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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/19/2014 10:20:03 PM   
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SC hits a mine and sinks. Yesterday's mine hits make Palembang safely and start pumping out the counter flooding. Swept mines near Palembang and Soerabaja.

I can bombard Tjilatjap everyday with same surface group from Xmas Island 10. 3 akes there for rearming, and Rufes flying cap.

All quiet every else.

Kuriles: Construction and air HQ loading at Rashin. Bombardment groups getting ready to hit his base, but only 8 fighters there now...perhaps he disbanded his F4Fs back to the pools...

Java: Deliberate attack tomorrow at Soerabaja.

China: Shock river attack west of Ankang coming up...bombers haven't done much. 6 Chinese units, no guns defending against 2000 AV of crack troops with tanks, eng, divisions.

Increased my Ha35 engine production by 4. Tojo IIa have done some sweeps and CAP but so far only caught some Hudsons in China...so no good dogfights with them yet. I have a sentai of 42 at Magwe that I might sweep his bases with.

New month coming up, and I am very disappointed I can equip only one squadron with recon Judys....losing their Mavis. Not a great deal in my book, but I will do it to get a dedicated squadron of naval search on the KB.

I have to start thinking about CS conversions...coming up quickly.




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/19/2014 11:12:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Kuriles Invasion Forces:

Here is most of what I have prepping for the counter invasion in the Kuriles.

I have two LSTs, which I plan to load the ARM units on to, but I may change that to simply sending the infantry division depending upon bombardments and bombing effectiveness.

In a day or two, I will be sending rotating BB groups to bombard, and hit his minefields. After the night bombardment I plan on sending in 60 Helens, 110 Bettys to bomb the airfield and keep it closed. A Tojo IIa squadron will be up for sweeps, plus Zeroes for escorts. Four AKEs for fast reloading at Paramushiro.

Hopefully the minefields don't cause too much grief, and his PT boats are too damaged to sally forth for a night engagement amongst the minefields. I will have a DMS one hex away sweeping. One or two bombardments is all I need I think, then the bombers will be able to keep the base closed barring really bad weather which is coming.

The KB and some surface ships will hover east isolating the island never staying more than one day spotted.




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/20/2014 4:25:15 PM   
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Bombers hit Batavia's airfields hard damaging fighters and 4es plus some Dutch crates. BBs bombard Tjilatjap and with no more planes present they start targeting the Allied units there.

Deliberate attack in Soerabaja reduces forts to level three, causes 3000 casualties on both sides but IJA suffers mostly disablement while the Allied defenders have over 200 units destroyed. Will continue the artillery bombardment, add some bombers to prevent possible fort building and try again in a weeks time.

Quiet everywhere else...




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/20/2014 4:33:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nice invasion package there. I assume you have a pretty good picture of what he has landed there so far? Also remind me again when does the winter start?

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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/20/2014 6:25:20 PM   
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Here are the known defenders...






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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/20/2014 6:45:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		The timetable for kicking the Yanks out of the Kuriles before winter is definitely tight...but certainly doable.

Almost all the forces are gathered, and I should be able to start daily sweeps with TojoIIa with the next turn which is about the last piece in the puzzle, then simply 200 bombers making daily runs, attempts at sweeping the minefields, bombardments, and finally invasion.

This attack has cost the Allies two fine ships the Long Island and Lexington, 1 BB has gotten 4 torpedoes, another 3 torpedoes, and another one a torpedo plus numerous support ships sunk.

I hope to inflict some more surface ship damage on him this next day as I have some lurking ships he isn't aware of ambushing him.


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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/20/2014 8:16:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Along with the Judy recon, I will shortly get the Irving Recon. I have small factories for both, so will build them.

The Irving will be an important plane for the Empire, especially the night fighter version so it makes sense to make a few of the recon version.






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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/20/2014 11:33:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Check the droptank range on the Irving - it's a pretty decent all-round recon.

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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 2:07:04 AM   
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The Haruna pounces at night...but the Wharton escapes unscathed east of the Kuriles. That ship has used up 3 of her 9 lives.




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 2:14:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Magwe, Burma. Mixed news, 10 waves of bombers attack at night and between the 40 planes (zeroes and nicks) and the now 6 AA units only one hit on the runway is made. Several bombers are destroyed (along with some zeroes) -- so much better night defense there.

However, high altitude sweeps come in and trash my planes, including one of the first big uses of the Tojo. I should have been offensively sweeping with them...






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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 2:20:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Then, at Batavia, the Lightnings get in the air, and although great coordination on the Empires part with sweeps first, and then escorted fighters second, I still loose 20 bombers and 9 fighters (including 7 Tojos) to his planes and flak..runway damage up to 38 according to my intel.






