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witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 14 (5/8/2020 4:01:18 AM)
1943 October 14 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious TF 380 offshore of Madang CHANGED OWNERSHIP Oro Bay is occupied by the Allies Allied forces CAPTURE Goodenough Island !!! Overall • No carrier Intel. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Hmm. quote: 000008 Sub attack 1943-10-14 155,114 Johnston Island Sub attack near Johnston Island at 155,114 Japanese Ships SS I-9, hits 2 Allied Ships xAK St Essylt SC PC-578 xAK Kooringa xAK Hermion xAK Ozarda xAK Havildar SC PC-1081 SS I-9 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK St Essylt I-9 diving deep .... SC PC-1081 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC PC-1081 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC PC-1081 attacking submerged sub .... SC PC-1081 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC PC-1081 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • The Wake Island invasion force is loading at Pearl Harbor. Pacific • Standard shipping lane hunting. quote: 000007 ASW attack 1943-10-14 125,113 Kusaie Island ASW attack near Kusaie Island at 125,113 Japanese Ships SS I-160 Allied Ships DD Claxton DD Smith SS I-160 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Claxton I-160 diving deep .... DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • More and more coming. quote: 000011 Amphibious Assault 1943-10-14 Madang 97,123 Amphibious Assault at Madang (97,123) TF 380 troops unloading over beach at Madang, 97,123 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 000025 Ground combat 1943-10-14 Goodenough Island 101,131 Ground combat at Goodenough Island (101,131) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 187 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 6 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Goodenough Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 2/1st Ind Coy DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Bit of underseaboaten war going on. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1943-10-14 54,44 Akyab Sub attack near Akyab at 54,44 Japanese Ships SS I-37, hits 4 Allied Ships DD Quadrant, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage CL Newcastle CL Kenya CL Hobart DD Racehorse DD Rotherham DD Relentless SS I-37 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Quadrant DD Rotherham fails to find sub and abandons search DD Relentless fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Relentless fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Relentless attacking submerged sub .... DD Relentless fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Relentless fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-10-14 54,44 Akyab ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44 Japanese Ships SS I-31, hits 15, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Cornwall DD John Rodgers DD Wadsworth DD Thatcher DD Stevens SS I-31 is sighted by escort DD Wadsworth attacking submerged sub .... DD Thatcher fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stevens fails to find sub and abandons search DD Wadsworth fails to find sub and abandons search DD Thatcher fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Thatcher attacking submerged sub .... DD Thatcher attacking submerged sub .... DD Thatcher fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 encounters mine field 1943-10-14 Cox's Bazar 54,43 TF 439 encounters mine field at Cox's Bazar (54,43) Allied Ships PG Hindustan 1 mine cleared 000004 ASW attack 1943-10-14 52,59 Tavoy ASW attack near Tavoy at 52,59 Japanese Ships E Tsuta Allied Ships SS KXV SS KXV is sighted by escort KXV bottoming out .... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 Submarine attack 1943-10-14 54,44 Akyab Submarine attack near Akyab at 54,44 Japanese Ships SS I-181, hits 33, and is sunk Allied Ships DE Encounter DE Decoy DE Arrow SS I-181 is sighted by escort I-181 bottoming out .... DE Encounter attacking submerged sub .... SS I-181 forced to surface! DE Encounter firing on surfaced sub .... DE Decoy firing on surfaced sub .... DE Arrow firing on surfaced sub .... DE Encounter firing on surfaced sub .... DE Decoy firing on surfaced sub .... DE Arrow firing on surfaced sub .... DE Encounter firing on surfaced sub .... DE Decoy firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves 000006 ASW attack 1943-10-14 52,59 Tavoy ASW attack near Tavoy at 52,59 Japanese Ships E Karii E Yanagi Allied Ships SS KXV SS KXV is located by E Karii KXV bottoming out .... E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi attacking submerged sub .... E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi attacking submerged sub .... E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub 000009 ASW attack 1943-10-14 54,44 Akyab ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44 Japanese Ships SS I-37 Allied Ships DD Scout SS I-37 is sighted by escort DD Scout fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000010 ASW attack 1943-10-14 54,45 Akyab ASW attack near Akyab at 54,45 Japanese Ships SS I-175, hits 13, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Nepal SS I-175 is located by DD Nepal DD Nepal fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nepal fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nepal fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nepal attacking submerged sub .... DD Nepal attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000012 Sub attack 1943-10-14 51,56 Rangoon Sub attack near Rangoon at 51,56 Japanese Ships E Karii Allied Ships SS KVIII SS KVIII launches 2 torpedoes at E Karii KVIII bottoming out .... E Karii fails to find sub, continues to search... E Karii fails to find sub, continues to search... E Karii attacking submerged sub .... E Karii fails to find sub, continues to search... E Karii fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • There might be cruisers coming in or it might be an ASW TF. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 14 (5/9/2020 3:21:42 AM)
