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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/3/2014 8:19:36 AM

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The PTs prove tough, but a good number are cleared out.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/3/2014 8:21:36 AM

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21 - 22 May 1945
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SUBS: The assault on Moppo begins with a few forays by MTBs and Es to assess and clear both subs and PTs. The Es did well sighting and hitting another 5-6 subs. Most will hang out here attempting to keep getting attacks as long as DCs hold out. Allied subs claimed a few but at least one sub was confirmed sunk after and others hit with multiple direct shots. Air ASW picks up in the daytime and gets another 5 HIT messages.

KOREA: A lot of Es are lost as they begin interact with subs, PTs and a surprising DM TF near Moppo. At least 5-7 lost in surface battles plus a few MTBs but the PTs are reduced and the minefield at Moppo is now hopefully 'known' after claiming another 5 Es there.

The Allies main force in Korea moves into Masan. Our forces now number around 5k AV at Masan and the heavy arty has moved in, somewhat recovered from the bombings a few days ago. The other areas are shaping up. More troops are moving in at Fusan and at Kanko. The next few days will show a lot in terms of Japan's ability to slow the Allies at this stage. A bombardment will attempt to hit Moppo tomorrow. The three remaining CA heading in from Nagasaki. The BBs are on their way and should be prepared for a shot in 2-3 days. The KB is 3 days from completely filling out, 4-5 days from being as combat ready as it can get. After getting the last groups filled out it will move to the either to around Shimoneseki or to the North Korean coastal area to await further opportunities.

STRAT BOMBING: None for a bit. The B-29s are beng used for mining currently it seems.

HOME ISLANDS: Movement to Korea is smooth. The two hex transit from Fukuoka/Shimoneseki is great, as ships load, move and begin to unload in a day. Still new units arriving that I can't afford to fill out. Frustrating.

CHINA: Well, at least we're moving out of the clear now, so the main army will be slightly less pummeled tomorrow. The Allies are moving their 3200AV army right in behind us. No sign of anything trying to stop the movement from the North, but the tanks are sliding in front of our path. Yikes. it's dicey, but definitely should catch Jocke's attention, and thats what I'm after. The secondary plus is that none of these armies are moving to try for the Shanghai area. We have one roadblock of 1200AV in +3 territory on the way there, but not much else.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 21, 45
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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 81,57 (Kanhsien)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 31
Liberator GR.VI x 9
B-17E Fortress x 9
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-24J Liberator x 57
B-25D1 Mitchell x 20
P-38J Lightning x 18
P-38L Lightning x 36
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 11
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator GR.VI: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 11 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 2 damaged
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
1350 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 156 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 124 (22 destroyed, 102 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (12 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 22, 45
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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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TF 303 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seikai Maru
AMc Wa 3

56 mines cleared

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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
E Shimushu
E Manju

Allied Ships
SS Queenfish, hits 12

SS Queenfish launches 2 torpedoes at E Shimushu
Queenfish bottoming out ....
E Manju attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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TF 7 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)

Japanese Ships
MTB G-1015, Mine hits 2, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-451
MTB G-452
MTB G-453
MTB G-454
MTB G-455
MTB G-456, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
MTB G-461
MTB G-462

Allied Ships
PT-462
PT-522
PT-523
PT-524
PT-526
PT-527

Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 85% moonlight: 10,000 yards

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ASW attack near Moppo at 101,54

Japanese Ships
E No.138
E No.112

Allied Ships
SS Pargo, hits 9

SS Pargo is sighted by escort
E No.138 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.138 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Moppo at 101,54

Japanese Ships
E No.124
E No.20
E No.64

Allied Ships
SS Seahorse, hits 18

SS Seahorse is located by E No.124
Seahorse bottoming out ....
E No.64 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.64 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kaya
DD Tsubaki
DD Keyaki
E Asagao
E Yanagi
E Kasasagi

Allied Ships
PT-131
PT-134
PT-461, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-529
PT-530
PT-531
PT-532, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-544
PT-547
PT-550

Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 85% moonlight: 11,000 yards

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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
E Tsuga
E Manazuru

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 7

SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at E Tsuga
Triton bottoming out ....
E Manazuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Kanawa
E Shiga
E Amami
E Hodaka
E Habuto
E Takane
E Ikara
E Hashidate
E Uji
E Naryu

Allied Ships
PT-135
PT-137
PT-238, Shell hits 1, on fire
PT-241
PT-454, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-458, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 85% moonlight: 10,000 yards

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TF 67 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)

Japanese Ships
E Ikara, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
E Takane, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
E Naryu, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.52
E No.62
E No.68
E No.70
E No.76
E No.126
E No.158
E No.194
E No.196
E No.198
E No.200

Allied Ships
PT-304
PT-311, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
PT-312
PT-314
PT-452
PT-453, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 85% moonlight: 11,000 yards

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TF 105 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)

Japanese Ships
E No.200, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E No.194, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
E No.126, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
E No.71, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E No.75
E No.57
E No.221
E No.219
E No.79
E No.77

Allied Ships
SS Croaker, hits 30, and is sunk

SS Croaker launches 2 torpedoes at E No.71
Croaker bottoming out ....
E No.219 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Croaker forced to surface!
E No.79 firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.158
E No.196
E No.198

Allied Ships
PT-62
PT-63, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-64
PT-65
PT-129
PT-130, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 92% moonlight: 11,000 yards

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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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TF 303 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seikai Maru
AMc Wa 3, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

72 mines cleared

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,55, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.57, Shell hits 5, on fire
E No.67, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
E No.69, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
E No.73, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
E No.75, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
E No.77, Shell hits 2
E No.79, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
E No.219, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
E No.221, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DM Gamble
DM Montgomery, Shell hits 1
DM Ramsay
DM Tracy
DM Robert H. Smith, Shell hits 2
DM Harry F. Bauer

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...

