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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/22/2019 11:01:35 PM

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Miss!

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/22/2019 11:02:40 PM

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Miss times six!

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/22/2019 11:06:50 PM

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At least two task forces react...but then we get surprised.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/22/2019 11:10:04 PM

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Expected.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/22/2019 11:11:28 PM

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They get thru, but are easily handled by flak...not that their bombs would do anything.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/22/2019 11:13:41 PM

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They reacted but didn't engage, now they are dead.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/22/2019 11:54:19 PM

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The Dinah makes her debut as a night fighter...and for the first time in many nights no hits scored on Hokkaido.

Night Air attack on Kirin , at 108,42

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
IL-2 x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x IL-2 bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Shokaku-1 with A6M3 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 7000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes

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Night Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 3
Ki-46 KAI Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
DB-3T x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x DB-3T bombing from 2000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose-2 /C with F1M2 Pete (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 27500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
Spc.Attck.Unit Det with Ki-46 KAI Dinah (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes

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Night Air attack on Kirin , at 108,42

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
IL-2 x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-2 bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Shokaku-1 with A6M3 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 3
Ki-46 KAI Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x DB-3M bombing from 2000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose-2 /C with F1M2 Pete (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
Spc.Attck.Unit Det with Ki-46 KAI Dinah (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes

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Night Air attack on Shikuka , at 126,43

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
TB-3 x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TB-3 bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
21st Sentai/A with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 1 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes

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Night Air attack on Shikuka , at 126,43

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
TB-3 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TB-3: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x TB-3 bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
21st Sentai/A with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/23/2019 12:45:25 PM

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Destroyer skirmishes south of Formosa against the entire Allied fleet...

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/23/2019 12:45:50 PM

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More of the same...

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/23/2019 12:46:22 PM

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Bombardment of Vlad...horrible CD guns here.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/23/2019 12:47:50 PM

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I set up some CAP traps using heavy cruisers as bait. I missed a few pictures...

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/23/2019 12:50:22 PM

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Butchers bill. Japanese pilots are in general pretty poor skill wise, and the Nicks were low experience too. But they did good.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/23/2019 12:51:27 PM

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Cosmetic damage from Vlads' CD guns.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/24/2019 3:55:16 PM

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Dec 29, 1942

Big tank battle, unfortunately the Soviets smash IJA tanks everyday with 100 IL-2. Might hold one more attack and then there are so many avenues of Soviet advance that the rest Korea can't hold.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/24/2019 4:04:39 PM

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More of the same...

I always have a moment of silence when I see Hibiki sinking in someone's AAR

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/24/2019 4:24:33 PM

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More of the same...

I always have a moment of silence when I see Hibiki sinking in someone's AAR

She at least torpedoed a CL first and then pretty much by her lonesome fought the superior Allied ships. A glorious death!

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/24/2019 4:49:05 PM

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More of the same...

I always have a moment of silence when I see Hibiki sinking in someone's AAR

She at least torpedoed a CL first and then pretty much by her lonesome fought the superior Allied ships. A glorious death!

Always a sad day.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/25/2019 11:36:22 AM

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The Dinah is featured in several night actions. No damage scored despite the very low altitude. Japan simply doesn't have the defense capability to counter this tactic this early. The Allies would rack up the points at the manpower centers of Honshu should he venture there.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/25/2019 11:38:11 AM

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Death knell for Korea...

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/26/2019 1:02:26 PM

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Jan 1, 1943

A Val squadron finds some merchant shipping, Zeroes brush aside the escorts, and a good days work.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 12:44:43 PM

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Off the southern coast of Formosa....the torpedo boats score, but next up will be Yamato...heavily outgunned. Can she sneak in and unload with her 46cm guns and retreat before being punished heavily?

The TB caused a collision between a battleship and a destroyer...that had to hurt!

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 12:54:19 PM

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But the Allied screening battleships are pulled out of position by the torpedo boat squadron, and the Yamato, ever the wolf, slides into combat with the Allied Deathstar, her monster batteries pummeling the Allied fleet!

