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RE: Results of 26 APR 1945 - 4/6/2020 8:55:51 PM

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Below is the full extent of Japan's submarine fleet.

That is some serious underwater carnage! Only 4 of those subs were in service on Dec 7, 1941. A couple are '43 or '44 builds, which indicates that your predecessor must have continued to build IJN subs...and then lost almost all of them!

What is Roger doing that's so sub-deadly?

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RE: Results of 26 APR 1945 - 4/6/2020 9:14:04 PM

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Below is the full extent of Japan's submarine fleet.

That is some serious underwater carnage! Only 4 of those subs were in service on Dec 7, 1941. A couple are '43 or '44 builds, which indicates that your predecessor must have continued to build IJN subs...and then lost almost all of them!

What is Roger doing that's so sub-deadly?

Honestly, I don't know. I have limited fuel at this stage and I came into this game in April of '45. He has a *lot* of air groups on search so my WAG is that he was boosting his detection levels and then the late-war anti-sub munitions are of course, much more effective in 1945...

I just recently placed a few subs on patrol to the south of Japan. Most of my ships remain in TFs as Roger seems fond of playing whack-a-mole with ports that look like they might have ships in them.

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Results of 26 APR 1945 - 4/6/2020 9:22:18 PM

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Last turn Roger really lit up Muroran. I think there were about 20 large bomber strikes. Port Damage 81%, AF Service 100%, & AF Runway @ 97%...

At Fushun I tried another Shock attack in an effort to drive the Chines out of the hex so I could try and strat-move the heck out of there. I only had 1-1 odds.

I had an AO with a pair of DD headed back to Japan after slurping 2k of fuel from Chichi-jima. She took a torpedo and sank.

There's an El Dorado near Guadalcanal that I'm trying to sneak to but it really looks like Roger has a swell search umbrella up. I don't have a choice - I've gotta try to go for it but I'm not sure of the best way. I've set up a TF with 5 tankers and 4DD but I'm wondering if I want to try and send individual tankers (smaller and slower) and hope they maintain a low DL�

Shikuka is now under Russian ownership. Right now Roger is steam-rolling Japan into a parking lot... <wry grin>

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Results of 27 APR 1945 - 4/7/2020 6:33:07 PM

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Roger runs a SCCTF of 4 DD into Niigata and sinks three of my SC.

Lotsa air attacks, and sweeps, and searches, and allied aircraft� Roger owns the skies.

At Toyohara my Coastal defense is doing a good job tapping into an invasion force. Roger is not even providing escorts; there's little I can do.

I sent a small DD TF to the north of Japan in an attempt to draw Roger's attention while my tanker TF makes a run to the south. My hope is to make him think I'm headed for the Bonin Isles...

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RE: Results of 27 APR 1945 - 4/7/2020 8:46:24 PM

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That garrison at Tulagi has plenty of fuel, but no supplies! They probably wish they could eat gasoline!

I hope you brought along a few sandwiches or something for them to trade for gas

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RE: Results of 27 APR 1945 - 4/7/2020 10:50:27 PM

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That garrison at Tulagi has plenty of fuel, but no supplies! They probably wish they could eat gasoline!

I hope you brought along a few sandwiches or something for them to trade for gas

Oh Come on - they've got 136 tons of supplies and it's the end of April in 1945. How much longer do you think they have to hold out?

I mean - they're on an island. You'd think someone knows how to fish...

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Results of 28 APR 1945 - 4/7/2020 10:56:06 PM

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I'm proud to say that the ever-victorious Imperial Japanese Army won another great victory today, liberating the good people of Chihfeng from the nasty allied forces.

