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1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (8/24/2008 9:15:14 AM)
13/10/44 Crikey -fallen of the front pages I is............... The big -well the only Convoy i have of note leaves Naga - for home. It has a stupidly big escort of Pgs, MSW, pc's -and 2 dedicated ASW groups on set to follow. get the pop corn ready -this is going to be one hell of a trip to get em home -they aim straight for tokyo.. I have counted planes -2000 fighters in Japan -average experience about 40[8\|] -and I give up battling pilot bug -Im converting bombers to Kamis as fast as I can. 14/10/44 In China its very bad -Tabpub tries a direct attack at Hsingyang -and bounces badly. You probably read about it already -but I order a counter attack -I must try to bust the trap -and get out of here! The huge convoy encounters -and sinks 2 ss! And shsssssssssssssssss -the battle fleet is raising anchors -moving to kagoshima. I have 2 AO left -if they reach point X -I may consider a final attack -attack when least expected.

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (8/24/2008 9:22:24 AM)
15/10/44 6 full divisions of screaming troops attack at Hsingyang A naval guard unit basically is wiped out, one division is at 50% disabled -most at 30% -but the chinese divisions are routed! Now the mad dash for kafieng is ordered -we are out of here. SS gato attacks the big convoy today -gets an AK - and escapes the counter attack But silly ss tries again -and does not escape attacks 3, 3, 4, 5, 6.[:'(] 16/10/44 In a rush of blood, other japanese armies attack at kaifeng, Wuhan -and are smashed up. 14000 casos in one attack -ouch -but i am desperate -what else can i do I can see a about 6 to 8 ss homing in on the big convoy -today 3 ss attack - all miss, all atre damaged I think -the hunt is on. And while the SS race towards this convoys very predictable course -my AOs slip harbour for points south. We fight on!

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (8/27/2008 4:18:40 AM)
17/10/44 The graet convoy fight carries on -Tabpub aint happy -but I now have 4 dedicated ASW goups -plus the convoys escorts protecting the 20 plus transports -now about 10 hexes from the home islands. 2 more ss have a go -1 is sunk, another sinks a AK - more ss coming, and more ASW groups too! In China I abandon Hsingyang -and 3 stupid divisions go off road!, another 3 blast a blocking tank unit out of the way in the run towards Kaifeng. They are all doomed -but we fight. In Malaya a huge army continues to resist the enemy, weakening daily, but fighting on. 7 BBs at kagoshima I found another AO - 3 Aos now slipping south to the west of the great convoy battle -headed to the phillipines -if they make it -the BBs will sail south I have 5 other tankers west of Pearl harbour shssssssssssss[:)] -doing a great long blockade run just to see if they can make it Also some 3 AS, 2 tankers, some crippled ships are in the great Aussie bight -also trying to sneak home[:'(] ( Some have troops onboard - what if I invaded tasmania right now[:D][:D][:D][:D]) -actually this is on -I need fuel[8\|])

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (9/2/2008 10:35:17 PM)
18/10/44 Tabpub tells me that over 30 SS have been vectored towards the great convoy battle -today 2 SS attack it - 1 AK sunk -1 ss sunk Yap is being pounded, and the Chinese front is absorbing a horrid amount of bombing -its all over there i think -several divisions went bush on the break out. Kuikang has fallen -basically the entire army in China is about to be surrounded -and I can do nothing much about it I have begun moving air support to Kagoshima -as the battle fleet gathers its strength.

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (9/2/2008 10:41:44 PM)
19/10/44 as the great convoy battle nears tokyo -it has drawn a huge number of enemy SS east -which leaves a great gap in the blockade down the island chain to the phillipines Down this my last AO's have raced -them and a 6 ship convoy full of precious fuel. They are on the way to Naga -covered by a good LRCAP of fighters on Okiwana and Aparri The BB strike fleet - 7 in total has sailed for the phillipines -Im convinced Tabpub is expecting me to hunker down now until the final home islands battles - lets see if I can surprise him In Malaya the final base fell today -Jesselton lost 3/4 of the entire japanese army was deployed in Burma/malaya in this game -and I played I think a fair defence - I think WITP stock doesn't factor the jungle quite right.........