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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
E Ikara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
E Habuto
E Uji

Allied Ships
SS Paddle

SS Paddle launches 4 torpedoes at E Ikara
Paddle bottoming out ....

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.158, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
E No.196
E No.198

Allied Ships
PT-462
PT-522
PT-523
PT-524
PT-526
PT-527

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 13,000 yards

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TF 303 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 3, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-451, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
MTB G-452
MTB G-453
MTB G-454, Shell hits 1
MTB G-455
MTB G-461, Shell hits 1
MTB G-462, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT-131
PT-134
PT-529
PT-530, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PT-531, Shell hits 1
PT-544
PT-547
PT-550, Shell hits 1, heavy fires

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 3,000 yards

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Ground combat at Kanhsien (81,57)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 83340 troops, 1747 guns, 1491 vehicles, Assault Value = 3121

Defending force 538 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 1605

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1605 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kanhsien !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
645 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
6th Australian Division
27th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
18th British Division
2nd British Division
43rd Infantry Division
9th Australian Division
6th Medium Regiment
208th Field Regiment
14th Army
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
India Command
55th Heavy Regiment
XV Indian Corps
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
14th RGC Temp./A Division
2nd South Seas Det. /1

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Reinforcements: These troops would be really nice if I could fill out the units with replacements. Sadly, supply will not allow for that.

South. Phil. Ku U-1 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
1001 Ku U-1 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
2nd Hikotai IMAF arrives at Changchun
224th Division arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
225th Division arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
229th Division arrives at Kanazawa
231st Division arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
344th Division arrives at Kochi
355th Division arrives at Okayama
123rd Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
15th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment arrives at Kanazawa
16th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment arrives at Okayama
303rd Division arrives at Nagoya
312th Division arrives at Kumamoto
316th Division arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
121st Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Takamatsu
122nd Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
124th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
126th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Kumamoto
17th Hvy.Artillery Regiment arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
114th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Maebashi
115th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Utsonomiya
116th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Utsonomiya
117th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Tokyo
118th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Maebashi
18th Hvy.Artillery Regiment arrives at Maebashi
17th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment arrives at Maebashi
222nd Division arrives at Hirosaki/Aomori
308th Division arrives at Hirosaki/Aomori
322nd Division arrives at Sendai
113th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Sendai
12th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment arrives at Sendai
127th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Fusan
10th Ind. Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Keijo
8th Ind. Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Tokyo
9th Ind. Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Kurume
ML G-626 arrives at Shimonoseki
S-602 Hikotai arrives at Tokyo
211th Shinbu-tai arrives at Kanko

Losses:

Loss of ACM Awa Maru on May 21, 1945 is admitted
Loss of E Ikara on May 22, 1945 is admitted
Loss of E No.69 on May 22, 1945 is admitted
Loss of E No.71 on May 22, 1945 is admitted
Loss of E No.158 on May 22, 1945 is admitted
Loss of MTB G-1015 on May 22, 1945 is admitted
Loss of MTB G-451 on May 22, 1945 is admitted
Loss of MTB G-456 on May 22, 1945 is admitted
Loss of MTB G-462 on May 22, 1945 is admitted

Ships Sunk:

PT-63 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 22, 1945
PT-130 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 22, 1945
PT-453 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 22, 1945
PT-454 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 22, 1945
PT-458 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 22, 1945
PT-461 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 22, 1945
PT-532 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 22, 1945
SS Torsk is reported to have been sunk near Taihoku on Mar 13, 1945
Previous report of sinking of SS Seahorse incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 101, 54
SS Grayling determined to have been sunk on or about May, 10, 1945
SS Croaker is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 22, 1945
SS Icefish determined to have been sunk on or about Dec, 21, 1944 - Interesting wording!
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This turn proves that the Es, so good against subs, are not so good against surface targets. After losing one to the PTs for little effect, the DM TF the Allies had around, probably use after having dropped it's goods, wipes out a larger TF of Es.
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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/3/2014 8:59:17 AM

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By the way, I just have to say ...

SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!

A little bit shattered today. In London the game went until 3am. All worth it.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/3/2014 7:30:52 PM

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quote:

By the way, I just have to say ...

SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!

A Denver supporter I was watching the game with inquired if there was a "mercy rule".

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/3/2014 8:48:59 PM

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ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

quote:

By the way, I just have to say ...

SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!

A Denver supporter I was watching the game with inquired if there was a "mercy rule".

Yeah, for anyone who is not a Seahawks fan I'm sure that was a boring game. For anyone who is a Denver fan it had to be excruciating.

I was a kid when Zorn and Largent got Seattle going, and I've been a fan ever since even though I'm from Portland.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 1:56:19 AM

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Not to change the topic......

(game sucked) Having never reached this stage of the war, it is crazy how insignificant my battles stack up to these immense engagements.

ps. I never even scrolled far enough down in the reinforcement tables to see all that armor! I try to look 3 months ahead. Once I had 3 squadrons, of eight I think, of B29s arrive at Aden against Terry....

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 6:30:44 AM

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ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Not to change the topic......�(game sucked) Having never reached this stage of the war, it is crazy how insignificant my battles stack up to these immense engagements.

ps. I never even scrolled far enough down in the reinforcement tables to see all that armor! I try to look 3 months ahead. Once I had 3 squadrons, of eight I think, of B29s arrive at Aden against Terry....�

While I long for the days when I didn't have to set 1,000 planes to different orders each turn and to move 25 TF within a space of 5 hexes to new 'destinations!'

It's crazy at this point, and has it's own kind of fun now after a long sow grind through 44 to get here. Tortuous, but interesting.

