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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/9/2020 11:41:30 PM)

The 104th was the division that was originally in the hex and it was able to get to level 2 entrenchments. The other three divisions were from teh south, and were pounded from the air for several turns in the rough terrain hex (no cover) as they retreated north. I've moved one of those divisions out (it's in the rough terrian hex immediately to the east) and hope to be able to get it some rest if it can clear out.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/9/2020 11:42:09 PM)

As you can see, the 104th is a very good unit. Disrupted, but very high morale and experience.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/9/2020 11:43:14 PM)

But it has been shock attack after shock attack. Sometimes Scott takes more losses and sometimes less but I would think that at some point his troops would become too fatigued and he'd have to stop for a few turns. That point has not yet happened.

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RangerJoe -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/10/2020 12:14:42 AM)

He maybe only shocking with a few units, especially the armour, and rotating them.

If his dive bombers are not escorted, can you strongly CAP that hex and/or put some fighters on LRCAP from where they are coming from?



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/10/2020 1:48:37 PM)

I've thought about the LRCAP but he sweeps over the hex every turn with a number of fighter groups and I don't have the fighters to spare (plus LRCAP won't stay in the hex very long). Scott also uses some of his various B-29 groups to go airfield hunting in China so I have to keep rotating units. I think my boys just grin and bear it.



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/11/2020 12:42:06 AM)

Another day and more death in the Pacific. Pretty quiet turn in the air. Scott dumped a large number of bombs on the airfields at Kagoashima which I had just evacuated so I count that as a victory (every bomb that is not a start bomb is win).

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/11/2020 12:42:53 AM)

Scott did another shock attack in China and it appears that Ranger Joe is correct. this time he shock attacked with his armor. But, my boys still held.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/11/2020 12:45:28 AM)

And, I saw convoys running near guam so some Betty and Frances Kamikazes went in and found a couple of juicy targets. Now each of the LSI(L)s took two Kamikaze hits (the plane plus two 250 kg bombs and 40 60 kg bombs) so I really hope they go down especially given how soft skinned they are. But, despite reports of heavy damage and fires, there were no sinking sounds or loss reports. I'll just have to hope that in the next turn if they're still there another wave of Kamis can get to them.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/12/2020 8:56:40 PM)

On December 10th I caught one of Scott's annoying dive bomber flights over China and fewer planes made it home. :) I also had a good flak turn over my two armored divisions next to Kienshen. I"m not going to assault with them anymore as he now has four armored units in the city. But, I do have a number of AA units there and, as long as he's willing to bomb me I'm willing to pretend like I'm crossing the river.

No Kamikazes flew but I did get some MTBs into an AK convoy off of Tangeshima (sp?) and sank three of them for the loss of four MTBs.

Any turn with no disasters and no strat bombing is a win for the Empire of Japan!

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/12/2020 8:58:47 PM)

One thing that I'm diong in china is sending my own AKs, that are not ever going to do anything else, to pick up the 1,000-2,000 fuel that is in each port (and each river port) and deliver it to Shanghai. Shanghai has 165 heavy industry that needs fuel to run so I might as well get some use out of all that fuel that will otherwise just sit around. I'm doing the same on a smaller scale from Port Arthur to Kiejo.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/14/2020 5:16:22 PM)

A bad day to fly a P-38L. [:D] Scott flew several squadrons of them over Nagasaki but no other sweeps so my fighters got off lightly and ate into one of the fighters that I don't think he gets too many of. It's really the Corsair series that provide him with limitless planes until the war in Europe ends in a few months.

Carrier planes hit my AKs at Shanghai and sank each of them. Too bad (42 VP) but they're dead anyway and they did deliver another 1,000 fuel to Shanghai which will keep its factories humming for a little while longer. Supply shortages are starting to appear in China.

Otherwise, another shock attack near Kienshien (with his tanks) where he got a 1-5 and not too much else. He also has a carrier group bombing me at Marcus Island. My boys there are getting resupply by Emily (long flight from Yokahama) and SST so they're still in the fight.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/16/2020 7:46:52 PM)

In the grand scheme of things this was not a bad turn for the Empire of Japan. As you can see, Scott had a large number of flak losses and most of those were the two VP HB type of planes. Even better, these were lost bombing the empty airfield at Nagasaki and he did very little damage to that base.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/16/2020 7:47:35 PM)

The airlosses as reported. The only damage to the base was 5 points to the service. So, poor bombing and excellent AA fire.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/16/2020 7:48:30 PM)

Scott also tried a DD raid around the northern HI and they were found by all my naval air training squadrons up there. Looks like Scott lost 4 DDs there.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/20/2020 7:04:10 PM)

