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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/25/2015 7:42:32 PM

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10 March 1943

Even 40% torpedoes are miracle torpedoes.

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Submarine attack near Saishu To at 99,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Oyashima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier

xAK Oyashima Maru is sighted by SS Grenadier
SS Grenadier launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Oyashima Maru

First recon of Exmouth just indicates three units right now.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/26/2015 5:43:07 PM

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This will leave a mark.

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Sub attack near Iba at 75,69

Japanese Ships
TK Omurosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Daiei Maru
TK Rikko Maru
TK Goyo Maru
E Sagi
E Hato

Allied Ships
SS Haddo

SS Haddo launches 4 torpedoes at TK Omurosan Maru
Haddo diving deep ....
E Sagi attacking submerged sub ....
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub and abandons search
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi attacking submerged sub ....
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

Wuchang is still drawing out. I'm guessing being surrounded prolongs this a bit.

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Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49362 troops, 461 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 4250

Defending force 80511 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 439

Japanese adjusted assault: 1911

Allied adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 39 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2679 casualties reported
Squads: 103 destroyed, 106 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
40th/C Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
40th/A Division
39th/C Division
56th/A Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th/B Division
17th/C Division
3rd/C Division
39th/A Division
26th/C Division
17th/A Division
37th Division
3rd/B Division
15th Tank Regiment
26th/A Division
58th Division
26th/B Division
9th Tank Regiment
40th/B Division
56th/B Division
39th/B Division
22nd Division
116th Division
3rd/A Division
56th/C Division
China Expeditionary Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Army
11th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
10th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps

Tomorrow, I'm giving Port Moresby a poke. One squadron of P-38Gs sweeping. Another escorting two of Beauforts and one of B-17s on a port raid.

I'm getting conflicting intel on Exmouth. Last turn it was 800 men. Now it's four units and air, but no details. I guess it will take time to develop.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/27/2015 12:02:00 PM

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The Port Moresby raid was a bust. Only one squadron of Beauforts flew -- by themselves. No escorts and no sweeps.

Bad dice...

Wuchang's death is still endless. I thought they'd had fallen four days ago.

In transferring my invasion army to Perth, I'm about to hit the stacking limits. All of the follow on base units and such are diverting to Busselton, Once the invaders kick off, I'll rail them to Perth for quick loading and shipment. The Oosthaven/Exmouth invaders are setting up in Geraldton.

I have a bunch of air and ground units in Pearl Harbor waiting to ship over for this. I'm waiting until the new APAs are out of the dock -- some 9 days out. I've also had a constant stream of LSTs and the like coming from Panama and Portland, so I'll pull in as many as possible before shipping out. A new LCI or something similar will finish her long conversion process in Seattle within that time frame, too. Most of these invasion ships are equipment or supply oriented. I wish I had more people movers in the mix. A bunch more APAs are in Sydney, converting over, too.

I converted another 10 or so xAK Liberty ships to xAPs. Despite the big convoys I've sent out, there's still something like 80 at San Francisco yet.

On a similar note, I'm surprised I haven't dealt with a big sub campaign off the west coast. It's been several months since I've had a sighting. I think the last one I dealt with was the one that got hit by the blimps. I would have like 20 cruising the obvious supply routes. He has kept one near Suva, which I find off and on. On the other side, most of my encounters with my subs have been between Luzon and Formosa. I almost never catch transports off the Japanese coast. I'm not sure if his ships are hugging the Chinese coast and approaching Japan from the NW. That's my guess right now. With the extra subs I'm getting, I'm now giving Palembang and Soerabaja some more attention. The 20% drop in dud rate makes this more worth it.

I seem to be getting my troops gathered up faster than I anticipated. I'm still going to wait on this for a number of months. I want F6Fs supporting this as well as some Independence and Essex ships. 130 Hellcats a month will be a luxury I'm not used to. I never looked at when SB2Cs come out. I'd imagine within a similar timeframe.

One nagging issue is a ship withdrawal. S-19 is getting an upgrade and was supposed to be withdrawn. Oops... It looks like I'm only losing 10 a day I'm okay PP-wise right now. The Aussies bound for the invasion, I could assign to the Australian I Corps, which is a subset of the home restricted command. A cheap way out.

India is dead quiet. My hypothesis that he's content with half the subcontinent seems to hold so far. This could change if he decides to dump a bunch of troops from China once that's wrapped up. I've been moving my leftover troops into the interior wilderness to mess with his supply routes and the like. One Chinese Hudson squadron respawned in the USA, and they're now sitting in Cape Town. My sub presence out of Bombay has increased greatly. Ceylon and Calcutta are swarming with subs right now. Any USN sub which shows up on the east coast gets sent to this theatre.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/27/2015 5:12:23 PM

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In transferring my invasion army to Perth, I'm about to hit the stacking limits.� All of the follow on base units and such are diverting to Busselton, Once the invaders kick off, I'll rail them to Perth for quick loading and shipment.� The Oosthaven/Exmouth invaders are setting up in Geraldton.

I see you're still planning to launch the Sumatra invasion you were talking about earlier. What exactly are you planning for Sumatra? Is Oosthaven the only base you are planning on taking in the initial phases?

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/27/2015 8:44:17 PM

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No, the main effort will land at Benkoelen. I want to grab Palembang as quickly as possible. All my AKVs will be in the second landing once it's taken, so I have instant air.

I'm not familiar with the Japanese economy yet to know if he can keep it running off Borneo oil. Hopefully not.

