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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 11:59:10 AM

Mundy

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Joc, I guess I was hesitant to upgrade the CVE fighters. I wasn't sure if doing so would be "gamey" or not. The way CF has run over me, I probably shouldn't have worried about it.

I had guessed (wrongly) that the ships in Calcutta were mainly things like PT boats and other scrubby vessels. My strike planes wound up attacking them, and I took lots of losses dealing with his land based air. That's why my defenses came off weakly later. Basically, I let myself get boxed in between his land air and the carriers from the south.

I had two surface TF about. One built on old battleships, and another centered around cruisers. I was hoping to catch his carriers with them. I wound up dealing with two of his surface task forces. They spent the early part of the turn ravaging a couple of my transport convoys. Like mine, one of his was built around a pair of Kongos and the other was built around light cruisers. Neither battle was overly conclusive, though I probably got the edge in both of them. It was kind of funny claiming torpedo hits on two of his destroyers, sinking one outright. None of the main guns of my battleships seemed to be able to land a hit, though the fight was close enough for my 8" cruiser guns to punch through his battleship armor.

His CV mostly made uncoordinated attacks on my carriers, losing plenty of Judys and Jills, inflicting very few hits. I caught a couple of unescorted attacks in the bargain. I think I'm more afraid of his Frances bombers than any other at this point. I think my CVs will make it back okay. Next turn they should be within LRCAP range of a bunch of P-47s and P-38s, as I'm dog-legging around Madras. The CVLs have a more direct route and should be safe also next turn, my only real loss being the PT boat victim. I'm not sure what will happen with my surface groups yet, though they should be out of range of his land based bomber. Most of my transports are making their way back to Colombo and most should make it. One exception is an amphib which I'm sacrificing to get more combat units unloaded at Diamond harbor. I don't feel as bad as it's mostly commercial transport. For now, I have to forget landing base forces at Diamond Harbor. I'm hoping this will influence things at Cocanada if he needs to pull troops back.

Diamond Harbor fell quickly, as I had a massive edge over them. Something like 400-1 odds. Troops are marching to Calcutta now, and with luck, I can grab that. If/when Calcutta falls, I'll have to decide what to do next. I could probe towards some of the more interior cities or maybe send some units south down the coast. I'm assuming it's stacked with supplies, so hopefully I can gain much of those.

This was far bloodier than I expected, but I have a foothold. I underestimated his land based air. I also expected KB to go to the Gilberts instead of here. Lexington arrived in San Diego a couple days ago, so there's another carrier at this end to help.

Speaking of...

Bases are building at Tabiteuea and Arorae. Landings will start at Makin next turn. After that, I need to get aircraft moved in. This parts gone smoothly so far. Once the transports are recovered, I'll get ready to take Tarawa and wrap this up. I was thinking about taking Ocean Island, but it airbase potential is very limited. Once this is firmed up, I'll look at the outer ring in the Marshalls. Places like Maloelap and Wotje.

I'm toying with grabbing someplace like Paramushiro-jima up north. Yeah, it's out there, but I have lots of supply at Adak and can run convoys from there, which is manageable. This base seems to be one of the only ones in the Kuriles that he has anything going on, so I don't really think he can support it very well. I had been reconning all of them for awhile now. If he wants KB to guard it, all the better. Too bad the Russians won't let me have Bering Island.

My first B-29 squadron will unload at Karachi in about three days. A few days after that two more will be unloaded. Right now, I'm looking at 7 plane squadrons in each. I need more supplies in India as much of the bases are getting thin again. Ceylon should be well stocked for awhile, with over 250k at Colombo.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 12:09:28 PM

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Paramushiro Jima has a small naval fort at start - if you go for it make sure you embed at least heavy cruisers to suppress the fort or it will chew up your transports. The next island over - Onnekotan Jima does not start with any fort or coastal artillery and has good potential for base building. The prize is Shimushiri Jima in the middle of the chain - good potential and great position. Personally, I would not invade the Kuriles unless I could do two or three islands at the same time - mutual support and all that.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 12:29:11 PM

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Thanks for that. I'm still in the mulling stage yet.

As far as I can tell, he has nothing on Shimushiri. Maybe take Paramushiro, Onnekotan and Shimushiri.

