The Cautionaries: jwilkerson vs Capt(re-started)

[Rysyonok]

Looks like an upcoming invasion. Your reputation for mining the heck out of Marshalls is well-known so he may be going the northern route.

[jwilkerson]

Some of same ole but with some twists ...

For several weeks we had been sending subs to Midway and Johnson to try to "camp" on the ports and disrupt the US build up there. After the US brought in multiple ASW groups and also patrol planes we started taking hits and finally lost 1 subs .. I then decided to withdraw the subs from offensive patrols and redeploy. I felt that this result was fine. Defending ones port with air and surface patrols should be sufficient to control them against enemy subs, so again, things seemed to be working fine.

However, now dispite getting 2-3 ASW surface groups ( with the best DDs and leaders we have ) and setting up patrol aircraft over Eniwetok and Kwaj, we are still having 1 destroyer hit per turn by the subs in these ports, per turn. So it looks like the flip side of the coin isn't working. If this is just because CAPT is using the high capability ( 90+/90+ ) leaders, then this can be addressed by "leveling" the leaders, something probably worth doing anyway ( like make all leaders 50/50/50/50/50/50/50 ... thus removing the game within the game of picking these leaders ... something that actually isn't very realistic and the nation command authorities don't actually have 100% accurate capability profiles on all naval and military officers ... they wish they did ! ). But if it turns out this isn't enough, then we may have to tweak the US torpedoes down a bit. Note that Cautionaries 1.2 to 1.4 are all running on WPO 1.15 not 1.20 ).

And this turn sees the second mid-Ocean intercept of our DDs by US DD in the Marshalls. We do have Cruisers on the way. But current, control of the sea in the Marshalls seems to have shifted over to the USN !!!


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/22

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ASW attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze
DD Minekaze

Allied Ships
SS R-12

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage this one sank
DD Minekaze

Allied Ships
SS R-12

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Sumire
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Allied Ships
DD Wasmuth
DD Young
DD Woodbury
DD William Jones
DD Somers
DD Mackenzie

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 2

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
DD Kaki
DD Kuwa
DD Enoki

Allied Ships
SS R-12, hits 1

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Sumire
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20, hits 1

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Day Time Surface Combat at 77,76

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Kagero, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Williams, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Talbot, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Montgomery, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Turner, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Bailey

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Day Time Surface Combat at 77,76

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kagero, Shell hits 13, and is sunk mid ocean intercept in the Marshalls

Allied Ships
DD Williams, on fire, heavy damage
DD Talbot, on fire
DD Montgomery, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Turner, on fire
DD Bailey

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

[jwilkerson]

Brand-new-newbie PC group arrives at Truck .. which is already staked out as a den for 3 US subs, though we haven't sent a ship there since the game started ... so it will be interesting to see how long these guys remain above the surface. With night exp ratings all in the 20s .. I'd give then a week or 2 tops ... but that might buy me enough time to get some real DDs there ...



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/07/22

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ASW attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
PC Ch04
PC Ch03
PC Ch02
PC Ch01

Allied Ships
SS S-7

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Sub attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
PC Ch02
PC Ch04
PC Ch03
PC Ch01

Allied Ships
SS S-7

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Day Air attack on Laoag , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
Sopwith Pup x 30

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet

[Rysyonok]

This is so interesting A true combined arms tactic. Subs complemented by anti-ASW hunters! I say, get a couple of 10DD / 4CL 6DD squads and wipe them out.

How's Fuchida's unit doing? You were so excited about its ASW capabilities back in June.

[jwilkerson]

ORIGINAL: Rysyonok

This is so interesting A true combined arms tactic. Subs complemented by anti-ASW hunters! I say, get a couple of 10DD / 4CL 6DD squads and wipe them out.

How's Fuchida's unit doing? You were so excited about its ASW capabilities back in June.

Well Fuchida's unit cleared the area around Lingayen ... but is now aboard ship heading for CENPAC .. will be there in a week or so ... but even the Avro's are up to 60+ exp now and spotting all the subs every turn ...

CA/CL/DD are on the way ... but takes time to refit and redeploy from Taiwan to Marshalls ..

Japanese don't have nearly as many DDs as USN .. maybe 40 to start ( not counting obsolete torpedo boats ) ... and with 15 or so either sunk or disabled .. this leaves about 25 for operations ... and with 12 or so for the battle fleet, there are about 12 or so left for other purposes ...

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/09/22

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta

Allied Ships
SS R-26

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Allied Ships
DD McDermut
DD Hamilton
DD Tatnall
DD Breese
DD Dent
DD Hazelwood

Airbase hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2

This is getting to be a habit .... we have people on the way ...

