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FeurerKrieg -> April 10th, 1942 (2/8/2014 4:10:59 AM)
April 10th, 1942 India/Burma One of our heavily damaged minelayer subs, I-122 nears Trincomalee and is attacked by SS Swordfish. Two torpedoes are fired, but they both miss. We have been bombing Pegu and Rangoon pretty regularly as we send a couple exploratory units into enemy territory. Today we managed to destroy a H81-A3 on the ground at Pegu with 18 Sallys that bomb the place. Pacific East of Luganville, Aoba island is occupied. At Luganville, we have two DMS's now that work on clearing mines. Today SS S-23 decides not to attack our YO's near Milne Bay. Cleaning up the last couple dot bases in the Solomons we capture Stewart Island. China We sweep Changsha today a couple times and take down a bit more H-81-A3s than we lose Oscars. Our bombers do some good damage to the airfield there, although I'm sure it will be repairs reasonably fast. Submarines I-160 gets hammered by DD Worden near Bribane. The ship is around 80 float, but no fires so maybe it can make it to port. Near Synder, I-4 torpedoes xAKL William McArthur, causing pretty heavy damage. Later on the day, I-4 finds the xAKL still a float and hits with two more torpedoes finishing the job. Not done for the day yet, I-4 finds xAKL Carlisle nearby and proceeds to pound the ship with 10 deck gun rounds. Other Tarawa goes to size 3 airfield. Suva does as well - not sure if that is a big problem, other than any of the CV aircraft that went there can probably fly better now. I think we'll be landing before the airbase can get to size 4. If we take the place, then that is one less improvement level we have to pay for. One of the LBA units I had on my carriers attains Carrier Trained status today. It is on third of a unit. Does anyone know what happens if you recombine an air unit that is part carrier trained and part capable?

FeurerKrieg -> April 11th, 1942 (2/8/2014 5:10:35 AM)
April 11th, 1942 The action never stops for long around here lately! After a couple days of quiet, the British show up again. India/Burma After much unsuccessful searching for the British surface fleet, they finally show up in the night astride my supply line from Ceylon to Malaya. The empty transports heading home from dropping the Philippine Island divisions off at Ceylon, including some very big and fast xAP's I might add, are trashed pretty good, but at least they were empty. Visibility is low, but the Brits have radar and our ships are sitting ducks. So even with thunderstorms and 17% moonlight the British find our first task force at 19,000 yards and start shooting at 3,000. Our guys were surprised and apparently didn't even know the enemy was there until they opened fire. It is a pretty one sided affair, and although two big xAP - Brazil Maru and Asama Maru are sunk with gunfire and torpedoes, four other big fast xAP's get away. Six xAK's are shot up as well, although only a pair of those sink by the end of the next day. The escorts, a DD and TB get away mostly undamaged. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41142-bengal1_zpsc5f2fe15.jpg[/image] Never a good sight - the first of two stormy nighttime battles The Brits next attack another empty transport TF, this one mostly xAKs. This time they close to 1,000 yards before firing. The battle is almost as one sided, but we get a key hit from DD Natsushio which puts a torpedo into BB Ramilles. A relatively minor occurrence, but one that will pay off as the next day progresses. Two xAKs are sunk outright and another will sink during the day. Our DD and two TB's get away with light damage. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41142-bengal2_zpseee6190a.jpg[/image] Battle number two, but with a small bright spot Perhaps because of the slight slow down of Ramilles from that torpedo hit, or maybe it was just odd orders, the British end up on the southeast corner of Ceylon, right between my two airbases. Our first air attack of Zeros, Oscars and Val finds no CAP whatsoever, but our Vals still only get one bomb hit on Revenge which does little damage due to the deck armor of the battleship. Next however, 21 Kates attack and hit CL Capetown with a torpedo, causing heavy damage. Not great to only get 1 hit out of 21 drops, but at least it is a hit. The afternoon goes better. First 8 Vals attack and miss. Next up though, a dozen Kates from Shokaku attack and they all zero in on the damaged Ramilles. These 12 Kates manage to put FIVE torpedoes into Ramilles, sinking yet another R-Class British BB. So some nice transports were lost, but it did cost the Brits another battleship. A good trade for us. On the day we lose 3 Kates and 3 Vals to naval AA fire. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41142-bengal3_zpsdb0b6ad2.jpg[/image] And the day goes much better than the night! On land we attack at Colombo again and this time get 2:1 odds. Nice to see the results getting better before the reinforcements even arrive. I'm hesitant to use air power here because there are some big AA guns at Colombo and my planes don't have any armor. Via email I commented about the British fleet and John said they reacted into my transports unintentionally. He said he had an operation in the works for a bit but the fleet took a wrong turn and ended up in the wrong place due to reacting to my transports. So I probably am lucky that my transports got attacked, since now we have an opportunity to kill off this British fleet for good. Given that the fleet only has one British BB still sailing with it... Tanaka and our own surface ships will give chase tomorrow! Pacific Our 8th Armor Regiment arrives at La Foa and occupies the base before the combat phase. Onward to Noumea! DMS's continue to sweep mines at Luganville. B-17's hit Horn Island today and do a bit of damage to the port. China More sweeps of Changsha bring down some more H81-A3s. Other This is an old one: AM Lark is reported to have been sunk near Manila on Dec 07, 1941

