Prydwen
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Hello readers. A couple more turns are in the books with a few more things of note occurring. First of all, Clark did not fall. We had a 1-2 attack and have troops marching out so we will get below the stacking limit. It would’ve been nice to take the base but I didn’t really expect it would go in two deliberate attacks. We’ll just keep bombarding and bombing. Forts are at zero so we will get there eventually. To try to get ahead of the resources shortfall that was discussed in the last update I’m allocating addition lift capability to the Hokkaido route. Also we’re bumping up the numbers of ships pulling resources from Fusan. I’m trying to get the resource draw set up so all those resources in Manchuko will pull down to Fusan. I should’ve invested heavily into this process on day one but didn’t. It’ll never get easier than it is right now so we act now. Lastly, we’re pulling some resources from Shanghai and sending them to Japan. I didn’t want to take all the resources out of these areas because I want them producing. But if industry is going to shut down from lack of resources I’d rather it’s industry in China than Japan. The most interesting I’ve saved for last. That’s because this last turn we won the war. By that I, of course, mean we sunk the Boise! If you recall, we had some CL’s and DD’s in two TF’s sweeping up the PT boats around Ambon. There was a series of engagements between those TF’s and the Boise TF. I’ll post a few rare combat reports. Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Teshio, Shell hits 5, on fire CL Shirbetsu, Shell hits 1 DD Hayashio, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Isokaze DD Amatsukaze DD Kasumi, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CL Tromp, Shell hits 5, heavy fires CL Boise, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CL Dallas, Shell hits 1 DD John Barry, Shell hits 2 DD Mayrant, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Trippe DD Stockton, Shell hits 1 Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Yura DD Shiokaze DD Yakaze Allied Ships CL Tromp, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Stockton Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Teshio CL Shirbetsu, Shell hits 1 DD Hayashio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Isokaze DD Amatsukaze DD Kasumi Allied Ships CL Tromp, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Stockton And that was it for the day at Ambon. I really thought that one could have gone the other way. We were outnumbered but we slipped those two torpedoes into Boise and that was it for her. The Guards Mixed Brigade is ashore at Ambon and we attack tomorrow. Also in the area an Assault Division is about a day out from Kendari. The surface forces here tangled with another Allied force of CL’s and DD’s. I had Ise and Hyuga following the invasion fleet to cover them. They engaged a few times as well. I was disappointed with their performance in the first fight. They snuck a torpedo in on De Ruyter but Nagara took a beating. Day Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 72,106, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 1 BB Hyuga, Shell hits 2 CL Nagara, Shell hits 7, heavy fires CL Kiso, Shell hits 3 DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Suzukaze Allied Ships CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1 CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1 DD Piet Hein DD Kortenaer DD Evertsen, Shell hits 4, heavy fires DD Witte de With DD Banckert They made up for it in the next round. Day Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 72,106, Range 11,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses C.XI-W: 1 destroyed Walrus II: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 4 BB Hyuga, Shell hits 2 CL Kiso, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 10, and is sunk CL Mauritius, Shell hits 14, and is sunk DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 6, and is sunk DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Evertsen, Shell hits 5, and is sunk DD Witte de With DD Banckert, Shell hits 4, heavy fires I was very happy with the CL’s sunk and the TF’s were disengaging when, I think Hyuga, got a 15,000 yard 36 cm hit on Piet Hein that finished her and then Ise decided to one up them and got a 25,000 yard 36 cm hit on Evertsen that sent her under. They need to reload their ammo so they’re going back to the barn. Cover for the invasion force is 4 CA’s and 4 DD’s now. Should be enough to put a stop to any more shenanigans. A series of air attack caught up to Kortenaer, Witte de With, and Banckert later in the day. Witte de With took two bombs but is still afloat. The other two went under. And now it’s time to get ready for work. Thanks for reading. Joe
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