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Ground combat at Chihfeng (100,38)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13533 troops, 36 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 423

Defending force 1194 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Japanese adjusted assault: 70

Allied adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
618 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
107th/B Division
4th Manchukuo Distr/A Division
5th Manchukuo Cav Brigade
23rd Tank Regiment
RGC Capital Brigade
107th/A Division
23rd/C Division
28th/B Division
91st Field AA Battalion
205th JAAF AF Bn
174th JAAF AF Bn
22nd Field AA Machinecannon Company
56th Field AA Battalion
92nd Field AA Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
201st JAAF AF Bn
85th Field AA Battalion
28th Fld AA Gun Co
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
1st Manchukuo/C Division

Defending units:
28th Chinese/C Corps

So far, so good for the fuel TF that's running over near Guadalcanal. Fingers crossed as I could really use 40 thousand tons of fuel.

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RE: Results of 28 APR 1945 - 4/8/2020 4:31:43 AM

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Every little victory helps morale.

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RE: Results of 28 APR 1945 - 4/8/2020 1:46:11 PM

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Good luck with the fuel convoy. Not only getting it there, but getting it home. :)

What is the VP situation?

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RE: Orders for 23 APR 1945 - 4/8/2020 9:28:33 PM

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ORIGINAL: Alfred

Read my posts in this thread

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3697364

for how fuel demand at bases is determined.� The total demand is made up by a structural permanent demand and a temporary demand.

Alfred�

Thanks Alfred.

I am interpreting your notes in the light of a Japan with plenty of oil/fuel/supplies/resources. In this current map of Japan, Matsue had 800 fuel points last turn. It's just that almost every base in Japan is asking for resources and it seems to me that almost everything would push to Fukuoka or Tokyo. But every turn I'm finding smaller bases that receive or loose points of fuel or supplies and I'm not sure if there is a draw, a push, or maybe even a tiny bit of production that is creating the differences I see.

And again - thanks for the link to your previous post - I've book-marked it.

Alogrithms like the supply AI struggle when demand greatly exceeds supply. What Alfred sent you though is still pertinent. You have permanent demand and temporary. You can't change the first, you can the second.

Works for both fuel and supply.

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RE: Results of 28 APR 1945 - 4/8/2020 11:07:57 PM

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Good luck with the fuel convoy. Not only getting it there, but getting it home. :)

What is the VP situation?

Here's a screenie:

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RE: Results of 28 APR 1945 - 4/8/2020 11:11:58 PM

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Every little victory helps morale.

Ain't that the truth?

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Results of 29 APR 1945 - 4/8/2020 11:19:31 PM

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Roger rules the skies. Hordes of Russians are loose about the eastern side of the map. A few minor engagements by enemy subs or aircraft against Japanese naval forces. Near Iwo-jima, brave Japanese pilots find an enemy taskforce!

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 111,82

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 2
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Abigail S. Duniway, Bomb hits 1
xAK Andrew D. White
xAK B. F. Irvine

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 100 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

In other news:
My small TF of tankers is SW of Iwo-jima
8th Ind.Tank Brigade arrives at Nagoya
Pilot Kumagaya E. is reported as to have escaped capture!
APD Walter B. Cobb is reported to have been sunk near Polillo on Sep 30, 1944

Ground Combat
Naha holds VS a DATK
Uruppa-jima holds VS DATK
Pagan falls to the allies
Canton holds VS a DATK
Sunwa falls to the allies
Toyohara falls to the allies
Hailar falls to the allies

51st Base Force Wiped Out at Toyohara by attrition!!!

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Hailar

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Uruppu-jima

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Naha

Coast Watchers are busy - always best to view enemy ships from far-far away.
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Iriomote
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Nago
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Gunzan is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Seishin is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Anking
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Antung
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Chefoo
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kiangtu
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Shanghai is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tsinkiang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tsingtao
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tourane
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Rachgia
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Saigon is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Kwangchowan
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Chinhae is reported empty
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Allied ships at 105,48 near Genzan , Speed 17 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Allied ships at 102,54 near Masan , Speed 18 , Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Allied ship at 100,53 near Moppo , Speed 8 , Moving Southwest

And Japan lives to see the rise of another sun�

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RE: Orders for 23 APR 1945 - 4/8/2020 11:24:32 PM

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ORIGINAL: durnedwolf

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ORIGINAL: Alfred

Read my posts in this thread

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3697364

for how fuel demand at bases is determined.� The total demand is made up by a structural permanent demand and a temporary demand.

