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10-Oct-1943 - 4/28/2020 12:24:09 AM

Andav

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10-Oct-1943

KB is retiring to the south where we will try to shake off detection levels. I forgot to take a screen shot.

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14-Oct-1943 - 5/5/2020 7:54:07 PM

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Not much happening between the 11th and 13th. The 14th saw some sharp submarine action. When I use the IJN submarines, I try very hard to avoid shallow water. It seems to be more of a death trap then deeper water. The waters off the coast of Burma saw most of the action.

Score one for the good guys!

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Sub attack near Akyab at 54,44

Japanese Ships
SS I-37, hits 4

Allied Ships
DD Quadrant, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Things go down hill quickly.

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ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44

Japanese Ships
SS I-31, hits 15, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
DD John Rodgers
DD Wadsworth
DD Thatcher
DD Stevens

I did drop some mines from subs.

quote:

TF 439 encounters mine field at Cox's Bazar (54,43)

Allied Ships
PG Hindustan

1 mine cleared

One for the bad guys.

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Submarine attack near Akyab at 54,44

Japanese Ships
SS I-181, hits 33, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DE Encounter
DE Decoy
DE Arrow

Missed an AK between Johnston Is and the Marshalls.

quote:

Sub attack near Johnston Island at 155,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-9, hits 2

Allied Ships
xAK St Essylt
SC PC-578
xAK Kooringa
xAK Hermion
xAK Ozarda
xAK Havildar
SC PC-1081

More pain by Burma

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ASW attack near Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 13, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Nepal

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RE: 15-Oct-1943 - 5/8/2020 6:50:22 PM

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Not much to report. KB is shifting position to counter something which has become annoying.

I ordered sweeps over Cox Bizarre to see if I can attrit the fighters there. Only 79 are showing via recon. The cream of the IJA and IJN will take part. About 150 fighters total. I am hoping for a large coordinated sweep by the IJA at the very least since they make up most of the numbers.

Of note. I need this engine to move along the next generation of fighters.

Device Mitsubishi Ha-43 advances R&D

Wa

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RE: 15-Oct-1943 - 5/8/2020 10:34:24 PM

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ORIGINAL: Andav

15-Oct-1943

Not much to report. KB is shifting position to counter something which has become annoying.

I ordered sweeps over Cox Bizarre to see if I can attrit the fighters there. Only 79 are showing via recon. The cream of the IJA and IJN will take part. About 150 fighters total. I am hoping for a large coordinated sweep by the IJA at the very least since they make up most of the numbers.

Of note. I need this engine to move along the next generation of fighters.

Device Mitsubishi Ha-43 advances R&D

Wa

I always had worse performance with large coordinated sweeps, and technically it is called a cooperative sweep. I can't remember really what it means, just that is what you are supposed to call it.

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16-Oct-1943 - 5/9/2020 3:02:15 PM

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Sweeps over Cox's Bizarre where not Cooperative. There were several waves with the Georges going in first followed last but not least by 60 Franks who faced only clouds.

It is interesting to see the defense includes P-51As, P-40N1s and F4U-1As. I do not think I have seen these in the game yet. They might ave too short range to sweep the places he has been sweeping and bombing over the last several weeks.

Wa

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RE: 16-Oct-1943 - 5/9/2020 3:08:06 PM

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16-Oct-1943 cont.

The butchers bill. This is too many Georges lost for the number of planes destroyed. I will drop the IJN from these in the future and just use the IJA.

28 total pilots lost. 13 MIA, 3 WIA and 12 KIA.

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RE: 16-Oct-1943 - 5/9/2020 3:22:20 PM

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Think twice about that. You lost 30 georges but did net 9 corsairs, 10 lightnings, 2 jugs, and 2 mustangs plus other fighters.

You aren't going to get a better ratio defending against his sweeps.

Rather try not using such a huge sweep, but select only a few well rested squadrons and rotate them. Also sweep bases you might find leaking cap...

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RE: 16-Oct-1943 - 5/9/2020 3:42:51 PM

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In my previous game, one rather large mistake I made was not including ASW training for medium bomber pilots. I did search and then naval bombing I think. While search was good, I should have developed a much better search and ASW trained pilot corp which could be swapped out once all of the landing bombing in China was done. This game I made certain there were pilots training on map for Search and ASW. I am now reaping the benefits of those pilots. Over near the Home Islands, I have a skilled group of pilots guarding those waters where oil and fuel will transit from the SRA. Over near Burma, there are also several groups which are skilled.

Here is an example of one squadron.

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RE: 16-Oct-1943 - 5/9/2020 3:49:21 PM

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Think twice about that. You lost 30 georges but did net 9 corsairs, 10 lightnings, 2 jugs, and 2 mustangs plus other fighters.