This will be July at a minimum. I'd like some Essexes in the mix, plus the fighter squadrons upgraded. I'll also hit Baker and the Gilberts at the start to grab his attention.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/27/2015 8:58:39 PM

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ORIGINAL: Mundy

No, the main effort will land at Benkoelen. I want to grab Palembang as quickly as possible. All my AKVs will be in the second landing once it's taken, so I have instant air.

I'm not familiar with the Japanese economy yet to know if he can keep it running off Borneo oil. Hopefully not.

This will be July at a minimum. I'd like some Essexes in the mix, plus the fighter squadrons upgraded. I'll also hit Baker and the Gilberts at the start to grab his attention.

Hmmm...I fear that Benkoelen is too far from Palembang for this ambitious plan to work. Since you lack carrier superiority, you need to take Palembang before the Japanese can react to your moves here and get units to the defending Palembang. Palembang is an ideal defensive position with heavy forts. How long do you think a march from Benkoelen to Palembang will take? Without opposition its going to be measured in the weeks so with opposition its going to take even longer. Anything in reserve at Singapore will be able to reach Palembang well before you can get there. And then the Japanese will have naval fire support; everything is going to be working against your LCUs. The only way you're going to pull this off is if you manage to defeat the Japanese carrier forces and can have some measure of control over the waters around Sumatra. July 43 is just too early for this move. I can pretty much guarantee you if you try it then its going to fall flat on its head. CF is too good of a player to let you take Palembang this early. Maybe July 44 you could pull it off but not July 43.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/28/2015 11:34:37 AM

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I did say "at least"

I'm just going to evaluate the situation over the next several months. As it is, I don't think Australia has the fuel to support a massive Overlord style setup right now. I have a number of tanker convoys enroute as it is, and I'm contemplating shutting down their HI.

If any weak spots show themselves, I may take some advantage. Exmouth is proving a troubling recon target. Last turn, it showed zero info. There are planes there -- probably search types.

I don't want to risk the APAs and the like on anything right now, as I treasure them greatly.

Should KB show up at say... Dutch Harbor, yes, it may start sooner rather than later. Usually I get some intel leaks on carrier locations, but in this game... nothing.

The Australian division from Aden (4th?) is now on-map from Cape Town. Lexington is escorting them to Perth.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/28/2015 6:16:48 PM

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Should KB show up at say... Dutch Harbor, yes, it may start sooner rather than later.� Usually I get some intel leaks on carrier locations, but in this game... nothing.

You mean to launch your Exmouth invasion or Sumatra invasion? If you want to bring the KB out you have to put the Japanese in a position where the Japanese need to use the KB to counter you. Which is why I think its important for the Allies to have a couple different strategic attack vectors since the KB can only cover one at a time.

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ORIGINAL: Mundy
If any weak spots show themselves, I may take some advantage.� Exmouth is proving a troubling recon target.� Last turn, it showed zero info.� There are planes there -- probably search types.

Are you using planes that have cameras for recon? If they don't have cameras then their recon isn't going to be reliable.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/28/2015 7:57:15 PM

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ORIGINAL: Sangeli
You mean to launch your Exmouth invasion or Sumatra invasion? If you want to bring the KB out you have to put the Japanese in a position where the Japanese need to use the KB to counter you. Which is why I think its important for the Allies to have a couple different strategic attack vectors since the KB can only cover one at a time.

I was being tongue-in-cheek. I really don't expect KB to make a move unless something serious happens.

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ORIGINAL: Sangeli
Are you using planes that have cameras for recon? If they don't have cameras then their recon isn't going to be reliable.

PB4Ys have cameras. I've noticed some of the flash messages showing that they're occasionally aborting missions due to weather. I wasn't aware of this for recon. I guess I'm used to the UV days where recon flew 24/7 in all weather no matter what. Must have changed since then.

17 March 1943

I think this is starting to leave a mark.

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Sub attack near Jolo at 73,88

Japanese Ships
TK Shoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Nikkoku Maru
E W-5

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

SS Pompano launches 4 torpedoes at TK Shoyo Maru
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Puerto Princesa at 75,84

Japanese Ships
TK Sanraku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
E W-5

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

SS Pompano launches 4 torpedoes at TK Sanraku Maru
Pompano diving deep ....
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Wuchow finally falls. Some units kept surrendering turn by turn until it was over. Same is happening at Kukong right now.

Adak's up to a level 5 airfield now. Tons of fast breeding Seabees work wonders.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/28/2015 9:07:10 PM

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Adak becomes a supreme submarine base.

A very short trip to HI waters.

Even the S-Boats can patrol the Kuriles from Adak.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/28/2015 9:12:16 PM

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I forgot to mention that.

I've completely shipped my sub ops over there from Dutch Harbor. I've about 50k each in fuel and supply right now. It saves at least two days each way on the trip.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/28/2015 9:44:43 PM

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Addendum:

It looks like Portland Roads is within supply range. With the arrival of the base forces there, supply has jacked up to 23,000.

None of this convoy business needed there.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 4:50:27 PM

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ORIGINAL: Mundy

Addendum:

It looks like Portland Roads is within supply range. With the arrival of the base forces there, supply has jacked up to 23,000.

None of this convoy business needed there.

Lucky you. I still have issues supplying Cooktown and Portland Roads even with convoys, though I have many many air units so I need lots of supply. The previous turn I had 18k supply at Cooktown but I still had the low supply indicator. In general I'm able to get around 70k supply between the two bases but the distribution is variable and based off demand. That being said, coastal shipping of units is still wise as it takes a while to reach Portland Roads over land and at this point you can't afford to wait months for engineers to arrive; you need them now.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 5:08:06 PM

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I've got all my base forces engineers there now. An air HQ is a day or two away, so I can support at least 200 planes there.

