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December 22-23, 1942 - 4/18/2019 12:33:46 AM   
Anachro


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This hurts! Perhaps I should have waited to cross until I was 100% prepped. I think this is where my unfamiliarity with land combat starts to bite me a little bit. Nonetheless, 1600 AV is now across with another 1000 AV on the way. Someone refresh my mind, but with men already across an additional shock attack should not trigger, right?

quote:

Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 74521 troops, 1061 guns, 1046 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263

Defending force 29593 troops, 300 guns, 259 vehicles, Assault Value = 759

Allied adjusted assault: 1109

Japanese adjusted defense: 8833

Allied assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
928 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 47 (1 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7774 casualties reported
Squads: 59 destroyed, 312 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 140 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 174 disabled
Guns lost 127 (10 destroyed, 117 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
70th British Division
7th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
41st Infantry Division
Kowloon Brigade
26th Indian Division
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
48th Division
5th Division
33rd Division
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Fld AA Gun Co
16th AA Regiment
57th Fld AA Bn /1
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Rgt /1
44th Fld AA Bn /1
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Bn /3
Dai-kyu Koku Fleet /2


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RE: December 22-23, 1942 - 4/18/2019 1:07:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		Your follow-up force should make it without triggering a shock attack - if, that is, they are in Combat mode (not Move mode) and are crossing the same hex side.

The threshold is 1/3rd.

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RE: December 22-23, 1942 - 4/18/2019 1:13:30 AM   
Anachro


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Status: offline 		Same hex side? Okay did not know that. I need to move my forces.

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RE: December 22-23, 1942 - 4/18/2019 1:16:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		If they cross via the same hex side, you're good. I have seen occasions where forces crossed via non-friendly hex side (at above the 1/3rd threshold) and for some reason didn't trigger a shock attack (it should, and it usually does, but I swear this happens occasionally). If I wanted to be sure, I'd make sure I had the hex side. One way to accomplish that would be to slow the stack about to cross the unfriendly hex side while allowing one unit to cross, triggering a shock attack but turning the hex side friendly. An arty or HQ unit or anything will work.

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December 24-27, 1942 - 4/20/2019 8:44:49 PM   
Anachro


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Good thing you told me, CR. I mostly listen to you and re-route the majority of my forces, but forget to change the direction of one Indian division that was ~150-200 AV. It is mostly destroyed in the crossing. Forgetting to click on one division and it crossing one day sooner than anticipated (I realized my mistake a few hours after I sent the turn to John, but figured it wouldn't cross until 2 turns) really hurts. Oh well. The rest will go to the hex at Comilla and cross in good order from there.

In good news, Chittagong falls. Also, another Japanese CL takes 2 torps, though one is a dud and is heavily damaged. Hopefully, she sinks.

The important actions of the last few days:

The Good
quote:

Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37884 troops, 683 guns, 521 vehicles, Assault Value = 1096

Defending force 7604 troops, 167 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 237

Allied adjusted assault: 550

Japanese adjusted defense: 33

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chittagong !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 7 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3046 casualties reported
Squads: 87 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 112 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 126 (123 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 64 (64 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
741 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
40th Infantry Division
2nd British Division
87th Mountain Regiment
16th Australian Brigade
111th LRP Brigade
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
58th JNAF AF Unit
67th Div /23
35th JAAF AF Bn
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
1st Air Defense AA Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
33rd JAAF AF Coy
82nd Nav Gd /3


quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 54,48

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DMS W-10, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Awazisan Maru, Shell hits 3, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb


quote:

Sub attack near Rangoon at 50,53

Japanese Ships
CL Minase, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Sendai
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Yukikaze
DD Minekaze
DD Hayate
DD Oite
DD Mochizuki

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise, hits 2

SS Porpoise launches 4 torpedoes at CL Minase
Porpoise bottoming out ....