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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 2:28:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		China, west of Ankang: IJA forces cross the river and engage 6 Chinese Corps.

No supply, 4 Chinese Corps retreat leaving two corps to be savaged in a couple or 3 days time.

The western mountain line is broken and now begins the march to the central plains of China. With 40 units to be cut off in the Changsha triangle, this might work...

Another 100 Chinese squads are destroyed in battles elsewhere in China.




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 2:45:47 AM   
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I really can't complain, my pilots are mediocre to poor, and I am not flying incredibly high sweeps...

I have 10 campaign kills, total, in air to air of the Lightnings and got 4 yesterday. Not too bad...

Still, I am only producing 94 Tojo a month, and can't afford these losses. Hopefully the Allies can't afford them either, especially in Burma. It is time to run some heavy cruisers into his bases on the shoreline of India and give those Lightning bases a little love.






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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 3:00:16 AM   
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I surpass 500 engines in the Aichi Ha60 and also start producing the Judy recon. I have one squadron of 9 planes that can upgrade to it now, and another in first quarter 43. I am researching the Judy dive bomber but no factories are repaired yet.

A6M5c is now June 1944.

Ha35 engine production is 682. I am thinking of growing this even higher because of future builds like Irving, Lilly IIb, Nick b.

I am woefully short fighters, but since they pretty much just turn into fireballs anyhow, it probably isn't critical. Make do with AA, bombardments, and avoidance everywhere I can and keep training pilots.


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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 3:11:16 AM   
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After yesterdays Tojo performance, I don't see how I am going to wear down all those carrier trained F4Fs with my fighters....going to have to risk runs in with ships to bombard, but of course he has PT boats too.

Happy problems...he could have take two bases.




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 3:15:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Cold Zone penalties:

»» Ships moving in Cold Zones during the winter will suffer
operational system damage at double the normal rate.

»» All base construction in Cold Zones during winter takes twice as long.

»» Air units will fly 25% less aircraft on strike-type Missions.

»» Ground units unloading at an enemy base/beach or into a non-base hex with an
enemy unit will suffer roughly three times the losses they would normally suffer.

Plus extra fatigue. What joy.

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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 1:22:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Oct 1, 1942: A preparation day in the Kuriles. Three bombardment groups, two surface groups, the KB are all getting into position, over 200 bombers and 50 fighters are resting, repairing, before the big push on the morrow.

I expect to take it on the chin from his mines, but if I can close the airbase with ships, the follow on bombers should be able to keep the damage up with only occasional help from ship bombardments while I sweep from one hex away.

Invasion is in 10 days I think, depending upon mine clearance giving me prep in the 60 to 70 percentile range for the biggest units.

At least that is the plan.


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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/21/2014 9:13:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Special Base Forces are an important part of the Empires front line defenses early on. I have 4 of these (Oct 1, 1942) and they are in Oosthaven, Moulmein, Makassar, and a task force at sea heading for Kusaie Island in the western Marshalls.

Another 2 possible units are broken down and scattered. They need to be rebuilt and take their places as front line Island/Base defensive units.

The engineering units have some shore batteries: the 8 cm T88 DP Gun. And they aren’t restricted. What joy!

The 8cm DP gun is rather weak: they have a range of 12, effect 13, penetration 28, accuracy 34, ceiling 23,600. So they are really point defense guns against invasions and passable AA units – they won’t deter shore bombardments. Add minefields to get the most out of the coastal guns.

For comparison the Wake CD unit packs 20 CM 41YT guns, range 32, effect 275, penetration 275, accuracy 35 -- a much better ship killer, plus other guns…

Special Base Forces also carry lots of naval support squads, ideal for helping offload supplies at those front line islands with small ports.

I am not happy where most of my Special Bases Forces are, their leadership, and their preparation. So they will be getting some attention over the first week of October.

Any outside the box uses for the Special Base Force?




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/22/2014 10:55:13 AM   
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Lost a NTL tanker, fully loaded, off China to a sub attack.

Lost a xAKL to a surface sub attack another damaged. To speed my turns I was using the auto convoy system for some islands around the HI, will have to stop that. I allocated more PBs than xakls, but the system won't send out the PBs regularly with the xakls.

Relative quiet elsewhere.

All Allied fighters removed from Batavia. Art bombardment nets almost 700 casualties at Soerabaja and another 60 infantry squads destroyed. Bombing the air base to prevent rebuilding of the forts (now at level 3).