Of course, there's no airfield yet...

I think Cooktown's sitting at around 30,000-40,000 right now.

I had the supplies arrive within 2-3 days for the first units showing up.

P-40s sweeping PM may stir the pot a bit.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 6:58:17 PM

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P-40s sweeping PM may stir the pot a bit.

Certainly it would if you could! But they don't have the range. Which is why getting back to New Guinea from OZ is so difficult.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 7:15:16 PM

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Mundy-

Interesting reading.

Thanks for the fun.

I am following this.

Regards,

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 7:40:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: Sangeli
Certainly it would if you could! But they don't have the range. Which is why getting back to New Guinea from OZ is so difficult.

Umph... you're right. I was thinking the K could make it to 8. Not until the late Ns come out.

19 March 1943

Things got interesting

Bunches of ships sighted west of Suva. I think CF got careless with his search planes, which is what tipped me off. Judys and Kates were snooping troops and ships there.

With that alert, all the troops are put to combat mode from rest mode. CAP is airborne and strike planes set to naval strike. On hand here:

8 squadrons F4F-4
1 squadron F4U-1 (11 flyable)
2 squadrons SBD-3
3 squadrons B-26 (2 Bs one vanilla)
3 squadrons P-39D

The Marauders are fairly well trained in naval bombing, as are the Dauntlesses. I'm assigned one Airacobra squadron to antiship at 100', while the others help with CAP.

On the face of it, I think I've got a good air defense here. Strike capability is a bit light. If the fighters can hold their own, I may commit more 39s to Antiship. I'm hoping the Corsairs work as force multipliers here.

On the ground, Suva is just short of a division in troops with one USMC defense battalion. Nadi has the Fiji Brigade and two USMC defense battalions. Suva has one 155mm coast arty and a regiment of 5.5" guns. I had pulled out about 2 divisions worth of troops from here about a month ago, and I hope it doesn't bite me.

I'll probably hurl my subchasers out to mess things up. If he dual-roles his attack planes, it may draw off strikes from the troops.

I'm not fully sure what's coming ship-wise. The south group just says 4 CA, and the west group only reads 3 ships. You know at least part of KB is present.

My one recon Wildcat squadron is set to naval search in that cone to help flesh out the intel.

I'm eagerly awaiting the next turn...

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 7:41:18 PM

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Mundy-

Interesting reading.

Thanks for the fun.

I am following this.

Regards,

-Terry

Thanks Terry. Glad someone's reading this.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 8:09:37 PM

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Just to add.

I have four S-boats at Suva I had forgotten about. They'll cover the beaches to a hex out.

I've bunches of subs in the Noumea area, including a Dutch one. They'll go to the likely KB parking spots. I could get lucky, and the better torps helps.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 8:51:32 PM

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ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

Mundy-

Interesting reading.

Thanks for the fun.

I am following this.

Regards,

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Thanks Terry. Glad someone's reading this.

A bunch of us are! Just not posting much...

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 8:54:10 PM

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The problem with defending a base like Suva in this situation is threat of bombardment. With the KB around there is no way you can prevent this. Your air defense might last a couple of turns but then the airfield will be too damaged to fly and you're going to have a bunch of damaged planes on the ground. Oh well...losing a few dozen planes on the ground isn't going to be too bad in the long run.

What you need to do is start preparing for a siege of Suva. Supply is excellent but you don't have enough LCUs to hold Suva against a determined Japanese assault. If you're going to hold the base, you're going to have to find a way to get Marine raiders and the like to augment the existing defense. And you need to establish some bases to the east of Suva to support your troops that will be under siege. The KB can't stay around forever so if he can't take the base quickly, you will have an opportunity to occupy bases around it. Unfortunate you pulled out those two divisions worth of troops. If they had been there Suva probably could have lasted a full 6 months even if it were completely isolated.

What is your naval response going to look like? Anything in mind?

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 9:06:47 PM

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I hadn't thought about bombardments.

My naval response is fairly weak. The biggest force I have is about 10 DDs/DMSs. I'm more concerned about saving my AR and AKEs. I'm writing off the ARD right now, as it's too slow. I have next to nothing on Pago Pago. I've considered these two bases fairly expendable in and of themselves, and if I lose them, I can work around it.

I'm hoping that in addition to the destroyers, all the chaff I'm throwing at him (SCs, YPs, etc -- about 30 or so) will bungle up his time and maybe prevent a bombardment or two. There's a bunch of TFs in the area now, so things will get very confused when this starts.

There's a lot of dice about to be thrown with this. I'm hoping I get some payback for not crushing KB with my slow battleships earlier.

The frustrating part is not really knowing what's there. You'd think the VPs would have detected the big ships right away.

The turn just arrived, so stay tuned.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 10:21:46 PM

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20 March 1943

Okay... this is just weird.

As expected, there were a bunch of surface fights. Starting off, My DD/DMS group twice caught some APDs, but Moosbrugger's gunnery let me down. He has no less than eight battleships involved, including Yamato. I probably impacted his ammo situation. Suva got hit, but I did still have some active planes. Plenty of his search planes got hit by CAP. One of my retreating and surviving subchasers caught the sub south of Suva and beat the snot out of it. Unfortunately he had another to the west which hit Vestal, crippling her and sinking an AKE. There was no real air activity by either side. Maybe my air can recover enough. His only landing was at Kandavu, of all places. I guess that brings hope the point that that could have been another air base for me for mutual support. I'll file that away for the next game, if I live that long.

Don't be two impressed by the hits on the Kongos. Those were from the 4" guns.