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ASW attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
PC Ch04
PC Ch03
PC Ch02
PC Ch01

Allied Ships
SS S-7

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Sumire
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS R-26

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Allied Ships
DD McDermut
DD Hamilton
DD Tatnall
DD Breese
DD Dent
DD Hazelwood

Runway hits 1
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-26

[jwilkerson]

A little good news ... as it stands now the 5 DDs we've had damaged by subs and surface action lately are pumping out sucessfully, so looks like they will survive ( 2 were sunk out right, but we've gotten more than 2 subs and DDs in return ... though the exchange ratio would have to be about 10 to 1 before we could call it a victory - however - at least the magnitude of the US victory is lessening a tiny bit )

Still in the "calm before the storm" period ... we have a lot of people in motion , due to arrive in the CENPAC area over the next days to weeks .. but the US could show up at either Wake or in the Marshalls with a massive invasion on any day ... we are strengthing the sub patrols .. but even with them we get only 1-2 days warning ...



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/11/22

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TF 78 encounters mine field at Bataan (42,51)

Japanese Ships
MSW Katoku Maru
MSW Ashikazi Maru

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Minekaze
DD Kaki
DD Kuwa
DD Enoki

Allied Ships
SS R-26

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TF 78 encounters mine field at Bataan (42,51)

Japanese Ships
MSW Katoku Maru
MSW Ashikazi Maru

Allied Ships
DD Williams, and is sunk

A cripple from one of the surface battles a few days back ... the other good news is we are fighting within a few hexes of our ports ( Eniwetok and Kwajalein ), whereas the US cripples have a looong way to go to get home ( Pearl ) ... this is making a little bit of difference in the results at this point.



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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-26

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/12/22

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TF 78 encounters mine field at Bataan (42,51)

Japanese Ships
MSW Katoku Maru
MSW Ashikazi Maru

Bataan/Manilla Bay now completely clear and open for shipping !!!

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-26, hits 2 Wow a 2-hitter !!! Those are rare but sweet !

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ASW attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
PC Ch04
PC Ch03
PC Ch02
PC Ch01

Allied Ships
SS R-27

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Tawi Tawi, 38,60


Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported

[jwilkerson]

Here are the Dreadnought BBs completing refit in Tokyo.

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/14/22

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Kashi
DD Yukaze
DD Sumire
DD Hishi

Allied Ships
SS R-21

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
AP Jinshu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Akikaze
DD Shimakaze
DD Nadakaze

Allied Ships
SS H-8, hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
DD Minekaze
DD Kaki
DD Kuwa
DD Enoki

Allied Ships
SS R-6

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
AP Atsuta Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage These guys are unloading the 3rd Div at Wake
DD Akikaze

Allied Ships
SS H-8

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/15/22

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TF 1083 encounters mine field at Eniwetok (76,74)

Allied Ships
SS R-17, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage This baby sank - first sub we've sunk outright so far in the game [:)]

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
DD Sumire
DD Hishi
DD Kashi

Allied Ships
SS R-17, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
AP Kurohime Maru
DD Akikaze
DD Shimakaze
DD Nadakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
AP Zukai Maru
AP Kamikaze Maru

Allied Ships
SS H-9

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu

Allied Ships
SS R-21

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-21

[jwilkerson]

Well the 3rd Division is now aboard Wake ( poor suquers - must be standing shoulder to shoulder - but since the game allows unlimited attackers as well - until we either chance the code - or use house rules - these things will happen ).

Also first installment of cruisers is about 1 day out from Eniwetok.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/17/22

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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58


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ASW attack at 82,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 36

Allied Ships
DD Roper, on fire

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Sub attack at 82,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 36

Allied Ships
DD Roper, on fire

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu

Allied Ships
SS S-32

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Naval bombardment of Iloilo, at 42,56

Japanese Ships
DD Kaede
DD Matsu
DD Kaba
DD Sakura
BB Suwo
BB Mishishima
BB Kashima
BB Satsuma
BB Aki

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Enoki
DD Kuwa

Allied Ships
SS S-32

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Allied Ships
SS S-32

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
SS No. 41

Allied Ships
DD Robert Smith
DD S. P. Lee
DD Shirk
DD Selfridge
DD Percival
DD Farragut


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Ground combat at Tacloban

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 562 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tacloban base !!!

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/18/22

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
DD Sumire
DD Hishi
DD Kashi

Allied Ships
SS S-32

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-32

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Allied Ships
DD S. P. Lee
DD Shirk
DD Selfridge
DD Robert Smith
DD Percival
DD Farragut

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ASW attack at 75,75

Allied Ships
SS R-4

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Sub attack at 82,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 36

Allied Ships
DD Ramsay, heavy damage

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
DD Sumire
DD Hishi
DD Kashi

Allied Ships
SS S-32, hits 2 Another 2-hitter !!! [8D][8D]


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ASW attack at 78,79

Japanese Ships
DD Urukaze
DD Sugi
DD Nashi
DD Tanikaze

Allied Ships
SS R-5

[jwilkerson]

A little Action !!

Our newly arrived cruiser force managed to bungle its way into a surface fight on its first patrol attempt. And we turned back one of the multitudinous USN DD forces !

Also our BC force was trolling for some USN DDs off Wake and managed to repeat the feat of its breathern farter south !

And we got another 2-hitter on a US sub !

So all things consider, this was a banner day for the Emperor !