I've been packing Adak with units, so it comes down to transports in the end. I have lots of rocket landing ships to include also.

I've had subs in the area for quite a while now and occasionally take a transport up there.

I need to deal with Tarawa and the Gilberts first, before I indulge too much.

As strong as he is in air everywhere else, I wonder how well defended Truk is right now...

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 12:46:37 PM

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Don�t worry about it being "gamey". CF will no doubt deviate from the historical setup. He will be flying Graces and Judy D4Y4s no doubt about it.

Both are 350MPH DBs. One carry a Torp while the Judy carries a 800kg bomb that will wreck anything it hits. IRL the D4Y4 was a Kami AC but in the game its a regular DB and CV capable to boot...

1-2 hits from those and it will sink a CVE. You should really prioritize swapping out the Kittens. I put Corsairs on most heavy CVs and Hellcats on all CVEs.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 1:01:14 PM

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I'm already planning on that. The Hellcat and Corsair pools are pretty full right now.

I should also swap the SBDs out too.

A whole bunch of USAAF stateside fighter squadrons got withdrawn recently, taking away lots of my training units. Fortunately, I grabbed the pilots before withdrawing them. Lots of 60 exp pilots are in the pool right now. I never really set up a system for USN/USMC. I'll probably start stealing pilots from units at Pearl right now.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 1:22:41 PM

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ORIGINAL: Mundy

I'm already planning on that.� The Hellcat and Corsair pools are pretty full right now.

I should also swap the SBDs out too.

A whole bunch of USAAF stateside fighter squadrons got withdrawn recently, taking away lots of my training units.� Fortunately, I grabbed the pilots before withdrawing them.� Lots of 60 exp pilots are in the pool right now.� I never really set up a system for USN/USMC.� I'll probably start stealing pilots from units at Pearl right now.

Depending on how your pilot pools look you should probably set aside 10-15 USAAF fighter squadrons to train pilots in GRND. It will become a major bottleneck soon or later.

By the end of the war I was flying 30EXP/50GRND bomber pilots. Despite having some perhaps 20 fighter squadrons training bomber pilots!

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 1:42:48 PM

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I think what helps right now is that I go long periods of time without any air activity going on. What happens is rather episodic and fairly brief in duration.

Both of us have packed bases with a few hundred fighters each, which makes it hard on any real bombing campaign. Hopefully, my B-29s will help spread them out a bit. I'm guessing about two weeks before they're ready to fly.

I could probably dump a few more pilots into TRACOM, too.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 7:51:11 PM

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27 March 1944

A little luck.

My subs are carrying their weight again.

quote:

Sub attack near Victoria Point at 50,66

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 2
BB Kirishima
CA Atago
CL Ninaru
DD Hikokaze
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Teruzuki

Allied Ships
SS Burrfish, hits 6

SS Burrfish launches 6 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
Burrfish bottoming out ....
DD Hikokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Teruzuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hikokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Teruzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hikokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hikokaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Hikokaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Teruzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hikokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Teruzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Teruzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Teruzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Teruzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

I was surprised to find her here. It appears CF is breaking up KB right now. He has other carriers SE of Madras. My fleet carriers are just about there and will be under the cover of about a million fighters. His carrier bombers didn't fly again this turn. Not sure why, as weather shows "overcast".

Our groups meet again. I get some hits on him, but Quincy takes a magazine hit. Twice now, I've endured collisions at the start of my battles.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 49,43, Range 2,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Shell hits 2
DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Okinami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA New Orleans
CA Astoria, Shell hits 1
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
CA Quincy, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Burns
DD Claxton
DD Conner
DD DeHaven
DD Hale
DD Healy
DD Hutchins

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
CA Quincy engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Minneapolis at 2,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Kazegumo at 2,000 yards
DD Hale engages DD Kazegumo at 2,000 yards
Magazine explodes on CA Quincy
CA Quincy sunk by CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
DD Okinami engages DD Hale at 2,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Hale at 2,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Conner at 2,000 yards
DD Okinami engages DD Claxton at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CA Chokai at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA New Orleans at 7,000 yards
DD Claxton engages DD Okinami at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Minneapolis at 8,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CA Chokai at 8,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Kazegumo at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...

His torpedo boats attack some transports, sinking about five of them.

