Psych Ops: BTS "Lite" NY59Giants (A) vs John 3rd (J)

[Lowpe]

Really great set of few turns here.[&o] Very exciting seeing those new ships in action.

I see you faced very few A6M5s, and are really still fighting the A6M2 which is an excellent opportunity for you to attrit those great Japanese pilots before they are in better air frames.

Could I trouble you to see a screenshot of the plane losses for the day?

[ny59giants]

Could I trouble you to see a screenshot of the plane losses for the day?

Ok course you can. [;)]

[ny59giants]

Date: 42-Nov-9
KB2 & KB3 are still visible, while the KB1 is now MIA headed for SE corner of map. This will mean during the first year John has been deep into Gulf of Alaska, SW map corner, and soon SE map corner with parts of his carriers. He just needs to head for Aden to completely cover the map. [:D]

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: [>:]

CVs:
Japan -
KB: The larger part with about 200F, 160B, 14 Aux is now MIA to east of Mangareva
KB2: 3 east of Makemo 107F, 41B, 19Aux
KB3: 3 east of Makemo 73F, 57B, 8Aux

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Enterprise, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 at Mangareva
CV Yorktown - 2 days from entering map from Port Stanley bound for Mangareva, but since KB1 is now MIA she is ordered back
CV Lexington - 3 days from Port Stanley after being repaired at Cape Town

Subs:
Peto come up empty SE of Suva

Sub attack near Ta'u at 152,159

Japanese Ships
AO Erimo
AO Kyokuto Maru
AO Kazahaya
TB Sagi

Allied Ships
SS Perch

SS Perch launches 4 torpedoes at AO Erimo [:(] [:(]

Surface Action:

India/Buma: -
Chittagong - home to 75 P-38s and 75 P-40Ks; P-40s ordered to sweep Cox's while P-38s will sweep Aykab; Both will probably be enemy free, but John has sent massive LRCAP from Magwe on occasion in past
Cox's Bazar - daily ground bb;
Akyab - ground force now between base and Cox's Bazar; daily ground bb; American 40th ID will arrive here tomorrow

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Mangereva - I-170 finds out I have a minefield here. [:D]
Hao - 6 Betty from Tahiti visit for second day; 25 P-39s from Mangareva are moved up
Tubuai - 2 Liz hit base; 25 P-39s from Mangareva make it partially here by going to Rapa

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island - 4 CL, 9 DD bombard base with good effect = 326c, 17b, 19s, 50r, 20p base at 19-26-41

Australia:
Ceduna & Cooktown - still expanding

Engineers: Cloncurry AF5; Oodnadatta - AF8; Jorhat - F3

Intel:

Notes:
Small ball approach - this is what will be happening in SE Pac over the next few months. Once KB (all three parts) leave the area, most ships will be exiting this theater. Many of my warships are way overdue for 10/42 upgrades and some of my CVs missed their 7/42 upgrades. Those left will be employed to steadily isolate Tahiti.

[BBfanboy]

Those refuelling TFs look tempting. KB would be in a pickle if they were sunk, as he cannot have brought much fuel to his SoPac bases yet.

Could your DS sprint SW to hit the refuelling TFs and then continue on to NZ or Oz (if they have any fuel or supply)?

[ny59giants]

Could your DS sprint SW to hit the refueling TFs and then continue on to NZ or Oz (if they have any fuel or supply)?

Nice idea, but I'm tied down to eventually heading back to eastern map edge. NZ has absolutely NO fuel. Australia has just enough right now to keep a few subs operational, but nothing extra.

[ny59giants]

Plans for next 6 months:

Right now, I need to wait for KB to clear the SE corner of map. Then, most of the 300 plus ships will leave. Most will head for California for upgrades and repairs. Their crews will have time with family for Christmas and New Year while the warships get a needed upgrade (most haven't had the big 10/42 with significant AA). They will get cold weather gear for the invasions of Dora Harbor and Cold Bay in early 43. The focus will then switch over to recapture of western Australia and should occur just after all those APs I've been hoarding become APAs.

