Ocean of (Allied) Blood.

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Well, I missed an opportunity...If I had only done a port strike on the previous turn...Last turn this US CVTF sank about 4 tankers inbound to Babeldoab...hmmmmmmm..and my b29s have been night port striking hex for 4 days.. IJN CVs are still sitting in hex after this posting....hmmm, I wonder if his KB is out of fuel in Babeldoab?

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Allies had maybe 15 night attacks w/ no reported hits. My experience is night intel is very weak. Could have had some hits but no reports of hits. Did a recon near Biak and need to save results as a post for future ops.

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From 9-7... I knew the KB was in port at Babs from this night bombing attack 3 days previous. I was afraid to engage in daylight because of reinforcing LBA ftrs and loss of surprise.

Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Taikaku, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[JocMeister]

My opponent has done thousands of night attacks. He has yet to hit a single ship. So I wouldn´t put much faith in any hits being scored.

EDIT: ship not **** [:D]

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Earlier in this game I named a Fletcher DD FatR.

Again I named some more ships coming on line. Hopefully Stanislav will avoid sinking his namesake.

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Allies have landed a corp at Alor Star and captured the base on the first day. It was undefended.

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First night phase

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next

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and then the ground attacks. FatR is trying to blow me out at Parchup So he can rail between Singers and BK. Currently the rail is cut at 3 locations. Soon to be 5 locations. I expect Parchup to fall next turn. Alor Star was unoccupied so revertedto allied control w/ no need of attack next turn. On the approach to Alor the fleet stayed inside of a heavy weather front until one day away from target.

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Because FatR got a 1-1 attack at Prachuap he attacked on turn 2. One Brigade of the 1st marine division(w/80exp) is bolstering the
defense but not sure I will hold next turn.

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Looks like FatR was unable to sink my CVEs. I Broke the transports up into about 100 small TFs around Alor Star. FatR had a chance to engage my Indian ocean Amphib fleet w/ Tone task group but I slipped away.

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4:11 AM (4 hours ago)

to me
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I'm rather mad at the treatment given me by the gaming engine this turn. But I guess it was my turn to be unlucky, will have to play with cards I've been dealt.

Станислав

1:03 PM (43 minutes ago)
I had at least 4 airgroups in place from the previous turn (few flew even then)... Just 2 took off on this one. None of bombers on ground attacks flew too.

Well, at least, your carrier air raids ended up in quite a mess as well. But I would have accepted pounding of my surface combatants for a chance of my air armada actually taking off on Day 1. As it stands, I've did much more damage to your fleet than I took, which is good for September 1944, I guess, but almost all of it against nonessential assets.

Regards, Stanislav.

[JocMeister]

Sounds like you will have a good time watching the replay! [:D]

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1. First night...The Tone TF has redeployed from shelling Pracheup up near Bangkock. The loss of IJN gun support at Pracheap will become a determining factor in allies holding the malay rail line.

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The night battle is expected.

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The night fight turns to early morning surface battles before the air strikes.

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Alot of clutter where neither side can get a kill on the surface. But the bettys wound my big french ship.

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The air attacks Around Alor Star continue.

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And the ground attacks...

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And down around Alor Star...

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Going into the 2nd day...