The reinforcements are insane at this point. Even if I had enough armaments and vehicles points to deal with filling them, the supply involved would knock me out of the war for a few months.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 11:05:30 AM

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23 - 24 May 1945
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SUBS: The Es continue to wreck havoc on Allied subs that stubbornly stick to their local patrols around Moppo. Running scout patrols for the bombardment groups at least 20 Es and another 10 PBs hit quite a few more subs very hard, and the air messages keep increasing. This could be the last ride of the Allied silent service.

KOREA: Well, things actually go as planned for these two days, mostly.

The CAs get a good bombardment on the 23rd, and knock out some more PTs in the process. This sets the stage for the 24th when two separate BB bombardments head in, one with the Yamatos and the stronger with four old BBs led by Raizo Tanaka. In the day sweeps frm all over the place go in but strange things happen. It seems the LR CAP attracts more of the planes but our sweepers don't dive into them to go get em. They just sail right by after only a few passes. I rarely set LR CAP with sweeps and if this is the result I don't like it. Seems to work very differently with the Allied use of it. Oh, well.

The bombers get another good shot on Allied armor moving through the clear. No CAP protects them at all.

The Yamatos get a decent shot, but the old BBs get held up and hit during the day! This results in a much better plastering of the fields and the support troops, which is key to morale and getting the fields fixed. I'll go in with the air forces tomorrow. Fingers crossed a lot of CAP is on the ground.

The Allied go for a bombardment right away once the main body gets into the Masan hex. That doesn't go so well for them. Our heavy arty again proves devastating. There is no way they'll move forward here.

STRAT BOMBING: Nothing today.

HOME ISLANDS: The Allied fleet is on the move again. It's good timing to get these bombardments. I'll now have to move all back for a day to see what is happening and get ammo reloaded. The KB is nearly ready to react. It'll move out in a day or two from Ominato. A whole fleet of transport have unloaded at Fusan as well, dropping another 2k combat troops, AA, arty and tanks into Korea.

CHINA: The plan is 'working' still.

We're getting crushed from the air, but the focus is here and the Allied troops are moving in to surround. Our divisions from Changsha have been sighted and the RAF is taking their best shot. I've taken them out of move into combat movement. All is working for now and they should arrive at Pingsiang in a few days.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 45
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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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TF 303 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seikai Maru

36 mines cleared

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TF 243 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Choun Maru #7

35 mines cleared

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Nachi
CA Mikuma
DD Shimakaze
DD Akishimo
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
PT-462, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PT-522, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-523, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
PT-524, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-526, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-527, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 92% moonlight: 11,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 50,84, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk A poor showing!

Allied Ships
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
DD Quiberon, Shell hits 1
DD Quickmatch
DD Arunta
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Relentless, Shell hits 1
DD Roebuck

Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 92% moonlight: 11,000 yards

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ASW attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
E Chiburi

Allied Ships
SS Mingo, hits 29, heavy damage

SS Mingo is sighted by escort
Mingo bottoming out ....
E Chiburi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Nachi
CA Mikuma
DD Shimakaze
DD Akishimo
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-64, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-65, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-129, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
PT-64 sunk by DD Akishimo at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Nachi
CA Mikuma
DD Shimakaze
DD Akishimo
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
PT-304, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-312
PT-314
PT-452

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages PT-314 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Naval bombardment of Moppo at 100,54

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 21 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 47 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed on ground
F4U-1A Corsair: 21 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed on ground
Thunderbolt II: 7 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Nachi
CA Maya

Allied ground losses:
552 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 80 disabled

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 39

CA Mikuma firing at Moppo
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Nachi
CA Nachi firing at Moppo
CA Maya firing at Moppo

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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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TF 303 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seikai Maru

36 mines cleared

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Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 81,56 , near Kanhsien

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 50
Liberator GR.VI x 7
B-24J Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24J Liberator x 88
B-25D1 Mitchell x 4
B-25G Mitchell x 3
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
Liberator GR.VI: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 16 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25G Mitchell: 1 damaged
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
987 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Masan (102,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 81113 troops, 1678 guns, 1418 vehicles, Assault Value = 3108

Defending force 154922 troops, 1930 guns, 413 vehicles, Assault Value = 5341

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
870 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 33 (8 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
33rd Infantry Division
Americal Infantry Division
2nd Marine Division
81st Infantry Division
6th Marine Division
5th Marine Division
3rd Marine Division
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I Corps Artillery
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
X Corps Artillery
Tenth US Army
XXIV US Corps
251st Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps
147th Field Artillery Regiment
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XIV Corps Artillery
X US Corps
XXIV CorpsArtillery
148th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
Yosu Fortress
78th Infantry Regiment
87th Infantry Regiment
94th Division
109th Div /2
123rd Division
111th Division
160th Division
109th Division
57th Division
30th Infantry Regiment
140th Infantry Regiment
11th Division
4th Manchukuo Distr Division
127th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
112th Division
96th Division
19th Division
150th Division
14th Division
120th Division
16th Garrison Unit /9
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Regiment
14th Area Army
30th RF Gun Battalion
121st Division
10th Mortar Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
71st Mountain Gun Regiment
17th Mortar Battalion
31st RF Gun Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
29th RF Gun Battalion
26th Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
76th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66270 troops, 788 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 2734

Defending force 7061 troops, 75 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 1235

Japanese adjusted defense: 1360

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
820 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1269 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th (East African) Division
3rd New Chinese Corps
81st (West African) Division
16th Chindit Brigade
6th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
17th Division
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade
3rd Ind. Engr Rgt /1
149th JAAF AF Bn
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 24, 45
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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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TF 303 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seikai Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

36 mines cleared

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ASW attack near Moppo at 101,54

Japanese Ships
E No.70
E No.76

Allied Ships
SS Carbonero, hits 11

SS Carbonero is located by E No.70
Carbonero bottoming out ....
E No.76 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.76 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Moppo at 101,54

Japanese Ships
E No.76

Allied Ships
SS Segundo, hits 13 Only 2 direct hits. (I left my wallet in El ...)

