Lowpe
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Offensive moves this 2 day turn: Boise is making a flank run into Mauban, should arrive at night, to intercept the IJN invasion fleet...she will then head east to meet up with a large xak holding far off the east coast of Luzon to refuel. RN Destroyers at Wenchow, are steaming by Okinawa and will meet up with Boise and the large merchant ship in the middle of the Philippine Sea. Should have done another flank speed run here...but didn't. They are probably in trouble. Two Cat squadrons are set to torpedo attack, at very short range 2, from Bataan to nail invasion fleets at Iba or Mauban. Abundant torpedoes are provided as is search. The P40s with 500# bombs are set to strafe the beaches, again at very short ranges. PT boat squadrons, two of them, and the two undamaged Clemsons are looking to intercept IJN cruisers near Busanga, before heading south west to Balikpapen. Enterprise and Lady Lex are joining forces, and risking a sub attack by steaming past Wake Island to chase down the Wake Island invasion force. This is pretty risky move, plus I am violating the air coordination rule because I fear subs more and really don't need air coordination at this time. The fighters from Wake have relocated to the Deathstar! The Deathstar, well a cruiser and several destroyers were spotted last turn by IJN sub, will continue heading west...perhaps all the way to Guam and then peel off to the South East. I am hoping they act like bait for the KB which is at Midway or that they go dark and get some licks in on invasion convoys or better yet some of the IJN battleships that start on Honshu transiting to Truk. They will get fuel eventually by merchant ships. If the Deathstar performs as expected, and avoids subs (a big IF), then the route will be clear to reinforce Wake, Midway and take Marcus. The goal in taking those bases, is twofold: to use them to generate a favorable VP ratio and two throw a monkey wrench into IJ timing during the amphibious landing phase. Supply ship has left Pearl for Luzon. Task Forces are streaming away from Pearl and the West Coast to support the Wake Relief and Marcus operations.
< Message edited by Lowpe -- 8/13/2020 12:29:27 PM >
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