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Allied Ships Bombarding Saigon
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

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Submarine attack near Terempa at 55,84

Japanese Ships
CL Naka, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Bonefish

CL Naka is sighted by SS Bonefish
SS Bonefish launches 4 torpedoes at CL Naka


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Ground combat at 55,60 (near Tavoy)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33895 troops, 360 guns, 1451 vehicles, Assault Value = 1515

Defending force 17814 troops, 121 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 552

Allied adjusted assault: 571

Japanese adjusted defense: 875

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2453 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 17 (12 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (3 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1604 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 64 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 30 (4 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 112 (3 destroyed, 109 disabled)

Assaulting units:
50th Tank Brigade
4th Marine Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
192nd Tank Battalion
255th Indian Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
82nd (West African) Division

Defending units:
7th RTA/A Division
38th/A Division
4th Tank Regiment
64th Inf Group Brigade
7th RTA/C Division


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Ground combat at Saigon (60,71)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46565 troops, 706 guns, 763 vehicles, Assault Value = 1450

Defending force 20310 troops, 222 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Allied adjusted assault: 961

Japanese adjusted defense: 217

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Saigon !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
7122 casualties reported
Squads: 128 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 249 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 73 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 95 (81 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 60 (58 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 10

Allied ground losses:
947 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 34 (3 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
706th Tank Battalion
503rd Parachute Regiment
31st Infantry Division
11th Airborne Division
1st Australian Division
711th Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
5th Australian Division
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
33rd Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th/A Division
23rd AA Regiment
113th JAAF AF Bn
109th JAAF AF Bn
Cape St.Jaques Fortress
104th/C Div /1
12th Base Force
33rd Army /1


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Terempa at 55,83, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Wakazuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Michishio, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Aulick, Shell hits 2
DD Cogswell
DD O'Bannon
DD Picking
DD Halsey Powell
DD Pringle
DD Norman Scott, Shell hits 1

Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 7% moonlight: 9,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Norman Scott at 8,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Picking at 8,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Norman Scott at 4,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Cogswell at 4,000 yards
DD Picking engages DD Wakazuki at 4,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Aulick at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Aulick engages DD Michishio at 2,000 yards
DD Pringle engages DD Michishio at 2,000 yards
DD Aulick engages DD Michishio at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Cogswell at 4,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Norman Scott at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages DD Michishio at 7,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Picking at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD O'Bannon at 10,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Pringle at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Cogswell at 12,000 yards
DD Picking engages DD Wakazuki at 12,000 yards
DD Picking engages DD Wakazuki at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Cogswell at 13,000 yards
DD Pringle engages DD Wakazuki at 13,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Picking at 13,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD O'Bannon at 13,000 yards
Tadaki, B. orders Japanese TF to disengage
DD Michishio engages DD Norman Scott at 13,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Wakazuki at 13,000 yards
DD Aulick engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Norman Scott at 12,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Picking at 12,000 yards
DD Picking engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
DD Pringle engages DD Wakazuki at 8,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
DD Aulick engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Norman Scott at 10,000 yards
DD Pringle engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD O'Bannon at 10,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Wakazuki at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Norman Scott at 12,000 yards
DD Picking engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Halsey Powell at 10,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Picking at 10,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Aulick at 10,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages DD Wakazuki at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Halsey Powell at 8,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD O'Bannon at 8,000 yards
DD Aulick engages DD Wakazuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages DD Wakazuki at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Picking engages DD Michishio at 9,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages DD Wakazuki at 9,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages DD Michishio at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Cogswell at 10,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages DD Wakazuki at 10,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4290 troops, 70 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 6675 troops, 52 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade

Defending units:
57th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
24th Nav Gsn Unit
47th JNAF AF Unit


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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Adm White is behaving rather aggressively. He has been summoned to Cam Ranh Bay to replenish and have a drink.

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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Adm White is behaving rather aggressively. He has been summoned to Cam Ranh Bay to replenish and have a drink.

Which ships are in that task force? Are you really sure he won't try to go and ram the ships at anchor at Singapore? You know, I would wonder about that
It's a CL/DD task force. I took the precaution of reducing React Range from 6 to 0 until they get home! That doesn't always work, especially with so many IJN ASW groups nearby. I really just want to get them either out of Singapore LBA range or at least under the carriers' fighter umbrella.

Nice to see Saigon in your hands. Though I think you said you're going to build Soc Trang's airfield already, right? Do you plan to expand Saigon as well to maximum?
Eventually, both port and airfield. Although the Allies get almost limitless construction engineers they can't be everywhere at once and it's not always easy to move them where you want them when you want them there. Soc Trang is important for 4EB to hit Singapore with full bomb load, and Quinhon is important to hit Hong Kong and Canton with full bomb load. Saigon has nice facilities that are good enough for now. Support troops are on the way but no specialized construction units.