SS Segundo is located by E No.76
Segundo bottoming out ....
E No.76 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.76 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 28, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
SC Ch 29, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
SC Ch 32, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DE Samuel B. Roberts, Shell hits 1
DE Richard M. Rowell
DE William Seiverling
DE Silverstein

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
SC Ch 28 sunk by DE Samuel B. Roberts at 4,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Chitose Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PB Hirota Maru, Shell hits 1
PB Kogyoku Maru
PB Kogane Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Konsan Maru, Shell hits 1
PB Manyo Maru
PB Nanrei Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Nishimi Maru, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DE Samuel B. Roberts
DE Richard M. Rowell
DE William Seiverling, Shell hits 1
DE Silverstein, Shell hits 7, heavy fires

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
PB Hirota Maru engages DE Silverstein at 13,000 yards
Kawakami I. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

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ASW attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
DD Yanagi

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 5

SS Triton is sighted by escort
Triton bottoming out ....
DD Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yanagi attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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TF 304 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)

Japanese Ships
E Manazuru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Musashi
DD Hinoki
DD Sakura
DD Yanagi

Allied Ships
PT-131, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-134, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-529, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-531, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-544, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-547, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-550, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
PT-550 sunk by BB Musashi at 6,000 yards
PT-529 sunk by DD Hinoki at 4,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Musashi
DD Hinoki
DD Sakura
DD Yanagi

Allied Ships
PT-135, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-137, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-238, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-241, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
PT-137 sunk by BB Musashi at 6,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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TF 106 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)

Japanese Ships
DD Hinoki, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Luckily no BBs hit these mines. The DD will actually make it with about 40 float damage. (A side note, Hinoki is a type of Japanese cedar tree. I use a cologne called Hinoki!!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
PT-243
PT-244
PT-302
PT-303
PT-307, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-310

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages PT-243 at 15,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
E No.46

Allied Ships
SS Paddle, hits 19, heavy damage Three direct hits is what I've found kicks out virtually any sub.

SS Paddle launches 2 torpedoes at E No.46
E No.46 attacking submerged sub ....
Large oil slick appears over area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Moppo at 100,54

Japanese Ships
PB Manyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Stickleback, hits 3

SS Stickleback is sighted by escort
Stickleback bottoming out ....
PB Manyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Manyo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
E Miyake
E Chiburi

Allied Ships
SS Entemedor, hits 3

SS Entemedor launches 2 torpedoes at E Miyake
E Chiburi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Chiburi attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
E Manju

Allied Ships
SS Entemedor, hits 15

SS Entemedor is sighted by escort
E Manju fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Naval bombardment of Moppo at 100,54

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 10 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
P-47N Thunderbolt: 21 damaged
P-47N Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed on ground
Thunderbolt II: 1 damaged
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire VIII: 8 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 4 destroyed on ground
F4U-1A Corsair: 6 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Musashi
BB Yamato

Allied ground losses:
417 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 10

BB Musashi firing at Moppo
BB Yamato firing at Moppo

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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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ASW attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
DD Kiyoshimo
DD Ikazuchi
DD Yamakaze

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 8

SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shigure
DD Ikazuchi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Moppo at 100,54, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
PT-243, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-244, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-302, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-303, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-310, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards
PT-243 sunk by DD Yunagi at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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TF 6 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)

Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi

2 mines cleared So Moppo has mines. Interesting. Love how the game lets ships moving past clear these, since all of these ships do have paravenes. Awesome detail.

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Submarine attack near Saishu To at 99,55

Japanese Ships
E Kusagaki
E Habushi
E Iki

Allied Ships
SS Blueback, hits 50, and is sunk

SS Blueback is located by E Kusagaki
E Habushi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Habushi attacking submerged sub ....
SS Blueback forced to surface!
E Kusagaki firing on surfaced sub ....
E Iki firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

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Morning Air attack on CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade, at 101,54 , near Moppo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 5
N1K2-J George x 63
P1Y2 Frances x 66
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 24
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 61
Ki-100-I Tony x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 30 (2 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 2nd USMC Tank Battalion, at 101,54 , near Moppo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 38
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 36
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 24
Ki-84a Frank x 7
Ki-100-I Tony x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 1st USMC Tank Battalion, at 101,54 , near Moppo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 70
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 17
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 106
Ki-84a Frank x 3
Ki-100-I Tony x 40

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 111 (15 destroyed, 96 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Moppo , at 100,54

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 136 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 65
Ki-83 x 27
Ki-84a Frank x 18
Ki-102b Randy x 8

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 27
Spitfire VIII x 62
P-47N Thunderbolt x 74
F4U-1A Corsair x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
P-47N Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-83 sweeping at 32000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Moppo , at 100,54

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 189 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 21
A7M2 Sam x 14
Ki-84r Frank x 134
Ki-102b Randy x 6

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 26
Spitfire VIII x 61
P-47N Thunderbolt x 71
F4U-1A Corsair x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
48 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 32000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 192nd Tank Battalion, at 101,54 , near Moppo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 21
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 7
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 28
Ki-84a Frank x 30
Ki-100-I Tony x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 31 (5 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Moppo , at 100,54

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 174 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 21
A7M2 Sam x 58
Ki-83 x 87
Ki-84a Frank x 18
Ki-84r Frank x 49
Ki-102b Randy x 6

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 26
Spitfire VIII x 60
P-47N Thunderbolt x 71
F4U-1A Corsair x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
49 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 32000 feet
78 x Ki-83 sweeping at 32000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Moppo , at 100,54

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 174 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 34
Ki-84r Frank x 72
Ki-102b Randy x 6

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 21
Spitfire VIII x 53
P-47N Thunderbolt x 70
F4U-1A Corsair x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 32000 feet
34 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 32000 feet Why don't they stick around to hit something!!!