[ny59giants]

Here are the damaged ships at Mangareva. CV Enterprise is pierside [23-57(33)-15(4)-2] for 40 days, but it will be much less.

[ny59giants]

Recapping what has been sunk so far. I would take BB Hiatchi off the list as she only had a single TT hit from a sub.

[ny59giants]

The list that really hurts is of AOs and TKs sunk. It comes out to 26 of them. [X(]

[ny59giants]

I don't concern myself with Auto Victory, but here are the points to date. The loss of Hawaii real helped John.

[JocMeister]

Really solid score there despite Johns rampaging. No danger of AV for you! 13K VPs in November is really good. Looks like John has been careless with both his planes and ships as usual! [:D]

While losing all those tankers really hurt you can make up for it by having fuel hauled by xAKs. Inefficient? Sure but who cares when you have a couple of hundreds xAKs to spare. [:D]

[ny59giants]

Date: 42-Nov-10
A brief pause in SE Pacific

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Invasions: [>:]

CVs:
Japan -
KB: The larger part with about 200F, 160B, 14 Aux is now MIA for 2 days to east of Mangareva
KB2: 2 north of Fakarava 107F, 41B, 19Aux
KB3: 2 north of Fakarava 73F, 57B, 8Aux

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Enterprise, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 at Mangareva
CV Yorktown -
CV Lexington - 3 days from Port Stanley after being repaired at Cape Town

Subs:
Peto and Blackfish still coming up empty off Suva

Sub attack near Tahiti at 173,178

Japanese Ships
AO Toho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Grunion

SS Grunion launches 4 torpedoes at AO Toho Maru

Need more success here.

Surface Action:

India/Buma: -
Chittagong -
Cox's Bazar - 75 P-40Ks sweep empty skies before 180 medium bombers arrive; daily ground bb;
Hex between Cox's Bazar and Akyab - daily ground bb;
Akyab - 75 P-38s sweep the empty skies

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Mangereva -
Hao -
Tubuai - 2 Liz visit (P-39s still at Rapa)
Fakarava - CA Suzuka & Niitaka with 3 DDs bombard my dot base

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island -

Australia:
Ceduna & Cooktown - still expanding

Engineers:

Intel: 22 Tank to Suva

Notes:
I'm starting to wonder how I'm going to get ships from SE Pac to safety?

[Lowpe]

What does he hope to accomplish bombing with only 2 Liz's?[&:]

[ny59giants]

Date: 42-Nov-11
KB1 found

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Invasions: [>:]

CVs:
Japan -
KB: at 220,187 (6 west of map edge) 200F, 160B, 14 Aux; sinks damaged xAP at edge with 26 Zeros & 13 Kates
KB2: at Tahiti 161F, 85B, 10Aux (it seems that KB2 & 3 are combined); probably taking on replacement aircraft.

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Enterprise, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 at Mangareva
CV Yorktown - 6 days until she gets back to Port Stanley
CV Lexington - 1 days from Port Stanley after being repaired at Cape Town

Subs:
Drum MISSES an AO off Pago Pago [:@]
Peto and Blackfish cannot hit anything, but are not getting hit themselves

Surface Action:

India/Buma: -
Chittagong -
Cox's Bazar - 114 mines swept by 3 AMc; 75 P-40Ks sweep empty skies before 180 medium bombers arrive; 3 Betty slip by my 15 P-40s on LRCAP to sink an AMc; daily ground bb;
Hex between Cox's Bazar and Akyab - daily ground bb;
Akyab - 75 P-38s sweep the empty skies
Kalemyo - 48 Hurricane IIc sweep before 89 bombers hit AF