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (9/2/2008 10:44:20 PM)
20/10/44 The great convoy arrives in Japan -the ASW groups will re arm, and I will get the next troop convoy ready to go I actually recieved some peggy bombers today - wonder if they are any good? The BB fleet remains undetected - of Okiwana today. China is gone - he will overun me here by years end -I expect Shanghia to go in under a month

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (9/2/2008 10:45:34 PM)
21/10/44 A gazzillion enemy ss are around Tori Shima Wonder what that means[8\|][8\|][8\|][8\|] Wuhan army surrounded Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (9/11/2008 10:56:10 PM)
22/10/44 through to26/10/44 Going to relate operation sudden thrust -that shows several things In stock its pointless having an airforce as Japan in 44 LRCAP seems to work in detering airstrikes My luck is rotten bsically the thinking is this -tabpub has gained a ggod beachhead sothern phillipines -fighting against heavy resistance Jolo island is siezed -but a lot of ships are there -and his CV's have retired ready for the next operation -so here is an opening I think In Japan only the Yamato, Mushia, 6 DDs, 3 smashed cls remain -the rest of the fleet reaches Naga safely -and refuels One TF has 7 BBs, 2CAs and 9 DDs, the other 2CLs, 7 DDs I move buckets of fighters into the phillipines -nearly all I have -and set them up as LRCAP for the BB's. Bombers move into the phillipines as well -hoping for an openeing The whole op goes pear shaped as 4 liberators attack me at Naga -they are shot down -but Im spotted the fleet sails -and makes its way to Legaspi -goes around the corner Move all fighters further south, bombers further too. Fleets divide? -CL TF goes one way, the BB's another Im well and truly spotted No attacks on the BBs -but the CLs are attacked -I lose 2 DDs heavily damaged The BB's creep closer -and all the bombers attack --------the newly spoted allied death star coming up from the south of Davao With up to 9 enemy BB's spotted, counted at Jolo, and CV's racing north - its retire time to manilla -the mission a bust I lose 200 a/c to his 3 smashing into his CAP - its pointless -this STock stuff is .....w ell we all know what it is. 40 zeke vs 80 Hellcats -surely some could get through[:@] the 26th see's the fleet refuelled at Manilla -and ordered to sprint home -his CV's are racing up the east coast of the phillipines - all my fighters that remain are at manilla or Clarke -trying to LRCAP the battle targets[8\|][8\|][8\|] as they flee north Im going to hide the fleet somewhere in the north of the map -nothing else I can do I think -they are too slow to get in and achieve a surprise attack with his blanket air power now. China -its all over -the army is trapped, or fleeing, or destroyed -tabpub can tell you about that[:(]. Oh -only 1 AO left after this op too Just for fun -a bunch of pirates -desperate for fuel and supplies are very shortly going to invade devonport![8\|][8\|] -that might provoke a nasty response.[:D]

1275psi -> here be pirates! (9/15/2008 10:40:30 PM)
27/10/44 tabpub CVs race north up the east coast of the phillipines - chasing my retiring fleet - and run straight over the top of my escorts and AKs that were at Naga -Its a slaughter as 15 pg's and PCs are sunk in the raids. More night bombing by B-29's over the home islands -what can I do -nothing I do hit an AK today with a francis -crumbs of comfort It is pleasing though that all the LRCAP I organised keeps the BBs safe from the China air power 28/10/44 CL Katori and her AO are caught formaosa straight by liberators -both sunk Kaifeng falls His CVs are chasing hard to the North -but my BBs are going to make it. Kagoshima is stacked with planes -hoping he will approach. 29/10/44 gamey -could be Fun -definately 3 japanese base forces land today in a unoccupied GEELONG![:'(] Purpose -sieze the base -refuel the 3 AS ships they are with -and there own ships -as they continue epic voyage home. This is a tactic I must remember for other games In fact -I am going to order a heap of small raider parties to sail tomorrow from Japan -his rear areas are all totally empty................ Time for the pirates to go and have some fun![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

1275psi -> RE: here be pirates! (9/17/2008 9:09:20 AM)
30/10/44 geelong is taken A very satisfying turn[:'(] (not going to ruin it recounting all the disasters everywhere else)..............[;)]

