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3 June 1945
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SUBS: Two more confirmed sunk. One hit hard, three more at least damaged and a bunch more air HIT messages. There are only 20 or so left around Moppo from something like 50-70 a month ago. 
KOREA: The IJA moves forward from Gunzan and the Allies react by moving armor into the path on the hex that we need to move from to close the door on the Marines in Masan. So, now the games begin. I can't move down the West coast as the Iowas would have quite a lot of fun with that. So I'll continue through the center and engage the Allied force while attempting to bombard by sea. No bombing just yet in case he moves up in rage of LBA. I don't want to confuse my escorts again.
Now. Since it certainly looks like there are not many forces at Moppo, I think a surprise is in order. I'll transport any and every para-unit I can back to Kyushu and get them prepping. I'll start a prep for some brigades as well, but an invasion will be tough to orchestrate and might not do much anyway, since the armor can move back quickly. So the paras can at least determine how bad things are at Moppo, I hope. The So Pac command is there, though, so that will not fall easily with any combat support. I'll go through the units I know are there and post soon.
STRAT BOMBING: Another hit. The Ki-83 at Hamamatsu down to 9 (21). I have 260 Ki-83 in the pools, so enough for a few months at current usage, and still there are 39 factories unharmed. The Shindens are only at 30. Five have now been made. I will immediately put them into a 9 plane group when I have enough. 
HOME ISLANDS: More jockeying now. That strike killed the Oscar group at Hamamatsu, which is actually quite good with a number of 70-80 exp pilots, but just the airframes. I'm going to upgrade them to Frank 'r.' To do that I'll have to switch out another good group, and get more defenses in the area in general.
Also, I have to now put a massive CAP on Hiroshima and Yokohama. I've decided to place the CVs there as the flak is BIG, and the bases are strong with lots of fighters already. Fingers crossed.
CHINA: More bombing. The 1200AV army is moving back to the MLF in good terrain a few hexes frame Shanghai. It'll be a month before the Allies get around here most likely, but still I'll get them dug in.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 7, 45 - NIGHT
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TF 10 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)
Japanese Ships
AM Wa 102
ML G-626, Mine hits 2, heavy damage
ML G-625
ML G-619, Mine hits 2, heavy damage
ML G-434
ML G-424
ML G-403
ML G-325
ML G-308
ML G-607
ML G-485, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
242 mines cleared
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Submarine attack near Moppo at 100,54
Japanese Ships
E No.132
E No.118
E No.32
Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 36, and is sunk
SS KXVII is sighted by escort
E No.132 attacking submerged sub ....
SS KXVII forced to surface!
E No.118 firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves
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ASW attack near Moppo at 100,54
Japanese Ships
E No.132
Allied Ships
SS Plaice, hits 12 Two direct, including damaging forward tubes.
SS Plaice is sighted by escort
Plaice bottoming out ....
E No.132 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.132 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
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TF 240 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)
Japanese Ships
PB Chosa Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
PB Hirota Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Both make it back.
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ASW attack near Moppo at 100,54
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
DD Yamakaze
Allied Ships
SS Sea Cat, hits 2
SS Sea Cat is sighted by escort
Sea Cat bottoming out ....
DD Yamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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TF 6 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)
Japanese Ships
DD Kiyoshimo, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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TF 10 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)
Japanese Ships
ML G-434, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
ML G-403, Mine hits 2, heavy damage
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuzakura, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TF 10 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)
Japanese Ships
ML G-619, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pescadores at 84,63, Range 12,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
AG Haguro Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Bullard
DD Bush
DD Daly
DD Heywood Edwards
DD Erben
DD Paul Hamilton
DD McKee
DD McNair
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 39% moonlight: 11,000 yards
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TF 10 encounters mine field at Shimonoseki (104,57)
Japanese Ships
ML G-424, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
ML G-308, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
ML G-325, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
ML G-403, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,54
Japanese Ships
DD Hayate
Allied Ships
SS Macabi, hits 17
SS Macabi launches 4 torpedoes at DD Hayate
DD Hayate attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hayate is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,55
Japanese Ships
DD Nara
Allied Ships
SS Sabalo, hits 4
SS Sabalo launches 4 torpedoes
DD Nara attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
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Night Naval bombardment of Moppo at 100,54
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 20 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
Seafire IIC: 3 damaged
Seafire IIC: 1 destroyed on ground
PBM-3D Mariner: 21 damaged
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 22 damaged
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed on ground
Avenger II: 1 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Fuso
Allied ground losses:
1246 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 82 disabled
Engineers: 61 destroyed, 147 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 46
Port hits 1
BB Hyuga firing at Moppo
E13A1b Jake acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at Moppo
BB Fuso firing at Moppo
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Night Naval bombardment of Moppo at 100,54
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBM-3D Mariner: 11 damaged
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
Corsair II: 4 damaged
Corsair II: 1 destroyed on ground
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed on ground
Seafire IIC: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Musashi
BB Yamato
Allied ground losses:
481 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14
Port hits 1
BB Musashi firing at Moppo
BB Yamato firing at Moppo
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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,54
Japanese Ships
SC Ch 51
SC Ch 5
E Oga
Allied Ships
SS Hammerhead, hits 11, heavy damage
SS Hammerhead launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 51
Hammerhead bottoming out ....