You aren't going to get a better ratio defending against his sweeps.

Rather try not using such a huge sweep, but select only a few well rested squadrons and rotate them. Also sweep bases you might find leaking cap...

I think the Franks would have done just as well and the IJA pilots are more plentiful. I 100% agree I will not do better against his sweeps. I have to be very careful to set those up layered. I also can pretty much only LRCP against his sweeps since 4Es will follow and close the airfield. I do like defending in the air in Burma because the railroads allow damaged planes to be transferred back to other bases which are in better shape.

Wa

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RE: 16-Oct-1943 - 5/9/2020 3:59:18 PM

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ORIGINAL: Andav

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Think twice about that. You lost 30 georges but did net 9 corsairs, 10 lightnings, 2 jugs, and 2 mustangs plus other fighters.

You aren't going to get a better ratio defending against his sweeps.

Rather try not using such a huge sweep, but select only a few well rested squadrons and rotate them. Also sweep bases you might find leaking cap...

I think the Franks would have done just as well and the IJA pilots are more plentiful. I 100% agree I will not do better against his sweeps. I have to be very careful to set those up layered. I also can pretty much only LRCP against his sweeps since 4Es will follow and close the airfield. I do like defending in the air in Burma because the railroads allow damaged planes to be transferred back to other bases which are in better shape.

Wa

+1 except that in my experience it takes the Frank R to sweep as good as a George. Of course a lot depends upon altitude of defenders and your sweep too.

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18-Oct-1943 - 5/11/2020 8:22:58 PM

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17-Oct-1943 and 18-Oct-1943

Very slow turns. Pretty much nothing happened. Dog days of 1943 I guess.

From the previous day's combat over Cox, we are celebrating:

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CPO Minowa O. (201 Ku S-1/1) Pilot becomes Double Ace 10 kills; stationed at Moulmein

And mourning:

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PO1 Matsuo E. (201 Ku S-1) Ace Dies 5 kills; stationed at Tuyun
PO1 Matsuo E. (201 Ku S-1) Pilot becomes Ace 5 kills; stationed at Tuyun

Wa

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RE: 16-Oct-1943 - 5/11/2020 8:26:45 PM

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: Andav

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Think twice about that. You lost 30 georges but did net 9 corsairs, 10 lightnings, 2 jugs, and 2 mustangs plus other fighters.

You aren't going to get a better ratio defending against his sweeps.

Rather try not using such a huge sweep, but select only a few well rested squadrons and rotate them. Also sweep bases you might find leaking cap...

I think the Franks would have done just as well and the IJA pilots are more plentiful. I 100% agree I will not do better against his sweeps. I have to be very careful to set those up layered. I also can pretty much only LRCP against his sweeps since 4Es will follow and close the airfield. I do like defending in the air in Burma because the railroads allow damaged planes to be transferred back to other bases which are in better shape.

Wa

+1 except that in my experience it takes the Frank R to sweep as good as a George. Of course a lot depends upon altitude of defenders and your sweep too.

I have the second model George producing. I have about 45 in active service now. it is slightly better then the original version. I might give it a go.

Wa

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19-Oct-1943 - 5/12/2020 1:52:09 PM

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19-Oct-1943

Not much happened. Truk was bombed. Burma was quiet in the air. KB is now lurking looking to pounce.

Wa

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20-Oct-1943 - 5/13/2020 3:43:11 PM

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20-Oct-1943

A pretty quiet turn. While I would like to say I had this ambush perfectly setup, I really did not know this sub was still down here. Most of the RO-boats are doing supply runs since they tend to be sunk pretty quickly.

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Submarine attack near Torres Islands at 119,147

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62

Allied Ships
TK Pan Scandia, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires

Sweeps over Cox are ordered for tomorrow. There are 3 groups of second generation Georges with elite pilots. 63 planes total. 9/10 Recon shows just over 100 fighter. I have 3 groups of Franks in the wings for the next days.

Wa

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RE: 20-Oct-1943 - 5/13/2020 6:09:16 PM

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Looking at Tracker, the earliest turn I have loaded in this database is 489. We are currently on 683. RO-62 has been on station at hex 119,147 since turn 489 at least. 200 days circling the same hex.

I have sent them back to Saipan for some R&R.

Wa

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21-Oct-1943 - 5/14/2020 11:10:55 AM

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21-Oct-1943

Sweeps over Cox are not in our favor. We lose 28 Georges over 3 waves in return for 17 mixed P-47D2, F4U-1 and F4U-1A. This is the Allies A-Team I think. Certainly none of the P-40/Hurricane/P-39 riff raff we have seen before. The IJA will try tomorrow from a higher altitude.

