[font="Times New Roman"]19 August 1944 (continued)[/font]
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SUBS: [/font] Our ASW hit the Pargo and the Tambor with good shots, but not lethal ones. The departing bombardment TF hit the I-15 and put it under for good. Four more subs are in the area and two more on the way to try for cripples tomorrow. Extensive night search will be added but it's 3% moon so no guarantees of even finding them. Only a few of these subs have their new radar upgrades.
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PI:[/font] Finally orders are set for the day. The strike groups are all shattered except the half-trained Peggy (T) groups from Manila, and they will stay active at 13 hexes toward Cotabato in case anything is left or something new moves in.
The KB, eight CVs in total plus two SAGs and some ASW will move back to Manila. I'm not ruling out a charge by the US fleet CVs, although I think it's unlikely. I almost sent the KB back to the HI to regroup, but I scoured up two IJAAF fighter groups to add to Manila's defenses plus about 100 A6M, 25 Geroge's and 50 low moral Oscars. So the CAP should be strong enough to take a strike.
A crack TT Emily group is at Davao and will be on night attack along with about 50 Jakes, 30 Jills, 10 Kates and 25 Helens. Another 20 or so Emilys are searching restricted to this vector and also turned on TT attack for the night. I've had little luck with this so far, but here goes nothing. Gotta try. The Frances groups from Manila will be used tomorrow if they recover some moral. I hope something flies and at least gets to these ships while they're vulnerable. Even being forced to maneuver could increase their damage.
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NORTH PACIFIC: [/font] Something is moving here but with all of the excitement I forgot to even look at it! [:-][:D]
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TOTALS:[/font] Allied ships likely in danger:
Confirmed Sunk
CVE - CVE Kasaan Bay, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------- Confirmed sunk by a later strike.
Heavy Damage
CV - CV Bunker Hill: 1 x torpedo, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires --------------------------------- 4 x 250kg
CVL - CVL Princeton: Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires ---------------------- Fuel storage explosion
CVL San Jacinto: Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires --------------------- Fuel storage explosion
CVL Unicorn, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage --------- 4 x 250kg, 1 x 500kg
CVE - CVE Natoma Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires --------------------- Ammo storage explosion
CVE Tulagi: Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE St. Lo: Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
CVE Ommaney Bay: Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ------------------------------ 2 x 500kg ---- Ammo storage explosion
CVE Casablanca: Torpedo hits 2
CVE Fanshaw Bay: Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ---------------------- Fuel storage explosion
CVE Shah: Bomb hits 3, on fire ------------------------------------------3 x 250kg
CVE - CVE Kadashan Bay: Bomb hits 1, heavy fires ------------------------ Ammo storage explosion
Moderate Damage
CV - CV Intrepid: Bomb hits 2 -------------------------------------- 2 x 250kg, one a belt armor hit
CVL - CVL Cowpens: Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 ---------------------- (no messages)
CVL Langley: Bomb hits 2 --------------------------------------- 1 x 250, 1 x 500kg
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TRACKER:[/font] The point tally for Allied ships lost changed quite a lost from the 18th to the 19th:
18th - 876 ships: 10327 points
19th - 882 ships: 11057 points
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6 ships - +730
So. A CVE is what, 87 points? 87 x 8 = 696, so it's not all CVE. The Unicorn is worth 166. The US CVL are worth 139. Bunker Hill is 378. After trying a few combos I can't make any of these numbers add to the right amount, and it's entirely possible that ships hit yesterday sank as well. Oh, and there is one DD, a Fletcher, also listed sunk. Who knows?
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]The Unicorn is unlike the RN fleet CVs in that it has NO armor anywhere. This should make the 1 x 500kg + 4 x 250kg hits pretty close to lethal. I didn't see any Brit planes lost on the 'ground' yet though. [/font]
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I was a bit anxious about that....But its still all good! I´ll happily trade a few CVEs and a couple of transports for Cotabato. I think I might have a few to spare... 