One of his subs attacks my transports, but misses and I heavily damage her in the bargain.

He's bombing my troops enroute to Calcutta. I pretty much expected this. Hopefully losses won't be too bad before I get there.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 10:08:53 PM

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29 March 1944

Weather still helping me out. His carriers finally flew. Some torpedo bombers attacked my cruiser force, while the Judys attacked my battleships. It didn't go well for the dive bombers. Their bombs barely scratched the paint. One of the Judy pilots apparently tried to go Kamikaze.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,45

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 32
D4Y3 Judy x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 11 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 5 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 1
BB Colorado, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,43

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 17
D4Y3 Judy x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 1 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 5 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB West Virginia

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,43

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 6
D4Y3 Judy x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BC Renown

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Banzai! - Kamihira U. in a D4Y3 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cuttack at 45,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 22
B6N2a Jill x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cuttack at 45,45

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 21
B6N2a Jill x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 2 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
xAP Klipfontein, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Astoria, heavy damage
DD DeHaven
xAP Arundel Castle

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
8 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Most of my transports went untouched this turn.

My fleet carriers are safely disbanded at Madras, while the CVLs disbanded at Colombo. I've saved them anyway.

Out east, a raid hit my forces unloading at Makin.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 22
G4M1 Betty x 17
N1K1-J George x 64

Allied aircraft
FM-1 Wildcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
FM-1 Wildcat: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Tulagi, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Cogswell
xAP William M. Stewart, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP William Dawes, Torpedo hits 1
LCI(G)-77
xAK John Muir

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
5 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 6000 feet *
17 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
10 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 6000 feet

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-92 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes

I guess if I had scrolled the map up a little further, I would have seen how close Makin was to the Marshalls. Oops... My real carriers are parking next door to provide cover next turn. I'm mostly unloaded there at this point, but will probably need about two more turns. Once an airfield's built, they can defend themselves.

My armor from Diamond Harbor rolled into Calcutta and I'm doing an attack right away. I have three USMC armored battalions plus an army tank destroyer battalion with Jacksons. The infantry should reach next turn, I think.

More B-29s arrived, which puts me up to 6 squadrons on-map now.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 10:24:32 PM

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If you manage to take Calcutta without losing any CVs I'd consider that a major victory. I too expected the KB to move to the Gilberts but I'm not entirely convinced that the whole KB is in the Indian Ocean. His weak CV attacks seem to support that as well; a concentrated KB with all its 10+ CVs would have torn apart your much smaller CV fleet in the region.

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I think my CVs will make it back okay.� Next turn they should be within LRCAP range of a bunch of P-47s and P-38s, as I'm dog-legging around Madras.� The CVLs have a more direct route and should be safe also next turn, my only real loss being the PT boat victim.

Why exactly are you operating your CVLs separately from CVs? I think you should reconsider that composition and instead put them all in one fleet. CVLs have the same speed as CVs so there's not a good reason to keep them separate; they aren't like CVEs. Otherwise you end up with a weak CVL TF that will launch strikes that might not have enough punch to get through the CAP of the KB. And if you have too many CVs and CVLs in one fleet just split them into two even fleets and set one to follow the other.

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ORIGINAL: Mundy
I need to deal with Tarawa and the Gilberts first, before I indulge too much.

+1
I think you really need to take care of the Gilberts first before thinking about bigger moves. Once you have taken the Gilberts and are moving on the Marshalls you should have a lot more options open to you. One thing I would suggest is trying to open up a front in the Solomons. There are a lot of deep Japanese garrisons that can be cut off if you take the Solomons. I know shipping is an issue for you this game so having more direct communication lines between Hawaii and Australia will pay off. Furthermore, once you get a decent foothold you can keep pushing forward without using CVs at all. That theater won't win you the war but its a good place for you to fight and give the Japanese some bloody noses and tie down units. Historically the US used their LBA to great effect in the Pacific but so far for you it's been non-factor. And in a game where the Japanese still have the advantage in CVs its even more important than in history.

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ORIGINAL: Mundy
As strong as he is in air everywhere else, I wonder how well defended Truk is right now...

