Lokasenna
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December 14-15, 1943
The IJN Cruiser Corps has a bad day  .
Subs
Haddock gets intel on AKs/xAKs outside of Babeldaob, but doesn't attack.
Snook damages the big xAP Baikal Maru outside Donggala. More troop movements from the Timor Sea operations, looks like. Snook then proceeds to waste 2 torpedoes shooting at E Otori.
Cisco damages a big xAK outside of Ponape.
Templar, an RN boat, sinks a small TK outside Palembang.
Darter cripples an xAK outside Dadjangas and sights other xAKs/AKs. Unfortunately nothing appears to be on board.
Ray cripples an xAK outside Mili. Something does sink at dusk on the 15th, could've been either of these last 2 xAKs.
We sight the I-19 along the Australian coast outside Rockhampton, hunting cripples no doubt.
Burma
On the night of the 14th... the Royal Navy returns! Wrecking everything in its path, including its own cruisers! I sent these guys to Rangoon on a bombardment mission. They didn't make it to the airfield, but they did this instead. Our composition (some Fletchers!):
Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Sussex
CA Suffolk
CA Frobisher
CL Emerald
DD Charles Ausburne
DD Braine
DD Dyson
DD Fullam
DD Relentless
quote:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 3,000 Yards
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
DD Yakaze, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yukaze
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 3,000 yards
CA Frobisher launches Torpedoes at CA Aoba at 3,000 yards
CA Suffolk fires at CA Aoba at 3,000 yards
CA Sussex launches Torpedoes at CA Aoba at 3,000 yards
CA Frobisher launches Torpedoes at DD Yakaze at 3,000 yards - Frobisher is the winner for now
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
DD Hakaze
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
E Shimakaze
E Nadakaze, Shell hits 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
E Shimakaze
E Nadakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
E Shimakaze, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
E Nadakaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1 - the lone survivor, who shall go forth and tell the tale!
Oh yeah - I forgot, but CL Emerald decided it wanted to hug Frobisher during this last combat for sinking the Aoba, and the Frobisher wasn't having any of it:
CA Frobisher collides with CL Emerald at 54 , 54
Not a bad day of fishing. I was concerned that they would be left with their pants down having not made it to bombard the airfield, but we got lucky the 61 reported bombers at Rangoon did not have good naval search up. Only DD Relentless and an escorting DD are detecting, DL 3/6, to the west of Rangoon. The rest of the task force made Ramree Island and are proceeding north undetected, but low on fuel.
In the air, Spitfires (VIII's), Thunderbolts, and Lightnings clear out Magwe. Only 6 Jacks and 8 Franks survive to sweep Akyab for almost no gain.
Solomons/Coral Sea
3 AMs sunk at Rabaul by my bombardment force on the 14th. Then an MTB wastes a bunch of my ammo, and doesn't even have the dignity to sink. What an arse. However, the bombardment goes in and should shut down the airfield for a day or so:
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Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-S Irving: 34 damaged
J1N1-S Irving: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 44 damaged
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 6 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 20 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 4 destroyed on ground
J2M2 Jack: 40 damaged
J2M2 Jack: 5 destroyed on ground
B6N2 Jill: 29 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 5 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y1 Judy: 10 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
N1K1-J George: 9 damaged
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 23 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
H6K4-L Mavis: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
CL St. Louis
DD Fanning
DD Carmick
DD Satterlee
DD Thompson
DD Gansevoort
DD Frazier
DD Waller
DD Stanly
DD Bennett
Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 12 (3 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) - These results make me wonder if forts are LOW here... as in forts 2 or less.
Airbase hits 45
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 60
In the afternoon of the 14th, TBFs sink an xAK and E between Kiriwina Island and Rabaul.
Shortlands AF to 6, Buka forts to 2. Will build the base there soon.
CENTPAC
I said the IJN cruisers had a bad day, right?
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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
SS I-24, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
CA Atago, Bomb hits 9, on fire
ACM Kaito Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE Mamiya, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Port hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
SS I-24, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DD Shimozuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PB Chokai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE Mamiya, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115 (12/15 - Atago and Shimozuki gone)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 12
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AKE Mamiya, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
SS I-24, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PB Chokai Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 2
We also bomb the troops and airfield at Makin. Still wearing them down in preparation for the invasion. I can be as patient as I want here.
Timor/Banda Seas
This time, all 4 Kongos bombard Ambon. They get a few base hits but that's all. He also sends various bombing sentais against the troops there and only gets a couple of them.
IJN forces are spotted at Kai-eilanden, but we bomb the airfield instead, trying to keep it shut down or at least damaged.
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RE: Headhunter - Lokasenna (A) vs. mind_messing (J) - N... - 
) that I should probably use TF dispersion, or at least many smaller TFs in one hex rather than lazying about with one TF. Harder to detect, even if it is effectively a giant fleet, and harder to do catastrophic damage. The only risk factor I can think of is against surface fleets, but I'm OK with using larger SCTFs as protection because those seem to be the least vulnerable ships to kami attacks, yeah? I mean they're going to hit BBs OK because they're bigger/slower, and probably even cruisers, but Fletchers... enough should live to still be able to provide that surface protection. 
Down she goes. Unlucky rolls, I think. Rare is the outright sinking of a CA in the combat report from just 2 torpedoes. 
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The OZ IDs are very solid too. Mostly due to their high EXP. The USA IDs do get better once they get some integrated armor and more artillery. Don´t remember when that happens though. Could be very late. 
. That's the only thing the "upgrade" does. I realize this may be historical, but bleh. In this game, I've kept her with torpedoes and I've kept the Kent-class CAs with their float planes.
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