Ban reaches Nagasaki early in the day.
Somewhere, someone has their ducks in a row, or is it the usual Japanese efficiency in these things?
He is met by a literal team of guides, and soon finds himself on a crowded bus. Many of the faces he knows- that man over there helped him fit a fuel pump on ...

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On the cancer
I had HPV + 16 - a 6cm lump in the neck, with several lymph nodes also

Sooooo.... 35 radiations under the mask, Chemo, lost all sense of taste, spent months spewing, no saliva , lost 26 Kilos,
and my hearing
But Im out the other side now

This ...

The unit remains at 47 planes strong, still way short of TOE of 72
But her pilot ranks are now filled

Training has'nt occurred today, the weather has prevented it- just a day of sheeting rain, impossible low clouds

They spenda great deal of the day listening to the radio. Its not raining to the ...

KB 3 also lies at anchor at Takao
CVL Shoho trains her pilots today, they use Takao airfield, there is too little wind over her deck today, especially whilst at anchor
Asada does not fly, he rests in Shohos sickbay (if it can be called rest)
Malaria has struck him down
Apparently, being a pilot isn ...

WO gots and watambe trundle south , the little tankette rattling and banging on the track
They are not making very good time, stopping again and again for the stream of reinforcement moving North up the track

2 new divisions, rested, and actually well fed, moving up to replace 2 bruised divisions ...

BB Ise also exercises against aircraft

her own though today
At decent intervals six Rexes stream past at 2000 yards, the target ribbons trailing merrily a thousand yards behind them
Its Ise's turn to shoot
With a crackling roar the 25mm, enthusiastically burst into life, briefly of course- it is ...

Hiroshima

First class fitter Ban sits at the railway station, waiting forr the (as always ) late train that will take him
to his next job, repairs to BB Hyuga currently at Nagasaki

He does not know where he will be billetted at Nagasaki, where he will work, how long he will be there.
Yesterday he ...

Akizuki is at sea, still, patrolling south of Takao
5 other DDs are with her, and they sweep north in a long line abreast, riding easily across the smooth seas, sonars pinging

But there will be no contacts today.

Minobe and Kizuma have an easy relationship. Minobe lets Kizuma get his work done ...

Kaga, part of KB1- shok, zuik, taiho, Soryu, Hiryu (Akagi coming it is hoped) also rests at anchor at Takao.
WO Eto also has a busy day. Kaga doesnt drill today, her captain doesn't need the distraction. An air man through and through he knows everything depends on his airgroups.
They must be fully ...

Cv Unryu , part of KB2, which basicaly is all the Unryu class, lies at anchor at Takao
Smn Ashishi day is a busy one
Up at dawn, calisthetics on the flight deck, a hurried breakfast.
Scrub the mess, then for 2 hours, Anti air drills.
These are good today, hectic, but good
Takao is home for several ...

The purpose of thei AAR is to tell the story from the common soldier/sailor/airman view

They very rarely know whats going on

So just once, here is the situation
The allied armies are stalled at Moulmien.
After a long hard slog, with not a few set backs, they have taken Siapan, are battling for ...

Asada circles the fleet as it exits Manilla bay
yesterday had been beyond a shock

Could the allies really reach this far?

He is tired, and this CAP is not going to help that at all
In fact, he feels damn sick to be honest.....
he shrugs, tries to stir himself
4 hours to go, goddam cap

They are the old hands of 204 KU
Shiga, the "skinny one" with 5 kills
Ogawa "the fat one" with just 2
Kanda, "The tall one" with his 6
Akashiba "the short one" with his 4

and Taniguchi, the slow one, slow off speach, of decision.
Except in a cockpit. he has 6 kills as well

Original members from ...

Lt Tokiwa momentarily takes in the view
Manilla bay fades into the distance, dreams of a shore run with it

Nothing for it, yes?
The view however, is, as always, special
Yamato, Mushai , Mutsu, themselves, Fuso, yamashiro, line ahead, the cruisers and destroyers shking themselves into the usual ...

It was busy enough on Kaga though

"The word had come down last night- maximum availability, as soon as it can be done"
They have worked for the last 16 hours, clearing the 200, 500 hourlies, patching and repairing those long delayed repairs.

And as for the stores

Kaga is finally at a decent port ...

20th July 1944
The mess deck on Unryu is full this midday meal, and Ashishi struggles to find a space, the benches crowded with two watches of men.
Its the same meal again, rice, some bits of seafood, seaweed, soy sauce, standard fare.
Ashishi doesnt mind- 6 months ago in japan rice was becoming ...

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I actually have not even sighted a single american CV/cvl all game
Sank several British ones at darwin-caught in port

My opponent is the most cautious player EVA, he relies on PT boats, small craft, and liberator bombers mainly
This is reason for AAR, we are committed to a home island ...

Akizuki

"Captain?"
Minobe looks up from his desk
Y
"yes engines?"
"anyword?, it would be good opportunity this to at least get one boiler clean in"
Minobe grimaces.
"probably not, but I will let you know"
Kizuka turns to leave
"Engines, let the men rest, I fear we may need every ounce of ourselves ...

18th Division is commanded by MGEN Takumi, a man respected by his men. He climbs easily onto Goto's little tankette,
its a very familiar sight here at the front
Today he is joined by General Kimura, Commander Burma army
'When you are ready Warrant officer"
Watambe kicks the little vehcile into gear ...

BB Ise sits easily down in the southern part of manilla bay.
About her combined fleet also rests, with not a few of the ships nestled hard against the AKE's and AGs that 6th fleet have provided.
Its about 0700, the day is going to be another beautiful one, too hot and humid of course, but another ...