RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla

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SqzMyLemon -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/6/2016 8:43:35 PM)
How badly are you over stacked? I learned about SL and over stacking the hard way, also in China. The more you pile on, the higher your disruption, the more disabled your squads will become BEFORE they attack, which means more destroyed squads during the combat. If you are heavily over the limit at Truk STOP sending more troops. Get closer to the stacking limit and grind it out. You will trash your troops badly if you pursue your current course of action. You are in for a long siege...accept it and play accordingly.

Sangeli -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/6/2016 8:45:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mundy I don't know, Sang, as I'm kind of in a crunch here. This was my last attack from 5 days ago. My AV advantage has seriously decreased over time. I'm assuming he has something like 200k in supply there and can replenish his troops faster than I can. I'm hoping three fresh divisions can push this over. What's your AV ratio now? 5 to 1 is plenty IMO. I faced a very similar situation to this when I invaded Tulagi. Level 8 forts, 3x terrain, and a large stockpile of supply. The key was accepting I wasn't going to take Tulagi quickly, bypass it, continue with my operations, and pulverize it with ships. Those divisions that got beat up can be split into thirds and healed up with time and supply. You're also completely discounting the effect that overstacking has on your ability to attack. In my opinion, adding three divisions without pulling anything out is just going to make your attacks weaker, not stronger. You're over 3x the stacking limit...that's very bad territory. Maybe other players can chime in about what they have seen in this regard but what I have is that it really works against you in ways that may not be obvious from adjust AV. In either case, you need to be planning and prepping operations past Truk at this point. If you have to wait until Truk is finished to start setting LCUs to a new target, you're not going to get the the Philipines by the end of 1945. The only reason not having Truk is preventing you from moving forward is that your LCUs are there; leaving it in Japanese hands is not so bad. The historical US certainly did not feel Truk was necessary to win the war. You need to start thinking about strategy as a whole instead of getting myopic and only thinking about one operation at a time.

Sangeli -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/6/2016 8:47:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SqzMyLemon I learned about SL and over stacking the hard way, also in China. The more you pile on, the higher your disruption, the more disabled your squads will become BEFORE they attack, which means more destroyed squads during the combat. This is exactly what I've noticed as well.

Capt. Harlock -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/7/2016 1:42:37 AM)
quote: I don't know, Sang, as I'm kind of in a crunch here. This was my last attack from 5 days ago. My AV advantage has seriously decreased over time. I'm assuming he has something like 200k in supply there and can replenish his troops faster than I can. I'm hoping three fresh divisions can push this over. Never mind Iwo Jima -- you have a Cold Harbor here. [:(]