temagic -> RE: April 11th, 1942 (2/8/2014 5:46:48 AM)
Is Shokaku still afloat?

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 11th, 1942 (2/8/2014 5:49:56 AM)
No, sadly a sub finally got her a couple days back.

temagic -> RE: April 11th, 1942 (2/8/2014 7:38:11 AM)
Too bad... Do you think in retrospect that your Ceylon adventure has been worth it?

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 11th, 1942 (2/8/2014 7:44:02 AM)
I think that will really depend on how it affects the British counterattack. My goal with taking Ceylon is largely to provide an alternate target for 4E's, or to provide a speedbump to a counteroffensive in Burma. Assuming we capture the place, we'll take out several units, including the 18th UK div and a couple Australian divisions. Not sure how long they take to rebuild but it certainly can't hurt to take them out. I think if John feels the need to retake Ceylon before attacking Burma, then yes, it will be worth it. If he just goes all overland and it doesn't affect things at all, then maybe it wasn't. Don't think I'll know for sure for some time yet. If I could have done anything different I'd have brought the 56th Division, but I had hoped six division would be enough to take Colombo. Live and learn! Still, I hope having Akyba and Cox's Bazaar will pay some dividends in the defense of Burma as well.

FeurerKrieg -> April 12th, 1942 (2/9/2014 6:31:49 AM)
April 12th, 1942 India/Burma Bleheim's try some night bombings at Jaffna, but they are ineffectual. The British fleet eludes our fleet for another day. As they run though, I-165 manages to put a torpedo into CL Capetown causing heavy damage. Capetown falls out of line and is reported sunk, but the rest of the Brits actually go to Colombo and bombard our forces. Now that we know where they are, we will move to the hex northwest of Colombo which is where we expect the enemy fleet to retreat through if they head to India. During the day, our air forces on Ceylon attack the enemy fleet while it lingers at Colombo. Most of our planes are brought through the CAP okay by the heavy Zero and Oscar escort, but we only manage to score one torpedo hit on BB Revenge. Hopefully if we engage the fleet tomorrow this will help us out. Ten Kates fly out past Colombo and find a transport, the xAK Steaua Romania, and easily sink the ship with three torpedo hits. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41242-ceylon_zpsca702468.jpg[/image] One more battleship to take out Pacific Another dot base by Luganville, Santa Maria, is occupied today. At Suva, a midget sub attempts to attack a convoy but is spotted by escorts and depth charged until it sinks. China We attack Sining and only get 1:2 odds. We'll keep plugging away here.

obvert -> RE: April 12th, 1942 (2/9/2014 8:15:45 AM)
Sucks to lose the good transports, but a chance to nail all of those Brit ships is worth it. I know there is a dearth of escorts at this stage, but it's almost too bad to hit the BBs as they would slow everything else down in that TF making it much more vulnerable in a surface battle. Still, good to get them out of there, and the VPs gained are solid. Good luck no the next turns!

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 12th, 1942 (2/9/2014 8:20:28 AM)
Yep - Revenge is still in the TF, and probably a bit slower after taking a torpedo. We will see on the next report!