1943 October 15 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious TF 379 offshore of Hollandia Amphibious TF 381 offshore of Deboyne Islands CHANGED OWNERSHIP Madang is occupied by the Allies Overall • No enemy carrier info. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • The Wake Island invasion force will sail from Pearl Harbor tonight. Pacific • The carriers and battleships will refuel at Kwajalein before moving to support operations at Wake Island. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • The measles are disappearing. quote: 000018 Amphibious Assault 1943-10-15 Deboyne Islands 103,135 Amphibious Assault at Deboyne Islands (103,135) TF 381 troops unloading over beach at Deboyne Islands, 103,135 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • The APD's will bug out just in case there is counter action. Hollandia is empty. quote: 000004 Amphibious Assault 1943-10-15 Hollandia 93,116 Amphibious Assault at Hollandia (93,116) TF 379 troops unloading over beach at Hollandia, 93,116 Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Clearing mines while they try to clear our subs. quote: 000001 encounters mine field 1943-10-15 Cox's Bazar 54,43 TF 138 encounters mine field at Cox's Bazar (54,43) Allied Ships AM Oudh 3 mines cleared 000002 ASW attack 1943-10-15 52,50 Bassein ASW attack near Bassein at 52,50 Japanese Ships E Hachijo Allied Ships SS Trident SS Trident is sighted by escort Trident diving deep .... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo attacking submerged sub .... SS Trident eludes E Hachijo by diving deep E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1943-10-15 52,54 Rangoon ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,54 Japanese Ships E Tsuta Allied Ships SS Trusty SS Trusty is sighted by escort Trusty bottoming out .... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000005 Sub attack 1943-10-15 52,50 Bassein Sub attack near Bassein at 52,50 Japanese Ships E Hachijo Allied Ships SS KXIII SS KXIII launches 2 torpedoes E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Akyab has more than 36,000 supply. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 16 (5/10/2020 2:44:09 PM)
1943 October 16 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious TF 121 offshore of Kiriwina Island CHANGED OWNERSHIP Namatanai is occupied by the Allies Allied forces CAPTURE Hollandia !!! Allied forces CAPTURE Deboyne Islands !!! Overall • No Intel on enemy carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • The Marcus invasion forces are beginning to load at Pearl Harbor and (tomorrow) at Lahaina. Pacific • The Wake invasion forces continue moving. Due to the number of guns seen on Wake by recon we will bombard will all the old battleships available, then they will resupply for the Marcus invasion. The Marcus invasion forces will be available right away so the rearming of the old BB's will be the time limiting factor. • There is another small task force or convoy heading into Truk; we will attempt to intercept it with surface forces but they will only be able to get there when it is on the way out. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Two more. quote: 000019 Amphibious Assault 1943-10-16 Kiriwina Island 102,131 Amphibious Assault at Kiriwina Island (102,131) TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Kiriwina Island, 102,131 Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 000022 Ground combat 1943-10-16 Deboyne Islands 103,135 Ground combat at Deboyne Islands (103,135) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 173 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 2 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Deboyne Islands !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-) Assaulting units: 2nd Fiji Commando DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Our first in this region; Tenders to support naval search are on the way but will take several days to arrive. I believe that Vanimo is unoccupied but time will tell if it auto-switches. quote: 000021 Ground combat 1943-10-16 Hollandia 93,116 Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 259 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 5 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Hollandia !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2/4th Ind Coy China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • It does look like a cruiser force is on the way in. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-10-16 52,59 Tavoy ASW attack near Tavoy at 52,59 Japanese Ships E Tsuta Allied Ships SS KXV, hits 1 SS KXV is sighted by escort KXV bottoming out .... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta attacking submerged sub .... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-10-16 52,59 Tavoy ASW attack near Tavoy at 52,59 Japanese Ships E Karii E Yanagi Allied Ships SS KXV SS KXV is located by E Karii KXV bottoming out .... E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi attacking submerged sub .... E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi attacking submerged sub .... E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub 000004 ASW attack 1943-10-16 51,55 Rangoon ASW attack near Rangoon at 51,55 Japanese Ships E Hashidate E W-12 Allied Ships SS KVIII SS KVIII is located by E Hashidate KVIII bottoming out .... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Although we did take a bite out of them, the Empire seems to have scored around 2 to 1 with their sweeps today. Our 4EB force is still building up amidst B-24J upgrades, so rather than strike back we are adjusting altitudes for the better fighters to 20,000 ft from the 10,000 ft which was designed to facilitate escort for anti-ship missions. The slower fighters will remain low and might serve to bait the sweepers to lower altitudes. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Unworthy. quote: 000003 Sub attack 1943-10-16 97,58 Fukue-jima Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 97,58 Japanese Ships SC CHa-51 SC CHa-38 Allied Ships SS Whale Captain of SS Whale elects not to launch torpedoes at this target Whale bottoming out .... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 16 (5/10/2020 2:44:34 PM)
1943 October 16 The Empire strikes back, er, again! [image]local://upfiles/14248/B3E5C6C2A142425D9E2E741D3ABE8B67.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 17 (5/11/2020 2:08:27 AM)
1943 October 17 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Talasea is occupied by the Allies Allied forces CAPTURE Kiriwina Island !!! Overall • No carrier Intel. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • And another. quote: 000016 Ground combat 1943-10-17 Kiriwina Island 102,131 Ground combat at Kiriwina Island (102,131) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 171 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 3 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Kiriwina Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2/1st Ind Coy DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya Philippines • No joy. quote: 000003 ASW attack 1943-10-17 73,88 Jolo ASW attack near Jolo at 73,88 Japanese Ships E Sagi Allied Ships SS Haddock SS Haddock is sighted by escort E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No cruisers. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-10-17 51,54 Rangoon ASW attack near Rangoon at 51,54 Japanese Ships DD Shinonome Allied Ships SS O24 SS O24 is sighted by escort DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shinonome attacking submerged sub .... DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-10-17 52,54 Rangoon ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,54 Japanese Ships E W-12 Allied Ships SS O24, hits 5 SS O24 is located by E W-12 O24 bottoming out .... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 attacking submerged sub .... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • There is at least one cruiser seen at Tavoy. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 18 (5/12/2020 12:03:48 AM)
1943 October 18 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier Intel. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Wake invasion forces proceeding to linkup. Pacific • Wake invasion forces proceeding to linkup. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • There are now 2 auxiliary - presumably search - planes at Weak, and our 2x AVD heading to Hollandia have been spotted. Heavy cruisers from Manus will bombard Wewak tonight. A PBY squadron has flown into Hollandia and will take up search tomorrow. DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Hoe, Hoe, Hoe. quote: 000015 Sub attack 1943-10-18 71,90 Tawi Tawi Sub attack near Tawi Tawi at 71,90 Japanese Ships DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS Hoe, hits 5 SS Hoe launches 2 torpedoes at DD Uzuki DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub .... DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub .... DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000016 ASW attack 1943-10-18 68,85 Jesselton ASW attack near Jesselton at 68,85 Japanese Ships E W-21 Allied Ships SS Gurnard SS Gurnard is located by E W-21 Gurnard diving deep .... E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Philippines China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Still no cruisers forward. quote: 000002 ASW attack 1943-10-18 52,59 Tavoy ASW attack near Tavoy at 52,59 Japanese Ships E W-11 Allied Ships SS KXV, hits 4 SS KXV is sighted by escort KXV bottoming out .... E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-11 attacking submerged sub .... E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • For a long time there have been two units at Ramree Island, now at least one of them is moving east toward the mainland. Why? Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • The problem with having a fin on your back is getting located. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-10-18 96,57 Saishu To ASW attack near Saishu To at 96,57 Japanese Ships SC CHa-46 SC CHa-50 Allied Ships SS Finback SS Finback is located by SC CHa-46 Finback bottoming out .... SC CHa-50 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-50 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-50 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-50 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-50 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 19 (5/13/2020 3:07:56 AM)