Bif1961 -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/7/2016 6:18:21 PM)
That did come to mind when he mentioned attrition attrition. Even Grant had to keep side slipping Lee until he got to Petersburg, VA. Then there was no whereless to go but Lee was stuck too and withered on the vine.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/8/2016 10:58:50 PM)
12 April 1945 Onwards... I'm throwing in my last shot to take Truk. If this doesn't work, I'll probably start the evacuations. I definitely won't be happy about it if it comes to that, but we'll see what happens. At least 6 battleships and 50 rocket ships will support this. I've started bombing Truk again. B-29s finishing off the airfield and the mediums hitting the troops, mostly going after the Fortress. I'll know one way or the other in three days. Lots of ASW and minesweepers will accompany this bunch. CVEs and Royal Navy carriers will park next door. This was my previous attack, back on the 7th. quote: Ground combat at Truk (112,108) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 66928 troops, 1091 guns, 1247 vehicles, Assault Value = 1409 Defending force 34202 troops, 380 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 520 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7 Allied adjusted assault: 81 Japanese adjusted defense: 2725 Allied assault odds: 1 to 33 (fort level 7) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 736 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 50 disabled Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 31 (23 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 30 (29 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 3121 casualties reported Squads: 146 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 96 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 18 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 62 (47 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 100 (91 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 6th Marine Division 6th USMC Tank Battalion 38th Infantry Division 776th Amphib Tank Battalion 3rd Arm Amphib Battalion 706th Tank Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment XIV Corps Engr Grp 4th USMC Tank Battalion 775th Tank Battalion 27th Infantry Division XI Corps Engr Grp 96th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 249th Field Artillery Battalion X US Corps 506th Base Group XXI US Bomber Cmnd 6th Pioneer Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 502nd Base Group 669th Field Artillery Battalion 531st Field Artillery Battalion 504th Base Group 668th Field Artillery Battalion 71st Coast AA Regiment 72nd Base Maint Engineer Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 4060th Port Construction Battalion 517th Field Artillery Battalion 55th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 6th Ranger Battalion 197th Coast AA Regiment 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 1st Ind.Tank Co 49th Ind.Mixed Brigade 2nd Amphibious Brigade 50th Ind.Mixed Brigade 24th Ind.Mixed Brigade 11th Ind.Mixed Regiment 5th JAAF AF Bn Southeast Area Fleet 4th Base Force 4th Fleet 7th Naval Construction Battalion 36th JNAF AF Unit 35th Fld AA Gun Co Truk Naval Fortress 2nd Provisional Base Force My one carrier group, consisting of 8 CVs and 3 CVLs have moved past Truk to the northwest. Fortune was with me and I caught a little group looking like it was setting up for a run. quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 108,99 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 52 F6F-5 Hellcat x 41 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 7 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 31 SB2C-4 Helldiver x 23 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-3 Helldiver: 13 damaged SB2C-4 Helldiver: 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Takanami, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Asashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Arashio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hamakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Makinami, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires DD Naganami, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 16 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Takanami Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Arashio Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hamakaze Magazine explodes on DD Naganami Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Naganami --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 108,99 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Allied aircraft TBM-3 Avenger x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Makinami, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Asashio, on fire DD Hamakaze, on fire DD Takanami, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Makinami Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hamakaze Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Takanami I still have about 7 carriers in reserve at Ponape. Bon Homme Richard arrived in Panama and will head to Ponape via Pearl. After our carrier battle, I can get by with one strong group. The above bunch will send their TBMs in to bomb Guam's port next turn, in case his fleet parked there. My recon doesn't have the range to scout the Marianas yet. If nothing's there, Saipan and then Tinian will be next. I'll keep the dive bombers in reserve for shipping. I was happy they put hits on little destroyers. Looking ahead, it looks like I'm about at the end of scheduled supply convoys to Cape Town. I've been planning around this for some time, and have been shipping all my Liberty ships to England. The UK is sitting on something like 5.6 million in supply, while the US East coast is sitting at about 150k. I figure they're a horse apiece for travel time to Cape Town. Convoys have already been heading there. It's still nearly a month to make the trip. I cleaned out about 100 12 knot ships from San Francisco to send over there. I'm starting to keep the faster transports in the West Coast, as I'm getting plenty at this point. 14 and 17 knot convoys are the norm for there right now. Ponape's i good shape at about 260k in supply with more inbound. I'm also having to keep other bases stocked, with Eniwetok needing it now.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/9/2016 9:29:14 PM)
13 April 1945 Planes from the Marianas tried to hit my carriers. I was apprehensive at first, but I didn't need to worry. Gotta love the Big Blue Blanket. Every bomber that got through the CAP (not many...) was downed by flak. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 111,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y3 Judy x 14 N1K2-J George x 45 P1Y2 Frances x 44 Ki-84r Frank x 100 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 118 F6F-5 Hellcat x 112 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y3 Judy: 7 destroyed D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 23 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 2 destroyed by flak Ki-84r Frank: 9 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Hancock CVL Princeton CV Ticonderoga Aircraft Attacking: 1 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes VF-82 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VF-85 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VF-30 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VF-31 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 111,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y3 Judy x 3 D4Y4 Judy x 31 N1K2-J George x 107 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 86 F6F-5 Hellcat x 92 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed D4Y4 Judy: 16 destroyed D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Bennington Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (5 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VF-82 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VF-85 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-30 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-31 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 111,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y3 Judy x 29 N1K2-J George x 45 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 67 F6F-5 Hellcat x 72 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y3 Judy: 21 destroyed N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-5 Hellcat: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 6 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VF-82 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-85 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 11 planes vectored on to bombers VF-30 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VF-31 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 1 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 111,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y3 Judy x 22 N1K2-J George x 26 P1Y2 Frances x 27 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 56 F6F-5 Hellcat x 54 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y3 Judy: 13 destroyed D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 15 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CVL Cabot CV Shangri-La Aircraft Attacking: 1 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-82 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-85 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VF-30 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VF-31 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 11 planes vectored on to bombers VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers I hit the port at Guam, but nothing there. quote: Morning Air attack on Guam , at 106,95 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 113 F6F-5 Hellcat x 106 TBF-1 Avenger x 9 TBM-1C Avenger x 45 TBM-3 Avenger x 108 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 7 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak TBM-3 Avenger: 23 damaged Port hits 1 Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 18 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 18 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 18 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Helldivers jump on his Subchasers at Saipan. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 108,93 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships SC CHa-61, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SC CHa-55, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 108,93 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-3 Helldiver x 22 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged Japanese Ships SC Ch 27, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC Ch 27 This strike spotted ships in port there, so the Avengers will hit Saipan's port next turn. I doubt his bombers will recover from this right away, so I have at least a day or two to make trouble.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/9/2016 11:06:01 PM)
14 April 1945 Stuff got tougher near Saipan, with lots of his fighters doing CAP. I took plenty of losses for little gain. The first of my two amphib groups unloads at Truk. My arrangement got seriously borked. This was the group I was expecting to reach second. The first is still 2 hexes SE of Ponape not budging, despite orders for Truk. Regardless this unloads without HQ support and frankly takes few losses than I expected, losing about 1200 troops. The bombardment, however... quote: Pre-Invasion action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1789 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Missouri, Shell hits 43, on fire BB Iowa, Shell hits 16 BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 52, on fire CB Guam, Shell hits 25, on fire CB Alaska, Shell hits 11 CA Suffolk, Shell hits 41, on fire CA Shropshire, Shell hits 8, on fire CA Pittsburgh, Shell hits 18, on fire CA Tuscaloosa, Shell hits 10, on fire CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 6, on fire CA Portland, Shell hits 10, on fire CL Pasadena, Shell hits 13, on fire CL Miami, Shell hits 15, on fire CL Ceylon, Shell hits 10, on fire DD Wadleigh, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Stockham, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Mansfield, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Hugh W. Hadley, Shell hits 3, on fire LCI(G)-540 LCI(G)-538 LCI(G)-456 LCI(G)-365 LCI(G)-220 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-80 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI(M)-755 LCI(M)-741 LCI(M)-740 LCI(M)-739 LSM(R)-198 LSM(R)-197 LSM(R)-196 LSM(R)-195 LSM(R)-194 LSM(R)-193 LSM(R)-191 LSM(R)-190 LSI(L) Dunedin Star DD Taussig Japanese ground losses: 2437 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 61 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 236 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 81 (2 destroyed, 79 disabled) Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Missouri BB Missouri firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Iowa BB Iowa firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Pennsylvania BB Pennsylvania firing at Truk Naval Fortress CB Guam firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CB Guam Truk Naval Fortress firing at CB Alaska CB Alaska firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA Suffolk CA Suffolk firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA Shropshire CA Shropshire firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA Pittsburgh CA Pittsburgh firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA Tuscaloosa CA Tuscaloosa firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA Indianapolis CA Indianapolis firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA Portland CA Portland firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CL Pasadena CL Pasadena firing at Truk Naval Fortress CL Miami firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CL Miami Truk Naval Fortress firing at CL Ceylon CL Ceylon firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Wadleigh DD Wadleigh firing at Truk Naval Fortress DD Stockham firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Stockham DD Mansfield firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Mansfield DD Hugh W. Hadley firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Hugh W. Hadley LCI(G)-540 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-538 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-456 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-365 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-220 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-755 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-741 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-740 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-739 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-198 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-197 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-196 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-195 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-194 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-193 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-191 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-190 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards This is a seriously good result, and this may push things over the top when the majority of my troops arrive. I only unloaded one division here, but plenty more are with the second wave and the amphib HQ is with them. I also have more battleships with that group. My three injured carriers arrive at Pearl. 38 to 50 days for recovery with them. Belleau Wood is already enroute to Ponape from there.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/10/2016 1:08:47 AM)
15 April 1945 Getting my carriers out of the Marianas. Back to Ponape to re-stack. My bombers attacked again, taking heavy losses. I hope all my subs in the area mitigate the pilot losses The rest of this division plus supplies are still unloading at Truk. His coast artillery seems to be petering out a bit. quote: Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 566 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Missouri, on fire BB Iowa, Shell hits 6 BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 14, on fire CB Alaska, Shell hits 1 CA Pittsburgh, Shell hits 13, on fire DD Tingey DD Maddox AP Gen. M.C.Meigs CA Suffolk, on fire AP Gen. H.W.Butner CA Indianapolis, on fire CA Shropshire, on fire AP Gen. W.A.Mann CA Portland, on fire LCI(G)-540 LCI(G)-538 LCI(G)-456 LCI(G)-365 LCI(G)-220 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-80 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI(M)-755 LCI(M)-741 LCI(M)-740 LCI(M)-739 LSM(R)-198 LSM(R)-197 LSM(R)-196 LSM(R)-195 LSM(R)-194 LSM(R)-193 LSM(R)-191 LSM(R)-190 LSI(L) Dunedin Star DD Taussig DD Wadleigh, on fire Japanese ground losses: 212 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Missouri BB Missouri firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Iowa BB Iowa firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Pennsylvania BB Pennsylvania firing at Truk Naval Fortress CB Alaska firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CB Alaska CA Pittsburgh firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA Pittsburgh Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Tingey DD Tingey firing at Truk Naval Fortress DD Maddox firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Maddox 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. M.C.Meigs at 20,000 yards CA Suffolk firing to suppress enemy battery at 20,000 yards CA Indianapolis firing to suppress enemy battery at 20,000 yards CA Shropshire firing to suppress enemy battery at 20,000 yards 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 20,000 yards CA Shropshire firing to suppress enemy battery at 20,000 yards 15.5cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. H.W.Butner at 20,000 yards CA Indianapolis firing to suppress enemy battery at 20,000 yards CA Shropshire firing to suppress enemy battery at 20,000 yards LCI(G)-540 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-538 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-456 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-365 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-220 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-755 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-741 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-740 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-739 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-198 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-197 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-196 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-195 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-194 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-193 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-191 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-190 fired at enemy troops DD Tingey fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards --------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Gen. G.M.Randall CL Pasadena BB Missouri AP Gen. W.A.Mann, Shell hits 1 BB Iowa CA Portland CA Indianapolis CL Ceylon AP Gen. H.W.Butner CA Shropshire AP Gen. M.C.Meigs LCI(G)-540 LCI(G)-538 LCI(G)-456 LCI(G)-365 LCI(G)-220 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-80 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI(M)-755 LCI(M)-741 LCI(M)-740 LCI(M)-739 LSM(R)-198 LSM(R)-197 LSM(R)-196 LSM(R)-195 LSM(R)-194 LSM(R)-193 LSM(R)-191 LSM(R)-190 LSI(L) Dunedin Star Japanese ground losses: 70 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. G.M.Randall at 12,000 yards BB Missouri firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 15.5cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards BB Iowa firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards CA Portland firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards BB Iowa firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards CA Portland firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards BB Missouri firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards CA Indianapolis firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards CL Pasadena firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards BB Iowa firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 8cm/40 T41 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. G.M.Randall at 12,000 yards 8cm/40 T88 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. H.W.Butner at 12,000 yards 15.5cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards CA Portland firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards BB Missouri firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards LCI(G)-540 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-538 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-456 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-365 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-220 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-755 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-741 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-740 fired at enemy troops LCI(M)-739 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-198 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-197 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-196 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-195 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-194 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-193 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-191 fired at enemy troops LSM(R)-190 fired at enemy troops --------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 68 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Gen. W.A.Mann, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage CA Shropshire BB Missouri AP Gen. H.W.Butner CL Pasadena BB Iowa AP Gen. G.M.Randall, Shell hits 1 BB Pennsylvania CB Guam CL Ceylon LSM(R)-197 LSI(L) Dunedin Star, Shell hits 3, on fire 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards 12cm/45 T10 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards CL Pasadena firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards BB Iowa firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 8cm/40 T88 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards BB Iowa firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. G.M.Randall at 12,000 yards 15cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards BB Pennsylvania firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 12.7cm/50 T03 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards 12cm/45 T10 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards CB Guam firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 8cm/40 T41 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A.Mann at 12,000 yards LSM(R)-197 fired at enemy troops 75mm T94 Mtn Gun battery firing at LSI(L) Dunedin Star 75mm T90 Field Gun battery firing at LSI(L) Dunedin Star 15.5cm 3YT CD Gun battery firing at LSI(L) Dunedin Star 8cm/40 T88 DP battery firing at LSI(L) Dunedin Star --------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Gen. G.M. Randall, Shell hits 4, heavy fires BB Missouri BB Iowa AP Gen. W.A. Mann, Shell hits 2, heavy damage CL Pasadena AP Gen. H.W. Butner, Shell hits 5 BB Pennsylvania LSI(L) Dunedin Star Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 12cm/45 T10 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. G.M. Randall at 11,000 yards BB Iowa firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards 8cm/40 T41 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A. Mann at 11,000 yards BB Iowa firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards 15cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A. Mann at 11,000 yards BB Missouri firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards 12cm/45 T10 DP Battery engaging AP Gen. H.W. Butner at 11,000 yards BB Iowa firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.A. Mann at 11,000 yards BB Pennsylvania firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards My B-29s are switching from airfields at 15,000 feet to troops at 8,000 feet. Anything to keep his disruption up. My LCUs will start bombarding again. He did to me this turn, and it didn't do him any favors. quote: Ground combat at Truk (112,108) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22787 troops, 314 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 487 Defending force 85064 troops, 1337 guns, 1396 vehicles, Assault Value = 1392 Japanese ground losses: 707 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 13 (6 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 24th Ind. Mixed Brigade 49th Ind. Mixed Brigade 50th Ind. Mixed Brigade 2nd Amphibious Brigade 11th Ind. Mixed Regiment 5th JAAF AF Bn 4th Base Force 35th Fld AA Gun Co Truk Naval Fortress 7th Naval Construction Battalion 36th JNAF AF Unit Southeast Area Fleet 2nd Provisional Base Force Defending units: 775th Tank Battalion XI Corps Engr Grp 706th Tank Battalion 96th Infantry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Division 6th USMC Tank Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 6th Marine Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 27th Infantry Division Provisional Tank Brigade 6th Pioneer Battalion 71st Coast AA Regiment 776th Amphib Tank Battalion XIV Corps Engr Grp 668th Field Artillery Battalion 504th Base Group 517th Field Artillery Battalion X US Corps 506th Base Group 6th Ranger Battalion 4060th Port Construction Battalion 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 72nd Base Maint Engineer Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion 531st Field Artillery Battalion 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion XXI US Bomber Cmnd 502nd Base Group 249th Field Artillery Battalion 197th Coast AA Regiment 669th Field Artillery Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion 55th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment

BBfanboy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/10/2016 2:47:32 AM)
quote: Mundy: His coast artillery seems to be petering out a bit. So does your seaborne artillery! [:(]

Bif1961 -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/10/2016 2:34:56 PM)
Let's see if brute force will overcome well supplied troops well dug in.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/10/2016 2:46:06 PM)
I don't know. I splattered them pretty good. 16 April 1945 One day from D-Day 2. Australian paras grab Wewak with no resistance. It doesn't appear KS developed any of the bases on the top of New Guinea. I have about six divisions prepping for Manus, but I'm not sure I want to stick my finger in that beehive. He has about 30,000 troops there plus lots of guns and vehicles. Sufficient base forces are getting hard to come by in that area, but I'm thinking instead of making a run to Hollandia and setting up a B-24 base there. I have enough CVEs that any airpower at Manus shouldn't be able to interfere. It's mainly fighters there anyway. I can put pressure on the DEI either via New Guinea, or maybe do a big amphib op on Darwin and work from there. I'd be interested in opinions on this. I think 6 divisions could finish Darwin. Maybe Timor, too. He can't be heavy in troops everywhere. To bomb his oil in Borneo, I would need at least Timor, and that's if I can build up the airfield enough for the job. They won't reach from Hollandia. Two of the P-38 squadrons at Port Moresby just converted to P-47N. That pool's filling fairly quickly, and its range trumps the Lightning's or even the Mustang's. Plus the Jug is still the "Hammer of the Gods" in this game. I think it's time to get all the smaller anti-ship bombers out of Moresby and move all my heavies in. I can work to neuter Manus and maybe even Rabaul. Looking at my troops in Hawaii (overstacked by about 90,000...) I have several divisions at 100% prep for Marianas bases, but even a few more for Truk, if I was inclined. If/When Truk falls, I can probably make my next move fairly quickly. I would love to go straight to Luzon, but that is still a fair distance farther. My first A-26 squadron has arrived in Eastern US. The pool won't start filling 'til next month. I've already had three 47N squadrons show up there, plus more B-29s. Pearl Harbor is a giant aerial camp right now, and I've probably got far more planes than base units to support them. Thankfully, squadrons in training only use a fraction of the ground support. Fuel has finally arrived in Townsville, which was an issue. I was zero for a long time, but now I'm sitting at 50k. I'm keeping a constant fuel supply running to Melbourne and Perth.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/10/2016 4:28:46 PM)
17 April 1945 Diamond Harbor gets a visit. quote: Night Naval bombardment of Diamond Harbour at 52,38 Allied Ships BB Howe CL Phoenix CL Swiftsure CL Nigeria CLAA Black Prince CLAA Phoebe CLAA Argonaut Japanese ground losses: 387 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled) Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 15 Port hits 13 Port supply hits 2 Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant BB Howe firing at Diamond Harbour CL Phoenix firing at 38th Division CL Swiftsure firing at 38th Division CL Nigeria firing at 38th Division CLAA Black Prince firing at 38th Division CLAA Phoebe firing at 38th Division CLAA Argonaut firing at Diamond Harbour Next time, I'll probably skip the BBs and hit Calcutta directly. Troops unload at Truk, and I deal out the punishment fairly well again. quote: Pre-Invasion action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 627 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Arkansas, Shell hits 7 BB Wisconsin, Shell hits 7 BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2 BB Nevada, Shell hits 6 CA London, Shell hits 5, on fire CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 3 CL Richmond, Shell hits 9, on fire CL Concord, Shell hits 1 CL Newcastle, Shell hits 2, on fire CL Kenya, Shell hits 5 DD Grayson DD Waller DD Wadsworth, Shell hits 2 APD Runels, Shell hits 6, on fire APD Lee Fox, Shell hits 3 APD John P. Gray APD Jack C. Robinson, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Ira Jeffery, Shell hits 3, on fire APD Cread APD Belet APD Amesbury APD Witter, Shell hits 5, on fire AP Gen. W.P.Richardson, Shell hits 1 LCI(G)-534 LCI(G)-530 LCI(G)-528 LCI(G)-470 LCI(G)-469 LCI(G)-468 LCI(G)-467 LCI(G)-466 LCI(G)-465 LCI(G)-464 LCI(G)-463 LCI(G)-462 LCI(G)-461 LCI(G)-460 LCI(G)-459 LCI(G)-458 LCI(G)-457 LCI(G)-455 LCI(G)-454 LCI(G)-453 LCI(G)-452 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-449 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-440 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-408 LCI(G)-407 LCI(G)-406 LCI(G)-405 LCI(G)-404 LCI(G)-403 LCI(G)-401 LCI(G)-398 LCI(G)-397 LCI(G)-396 LCI(G)-372 LCI(G)-366 APA Oconto Japanese ground losses: 1258 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 63 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 76 (4 destroyed, 72 disabled) Allied ground losses: 340 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Arkansas firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Arkansas Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Wisconsin BB Wisconsin firing at Truk Naval Fortress BB Massachusetts firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Massachusetts BB Nevada firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Nevada CA London firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA London CA Salt Lake City firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CA Salt Lake City CL Richmond firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CL Richmond Truk Naval Fortress firing at CL Concord CL Concord firing at Truk Naval Fortress CL Newcastle firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CL Newcastle CL Kenya firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at CL Kenya Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Grayson DD Grayson firing at Truk Naval Fortress DD Waller firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Waller DD Wadsworth firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at DD Wadsworth APD Runels firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at APD Runels APD Lee Fox firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at APD Lee Fox APD John P. Gray firing at Truk Naval Fortress APD Jack C. Robinson firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at APD Jack C. Robinson Truk Naval Fortress firing at APD Ira Jeffery APD Cread firing at Truk Naval Fortress APD Belet firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at APD Belet APD Amesbury firing at 2nd Amphibious Brigade APD Witter firing at Truk Naval Fortress Truk Naval Fortress firing at APD Witter 15.5cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.P. Richardson at 20,000 yards CA London firing to suppress enemy battery at 20,000 yards 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. W.P. Richardson at 20,000 yards CL Richmond firing to suppress enemy battery at 20,000 yards LCI(G)-534 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-530 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-528 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-470 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-469 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-468 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-467 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-466 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-465 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-464 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-463 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-462 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-461 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-460 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-459 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-458 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-457 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-455 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-454 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-453 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-452 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-450 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-449 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-442 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-441 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-440 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-439 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-437 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-408 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-407 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-406 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-405 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-404 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-403 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-401 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-398 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-397 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-396 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-372 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-366 fired at enemy troops DD Grayson fired at enemy troops DD Waller fired at enemy troops DD Wadsworth fired at enemy troops APD John P. Gray fired at enemy troops APD Cread fired at enemy troops APD Belet fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards --------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Truk (112,108) TF 433 troops unloading over beach at Truk, 112,108 Allied ground losses: 480 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 46 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 63 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 52 (1 destroyed, 51 disabled) Vehicles lost 82 (1 destroyed, 81 disabled) Engineer Vehicle dropped into water during unload of 81st Infantry Div 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon lost in surf during unload of Marinier Bde 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost in surf during unload of 98th Infantry Div /4 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 98th Infantry Div 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost in surf during unload of 98th Infantry Div Losses weren't out of control. Bear in mind that the troops themselves were prepped at only about a 30% level, but the amphib HQ was 100% prepped. The overall effect is about the same as 100% troops landed with no amphib HQ support. This can make the more off the cuff type invasions doable. Complicating matters a bit was another sortie by his carriers. They fought my smaller CV group I had out, as the big one is still withdrawing. At this point, it's pretty clear that no matter what new hot rod type planes the IJN has, they most likely won't get through. I thought for sure I'd take some hits, as 60 Graces got through the CAP, but not one hit. Flak is just that good at this point. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 109,105 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 86 B7A2 Grace x 103 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 60 F6F-5 Hellcat x 35 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 8 destroyed B7A2 Grace: 26 destroyed, 21 damaged B7A2 Grace: 11 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 4 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Hornet CV Wasp CV Essex DD Mannert Abele Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 20 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 9 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 1 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 10 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes VBF-9 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 12 on standby, 18 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes Banzai! - Matsuo H. in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 8 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 2 F6F-5 Hellcat x 8 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 5 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes VF-22 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Raid is overhead VF-50 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes My return strike didn't do all that much better, except for that hit on Yamato. Hopefully, it did real damage. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 108,100 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 90 N1K1 Rex x 19 N1K2-J George x 28 Ki-84r Frank x 12 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 23 F6F-5 Hellcat x 17 SB2C-4 Helldiver x 11 TBM-3 Avenger x 30 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1 Rex: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 7 destroyed SB2C-4 Helldiver: 7 destroyed TBM-3 Avenger: 20 destroyed, 2 damaged TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: S-901 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes 801 Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers 312 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead S-309 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead S-306 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes S-315 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes S-701 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead 4 planes vectored on to bombers Hiryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Shokaku-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 32180. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers Junyo-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 32180. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Shoho-1 with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Ryuho-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers 13th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes S-320 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes 265th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes He has what may be surface forces trying to get through, so my CVEs and such are moving to block. Medium bombers at Ponape are also switching to naval attack. We'll see if he pushes it. I have no clue as to what or how many of his carriers are involved, but I'll guess about four at this point. I'm prepping troops at Townsville for Darwin. I'm growing fond of the idea of taking that and then Timor. I'm shipping a bunch of all those odd engineering units at Pearl there -- things like all those general base support groups, plus Seabees. It has the bonus of culling the population at Pearl also. About 8 divisions plus tanks and artillery will do this. Aitape, two hexes W of Wewak falls to me by default by the canoe brigade. I'm working on shipping construction troops to Wewak to get at least a level 1 airfield up, so I can pull the commandos out. I had about 1,300 in supply there when I took it. KS bombards at Truk. I'm attacking next turn. quote: Ground combat at Truk (112,108) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15045 troops, 239 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 433 Defending force 106847 troops, 1795 guns, 2075 vehicles, Assault Value = 2282 Japanese ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 24th Ind. Mixed Brigade 49th Ind. Mixed Brigade 50th Ind. Mixed Brigade 2nd Amphibious Brigade 11th Ind. Mixed Regiment Southeast Area Fleet 36th JNAF AF Unit Truk Naval Fortress 4th Base Force 5th JAAF AF Bn 7th Naval Construction Battalion 35th Fld AA Gun Co 2nd Provisional Base Force Defending units: 4th Marine Division 81st Infantry Div /1 716th Tank Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 27th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 44th Tank Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion Marinier Brigade XI Corps Engr Grp 38th Infantry Division 706th Tank Battalion XIV Corps Engr Grp 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 5th USMC Tank Battalion Provisional Tank Brigade 6th Marine Division 6th USMC Tank Battalion 775th Tank Battalion 96th Infantry Division 193rd Tank Battalion 98th Infantry Div /8 X US Corps 55th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 517th Field Artillery Battalion 506th Base Group 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 197th Coast AA Regiment 4060th Port Construction Battalion XXI US Bomber Cmnd 668th Field Artillery Battalion 6th Ranger Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion 6th Pioneer Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion 531st Field Artillery Battalion 776th Amphib Tank Battalion 72nd Base Maint Engineer Battalion 669th Field Artillery Battalion 502nd Base Group 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion 504th Base Group 71st Coast AA Regiment 249th Field Artillery Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment

BBfanboy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/10/2016 8:30:43 PM)
On the question of threatening the DEI via Darwin or NG, (I am guessing you mean northern NG since there are not many bases on the south side) I favour the Darwin route because you can have big bases constructed rather quickly from there. I also presume you can get supplies up there by convoy now. Once you have a solid set of bases in the Darwin/Bathurst Island/Gove area you have so many DEI targets in range of a fast amphib strike that he cannot defend them all. You need LR fighters or carrier support for the initial hop though.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/10/2016 10:31:48 PM)
I think I agree. The northern New Guinea bases are rather "rustic" to say the least. I'm getting plenty of 47Ns in the area, so I have no shortage of long range fighters. I have about 20 CVEs dedicated to Australia, so I can pretty much go where I want. I'm getting close to pulling the plug on Truk. Yeah, I know there's been plenty of discussions on whether you should or shouldn't, but I think it helps to see this stuff firsthand. It will just make me smarter in my next game. I think this is also a good hint on what would happen if the Japanese wanted to take Hawaii. I'll give it a few days to get disruption down and take my best shot after that. His guys are worn down so far too. If I were to proceed to the Marianas, I didn't want a well supplied base in the middle of my convoy routes. I'd have to dedicate naval air to every convoy that crosses. We'll see yet.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/11/2016 2:47:45 AM)
21 April 1945 Crap... quote: Sub attack near Guam at 108,99 Japanese Ships CV Junyo CLAA Tatsuta CS Chiyoda DD Nagatakaze DD Otsuki DD Amagumo DD Aogumo Allied Ships SS Triton, hits 1 SS Triton launches 6 torpedoes at CV Junyo Triton diving deep .... DD Otsuki fails to find sub and abandons search DD Amagumo fails to find sub and abandons search DD Aogumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Aogumo attacking submerged sub .... DD Aogumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Aogumo attacking submerged sub .... DD Aogumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Woulda been nice. Despite trying to get my CVEs clear of Truk, they got caught first in a long night of battle. quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 113,108, Range 10,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F6F-5N Hellcat: 12 destroyed TBM-3 Avenger: 5 destroyed Corsair IV: 12 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CL Oyodo CL Natori DD Wakaba DD Murakaze DD Satokaze, Shell hits 1 DD Taekaze, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Tanigiri, Shell hits 1 DD Takakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Satsukaze DD Hikokaze, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships CVE Tracker, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Borie, Shell hits 1 DD Caperton, Shell hits 2 DD Daly DD Erben DD Lewis Hancock, Shell hits 3 DD Harrison, Shell hits 1 CVE Commencement Bay, Shell hits 3, on fire CVE Gilbert Islands, Shell hits 2 CVE Block Island, Shell hits 7, heavy fires CVE Kula Gulf, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 60% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 25,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards DD Satsukaze collides with DD Hikokaze at 113 , 108 CVE Kula Gulf sunk by DD Murakaze at 2,000 yards Ammo storage explosion on CVE Tracker Ammo storage explosion on CVE Block Island Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... My surface group, consisting of the Omaha ship, Detroit, an RN CL, and a boatload of destroyers fight it out after that. I'm growing to favor mass destroyer formations. Stuff like 20 or more. I've cut the range messages for brevity. quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 113,108, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago, Shell hits 4 CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CL Oyodo, Shell hits 1 CL Natori DD Wakaba DD Murakaze DD Satokaze DD Tanigiri DD Takakaze, on fire DD Satsukaze, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Hikokaze, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships CL Detroit, Shell hits 3 CL Caradoc, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Farenholt DD Barton DD Gansevoort DD Kalk DD Thompson DD Satterlee DD Carmick DD Sampson DD Anderson DD Hammann DD Russell DD Walke DD Morris DD Roe DD Bagley DD Helm DD Henley DD Lang DD Mahan DD Smith Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 60% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards Dawley, A.L. crosses the 'T' Task forces break off... --------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 113,108, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago, Shell hits 3 CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CL Oyodo, Shell hits 1 CL Natori, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk DD Wakaba, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Murakaze, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Detroit, Shell hits 3 CL Caradoc, Shell hits 38, and is sunk DD Farenholt DD Barton DD Gansevoort, Shell hits 3 DD Kalk DD Thompson DD Satterlee DD Carmick DD Sampson DD Anderson DD Hammann DD Russell DD Walke, Shell hits 1 DD Morris DD Roe DD Bagley DD Helm DD Henley, Shell hits 1 DD Lang DD Mahan, Shell hits 8, and is sunk DD Smith, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 60% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Magazine explodes on CL Natori Massive explosion on DD Mahan Task forces break off... --------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,107, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Aoba CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1 CL Oyodo, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CL Detroit, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Farenholt DD Barton DD Gansevoort DD Kalk DD Thompson DD Satterlee DD Carmick DD Sampson DD Anderson DD Hammann DD Russell DD Walke DD Morris DD Roe DD Bagley DD Helm, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Henley DD Lang, Shell hits 1, on fire Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 60% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... --------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,107, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago, Shell hits 2 CA Aoba, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 13, on fire CL Oyodo, Shell hits 3 Allied Ships CL Detroit, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Farenholt DD Barton DD Gansevoort DD Kalk DD Thompson DD Satterlee DD Carmick DD Sampson DD Anderson DD Hammann DD Russell DD Walke DD Morris DD Roe DD Bagley DD Helm, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Henley DD Lang, Shell hits 1, heavy fires Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 60% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards DD Helm collides with DD Hammann at 112 , 107 Task forces break off... Insult to injury after that. quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 13 PBJ-1D Mitchell x 5 Allied aircraft losses PBJ-1D Mitchell: 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Takakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Tanigiri Aircraft Attacking: 5 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb On Truk, I'm launching a final all-out attack to try and crack this thing. Failing that, I'm getting ready to prep a massive evacuation convoy with loads of escort -- air and surface. I guess I can still reach the Marianas on a more northern route. I seem to remember a fortress unit on Tinian, so I really don't want a repeat of this battle. I would have like the ability to recon before continuing. Darwin units are approaching 30% prep, so it'll be a while before that kicks off.