There was a huge naval/air/land battle at Fukue-Jima just off the coast of Nagasaki this turn. Scott moved in last turn and I sent everything I could after it. Lots of air losses. More on the Japanese than on the Americans.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/20/2020 7:06:13 PM)

Scott used his CV planes to put CAP over the hex and he paid the price in F6s. A lot of my losses were from the Kamikazes that went in. This time, the timing worked out pretty well with most of the Kamikazes flying in the morning after the fighter sweeps cleared the way. The afternoon kamikazes clearly had not studied earlier strikes where the afternoon attacks meet the reformed CAP. [8|]

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/20/2020 7:08:31 PM)

But first there was a series of naval battles. My torpedo boats did not do much. But my DD TFs managed to get close. They put two torpedoes into the New Mexico and one into the Tennessee. The New Mexico did not show up in later battles so it must have been hurt pretty bad, but not bad enough to sink. Still, with that type of flotation damage it is likely out for the war.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/20/2020 7:09:11 PM)

Here is the battle report against the Tennessee. Other small caliber hits on the other battleships.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/20/2020 7:10:36 PM)

Then the Kamikazes came. As you can see, in this one there were numerous hits and the Tennessee was reported to be somking heavily.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/20/2020 7:13:01 PM)

I think in sum the Tennessee and the Valient each took 5 Kami hits and the other battle ships also suffered hits. I also put heavy damage on a CL from a Kamikaze attack. I don't know if this is enough to take the Tennessee down (lots of Kamikaze hits bounce off of the battleship deck armor) but heavy fires are never good. Like the New Mexico, even if it lives the Tennessee is likely done for the war.



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/20/2020 7:14:22 PM)

Finally, at the end of the day, there was also the Japanese airborne assault on the island. It did not go as well as planned, but they are still there and this turn I'm flying in reinforcements. We shall see what day 2 holds.

All in all, I'm glad I'm not a pixel on the Tennessee!



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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/23/2020 5:29:08 PM)

We've got a couple more turns under our belt. I had a brilliant plan to fly LRCAP over Fukue-jima thus avoid Scott's fighter sweeps and catching his bomber force without escorts. It really was a brilliant plan as Scott did not sweep the island. But, my fighters ignored orders and flew CAP over Nagasaki so no ambush. Sigh. I won't get him off that island now.

In better news, it appears that the Kami's pounded his BBs badly enough that he got out of dodge.

fighter sweeps over Hiroshima and Scott sank a bunch of AKLs that were at zero fuel in Fukokua harbor.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/25/2020 10:22:55 PM)

A couple of days have passed with not much going on. Scott has been strat bombing Kagoashima without opposition (there is not much there so I don't care). He's using his medium bombers which do not seem to have the same impact as the heavy boys.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/25/2020 10:25:18 PM)

But, I did get lucky in the position in the middle of the Chinese front. I had a fresh division on the march into the hex and it managed to show up after the bombing and just in time to deal with a shock attack by a Marine and and Aussie division.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/25/2020 10:26:00 PM)

The result was a grim butchers bill and two divisions that are probably not in great shape right now.

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RangerJoe -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/25/2020 10:54:31 PM)

Counterattack? Can you risk bombing there?



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/26/2020 1:02:26 PM)

I can't counter attack, I think that the odds of success are too low and it might ruin my defense of the hex. I have one fresh division and one battered division in the hex. His infantry is likely in bad shape but he has several tank battalions and a whole lot of artillery. Plus, the relentless air assault he has launched on the hex. But, he has left my three armored divisions alone in the rough hex just west of Kenshien (sp?) for more than a week so they're in pretty good shape. I may go across the river and try my luck in a few turns.



John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/26/2020 1:04:12 PM)

Another turn and some additional small victories for the Empire of Japan. Scott has been sending his medium bombers over my force next to Wenchow for about a week battering at them (and now it looks like he's headed in for a counter attack). So, I put fighters into Shanghai and put them on LRCAP.

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/26/2020 1:05:57 PM)

And, there are not as many medium bombers as there was. [:D] And, I'm sure that Hitler's ongoing offensive in Western Europe will soon divert the allied war effort especially after he take Antwerp. :)

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John B. -> RE: Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat) (3/26/2020 1:07:35 PM)

Finally, I just love my MTBs. They can come screaming out of my naval bases at Kyushu and, especially in bad weather on a moonless night they can cause some havoc, run home, and get disbanded. Scott's PT boats were a pain in 42-43, and my MTBs have been a real pain to him. I just wish I could build more of them and less of the MLs.

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