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Afternoon Air attack on 69th Division, at 81,55 , near Pingsiang

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.VI x 4
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24J Liberator x 18
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator GR.VI: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 9 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 4 damaged
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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ASW attack near Moppo at 101,54

Japanese Ships
E No.20
E No.124
E No.64

Allied Ships
SS Pargo, hits 38, on fire, heavy damage Like this! The Pargo has been a thorn for a long time!

SS Pargo launches 2 torpedoes at E No.20
E No.124 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.124 attacking submerged sub ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub

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Naval bombardment of Moppo at 100,54

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 75 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 12 destroyed on ground
Thunderbolt II: 38 damaged
Thunderbolt II: 3 destroyed on ground
P-47N Thunderbolt: 115 damaged
P-47N Thunderbolt: 12 destroyed on ground
F4U-1A Corsair: 29 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 6 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 8 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
1493 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 47 destroyed, 114 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)Lots of ground support troops wiped out!!!

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 49

BB Hyuga firing at Moppo
BB Ise firing at Moppo
BB Yamashiro firing at Moppo
BB Fuso firing at Moppo

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Ground combat at 81,55 (near Pingsiang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108337 troops, 1212 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 3503

Defending force 35345 troops, 576 guns, 1883 vehicles, Assault Value = 1807

Japanese ground losses:
340 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
92nd Infantry Brigade
69th Division
22nd Division
131st Division
27th Division
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
68th Division
61st Infantry Brigade
132nd Division
71st Engineer Regiment
36th Division
67th Ind.Infantry Battalion
15th Division
110th Division
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
31st Engineer Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
17th JAAF Base Force
North China Area Army
101st AA Regiment
15th AA Regiment
China Expeditionary Army
31st Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
130th Division
11th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
11th Field Artillery Regiment
75th Field AA Battalion
72nd Field AA Battalion
10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
12th Army
52nd JAAF AF Bn
9th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
11th Army
2nd Rocket Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
74th Field AA Battalion
38th Army
56th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
19th Motorised Division
254th Armoured Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
Guides Cavalry Regiment
18th Cavalry Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
11th PAVO Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
17th Motorised Division

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Ground combat at Masan (102,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58166 troops, 1366 guns, 1166 vehicles, Assault Value = 3054

Defending force 155446 troops, 1930 guns, 413 vehicles, Assault Value = 5365

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Still looking solid here!

Assaulting units:
5th Marine Division
2nd Marine Division
6th Marine Division
33rd Infantry Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
81st Infantry Division
Americal Infantry Division
3rd Marine Division
XXIV US Corps
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I Corps Artillery
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Regiment
XIV Corps Artillery
X Corps Artillery
Tenth US Army
XXIV CorpsArtillery
X US Corps
148th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
112th Division
94th Division
96th Division
57th Division
127th Division
78th Infantry Regiment
14th Division
109th Division
87th Infantry Regiment
140th Infantry Regiment
4th Manchukuo Distr Division
111th Division
Yosu Fortress
150th Division
16th Garrison Unit
123rd Division
77th Infantry Regiment
30th Infantry Regiment
120th Division
160th Division
11th Division
19th Division
109th Div /2
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
121st Division
14th Area Army
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Regiment
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
29th RF Gun Battalion
26th Field Artillery Regiment
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
30th RF Gun Battalion
10th Mortar Battalion
31st RF Gun Battalion
71st Mountain Gun Regiment
17th Mortar Battalion
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
76th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44183 troops, 872 guns, 539 vehicles, Assault Value = 1033

Defending force 23629 troops, 308 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 584

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 374

Japanese adjusted defense: 2521

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
831 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1057 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 36 (2 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Indian Division
25th Indian Division
23rd Indian Division
8th New Chinese Corps
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
2nd West African AA Regiment
23rd AA Bde
117th RAF Base Force
88th Medium Regiment
4th West African AA Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
3rd West African AA Regiment
104th RAF Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
40th Division
37th Division
104th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Army
23rd JAAF AF Bn

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Reinforcements:

211th Shinbu-tai arrives at Changchun
213th Shinbu-tai arrives at Oita
214th Shinbu-tai arrives at Oita

Losses:

Loss of MTB G-13 on May 23, 1945 is admitted
Loss of SC CHa-14 on May 23, 1945 is admitted
Loss of SC CHa-15 on May 23, 1945 is admitted
Loss of SC CHa-29 on May 23, 1945 is admitted
Loss of SC CHa-33 on May 23, 1945 is admitted
Loss of DD Kuroshio on May 23, 1945 is admitted
Loss of DD Oyashio on May 23, 1945 is admitted
Loss of DD Natsushio on May 23, 1945 is admitted
Loss of PB Wa 4 on May 23, 1945 is admitted

Ships Sunk:

CLAA San Diego is reported to have been sunk near Nakadori-jima on May 14, 1945
PT-62 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-64 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-65 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-129 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-152 is reported to have been sunk near Bataan on Jan 21, 1945
PT-304 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-462 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-522 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-523 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-524 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-526 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
PT-527 is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 23, 1945
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The Allies go ALL-IN!!!

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Major daylight strikes to aircraft factory centers!!!

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Mustang and Thud sweeps clear out a bunch of the better CAP from nearby bases, leaving the training units to deal with hundreds of B-29s and B-24s! Yikes!