E Oga attacking submerged sub ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub
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TF 151 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)
Japanese Ships
E Oga
1 mine cleared
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 7, 45 - MORNING
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shanghai at 94,55
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 3 destroyed
Allied Ships
PT-173
PT-157
PT-161
PT-160
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-30 Ann flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
PT-173 dead in the water ...
PT-157 dead in the water ...
PT-161 dead in the water ...
PT-160 dead in the water ...
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Morning Air attack on Hamamatsu , at 111,61
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. 169 CAP
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 3
A6M5b Zero x 2
A7M2 Sam x 23
J2M5 Jack x 3
N1K2-J George x 12
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 73
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-61-Id Tony x 19
Ki-84a Frank x 2
Ki-100-I Tony x 21
Ki-102b Randy x 5
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 45
P-38L Lightning x 22
P-51D Mustang x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged
P-38L Lightning: 2 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
Ki-83 factory hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Hamamatsu , at 111,61
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 121 CAP
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 1
A6M5b Zero x 1
A7M2 Sam x 15
J2M5 Jack x 2
N1K2-J George x 9
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 51
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Ki-61-Id Tony x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-100-I Tony x 16
Ki-102b Randy x 2
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 26
P-38L Lightning x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-83 factory hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Hamamatsu , at 111,61
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 1
A6M5b Zero x 1
A7M2 Sam x 12
J2M5 Jack x 2
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 47
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7
Ki-61-Id Tony x 6
Ki-100-I Tony x 11
Ki-102b Randy x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Hamamatsu , at 111,61
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 1
A7M2 Sam x 11
J2M5 Jack x 2
N1K2-J George x 6
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
Ki-61-Id Tony x 5
Ki-100-I Tony x 11
Ki-102b Randy x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Banzai! - Chuzaburo L. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a B-24J Liberator for the Emperor
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Morning Air attack on Hamamatsu , at 111,61
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 5
J2M5 Jack x 1
N1K2-J George x 5
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 32
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5
Ki-61-Id Tony x 5
Ki-100-I Tony x 8
Ki-102b Randy x 1
Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 45
Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 10 destroyed
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 32000 feet *
20 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 32000 feet *
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 7, 45 - AFTERNOON
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saishu To at 99,55
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5d-S Zero x 16
Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 6
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5d-S Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CMc Ashizaki
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Masan at 101,55
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 1
J2M5 Jack x 9
Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 7
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-5 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tsushima at 102,56
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
J2M5 Jack x 5
N1K2-J George x 7
Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 9
TBM-3 Avenger x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-5 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuzakura, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 7, 45 - GROUND
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Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34004 troops, 581 guns, 1697 vehicles, Assault Value = 1656
Defending force 17328 troops, 153 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 308
Allied adjusted assault: 1398
Japanese adjusted defense: 215
Allied assault odds: 6 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
9872 casualties reported
Squads: 453 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 233 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 75 (66 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
19th Motorised Division
50th Tank Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
17th Motorised Division
Defending units:
63rd Division
35th Division
32nd Division
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Reinforcements:
71st Air Flotilla arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
Losses:
Loss of DD Hatsuzakura on Jun 03, 1945 is admitted
Loss of AG Haguro Maru on Jun 03, 1945 is admitted
Loss of TK Bokuei Maru on Dec 23, 1944 is admitted
Ships Sunk:
SS Hammerhead is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on Jun 03, 1945
SS KXVII is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on Jun 03, 1945
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The Allies have some tanks now between Moppo and Masan, in the clear. So, that means, if there is no naval interference. 
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