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Tahiti - 18 P-38F sweep in to find stout defense of 78 Zero and 1 Tojo = 5:1; second wave of 10 gets 2:1; third wave of 18 gets 5:1; A2A losses are 26:6, but I lose 5 more in ops
Mangereva -
Hao -
Tubuai - 2 Liz vs 21 P-39 = 1 Liz destroyed
Fakarava - 2 CA bombard my dot base; 59 Zero escort in 15 Betty

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island - 16 Liz raise base damage to 19-32-61

Australia:
Ceduna & Cooktown - still expanding

Engineers: Imphal - F1; Cooktown - AF3

Intel:

Notes:
Enemy CV/CVL - We find KB1 on eastern map edge and may patrol for some time, KB2 & 3 replenishing at Tahiti, and the Emily reaching far and wide to keep track of any ships. He can keep this up for some time. I have ships that can only move at 12 knots. No way to make break for eastern map edge right now. But should I think about trying??

[ny59giants]

Date: 42-Nov-12 & 13
KB1 spotted; My 'small ball' effort in SE Pacific ends

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Invasions: Fast Transport of 4 CAs & 2 DDs lands part of 1st Maizuru Assault Div

CVs:
Japan -
KB: at 209,176 (37 east of Tahiti)
KB2: at Tahiti 206F, 106B, 10Aux

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Enterprise, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 at Mangareva
CV Yorktown - 4 days until she gets back to Port Stanley
CV Lexington - at Port Stanley

Subs:
L'Espoir gets a TT hit on xAK SE of Truk
Pegase sinks an xAK off Aitataki with 2 TT hits (at least my French subs are getting hits)

ASW attack near Tahiti at 173,178

Japanese Ships
BC Kasuga
BC Ishitaka
CA Chishima
CA Seiki
CA Nachi
CL Teshio
DD Makinami
DD Asagiri
DD Ayanami
DD Suzukaze
DD Yamakaze

Allied Ships
SS Grunion, hits 7

She will limp south to Rapa for fuel before heading to Aukland for repairs. Regardless, more subs from Mangareva will head to Tahiti for visits.

Surface Action:

India/Buma: -
Chittagong -
Cox's Bazar -
12th: 138 mines swept by 2 AMc; 14 Zero & 17 Tojo make the trip over for LRCAP vs 7 P40s with 18 Dutch B-25s = 4:1; only 4 Zero are left when the second wave of 7 P-40s with 21 B-25s come in 2 Zeros shot down; 139 more B-25s and Blenhein IVs come in without opposition; daily ground bb;
13th: 154 mines swept (how many did he lay here??); Since LRCAP didn't work last turn, John tries to get 9 Nell with 15 Zero past my LRCAP of 15 P-40Ks = 9 to 0 for Allies and no hits on my 2 AMc; 30 Zero with 9 Nell are not enough as I shoot down 6 for 1; daily ground bb
Hex between Cox's Bazar and Akyab - daily ground bb;
Akyab -
12th: 75 P-38s sweep the empty skies
Kalemyo -
12th: 48 Hurricane IIc sweep before 89 bombers hit AF
13th: 48 Hurricane IIc sweep
Magwe -
13th: 75 P-38s sweep the empty skies (fighters there, but no CAP)

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Tahiti -
Mangereva -
Hao -
13th: I have 8 P-39s able to shoot down 7 of 11 Betty
Tubuai -
12th: 2 Liz vs 8 P-39 = 1 Liz destroyed
Fakarava -
12th:

Ground combat at Fakarava (179,177)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1486 troops, 73 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 800 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 8

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Fakarava !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
856 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
1st Maizuru Assault Div /12

Defending units:
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
102nd USN Stn Base Force
10th US Naval Const Bn /1

So much for this little adventure. [;)]

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island -
12th: 16 Liz hit base
13th: a pause
Cold Bay -
13th:

Morning Air attack on Cold Bay , at 174,48

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Kagoshima-2 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
Nagasaki-3 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Kobe-2 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
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 1 minutes

Have I mentioned how much I love my P-38s sweeping enemy bases lately??