Do you have any ultra-long ranged recon planes that can get info on this from the Gilberts? If you'r really adventurous you could try something with recon planes from CVs since I know some of those have very long range.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/28/2015 11:02:14 PM

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From my nickel and dime heavy bomber attacks, I've spotted the following:

Shokaku
Soryu
Taiho
Hiryu
Soryu
Ikoma

Shinano ate a torpedo earlier, and is probably withdrawn. Likewise, Zuikaku was hit with two in the Malacca Strait, which seemed out of place for her.

I think I have some recon PB4Ys at Canton, so I can move them up to scout the area.

I had the CVLs in a separate, as I thought there was a coordination penalty if I put the whole bunch together. Usually though, I try to keep them co-hex with their larger sisters.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 12:16:18 AM

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I had the CVLs in a separate, as I thought there was a coordination penalty if I put the whole bunch together. Usually though, I try to keep them co-hex with their larger sisters.

The manual states that in 1944 the chance of uncoordination is doubled if the number of aircraft in each TF is greater than 200 + rnd(200). From that alone its difficult to determine the optimal number of aircraft per TF (especially if have very large numbers) but you can definitely determine combinations that are sub-optimal. Assuming you have over 400 carrier aircraft, any partition where a TF has less than 200 planes is sub-optimal. For example, in your case I believe you had around 360 planes in your CV TF while only 150 in your CVL TF. That means your CV TF has an 80% chance of uncoordination doubling while the CVL TF has 0%. If you had evenly split your fleet such that each TF had 255 planes, then each fleet would have only a 27.5% chance of uncoordination. Any way you stack it up it's going to be better than an uneven split.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 1:42:13 PM

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I'll start changing my doctrine on this. My CVEs at Colombo are also switching to better fighters too.

29 March 1944

CVEs and CVL Unicorn are back at Colombo. His surface TFs and carriers have been hitting the commercial shipping trying to escape. Apart from some AKAs, which are a dime a dozen, my assault people hauling transports have mostly gotten away safely.

Having my fleet carriers next to Makin made a big difference there.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 20
N1K1-J George x 35

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 56

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
N1K1-J George: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP William Windom
xAK John Muir
xAP Cape Newenham, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(20 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 14 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-31 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
VF-50 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 17
N1K1-J George x 27

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 15
F6F-3 Hellcat x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP William Dawes
DD Cogswell

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-31 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 84 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-50 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
N1K1-J George x 20

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 8
F6F-3 Hellcat x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
LCI(G)-78

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-31 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VF-50 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9
N1K1-J George x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 13
F6F-3 Hellcat x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP William Dawes, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-31 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-50 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers

I'm guessing they came from Kwajalein and Wotje. Let him run his planes through the buzzsaw for once.

I shouldn't have let my tanks charge in by themselves. CF has more there than I expected and I'm wondering if I can take the place.

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Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2826 troops, 54 guns, 459 vehicles, Assault Value = 1907

Defending force 79250 troops, 923 guns, 906 vehicles, Assault Value = 2131

Allied adjusted assault: 7

Japanese adjusted defense: 48277

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6896 (fort level 7)

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

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 125 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 189 (85 destroyed, 104 disabled)

Assaulting units:
25th Infantry Division
Americal Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
33rd Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
5th Division
Guards Tank Division
38th Division
21st Division
58th/A Division
58th/B Division
6th Guards Division
58th/C Division
16th AA Regiment
8th Field Construction Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
50th Field AA Battalion
14th Ind. Art. Mortar Battalion
Southern Army
5th Mortar Battalion
7th JAAF Base Force
26th Air Defense AA Regiment
44th Ind. AA Gun Co
85th JAAF AF Bn
40th Field AA Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
54th Field AA Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co
29th Fld AA Gun Co
48th Field AA Battalion
3rd Air Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
62nd JAAF AF Bn
35th JAAF AF Bn
96th JAAF AF Bn

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 4:52:14 PM

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More B-29s show up. I think I'm up to 8 squadrons now. This will be good. No apparent fighters at Rangoon. I'm debating what to hit first. The port or the refineries. Maybe some of each. Their long range load is the same as the short range load on a B-24. It looks like a week of assembly time once unloaded.

It looks like most of my ships in the Indian Ocean are either sunk or escaped. Like I said, most of the real militarized transports got away, leaving the commercial stuff to take the heat.