Alfred�

Thanks Alfred.

I am interpreting your notes in the light of a Japan with plenty of oil/fuel/supplies/resources. In this current map of Japan, Matsue had 800 fuel points last turn. It's just that almost every base in Japan is asking for resources and it seems to me that almost everything would push to Fukuoka or Tokyo. But every turn I'm finding smaller bases that receive or loose points of fuel or supplies and I'm not sure if there is a draw, a push, or maybe even a tiny bit of production that is creating the differences I see.

And again - thanks for the link to your previous post - I've book-marked it.

Alogrithms like the supply AI struggle when demand greatly exceeds supply. What Alfred sent you though is still pertinent. You have permanent demand and temporary. You can't change the first, you can the second.

Works for both fuel and supply.

I've been able to pull/move supplies around in Manchukuo but nothing much is working in Japan proper. Almost every base is red or yellow... If you've got some thoughts, please feel free to school me. :-)

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RE: Orders for 23 APR 1945 - 4/8/2020 11:28:20 PM

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So let's say I get my TF to Guadalcanal and bring back 40,000 tons of fuel. If I put it in a base and have fuel stockpiling on, will it stay there? Every base in Japan needs fuel...

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RE: Orders for 23 APR 1945 - 4/9/2020 3:56:30 AM

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ORIGINAL: durnedwolf

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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

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ORIGINAL: durnedwolf

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ORIGINAL: Alfred

Read my posts in this thread

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3697364

for how fuel demand at bases is determined.� The total demand is made up by a structural permanent demand and a temporary demand.

Alfred�

Thanks Alfred.

I am interpreting your notes in the light of a Japan with plenty of oil/fuel/supplies/resources. In this current map of Japan, Matsue had 800 fuel points last turn. It's just that almost every base in Japan is asking for resources and it seems to me that almost everything would push to Fukuoka or Tokyo. But every turn I'm finding smaller bases that receive or loose points of fuel or supplies and I'm not sure if there is a draw, a push, or maybe even a tiny bit of production that is creating the differences I see.

And again - thanks for the link to your previous post - I've book-marked it.

Alogrithms like the supply AI struggle when demand greatly exceeds supply. What Alfred sent you though is still pertinent. You have permanent demand and temporary. You can't change the first, you can the second.

Works for both fuel and supply.

I've been able to pull/move supplies around in Manchukuo but nothing much is working in Japan proper. Almost every base is red or yellow... If you've got some thoughts, please feel free to school me. :-)

DW:
nothing easy here.
to start, you're gonna have to some hand calcs. On the Home Isles, you gotta calculate how much supply you produce each turn (tracker can tell you or you add it up). Then how much are your troops eating each day (again, tracker can tell you or you add it up). I suspect that may be negative (production-army demand).

If it is in fact negative, you're pretty pooched.

If it is positive, then the left over supply is what you can use for air ops and/or replacements.
If it is positive, you have one major permanent demand, Tokyo the capital and the largest concentration of HI/LI/factories. So Tokyo is your first, best (as in easiest) location to pool supply/fuel.
Next, you have your temporary demand which is units in place. But not all units are equal. Command HQ's want 50K supply with them. At this point you have at least one command HQ in the HI. Move all of them to the same place, Tokyo to start. You likely have a lot of other troops there already (AA, ENG, etc) which adds to the demand. Now put the supply demand slider to max in Tokyo and min everywhere else. Wait 3 turns. Your calculated excess supply should start showing in Tokyo.

Moving it elsewhere is similar exercise, but you have to be more careful and thorough because the permanent demand in Tokyo as capital cannot move, so you are always fighting that �

Good luck!