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Still, they do surprisingy well, but can't hold back ALL of he bombing runs. The Allies hit and hit hard, coming in at 4k!!!

Lots of 4E go dan to balloons and flak, but the damage is done ...

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... as both targets are completely annihilated!!

The Frank factory at Tsu is completely taken out ...

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... while a bunch more Franks and a few other types are turned to rubble at Maebashi.

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While this is obviously a good move, and I applaud the guts it takes to pull the trigger on this, it's a bit too late in this game to change the inevitable result. If it had happened 5 months ago, which it could have, it would have likely hastened the fall of he Empire by several months at least. Now we're already on track to wind things up around September (if we're lucky), so current pools will get us there along with anything that can be built each month.

I am upset to lose 30 Shindens before I get to try them!!!

They will be ready to produce next week. I'll cover the other 60 factories with heavy CAP. I just want to see what they can do.

This raid takes a toll on Allied airframes and pilots though, which is all we can do. The CAP coverage was good, but reduced by sweeps and trying to hit bombers the CAP struggled to get in place in time. At 4k the balloons and flak are the major killers today.

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With the Allied infantry now engaged at Masan the armour must be heading to Gunzan - are you ready?

Counting the units at Masan and the armour stack, there can't be many combat units in Moppo (from the original units listed in post 2954). Is there an opportunity (ability) to land on Jocs beach-head if the USN stays away?

It's taken me 4 weeks to read this epic AAR from start to here - I've enjoyed it immensely. Thankyou for this

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There's 2 US IDs at Moppo (96th and 98th) according to combat intel. And a CD unit

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Very good moves and results! It's nice to see that in may 1945 Japan can be still dangerous and strike back with so little assets remained!
Thanks for keepin on this AAR so long

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25 May 1945
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SUBS: The number of subs around Moppo is even visually reduced. They still haven't gotten any hits there, but maybe they're dropped mines in some of the open ocean hexes. I've encounter some new Fusan in an ocean hex this turn.

KOREA: The Allies continue the bombardments with less devastating effect from our troops> They must have some forts built now. Still, a few guns a day getting blown up.

Sweeps go over Moppo, finding no CAP, but the bombers are grounded! Arrrgggg!!!!

I'll try again tomorrow. I'm sure they will have recovered by then and will crush the strikes. I'll limit it to around 100 bombers this time. I'll think a bit about sending in another BB bombardment.

The Allied fleet is moving up, near Shanghai now, and didn't angle in to Moppo yet. Hmmmmmmm. Where are they going? The CD guns hasten to kaishu and Chinnampo. Port Arthur has a fort. Anything on the Chinese coast is easy pickings up there though, and not much to do about that. The KB wil begin to move in tomorrow. I'll come behind the Korean peninsula to start.

STRAT BOMBING: The daylight raid comes as a surprise, but it shouldn't. I've been predicting this for a while, about 6 months really, and I'm glad it took this long to happen. Earlier would have been trouble. As is the pools are good and if the rest of the Frank, Shinden, Ki-83 and Sam production can be somewhat protected, then we can make it through the summer.

The strike takes a toll on the Allied bomber force, as it should. It looks like they lose about 40-50 B-29 on the day plus another 30-40 4E of various types. A lot of sweepers struggle with the range and number of defenders as well. They do their job, but a lot of good pilots won't be heading back home. About 60-70 fighters lost on the day for the Allies.

So in the first test against daylight strikes our defenses perform okay, but can't defend the factories. The Allies could do this every day until out of planes and really do some damage, but I doubt they will.

It's nice to see the training units taking part, even Nates getting hits on B-24s. Every base also has a few kami/CAP units that do double duty and are air skill trained. That worked too, and will be made policy once the units train up.

On the whole, while this is a tough blow to the production centers, it's not going to change anything for a long while. Supply will be more of a factor going forward, and the Soviets matched with the increases in Allied fighter and bomber forces coming from Europe in late summer will provide the tipping point for this Empire I'm sure.

HOME ISLANDS: The fighters will be allocated again to now protect the most vital of the airframe factories. I really want to make sure the Shindens get built and the Ki-83 keep building. The Franks have a pool that should last a few months, and I'l try to keep the 150 factories still producing in tact as well. Sams are spread out everywhere and will be tougher to cover. As with everything, the Japanese can't covert all, and for some reason at the end of May 5 fighter groups withdraw!

CHINA: I can't see anything at Pingsiang after recon. Odd. Unless my recon sucks worse than usual. The troops on the ground should at least pick up a unit if it's there as well. If it's open this is great. My divisions are 3-4 days from taking the base, and a few smaller units are a bit closer. Then to open the hex sides. If I can it would also seal the Allies from moving on this direction which would be nice.

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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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TF 52 encounters mine field at 102,55

Japanese Ships
E Hachijo, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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TF 194 encounters mine field at 102,55

Japanese Ships
E Chiburi
E Miyake

2 mines cleared

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TF 11 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Japanese Ships
AMc Shonon Maru #11

40 mines cleared

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TF 232 encounters mine field at 102,55

Japanese Ships
ML G-431

2 mines cleared

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes There is radar, but not enough.

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 18
A6M5b Zero x 5
A7M2 Sam x 16
J2M3 Jack x 12
N1K2-J George x 18
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 13
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 20
Ki-61-Id Tony x 4
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 16 These are all big 40-49 plane groups, and only a small portion bleed here only one hex from Osaka, which is too bad.
Ki-100-I Tony x 5
Ki-102b Randy x 4

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 4 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 14
A6M5b Zero x 3
A7M2 Sam x 16
J2M3 Jack x 7
N1K2-J George x 13
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 7
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13
Ki-61-Id Tony x 4
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 13
Ki-100-I Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 6
A7M2 Sam x 11
J2M3 Jack x 4
N1K2-J George x 9
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 7
Ki-61-Id Tony x 3
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 8
Ki-100-I Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 32000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shanghai at 94,55

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Ki-36 Ida x 8

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 36
Corsair IV x 107
Hellcat I x 47
Seafire L.III x 4
F4U-1A Corsair x 194
F4U-1D Corsair x 362 The Allied CV CAP is a bit smaller now, but still huge!!! Still, if the KB could break through before with 1,000+ planes there, it can definitely get through now.