As for BB washington.... 96% flotation, ouch. That's really... bad. Not many chances of survival there...
Good crew, good captain, the same on 4x escorts. Cross your fingers!

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

That is Washington next to the carriers.

I don't think I would want to invest all that to save the ship. A size 0 port does not help, and the other ships in the TF would no longer help, so it would be on the AR to help out. And by the time I got all that done everybody would still be 8 hexes from ~500 LBA at Singapore. Not to mention any DD available able to make the run at full speed for night surface actions, which are always dicey.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Mergui
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

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Night Naval bombardment of Mergui at 53,62

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant

Japanese ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 11
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 2nd INA Gandhi Regiment
BB Valiant firing at Mergui


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Ground combat at Mergui (53,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15008 troops, 262 guns, 349 vehicles, Assault Value = 479

Defending force 7831 troops, 90 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Allied adjusted assault: 193

Japanese adjusted defense: 117

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), op mode(-), disruption(-)
preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
627 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 30 (4 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
4th Burma Battalion
11th PAVO Regiment
26th Indian Division

Defending units:
112th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
2nd INA Gandhi Regiment
8th JAAF AF Coy
91st JAAF AF Bn
8th Field Construction Battalion
211th Ship Eng Coy
311th Ship Eng Coy
9th JAAF AF Coy


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Ground combat at Pisanuloke (58,57)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2135 troops, 0 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Defending force 9947 troops, 94 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 237

Allied adjusted assault: 155

Japanese adjusted defense: 94

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment

Defending units:
4th RTA Division
3rd RTA Division
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
2nd RTA/C Division
Burma Area Army
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Ground combat at Ubon (62,63)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1248 troops, 6 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 348 troops, 0 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Allied adjusted assault: 64

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ubon !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Defending units:
5th Tank Regiment


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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I think it is not so much writing off the BB without great efforts as it is needing all the other forces at his disposal to support the Indochina Ops with supplies/reinforcements/new air units/fuel. Time is critical for virtually every line of advance he has going if he is to keep the Japanese off-balance. Can't let the land war bog down.

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I think it is not so much writing off the BB without great efforts as it is needing all the other forces at his disposal to support the Indochina Ops with supplies/reinforcements/new air units/fuel. Time is critical for virtually every line of advance he has going if he is to keep the Japanese off-balance. Can't let the land war bog down.

Definitely. Groot Natoena would be just a distraction that required big defense. As it is I have to be careful that the (eventual) invasion of Kuching does not take undue resources. I've been pulling base forces out of the eastern DEI like crazy.

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

First an aside - I don't use a mine sweeping task force anymore for most operations because the defense's guns just sink them all! I put mine sweeping assets in the invasion TFs instead. That does mean the minefields are around longer and have to be swept once the base is captured (defense guns don't fire on them when it's your own base), but the alternative is to start running out of mine sweepers.

I don't use 'follow'; I just order each TF by itself! Takes longer, might forget one, and I'm sure it's not foolproof either.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

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Ground combat at Mergui (53,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14864 troops, 262 guns, 349 vehicles, Assault Value = 461

Defending force 7294 troops, 85 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Allied adjusted assault: 362

Japanese adjusted defense: 111

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
282 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
304 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Burma Battalion
11th PAVO Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
26th Indian Division

Defending units:
112th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
2nd INA Gandhi Regiment
8th Field Construction Battalion
311th Ship Eng Coy
8th JAAF AF Coy
91st JAAF AF Bn
211th Ship Eng Coy
9th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Phnom Penh (58,69)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23563 troops, 343 guns, 372 vehicles, Assault Value = 747

Defending force 3962 troops, 32 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 604

Japanese adjusted defense: 12

Allied assault odds: 50 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Phnom Penh !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2356 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 13 (12 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
780th Amphib Tank Battalion
2nd Australian Division

Defending units:
78th Infantry Regiment
12th Port Unit
15th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at 63,65 (near Pakse)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 468 troops, 0 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Defending force 1080 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 18

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Assaulting units:
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment

Defending units:
28th Air Flotilla


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Ground combat at 66,66 (near Tourane)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5672 troops, 78 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 397

Defending force 1018 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 101

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 101 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
538 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
23rd Australian Brigade
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade

Defending units:
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 111,68

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 16

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 16
TBF-1 Avenger x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Bushu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PB Kembu Maru
xAK Katsukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

CAP engaged:
302 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 111,68

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 9
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Kembu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PB Hakkaisan Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

CAP engaged:
302 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead



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ORIGINAL: Drakanel

It's nice to see you're progressing so quickly, taking Phnom Penh with minimal problems. There doesn't seem to be much opposition, but still! But I do have another noobish question....

About your fighters doing LRCAP over Chiang Mai. Do you actually KNOW that there are transports operating there? Or do you just think so? And if you KNOW... how? :P

Is it the auxiliary airframes number you can see hovering on the base? I was under the impression that might also be recon planes, patrol planes or such?