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RE: Orders for 23 APR 1945 - 4/9/2020 4:36:00 PM

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Thanks for putting up the VP screen. To me it looks far better than I thought it would. He needs about a 60K swing in VP to get you to 2-1 (without an excessive use of the Abombs) and he does not have a whole lot of time left. So, that at least is a ray of hope. :)

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AAR from 30APR 1945 - 4/9/2020 8:32:44 PM

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Regarding my fuel TF headed towards Guadalcanal:
Via email intel, Roger let on that he saw a TF heading towards the Philippines and wondered if it was my carriers. I'm more than willing to let him hunt around the PI as long as I can keep some distance from his ships. The challenge for me right now is that I'm sailing blind. I have no search aircraft anywhere to get a feel for if Roger has anything near me� Come on providence - don't fail me now!

Lotsa bombings and sweeps and attacks against my army grunts.

This is good info to feed to Japan's Public Relations Department:
DD Abner Read is reported to have been sunk near Chichi-jima on Mar 24, 1945
SS Shalimar is reported to have been sunk near Nagasaki/Sasebo on Jan 06, 1945

This part doesn't look good�
Allied forces CAPTURE Canton !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Mangan !!!
Kure 5th SNLF destroyed near Pagan !!!
Kwajalein Base Force destroyed near Pagan !!!
8th JNAF AF Unit destroyed near Pagan !!!
Rashin expands airfield to size 6
China Expeditionary Army isolated with no supply!
8th Area Army isolated with no supply!
3rd Tank Division isolated with no supply!
13th Division isolated with no supply!
39th Division isolated with no supply!
11th Ind.Infantry Brigade isolated with no supply!
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade isolated with no supply!
15th Division isolated with no supply!
17th Division isolated with no supply!
64th Division isolated with no supply!
70th Division isolated with no supply!
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade isolated with no supply!
110th Division isolated with no supply!
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade isolated with no supply!
85th Infantry Brigade isolated with no supply!
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade isolated with no supply!
North China Gsn Brigade isolated with no supply!
41st Division isolated with no supply!
62nd Division isolated with no supply!
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade isolated with no supply!
83rd Infantry Brigade isolated with no supply!
108th Division isolated with no supply!
4th Division isolated with no supply!
5th Division isolated with no supply!
58th Infantry Regiment isolated with no supply!
Sasebo 6th SNLF isolated with no supply!
Iki Fortress isolated with no supply!
25th JNAF AF Unit isolated with no supply!
33rd/A Division isolated with no supply!
33rd/B Division isolated with no supply!
40th/C Division isolated with no supply!

Holy Kamikaze Batman!
Hakata Ku K-1 arrives at Fukuoka
Hakata Ku K-2 arrives at Fukuoka
Hakata Ku K-3 arrives at Fukuoka
Hakata Ku K-4 arrives at Fukuoka
Isahaya Ku K-1 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
Isahaya Ku K-2 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
Isahaya Ku K-3 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
Isahaya Ku K-4 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
Iwakuni Ku K-1 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
Iwakuni Ku K-2 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
Iwakuni Ku K-3 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
Kannonji Ku K-1 arrives at Takamatsu
Kannonji Ku K-2 arrives at Takamatsu
Kannonji Ku K-3 arrives at Takamatsu
Kannonji Ku K-4 arrives at Takamatsu
Kowa Ku K-1 arrives at Tsu
Kowa Ku K-2 arrives at Tsu
Kowa Ku K-3 arrives at Tsu
Kwanju Ku K-1 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Kwanju Ku K-2 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Kwanju Ku K-3 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Kwanju Ku K-4 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Mineyama Ku K-1 arrives at Maizuru
Mineyama Ku K-2 arrives at Maizuru
Mineyama Ku K-3 arrives at Maizuru
Mineyama Ku K-4 arrives at Maizuru
Okazaki Ku K-1 arrives at Nagoya
Okazaki Ku K-2 arrives at Nagoya
Okazaki Ku K-3 arrives at Nagoya
Okazaki Ku K-4 arrives at Nagoya
Okazaki Ku K-5 arrives at Nagoya
Otsu Ku S-1 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
Otsu Ku T-1 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
Fusan Ku K-1 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Fusan Ku K-2 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Fusan Ku K-3 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Fusan Ku K-4 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Saiyo Ku K-1 arrives at Matsuyama
Saiyo Ku K-2 arrives at Matsuyama
Saiyo Ku K-3 arrives at Matsuyama
Saiyo Ku K-4 arrives at Matsuyama
Tsingtao Ku K-1 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Tsingtao Ku K-2 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Tsingtao Ku K-3 is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
Tsuiki Ku K-1 arrives at Fukuoka
Tsuiki Ku K-2 arrives at Fukuoka
Tsuiki Ku K-3 arrives at Fukuoka
Tsuiki Ku K-4 arrives at Fukuoka
Yamato Ku K-1 arrives at Tokyo
Yamato Ku K-1 arrives at Tokyo
26th Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
27th Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
54th Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
70th Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
72nd Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
110th Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
111th Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
112th Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
113th Shinbu-tai is delayed to arrive at Tokyo
32nd RF Gun Battalion arrives at Tokyo