3 of 11 Zero are shot down by 5 P-38s

Australia: [>:]

Engineers: Imphal - F2; Brisbane AF7; Whyalla AF2

Intel:

Notes:
At Mangareva, CV Enterprise is taken off pierside repairs now that KB1 is spotted. The base will be overstacked if and when he comes back. I was too passive last time he visited, not doing that again. [:-]

[ny59giants]

Date: 42-Nov-14 & 15
Akyab hit hard for two days
"Thundering Herd" leaves Mangareva

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Invasions:

CVs:
Japan -
KB1: at 191,176 (19 east of Tahiti) 195F, 145B, 9Aux
KB2: at 172,181 (3 south of Tahiti) 204F, 174B, 19Aux

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 at Mangareva
CV Enterprise - left at Mangareva [23-36(33)-15(4)] - 17 knots
CV Yorktown - 2 days until she gets back to Port Stanley
CV Lexington - at Port Stanley

Subs:
I-30 hit twice by SCs SE of Kodiak
Flying Fish misses 3 AKEs at Tahiti

Surface Action:

India/Burma: -
Chittagong -
Cox's Bazar - daily ground bb;
Hex between Cox's Bazar and Akyab - daily ground bb;
Akyab -
14th: 75 P-38s sweep the empty skies before just about every bomber in theater arrives; 347 LB & 108 HB hit AF despite heavy rains
15th: same as 14th, but weather is now severe storms; AF is less
Kalemyo -
Magwe -

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Tahiti -
Mangereva -
Hao -
Tubuai -

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island -
Cold Bay -
14th: 19 P-38s sweep empty skies

Australia: [>:]

Engineers: Diamond Harbor P3; Cooktown AF4; Silchar AF8; Sewards P6; Balboa AF9; Imphal F3;

Intel:

Notes:
At Mangareva, the decision is made to sortie just about every ship. On 13th, three TFs leave and are unseen at bottom row to SE as a test to his naval saerch. On 14th, with KB1 seeming to be headed for Tahiti to replenish and refuel (my understanding is she came from Pago Pago area, down to Mangareva, to eastern map edge, and now headed to Tahiti so she should be unable to race to eastern map edge again) it seems to be the opportunity to leave before I get attacked again. I cannot stay another day and put the Allied Fleet at risk to wait another day for Enterprise. KB2 has left Tahiti with strong SC TF that I think will hit Tubuai. From previous sweeps of Tahiti, he has the slower CV Hiyo and Junyo (25 knots) in KB2.
CV Enterprise is down to only one day until availability. Her flotation damage is down enough to allow 17 knots. Just about 10 DDs are left (less than 50 ships total).
Hopefully, John will be distracted by holiday festivities and miss this massive move. [:D]

[ny59giants]

Date: 42-Nov-16 & 17
"Thundering Herd" leaves Mangareva and is NOT pursued!!

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Invasions:

CVs:
Japan -
KB1: at 3 East of Tahiti
KB2: at Tahiti

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 headed for Port Stanley
CV Enterprise - leaving Mangareva [23-36(33)-15(4)] - 17 knots
CV Yorktown - arrives at Port Stanley
CV Lexington - at Port Stanley

Subs:
I-174 is hit once by escorts, but is not damaged enough to prevent her from getting 2 TT hits on the xAK (sunk) I had docked to unload radar.

Surface Action:

India/Burma: -
Chittagong -
Cox's Bazar - 80 more mines were cleared, but an AMc hits and is sunk by mines; daily ground bb;
Hex between Cox's Bazar and Akyab - daily ground bb;
Akyab - I forgot to stand down everybody. So, 12 Hurricanes go in with 40 LB on 16th;
Kalemyo -
Magwe -

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Tahiti -
Mangereva -
Hao - On 17th,

Night Naval bombardment of Hao at 183,183

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 44 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 15 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
F-4 Lightning: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 41
Port hits 13
Port supply hits 2

Not unexpected since KB1 was just north of base on 16th

Tubuai - on 17th during daylight...