BBfanboy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/11/2016 3:10:52 AM)
Tinian doesn't start with a fortress, or only has a very weak one - less than ten guns. The Japanese could have put coastal defence batteries there though. Tinian would still be much easier than Saipan or Guam. Nice job on whacking all those DDs and cruisers. Japan needs these and will miss them a lot.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/12/2016 8:33:06 PM)
25 April 1945 Fallback. Amphibs are at Truk to try and get everyone there evacuated. Hopefully I can do this without losing too many ships. I've found the APAs to be reasonably resistant to fatal damage. The dockyards at Pearl are packed for some time, so I'll probably have to re-route some damaged ships back to the States for real repair. I'll keep the bombardments up to help out. My sub commanders seem to know when I'm upset as they've been trying to cheer me up. quote: Sub attack near Utan Melintang at 48,77 Japanese Ships xAK Yoneyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Namba Maru xAK Hiyama Maru xAK Malta Maru E Hatsukari Allied Ships SS Zwaardvisch, hits 11, heavy damage SS Zwaardvisch launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yoneyama Maru E Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hatsukari attacking submerged sub .... E Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hatsukari attacking submerged sub .... E Hatsukari is out of ASW ammo E Hatsukari is out of ASW ammo E Hatsukari is out of ASW ammo E Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub quote: Sub attack near Guam at 105,94 Japanese Ships CV Katsuragi, Torpedo hits 1 CLAA Tatsuta CS Chiyoda DD Aogumo DD Takatakaze DD Otsuki DD Amagumo DD Nagatakaze Allied Ships SS Pompano SS Pompano launches 6 torpedoes at CV Katsuragi Pompano diving deep .... DD Otsuki fails to find sub and abandons search DD Amagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nagatakaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Amagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub quote: Sub attack near Guam at 109,101 Japanese Ships CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Herring SS Herring launches 4 torpedoes quote: Sub attack near Muntok at 49,89 Japanese Ships TK Oyashima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Showa Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Burrfish SS Burrfish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Oyashima Maru PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub quote: Sub attack near Orchid Island at 86,68 Japanese Ships TK Tenshin Maru, Torpedo hits 1 TK Matsushima Maru TK Hida Maru TK Komei Maru DD Toyohi Allied Ships SS Icefish, hits 1 SS Icefish launches 4 torpedoes at TK Tenshin Maru DD Toyohi attacking submerged sub .... DD Toyohi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Toyohi attacking submerged sub .... DD Toyohi is out of ASW ammo DD Toyohi is out of ASW ammo DD Toyohi attacking submerged sub .... DD Toyohi is out of ASW ammo DD Toyohi is out of ASW ammo DD Toyohi is out of ASW ammo DD Toyohi is out of ASW ammo DD Toyohi is out of ASW ammo DD Toyohi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub quote: Sub attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 Japanese Ships TK Mirii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Yodozo Maru Allied Ships SS Aspro, hits 3 SS Aspro launches 4 torpedoes at TK Mirii Maru PB Yodozo Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub KS is still packing a carrier threat, and he took a shot at my smaller carrier group I have out. There's about 3 CVs and 2 CVLs in this bunch, and they proved more than able to beat off his attacks. My only real goal is to pin the little rats down so that I can finish them off for good. As seen before, a sub did help out a bit. After this, they high tailed it back NW of the Marianas. Seeing as a relatively small carrier group held them off, this bodes well for me. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,101 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 84 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 30 P1Y2 Frances x 19 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 57 F6F-5 Hellcat x 28 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 12 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 5 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 9 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 14 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-9 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 15 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 17 planes vectored on to bombers --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,101 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 44 F6F-5 Hellcat x 24 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 6 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes VF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 60 minutes VBF-9 with F4U-1D Corsair (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,101 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 100 P1Y2 Frances x 15 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 49 F6F-5 Hellcat x 25 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 5 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Wasp CV Essex Aircraft Attacking: 5 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 4 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes VF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes VBF-9 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 13 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,101 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 105 B7A2 Grace x 48 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 32 F6F-5 Hellcat x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 4 destroyed B7A2 Grace: 13 destroyed, 9 damaged B7A2 Grace: 10 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Essex CV Wasp CV Hornet Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes VF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 71 minutes VBF-9 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes So, as it stands... I regret the enormous waste of time and resources used to try and take Truk. I so wanted a good waypoint to keep the range to the Marianas reasonable, but I guess it won't work that way. I'll have to skirt a more northern route to get there, though my B-29s will probably keep the airfield wrecked there. About 70 have been visiting daily. I'll need time to organize and recover the units involved here. I do have a number of divisions fully prepped for Marianas bases, so I can probably start a move sooner rather than later. I'll be needing some massive cargo convoys right behind the invasions, so I can get the bases going there quickly. I'm still shooting for Luzon, by the end of the year. Rabaul's airfield has gotten clobbered the last couple of days with no resistance. Some Sams have died on the ground there. This turn, I'm flipping to port attack to see if I get lucky.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/16/2016 8:22:27 PM)
26 April 1945 Up and running... Roel was out a good chunk of the week, so we were down a bit. Calcutta got its visit. A pity my battlewagons can't make this trip. quote: Night Naval bombardment of Calcutta at 52,37 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses H8K2 Emily: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Teisen Maru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CL Mobile CL Phoenix CL Swiftsure CL Nigeria CLAA Black Prince CLAA Phoebe CLAA Argonaut DD Blue DD Mustin DD Hughes DD Doyle DD Hobby DD Caldwell DD Trathen DD Sigsbee DD Norman Scott DD Halsey Powell DD Haraden DD Dyson DD Conner DD Burns DD Beale DD Fletcher DD Moale DD Ault Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Manpower hits 1 Resources hits 1 Fires 143 Airbase hits 27 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 43 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Mobile CL Mobile firing at Calcutta SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Phoenix CL Phoenix firing at 53rd Division CL Swiftsure firing at 2nd Guards Division CL Nigeria firing at 2nd Guards Division CLAA Black Prince firing at 6th Guards Division CLAA Phoebe firing at 2nd Guards Division CLAA Argonaut firing at 6th Guards Division DD Blue firing at 6th Guards Division DD Mustin firing at 2nd Guards Division DD Hughes firing at Calcutta DD Doyle firing at 6th Guards Division DD Hobby firing at 6th Guards Division DD Caldwell firing at 6th Guards Division DD Trathen firing at 2nd Guards Division DD Sigsbee firing at 53rd Division DD Norman Scott firing at 6th Guards Division DD Halsey Powell firing at 53rd Division DD Haraden firing at 6th Guards Division DD Dyson firing at Calcutta DD Conner firing at 53rd Division DD Burns firing at 53rd Division DD Beale firing at 2nd Guards Division DD Fletcher firing at 2nd Guards Division DD Moale firing at 6th Guards Division DD Ault firing at 2nd Guards Division At Truk, surprisingly, I'm able to load up my troops for evacuatons without any interference. Hope this keeps up. This will take a few runs to complete. I caught these guys on the India side of the border by themselves. Don't know what KS was thinking here. quote: Ground combat at 58,41 (near Kalemyo) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 12416 troops, 321 guns, 479 vehicles, Assault Value = 327 Defending force 4925 troops, 40 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Allied adjusted assault: 273 Japanese adjusted defense: 175 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 377 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 100 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Motorised Division 50th Tank Brigade 208th Field Regiment Defending units: 82nd JAAF AF Bn 84th JAAF AF Bn 62nd JAAF AF Bn 76th JAAF AF Bn 96th JAAF AF Bn