I have 6-7 DMs which were able to escape to New Zealand.

If I've curbed the bombardment situation some, I'll consider this a win, for now.

On to the autopsy.

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Sub attack near Kabara at 136,163

Japanese Ships
SS I-25

Allied Ships
AR Vestal, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

SS I-25 launches 2 torpedoes

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Sub attack near Kabara at 136,163

Japanese Ships
SS I-25

Allied Ships
AKE Dorothy Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Tern
AM Rail
AO Tallulah
AO Tappahannock
AO Guadalupe
AE Pyro
AE Mauna Loa
AKE West Cactus
AKE Admiral Day
AKE Chattanooga City
AKE Aries
AM Vireo
AM Grebe

SS I-25 launches 2 torpedoes at AKE Dorothy Luckenbach
AM Vireo fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Grebe fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kandavu Island at 132,162, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD Susuki
APD Yomogi

Allied Ships
SC-632

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Japanese Fast Transport TF evades combat

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 130,161, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD Fumizuki
APD Kikuzuki
APD Mochizuki
APD Minekaze
APD Shiokaze
APD Shimakaze
APD Tawakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Lardner
DD Ellet
DD Dewey
DD Dent
DMS Boggs
DMS Lamberton
DMS Perry
DMS Trevor
DMS Hopkins

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Dent engages APD Shimakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Dewey engages APD Shimakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Ellet engages APD Shimakaze at 11,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages APD Minekaze at 11,000 yards
APD Mochizuki engages DMS Lamberton at 11,000 yards
APD Kikuzuki engages DMS Lamberton at 11,000 yards
APD Kikuzuki engages DMS Boggs at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Dent engages APD Kikuzuki at 10,000 yards
APD Shiokaze engages DMS Lamberton at 10,000 yards
DD Lardner engages APD Kikuzuki at 10,000 yards
APD Mochizuki engages DMS Boggs at 10,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages APD Mochizuki at 10,000 yards
APD Shiokaze engages DMS Boggs at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DMS Perry engages APD Tawakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Dewey engages APD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards
APD Shiokaze engages DMS Perry at 8,000 yards
APD Mochizuki engages DMS Boggs at 8,000 yards
DMS Trevor engages APD Minekaze at 8,000 yards
APD Tawakaze engages DMS Lamberton at 8,000 yards
APD Tawakaze engages DMS Boggs at 8,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages APD Shimakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Ellet engages APD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards
DMS Boggs engages APD Mochizuki at 8,000 yards
APD Minekaze engages DMS Trevor at 8,000 yards
DMS Perry engages APD Fumizuki at 8,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages APD Shiokaze at 8,000 yards
DMS Boggs engages APD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
APD Tawakaze engages DMS Perry at 13,000 yards
DD Dewey engages APD Kikuzuki at 13,000 yards
DMS Boggs engages APD Shiokaze at 13,000 yards
DD Lardner engages APD Minekaze at 13,000 yards
APD Kikuzuki engages DMS Lamberton at 13,000 yards
DMS Perry engages APD Fumizuki at 13,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages APD Fumizuki at 13,000 yards
DMS Boggs engages APD Tawakaze at 13,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 130,160, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD Fumizuki
APD Kikuzuki
APD Mochizuki
APD Minekaze
APD Shiokaze
APD Shimakaze
APD Tawakaze, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Lardner
DD Ellet
DD Dewey
DD Dent, Shell hits 1
DMS Boggs
DMS Lamberton
DMS Perry
DMS Trevor
DMS Hopkins

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Dent engages APD Shimakaze at 11,000 yards
APD Minekaze engages DMS Hopkins at 11,000 yards
APD Minekaze engages DMS Boggs at 11,000 yards
DD Dent engages APD Shiokaze at 11,000 yards
DD Dewey engages APD Minekaze at 11,000 yards
DMS Boggs engages APD Minekaze at 11,000 yards
DMS Hopkins engages APD Minekaze at 11,000 yards
APD Shiokaze engages DMS Trevor at 11,000 yards
DMS Boggs engages APD Fumizuki at 11,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages APD Shiokaze at 11,000 yards
APD Fumizuki engages DMS Boggs at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
APD Tawakaze engages DMS Hopkins at 8,000 yards
APD Minekaze engages DMS Trevor at 8,000 yards
DMS Trevor engages APD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards
APD Fumizuki engages DMS Hopkins at 8,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages APD Tawakaze at 8,000 yards
APD Tawakaze engages DMS Boggs at 8,000 yards
DD Dent engages APD Tawakaze at 8,000 yards
APD Shimakaze engages DMS Lamberton at 8,000 yards
DD Ellet engages APD Tawakaze at 8,000 yards
DMS Hopkins engages APD Minekaze at 8,000 yards
DMS Perry engages APD Mochizuki at 8,000 yards
DMS Trevor engages APD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards
APD Fumizuki engages DMS Perry at 8,000 yards
APD Shimakaze engages DMS Lamberton at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Dent engages APD Tawakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Dewey engages APD Mochizuki at 12,000 yards
DD Ellet engages APD Minekaze at 12,000 yards
DMS Hopkins engages APD Mochizuki at 12,000 yards
APD Kikuzuki engages DMS Hopkins at 12,000 yards
APD Tawakaze engages DMS Lamberton at 12,000 yards
APD Tawakaze engages DMS Boggs at 12,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 130,160, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 3
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
DD Lardner
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1
DD Dewey
DD Dent
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 2
DMS Lamberton, Shell hits 2, on fire
DMS Perry, Shell hits 1, on fire
DMS Trevor
DMS Hopkins, Shell hits 1