The Ugly
quote:

Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 8153 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1830

Defending force 29074 troops, 299 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 714

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 8481

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

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

Allied ground losses:
4552 casualties reported
Squads: 218 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 227 disabled
Engineers: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 58 (48 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division
14th Indian Division
17th Indian Division
Kowloon Brigade
7th Indian Division
70th British Division
17th Australian Brigade
26th Indian Division
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
5th Division
48th Division
33rd Division
Tonei Hvy Gun Rgt /1
44th Fld AA Bn /1
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
57th Fld AA Bn /1
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Bn /3
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Fld AA Gun Co
16th AA Regiment
Dai-kyu Koku Fleet /2


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RE: December 24-27, 1942 - 4/20/2019 8:48:03 PM   
Anachro


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Status: offline 		The 27th Division, another American division whose name I can't recall off the top of my head, and various other units arrive at Bombay today in preparation for future operations.

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RE: December 22-23, 1942 - 4/20/2019 9:11:21 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Anachro
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 74521 troops, 1061 guns, 1046 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
Defending force 29593 troops, 300 guns, 259 vehicles, Assault Value = 759
Allied adjusted assault: 1109
Japanese adjusted defense: 8833
Allied assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Woah, John've got one good multiplier in Calcutta defence for forts only at 3 and no HQs in the vicinity. And consistent one too, as your second attack showed. I'm puzzled with where exactly that x11 total comes from. x4 terrain is a given, but then LCU prep does not give you much w/o HQs, and it is not like he had time to get everything to 100 for Calcutta

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New Years Eve 1942 - 4/23/2019 2:00:33 AM   
Anachro


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Status: offline 		@GetAssista Yeah, the crossing numbers have been bad. My forces had pretty good prep too. Anyways, 900 additional AV just arrived at Comilla.

New Years Eve, 1942

We take stock of the situation as the new year turns. The Japanese advance across all fronts has largely been thwarted and we can point to their current territorial extent as the high water mark of the Japanese Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. In the Pacific, this stretches from Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands to the Phoenix Islands in the Central Pacific, stopping at Ndeni and Funafuti in the SoPac. Furthermore, the Japanese still hold Northern Australia, but have not made any further offensives after their failed landing at Portland Roads. Finally, in India, the Japanese forces are either surrounded and cutoff or retreating back into Burma. Observations across the strategic map and through sigint imply Japanese are building interior defenses: Ceylon shows men being evacuated, the bases on Burma and throughout the DEI are being reinforced and built-up, there is even intelligence that 32,000 men are on Saipan. Japan has entered the second-phase of its war: defensive lines.



Future Plans
SoPac
John has significantly reinforced his outward defenses in the Central Pacific and South Pacific. Lunga, Ndeni, the CenPac Islands, Kirakira - all of these are heavily defended; and Japanese carriers are in force roving between Tabiteuea and Lunga. Moreover, significant Japanese forces (at least 3-4 or more divisions in strength) seem tied down in Northern Australia. The one area we find to be neglected relatively (though nonetheless still decently garrisoned) is New Guinea. To keep out options open, significant forces are planning or already 100% prepped for various landings in the South Pacific and there are definitely holes in John's defenses. The key to his defense seems be to be Lunga where he has 14 units and at least 2 divisions and many planes. Ndeni also has a division and SNLF division. In contrast, Guinea has some decent forces, particularly at Port Moresby, but nothing as strongly defenses at Lunga.

John's forces in Northern Australia are inadequate for stopping a concerted push by land towards Darwin.



India
In India, my forces are doing a general advance while reinforcements focus on destroying cutoff Japanese forces in the rear. Calcutta is undersiege; the various Japanese units at Dacca will soon be destroyed and are close to being fully surrounded. While this goes on, we will send various units to march on Cox's Bazar, Akyab, Imphal, Kohima, and Ledo. These will provide bases from which we can begin hitting oil centers in Burma. Meanwhile, 2 US divisions and various smaller units are at Bombay, 100% prepped for the invasion of Ceylon once my allocated naval forces gather in the next couple of weeks there.



