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Anachro -> RE: June 23, 1942 (11/18/2018 6:26:00 AM)
John's carriers are way to the south, 14 hexes south of Pago Pago, but they aren't too far west of my carriers. In fact, they are currently only 19 hexes west of my carriers current position. To better show this, I have the image below. [image]https://i.imgur.com/0henhO4.png[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: June 23, 1942 (11/18/2018 3:13:44 PM)
Many versions ago I suggested and we implemented putting a small detachment of 3 Kate recon planes on some of Japan's CVs. This will greatly extend his recon and NavS capabilities beyond the 10 hexes of the Jakes. Just a friendly FYI.

AcePylut -> RE: June 23, 1942 (11/18/2018 3:17:09 PM)
Set a search percentage equal to 3 planes.

Anachro -> June 24, 1942 (11/18/2018 4:11:35 PM)
June 24, 1942 My carriers move to just west of Palmyra and tankers are all around to replenish them. A pleasant surprise is that CV Wasp and her escorts manage to catch up to my carriers earlier and if there happens to be potential for a carrier clash, it will be able to take part in the action. Meanwhile, my French BC's bombard Canton Island, damaging some planes and destroying some units and also manage to hit an unspotted supply convoy that moved in during the middle of the night, which is nice. DD Bagley takes another mine hit, but she should also be able to make it back to Pearl for quick repairs. [image]https://i.imgur.com/2QX4sgH.png[/image] Meanwhile, John' carriers hover southeast of Suva and another task force is spotted northeast of Pago Pago. Can these be his tankers? If John moves east again for just one turn, I think I can have a very decent chance of striking, though certainly not guaranteed. Meanwhile, if John decides to strike at Pago Pago, I do have a decent number of fighters there, which he might or might not expect. [image]https://i.imgur.com/x9DGU4h.png[/image]

Anachro -> RE: June 24, 1942 (11/18/2018 4:16:51 PM)
India In India, two divisions appear south of Raipur heading to reinforce John's tank regiments. It will probably reach two of them. One regiment is isolated and we'll see if it is able to escape tomorrow. My armored units will shock attack before pulling back to await divisional reinforcements. [image]https://i.imgur.com/Woq62dp.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: June 24, 1942 (11/18/2018 8:03:54 PM)
Looks like John has a mini-KB searching for convoys bound for Australia or NZ. There is no viable reason for his tankers to be east of him, so I would take that TF as Fast Transport - APDs and a TB are likely for that mission. Given his propensity to take risks and try to expand to the max, I suspect he is going for one of the islands south of Palmyra. It could also be a feint, given the westward movement last detected, so he might veer toward Johnston Island. Japanese APDs are valuable enough that I doubt he would deliberately sacrifice them to draw out your CVs. He could do that with lots of less valuable ships.

DOCUP -> RE: June 24, 1942 (11/18/2018 11:10:02 PM)
Great updates.

CaptBeefheart -> RE: June 24, 1942 (11/19/2018 6:21:08 AM)
Good stuff. "The dream of the Subway Banzai Warriors." Good luck with the upcoming (hopefully) carrier clash. Cheers, CB

Anachro -> June 25 1942 (11/19/2018 1:16:14 PM)
June 25 1942 My carriers are spotted today and its a shame as they were on the right trajectory to make an intercept. I will never know if my BC bombardments raised his awareness of need for recon, but I am also close enough that normal recon practices should pick them up. Nonetheless, they are in a good position to have a slim chance at catching John's CVLs. They will most likely hit John's APDs (although I suspect these are actually tankers as their movements and speed mean they can't be APDs to me). I anticipate John will more west towards safety in Lunga. He should haven't much to fear that way whereas going north spells doom. I'm hoping he passes very close to Suva where I have 125 fighters set to escort ~22 bombers. If they manage to hit something and slow his TF down, perhaps I will have a better chance of catching up. My carriers have enough fuel to flank west, but will probably need to self-replenish if they want to flank more than that. We'll see. [image]https://i.imgur.com/amu5Wa7.png[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: June 25 1942 (11/19/2018 6:19:59 PM)
Odd that the anchor and runway symbols at Canton Is. are not red. Did you leave an AVP and seaplanes there? [:D]