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 11,000 yards
DD Dent fires at DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
DD Dent fires at BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
DD Ellet fires at DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
DD Dent fires at DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
DMS Trevor fires at DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards
DMS Perry fires at DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Dewey at 5,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Dent at 5,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Shinonome at 5,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DMS Hopkins at 5,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DMS Trevor at 5,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DMS Perry at 5,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Boggs at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Shinonome at 2,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Shinonome at 2,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Shinonome at 2,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Lardner at 2,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Hopkins at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DMS Trevor at 2,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Perry at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DMS Lamberton at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DMS Boggs at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Lamberton at 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Lamberton at 7,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Ellet at 7,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Shinonome at 7,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Ellet at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Perry at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Lamberton at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Boggs at 7,000 yards
Moosbrugger, Fred orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Dent at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Perry at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Dent at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Inazuma at 11,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Hopkins at 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Perry at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Lamberton at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Boggs at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Perry at 13,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Shinonome at 13,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Ellet at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Dewey at 13,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DMS Trevor at 13,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Perry at 13,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Lamberton at 13,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Boggs at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 131,160, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Shinonome
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
SC-519, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-520
SC-522, Shell hits 1
SC-630, Shell hits 1
SC-632
SC-635, Shell hits 1
SC-636, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-638, Shell hits 4, on fire
SC-703, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-704
SC-706
SC-709
SC-738, Shell hits 1
SC-739
SC-741, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-742, Shell hits 1
SC-744, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PC Morris, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages PC Morris at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages PC Morris at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-742 at 10,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages PC Morris at 10,000 yards
Massive explosion on PC Morris
DD Inazuma engages PC Morris at 10,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages SC-738 at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-709 at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
PC Morris sunk by BB Hiei at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-742 at 12,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-706 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-742 at 10,000 yards
SC-741 sunk by BB Kirishima at 10,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages SC-744 at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-738 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-709 at 10,000 yards
SC-703 sunk by BB Hiei at 10,000 yards
SC-636 sunk by BB Kirishima at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-519 at 10,000 yards
King K. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-744 at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-742 at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages SC-744 at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-738 at 8,000 yards
SC-744 sunk by DD Inazuma at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-632 at 8,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages SC-522 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-742 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-742 at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-738 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-709 at 10,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages SC-742 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-638 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-630 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-520 at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-520 at 10,000 yards
DD Isonami engages SC-742 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-709 at 10,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages SC-742 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-704 at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-638 at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-635 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-742 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-739 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-738 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-704 at 10,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-638 at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-635 at 10,000 yards
SC-519 sunk by BB Hiei at 10,000 yards
King K. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages SC-742 at 8,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages SC-704 at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-704 at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-638 at 8,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages SC-630 at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-520 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages SC-709 at 11,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages SC-742 at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages SC-742 at 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages SC-742 at 11,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-635 at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-522 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Isonami engages SC-742 at 12,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages SC-742 at 12,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages SC-638 at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-704 at 12,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-638 at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-630 at 12,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-522 at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-520 at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-742 at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-738 at 12,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages SC-742 at 12,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages SC-742 at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-638 at 12,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages SC-632 at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages SC-630 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 131,160, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
CL Sendai, Shell hits 2
DD Satsuki
DD Tadeshiwa
CL Ninaru, Shell hits 1
DD Hikokaze

Allied Ships
DD Lardner
DD Ellet, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dewey, Shell hits 1
DD Dent
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DMS Lamberton, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DMS Perry, Shell hits 1, on fire
DMS Trevor, Shell hits 2
DMS Hopkins, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Tadeshiwa at 12,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Ellet at 12,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Trevor at 12,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Perry at 12,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Lamberton at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Dent at 5,000 yards
DD Ellet engages CL Ninaru at 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Dewey at 5,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Ellet at 5,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Ellet at 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Trevor at 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Perry at 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Lamberton at 5,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Boggs at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Dent at 4,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Ellet at 4,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Ellet at 4,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Hikokaze at 4,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Hopkins at 4,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Satsuki at 4,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Perry at 4,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Lamberton at 4,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Boggs at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Lamberton at 3,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Dewey at 3,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Ellet at 3,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Dewey at 3,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Ellet at 3,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Perry at 3,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Lamberton at 3,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Boggs at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Dent at 6,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Lamberton at 6,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Lardner at 6,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Dewey at 6,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Satsuki at 6,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Perry at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Lamberton at 6,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Boggs at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Tadeshiwa at 9,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Perry at 9,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Lamberton at 9,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Boggs at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Lamberton at 12,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Ellet at 12,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Hopkins at 12,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Satsuki at 12,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Perry at 12,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Lamberton at 12,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Boggs at 12,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Satsuki at 12,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Trevor at 12,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Ellet at 12,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Tadeshiwa at 12,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Satsuki at 12,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Perry at 12,000 yards
Massive explosion on DMS Boggs
CA Maya engages DMS Boggs at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Ellet at 10,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Dent at 10,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Ellet at 10,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Lardner at 10,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Hopkins at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Trevor at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Perry at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Lamberton at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Boggs at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Dent at 7,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Lamberton at 7,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Ellet at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Hikokaze at 7,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Tadeshiwa at 7,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Ellet at 7,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Perry at 7,000 yards
DMS Lamberton sunk by CA Maya at 7,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Boggs at 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Dent at 7,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Dewey at 7,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Dent at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Satsuki at 7,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Ellet at 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Trevor at 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Perry at 7,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Boggs at 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Hopkins at 7,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Satsuki at 7,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Ellet at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Hikokaze at 7,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Dent at 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Perry at 7,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Boggs at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Tadeshiwa at 6,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Ellet at 6,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Perry at 6,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Lardner at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Hopkins at 6,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Lardner at 6,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Perry at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Boggs at 6,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Dent at 6,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Dewey at 6,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Hikokaze at 6,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Hopkins at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Trevor at 6,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DMS Perry at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Dent at 5,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Dent at 5,000 yards
DD Hikokaze engages DD Ellet at 5,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Lardner at 5,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Ellet at 5,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Trevor at 5,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Perry at 5,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Lardner at 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Ellet at 5,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Lardner at 5,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Ellet at 5,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Perry at 5,000 yards
Tanaka, Kikumatsu orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Maya engages DMS Perry at 9,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Satsuki at 9,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Hikokaze at 9,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DMS Hopkins at 9,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
CL Ninaru engages DMS Perry at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 131,160, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 1
DD Shinonome
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
DD Ellet, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Dent, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
DMS Perry, Shell hits 1, on fire
DMS Hopkins, on fire, heavy damage