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22-Oct-1943 - 5/15/2020 4:25:53 PM

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22-Oct-1943

Sweps went over Akyab and found second stringers. Franks did not do so well. Everyone is standing down now.

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RE: 22-Oct-1943 - 5/17/2020 9:31:32 PM

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Well you were keeping them honest.

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23-Oct-1943 to 27-Oct-1943 - 5/19/2020 4:01:27 PM

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We have been flipping turns a bit. There have been a few highlights.

KB and Company wandered down the west coast of New Guiana and found this little AVP. For once it did not send an alpha strike for one single ship.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,124

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 7
B6N2 Jill x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AVP Pollux, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allies invade Wake Island. I have withdrawn the CD unit here so it was not well garrisoned. Still they hold one turn.

quote:

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7994 troops, 134 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 250

Defending force 2367 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Allied adjusted assault: 144

Japanese adjusted defense: 23

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
575 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
837 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

I needed a change of shorts after this one. The only hit was a dud ... Phew ...

quote:

Sub attack near Kofiau at 79,107

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
CL Oyodo
DD Tamanami
DD Kiyonami

Allied Ships
SS Paddle

SS Paddle launches 6 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku

On the 27th, Georges were ordered to sweep Akyab. We score 2:1 against the second stringers.

Wake also falls.

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28-Oct-1943 - 5/19/2020 8:21:21 PM

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28-Oct-1943

Franks where up over Akyab today. We did a very high sweep hoping for the bounce. While we did get the bounce, the A Team was on duty today so we give more then we received. Everyone stands down today.

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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 34,514 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 41

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 37
F4U-1A Corsair x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 10 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 37,514 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 34

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 27
F4U-1A Corsair x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

A while back, I was complaining about HI in China needing fuel to run. I ended up dumping 60k fuel at Shanghai and have not seen a failure message since. This is good news.

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29-Oct-1943 - 5/20/2020 12:00:52 PM

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29-Oct-1943

Pretty quiet day.

RO-62 is a tough assignment. High Command sends them to circle on hex for over 200 days. Once they finally get orders to return to port for some much needed R&R (and fruits and vegetables to stave of scurvy) they run afoul DE Wileman is a random hex on the map. Now they are limping back to port.

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Sub attack near Wewak at 97,119

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 6

Allied Ships
DE Wileman

SS RO-62 launches 2 torpedoes
RO-62 diving deep ....
DE Wileman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Wileman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Wileman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Wileman attacking submerged sub ....
DE Wileman fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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31-Oct-1943 - 5/22/2020 3:17:16 PM

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31-Oct-1943

A few quiet days. The Allies are up to shenanigans in the Pacific. I am not sure where they are going. Two days ago, I thought this was either a raid or invasion (not likely) of Truk but they have moved back to the North East. We will need to keep an eye on them.

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02-Nov-1943 - 5/24/2020 9:41:25 PM

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The Allied fleet disappeared on the 1st and has reappeared on the second just south of Marcus. I only have a Guard unit there. I am flying in part of another one. I have a division loaded on transports which I might divert here to counter invade depending on how the initial Allied landing go. I added some midget subs to Marcus to hopefully cause trouble. KB is coming and will give battle supported by LBA from Pagan.

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03-Nov-1943 - 5/26/2020 10:50:59 AM

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03-Nov-1943

The prelude to action around Marcus.

Midgets try to cause some distractions

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Submarine attack near Marcus Island at 124,86

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-30, hits 11, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Alabama
BB Massachusetts
BB North Carolina
DD Dyson
DD Downes
DD Dunlap

SSX Ha-30 is sighted by escort

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ASW attack near Marcus Island at 124,86

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-20, hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Eaton
CL Birmingham
CL Santa Fe
CL Denver
CLAA Oakland
DD Kimberly
DD Hobby
DD Swanson

SSX Ha-20 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Eato

Old BBs bombard.

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Marcus Island at 123,85

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado

Japanese ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 13
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

Not at Marcus but we do get an AM down near New Guinea.

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Sub attack near Wewak at 96,118

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
AM Rail, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

This one I am sure caused some pucker factor but alas ... No hit. I think a full spread would have been called for here instead of just 2.

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Sub attack near Marcus Island at 122,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-184, hits 11

Allied Ships
CV Bunker Hill
CL Birmingham
CL Santa Fe
CL Denver
CLAA Oakland
DD Murray
DD Hobby
DD Swanson
DD Nicholson
DD Nicholas

SS I-184 launches 2 torpedoes at CV Bunker Hill

No invasion after the bombardment. I will continue to have troops flown in and the subs will continue to patrol. KB will be in position tomorrow to attack with LRCP from the Marianas to supplement the CV born CAP.

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RE: 03-Nov-1943 - 5/26/2020 1:33:56 PM

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This is really part of the PBEM experience I don't like....the massive concentrations of force.