1275psi -> RE: here be pirates! (9/24/2008 4:03:40 AM)
31/10/44 Well the pirate episode comes to the inevitable conclusion - some get away on a AK, but most get sunk as 4 DD race into harbour and sink the raiders. 3 fuel less AS ships are caught, and sunk as well It was a good giggle back in the real war - San Jose siezed by paras! gazzillions of bombs dropped too. 1/11/44 daylight b-29 raid Tokyo - 139 of the buggars -i lose 13 fighters to his 3 bombers in the air -man the pilot bug has @#$%^%$ this game -rookies just do not cut it Enemy CVs near Kendari. 2/11/44 Brit Cvs strike Palembang, manilla more Cv strikes Manilla, Clarke hit hard by land based air Pirates kicked out of geelong B-29's over japan every night other than that -the war is going fine[8\|]

1275psi -> RE: here be pirates! (9/28/2008 6:12:27 AM)
3/11/44 There are multiple CV groups operating on both east and west coasts of the phillipines - manilla port is struck -and its carnage -many ships stuck here -no fuel, or damaged -or (ok -forgotten) 4 ak, a crippled tanker, some patrol vessels blasted. Heavy air raids on the Northern phillipines - and literally no resistance[8\|][:(] 4/11/44 More bombing more bombing 2nd turn in a row -where I plot nothing 5/11/44 6/11/44 I sent tabpub an E mail -apologising that this game will get very boring for a while I have gazillions of troops in the phillipines - and they have sufficient supplies for now - but the home islands are a desert for fuel. Heavy industry has collapsed -and I am producing not much[8\|][:(] No oil left really -and few resources too -which for Stock shows how sad things have got. So tabpub has to bomb the troops -bomb them some more -and then bring a very big army All my fighters are trying to protect the Home islands -and failing with B-29's hitting at 2000 feet every night. The fleet of BBs is helpless -no fuel - and yammato still has to do her 12/42 upgrade!! I will wait until the enemy gets closer i suppose -then we go on a death ride. No AOs left either. last 6 tankers - 4 are near new zealand -going the long way round as blockade runners - 2 left at saseabo - too scared to brave the SS lurking outside[:-] So -Im still playing on -but man -the turns on my behalf sure are simple to do now!!!

1275psi -> The doldrums (10/10/2008 7:57:44 AM)
game has entered a doldrum period -I have nothing I want to lose just yet -and tabpub continues to be painfully methodical 7/11/44 his CVs hit naga, fighting continues in Malaya, bombing all over the map (mainly phillipine targets) 8/11/44 Tabpub tells me this is the last ionvasion for a while -ormoc is invaded -the heart of the phillipines My reaction -zip grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 9/11/44 The invasion of bacolad is brutal -it will fall soon. Oh well - at least we continue!

1275psi -> RE: The doldrums (10/16/2008 9:41:35 AM)
10/11/44 today most of my ASW assetts that are left, left port, and took on the sea of green symbols to the west/south of kagoshima - the action is nasty -, I sink 2? SS -and lose one escort . his invasion of Ormac continues The game still reflects real life fairly well -I have now an Industry pool that is officially empty! Oil is all but gone, resources failing quickly too - I have about given up monitoring the HI ect - nothing i can really do with it. I have audited the fighters I have left -I actually have 1900 in the home islands , and about 200 bombers. no experience levels to talk about -pilot bug ensures that is as per real life!

1275psi -> RE: The doldrums (10/16/2008 9:44:37 AM)
11/11/44 B-29s over the Home islands - night bombing -kawasaki engines lightly damaged. If I had a decent HI pool -all the effort tabpub is putting into China air power would be a total waste of time -to really hurt -he will have to day bomb at some time. Another ss sunk -and i see tabpub retiring his SS south. China has settled a bit -but war lost there Fleet of BBs still repairing though! central phillipines now his[8\|]