1943 October 19 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious TF 121 offshore of Fergusson Island CHANGED OWNERSHIP Vanimo is occupied by the Allies Overall • No carrier Intel. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Support forces for Wake loaded and moving; forces for Marcus loaded. Pacific • They moved west to evade. quote: 000003 Night Time Surface Combat 1943-10-19 107,109 Satawal Night Time Surface Combat, near Satawal at 107,109, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Edo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire PB Myoken Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires PB Choko Maru #5, Shell hits 22, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Chitose Maru #2, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships CL Phoenix CL Nashville DD Case DD Conyngham DD Shaw Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 67% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards CL Nashville engages PB Chitose Maru #2 at 11,000 yards DD Case engages PB Nagata Maru at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Conyngham engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 10,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Edo Maru at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 7,000 yards CL Nashville engages PB Edo Maru at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 6,000 yards DD Shaw engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 6,000 yards DD Conyngham engages PB Myoken Maru at 6,000 yards CL Nashville engages PB Edo Maru at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 7,000 yards DD Shaw engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 7,000 yards DD Conyngham engages PB Nagata Maru at 7,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Edo Maru at 7,000 yards CL Nashville engages PB Chitose Maru #2 at 7,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 7,000 yards DD Shaw engages PB Chitose Maru #2 at 7,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Myoken Maru at 7,000 yards CL Nashville engages PB Edo Maru at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CL Nashville engages PB Myoken Maru at 9,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 9,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Nagata Maru at 9,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Myoken Maru at 9,000 yards DD Case engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Chitose Maru #2 at 10,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Edo Maru at 10,000 yards CL Nashville engages PB Nagata Maru at 10,000 yards DD Case engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CL Nashville engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 9,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 9,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Nagata Maru at 9,000 yards DD Conyngham engages PB Myoken Maru at 9,000 yards DD Case engages PB Choko Maru #5 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CL Phoenix engages PB Chitose Maru #2 at 10,000 yards PB Choko Maru #5 sunk by CL Phoenix at 10,000 yards DD Shaw engages PB Edo Maru at 10,000 yards DD Conyngham engages PB Myoken Maru at 10,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Suppressing enemy naval search. quote: 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1943-10-19 Wewak 96,119 Night Naval bombardment of Wewak at 96,119 Allied Ships CA Quincy CA San Francisco DD Maury DD Gillespie DD Caldwell DD Monssen Japanese ground losses: 503 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 11 Runway hits 34 Port hits 27 Port supply hits 7 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Quincy CA Quincy firing at Wewak CA San Francisco firing at Wewak DD Maury firing at Wewak DD Gillespie firing at Wewak DD Caldwell firing at Wewak DD Monssen firing at Wewak 000016 Amphibious Assault 1943-10-19 Fergusson Island 102,132 Amphibious Assault at Fergusson Island (102,132) TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Fergusson Island, 102,132 Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled • Another bombardment tonight as there is one search plane spotted there. DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Got one! quote: 000001 Sub attack 1943-10-19 70,96 Donggala Sub attack near Donggala at 70,96 Japanese Ships xAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Konzan Maru xAK Tokusima Maru xAK Kuwayama Maru xAK Tihuku Maru xAK Malta Maru xAK Chile Maru E Yugao Allied Ships SS Ray SS Ray launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Himalaya Maru Ray diving deep .... E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yugao attacking submerged sub .... E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-10-19 71,90 Tawi Tawi ASW attack near Tawi Tawi at 71,90 Japanese Ships PB Showa Maru #3 Allied Ships SS Hoe SS Hoe is sighted by escort PB Showa Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Philippines China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • No cruisers seen inbound. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 20 (5/14/2020 7:13:58 AM)