FeurerKrieg -> April 13th, 1942 (2/10/2014 6:41:58 AM)
April 13th, 1942 India/Burma Lots of action in this theater today. Our fleet does indeed engage the British, and although things don't go perfect, our greater numbers and bigger ships win out overall. Surprisingly, the British fleet spends the night bombarding our troops at Colombo before setting sail to the northwest. By the time the day comes, and the British set sail, our fleet is in position at the expected battle hex, one hex northwest of Colombo. It is a day of rough seas and crappy weather, and although Tanaka is a good commander, his sailors' eyeballs are not better than radar. Max visibility is 7,000 yards, and the British radar finds the Japanese right through the rain and fog. The Japanese do not detect the British and the British fleet is able to sneak up on us and gain a solid full round of shots before we are able to give anything back. Thankfully, our battleships draw most of the fire from the enemy heavy cruisers and Revenge and our armor is up to the task of deflecting most shells. The exception to this is that CA Mogami gets targeted by Revenge and CL Glasgow. Although the Glasgow rounds don't penetrate, they do cause some topside damage. Some of the big shells from Revenge however land hard on Mogami, heavily damaging the ship. BB Ise also takes a couple penetrating shells from Revenge, but not enough to put her in danger. It takes a while before our ships get straightened out and start shooting back. But until they do, this was looking ugly... [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41342-ceylon1_zps619d0ef0.jpg[/image] British radar gives them a head start, Mogami suffers for it. Once we got turned around though, our ships opened up with devastating accuracy at ranges as close at 2,000 yards. Revenge was hammered by our battleships and at that range both our 40cm shells and slightly small 36cm shells penetrated and Revenge went under in short order. Once Revenge and CA Dorsetshire went down, the British were in full retreat, but all their ships were slowed down by damage and we were able to keep putting shells on target. By the time the fleet scattered into the weather, CA Exeter, CL Hobart, CL Enterprise, CL Glasgow and DD's Nestor and Napier were still afloat. All of them were heavily damaged except CL Enterprise which had only taken a couple hits. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41342-ceylon2_zpsae550136.jpg[/image] By the end, we come out on top. After losing the enemy into the weather, our fleet moved into the Colombo hex and from there they will head back to Trincomalee for temporary repairs before heading back to Singapore and Georgetown for final repairs. CA Mogami could not survive all those large caliber hits and sinks. CL Sendai also sinks later in the day having been shelled heavily by CA Dorsetshire and CA Cornwall. The rest of our ships are in decent shape and none are at risk of sinking. Their condition can be seen below. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41342-shipdmg_zpsb1f4d838.jpg[/image] Even with the bad weather, our planes manage to get a couple parting shots in. Two Vals find CA Exeter and they both hit with their 250kg bombs. Ten Kates find CL Hobart and Enterprise, and put three torpedoes into Hobart, sinking the cruiser. We also suffer a minor air attack when 2 Albacoress and 2 Hurricanes attack our fleet, but lots of Oscars augmented by about a dozen float planes shoot down the enemy planes easily. In the afternoon a pair of Vals attack Exeter again but miss and six Kates attack CL Enterprise, also missing. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41342-airattackceylon_zpscdcd79fa.jpg[/image] Parting shots take out CA Exeter and CL Hobart So in the end, we lose CA Mogami and CL Sendai. The Allies lose - BB Revenge CA Dorsetshire CA Cornwall CA Exeter CL Hobart CL Danae CL Glasgow DD Napier DD Tjerk Hiddes CL Enterprise and DD Nestor get away for now, although we may still get them with subs tomorrow. Neither is heavily damaged so they are probably making decent speed. This should put an end of British strength in this area for a while. We still have to watch out for Formidable, Illustrious and Hermes, all together they have about 100 plane capacity which can do some damage for sure, but they will have little in the way of capital ship support for a while. DEI Thirteen B-17's hit the port at Babo. Not sure why they hit the port and didn't go for the oil production there. Pacific Two hexes southeast of Luganville, the dot base of Ambrym is occupied. Luganville goes to airfield size 3. Not sure if it will hit level 4 in time to help at Suva, but it is going up pretty quick. Car Div 2 is all restocked and mostly fixed up at Rabaul. It will set sail tomorrow at cruise speed to cover the invasion of Suva. In general I sail warships at cruise speed whenever possible to conserve fuel as much as possible. At Noumea our tank unit arrives ahead of the infantry and with recon showing light defenses, we do a Deliberate attack. We take no casualties and knock out 13 enemy squads, but the results are only 1:3. We'll wait for the infantry to get here before attacking again. Other Bangkok goes to AF size 5 and we will stop it there for now.