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (10/27/2008 10:14:03 AM)
been a while since I updated this marathon Wonder how many other games have been this long -it feels, like, like forever!! Must admit late 44 -no industry, no oil, no fuel, no production to talk of -hard to maintain enthusiasm.[8\|] My notes on each turn are getting smaller and smaller - to plot my turn takes about 3 minutes -everything, well nearly everything is on CAP in Home islands -and the fleet is anchored -becalmed with no fuel in all the major ports Heres the notes for a week of war 12/11/44 Just more bombing! I wish tabpub would just go for the throat so something exciting would happen! 13/11/44 Bombing! 14/11/44 And more bombing 15/11/44 His B-29s attack oil centres in manchuria ect -nasty stuff -the bombers treat the oscar CAP with the usual contempt 16/11/44 155 B-29s hit Brunie -tabpub says that was a mistake -there is 160000 tons of oil there -it might as well be on the moon! In Malaya divisions and regiments are now being destroyed in the final cleanup of the bulk of the japanese armies -a few unit surrounded messages now This also is starting to occur in China -which is now a route -I have the remains of the army at nanchang - and Its grim. 17/11/44 More bombings -more mass casualties, no signs of tabpubs next move though 18/11/44 The fleet - 9 BBs -all now in top nick 4 CA 4CL 37 DD And no fuel left really 19/11/44 SHOCK!!! 14 sonias attack from Legaspi -and sink 2 enemy AKs! -invasion fleet i think near Legaspi 50 plus night fighters engage 70 B-29s -and I lose 3 fighters -c'mon now -thats pathetic -surely some B-29s should go down!![:(] bring on AE -this one rapidly curdling I think.........................

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (11/11/2008 9:44:13 AM)
Well yes -the game grinds on - 20/11/44 111 B-29s from China night bomb Japan -60 night fighters fail to shoot any down -and lose several of themselves -night fighters are a bust in this game . I can remember posting way back in very early 44 that tabpubs grand strategy would lead to this -and I said to him that it would lead to a boring game -which at the moment it is - 100 plus B-29 raids -unstoppable, coming from china on a nightly basis So there it is. he refuses to "leap ahead" -or raid deep - as if I could ever penetrate his CAp -this is stock after all - just taking a base a month, while I sit in Japan, fuelless. The game is lost, but I will play on, simply because i am stubborn -and because I still have the Bbs left![8\|] 21/11/44 kaifeng - all troops dead 22/11/44 130 b-29 -Osaka tonight -60 hits 23/11/44 79 tonight -osaka he also bombs oil centres at tientsin Cagayan is invaded today -I only have 2 base forces there - a big army lost southern phillipines. 24/11/44 97 B-29s hit osaka tonight Some francis bombers actually attack today -and sink a AK at davao -but i lose an entire ASW group near Formosa cagayan falls Come on tabpub! I say! - came and have a real go!

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (11/11/2008 9:46:07 AM)
26/11/44 Home isaland HI pool is now empty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Most oil on the islands -5000 tons in Gumm many cities have less than 500 its the correct way to win a war -starve me out !

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (11/19/2008 10:07:43 AM)
27/11/44 Not a single move plotted! BIG, very BIG forces gathering in honkers area -invasion formosa coming...............[:(]

1275psi -> RE: A deflating balloon (11/23/2008 9:45:08 AM)
28/11/44 OK -Im about ten days behind -and just for a change -lots to report coming up. In China the bulk of the surviving army retreats to final stand -Shanghia -I might be able to support it there. 171 B-29 over the home islands tonight. 29/11/44 Just 188 bombers over japan today........................ Ominous signs of a build up near Honkers, invasion formosa coming - I begin to see what fuel is left -and Yamato and Mushia sail for the west of japan 30/11/44 Today I actually get a 10 ship convoy to Siapan -supplies -but I don't think the ships will get back............

1275psi -> The giants prepare........... (11/25/2008 8:08:21 AM)
1/12/44 i am about to try an experiment. enemy is gathering his APs ect at suchow? on the chinese coast- and his british task force is in the area too. Formasa is his next target. Im going to see if its possible to get a surfacegroup into his invasion fleet -before it sails. I want to see how well i can cover the TF with LRCAP -or whether its a pointless exercise. thus, 1cl, and 6 dd depart japan -and a very large percentage of my fighters begin moving to the south west corner of japan. and the battle line gathers at saseabo...........