1943 October 20 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious TF 431 offshore of Merauke CHANGED OWNERSHIP Fergusson Island is occupied by the Allies Overall • One CVE sighted at Boela. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Marcus invasion forces are ready to go. Pacific • Lost one. We will have to re-route the 4x tanker convoys on their way back to the West Coast. BTW, that convoy lost it's escort to a fueling mishap. A DD is being dispatched from Townsville. quote: 000002 Submarine attack 1943-10-20 119,147 Torres Islands Submarine attack near Torres Islands at 119,147 Japanese Ships SS RO-62 Allied Ships TK Pan Scandia, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires TK Pan Scandia is sighted by SS RO-62 SS RO-62 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Pan Scandia And later: Extensive flooding aboard TK Pan Scandia Surviving Damage Control Parties abandon TK Pan Scandia • The invasion forces for Wake will link up in two days; they have not been spotted. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • No more search aircraft seen at Wewak. quote: 000001 Night Naval bombardment 1943-10-20 Wewak 96,119 Night Naval bombardment of Wewak at 96,119 Allied Ships CA Quincy CA San Francisco DD Maury DD Gillespie DD Caldwell DD Monssen Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 24 Port hits 23 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Quincy CA Quincy firing at Wewak CA San Francisco firing at Wewak DD Maury firing at Wewak DD Gillespie firing at Wewak DD Caldwell firing at Wewak DD Monssen firing at Wewak DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Sighted by an Emily before unloading. The APD's will bug out as soon as the few remaining supplies are unloaded. quote: 000011 Amphibious Assault 1943-10-20 Merauke 89,124 Amphibious Assault at Merauke (89,124) TF 431 troops unloading over beach at Merauke, 89,124 Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Philippines China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Several ASW forces out but no sign of cruisers. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 20 (5/14/2020 7:14:23 AM)
1943 October 20 We just got naval search over this area. Have they been there, waiting to pounce on any hapless Darwin supply convoy, or did they just get there in response to our capture of Horn Island? [image]local://upfiles/14248/C5D8209084ED431996559CCE6E9F4ACE.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 October 20 (5/14/2020 8:45:04 PM)
If that sighting is accurate they must be running out of DDs to escort their CVEs.

Lowpe -> RE: 1943 October 20 (5/14/2020 9:43:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy If that sighting is accurate they must be running out of DDs to escort their CVEs. Japan always runs out of destroyers.[:(] Scratch the Yamato and give me 20 more destroyers. Throw in 40mm bofors. He probably should have 6 3 point ASW PBs at least. That task force is dead man walking. My guess would be they are providing CAP for the oil. I like to do this all the time as Japan, use carriers to provide cap, leave the base empty of fighters, and hope to draw in a bomber strike without escorts. Or simply to add fighter protection to a smaller base that might be out of supplies or easily have its runways bombed.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 21 (5/15/2020 1:46:14 PM)
1943 October 21 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Merauke is occupied by the Allies Overall • Possibly 3 carriers north of Ceram. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • DD Blue (Bagley class) will head for Pearl Harbor from Johnston Island. I figured out she can't get far without flooding: crew Experience is 38/36. Crikey! Pacific • Wake Island invasion in 3 days. • There is a TF of 7 ships at Truk in addition to 5 task forces of 1 or 2 ships each, those certainly submarines. We have no information on the 7-ship TF so it could even be surface warships responding to our recent raid of the same kind. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Finally got that light cruiser in port. quote: 000005 Morning Air attack 1943-10-21 Rabaul 106,125 Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 10 B-25D1 Mitchell x 18 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships SS I-169, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 1 Port hits 11 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb • 4x Bn have unloaded at Oro Bay, 3 will set out for Port Moresby while 1 sets out for Buna. We are sending the first supply convoy to Darwin. It will be several days before it is sunk. DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Search will begin from Merauke tomorrow. The two AVP from Horn Island are moving there to support the PBY which have just moved from Horn Island. Philippines China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • The enemy sweeps. We've rotated out a squadron of P-47D2 and another in, rotated out a squadron of F4U-1 and a squadron of F4u-1A in, and brought in two squadrons of P-51A. The P-51A will