obvert -> RE: April 13th, 1942 (2/10/2014 8:40:44 AM)
Wow. It's like Jutland over here! Those are massive TFs. I can't help but think you'd do better in future with smaller TFs, less confusion with ship types. The CLs especially shouldn't be in there. I can't argue with the results though. A lot of RN ships sunk! nice work. [:)]

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 13th, 1942 (2/10/2014 8:19:16 PM)
Yes, this battle occurred before I had read about putting ships of the same class in multiple TFs. I'm still used to the old WITP days when 13-15 ships was best size for a surface combat TF. Near Suva, I have rearrange my TFs into two - a slow BB TF and a fast BB/cruiser TF. Once I have a chance, I'll do a global rearrangement to make sure my ship speeds and gun ranges are better organized in all theaters.

offenseman -> RE: April 13th, 1942 (2/10/2014 8:37:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert Wow. It's like Jutland over here! Those are massive TFs. I can't help but think you'd do better in future with smaller TFs, less confusion with ship types. The CLs especially shouldn't be in there. I can't argue with the results though. A lot of RN ships sunk! nice work. [:)] obvert, what is your opinion about using Oi and/or Kitakami in a SCTF with BBs? In my last game I did that once, 10 ship TF and lost Oi and Hyuga with a mess of damaged ships. This was a case in point of the BB not firing much with that force composition. Unfortunately those two CLs seem ideal to use in a SAG....

obvert -> RE: April 13th, 1942 (2/10/2014 8:49:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: offenseman quote: ORIGINAL: obvert Wow. It's like Jutland over here! Those are massive TFs. I can't help but think you'd do better in future with smaller TFs, less confusion with ship types. The CLs especially shouldn't be in there. I can't argue with the results though. A lot of RN ships sunk! nice work. [:)] obvert, what is your opinion about using Oi and/or Kitakami in a SCTF with BBs? In my last game I did that once, 10 ship TF and lost Oi and Hyuga with a mess of damaged ships. This was a case in point of the BB not firing much with that force composition. Unfortunately those two CLs seem ideal to use in a SAG.... Kitakami and Oi are best in a surprise mission at night against something big and slow, like an amphib TF. Maybe against slow BBs, too. I'd put them into a TF with other CL or just the two of them with 4 DDs.

offenseman -> RE: April 13th, 1942 (2/10/2014 8:56:55 PM)
Thanks for the thoughts! Bob- sorry for the interruption! [:)]

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 13th, 1942 (2/11/2014 3:49:00 AM)
No worries! I have often though about how is it best to use Kitakami and Oi. Night missions against Iowa class BBs sounds like a good use to me.

obvert -> RE: April 13th, 1942 (2/11/2014 9:18:57 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg No worries! I have often though about how is it best to use Kitakami and Oi. Night missions against Iowa class BBs sounds like a good use to me. The only thing I want to send against an Iowa class BB is a very fast plane with a torpedo slung under it! [;)]

FeurerKrieg -> April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 5:59:35 AM)
April 14th, 1942 Hopefully things will quiet down for a little bit so we can build our Empire uninterrupted! Silly Allies need to leave us alone! Burma and China will probably be the center of a attention for the early summer. India/Burma Near Little Andaman SS Trusty attacks and hits one of our big xAP's that managed to escape the attack by the British fleet a few days ago. The ship is big enough that is should be okay with a single torpedo hit. Blenheim's attack Trincomalee at night, but don't hit anything. Two are actually shot down by flak, so our two AA units are at least having an impact. Pacific Southeast of Guadalcanal, the dot base of Kirakira is occupied. China Sweeps and ground attacks occur at Siangtan, just west of Changsha, in preparation for our crossing of the river by two solid division. This is something of a surprise attack and flanking maneuver. Our bombers do well with the open terrain and when the troops cross they easily capture the base from the partial Chinese Corp on station. Results at 67:1 and the Chinese unit loses about 2000 of its 4000 men. The unit retreats east in Changsha, which is ideal for our plans. In email John said he didn't even notice that troops could cross at that point. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41442-china_zpsc611ff2b.jpg[/image] Crossing the river behind Changsha The above isn't very detailed, but hopefully it helps. In a couple days I'll post a couple shots of China to detail movements here and troop strengths. For now, since the Chinese are showing an arrow west out of Changsha, and I don't want my two divisions to get mauled by a huge force, I am going to abandon Siangtan and go west to take the next base over. I may then be able to run around in the backfield creating issues, or possibly get enough into Changsha to stop movement out of that base if I return to Siangtan. Hard to say, but we do have an opening here and we'll try to create some chaos before a big Chinese stack pins us down. We also attack at Sining where we will continue to DA's daily unless we are low on supply. Today the battle is exactly even as it is 289:289 adj assault values. Farther north, at Kiuchuan, the 11th Tank Regiment arrives after a fast drive through the desert and finds a couple Chinese corps have arrive just the day before it did. The tanks attack anyway and take no casualties while knocking out 7 squads of enemy troops. It is unlikely the tanks will take them base themselves, but being here may cause the enemy troops at Sining to retreat into the non-road mountains when that base falls. Submarines Near Suva, midget Ha-7 is hit by depth charges and actually manages to make it back to the same hex as it's 'mother-ship' but sinks before it can rendezvous.

