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Well here we are in early Aug 44.

Game is suspended for a while as Dean has a new career which involves being off line for several months.

Here are some pictures of where we are . I am using the time to go every thing everything in a large tidy up, enhancements and re balancing =V3.00 very soon. As you can see the current score is a draw which is pretty good for a mod but if allied Bombers ( with escort) can reach Japan that could change quite fast. I still have a strong navy due to strike early Sept 44 in the PI.

So please await the update and I will be looking t start a new game I hope as allies as I have played Japan twice now....

Extent of allied advance - hope someone thinks they could do better.

Dean is Back - restarting soon...

Ok back in action -

allies have large forces in S PI . But the are focused in one base... so we will attack in a pincer with the hope of trashing the base ( with our best BB) and looking at a draw with the CV engagement with heavy cover from our LBA.

- allies make heavy air attacks on Manilla and Devo, this turns 3/8/44. It will be nice to wear them down a bit - we need a few days to get light carriers in place to defend the BB.

5/8/44

We need to talk to our PT guys, two good opportunities were missed this turn - the best this did was produce a collision

We say farewell the CL raider Kage . This ship was a very lightly armoured but long-range cruiser (completed in late 1940) to replace the concept of AMC ships for Japan. This ship sank more stuff (off the Perth Coast) than any other ship I had - though her sister was sunk within days.

The class was slightly tweaked for V3.0. Its usefulness beyond a raider is still very limited.

11/8/44 First Jets in action with mixed results; allies get closer to Manilla
I have seen they are also trying for Iwo Jima. - So I am going to attack from their right flank so they cannot use the massive CV force off PI. Just leaving Tokyo.

new counterattack plan - sadly, without the big BB as they are at HK for the other plan now cancelled for now.

We have decided to engage over Iwo Jima - but not sure if the allies know this as they may have moved the PI CV group over. Plus, I forgot to change the TF commanders - damn. We will try and get in range of just one CV group. The PI group has been fighting a lot. Maybe some are resting or repairing...

Well, it's done—neither side comes out on top. Allies have one badly damaged CVL (maybe one sunk) and a damaged CV. I have CVB Shinano badly damaged( about 5 bombs and two TT FYI) a CVL that will sink, and three more damaged.

One allied SS managed to surface and do a lot of damage before being sunk.
Both sides have a lot of planes. Not in V3.0. I think Japan would be in a worse position as the pilot quality by now should be a lot worse than this version.

Allies arrive in Manilla and advance in Burma. If they take Manilla, for sure, our oil will be cut off.

Note also in V 3.0 the Judy only carries a 500kg AP.

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So the night actions.... deliver a promising start but some poor performance lets us down. The losses are mounting. Allied paras drop behind the lines in PI but we do bag nearly 50 B24 in cap trap.

Shinano sinks after only have about 30 Flt damage !

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16/8/44
Allies land on Iwo Jima to heavy losses - but my navy is still licking its wounds and trying to refit AC losses.
First Rita unit will fly from next turn from Tokyo to bomb their landing sites.

In my mod, J has more fort-building capacity, so it is not wise to land without combat engineers. This Island is L5

more action in defence of Iwo Jima, one ambush fails with big loss but the other does well.

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When the Allies arrive at Aparri, 10/9/44 action must be taken against their main base, Legaspi, where there are over 400 SC. Let's see what we can do. the alles are driving their way wit this base we have c 5 SC units piling in with CV providing CAP.

Saipan also falls; my actions in PI were delayed by the bloody attempt to stop the Iwo Jima landings, which are still ongoing...

Some scenes of the massive battles by air are shown September 17-22, 1944.

The outcome is still not certain, and losses on both sides have been high - but Legaspi has been bombarded and bombed, and over 200 bombers destroyed.

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