My attack on Calcutta didn't go well. Very poor odds. Raw AV are about 2500-2100 in my favor. I'm moving them SW to that hex NE of Diamond Harbor. He has one LCU there. I'll punch through and move east, taking on the weaker stuff. I'm doing a big attack on Cocanada next turn. If nothing moves, I'll pull them out. His bombardments are racking up kills, while mine do little.

I've been flipping over my CVEs to F6Fs mostly. One or two get F4U. I had nearly 800 Hellcats in the pool.

I bagged a tanker and a transport this turn with my subs. I'm averaging about one a day lately. Mostly between the Philippines and Okinawa. Some near northern Borneo.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 5:00:49 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Mundy
I shouldn't have let my tanks charge in by themselves. CF has more there than I expected and I'm wondering if I can take the place.

quote:

Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2826 troops, 54 guns, 459 vehicles, Assault Value = 1907

Defending force 79250 troops, 923 guns, 906 vehicles, Assault Value = 2131

Allied adjusted assault: 7

Japanese adjusted defense: 48277

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6896 (fort level 7)

That's an unbelievably high adjusted assault value! Japanese must be getting all the command bonuses in this battle. Taking the base is out of hte question. Japanese have as much AV as you plus the defensive terrain bonus and the fort bonus. Everything points to this being a MUCH stronger defensive position than Cocanada where you are stalled. All you can do at this point is do what you can to keep this army alive because they are going to be stranded in a beach head until they are relieved or destroyed.

My question is how did this happen? What did recon show at Calcutta? Because had you had known there would be 80k defenders beforehand I don't think you would have attempted this landing.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 5:10:24 PM

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Yes, for turn after turn, the count was around 10,000. It spiked once and then went down again, so I can't explain it.

CF definitely knows what he's doing. My next game should be against a noob, so I look brilliant. Between my battles with CF and AW1Steve, I've conjured up some promising opening moves next time. Playing the Japanese, I've finally seen where they're really weak at the start.

I'm moving them east, down the coast. Maybe one day, they'll reach Rangoon.

By the way, my recon can't quite reach Truk from my Gilberts base. About 5 hexes short.

I need to make a real mess of things somewhere. Kuriles are looking good right now, as I know KB can't interfere. Maybe just finish Tarawa and the Marshalls. Options after that point, I guess. I'm going to have to start shuffling lots of shipping to the east half if I want to really get things going. Two months written off there. I guess I'll have my own KB at that point, so maybe I can force the issue there.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 5:33:55 PM

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I need to make a real mess of things somewhere. Kuriles are looking good right now, as I know KB can't interfere.

Ambitious moves driven by desperation are doomed to failure. Look at what has worked and what hasn't worked so far for you. To my knowledge, all your landing outside of your own LBA has failed (or in the case of Calcutta heading that way) while you've actually had pretty good success with landings supported by your own LBA. Again, I point to the Solomons as a better target for you. It won't win you the war but at this point you just need to be engaging the Japanese on favorable terms reducing its navy and pool of pilots. A landing in the Kuriles is anything but favorable.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 8:29:44 PM

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At this point, I'm afraid to commit bombers anywhere as he seems to have hundreds of fighters everywhere.

01 April 1944

Quiet for once.

Everyone's pulled apart finally. Subs were busy this turn. This is the second IJN sub I've sunk in the Indian Ocean within the last week or so.

quote:

Sub vs Sub: SS Snook attacking SS I-8 at 41,67 - near Great Nicobar

Japanese Ships
SS I-8, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Snook

SS Snook launches 4 torpedoes at 4,000 yards

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Sub attack near Singkep at 50,88

Japanese Ships
TK Kurogane Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PB Showa Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Seahorse, hits 3

SS Seahorse launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kurogane Maru
PB Showa Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Showa Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Showa Maru #3 is out of ASW ammo
PB Showa Maru #3 is out of ASW ammo
PB Showa Maru #3 is out of ASW ammo
PB Showa Maru #3 is out of ASW ammo
PB Showa Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Tandjoengpinang at 51,86

Japanese Ships
TK Ayagiri Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
SS Barbel

SS Barbel launches 2 torpedoes at TK Ayagiri Maru
Barbel bottoming out ....
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Port Blair at 47,58

Japanese Ships
CLAA Tenryu
CA Takao
DD Shimakaze
DD Kishinami
DD Wakazuki
DD Niizuki

Allied Ships
SS Storm, hits 7, heavy damage

SS Storm launches 4 torpedoes at CLAA Tenryu
DD Kishinami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Wakazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Niizuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Wakazuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Niizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakazuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Niizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Niizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Niizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Muntok at 51,89

Japanese Ships
TK Manju Maru
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS Seahorse

SS Seahorse launches 2 torpedoes at TK Manju Maru
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

I didn't know Tenryu could be converted to a CLAA.