offenseman -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 1:41:48 PM)
Regarding that river crossing: Outstanding move!! Bravo. [&o] Not sure what you have in that area, but if you can boot them out of Hengyang, you can probably roll up the rail line toward Kweilin. Very nice move Bob.

JocMeister -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 2:06:58 PM)
Well done indeed! [:)]

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 5:09:31 PM)
It remains to be seen how it plays out. I'm only 3 day behind the actual game now, so I can't see as much into the future as I used to. :) Hengyang has too much to be able to clear them out. However, if reinforcements start to show up on the road to the west, I may pull these two Divisions back down to Hengyang because it might be enough to allow my garrison force on the south side of the river to cross over. That is 2/3 of a division, so not enough to suddenly taken Henyang, but it would be enough to allow me to bring over more forces in the future without worrying about a river cross if I need to do so from the south. However, if recon shows the back country really empty, I will seriously consider a march to Kweiyang. I'd think that would really disrupt what little supply flow the Chinese have. However, this force is only 2 divisions, so it can only do so much. That being said, there are a some 200,000 or more Chinese stuck at Kienko, 150,000 at Tiensui (that base nw of Sian) and another 200,000 at Changsha. I'd estimate the Kweilin to Nanning area has another 100-150k as well. Given the loses from the large stacks wiped out in the past couple months it could be pretty empty back there. At the same time, we have a Brigade infiltrating the Chungking plains to get around behind Kienko. That might create some chaos up there too.

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 5:16:46 PM)
Oh, and another 100k or so are the wooded hex just east of Ichang. I have a unit trying to sneak into Ichang as well since that would block the retreat path of that stack. And finally there are 3 regiments of tanks getting ready to block the road east out of Nanning while the 104th Division returns from repair at Hanoi. Lots of moving parts and it is hard to show well in text. I have a couple screens from April 16 or 17 where I'll try to illustrate everything that is happening. With my airpower building up in the area, my general approach is going to be to moving as much as possible while using air to knock any reaction units out of move mode so that I can have a speed advantage. If I can't get a win withing a few turns, leave that hex with enough to pin a greater amount of Chinese and try to hit somewhere else. Whether I actually make good moves is of course a different question. [:D]

ny59giants -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 6:46:52 PM)
I was unable to recombine a divided air group that was both carrier capable and carrier trained. This was over a year ago and was not a bug. So, unless this has been changed, you cannot do so.

obvert -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 6:55:26 PM)
That crossing is the achilles heel of Changsha defense. If they don't pile on behind as well as in the base, it's trouble. Way to take advantage. Now just keep driving while surround his forces from the other side!

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 7:27:00 PM)
Thanks for the response on carrier trained recombining. That is good to know since I will go ahead and make sure I get the other parts of that unit Carrier trained as well.

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 7:29:15 PM)
Yup, I'm trying to pin the stack in Changsha, but it is a big one so I need to get a fair amount of troops in there. I have some in place, and already the effects of the crossing behind it are being seen. He had two units sitting one hex east of Changsha, and those are retreating back to Changsha, which thus frees up a division and a half for me to possibly move into Changsha. Also, Units from Kweilin to Nanning are showing movement arrows to the northeast. Makes me think he doesn't have much of a safety net in the deep country up towards Kweiyang.

obvert -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 9:03:52 PM)
Just move in right behind them closing the hex side. The good defensive terrain works for you in Changsha too, so it will let you have 1/3 as much as the Chinese have there to hold them while you bypass it.

