Ocean of (Allied) Blood.

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Bad news cometh my way. KB 240 nm nw of Rabaul...

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FatR:
G......... My calculations weren't wrong, but some officers really need to commit seppuku for lack of aggression.

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Same day part b

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day two, I think Fatr does not like me located at Finch.

[traskott]

I got it!! All the AAR read at 4 days...

Amazing job defending all over the map and counterattacking !!!

How the offensive goes as the Japanese Army at China is ready for redeployment ? Isn't kill your chances of victory ?

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1944-4-1:

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1944-4-2:


CAP engaged:
S-901 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
Akagi-1 with A6M8 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Kaga-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
Soryu-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Hiryu-1 with A6M8 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
Shokaku-1 with A6M8 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuikaku-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
Junyo-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Hiyo-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Shoho-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuiho-1 with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Unryu-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Amagi-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
Katsuragi-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
Aso-1 with A6M8 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Ikoma-1 with N1K4-A George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
Ryukaku-1 with A6M8 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
Taikaku-1 with A6M8 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers

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ORIGINAL: traskott

I got it!! All the AAR read at 4 days...

Amazing job defending all over the map and counterattacking !!!

How the offensive goes as the Japanese Army at China is ready for redeployment ? Isn't kill your chances of victory ?

The IJA China army is in Burma.

The Burma IJA has been destroyed.

I expect to lose the game and have to give FatR a marginal victory, but I will try for a draw. Note on chart below I am just now getting out of 2-1 auto jap victory before the end of 44.

[traskott]

A pity....its an interesting game

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44-4-4: FatR counter invaded and has retaken gasmata.

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While FatR was busy W/KB at Gasmata USN paid a surprise visit to Truk...in Burma the allied pounded Toungou w/ artillery fire every turn...

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Mid turn report:

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4 days later we land w/ minor loss at Ponepa..

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44-4-14: Waiting for the results of most current DD Raid. Intel reported enemy ships at 3 ports on north coast of NG. Happened to have a group of DDs nearby that I thought could make a night run up the coast and provide 4x sqn p38 cover on the return. So off we go w/ waypoints set into each enemy port.

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Results are in and raid went as planed w/ no allied ship losses. USAAF threw a AF strike into Hollandia in support of DD withdrawal in effort to reduce counter ship strikes by IJAAF.

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As expected USN DD flottila reached Hollandia on night of second day and found another unloading IJN trans TF. I suspect RA Callahan used all his torps in his previous action so it became harder to sink these ships.

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Looks like the LSTs at wewak got away. So we nailed 2 out of 3 enemy TFs operating in the area. In future FatR will have to escort his Transports into this FEBA w/ capitol ships.

FatR had mined Umboi island w/ maybe 2/300 mines, but it did not take me very long to clear the hex. So my DDs just passed right thru, FatR is trying to close off the Finchshaven passage.

Note I set the TF to Mission speed on purpose. I was afraid on Full Speed they would return on daylight into enemy anti shipping range.

ORIGINAL: bigred

44-4-14: Waiting for the results of most current DD Raid. Intel reported enemy ships at 3 ports on north coast of NG. Happened to have a group of DDs nearby that I thought could make a night run up the coast and provide 4x sqn p38 cover on the return. So off we go w/ waypoints set into each enemy port.

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44-4-18:

Bold moves, but it seems that a small failure in the past bought me a big success today...

Regards, Stanislav.

Invasion of Marcus Island falters...

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but Invasion of Wake Island Progresses, although 2 day sail from KB located off Ponepa.

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44-4-18:

The post-beta raid coordinations seems to be much worse... Can only hope that the same applies to the Allies.

Regards, Stanislav.

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beta-11.20c I suspect both sides will need to fly smaller strike packages.