161st Division arrives at Tokyo
49th Tank Battalion arrives at Tokyo

To PaxMondo:
OK - I was hoping you had a silver bullet I might-could use. I've already set all the bases to min except Tokyo so I guess there's no point crunching numbers; I'm pooched.

I guess a silver lining is that I made it to May - eh? And I still have a few opportunities to slip a cross or get jab in. What more can Japan ask for at this stage of the war?

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RE: AAR from 30APR 1945 - 4/10/2020 11:46:51 AM

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If you crunch numbers it may show (help you find) supply usage that you are unaware of � air units active, replacements on somewhere, etc. In the Mike Solli school of IJ economy, crunching number is de rigeur. :)

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May 1945 - 4/12/2020 5:39:52 PM

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Roger sent me a pic of one of his destroyers after a kamikaze hit it. It's nice to see I can still land a blow.

Bombers - Roger has lots 4E bombers. The last turn there were several raids of over 100. I don't know if Roger was holding them back or if the previous player for Japan didn't try to whittle them down but OMGosh!

I'm fielding Claudes now for CAP in a few of my fighter groups - lol.

My TF running for fuel is still alive and seems to be undetected so far.

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RE: May 1945 - 4/12/2020 7:23:13 PM

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The allies get ungodly amounts of 4E bombers, and, just to cheer you up, it gets even worse once the war in Europe is over and all those bombers from Bomber Command, the 8th Airforce and the 15th airforce have nothing to do. :)

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RE: May 1945 - 4/12/2020 8:20:50 PM

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I'm no 1275psi but I like his writing and the story he tells during his game. This scene probably won't last long but I wanted to give that writing style a try. :-)

4 MAY 1945
TF Commander: Captain Kokura, N.
Tanker TF19 - Silent Prayer
○ DDs Onami, Kishinarri, Suzukaze, & Hatsuharu
○ AO Roho Maru
○ TKs Hoyo Maru, Ryuei Maru, Seihin Maru, & Mirii Maru
Location: West of Satawal (105,105) by 92 nm.

Captain Kokura looked stoically ahead at blue seas and calm skies. They were slipping past the Caroline Islands and now approaching their closest point to known allied territory, Satawal Isle, a miserably little island with a deep lagoon that made for a good port. The allies had captured it sometime in mid-1944.

Liquid gold was what Kokura was after, fuel for their warships, that they might push forth for one last great engagement with devil-giant before all was lost. The fuel was what was demanded for the Emperor's Honor. To fight valiantly to the end while grasping and cherishing every moment of life until there was life no more. It was bushido. It was the way. The round-eyes would never understand such honor; it was beyond their upbringing.

For Captain Kokura, his honor was all he had left.

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RE: May 1945 - 4/17/2020 3:46:27 AM

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6 MAY 1945
TF Commander: Captain Kokura, N.
Tanker TF19 - Silent Prayer
○ DDs Onami, Kishinarri, Suzukaze, & Hatsuharu
○ AO Roho Maru
○ TKs Hoyo Maru, Ryuei Maru, Seihin Maru, & Mirii Maru
Location: East of Bismarck Archipelago

The weather had been rough the last two days but things were clearing up. Noburu Kokura was once again on the bridge. During the initial breakout from Tokyo, the crew of the Hoyo Maru had been expecting death from the allied planes above or the enemy subs below. That they had made it this far without incident seemed to be breathing new life into them.