1275psi -> RE: The giants prepare........... (11/25/2008 8:10:01 AM)
2/12/44 the convoy at siapan is caught by a small cv task force -glug. 191 B-29s attack the home islands

1275psi -> RE: The giants prepare........... (11/25/2008 8:17:17 AM)
3/12/44 a lot of postings lately have been very short I ain't had much i can do With HI pool empty, oil all but exhausted - its time to try to use the BBs in glorious attempt to disrupt the enemy. I can't stand the thought of the BBs getting sunk in port. They sail - yamato, mushia one TF The 4 old BBs in another -Mutsu leading 2 battle cruisers in another And 2 CA tfs also sail -small -but units as well The single Cl TF reaches Okiwana -and he spots one BB The next 6 days will be carnage - i expected it. tabpub tells me I threw him badly of balance The biggest disapointment -the way the liberator bomber kills so many ships.......[:@] the biggest satisfaction - the giants have their moment...................[:)] And so it begins -the last great march of the Ents. 87 p38,26 liberators attack the ships at Kadina -22 zekes only 8 zekes lost - and the liberators hit transports I begin to flood the south china sea with PG/PC and msw ships. The CL TF -attack Swatow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1275psi -> RE: The giants prepare........... (11/27/2008 4:30:53 AM)
4/12/44 My surface task force successfully charges into Swatow harbour -only to find that the target AP convoy has retreated!!![:@][:@][:@] OH Crap! Then the carnage begins......... First 3 DD charging across the south china sea are night attacked by black widows -straffing them. One is crippled, the other two retire The surface task force -despite having heaps of LRCAP assigned to it -is attacked by literally100's of planes -you name the type -its there at the party CL sendai, 3 dd are sunk, then another huge wave of planes -and its a total of 1cl, 6 dd sunk. So that was a bust! My strikes begin - 50 odd fighters vs 50 odd hellcats I lose all my strike -he loses 1 plane[:@][X(][8\|] Cursed stock! Another 50 odd fighters escort15 peggy - these are my very best planes -franks -and peggies at 83 exp -the franks mid 50's the 47 hellcats, 9 corsairs shoot down all but 13 peggies! yes -an attack! And the Flak takes all but 2 down.......................... no hits he begins to bomb all my airfields - not too bad yamato and the battle cruisers are enroute to Okiwana- and under as many fighters a s CAP i can gather -and the rest of the battle fleet is following - I order all the ships to attack, or go to taipae -where I hope to hide/fuel, and launch the attack from The weather is going to be rotten -here we go! At least 30 msw/pg/pc flood the area -attack!

1275psi -> RE: The giants prepare........... (11/27/2008 4:32:01 AM)
5/12/44 We are coming still - thunderstorms ground everything - I might have a chance here Nanching falls in china

1275psi -> RE: The giants prepare........... (11/27/2008 4:39:05 AM)
6/12/44 Still storms everywhere I transfer anything that flies to iether formosa/okiwana/the north coast of the phillipines -even some to hong Kong The 2 giants reach Okiwana tomorrow -the slow BBs are still following. The rest of the fleet is also in the south china sea. Weather clearing tomorrow -its carnage time!

1275psi -> 3 years playing (11/27/2008 4:41:54 AM)
7/12/44 This is last post today -before I get into big battles Just want to say its been 3 years of game time today -and almost 3 years real time of this game! To Tabpub -I salute you! -great opponent or what! To matrix games ----Thankyou for this great game! And to anyone following this AAR -ta as well -its been a huge journey!

1275psi -> RE: 3 years playing (12/6/2008 4:34:30 AM)
/12/44 And the war exploded again Copy of my notes: multiple ASW actions south china sea, ss-019 finally sunk tabpub -naval bombardment of the pescadores -and i hurt 1 cl, 3dd badly very large CV group spotted to the west of siapan! BB Mushia spotted at Okiwana! heavy raid on shanghia raids hit legaspi, naga,clarke field, clarke field, vigan,laong,aparri,Iloilo - all a mix of heavies, mediums ect -some jap planes lost 3 huge raids hit the pescadores Then liberators begin to attack the many pg, pc, msw in the south china sea -i lose 3 My turn- 5 grace and 8 francis(huge raid hey[:)]) leave the phillipines -and manage to torp the CA Suffolk 3 betty fly -3 torps into the CL dauntless -it sinks 21 kamis fly from taan -1 tanker hit near Cam ray bay Aparri launches a raid -27 tony,66 zeke,18 frank - against a 17 corsair, 85 hellcat CAP The lot are shot down Another strike -39 zeke,21 tony,18 frank -all lost - so far just 10 hellcats shot down third strike -another mix of nearly 100 fighters goes in -and again 100 Hellcats have a feast -only 14 shot down Stock is yuk -but with these poor pilots probably as per real life today! More raids go in -all destroyed on his CAP - 3 betties, 10 betties, 3 oscar kamis, 16 grace , 20 fighters, and 4 peggy -all lost In the pm - His CVs strike Loag -hard -carnage on the ground. 11 liberators atack -20 tony, 15 george, 58 zeke, 48 frank at aparri - and i have a win small here Again my big strikes go in -and again chewed up In the air its been a huge day -422 losses to his 70 My orders for tomorrow -every fighter i can, is placed on LRCAP duties -the battle wagons adavance still!