Anachro -> June 26 1942 (11/19/2018 11:15:19 PM)
June 26 1942 Position of my carriers today. Good position, but they had to do a bit of self-replenishment and won't be able to flank speed some more till tomorrow. They will continue west to try and reach John's carriers, bombers will be set to naval bombing today to see if they can catch his tankers. Lexington will remain behind because she can't move. The CV Indomitable and her task force will link up with Lexington and be posed to get John's oilers if they try to move east anticipating my carriers moving west. This means that only 3 carriers will be pursuing John's 3 CVL's and BB Yamato. [image]https://i.imgur.com/2EDZL4C.jpg[/image] My land-based dive bombers at Suva managed a strike against John's carriers, but unfortunately they all missed. I left half of my fighters on CAP in case he launched a strike against Suva, but probably should have had them all escort the bombers. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Taveuni Island at 134,157 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 43 A6M2-N Rufe x 6 Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 24 P-40E Warhawk x 24 F4F-3A Wildcat x 18 SB2U-3 Vindicator x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed F4F-3A Wildcat: 2 destroyed SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CVL Kushiro CVL Tokachi BB Yamato CVL Shoho quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taveuni Island at 134,157 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 41 A6M2-N Rufe x 6 Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 9 F4F-3A Wildcat x 7 SB2U-3 Vindicator x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 2 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed SB2U-3 Vindicator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Shoho

Anachro -> RE: June 26 1942 (11/19/2018 11:16:18 PM)
CV Indomitable sank a submarine I hope in a port strike on Canton Island today, so there's that at least. quote: Afternoon Air attack on Canton Island , at 153,143 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 16 Fulmar II x 9 Sea Hurricane Ib x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships SS I-23, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1

Anachro -> June 27 1942 (11/20/2018 5:01:21 AM)
June 27 1942 Positions as of this date are below. Three carriers will flank speed down to Suva, but things are a bit hairy with Japanese airbases nearby (lvl 2 on Ndeni, lvl 5 on Lunga). ~75 fighters will be set to LRCAP to cover the carriers from Luganville. Majority of fighters on carriers will be devoted to escort duty and dive bombers/torpedo planes will stay within the fighters' escort range. We are hoping that John sticks close to Luganville this turn as he tries to go north to the safety of his LBA at Lunga. If not and he continues west, we're not sure we will have fuel for another opportunity to strike.We hope for great success with the opportunity to sink 3 CVLs. But we could also lose our carriers to his CVL bombers or long-range LBA bombers. We'll see. We most likely will turn back to Suva for refueling after this turn. [image]https://i.imgur.com/YnOHnYR.jpg[/image] The Lexington/Indomitable TF hit one half of John's tankers today. We're hoping they finish the job tomorrow. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Funafuti at 140,147 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 SBD-3 Dauntless x 18 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships AO Iro, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage PC PB-63, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AO Kazahaya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage PC PB-69, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage In India, we get a nice little surprise when a US submarine managed to torpedo the CV Hiryu. Two hits, but one fails to explode, unfortunately. Ah, early Allied torpedoes... Here's to hoping her being damaged means my submarines get another shot tomorrow. Either way, I hope the damage puts her out of action for a little while. quote: ub attack near Koggala at 29,51 Japanese Ships CV Hiryu, Torpedo hits 1 CA Miyako CA Nachi CL Niyodo DD Shiranui DD Asashio DD Hamakaze Allied Ships SS Spearfish

Anachro -> RE: June 27 1942 (11/20/2018 5:02:39 AM)
In India, my fighters bag some Japanese bombers. [image]https://i.imgur.com/TgTuSva.jpg[/image]

Anachro -> June 28 1942 (11/21/2018 4:46:37 AM)
June 28 1942 Bad day. Strike successfully sent against John's CVs, but my dive bombers fail to back a punch and a decent number use GP 1000 lb'ers instead of SAP. We will move up a small amount of hexes tomorrow to see if we can get a second strike and maybe sink one, but my carriers are low on fuel and fighters and getting ever closer to the level 5 airbase at Lunga. We retire after tomorrow, but my carriers are in a precarious situation if they manage to get into a surface action. No sinking sounds for the day, though Shoho was listed as heavy fires, heavy damage. Notice, however, that there is no "heavy smoke" message at the bottom. The bombs seemed to bounce harmlessly off the other CVLs, hitting deck armor and bouncing off. Shame. quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Efate at 119,154 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 56 A6M2-N Rufe x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 6 F4F-3 Wildcat x 56 F4F-4 Wildcat x 13 SBD-3 Dauntless x 73 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 15 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CVL Kushiro, Bomb hits 1 BB Yamato, Bomb hits 3 CVL Tokachi, Bomb hits 3 CA Chokai DD Hatsukaze CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, on fire CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Maya, Bomb hits 2