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/21/2016 8:51:56 PM)
04 May 1945 And... we're out. The last amphib group left Truk with the last remnants of my ground forces there. I'm hauling everyone to Ponape and will then distribute them to the various larger islands in the Gilberts, planning for the Marianas. Thankfully, the coast artillery on Truk did not interfere with any of this, so I suffered no losses at that end. Ponape, Roi-Namur and Pearl are all packed with ships getting repaired. It's at the point where I have to wait 30 seconds or more to flip between each repair mode. I think within two weeks, the bulk of my ships will be fixed. Several battleships and cruisers have made it to San Francisco/Alameda to heal up there, as I've run out of yard space at Pearl. Bennington just missed getting torped by a sub at Truk. One of my other Essex ships did take a hit a few days earlier, but nothing fatal. I'm hoping within a month or so, I can take my shot at the Marianas. I don't care for such a long haul logistics-wise, but I guess that happened in real life, too. Ponape, Roi-Namur and even Pearl need more supply so I can keep the chain going. Christmas Is is keeping the Gilberts stocked. All new Liberty ships are still being sent to England. As mentioned, there's over 5 million in supply there, while the US East Coast is hanging at about 100,000. I'll ship fuel form the US though, as the amount I have there is excessive. What was probably my last LCU supply convoy reached Cape Town a couple days ago and they're at about 200k now. Lots is on the way now from England. Darwin invaders are at about 50% now. When I take that, I hope to quickly grab Timor next and get long ranged bombers set up there soon. My ground troops at Colombo which were prepping for Little Andaman have flipped to Port Blair, as it has about 1/3 the troops of the other base. At least 8 carriers and some battleships will support this. Even if central Pacific is temporarily bungled, I can make inroads elsewhere.