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed
Ki-36 Ida: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 2
A7M2 Sam x 6
J2M3 Jack x 3
N1K2-J George x 6
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 1
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 4
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 5
Ki-100-I Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 26
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 11 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 4000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 1
A7M2 Sam x 3
J2M3 Jack x 3
N1K2-J George x 1
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 1
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 3 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 6 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 4000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Banzai! - Maeda H. in a Ki-43-IIa Oscar rams a B-29-1 Superfort for the Emperor
Banzai! - Kamei F. in a Ki-43-IIa Oscar rams a B-29-1 Superfort for the Emperor

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
J2M3 Jack x 3
Ki-27b Nate x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 30
B-29-1 Superfort x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
B-29-1 Superfort: 4 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 4000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Maebashi , at 113,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 20
J2M3 Jack x 3
J2M5 Jack x 36 The Jacks are in this base, the rest are partial groups bleeding from Tokyo, but bleeding only a few planes unfortunately.
N1K2-J George x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 4
Ki-84a Frank x 4

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 113
B-29B Superfort x 87

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 4 destroyed, 12 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 66
J2M5 Jack factory hits 19
J7W1 Shinden factory hits 15
J2M3 Jack factory hits 43

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 4000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Maebashi , at 113,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 10
J2M3 Jack x 1
J2M5 Jack x 21
N1K2-J George x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 34
B-29B Superfort x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 12 damaged
B-29B Superfort: 7 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 4000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Banzai! - Koizumi I. in a J2M5 Jack rams a B-29-25 Superfort for the Emperor
Banzai! - Nikaido M. in a A7M2 Sam rams a B-29-25 Superfort for the Emperor

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Morning Air attack on Maebashi , at 113,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
J2M3 Jack x 1
J2M5 Jack x 7
N1K2-J George x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-25 Superfort x 9
B-29B Superfort x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 4000 feet *
City Attack: 18 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
J2M3 Jack x 2
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 2
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 43

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 7 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 4000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Banzai! - Ariyoshi D. in a Ki-27b Nate rams a B-29-1 Superfort for the Emperor

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
J2M3 Jack x 2
Ki-27b Nate x 2
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 7 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 4000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Moppo at 101,54

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11
Ki-102b Randy x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 40
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-102b Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
E No.64, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
E No.20
E No.36
E No.124, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 4
J2M3 Jack x 10
N1K2-J George x 13
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 10
Ki-61-Id Tony x 2
Ki-100-I Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M3 Jack: 3 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 2
J2M3 Jack x 4
N1K2-J George x 8
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 4
Ki-61-Id Tony x 2
Ki-100-I Tony x 1

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed

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Ground combat at Masan (102,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58341 troops, 1368 guns, 1168 vehicles, Assault Value = 3074

Defending force 157789 troops, 1928 guns, 472 vehicles, Assault Value = 5398

Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65557 troops, 788 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 2632

Defending force 6574 troops, 74 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 1344

Japanese adjusted defense: 346

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1295 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th (East African) Division
81st (West African) Division
16th Chindit Brigade
3rd New Chinese Corps
6th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
17th Division
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade
3rd Ind. Engr Rgt /1
149th JAAF AF Bn
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Reinforcements:

1001 Ku U-1 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
1021 Ku U-1 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto

Losses:

Loss of E No.124 on May 25, 1945 is admitted

Ships Sunk: Maybe we only got 4 CVs not 5. Still, with a kami hit, and 800kg bomb, and a torpedo, that CV will be out for a bit.

AKA Chara is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 16, 1945
Previous report of sinking of CV Shangri-La incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
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Now for round two in Korea? Or maybe just reinforcement of Moppo? Or perhaps a shot behind behind everything in China?

One line I didn't draw is to Saisho To. I've got a small brigade there and another bit of stuff flying in now, but I'm sure that would be another spot on the wish list for Allied acquisitions. We'll see.
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Epic battles

With the Allied infantry now engaged at Masan the armour must be heading to Gunzan - are you ready?

Counting the units at Masan and the armour stack, there can't be many combat units in Moppo (from the original units listed in post 2954). Is there an opportunity (ability) to land on Jocs beach-head if the USN stays away?

It's taken me 4 weeks to read this epic AAR from start to here - I've enjoyed it immensely. Thankyou for this

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There's 2 US IDs at Moppo (96th and 98th) according to combat intel. And a CD unit

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I was going to go through that soon myself. I like the idea, but I plan to walk there!

If indeed a bunch of stuff moves to Gunzan I have some ideas. I can rail to Taiden and move behind through the open space near Masan. It would be slow, but effective I think in at least getting him worried. Now, if the Allied fleet is reinforcing Moppo, then this will not be an option. If it's landing behind, it still may not be an option. But I think initially I can hold at Gunzan. There are 2k AV there now, but CD guns, AA units and another 10 arty units are on the way once I can protect the ground forces better with AA.

Glad it's been a good read.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 2:13:34 PM

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ORIGINAL: MrBlizzard

Very good moves and results! It's nice to see that in may 1945 Japan can be still dangerous and strike back with so little assets remained!
Thanks for keepin on this AAR so long

It was tough in late 44-early 45. I got a bit testy and slightly down after getting the Burma Army trapped, the HI/LI bombed out and Manila crushed beyond belief in about a month.