You won't get much benefit from LRCAP to your carriers. Make an ASW task force of Surface TF have it set to react 0, and stay with your carriers, and LRCAP that task force. Still won't get much at this range, but it will be better than over the CV TF.

Good luck!

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RE: 03-Nov-1943 - 5/26/2020 1:49:26 PM

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I agree with you about massed forces. witpqs ONLY moves is carriers all together. The Death Star is a winning strategy which there really is no counter (either early for the Allies against KB or later for the IJN against all of the Allied CVs). I fully expect to lose most of the IJN in the next couple of days. I would rather try now then wait another 6 months when he is even stronger. I really missed my best chance to hurt him back in April of this year in the Marshalls.

I do have the surface combat and CV TFs following ASW TFs. Allied subs are very much a concern. I will LRCP one of those and cross my fingers.

Wa

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04-Nov-1943 - 5/27/2020 4:35:43 PM

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04-Nov-1943

Lots of sub action today with hits scored on both sides.

I am sure this is just a flesh wound but any hit is a good hit especially after being sighted once already and it was an 8 fish spread.

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ASW attack near Marcus Island at 123,84

Japanese Ships
SS I-24

Allied Ships
DD Perkins

SS I-24 is sighted by escort

Sub attack near Marcus Island at 123,84

Japanese Ships
SS I-24

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 1
BB Massachusetts
DD Downes
DD Dunlap

SS I-24 launches 8 torpedoes at BB South Dakota

Now it is the Allies turn. I-122 is probably a goner but I-30 gets some revenge.

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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 95,72

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamayuri Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Ryunan Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru
xAK Tokusima Maru
xAK Siraha Maru
xAK Kuwayama Maru
xAK Pacific Maru
xAK Hague Maru
E Yugao

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish

ASW attack near Wewak at 96,118

Japanese Ships
SS I-122, hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DE Wileman

Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Mantai Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Ceylon Maru
PB Magan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton

Sub attack near Wewak at 96,118

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DE Wileman, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Marcus was invaded as well. The shock attack is pretty sad by the Allies. After a few days rest, they will take the island but these units are beat up. I will see how the next day or two unfolds before committing the counter invasion.

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Ground combat at Marcus Island (123,85)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7993 troops, 122 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 246

Defending force 2849 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Allied adjusted assault: 6

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
601 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1683 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 107 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 54 (16 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
160th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
42nd Naval Guard Unit
83rd Nav Gd /1
51st JNAF AF Unit

We might have a CV battle tomorrow. I am positioning KB to hit the invasion area at range 6 with Death Star hopefully remaining at range 7. There is no detection on KB right now. I have more chance of taking something with me in the invasion hex then facing Death Star straight up. There might be riff raff south of Marus as well. I just need to take something with me if KB is sunk.

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RE: 08-Oct-1943 and 09-Oct-1943 - 5/27/2020 6:24:24 PM

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For scen 1 my HI target is 4M by mid '44. You're pretty far behind that goal. The good news is that you have NOT shut off you ARM or VEH, so your pools are good. Keep them going. Where you are right now would suggest your HI target for mid '44 to be 3M or so (yes, you have banked about 1M HI in your ARM/VEH pools).

NSY/MSY: your pools are really too big already. I would definitely start shutting down some (most or even all) NSY and MSY factories. You want those HI points to be available for AC and Engines, I would let your NSY/MSY pools drop down to NSY=10000, MSY = 5000 by 6/44, and then after that let them drain out slowly through end game. after you last key NSY builds have happened, then keep your NSY pool = 500, your MSY can be 100 in the late game. YOu just need enough to get a few last ships built IF you need them.

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RE: 10-Oct-1943 - 5/27/2020 6:45:57 PM

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I just can't agree that Marcus Island is the place to have a big CV battle. You simply don't have enough land bases near to it.

I simply hate losing Marcus, as it is something like 24 hexes to Tokyo and you give up so much intel. But I don't want to fight on the Allied terms.

When does it look like you will get Sams?

I do like that you are trying to sneak in behind the Allied juggernaut.

Why did you have Marcus so lightly garrisoned? It would be sweet if you have a division already prepped to counter invade...

I hate the US Navy, they are always seemingly only three invasions away from landing on Hokkaido/Jima. But once the threat of the KB is gone, they accelerate their invasions so darn fast.

< Message edited by Lowpe -- 5/27/2020 6:52:14 PM >

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RE: 10-Oct-1943 - 5/27/2020 6:56:18 PM

Andav

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Thanks for the feedback Pax. Here is a current look at Industry. I do feel I am behind in HI. I have had Merchants turned off for a while now. I can cut back the NSY.

Wa