Can she escape retribution?

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 1:02:14 PM

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Later in the day sinking sounds are heard...Saratoga most likely.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Karenko at 87,65, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 10
CL Yura, Shell hits 1
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Arare, Shell hits 1
DD Ariake
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
CV Yorktown
CV Hornet
CV Wasp, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
CV Illustrious, Shell hits 2
CLAA Atlanta, Shell hits 1, on fire
CLAA San Diego, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 1
DD McCalla
DD Farenholt
DD Barton
DD Bailey
DD Bancroft
DD Meade
DD Norman

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 27,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 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
BB Yamato engages CV Illustrious at 2,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Wasp at 2,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages CV Wasp at 2,000 yards
DD Yunagi engages CV Wasp at 2,000 yards
Ammo storage explosion on CV Saratoga
BB Yamato engages CV Saratoga at 2,000 yards
CLAA San Juan engages DD Arare at 2,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA San Diego at 2,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA Atlanta at 2,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Meade at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CV Illustrious at 3,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Wasp at 3,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages CV Saratoga at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CV Saratoga at 3,000 yards
CLAA San Juan engages BB Yamato at 3,000 yards
CL Yura engages CLAA San Diego at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA Atlanta at 3,000 yards
DD Meade engages DD Yunagi at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Ammo storage explosion on CV Saratoga
BB Yamato engages CV Saratoga at 6,000 yards
CL Yura engages CV Saratoga at 6,000 yards
DD Meade engages DD Tachikaze at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CV Yorktown at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA San Juan at 6,000 yards
CLAA San Diego sunk by BB Yamato at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA Atlanta at 6,000 yards
DD Yunagi engages DD Norman at 6,000 yards
DD Meade engages DD Yunagi at 6,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 1:05:55 PM

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Not often in my years of playing, and reading forum AARs, have I come across surface engagements in which the carriers don't get screened or otherwise avoid taking major damage. You're pretty calm about it but that must've been one heckuva replay to watch.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 1:05:55 PM

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Yamato escapes back ...

The Kaga joins the KB...who is undetected.

80 Allied fighters on Formosa, plus their carriers, but a 2nd carrier must be damaged enough not to have flight operations robbing the deathstar of 90 planes the bulk of which are surely fighters....

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 1:15:43 PM

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Sunk ships...the CLAA yes, the Resolution no.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 1:17:37 PM

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... and the Yamato, ever the wolf, slides into combat with the Allied Deathstar, her monster batteries pummeling the Allied fleet!

Aww, this is a wet dream of any seasoned JFB! Congratulations on setting this up

Combat report was surely intense. Yamato at 2,000 yards - run (or swim) for your lives!

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 1:19:58 PM

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Not often in my years of playing, and reading forum AARs, have I come across surface engagements in which the carriers don't get screened or otherwise avoid taking major damage. You're pretty calm about it but that must've been one heckuva replay to watch.

It is pissing into the wind, kind of.

However, not really new...

In Dec of 1942 I got IJN BBs to close with Allied fleet carriers in the SRA in this game ultimately I sank two.

Against Wargamr I got Destroyer squadrons to torpedo Fleet Carriers on two different occasions, they didn't sink, but were knocked out of the game.

Against Tiemanj I got a CL/DD task force to close with British CV can't remember which, but I think I sank her.

Never got the chance with Jocke...although I did get him good with a sub ambush.

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 1:21:12 PM

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... and the Yamato, ever the wolf, slides into combat with the Allied Deathstar, her monster batteries pummeling the Allied fleet!

Aww, this is a wet dream of any seasoned JFB! Congratulations on setting this up

Combat report was surely intense. Yamato at 2,000 yards - run (or swim) for your lives!

Ultimately a bit disappointing...Yamato had shots at every carrier except Hornet, and the torpedo spread launched at 3k all missed...

Lot of shells left unfired...

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RE: Soviets Activated.... - 5/27/2019 4:14:00 PM

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They must have thought they were British BB TF and allowed them to close to knife fighting range when they opened up on the stunned carrier TF escorts.

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