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 100% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Dent at 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Dent at 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Perry at 9,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Isonami at 9,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Isonami at 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Perry at 6,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DMS Perry at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Dent at 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Dent at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Dent at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Dent at 3,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Perry at 3,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Ikazuchi at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Dent at 2,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Ellet at 2,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Isonami at 2,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DMS Perry at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Ellet at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Dent at 2,000 yards
Yamaguchi, Jihei orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Perry at 3,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Ellet at 3,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Perry at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Ellet at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Ellet at 8,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Ikazuchi at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DMS Hopkins at 8,000 yards
DD Ellet sunk by DD Shinonome at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Dent at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Dent at 11,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Dent at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Dent at 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Dent at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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ASW attack near Suva at 131,161

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
DD Yudachi
DD Satsukaze
DD Katsutade

Allied Ships
SS S-44

SS S-44 is sighted by escort
S-44 diving deep ....
DD Satsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Katsutade fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Satsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Satsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Satsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Satsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Suva at 132,160

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Mutsu
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Oboro
DD Shikinami

Allied Ships
SS S-35

SS S-35 is sighted by escort
DD Oboro fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Suva at 132,161

Japanese Ships
SS I-10, hits 5

Allied Ships
SC-634

Captain of SS I-10 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
SC-634 attacking submerged sub ....
SC-634 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-634 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-634 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-634 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Suva at 132,160

Japanese Ships
CL Teshio
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CL Agano
DD Yamagumo
DD Takakaze
DD Mutsuki
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
SS S-35

SS S-35 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Teshio
S-35 bottoming out ....
DD Takakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mutsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mutsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mutsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mutsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mutsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Yamato
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SC-701, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-705, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
SC-708, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
SC-708 sunk by BB Yamato at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-705 at 21,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-705 at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-705 at 17,000 yards
DD Asagiri engages SC-705 at 17,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-701 at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-705 at 14,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-705 at 14,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages SC-701 at 14,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages SC-701 at 14,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-705 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-701 at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages SC-701 at 10,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages SC-705 at 10,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-705 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
SC-705 sunk by BB Yamato at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-701 at 7,000 yards
SC-701 sunk by DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
DD Shikinami
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
SC-521, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-634
SC-637, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
SC-637 sunk by BB Ise at 12,000 yards
SC-521 sunk by BB Mutsu at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
DD Shikinami
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
YMS-127, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
YMS-84, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
YMS-129, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
YMS-130, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
BB Ise engages YMS-130 at 9,000 yards
YMS-130 sunk by BB Mutsu at 9,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages YMS-127 at 9,000 yards
BB Nagato engages YMS-129 at 9,000 yards
YMS-129 sunk by DD Oboro at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages YMS-127 at 7,000 yards
YMS-84 sunk by DD Oboro at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
YMS-127 sunk by BB Hyuga at 6,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 131,161, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Yamato
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SC-520, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC-522, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC-630, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
SC-632, Shell hits 2
SC-635, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-638, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-704, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-706, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-709, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-738, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC-739, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-742, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-742 at 11,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-739 at 11,000 yards
SC-742 sunk by DD Asagiri at 11,000 yards
SC-638 sunk by BB Yamato at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-739 at 7,000 yards
SC-739 sunk by BB Kongo at 7,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-635 at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-632 at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-630 at 7,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-522 at 7,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-520 at 7,000 yards
Adler, E.G. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-706 at 6,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages SC-738 at 6,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages SC-630 at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-635 at 6,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-635 at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-630 at 6,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-520 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-738 at 5,000 yards
SC-738 sunk by BB Kongo at 5,000 yards
SC-706 sunk by BB Yamato at 5,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-704 at 5,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-635 at 5,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-632 at 5,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-630 at 5,000 yards
SC-522 sunk by BB Yamato at 5,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-520 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-635 at 7,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-635 at 7,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages SC-709 at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-630 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-635 at 8,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages SC-630 at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-632 at 8,000 yards
SC-630 sunk by BB Yamato at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-704 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-520 at 11,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-704 at 11,000 yards
DD Asagiri engages SC-520 at 11,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-520 at 11,000 yards
Adler, E.G. orders Allied TF to disengage
SC-635 sunk by BB Yamato at 11,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages SC-632 at 11,000 yards
BB Kongo engages SC-520 at 11,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-632 at 11,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-704 at 11,000 yards
SC-520 sunk by BB Kongo at 11,000 yards
DD Asagiri engages SC-632 at 11,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages SC-632 at 11,000 yards
Adler, E.G. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-709 at 9,000 yards
SC-704 sunk by BB Yamato at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-632 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
SC-709 sunk by BB Yamato at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages SC-632 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 131,161, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
DD Shikinami
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
SC-521, Shell hits 1
SC-634
SC-637, Shell hits 1
SC-639, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Kogure, Gunji* crosses the 'T'
BB Hyuga engages SC-639 at 12,000 yards
BB Ise engages SC-637 at 12,000 yards
BB Nagato engages SC-639 at 12,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages SC-639 at 12,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages SC-637 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
SC-639 sunk by BB Mutsu at 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages SC-637 at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages SC-637 at 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages SC-637 at 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages SC-521 at 10,000 yards
BB Nagato engages SC-637 at 10,000 yards
DD Oboro engages SC-521 at 10,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages SC-637 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Ise engages SC-637 at 7,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages SC-521 at 7,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages SC-521 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages SC-637 at 12,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages SC-634 at 12,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages SC-521 at 12,000 yards
BB Nagato engages SC-637 at 12,000 yards
DD Oboro engages SC-521 at 12,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages SC-634 at 12,000 yards
DD Murakumo engages SC-637 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 131,161, Range 27,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Yudachi
DD Wakaba
DD Katsutade
DD Satsukaze