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/19/22

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Kashi
DD Yukaze
DD Sumire
DD Hishi

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
AK Tamahoko Maru, Shell hits 3 actual damage was zero - which is good because Fuchida was aboard this ship ! [;)]

Allied Ships
SS R-22, hits 1

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ASW attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
DD Urukaze
DD Sugi
DD Nashi
DD Tanikaze

Allied Ships
SS R-22

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-16, hits 2 Hey, these 2-hitters are starting to become more regular - I guess our depth charges are gaining experience ! [:D]

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Night Time Surface Combat at 76,73

Japanese Ships
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 1
CA Idzumo, Shell hits 1
CA Iwate, Shell hits 2
CA Asama
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 5
CL Chitose, Shell hits 4
CL Tone, Shell hits 1
CL Niitaka
DD Umikaze
DD Yamakaze

ALright - our first cruiser patrol bags some raiders - our actual damage was very light ( sys 2 or 1 or 0 - flotation all zero with a single level 1 fire ) [8D][8D]

Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Edwards, Shell hits 4
DD Moody, Shell hits 16, and is sunk At least we got one
DD Meyer, Shell hits 1

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ASW attack at 82,74

This attack happened 6 hexes due east of Eni and 5 hexes due NE of Kwaj so these guys could raid either base next turn.
We will return our cruiser force to Eni, which it can reach and vacate Kwaj harbor.


Japanese Ships
SS No. 36

Allied Ships
DD Lamberton
DD Crane
DD Chew
DD Mugford
DD Evans
DD Wickes

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Naval bombardment of Guiuan, at 45,58

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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Day Time Surface Combat at 88,63

Japanese Ships
BC Kongo
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima
BC Haruna
DD Yakaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Momi
DD Tade

Got 2 this time ! [8D][8D][8D]

Allied Ships
DD McLanahan, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Shubrick, Shell hits 17, and is sunk

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[jwilkerson]

The Cruiser/DD action 1 hex NE of Eniwetok.

[jwilkerson]

BC/DD daytime action 6 hexes due East of Wake.

[jwilkerson]

View of Marshalls.

[Rysyonok]

Any idea whether he is going Midway --> Wake, Johnston --> Kwajalein, or Baker --> Mili route?

[jwilkerson]

Not sure he even knows yet ... But now is just about the beginning of when his various units like the Dreadnoughts and the large infantry formations, can think about going somewhere.

[jwilkerson]

A little more action this turn ...

Our Cruiser group patrolling off Eniwetok bumped into 2 more USN DDs .. and both ultimately sank, the Cruiser group ended the turn in Eniwetok where they replenished, and since there is an AD present, got all their torps back ready for some more fun next turn ! They are all low green numbers on sys dmg.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/20/22

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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,74

Japanese Ships
CA Ikoma
CA Idzumo, Shell hits 1
CA Iwate
CA Asama
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 1
CL Chitose
CL Tone
CL Niitaka
DD Umikaze
DD Yamakaze

Allied Ships
DD Edwards, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Meyer, Shell hits 27, on fire, heavy damage

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
DD Sumire
DD Hishi
DD Kashi

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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ASW attack at 76,75

Japanese Ships
SS No. 47, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Farenholt
DD MacDonough
DD Hull
DD Thornton
DD Welles
DD Tracy

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ASW attack at 76,75

Japanese Ships
SS No. 47, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Farenholt
DD MacDonough

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ASW attack at 82,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 36, hits 1

Allied Ships
DM Anthony
DM Ludlow
DM Stribling

These guys are gonna try to lay some mines ! [:-]

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ASW attack at 76,75

Japanese Ships
SS No. 47

Allied Ships
DD Farenholt
DD MacDonough
DD Hull
DD Thornton
DD Welles
DD Tracy

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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Sub attack at 76,75

Japanese Ships
SS No. 47, hits 1 This guy is only a 12 sys dmg no float, no fire .. so he will survive ...

Allied Ships
DD Farenholt
DD MacDonough
DD Hull
DD Thornton
DD Welles

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-16



And here is the op report for this turn ... the 2 Avro units are one each at Eniwetok and Kwaj and the Felixstowes are just comming up at Kwaj ... lots of spots and 3 attacks ... soon ( once they hit the 70s ... all are in high 60s ) they should start getting hits ... but with this many spots, they train up fast !

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 08/20/22

Avro 504L reports suspected submarine at 76,74
Avro 504L reports suspected submarine at 76,74
Avro 504L reports suspected submarine at 76,74
Avro 504K reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Avro 504K reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Avro 504K reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Avro 504K reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Felixstowe F.2 reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Felixstowe F.2 reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Felixstowe F.2 reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 42,57 , Speed 11 , Moving Southwest
Avro 504L reports suspected submarine at 76,74
Avro 504L reports suspected submarine at 76,74
Avro 504L reports suspected submarine at 76,74
Avro 504L reports suspected submarine at 76,74
Avro 504K reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Avro 504K reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Avro 504K attacking R-19 at 79,79
Avro 504K reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Avro 504K reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Felixstowe F.2 attacking R-22 at 79,79
Felixstowe F.2 reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Felixstowe F.2 attacking R-19 at 79,79
Felixstowe F.2 reports suspected submarine at 79,79
Felixstowe F.2 reports suspected submarine at 79,79