My last try to do something at Cocanada failed. At least I got 1-2 out of it. They're all pulling back to Bezwada. Supply is an issue in India again, though two convoys are enroute with another starting next turn. A final one to Colombo from Abadan will be there in a few days to top them off. I'm currently at 180k at Colombo. Every Liberty ship showing up in the states has been routed to Cape Town. The faster C-freighters are going to San Francisco to speed up ops there.

Two more SuperFort squadrons show, putting me at 10 now. I'll get at least these 10 ready to go before their first mission. I want it to hurt.

All my battleships and carriers are working their way to Colombo. KB is now unsighted, so are probably passing through the straits.

The Makin convoy has unloaded and has departed with my other fleet carriers. I'll need to get more supply convoys out to these three bases. I've got a few days before airfields are ready at the two. My four CVEs are at Adak and have upgraded their fighters.

Lexington arrives at Pearl. I've flipped their VF squadron to F4U-1As. I'm shooting for about 1/3 of my fleet naval air to Corsairs, leaving the rest Hellcats. The Corsair pool is around 200, so I don't want to get too reckless there.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 9:19:16 PM

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At this point, I'm afraid to commit bombers anywhere as he seems to have hundreds of fighters everywhere.

Well that's what your Corsairs and Thunderbolts are for. Even hundreds of Japanese fighters will get torn to shreds by strong sweeps with the modern Allied fighter planes. By this time in 1944 you should be able to bomb at will anywhere within Corsair range after a few days of sweeps.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 9:31:21 PM

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I can start as Vizagapatnam, as at Madras, I have four squadrons of Jugs and another of P-38s. Not enough supplies for drop tanks, though.

One step at a time, I guess.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/29/2015 9:41:09 PM

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ORIGINAL: Mundy
I can start as Vizagapatnam, as at Madras, I have four squadrons of Jugs and another of P-38s. Not enough supplies for drop tanks, though.

One step at a time, I guess.

Oh you meant bombing India. Truth be told I don't know how much you could accomplish with those bombers there anyway. Sure you can bomb some troops but against stacks of nearly 100k soldiers behind forts it's not going to do much. Especially with everything bogged down and no battles close enough where that small edge could turn a draw into victory. Might be worth it if you could get some favorable A2A ratios with your fighters but if supply is an issue that probably prevent that. Not to mention bombing campaigns will just make the supply situation worse. My comment about fighters clearing the air space for bombers was more focused on the Pacific where your 4E could target Japanese air bases thus preventing Japanese LBA from attacking your ships.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/30/2015 3:46:08 AM

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Shinano ate a torpedo earlier, and is probably withdrawn

Remember that Shinano is based on a Yamato BB hull. Damage from a single torpedo may not affect her much.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/30/2015 11:50:53 AM

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That's my feeling too. I was hoping Zuikaku would have shown to be on fire or something, but she'll probably make Singapore.

I do think Shinano pulled out, as none of my heavy bomber raids encountered her after that. Either way, the naval battle's done now.

I'm going to re-orient everything to the east part of the map now and eventually overload on the Marshalls. I'll need more carriers and assault transports for this. I'm not sure how to balance this. One has to deal with the land based air, but you can get weakened enough if/when KB decides to show up. I let this happen at Calcutta. I'm hoping 8 fleet carriers plus the CVLs can simply let me handle them once and for all.

Once my B-29 raids start, I'm hoping this will spread his fighters out a bit more. I'm also thinking about nighttime B-24 raids. I'm not sure if training at night will help with this. It'll take probably a good three weeks until all the Superforts are up and running. At this point in India, since most of my heavies live there, I'm going to seek out any industry and resource centers and work on them. Messing with his supply budget can only help -- especially with the tons of troops he has there. I'll need about the same amount of time to get supply in India up to reasonable levels, too. Bezwada's my best base for this, as I'm overloaded with airplane support and it's level 9. I don't think you can have too many planes at such a base either.