Now it's a bit more interesting again, and I can relax as anything we get from here on out is just frosting. The fact Japan can, as you say, be dangerous, is the only thing I can really hope for.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 7:02:47 PM

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Here is the air losses screen for the 25th. At least it took a toll, but it could have been much better for me and worse for the Allies. I had a bunch of planes resting at Kobe getting their morale back up after escorting naval strikes a week before. Also, as I mentioned above, some of the bigger groups only sent a half strength CAP over to Tsu, while the Tokyo groups were also short.

I've gone through a bunch of groups and begun reallocating them all over Honshu. Hammamatsu and Gifu should be targets soon, while some smaller bases like Toyama have some critical factories. I've got cover there elsewhere, but these fighters, no matter how good, won't absolutely stop a big strike, only slow it.

It was nice to see Nates even getting damage on B-24s during the replay! Lots of experienced pilots now in the training groups at least.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 8:24:03 PM

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I'd bet that's not actually an APA in that TF. It's probably some other kind of auxiliary, with some DDs or DMSes or APDs. I've seen cruisers and the like misidentified as APAs sometimes, depending on the DL.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 9:15:27 PM

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I'd bet that's not actually an APA in that TF. It's probably some other kind of auxiliary, with some DDs or DMSes or APDs. I've seen cruisers and the like misidentified as APAs sometimes, depending on the DL.

I've gotten a bit better at reading Jocke's TFs, and I would bet there is at least an AP in there. He usually will get them up to 25-50 ships, so the reading of ten ships can be really skewed since recon only works to 10 sip limits for some odd reason. If it says APA though it's most likely got some kind of transept at the least.

The CACAAVAVAV is most likely either a CV TF or a SAG. It's tough though. I do know from a kami strike that ALL of the remaining CVs are in attendance.

If he's moving AUX in to Moppo that's a bit early I'd think. He doesn't yet have complete control here, so if he thinks he does it could get interesting.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 9:52:52 PM

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He usually will get them up to 25-50 ships, so the reading of ten ships can be really skewed since recon only works to 10 sip limits for some odd reason.

Are you serious? No wonder I'm scratching my head at the rate Jocke is unloading amphibious TF's. I see 9 DD's and 1 xAP and wonder how is he unloading so fast. Sorry, but that's a brutal change if the beta won't identify more than 10 ships in a single TF. I can guarantee there's a good chance a player might play/react differently knowing he's trying to intercept a TF of 50 ships. Jocke's informed me that the beta has also reduced the effectiveness of search. No wonder I'm struggling spotting anything or getting enough intelligence to make informed decisions. I may think only a few transports have unloaded supply when it could be 10x that number. Wow, hardly a change for the better in my opinion.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/4/2014 11:40:21 PM

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He usually will get them up to 25-50 ships, so the reading of ten ships can be really skewed since recon only works to 10 sip limits for some odd reason.

Are you serious? No wonder I'm scratching my head at the rate Jocke is unloading amphibious TF's. I see 9 DD's and 1 xAP and wonder how is he unloading so fast. Sorry, but that's a brutal change if the beta won't identify more than 10 ships in a single TF. I can guarantee there's a good chance a player might play/react differently knowing he's trying to intercept a TF of 50 ships. Jocke's informed me that the beta has also reduced the effectiveness of search. No wonder I'm struggling spotting anything or getting enough intelligence to make informed decisions. I may think only a few transports have unloaded supply when it could be 10x that number. Wow, hardly a change for the better in my opinion.

I don't think it's the beta. I think it's always been that way, but I could of course by very wrong.

Yeah, he used not one but three or four 40-50 ship TFs to unload in the Marianas. I managed to get some fast Es in there and the collision reports were through the roof. In your position it should work to your advantage at some point when you get to them.

My search is working fine. I don't think it's worse now than before. I train to 70 skill though, and I search extensively during the day AND night phases. If the DL goes up at night it doesn't go all of the way down by the time the sun is up.

Also, if he's moving somewhere and you really need to see, just blast away with about 50 Jakes and another 50 netties and it will all be crystal clear.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/5/2014 5:12:34 AM

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My search is working fine. I don't think it's worse now than before. I train to 70 skill though, and I search extensively during the day AND night phases. If the DL goes up at night it doesn't go all of the way down by the time the sun is up.

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DL after every phase is reduced by 50%. So having DL at night will make TF starting AM phase with some DL

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/5/2014 5:42:54 AM

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I have yet to spot anything during the night phase and have it stick. I've mostly been dealing with submarines though. One thing I've noticed is if I have an air unit set to ASW search I'll get the odd sighting, but if I stick to just naval search I spot way more submarines despite the submarine being within both mission ranges. I'm just struggling in all aspects of the game anyway so I shouldn't really be surprised that what I think should be more effective...isn't.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/5/2014 8:08:25 AM

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Most of the plan works again for the 26th. The Es do their job effectively knocking out at least another 5-7 subs, even battling right into Moppo against the 10-15 subs on station there. In the shallow hexes if a sub is detected it's almost surely a goner. Some of these ships experience is getting pretty decent, but the life expectancy of an E crew member is dropping quickly. They are the equivalent of ocean-going kamis, pretty much.

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/5/2014 8:10:32 AM

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Night search sees the subs a bit, the Es raise their DLs more, and so far (fingers crossed) the bombardments and SAGs have been able to get through with a few shots coming at DDs but nothing against the big boys. The old boys again nailed Moppo!

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RE: Wild Sheep Chase - 2/5/2014 8:14:12 AM

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Looks like the base might actually be closed now, and the ground crews took another big hit, hopefully rendering them less capable of fixing the base and the planes in it.