Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

My turn one done and sent back to Cribtop.

China - get out of clear terrain!!

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

or a moose!

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I think we feel asleep again. I sent back my first turn to Cribtop two days ago. Still haven't gotten it back yet. The forum knows what happened per John 3rd's and my phone call yesterday, but I don't.

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63
G3M2 Nell x 54
G4M1 Betty x 108

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AM Tanager, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS S-38, Bomb hits 1
SS Searaven, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AV Ely, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
SS S-41, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 1
SS Saury, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 2
xAK American Leader, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AM Finch, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
YO-42, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 2
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAKL Sagoland, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS S-37, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 1
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 1
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Otus, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 2
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Seal, Bomb hits 1
TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1
PT Q-113, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1
ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Repair Shipyard hits 3
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 3

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft - Fron CV/CVL located 3 hexes due East
A6M2 Zero x 24
B5N2 Kate x 53
B5N2-C Kate x 3
D3A1 Val x 45

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Saury, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS S-37, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
YO-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1
SS Sealion, Bomb hits 2
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL Dona Nati, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PT-35, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS S-38, Bomb hits 1
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Seal, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS S-41, and is sunk

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1

Five more subs will be tied up pier side and will probably sink.

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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 88
B5N2 Kate x 123
B5N2-C Kate x 3
D3A1 Val x 102

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 43 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 30 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 2 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 71 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 8 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 58 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
P-36A Mohawk: 29 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 29 damaged
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 22 damaged
A-20A Havoc: 3 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 10 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
SNJ-3 Texan: 2 damaged
C-33: 2 damaged
R3D-2: 2 damaged
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 35-74(54)-17(13) 255 days
BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 33-64(35)-61(30) 196 days
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 23-37(37)-29(15) 43 days
BB California, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 60-52(35)-44(26) 279 days
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, heavy damage 38-80(40)-19(10) 196 days
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 23-21(20)-2 22 days
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage 25-84(62)-31(22) 401 days
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1 8-2-0 3 days
ARD YFD-2, Torpedo hits 1
DD Blue, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Anchorage, Torpedo hits 1
DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1 19-16(12)-0 13 days
BB Nevada, Torpedo hits 2 1-40(32)-21(20) 125 days
DD MacDonough, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 58
Port hits 22
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Base damage is 26-32-30. Not too bad. I'm surprised that Oklahoma is still afloat with 6 TT hits.

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants
In BTS, you can use PP to buy out the American fighters here. Allies start with 300 PP and get 60 per day.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants
In BTS, you can use PP to buy out the American fighters here. Allies start with 300 PP and get 60 per day.

Do those squadrons get withdrawn in Spring-Summer 1942?

Some of those P40s have a bomb, I think one squadron if I recall. I have jumped it somewhere safe, trained for a week or so depending upon situation, and then used it in strafing naval attacks as a surprise!

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Perhaps I should ask the question another way. What will your early strategy be?

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Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5677 troops, 94 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Defending force 432 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 85

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
518 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo Assault Division

Defending units:
102nd USN Stn Base Force

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Miri at 64,87, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD Aoi, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
TB Kasasagi, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
xAK Hokko Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Zinzan Maru, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kinkasan Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
xAK Giyu Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
xAKL Kembu Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
xAKL Kiko Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAK Anbo Maru, Shell hits 16, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Dragon, Shell hits 1
CL Durban, Shell hits 1

A least those troops will not be leaving.

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 71,90, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Hirado, Shell hits 3
CA Suzuka, Shell hits 2
CA Takao, Shell hits 2
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
DD Arashio, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Dallas, Shell hits 4
DD Paulding, Shell hits 1
DD Mayrant, Shell hits 1
DD Trippe, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Paulding, Shell hits 3, heavy fires

I was hoping to slow down the Japanese CA forces operating between Tarakan and Jolo. Boise sinks later. CA Houston and Chicago with 4 DDs end up one hex away and don't attack today.