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/29/2016 3:35:10 PM)
Adding a note so I don't slide off the page. I hadn't said much, as very little is happening right now. I'm still running cruiser bombardments to Calcutta, catching an APD on the last run. He's still running fast transports in, and my planes choose not to strike them. Out east, I'm getting my beaten up divisions spread out to the larger islands in the Gilberts. Supply has been running down from Pearl on westwards. I've stopped sending Liberty ships to the UK, as I probably have enough to keep Cape Town and subsequently Karachi going. Pearl, Roi-Namur and Ponape all needs lots more supply and fuel. I shipped about 10 AOs from Ponape to Pearl, as they were all dry. Likewise, most of my carriers are enroute there, just to get fuel. At Townsville, troops are at about 50% proficiency for Darwin. I may kick this off when they reach about 75%. We've both been a bit slow lately. He's been busy with exterior work to his home, and I've had new siding installed on my house, too. I was busy replacing all the outside lights, mailbox, etc. We've been flipping about a turn a day tops.

Sangeli -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/30/2016 3:56:20 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mundy We've been flipping about a turn a day tops. That's not slow given this advance date! I am lucky if I can do 5 turns a week. There are just so many moving pieces for the Allies. How much time are you spending per turn?

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (9/30/2016 2:28:10 PM)
I've been spoiled, I guess. I think it's pretty good we're into 1945 in a little over 2 years of play. Despite our 7 hour time zone difference, we usually get two turns a day out. There's been a few Saturdays, where we managed 4-5 flips in a day. I'm usually through a turn in < 1/2 hour. Everything tends to be in transit, which takes care of a lot of the hands-on stuff. I tend to break the game up into a set of mini-campaigns, depending on location, which makes this easier to swallow.

Sangeli -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (11/15/2016 5:31:08 AM)
Any updates?

Mundy -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (11/15/2016 11:45:37 PM)
The game's been on hold since the end of September. KS has been dealing with some burnout. Apparently loads of training squadrons have been rolling in and it's become a chore for him to deal with them. My Japanese game with Steve and Onime came to a halt this week. The floor fell out from under me in that one.

Sangeli -> RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs KenchiSulla (11/16/2016 1:38:00 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mundy The game's been on hold since the end of September. KS has been dealing with some burnout. Apparently loads of training squadrons have been rolling in and it's become a chore for him to deal with them. Wow. I can't believe that after playing so well with Japan KS has stopped! I never would have guessed KS would be folding before you. Here's to hoping KS gets some motivation to continue this game. Otherwise I think we need to declare you the winner :P

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