jwolf -> RE: June 28 1942 (11/21/2018 1:01:02 PM)
Even with relatively weak results, that's probably enough to discourage John from further deep raids for a while. And that is valuable. With the KB not just in the Indian theater but actually in the Arabian Sea (!!) John has ceded naval air control in the Pacific, temporarily, whether he knows it or not.

Anachro -> June 29 1942 (11/21/2018 6:45:05 PM)
June 29 1942 Okay day, but our carriers are in a precarious situation and our fighters decimated. My TF will attempt to retire south with CAP and ASW as Japanese subs are in the area. Meanwhile the CV Lexington and BB North Caroline will continue west in an attempt to intercept John's remaining carriers and the BB Yamato. This is okay given that his carriers are damaged (and slower), seem to be devoid of bombers. BB North Carolina will remain under Lexington's air cover till she can get in range of potential surface action. [image]https://i.imgur.com/nun940b.jpg[/image] In the air battles, escort fighters again suffer tremendously against CAP even with even numbers. My bombers have a lot of misses, but hit some (with a few torpedo strikes). I can only chop up their sloppy performance to CAP interference and fatigue from long use (they came all the way down from the Aleutians and over without R&R). If Lexington gets in range, her bombers might do better. We'll see. The key here is that we hear sinking sounds so we believe at least one CVL is sunk. This should be the Shoho, which was by herself south of Luganville (most heavily damaged yesterday and probably too slow for the rest) and was actually sunk by a few old Vindicators near Efate. At least one more CVL (most likely the Zuiho) is heavily damaged. It's a shame we didn't manage to sink his G.6's which can be converted into Hiryu-esque carriers. However, a few CLs/CAs are also hit. We can only hope some more ships burns up or sink over the next few days. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 122,146 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 72 A6M2-N Rufe x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 11 F4F-3 Wildcat x 43 F4F-4 Wildcat x 19 SBD-3 Dauntless x 73 TBD-1 Devastator x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Yamato, Bomb hits 2 CVL Tokachi CL Ishikari CVL Kushiro CL Suzuya CA Chokai CL Tokoro DD Kagero quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 117,144 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 13 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Umikaze CL Otonase, Bomb hits 2, on fire quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 122,146 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 51 A6M2-N Rufe x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 7 F4F-3 Wildcat x 24 F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 SBD-3 Dauntless x 73 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 2 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 14 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CVL Tokachi, Bomb hits 1, on fire CVL Kushiro CA Chokai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires BB Yamato CA Maya, Bomb hits 2 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CVL Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Chokai quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Efate at 120,154 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage The big danger for tomorrow is surface interception of my carriers. We'll see. I am forming some DDs and CA/CLs into a new TF to escort the carriers and try to fight off surface intercept attempts.