Naval bombardment of Tubuai at 168,187

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BC Kasuga
BC Ishitaka
CA Myoko
CA Minase

Allied ground losses:
583 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (10 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 42
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 4

BC Kasuga firing at Tubuai
BC Ishitaka firing at Tubuai
CA Myoko firing at Tubuai
CA Minase firing at Tubuai

I've seen this coming for a long time, but I have managed to get AF up to it's max of 6 which will base my B-17s and P-38s once KB leaves Tahiti for good.

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island -
Cold Bay -

Australia: [>:]

Engineers: Tubuai AF6

Intel:

Notes:
At Mangareva, CV Wasp TF did NOT leave or if she did she was back at end of 16th. Not a happy Admiral at Allied HQs. The good news was John didn't send his CVs south. On 17th, no sign of John coming back down, so I've ordered CV Wasp TF to head east. For next turn, CV Enterprise will head east at 17 knots. Fingers crossed.

Screen shot shows the "Thundering Herd" on southern map edge as KB2 is back at Tahiti and KB1 is only 3 hexes east of Tahiti. Subs to NE of Mangareva just in case i get visitors.

Plans - ships over to Port Stanley, up to Panama, and eventually over California for upgrades.

[ny59giants]

Date: 42-Nov-18 & 19
Action off India coast
KB going somewhere

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Invasions:

CVs:
Japan -
KB1: 4 NE of Hao
KB2: 3 North Hao

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 headed for Port Stanley
CV Enterprise - leaving Mangareva [23-36(33)-15(4)] - 17 knots
CV Yorktown & Lexington - at Port Stanley

Subs:
I-19 is hit once by escorts of the "Thundering Herd" heading for Port Stanley; Is hit again on 19th, forced to surface and SUNK
Dutch KX sinks SS-2 off Akyab (a small barge type ship with ASW mortars, but longer range)
Shad cannot hit an AO at Tahiti

Surface Action:
On 18th, 3 CL & 5 DDs easily sink my 3 xAKs & 3 AMs still unloading supplies at Chirikof
On 18th, 3 DDs are able to sink both AMc at Cox's Bazar, but don't escape. [:-]

India/Burma: -
Chittagong -
Cox's Bazar -
18th - 152 mines cleared; 2 Allied AMc sunk; 36 SBDs sink 1 of 3 DDs and get 2 bomb hits on another; daily ground bb;
19th -
Hex between Cox's Bazar & Akyab - daily ground bb;
Akyab -
18th - 50 P-38s sweep the skies to ensure the DBs have not interference; 24 Hurricanes escort in 16 Vengence as the other four SS (large barges) are hit and sunk;
19th -
Kalemyo -
Magwe -

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Tahiti -
Mangereva -
Hao -
Tubuai -
18th -

Night Naval bombardment of Tubuai at 168,187

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BC Kasuga
BC Ishitaka
CA Myoko
CA Minase
DD Akebono
DD Oboro
DD Amagiri
DD Yugiri
DD Ariake
DD Naganami

Allied ground losses:
388 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 29
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 4

Base damage is now up to 39-36-74

19th - hit again by the same TF again; 14 Zero with 9 Betty hit AF to raise base damage to 41-45-88;

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island -
Cold Bay -

Australia: [>:]

Engineers: Cooktown AF5; Hiva Oa P4;

Intel:

Notes:
According to Allied calculations, I should be able to escape safely to Port Stanley. However, I don't think the damaged Enterprise can risk it.