Below is the Kuriles. 3 shore bombardment groups are going in, covered by a CL & DD sweeping by, DMS in adjacent hex sweeping. This night bombardment will be followed up with 200 bombers and 50 fighters hitting the air base. KB will block to the east.

Allies have 60 F4Fs and 40 SBDs, minefields, 2 destroyers, damaged pt boats in port and minelayers in port.




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/22/2014 11:52:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Other notes: Soerabaja defenders down to 300+ assault value. Can't be long.

Turn is away. Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead...and here is to hoping I don't lose too much to his mines, the battleships close the runways, and the bombers don't get massacred by his fighters. Probably too much to wish for.



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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/22/2014 2:14:48 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Special Base Forces are an important part of the Empires front line defenses early on. I have 4 of these (Oct 1, 1942) and they are in Oosthaven, Moulmein, Makassar, and a task force at sea heading for Kusaie Island in the western Marshalls.

Another 2 possible units are broken down and scattered. They need to be rebuilt and take their places as front line Island/Base defensive units.

The engineering units have some shore batteries: the 8 cm T88 DP Gun. And they aren’t restricted. What joy!

The 8cm DP gun is rather weak: they have a range of 12, effect 13, penetration 28, accuracy 34, ceiling 23,600. So they are really point defense guns against invasions and passable AA units – they won’t deter shore bombardments. Add minefields to get the most out of the coastal guns.

For comparison the Wake CD unit packs 20 CM 41YT guns, range 32, effect 275, penetration 275, accuracy 35 -- a much better ship killer, plus other guns…

Special Base Forces also carry lots of naval support squads, ideal for helping offload supplies at those front line islands with small ports.

I am not happy where most of my Special Bases Forces are, their leadership, and their preparation. So they will be getting some attention over the first week of October.

Any outside the box uses for the Special Base Force?





I might be mistaken but didn't a few base forces upgrade to 12cm DP guns or some such?


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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/22/2014 6:47:29 PM   
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Good news...the Haruna hits the base in the Kuriles, but her float planes don't fly and she hits no mines...off to a good start!




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/22/2014 6:51:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bad news: the other two BB bombardment groups don't bombard...the Ise group moves two hexes away and stops...

About half of the airplanes raid the base, the Bettys doing particularly well while he sweeps Paramushiro and Tojos and Zeroes fight there.






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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/22/2014 6:57:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Even more bad news: The Ise group has stopped three hexes from the Yank base and is found by his dive bombers...and takes 4 1000# hits...no biggie, but then in the last raids of the day Avengers find her and put three fish into her belly...The Ise is in a bad way.




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/22/2014 7:09:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		On the good news front I didn't hit any mines.

Elsewhere, unopposed sweeps and bombing runs in Java. Artillery bombardment keeps the pressure on in Soerabaja.

The Trusty sinks a small tanker...1200 capacity. More minefields found and swept for no loss at Singers and Miri. How does he avoid my minefields so well as both those bases are pretty well mined?

I will try to save the Ise, send her to the nearest port and disband her. However the one hex a day could be tough. I am sending in the other BB group to bombard, and flying LR CAP so keep your fingers crossed.

I did damage a lot of his search planes, maybe I will get lucky.









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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/22/2014 11:21:27 PM   
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The Kuriles, can the Ise be saved? Lots of planes and ships are attempting to...need a good roll or two to save her.

DEI: Another deliberate attack on Soerabaja....hopefully knock the forts down to 2 or even 1. Heavy bombing raids.

China: West of Ankang will see another attack, splintering his eastern line even more.

Indian Ocean: Bombardments on his Lightning bases and sub raids along the western coast line of India.

And, even more exciting mine sweeping going on! Stay tuned...

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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/23/2014 7:21:35 AM   
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Our attempts to save the Ise go for naught, she reacts to avoid a night surface engagement and that causes her to sink after making port.

The CA Portland takes a torpedo off Vancouver, and another deliberate attack does well in Soerabaja reducing forts to 2.




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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/23/2014 7:24:17 AM   
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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/23/2014 7:42:00 AM   
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Good news...the Haruna hits the base in the Kuriles, but her float planes don't fly and she hits no mines...off to a good start!


What are your float plane settings?

I usually set them 50% recon at 2 hexes at night. This is assuming you're' going in at night. If not, set them for day.

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RE: Kuriles Invaded - Aug 29th, 1942 - 4/23/2014 11:29:16 AM   
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What are your float plane settings?


I normally set them at 50% if there are multiple planes. For this next bombardment I set it at 100%...

I think the weather was severe...nothing flew. Forewarning for the upcoming winter months.



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