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 14th, 1942 (2/12/2014 9:32:40 PM)
If you mean bring those units across the river from the west of Changsha, I'll get wrecked on the river crossing shock attack. As to bring in units from the east, that is what I am working on, but John has smartly placed a couple Chinese corps in the wood east of Changsha and I don't have enough there yet to bounce them. Thankfully he has started moving west, so if both of those units move then I can walk in. Will a Division and a brigade be enough to hold back 200,000 chinese? Maybe. But I'd rather bring in troops from the southeast and the east at the same time just to be safe. The question at the moment is how much is he moving west across the river? If it is a lot then that makes it easier for me to move into Changsha and pin a stack there. If it is a little, then it makes it easier for me to double back and grab all three bases on the west side of the river. We will see...

FeurerKrieg -> April 15th, 1942 (2/13/2014 4:51:42 AM)
April 15th, 1942 India/Burma We fly an A6M2 sweep over Colombo and shoot down a couple IIa Hurricanes. DEI B-17's continue to hit the port at Babo. I don't understand why. Pacific Southwest of Luganville, Lakatoro is occupied. The 8th Division starts loading at Luganville. The 21th Division is at port at Luganville as well. I'm sure they are sweltering in their ships. The 28th Division has arrived at Noumea and will attack tomorrow. It will take a few days to load up the 8th since it is a big division and there is a small port at Luganville with little naval support. I am hoping the 28th and 8th tank regiments will load faster since the port at Noumea is a little bigger. Also, near Noumea, a pair of pesky SBD-3's get in one last hurrah and hit the xAP Kowa Maru twice which will probably sink the ship. In the afternoon two more attack, but they miss xAP Palau Maru. China We switch to sweeps and ground attack on Changsha today to slow down the units moving west. Hopefully that will buy me the day I need for my two divisions to move west. A silly game mechanic will work to my favor here. If I have no units in Siangtan when the Chinese cross, they don't launch a shock attack and thus need to spend an extra day issuing an attack to capture the base. Hopefully that day, plus my ground attacks will give me the time I need to clear out the path westward. Also, I forget whether it was today or a couple days ago, but all the artillery that was at Manila has been unloaded at Hong Kong and is marching towards Changsha. If we can pin that stack, all this artillery will ensure the Chinese slowly die off there. Other Sapporo port goes to size 7. I think Ominato, Hakodate and Sapporo - and that one other base on the northwest corner of Honshu, have all gone up a size in port. So there is a pair of size 6 and a pair of size 7 to use. Combine that with the fact that I have already drained Hokkaido of all excess resources, I think I can now recalibrate my convoy TF's in that area and free up a lot of ships. Darwin's airfield goes to size 5, so that should help us out if and when we capture that base. Southwest Fleet HQ unit arrives at Soerabaja today as well.

FeurerKrieg -> April 16th, 1942 (2/13/2014 5:23:23 AM)
April 16th, 1942 India/Burma SS Truant attacks and misses DD Kagero near Trincomalee. The 16th Division arrived at Colombo yesterday so we did a DA today. We get 2377:870 adjusted assault (2:1) which bodes well. Forts drop to 1. The 48th Div arrives tomorrow and the 55th Div the day after that. So in three days we should be ready for the attack which may finally capture the base. DEI We unload another small unit at Mataram. I have one or two more on the way and then we should be ready to try and wipe out the garrison there again. Pacific We easily capture Noumea today with a 10:1 result. Odd to see a blue unit in the combat screen. Along with the 800 enemy POW's, we capture 7 SBD-2 and 15 SBD-3. I guess I should consider myself lucky they were only attacking in pairs given there were 22 of the dive bombers here. Transports are already in the port and will start loading the 28th Division and 8th Tank regiments immediately. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/41642-sopac_zpseef9a638.jpg[/image] South Pacific situation China Air attacks continue on Changsha, which seem to slow the Chinese down as no units cross the river today. We manage to evacuate Siangtan, although we lose a VP due to the garrison requirement there. We will attack at Shaoyang tomorrow - with luck we will take the base on the first go. All air in the area will be hammering the enemy there. Even if it take two days, that's okay since the Chinese still haven't crossed into Siangtan yet. DA at Sining today gets 242:223 (1:1) adjusted, and casualties are about 1:2 in our favor. Still no supply modifier so these Chinese seem to still have bullets. Other About 9 subchasers and a destroyer are put back into service after refits, mostly at Singapore and Tokyo.

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