[ny59giants]

Date: 42 Nov 20 & 21
Two days WITHOUT any offensive air missions. [X(]

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division; AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Invasions: Hereheretue (SE of Tahiti) & captured

CVs:
Japan -
KB1: 17 NE of Mangareva
KB2: 17 NE of Mangareva

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 headed for Port Stanley
CV Enterprise - back at Mangareva [23-33(33)-12(4)] - 19 knots
CV Yorktown & Lexington - at Port Stanley

Subs:
Amberjack hit once off Suva, but gets TT hit on AKE (no sinking sounds)
I-18 sinks an xAP 18 hexes west of eastern map edge
Gar misses AKE at Tahiti
RO-67 sinks xAK 3 SE of Mangareva
Flying Fish hit at Tahiti

Surface Action:

India/Burma: -
Chittagong -
Cox's Bazar - daily ground bb;
Hex between Cox's Bazar & Akyab - daily ground bb;
Akyab -
Kalemyo -
Magwe -

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Tahiti -
Mangereva -
Hao -
Tubuai -

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island -
Cold Bay -

Australia: [>:]

Engineers: Ua Huka AF4 & F1; Chirikof AF3; Ledo F5; madras F6;

Intel:

Notes:
Mangareva vs KB - I'm expecting a massive sweep tomorrow and then the bombers to come in two days later.

[ny59giants]

Date: 42 Nov 22 & 23
KB surprises me by going east and is now MIA [X(]

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division; AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Invasions: Anaa (SE of Tahiti) & captured via Fast Transport TF

CVs:
Japan -
KB1: MIA for 2 days
KB2: MIA for 2 days

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Saratoga, Hornet, Wasp; CVLs Jacksonville, King's Mtn; CVEs x5 headed for Port Stanley
CV Enterprise - back at Mangareva [23-33(33)-12(4)] - 19 knots
CV Yorktown & Lexington - at Port Stanley

Subs:

ASW attack near Rangoon at 51,53 (3 due west of base headed north)

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
PB Tonon Maru
PB Nikkai Maru
SC Ch 8
SC Ch 7
xAK Nansin Maru
xAK Kensin Maru
DD Isokaze
DD Maikaze
PB Tama Maru #8
PB Toshi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 3

A heavily escorted TF headed for Akyab?? If so, my P-38s at Chittagong will sweep base and naval air will take a whack at them.

Didgeridoo gets a TT hit on CL Yuri 6 SW of Ponape
Silverside hit once while trying to get by DD screen to get at BCs at Tahiti

** Damaged subs from action in SE Pacific head to Aukland shipyards for full repairs via a refueling stop at Rapa since there is ZERO fuel in NZ. [:(] Currently, there are 5 subs there and 6 damaged ones in route. They will complete their 12/42 upgrades in a week.

Surface Action:

India/Burma: -
Chittagong -
Cox's Bazar - daily ground bb;
Hex between Cox's Bazar & Akyab - daily ground bb;
Akyab -
Kalemyo -
Magwe -

China: [>:] [>:]

SouthEast Pacific:
Tahiti -
Mangereva -
Hao -
Tubuai -

North Pacific: -
Kodiak -
Chirokof Island -
Cold Bay -

Australia: [>:]

Engineers: Ua Huka F2; Chirikof F1; Cooktown AF6; Hiva Oa F3; Tubuai F1;

Intel: 3 Air HQ at Myitkyina

Notes:
SE Pac - Fort building take over at my seven bases. With the fleet heading for Port Stanley, I don't know how long major Japanese assets will be active here.
Tubuai - F1 @ 80% with 485 Eng
Rapa - F4 @ 69% with 234 Eng
Mangareva - F5 @ 91% with 429 Eng (max is F6)
Hao - F3 @ 10% with 207 Eng (AF is 87% to max out and then will switch to forts)
Hiva Oa - F3 with 245 Eng (an exception as she is expanding port and AF to max)
Nuka Hiva - F0 with 216 Eng (AF will max out next turn)
Ua Huka - F2 @ 3% with 83 Eng (need to shift some from Mangareva to here, but there are sharks about [;)])

Thundering Herd - There are 25 TF in off map shipping channel headed for Port Stanley with almost 300 ships. At Port Stanley, there are another 287 ships with many getting ready to leave (mostly to Panama and SoCal).