1275psi -> RE: 3 years playing (12/7/2008 1:27:49 AM)
8/12/44 tabpub invited me to read his AAR -so I have. Really, really annoyed that some people say i should be embarressed over the final result of this battle -even before i have given my side Could they do better? Consider - I have no fuel -this truly was the one way trip I have no industry left The pilot bug took all my pilots -I am trying to fight with average 30-40 pilots its stock I could leave the fleet in harbour -to get sunk next month anyway -or have a go What would you do? Ill say it now -there are players who play to the end - and those who talk about it. Now for my version of events - the warts and all (nothing personal against honourable tabpub -but his AARs do only function when he is winning -or won a great victory) Today Tabpub sends most of his CVs to near Naha/bataan island area -obviously hoping to attack my ships My plan was this - yammato and Mushia to steam full speed into the valley of death -and be the bomb magnets -while the real hope I clung to - the battle cruisers - were covered by LRCAP - and could attack the invasion fleet. I attached what CAs I have left to these 2 TFs of BCs The older BBs wre to follow as best they could -and again be the diversion This plan worked I will say it again -it worked -up to the last detail - apparently one task force of BCs managed to sail through 5 hexes full of allied CVs, BBs, the invasion fleet it was aimed at -but finished in the empty port of soochow game mechanics -not tactics here beat me But Im ahead of myself -this is how it played out

1275psi -> RE: 3 years playing (12/7/2008 1:45:44 AM)
The day began with 334 B-29s hiting Shanghia- CRUMP! 100 port hits just for a start his CVs attack - 5 msw sunk - spread over all the South China sea - I like watching 100 plus planes dispatched to sink a MSW -not to attack a capital ship I have a huge CAP/LRCAP assigned for the fleet at Taipai -its hopless![:o] 30 frank, 18 zeke defend against 59 hellcats, 56 helldivers, 14 avaengers, I lose all my planes -he loses 16 hellcats, 3 helldivers, 4 avengers 4 msw sunk in the port Then his LBA attacks -64 p38,45 p40n,13 liberators -the great naval attack bomber of the war 39oscars,11 jack,7 frank,try to defend -nearly all are lost too -they do shoot down 14 P40n The Mushia takes 3 times 2000 lb bombs (thats the start) More LBA -40 p40n -45p38, 28 liberators -they hit a CL, and BC Kirishima is hit 42 oscars,23 kates - 57 hellcats - all lost -no losses inflicted some grace attack -and torp a DD -the dutch one I think Yet more LBA -61 P38 escort liberators -they meet the CAP -55 oscars,62 george,8 zero,83 zeke,33 tony 42 P38 are shot down -i lose 120 defenders The 6 liberators still attack -and haranua , Tone, are hit tactics are still working -just do not have enough firepower to pull this off - this is the entire available japanese fighter force being expended -and compared to what tabpub has -its a drop in the ocean! The last strikes for the day are the worst -my shredded CAP fails....... I put up still over150 fighters over the battle line near Okiwana -its the corsairs that cull -they are CV based -I lose 50 fighters to his26 planes I am hit hard - Hyuga one bomb, 1 torp Nagato -4 bombs, 2 torps yamishiro -1 bomb -3 torps Ise -2 bomb -1 torp Mutsu -3 bombs I am faced with the slow BBs are doomed -to damaged to flee -to crippled to fight At taiho, the sisters reamain in great nick, and the BC's are there -also functional If I flee, they will not escape -his CVs are now between me and Japan...... The invasion fleet is -however, well within striking range. I can reach it -with luck -tonight OK -what would you do...hmmmmmmmmmmmm[8\|]

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