It was good to see men acting like men again. It was good to feel purpose.

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6 May 1945 - 4/17/2020 4:46:09 AM

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Lots of Coastwatchers watching the coast...
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Miyako-jima
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Nago
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Naha
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Tokunoshima is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Gunzan is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Seishin is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Orchid Island
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Yingkow
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Antung
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Canton
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Wuchang
Coastwatcher Report: 7 ships in port at Cam Ranh Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tourane
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kompong Trach
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Allied ships at 103,56 near Tsushima , Speed 9 , Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Allied ships at 103,55 near Fusan , Speed 13 , Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Allied ships at 95,66 near Naha , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Allied ship at 103,50 near Keijo , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 10 Allied ships at 102,57 near Fukuoka , Speed 14 , Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Allied ships at 95,65 near Nago , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Allied ship at 95,65 near Nago , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Allied ships at 98,64 near Amami Oshima , Speed 3 , Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Allied ship at 102,52 near Gunzan , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Allied ships at 92,55 near Shanghai , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Allied ships at 102,55 near Fusan , Speed 14 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Allied ships at 103,56 near Tsushima , Speed 15 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Allied ships at 103,55 near Fusan , Speed 11 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Allied ships at 102,55 near Fusan , Speed 16 , Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Allied ships at 103,55 near Fusan , Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Allied ship at 92,57 near Ningpo , Speed 13 , Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Allied ships at 95,65 near Nago , Speed 7 , Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Allied ship at 92,57 near Ningpo , Speed 13 , Moving Northeast

Loss of TK Itukusima Maru on Jun 14, 1944 is admitted
AGP Brontes is reported to have been sunk near Moppo on May 06, 1945
xAK Cape Archway is reported to have been sunk near Loewoek on Aug 11, 1944
Matsushima Ku K-1 arrives at Ominato
Okazaki Ku K-4 arrives at Tokyo
Okazaki Ku K-1 arrives at Tokyo
Okazaki Ku K-2 arrives at Tokyo
Okazaki Ku K-3 arrives at Tokyo
Mineyama Ku K-1 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
85th Sentai arrives at Ominato

Allied forces CAPTURE Chihfeng !!!
107th/A Division RETREATING towards Liaoyuan
Allied forces CAPTURE Taonan !!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Kotou

I converted a couple of FP groups to kamikaze. They seem to be more effective against Roger's small TFs.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Moppo at 100,54

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 6 destroyed
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AGP Brontes, Kamikaze hits 3, and is sunk
AGP Silenus, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x E7K2 Alf flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gunzan at 102,52

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 5 destroyed
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
xAK Doryssa
AK Provo Victory, Kamikaze hits 1
AK Navajo Victory, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x E7K2 Alf flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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8 May 1945 - 4/18/2020 3:30:56 PM

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So I've had pretty good results with FP and the older fighters, which are all slow-flying aircraft. I wonder if the reduced speed increases the effectiveness of my kamikaze units. Most of my kamikazes have very low experience but "attack accuracy" might be increased as kamikazes have more time to line up their targets?

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shikotan at 125,53

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 20 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
LCI-984, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI(M)-756
LCI(M)-1055, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI-982, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI(M)-952
LSM-319, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI(R)-785, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI(M)-1012, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI(R)-769
LCI-799, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI-983, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI(M)-1057, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI-989, Kamikaze hits 2, and is sunk
LCI(R)-339
LCI(M)-1056, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
LCI(M)-755

Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (8 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
39 x Ki-27b Nate flying as kamikaze *

Here Roger is mining Hirosaki�
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Morning Air attack on Hirosaki/Aomori , at 118,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Hirosaki/Aomori , at 118,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet

Allied forces CAPTURE Shikotan !!!