Anachro -> June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 4:58:12 AM)
@JWolf You are right; and hopefully the update below fully solidifies a future reluctance on John's part to do such deep raids into enemy territory. It can really come back to bite him. If it's just subs I have to deal with, getting supply to the SoPac will become more routine. June 30 1942 Today is nice enough in that my carriers escape safely a few hexes to the south and now should only have to worry about the danger of enemy submarine activity. I inadvertently leave a few DBs on naval strike and they subsequently try to hit a heavily damaged CVL Zuiho which has only moved to Ndeni while the rest of the CVLs flee further north. While my DBs get eaten up by enemy CAP, the Zuiho sinks during the combat. We can now confirm that two CVLs have been sunk. While the more valuable G6 CVLs escape to live (and convert) another day, we are happy with this result as it stands; and while we did suffer an inordinate amount of plane losses, the number of pilots lost was relatively minimal. [image]https://i.imgur.com/vcHoB3X.jpg[/image] [image]https://i.imgur.com/3PvcT1B.png[/image] The top image above shows CVL Ryukaku in addition to the Zuiho, but the two CVLs sunk are most likely the Shoho and the Zuiho (below image). CV Hiryu took a torpedo a few turns back and, based on the position given in the intelligence report on where it sank, is most likely heading towards Singapore. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 A6M5 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho, and is sunk The ships of this Task Force 100 have been driven hard. Except for the CV Wasp, when news of the Japanese carrier raids happened on Tahiti, they were just south of Adak Island up in the Aleutians where they has been hovering around for a more than a week looking for opportunities. They then moved all the way down to Palmyra and then east to eventually make an intercept with John's carriers. If there is one thing to be learned here for John, he let his carriers dally for way too long given me time and opportunity to intercept. TF 100, the CV Indomitable, and the CV Lexington will all soon retire to Pearl Harbor for much needed R&R and refit and/or repair. First order of business is to get refueled very quickly at Luganville. [image]https://i.imgur.com/prLxms7.jpg[/image] Task Force 100 was placed in a most precarious and difficult situation. Their fuel situation was more critical than I let on and probably John can only guess as to what he could have done. I'd have detached some surface vessels to try for an intercept. Their a/c strength is down from a maximum of ~270 to ~100. Tomorrow sees the CV Indomitable and a few suface ships try to sink John's oilers still fleeing south of Canton (they have been moving about trying to avoid my ships). Meanwhile, my CV Lexington might try one last-gasp strike against John's fleeing CVL TF, but I have to balance this with the knowledge that John has two probablly servicable flight decks and could move within range of Lunga. I need to keep Lexington away from any air power John might have there. As things stand, I'm happy with my haul and hope Japanese subs don't sink my carriers. [image]https://i.imgur.com/cbAkmVP.png[/image]

Anachro -> RE: June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 5:00:38 AM)
John's remaining tankers and my forces arrayed around it. Indomitable is retiring due to lack of fuel and will not try to intercept. [image]https://i.imgur.com/nUZFcQ5.jpg[/image]

Anachro -> RE: June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 5:05:53 AM)
Minesweepers begin minesweeping Midway in preparation for the first of many bombardments meant to soften up the target. Can you guess my first amphibious "training" operation? [:)] [image]https://i.imgur.com/vJAbooY.png[/image]

Anachro -> RE: June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 5:14:52 AM)
John lands at Darwin, but finds it evacuated except for the CD gun there that I cannot move. Some of his ships take shells so maybe, just maybe, they will have poor damage control and burn up. quote: Pre-Invasion action off Darwin (76,124) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 77 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 3 BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 4 BB Fuso CL Minase, Shell hits 3, on fire CLAA Kako, Shell hits 2, on fire CLAA Furutaka, Shell hits 2, on fire CLAA Aoba DD Shiokaze DD Okikaze DD Matsukaze DD Harukaze, Shell hits 1, heavy fires xAK Tamagawa Maru PB Naruto Maru #3 PB Nako Maru #2 PB Aso Maru #7 SC Ch 21 SC Ch 20 SC Ch 19 xAP Teison Maru DD Yunagi DD Akikaze Allied ground losses: 702 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 26 (11 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Anachro -> RE: June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 12:12:02 PM)
This is my US Army Pilot training unit. When clicking on it, there is a button that says "Get Instructor" above the "Request Veteran" button. Does anyone that has used this mod know what the effect of adding an instructor is? Will he increase the skill-level gain of things like air or defense or will he, more importantly, raise experience for training pilots? [image]https://i.imgur.com/5KHlgdV.jpg[/image]

tarkalak -> RE: June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 12:31:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Anachro This is my US Army Pilot training unit. When clicking on it, there is a button that says "Get Instructor" above the "Request Veteran" button. Does anyone that has used this mod know what the effect of adding an instructor is? Will he increase the skill-level gain of things like air or defense or will he, more importantly, raise experience for training pilots? [image]https://i.imgur.com/5KHlgdV.jpg[/image] I think that Get Instructor is about picking a pilot from TRACOM. There is a .pdf file called Pilot training addendum or something similar in the game docs. It explains what factors help training. If you have a pilot with 80+ XP he helps. Also all rookies with less than 50 XP and less than average XP will train faster. You can add up veterans in order to raise the average XP above the trainee's level.