VP Situation


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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 2:05:12 AM   
Anachro


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Status: offline 		An interesting situation is developing tactically beyond the strategic situation. John can't seem to help wantonly roving around with his carriers and again they make an appearance on a somewhat fruitless chase around Luganville. These carriers were last seen stationed at Lunga and moving east, somewhat near Ndeni last turn. They suddenly move south this time (and appears to be a good chunk of the KB). A couple of interesting things: 1) I have a large contingent of fighters and some DB's at Luganville, maybe they can get lucky and hit something next turn; 2) I have planted ~200 mines in the hex next to Lunga; hopefully John will send his carriers back that way and hit something.

In the event that John's carriers take damage 9 CVs, 2 CVLs, and 2 fast (29kt) CVEs are moving north from Auckland. If some carriers take damage and seek nearby ports, maybe I can sink something.


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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 2:08:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have also found a gap in Japanese nav search towards Tabiteuea, which I suspect of being a forward operating base for Japanese naval units. Perhaps a carrier raid at some point here in the near future.


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New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 4:32:15 AM   
Anachro


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Status: offline 		New Years Day, 1943

My apologies. Last turn was actually New Year's Eve. The dawn of 1943 brings with a very interesting scenario. John moved his carriers south, seemingly chasing after Allied riffraff as per his email and his recon'ing of various dot hexes: "Wanted some New Years fireworks but alas…" Perhaps he'll still get his fireworks, as his decision to move south puts his carriers only 11 hexes from my own. Moreover, he has no detection on my carriers, except for a 1/1 detection which could very well be sigint radio activity. Who knows? He might bring his carriers further south to chase this. Or he might move north towards Efate where he has spotted an auxiliary minesweeper.

One thing to note, if I can manage a carrier battle, I still have 36 DBs and ~130 fighters at Luganville that can try to pickoff fleeing ships. Next turn could be very interesting...or nothing at all if John simply moves north. Very flummoxed as to what I should do, with various options. I will not input my orders yet - what would you do in this scenario? How would you route my forces?

I should note, John's forces clearly seem to be composed of 1 surface force and 2 carrier forces, and this was consistent with scouting from yesterday as well. In total, he appears to have ~500 a/c to my ~700 a/c (659 rising to ~665 tomorrow due to maintenance; not including my CVE's further behind with 35 additional fighters). But his surface force looks very strong, probably some fast battleships and/or battlecruisers. I can stack a decent amount of fighters at Noumea. Currently, Noumea has 115 fighters, 96 LBs, and 12 TBs (poorly trained NZ unit). Luganville has 36 DBs and ~130 fighters. Efate has 38 fighters.



Elsewhere, we further degrade fleeing troops south of Chittagong...

quote:

Ground combat at 56,42 (near Chittagong)

Attacking force 19016 troops, 303 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 1004

Defending force 3498 troops, 63 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Japanese ground losses:
1163 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
457 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Defending units:
82nd Nav Gd /3
67th Div /23
1st Air Defense AA Regiment


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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 4:47:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		First step should be to get between him and his ports so he needs to burn more fuel to avoid you or re-engage after a clash.
Your SCTFs should be between your carriers and his BBs - only one or two hexes from your carriers .
If he keeps his BBs near his carriers they could soak up a lot of your bomber attacks.
You finally have semi-working torps ... no subs in the area?

Consider whether there is a strategic advantage to keeping your carriers hidden for now ... it depends a bit on future ops plans.

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 8:14:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, as a non-contestant peanut gallery resident I'm always in favor of carrier battles.

Still, it looks like you outnumber his flattop-based aircraft by about 650 to 550 (not counting the CVEs). Also, all of those land-based aircraft in the vicinity can't hurt. Your land-based USMC squadrons could be used to fill out losses on your CV decks on Day 2. The US Army and NZ birds in the area could absorb strikes and possible do some strikes of their own. It seems like a great opportunity, but you have a lot more information than I do.

