren't enough LST's and APA and AKA's to go around so some of the heavy stuff is still off-shore aboard AK's. As I recall, not one of the 3 divisions has its command element ashore yet.


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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 4:24:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, just checked, 32nd ID, 1st Marine and 8th Aus still have the RAMF's at sea.

SWPAC (Dugout Doug), 2nd Marine Regt, 2nd Medium Regt (RHA) and two Combat Engineer regiments are well ashore.

Certainly, we still have some significant combat power off-shore...and we have 2 more USMC regiment about 2 d out....and 2 more waiting to embark at Aparri.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 4:28:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Instead of breaking your sword on that target just now, use it to hold their attention while you take everything around it. Build up those bases for fighters and DB to prevent Naha being reinforced and resupplied. Continue airfield bombing with the heavies and mediums and bombard the crap out of it from the sea. That will kill supply and keep the airfield out of business, plus prevent fort building. Put ashore loads of supply, let your troops preparation for the target continue to climb.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 4:30:13 PM   
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Yes, just checked, 32nd ID, 1st Marine and 8th Aus still have the RAMF's at sea.

SWPAC (Dugout Doug), 2nd Marine Regt, 2nd Medium Regt (RHA) and two Combat Engineer regiments are well ashore.

Certainly, we still have some significant combat power off-shore...and we have 2 more USMC regiment about 2 d out....and 2 more waiting to embark at Aparri.

Just be certain that you have enough there that they can not be defeated, then use the other troops against the surrounding area.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 4:35:25 PM   
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Stalker Girl IV was seriously impressed.

SG IV: Mahk <she can't say "r's" very well > You should fix it up. It would be cool. It might cost a thousand grand.

FAM: Good idea, but a "thousand grand" is a million.

SG IV: OK, a grand then.


There is something absolutely hilarious about a 9 year chanelling The Sting or Guys and Dolls..

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 4:50:34 PM   
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Instead of breaking your sword on that target just now, use it to hold their attention while you take everything around it. Build up those bases for fighters and DB to prevent Naha being reinforced and resupplied. Continue airfield bombing with the heavies and mediums and bombard the crap out of it from the sea. That will kill supply and keep the airfield out of business, plus prevent fort building. Put ashore loads of supply, let your troops preparation for the target continue to climb.


Yes, yes! That-ah precisery pran! The two USMC regiments prepping at Aparri could be retained in reserve. I suppose we could also turn around the two embarked regiments coming up from Sorong as well.

Miyako is already 5.7 and will reach level 7 in less than 10 d I predict. We could start night bombing of Kyushu inside 2 weeks even without Naha. Menwhile Okinawa draws forces away from the Kuriles (and maybe aircraft away from Siam).


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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/8/2014 7:33:17 PM   
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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Instead of breaking your sword on that target just now, use it to hold their attention while you take everything around it. Build up those bases for fighters and DB to prevent Naha being reinforced and resupplied. Continue airfield bombing with the heavies and mediums and bombard the crap out of it from the sea. That will kill supply and keep the airfield out of business, plus prevent fort building. Put ashore loads of supply, let your troops preparation for the target continue to climb.


This sounds good. Especially the bit about suppry.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/9/2014 12:28:19 PM   
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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/9/2014 12:30:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		32nd ID has '43 US Army squads, 61 experience, 88% prep and Sebree in charge. (the division was beat up taking Darwin and Manado)

8th Aus has '43 AIF squads, 68 experience and 72% prep and Vasey in charge.

Amphibious group with 38K suppry arriving Naha tomorrow.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/9/2014 12:59:03 PM   
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Gen. Yamashita: <at microphone> ...ahh, thank you arr for coming and have-ah wonderfur time. BBQ fish heads ovah here...Koor-aide ovah there.

And now, I give you a great tarent, Mistah Wirrie Nerson! Wirrie, we send-ah ten nine nine form to you rater, OK?


Wirrie Nerson: <no beard> Thank you General, but never mind about the 1099 <snickering from band> We want to start off with one I wrote especially for you all...and your mamas.


One two...one two three four.

..MAMAS, DON'T LET THE ALLIES GROW UP TO TAKE MIYAKO

LET THEM HAVE DARWIN AND KOEPANG AND SUCH....

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/9/2014 1:01:19 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
32nd ID has been recovering for a bit with the replacement button on. Would that do it or do you have to pay somebody?


Gold

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 11:06:25 AM   
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Rook at status of 32nd ID on Okinawa! 1st Marine ain't rooking so good either.

Meanwhile...at SWPAC HQ........






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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 11:15:13 AM   
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Young man in fine linen shorts and pith helmet looking through spotting lens: General, can you move your pipe over to the right just a bit...yes..perfect..and you, yes you,,Colonel, we can stand on decorum or we can get the shot, which is it?..I thought so, now splash some more water on the General up to the knees..yes, good..


OK......ACTION!

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 11:26:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		We already have about 170 undisrupted naval support points ashore and there was almost no fire form the WJD's at the
landing vessels.

Not sure where all the disruption came from. Bad die roll? Thank the Baby Jesus JJ can't compretery know situation.

We need to get the rest ashore, including 6th and 9th USMC Regts, break off one of the BB's to bombard tonight and throw
everything we have in the way of medium and heavies at the ground troops at Naha. The escort ships for the three landing taffys
are out of ammo. We consolidate the three taffys into one, send the escorts back to Batan and Wichita takes over as flagship for the amphibious group.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 11:37:43 AM   
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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 11:45:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		Medium and heavies holding up at Batan. The B-17's are understrength because 8th Air Force is hogging them.

Personally, is suspect...well...I won't say.




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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 11:48:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		Interestingly, the bombers at Bangkok are gone. Either they are under another peanut shell in Siam or Burma or Indochina.....or.....

Kirishima not spotted. Just 2 DD's at Shnaghai. We will be down to one BB on guard duty at Naha tomorrow.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 11:54:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turns out all 3 division commanders are ashore. Must have gotten ashore on the first boat after the barrage yesterday.

Sebree, 32nd ID
Vandergrift, 1st Marine
Vasey, 8th Aus

3 glass eaters. Best we have in those uniforms.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 12:10:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Fatigue setting in for the fighters at Miyako. P-38's and Corsairs doing most of the LRCAP are holding up.




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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 5:59:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wow..complicated turn. Decided to send 9th Marine Regt to Aparri to reform 3rd Marine Div.

6th Marine Regt and Aus. 1st Army Tank Regt will go to Naha

Mouseover recon at Palau shows DD's and E boats with now transports. Might be a surface strike group.

As a consequence, troopships and transports divert West of Mindanao.

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 6:06:03 PM   
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Bomber fleet at Aparri. The crews are holding up but the airframes are getting tired.





Late were bomber pools are so slim...

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 6:23:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have been pretty happy with the Consolidated folks. When the B-24D1 line was turned on we were able to convert some old B-17 squadrons.


There aren't enough medium bombers to fill out all the squadrons floating around with A-20's and Hudsons




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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 6:30:10 PM   
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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!" - 1/10/2014 6:53:16 PM   
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Does the B-24D1 turn off when the B-24J line turns on?


I don't have a clue.. I just know the bomber pools are always light..

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