Allied Ships
SC-634, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
CA Kako engages SC-634 at 27,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
CA Kako engages SC-634 at 28,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
CA Kako engages SC-634 at 29,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages SC-634 at 29,000 yards
CA Aoba engages SC-634 at 29,000 yards
CA Kako engages SC-634 at 29,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages SC-634 at 29,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards
SC-634 sunk by CA Kinugasa at 27,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 131,161, Range 24,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Yudachi
DD Wakaba
DD Katsutade
DD Satsukaze

Allied Ships
DD Dent, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
DMS Perry, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Dent at 27,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Dent at 27,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Dent at 24,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Dent at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Dent at 21,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Dent at 21,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Dent at 21,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Dent at 21,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Wakaba at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Dent at 18,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Dent at 18,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Satsukaze at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
Massive explosion on DMS Perry
CA Kako engages DMS Perry at 17,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Dent at 17,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Dent at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Dent at 15,000 yards
DD Satsukaze engages DD Dent at 15,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Katsutade at 15,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Dent at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Dent at 12,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Perry at 12,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Dent at 12,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Dent at 12,000 yards
DD Dent engages DD Satsukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dent at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dent at 9,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Perry at 9,000 yards
DD Dent sunk by CA Aoba at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DMS Perry sunk by CA Kako at 10,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 131,161, Range 24,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Wakaba
DD Katsutade, Shell hits 1
DD Satsukaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Lardner, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Dewey, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Trevor, Shell hits 2, on fire

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 24,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Lardner at 24,000 yards
CA Kako engages DMS Trevor at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Lardner at 19,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Trevor at 19,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 19,000 yards
DD Satsukaze engages DD Lardner at 19,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Lardner at 19,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Wakaba at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Lardner at 17,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Satsukaze at 17,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Lardner at 17,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 17,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Lardner at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Lardner at 15,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Trevor at 15,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 15,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Katsutade at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Lardner at 14,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Satsukaze at 14,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Lardner at 14,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 14,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Wakaba at 14,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Yudachi at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
DD Satsukaze engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Trevor at 12,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Wakaba at 12,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Satsukaze at 11,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Trevor at 11,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dewey at 8,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
DD Satsukaze engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Dewey at 8,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dewey at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Yudachi at 11,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Yudachi at 11,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Yudachi at 11,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Trevor at 11,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Katsutade at 11,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Wakaba at 12,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
DD Lardner sunk by CA Kinugasa at 12,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Trevor at 11,000 yards
DD Satsukaze engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Katsutade at 11,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Wakaba at 11,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Dewey at 8,000 yards
DD Satsukaze engages DD Dewey at 8,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Dewey at 8,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dewey at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Satsukaze at 12,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Trevor at 12,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Satsukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Wakaba at 12,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Dewey at 15,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Dewey at 15,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Dewey at 15,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Dewey at 15,000 yards
DD Dewey engages DD Wakaba at 15,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Dewey at 15,000 yards
Sawa, Masao orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Dewey at 18,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Dewey at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Dewey at 19,000 yards
DD Satsukaze engages DD Dewey at 19,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Dewey at 19,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Dewey at 19,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
CA Kako engages DD Dewey at 24,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Dewey at 24,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Naval bombardment of Suva at 132,160

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 20 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 7 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 8 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Kongo

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamato
BB Yamato firing at Suva
BB Kongo firing at Suva

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Night Naval bombardment of Suva at 132,160

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 114 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 10 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 75 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 8 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 20 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 3 destroyed on ground
B-26B Marauder: 35 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 4 destroyed on ground
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 7 damaged
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 27 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 29 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 destroyed on ground
F4U-1 Corsair: 5 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (5 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (6 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Airbase hits 45
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 64

BB Hyuga firing at Suva
BB Ise firing at Suva
BB Mutsu firing at Suva
BB Nagato firing at Suva

Part of me wants to run the five battleships I have at Sydney over, but that would be a fool's errand. Likewise, my carriers are all at Perth, escorting troop ships in from Cape Town.

