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The other action on the day was exciting, if a bit risky. I sent the KB deep into the NW Pacific. It got to a very good position just to the South of about 200-300 Allied transports, tankers and assorted others. The rollovers had indicated a CVE TF plus a bunch of APA and even some CA, so I'd decided it was worth the risk.
As it turned out those might have been false reports. The KB launched only in the afternoon unfortunately. but did get a hold of a massive group of xAKs and a smaller group of tanker task forces. No carriers or surface combat ships around, and no troop transports of any kind.
Still it is a big hit, and due to the bomb sizes involved, all within normal DB ranges, plus some solid torpedo strikes, many of these ships sank or are in sinking condition, far from friendly ports. It looks like about 50 ships were hit on the day. Some of those, the AOs especially, have a decent VP score. If forty or so don't make it that could be a nice 500 VPs or so gained, but I've gotta get out first!
The KB is now 16 hexes from the DS, and I'm hoping the Allies don't flank and guess our direction. The path I've chosen might be a bit unpredictable, but we'll see. 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shasukotan at 140,59
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 79
B6N2 Jill x 15
B6N2a Jill x 20
B7A2 Grace x 31
D4Y3 Judy x 21
D4Y4 Judy x 92
Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 3 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 1 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 12 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
xAK John F. Shafroth
xAK Arizonan, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Seginus, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Beaverhead, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Daniel G. Reid, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Edwin C. Musick, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Charles F. Amidon, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Dorothy Philips
xAK Ferdinand Westdahl, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK John Page
xAK John H. Rosseter, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Dakotan, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Trento, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Syrma, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ambrose Bierce, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Ada Rehan, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Edward P. Alexander, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK David R. Francis, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK David J. Brewer
xAK Charles M. Russell, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Chief Washakie, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Henry L. Gantt, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK B. F. Irvine, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Jeremiah M. Rusk, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Utahan, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Allen Johnson, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK David Lubin, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Charles G. Coutant, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Alexander Woolcott, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK John Alden, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Atlanta City, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
AK Azimech, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Alexander Majors, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Abigail S. Duniway, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Joseph Priestley, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK John Adams
xAK Montgomery City, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Arthur P. Davis, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ben B. Lindsey, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Donald MacLean, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Edward B. Haines, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Edmund Fanning, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Abram S. Hewitt, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Joe C. S. Blackburn, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK William Vaughn Moody
xAK Elwood Mead, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAK James Harlan, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ben T. Osborne, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Don Marquis, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Ephraim W. Baughman, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Onnekotan-jima at 142,59
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 7 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 11 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
TK Susquehanna, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Shikellamy
TK Andrew Doria, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Arethusa
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
TK Kishwaukee, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Paramushiro-jima at 143,58
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B7A2 Grace x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 6 damaged
Allied Ships
AO Winooski
AO Taluga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Enoree, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Suamico, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Onnekotan-jima at 142,59
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 5 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
TK Shikellamy
TK Alfred Clegg
DE Lamons, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Deroche, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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RE: The Elephant Vanishes : obvert (J) vs Historiker_Sq... - 
To complicate this is the fact that Andrew Brown was the dev who determined the applicable country hex code which therefore suggested to michaelm that Paramushiro being code 100 might be a mistake but in the absence of a direct explanation from Andrew Brown it is left unclear whether Paramushiro is intentionally code 100 or not. And if intentional why for the clear rationale in the design documents was for the Kuriles, Ryukyus and Izu island groups to not trigger emergency reinforcements at all. 
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