I was hoping this would be my breakout theatre, but it's turned into a WWI level slog. I'm guessing he has the better part of 20 divisions in that country. With the way PPs work, I doubt he's pulled massive numbers out of China. My dream is for him to skimp on Manchuria, but I'm sure he's far too good a player to let that happen.

He can't be strong everywhere.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 12/30/2015 11:02:18 PM

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05 April 1944

Some action.

CF made an uncharacteristically rash attack at Calcutta, taking heavy losses. I was holding my breath, as my troops were all in move mode.

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Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 74147 troops, 745 guns, 598 vehicles, Assault Value = 2569

Defending force 64106 troops, 1167 guns, 715 vehicles, Assault Value = 1964

Japanese adjusted assault: 2756

Allied adjusted defense: 3393

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
12138 casualties reported
Squads: 144 destroyed, 414 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 90 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 100 (5 destroyed, 95 disabled)
Vehicles lost 54 (9 destroyed, 45 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1077 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 35 (3 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (7 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
53rd Division
58th/A Division
21st Division
Guards Tank Division
38th Division
5th Division
58th/B Division
6th Guards Division
58th/C Division
26th Air Defense AA Regiment
44th Ind.AA Gun Co
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Southern Army
30th Fld AA Gun Co
45th Field AA Battalion
54th Field AA Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
62nd JAAF AF Bn
50th Field AA Battalion
35th JAAF AF Bn
5th Mortar Battalion
85th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Air Division
29th Fld AA Gun Co
40th Field AA Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
16th AA Regiment
7th JAAF Base Force
8th Field Construction Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
96th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
24th Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
33rd Infantry Division
3rd Marine Division
1st Marine Division
7th Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion

That probably evens us out, loss-wise. I have three squadrons of bubbletop P-47s and one of P-51Bs at Nagpur sweeping Calcutta at max altitude next turn. My guys on the ground need some relief from the daily bombing.

I've started sweeping Vizagapatnam also.

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Morning Air attack on Vizagapatnam , at 42,37

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 27
Ki-84a Frank x 24

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 13 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 33220.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
21st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 31514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Vizagapatnam , at 42,37

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet *
1 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet *

CAP engaged:
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 26514 and 33514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
21st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 28514 and 33197.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

I think he really shouldn't keep Zeroes in reach like that. I think that plane is his weak spot as far as KB is concerned and they will take their hits at the front lines like this. I don't care how big that number is after "A6M", it's still a Zero in 1944.

All my fleet carriers departed Colombo for Cape Town. They're unseen, which is good. He's had daily recon over Colombo, so he sees any ships lingering there. He told me he figured out what was up by the presence of all the transports and watching the population there dwindle down. I'm sure he's watching the current convoy there load up US troops for shipment to Hawaii.

I've only about three units left at Cocanada. The rest are at or next to Bezwada.

I have 6 squadrons of B-29s at Karachi now. One has 5 flyable at this point. I think I'm up to 12 squadrons now. I've flipped a bunch of B-24s over to train at night, so I hope those skills improve when I start my Curtis LeMay style offensive.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 1/1/2016 1:10:38 AM

Mundy

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07 April 1944

Sweeps happened last turn.

quote:

Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 38
Ki-84a Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-309 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 33800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
Ryujo-1 with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 33800.
Raid is overhead
25th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
S-324 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 33800.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 22
Ki-84a Frank x 10

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet *

CAP engaged:
S-309 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 38800 and 39800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
Ryujo-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 40800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
25th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 39800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
S-324 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 39800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 6
Ki-84a Frank x 2

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 33800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
25th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
S-324 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
S-309 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 4
Ki-84a Frank x 2

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 3
P-51B Mustang x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet *
2 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet *

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 33800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
25th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 31514 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
S-324 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 36514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
S-309 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 33800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 3
Ki-84a Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet *

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 35800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
25th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 36800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
S-324 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 37800.
Raid is overhead
S-309 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 33800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Vizagapatnam , at 42,37

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 16
Ki-84r Frank x 44

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 10 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (3 airborne, 30 on standby, 0 scrambling)
33 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 33910 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 33910.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Vizagapatnam , at 42,37

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 11
Ki-84r Frank x 21

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 15 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 33910 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 38514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 36514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

Despite looking good, the squadrons are all down. The actual losses report shows 12 bubbletops down and two razorbacks. They'll need time to rebuild. I might have lost one Mustang, which is good. They came in late when little CAP was left, so didn't do much.