fly CAP at 25,000 ft, the other fighters will remain at 20,000 ft. quote: 000002 Morning Air attack 1943-10-21 Cox's Bazar 54,43 Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 18 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 26 F4U-1 Corsair x 6 F4U-1A Corsair x 18 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VMF-223 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes VMF-311 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 311th FBG/528th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 22000. Raid is overhead 311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 19000. Raid is overhead 000003 Morning Air attack 1943-10-21 Cox's Bazar 54,43 Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 21 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 21 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 F4U-1A Corsair x 14 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: VMF-223 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes VMF-311 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 311th FBG/528th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 24000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20932 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 000004 Morning Air attack 1943-10-21 Cox's Bazar 54,43 Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 18 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 19 F4U-1 Corsair x 2 F4U-1A Corsair x 12 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VMF-223 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 21157. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VMF-311 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 311th FBG/528th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 21932. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 24157. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes • All of the enemy fighters appeared to come from Toungoo. There are 90 fighters now seen at Chiang Mai, so perhaps the sweeps were thwarted by weather. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Got one! quote: 000001 Submarine attack 1943-10-21 121,54 Ominato Submarine attack near Ominato at 121,54 Japanese Ships xAK Otori Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS Herring xAK Otori Maru is sighted by SS Herring SS Herring launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Otori Maru Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 21 (5/15/2020 1:46:38 PM)
1943 October 21 Multiple carriers, now moving to exit search pattern. [image]local://upfiles/14248/E5E351FEBC6D450BA5C571DFF09CCAF5.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 21 (5/15/2020 1:46:54 PM)
1943 October 21 Enemy sweeps over Cox's Bazar went slightly in our favor. [image]local://upfiles/14248/4DCF826AFA6F4BD7BA440C0C75AF1616.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 22 (5/16/2020 12:49:24 PM)
1943 October 22 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Enemy carriers one hex east of Boela. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • The Marcus invasion forces are leaving the Hawaiian Islands to stage closer to their target. Pacific • Wake Island invasion forces will move to 1 hex off Wake tomorrow, invade the day after. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • A bunch of fuel has already arrived in Australia from the West Coast and four more convoys will make port within the next two days. • A landing will be made at Lae tomorrow. DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Enemy carriers are positioned to strike across Dutch New Guinea should we land at Biak, which we will eventually. Philippines China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Hit hard and RTB. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-10-22 52,54 Rangoon ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,54 Japanese Ships E Hashidate E W-12 Allied Ships SS KVIII, hits 8, heavy damage SS KVIII is located by E Hashidate KVIII bottoming out .... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 attacking submerged sub .... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-10-22 52,54 Rangoon ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,54 Japanese Ships E W-12 E Hashidate Allied Ships SS Trusty SS Trusty is located by E W-12 Trusty bottoming out .... E Hashidate fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hashidate fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hashidate fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hashidate fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hashidate fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Imperial fighter sweeps of Akyab. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 22 (5/16/2020 12:49:47 PM)
1943 October 22 Enemy Franks swept Akyab today and we got a little the better of them. [image]local://upfiles/14248/8A9D03327CE34F79813D2DAE418E0FF4.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 22 (5/16/2020 12:50:03 PM)
1943 October 22 Carriers. [image]local://upfiles/14248/9799FFFD86F64ACCA62BADA1FB7692A3.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 October 22 (5/16/2020 8:27:07 PM)
Looks like that CVE might have been bait.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 22 (5/16/2020 8:32:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Looks like that CVE might have been bait. Stay tuned...