Anachro -> RE: June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 12:58:49 PM)
@tarkalak Is that true for the base game or for the mod? In the base game, I've never seen pilot experience go up until they do actual missions (i.e. go to PH, etc. and start doing real CAP mission). I'm wondering if that's different for this mod that introduces dedicated training squadrons (which I suspect subtly is a boost to Japan). Before I forget, I just want to say: Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I'm thankful for this game and its wonderful creators, giving us the opportunity to get as close as possible to being in the shoes of an admiral or general in the actual Pacific War. I am thankful to this wonderful community for the dedication they all display, their helpfulness in matters of question, their ability to engage in high-level, rational discourse. Although the community seems to be getting smaller every year, those that remain are highly engaged. Furthermore, it never seems to be a problem finding a game! I'm thankful for all that and all of you! Now, excuse me while I go get ready to eat tons of turkey and mashed potatoes and get into a food coma. I'll skip the stuffing though. Never liked the stuff.

GetAssista -> RE: June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 3:56:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Anachro In the base game, I've never seen pilot experience go up until they do actual missions (i.e. go to PH, etc. and start doing real CAP mission). Oy, come on. Experience gains while skill training is a common occurrence in any low-xp unit. Yep, I do 100% skill training all the time. Yep, I am sure. At game start some of my IJN fighter pilots were drafted from schools with 20-30 xp, and end up in high 40s by the time they train air and def to 70

Anachro -> RE: June 30 1942 (11/22/2018 4:17:48 PM)
Yeah, I should rephrased and meant to say anything above 45+. Once my pilots reach 40xp, getting to 50 becomes very hard before actual missions. I know there is XP gain in training, but it's slow. I'm wondering if trainers speed it up.

Anachro -> July 1 1942 (11/22/2018 6:30:36 PM)
July 1 1942 John's quote to me following this turn was, "Damned BRASSIE play by you Sir. I thought we were finished. OK then�" I think it's fitting as Lexington has a good day moving up against John's carriers, which unexpectedly continue moving northeast. I completely thought John would move his carriers back under the protective CAP umbrella of Lunga and then to Rabaul, but he instead seems to move towards the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. He suffers for it and his CVLs take more bomb hits. Frustratingly, CVL Kushiro seems impervious (how much armor does that thing have!) and two SAP 1000 lbs fail to penetrate the deck armor, but over the course of two strikes, a few do make it through and even cause an ammo explosion. CVL Tokachi also takes a number of hits and is listed as "on fire with heavy damage." Hopefully, this means they are burning or at least sufficiently slowed down to be vulnerable again next turn. BB North Carolina and some CAs split off to attempt a surface action if they are slowed down, Lexington will move up only a few hexes in case they are so slowed down as to be in range. Tomorrow could very well see me sinking his remaining two carriers, sinking one, or none at all! [image]https://i.imgur.com/2xcJzob.png[/image]

Anachro -> July 1 1942, Cont. (11/22/2018 6:34:47 PM)
South of Canton Island, my surface raiders make an interception in the night with one of John's tankers and most likely sink it. Later in the following day, CV Indomitable on the way back to Pearl Harbor spots a few other tankers and sinks them. John has lost all five tankers he brought with him on his southern raid. [image]https://i.imgur.com/8iF6dux.png[/image]

Anachro -> RE: July 1 1942, Cont. (11/22/2018 6:40:57 PM)
At Midway Island, my DMS ships managed to clear a 100 mines from the island while taking a few shell hits. None are in danger of sinking and should be able to retire to Pearl Harbor for a relatively quick repair time. The clearing of the mines allows my BBs to move in and bombard the island (from a sufficient distance to minimize danger) without taking any mine hits themselves. [image]https://i.imgur.com/Jjq7ep3.png[/image]

Anachro -> RE: July 1 1942, Cont. (11/22/2018 6:47:44 PM)
John recently landed a brigade size or less unit at Carnarvon to take it, but I have a lot of surface ships at Perth and they will continue to pound the place, hopefully forcing John to quickly bring his carriers or (what I'd rather want) some surface ships. I have ~350 in AV moving from Geraldton to Carnarvon to destroy his units and take it back. I'm really hoping John brings more ships/troops, as I have 4 US carriers and 1 British carrier half-way between Perth and off-map. [image]https://i.imgur.com/YRSfoPq.png[/image]

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