My Colombo carriers will be off map next turn. I'm busy loading troops I want to take east with me.

My troops in Calcutta are surrounded, as CF has snuck a unit into Diamond Harbor and cut me off. I was moving towards the hex due east. I actually have fragments from two divisions which I'm shipping to Pearl, which didn't fit on the invasion convoy. I'm not sure if it's faster to simply re-spawn them or grow them from a sample. Some of my assault transports will be late leaving the area, as I have to deal with Diego and Male before they go.

8 squadrons of Superfortresses are landed at Karachi with 4-6 more on the way. It will be at least a week to get those 8 reassembled.

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Post #: 1525

RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 1/2/2016 4:47:35 PM

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09 April 1944

Overall quiet. Lots of logistics shuffling going on. Lots of base units are being pulled out of Colombo. A bunch of APAs are in the yard there going upgrade. I'll use them to finish the last two island bases to the west and then haul them out too.

Subs had a good day.

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Sub attack near Aogashima at 114,66

Japanese Ships
xAK Syoto Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Sanura Maru
xAK Kurohime Maru
xAK Kinkasan Maru
E Nuwashima

Allied Ships
SS Flounder

SS Flounder launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Syoto Maru
Flounder diving deep ....
E Nuwashima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Nuwashima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Nuwashima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Nuwashima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Nuwashima fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Shanghai at 95,57

Japanese Ships
xAK Ume Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC CHa-13
PB Nishho Maru
PB Chitose Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pampanito

SS Pampanito launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ume Maru
Pampanito bottoming out ....
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Wakkanai at 123,48

Japanese Ships
TK Hishi Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Magan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Robalo

SS Robalo launches 2 torpedoes at TK Hishi Maru #2
Robalo bottoming out ....
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

51s did alright too.

quote:

Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 19
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 29
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Ki-84a Frank x 14

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51B Mustang: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with N1K1-J George (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 33800.
Raid is overhead
11th Sentai with Ki-43-IV Oscar (3 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 33600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (3 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 32540.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
25th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31514.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
S-324 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 33800.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 15
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 16
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 20
Ki-84a Frank x 13

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-51B Mustang: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 33800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-43-IV Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 33600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 32540.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
25th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 31540.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
S-324 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 33800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 1/2/2016 8:00:31 PM

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11 April 1944

My three AKVs showed up at Aden, just in time to load up two squadrons of B-29s. I think I'm up to 14 now.

Since the USN is out of mines, the RN subs have been doing this lately. I've dumped some at Diamond Harbor and at that entry hex south of Rangoon. One small victim.

quote:

TF 170 encounters mine field at Diamond Harbour (52,38)

Japanese Ships
MTB G-553, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

I love mines and use them with enthusiasm. I'll have to see when I can use B-29s for this. I'd like to seal off the Malacca Strait.

A 100k convoy unloaded at Karachi, with three more on the way. Two of them should be there within a week.

My Cocanada forces are all at Bezwada now. I'm routing some units north to the Delhi area to move south towards Benares. Recon seems to indicate they're lightly held right now. I'll squeeze any way I can right now.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 1/3/2016 7:24:32 PM

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13 April 1944

I'm surprised CF let this convoy through.

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 136,128

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4
SBD-5 Dauntless x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kaito Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Taijin Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Isshin Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Lushan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Kaito Maru dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Taijin Maru

My planes at Makin did this.

I have three squadrons of B-24s at Deli set to hit Calcutta's heavy industry at night. Weather's been bad, though, so no flights yet.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 1/3/2016 9:51:40 PM

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14 April 1944

My West African division is nearly to Allahabad. Recon indicates neither one is occupied. That'll be 42 light industry between there and Benares that I get back, so this can only help.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 1/3/2016 10:51:02 PM

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16 Dauntless's get 11 hits: that's performance!

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