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/16/2020 8:33:20 PM)
1943 October 23 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious TF 381 unloading at Lae CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Enemy carriers 2 hexes south of Timoeka in the Arafura Sea. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • The 3 Yorktown carriers have finished AA upgrades. Pacific • The Wake Island invasion goes in tomorrow. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • A Bde is on the way. quote: 000001 Amphibious Assault 1943-10-23 Lae 99,126 Amphibious Assault at Lae (99,126) TF 381 troops unloading over beach at Lae, 99,126 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled • We have more than 20 submarines heading for the Torres Strait. If the Imperial carriers seek to slice through our waters we will have a good shot at them. DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Search planes did the job quite well enough. We scuttled AVP Orion. quote: AVP Orion is reported HIT AVP Pollux is reported HIT 000014 Morning Air attack 1943-10-23 89,124 Merauke Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,124 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 15 B6N2 Jill x 1 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AVP Orion, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 000015 Afternoon Air attack 1943-10-23 89,124 Merauke Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,124 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 7 B6N2 Jill x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AVP Pollux, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Philippines China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Ho hum. quote: 000002 Sub attack 1943-10-23 113,69 Torishima Sub attack near Torishima at 113,69 Japanese Ships PB Marei Maru Allied Ships SS Corvina SS Corvina launches 2 torpedoes at PB Marei Maru PB Marei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Marei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Marei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Marei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Marei Maru attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/16/2020 8:33:44 PM)
1943 October 23 NOT an ASW group. [image]local://upfiles/14248/40C48A1B48FC4878B09876CB5D8F0A42.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/16/2020 8:46:41 PM)
I'm not seeing your 20 subs in that map...

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/16/2020 10:18:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I'm not seeing your 20 subs in that map... Nope, they are at about Townsville. As the multi-sub TF's hit the Torres Strait area I will split them out into singltons.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/16/2020 10:34:09 PM)
Any mine layers for the Torres straits? PT Boats at Horn Island? Don't forget night naval search.

Lowpe -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/16/2020 11:38:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs 1943 October 23 NOT an ASW group. [image]local://upfiles/14248/40C48A1B48FC4878B09876CB5D8F0A42.jpg[/image] Well, you have to admit that they can really do ASW! I got to toying with my game, trying to see if I could pair a CVE with PB and still run flight operations. But they are incompatible. Which is a shame, because I would have done it. E boats work though. I did put Eboats along with a CVE into an Escort Carrier TF, and the Escort Carrier was promptly torpedoed by a sub I recall. Never did it again, since the Escort Carrier TF provides no ASW benefits. Are you getting any sig intel from that concentration?

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/17/2020 1:41:01 AM)
No, no SigInt from that plug of ships. Why no ASW benefit from a CVE? You should be able to run search and/or ASW far from bases.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/17/2020 1:58:57 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs No, no SigInt from that plug of ships. Why no ASW benefit from a CVE? You should be able to run search and/or ASW far from bases. You should be able to. You can put fleet carriers in an escort TF with ships that can't go into a Carrier TF and still perform all missions.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/17/2020 2:53:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I'm not seeing your 20 subs in that map... Nope, they are at about Townsville. As the multi-sub TF's hit the Torres Strait area I will split them out into singltons. If that lot are headed for Torres Strait they will get there before your subs. Do you have any bait to dangle at Darwin to keep them on that side of the strait for a couple of days?

witpqs -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/17/2020 8:28:23 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I'm not seeing your 20 subs in that map... Nope, they are at about Townsville. As the multi-sub TF's hit the Torres Strait area I will split them out into singltons. If that lot are headed for Torres Strait they will get there before your subs. Do you have any bait to dangle at Darwin to keep them on that side of the strait for a couple of days? No, none at all. But if they are intent on going through the Torres Strait I figure the mass of 20 and 21 knot subs would be meeting them before they got clear of all the reefs, say, before they get to Port Moresby.

Lowpe -> RE: 1943 October 23 (5/17/2020 12:54:33 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs No, no SigInt from that plug of ships. Why no ASW benefit from a CVE? You should be able to run search and/or ASW far from bases. Carrier Escort task forces are an aid for the AI to properly use escort carriers. They provide no benefits to ASW work over a regular Air Task Force.

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