Loss of CVE Taiyo on Apr 21, 1945 is admitted
Loss of CA Chikuma on Apr 22, 1945 is admitted
LSM-319 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI(M)-1012 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI(M)-1055 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI(M)-1056 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI(M)-1057 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI(R)-785 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI-799 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI-982 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI-983 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI-984 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
LCI-989 is reported to have been sunk near Shikotan on May 08, 1945
Isahaya Ku K-1 arrives at Tokyo
Isahaya Ku K-2 arrives at Tokyo
Isahaya Ku K-3 arrives at Tokyo
Isahaya Ku K-4 arrives at Tokyo
Iwakuni Ku K-3 arrives at Tokyo
27th Sentai arrives at Tokyo
107th Sentai arrives at Tokyo
95th Sentai arrives at Tokyo

My tanker TF is one hex away from the Tulagi honeypot. I still need to figure out how to get it back to Tokyo. Roger is becoming more aggressive. I think he's beginning to realize that the teeth of Japan are old and brittle.

One takeaway from playing the endgame with Roger is the use of FP as kamikaze. No requirement of an airfield is a plus. The payload of a FP (for Japan the best looks to be 4x60kg GP) is probably too light for larger warships but against Landing, Auxillary, and Merchant shipping, FP work just fine.

I wish I had more Anne or Mary light bombers as I'd like to test those out as kamikaze. They, at least, have a 250kg bomb.

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RE: 8 May 1945 - 4/18/2020 5:09:54 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: durnedwolf

One takeaway from playing the endgame with Roger is the use of FP as kamikaze. No requirement of an airfield is a plus. The payload of a FP (for Japan the best looks to be 4x60kg GP) is probably too light for larger warships but against Landing, Auxillary, and Merchant shipping, FP work just fine.

I wish I had more Anne or Mary light bombers as I'd like to test those out as kamikaze. They, at least, have a 250kg bomb.

Cool beans, durnedwolf.

Some time ago, Bullwinkle talked about his experiences in a late-war game. Don't recall if that was PBEM, a scenario or vs. the AI. Anyways, he talked up the impact (literally and figuratively) of 2E IJAAF bombers from the Allied perspective. He thought they were terribly effective as kamikazes. When they hit, they hit very hard and really made a mess of things.

What are your pools of Sally-Ic, IIa and Helens looking like?

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RE: 8 May 1945 - 4/18/2020 6:06:20 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

quote:

ORIGINAL: durnedwolf

One takeaway from playing the endgame with Roger is the use of FP as kamikaze. No requirement of an airfield is a plus. The payload of a FP (for Japan the best looks to be 4x60kg GP) is probably too light for larger warships but against Landing, Auxillary, and Merchant shipping, FP work just fine.

I wish I had more Anne or Mary light bombers as I'd like to test those out as kamikaze. They, at least, have a 250kg bomb.

Cool beans, durnedwolf.

Some time ago, Bullwinkle talked about his experiences in a late-war game. Don't recall if that was PBEM, a scenario or vs. the AI. Anyways, he talked up the impact (literally and figuratively) of 2E IJAAF bombers from the Allied perspective. He thought they were terribly effective as kamikazes. When they hit, they hit very hard and really made a mess of things.

What are your pools of Sally-Ic, IIa and Helens looking like?

I've set up a single group of Betty, Frances, Sally, and Helen. Early on in my take-over as Japan, the Betty group got in a kamikaze attack. Since then, none of my 2E kamikaze groups have come out to play. Part of that, though, is the whack-a-mole game Roger and I are playing. I find an airfield that I can fly out of and move my 2E to it. They have an opportunity to fly but regardless, within a turn or two, Roger brings over a few hundred bombers to take out the airstrip. It's not much fun to be Japan right now. I really have to focus on the minor victories.

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14 May 1945 - 4/26/2020 6:41:30 PM

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So the past couple of days, Roger has been pasting Sapporo. I had a bunch of merchies there (emphasis on the word had). But they were all at or around 0 on fuel. And all of my bases in the home islands have 0 fuel, so it is what it is.