One note, PB4Ys don't have cameras like I thought. I have a PB4Y-1P unit which did, and I confused the two.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 11:21:15 PM

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A landing at Kanduva is just to establish a small base for patrol planes and fighters. The first step in laying siege to Suva. Not sure how you can really counter a deliberate and methodical siege here other than making the Japanese pay for diverting resources here; I think Fiji is doomed. Unfortunately I don't think you're in great position to do much damage elsewhere. Maybe your CVs you could launch a surprise attack on Soerbajas oil assuming you have the latest patch so you can target oil out of range (previously you had to be within range to order a strike forcing your CVs to sit in range for a turn). I think you could pull that off without too much risk assuming they don't get spotted off OZ headed north.

Have you had sigint reports of units planning for Fiji? Surely something must have come up. I'm surprised the Japanese were able to pull this off without you figuring it beforehand.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/29/2015 11:44:30 PM

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I have had a rash of intel about units prepping for Nadi lately. Pretty much when I would cross-reference those unit in the Monkey, they'd have a recent location in such places as the Manchurian/Soviet border or Japan proper. Looking back, some of the location notes are pretty dated. I'm still getting intel on units prepping for Australia when they're still clearly in remote areas. I haven't been tracking this as closely lately, so events may have changed.

This game has been devoid of location intel on major warships, which is unusual for me.

I'm not sure what his goal is at this point in the war, unless he's serious about New Zealand. I have half a mind to kick off the Gilberts op, but he's probably a day away right now, so that's a pointless risk.

My thinking about base defense has been awfully one dimensional. Seeing the results for one's self is a great educator. Reading about it in an AAR wouldn't have sent the message home like this.

I'll be developing my inland bases a bit in NZ. I am diversifying a bit in Australia, which is good.

I'm hoping his battleships are low on ammo. They were flinging plenty of shots at SCs and YPs. I also have five subs at the moment crisscrossing the area. I deserve some luck at this point. Akagi's listed as officially sunk from the previous sub incident, but I'm skeptical.

I may try the Soerabaja raid. I am dubious of naval air to impact the oil, though. In previous games, the effect had been minimal.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/30/2015 12:00:06 AM

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It looks like he pretty much neutralized or destroyed all your surface and air assets around Fiji.

His massive surface fleet, backed (presumably??) by KB, is just about untouchable. But if he is committing so much there, you would figure it must leave an opening for you to counter somewhere else. Hope you can pull something off.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/30/2015 1:02:41 AM

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Yeah, the Java raid looks good right now.

We'll see if my subs work some magic. You never know.

Trincomalee may be due for a visit, too.

In the back of my mind, I'm a little worried that the Australia threat may be legit. If he does, I can drop the hammer wherever he lands. Gotta love trains. As it is, New Zealand DEFCON has ratcheted up a couple clicks. Their air situation is similar to Suva's, but not as vulnerable. I think I had planes at Nadi -- forgot to look. I think they'd be P-39s. The air at Suva isn't wiped out. They looked about half strength after the BB work was done.

Lick 'em tomorrow, though.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/30/2015 1:10:39 AM

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Lick 'em tomorrow, though.

I hope so -- but he could come in for more bombardment with LRCAP from KB (assuming it is around there as sounds likely). Or a massive carrier air raid on Suva to shut down the airfield.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/30/2015 1:27:22 AM

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We'll see about the bombardment. Ammo may be an issue, with all the chaff I flung at his battleships.

If he doesn't bombard, I think my fighters will make a fight of it. For how long... who knows. This is the situation where I wish my carriers could ambush if he over-commits.

Despite the pain, I am enjoying this.

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RE: Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy vs Cannonfodder - 4/30/2015 1:48:26 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Mundy
I have had a rash of intel about units prepping for Nadi lately. Pretty much when I would cross-reference those unit in the Monkey, they'd have a recent location in such places as the Manchurian/Soviet border or Japan proper. Looking back, some of the location notes are pretty dated. I'm still getting intel on units prepping for Australia when they're still clearly in remote areas. I haven't been tracking this as closely lately, so events may have changed.

You need to take those sorts of intel threats seriously. Especially when the current conditions are conducive to it. If a unit can be bought out, it is a threat.

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ORIGINAL: Mundy
I'm not sure what his goal is at this point in the war, unless he's serious about New Zealand. I have half a mind to kick off the Gilberts op, but he's probably a day away right now, so that's a pointless risk.

I don't see that as a pointless risk. Getting into the Gilberts is very important so you can start building air bases there. I'm not one to advise taking needless risks but opportunities like this don't come often. Who knows when the KB will pop out again offensively. Though it certainly would be dependent on what fleet assets you have here. If everything is in Perth then idk what you can do. Which is another reason why I was against that huge buildup there as you miss any opportunity in the Pacific like this.

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ORIGINAL: Mundy
I'm hoping his battleships are low on ammo. They were flinging plenty of shots at SCs and YPs.

I'm sure they are. But they will go back to Noumea to rearm and be back in a weeks time. But that doesn't really change anything for you. I don't think your air force has the ability to do much offensively anymore down there.

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ORIGINAL: Mundy
I may try the Soerabaja raid. I am dubious of naval air to impact the oil, though. In previous games, the effect had been minimal.

Yea, I don't expect much. But what else can you do? As you have said CF is usually cautious and ready to make countermoves. This time it is CF who made the move. Now you make the countermove.

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ORIGINAL: Mundy
In the back of my mind, I'm a little worried that the Australia threat may be legit. If he does, I can drop the hammer wherever he lands. Gotta love trains.

No, I think that is a very real threat. If that is what intel is reporting that is where CF will go. I think Australia is CFs endgame. He could aim for New Zealand but Australia is the bigger prize. This Suva OP is probably designed to further isolate Australia as to facilitate an invasion there.

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