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 11:46:34 AM   
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If it was me, the first thing I would do is to make sure my supply of Maalox is sufficient for a couple of days.


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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 11:53:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Anticipating Japanese movements...hehe...haha.... ack! *cough* *wheeze*


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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 12:09:53 PM   
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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 1:14:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		IMHO, Option 1. This gives you LBA cover, and a path for damaged ships to take after the fracas. It will put you in range of his SAG, but you will probably loose at least a flight deck, which can then operate from land and continue to put a hurt on him.


Well, you asked

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 1:17:52 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

Well, as a non-contestant peanut gallery resident I'm always in favor of carrier battles.



What he said. In any case, good luck!

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 2:01:33 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

IMHO, Option 1. This gives you LBA cover, and a path for damaged ships to take after the fracas. It will put you in range of his SAG, but you will probably loose at least a flight deck, which can then operate from land and continue to put a hurt on him.


Well, you asked


I don't see any emergency airfields for his aircraft should you be able to trash a flight deck or two, while you have multiple options. What kind of DL does he have on Efate and the escort TFs there? Will he think those TFs are easy targets and go after them? Does he have DL on your CVs? I don't see any advantages to anything other than option 1.

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 2:08:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		He has 1/1 DL on one carrier TF. This could be radio activity sigint, or it could just be bad DL where he sees a DD or something. I don't know. He only knows I have an AM at Efate. The other TF is composed of 6 16-kt xAKs he doesn't know are there that I want to move to a nearby dot hex. Knowing John, he'd move north back towards Ndeni and try to hit these small targets on his way back; or he could move south based on the 1/1 DL he has, but his last email makes me think he will move north and try to hit the one little bit of riffraff he has seen. I don't think the 1/1 DL has betrayed the fact I have carriers nearby.

quote:

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Wanted some New Years fireworks but alas…

THREE today. Nice work Sir.


You can see the DL on my carrier TF in the initial post on the situation. I think the AM at Efate has 10/10 DL or something similar.

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 2:33:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		The die is cast. Attack range set to eight. Interlocking airfields providing LRCAP from Noumea and Efate.


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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 2:39:51 PM   
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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 3:16:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		Looks like Option 1 with a bit of Halsey mixed in. Yee Haw!

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 4:06:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		I hope you have your cruiser and BB search aircraft split between daytime and nighttime search patterns! Land-based search, too.

Your detection advantage could/should be decisive in the outcome, assuming you have accurate numbers on his aircraft numbers.

I hope you spank him here. Some day - one of these days - John has to learn not to go sailing around without the slightest clue about the deployment of enemy carriers on detection on nearby threats.

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 5:13:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		He already did-in his last game w/ Canoerebel. Didn't seem to dissuade him much.

The other thing to consider is the massive amounts of oil being used as he gallivants all over creation.

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 5:25:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		We'll see what happens. This was the email exchange I had with him when I sent the turn back to John:

quote:

Here you are. KB sure likes to rove around burning fuel all the while.


quote:

For a change, I've got plenty. What is that CV to my south? My recon Judy spotted something...


So he knows I have a CV at least from the 1/1 DL. Interesting turn, maybe, or maybe not. We'll see. Keep in mind, I received this response from John 2.5 hours ago.

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 5:56:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Is his comment "CV to my south" referring to the previous turn, or maybe the new one that he just ran?

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 6:04:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would guess it refers to the previous turn, as he did have a 1/1 DL on Task Force 43: CV Saratoga, CV Lexington, and CVL Charlotte, but I'd imagine he only saw 1 CV or CVE and nothing else based on the DL and his response ("that CV" in the singular).

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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 6:22:14 PM   
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RE: New Years Day, 1943 - 4/23/2019 6:32:51 PM   
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