I haven't really posted much as it's been the same stuff - just different days. We play wack-a-mole on the airfields that I try to fly out of, and for land combat, Roger takes a hex or base from my ground troops that, apparently one can count ribs on each of the troops, and every now and then Roger finishes things off with a good naval bombardment or two.

Operation Go-Juice is on the return phase, trying to sneak back to Tokyo with their precious cargo of fuel. From my perspective, it's all about the DL dice rolls now. TF19 is still out in the boonies but as it draws nearer to Japan I expect the chances of detection to increase. If Operation Go-Juice is successful, it would give my carriers one last charge against the allied forces before the mighty warships ships of Japan slip beneath the waves.

If those that are dues-paying Threadsters would offer up a prayer for TF19 to the Thread, I'm sure Commander Terajima would greatly appreciate it. Please be careful of OpSec but, if Roger monitors the Thread, it'd be funny to see him asking what TF19 is - lol.

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17 May 1945 - 4/29/2020 10:08:42 PM

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Operation Go-Juice is still in play.

In 3 days I get the CV Katsuragi.

I'm still receiving ships that I can milk for fuel - it's just that decent aircraft have been few and far to come by. Over the next 10 days, I'll pick up an additional 30 Tony plus some Franks and A6M5c. Roger is becoming bolder with some of his bombardment TFs. I'm hoping that in the next few turns I'll be able to field a good Carrier TF that can slip out and give him a good spank.

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RE: Results of 26 APR 1945 - 4/30/2020 3:58:52 PM

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17MAY42

Mighty Japanese forces invade Russia, capturing a strategic enemy base. Bwa-ha-ha-ha!!! And I get some baby-cruisers. Gawd I love this game!

Yugodzyr is occupied by the Japanese

Air units - kamikaze, search, and Naval attack are my primary missions
Hakata Ku K-4 arrives at Fukuoka
Hakata Ku K-4 sub-groups COMBINING at Fukuoka
Okazaki Ku K-3 arrives at Kanazawa
Okazaki Ku K-3 sub-groups COMBINING at Kanazawa
Tsingtao Ku K-3 arrives at Tokyo
Fusan Ku K-4 arrives at Kagoshima
Fusan Ku K-4 sub-groups COMBINING at Kagoshima
54th Shinbu-tai arrives at Tokyo
70th Shinbu-tai arrives at Tokyo

Roger brings in Bombardment TFs�
Allied Ships Bombarding Bihoro
Allied Ships Bombarding Sapporo
Allied Ships Bombarding Fukue-jima
Allied Ships Bombarding Sadogashima
Allied Ships Bombarding Wakkanai
Allied Ships Bombarding Hirosaki/Aomori
Allied Ships Bombarding Fukue-jima

So�..
Night Naval bombardment of Sadogashima at 114,56

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E8N2 Dave: 17 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi
CL Phoenix
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 3
Light Industry hits 2
Fires 489
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 44
Port hits 8

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CL Biloxi
CL Biloxi firing at Sadogashima
CL Phoenix firing at Sadogashima
CL Marblehead firing at Sadogashima
CL Richmond firing at Sadogashima

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulleungdo at 109,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Richmond, Kamikaze hits 1
CL Biloxi
DD Sigourney
DD Melvin
CL Marblehead
CL Phoenix

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x D3A1 Val flying as kamikaze *
Kamikaze: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulleungdo at 109,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
P1Y1 Frances x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead
DD Sigsbee
CL Phoenix, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
CL Biloxi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x P1Y1 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Kanzaki V. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming CL Phoenix

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulleungdo at 109,52

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
P1Y1 Frances x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y1 Frances: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi, heavy damage
CL Richmond
CL Phoenix, Torpedo hits 2, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P1Y1 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Matsumura R. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming CL Phoenix

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulleungdo at 109,52

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 8

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 6 damaged
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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CL Phoenix is reported to have been sunk near Ulleungdo on May 17, 1945

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