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Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2025 2:59 pm**

Katori and Kashima were training cruisers and had boilers (and maybe some guns and armour) removed (perhaps because of naval treaties). That allowed accomodations for more crew/trainees.

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2025 5:56 pm**

And CL Kashii as well. Historically, they were "drafted" into the war ... of course they didn't do very much or very well, but that is history ...

But they were built hulls, similar size as Sendai or Kumi class, and that is how they will be treated. Maybe we add/update the engineering spaces, maybe we re-gun them, all TBD ....

Springsharp will be the deciding factor ....

Posted: **Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:55 pm**

They had both steam engines and diesel engines hooked to the same shafts. They were used as HQ ships for various fleets and squadrons, including submarines. Considering their various uses, they could have some conversions including some rather quick ones such as something like an amphibious HQ ship. There was a fourth ship that was started but it was stopped.

"A fourth ship was planned, Kashihara (橿原) ordered to Mitsubishi at Yokohama. Laid down on 23 August 1941, construction was stopped on 6 November 1941, and she was later scrapped. . . . "

https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/japa ... s-1939.php

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:37 pm**

RangerJoe wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:55 pm They had both steam engines and diesel engines hooked to the same shafts. They were used as HQ ships for various fleets and squadrons, including submarines. Considering their various uses, they could have some conversions including some rather quick ones such as something like an amphibious HQ ship. There was a fourth ship that was started but it was stopped.

"A fourth ship was planned, Kashihara (橿原) ordered to Mitsubishi at Yokohama. Laid down on 23 August 1941, construction was stopped on 6 November 1941, and she was later scrapped. . . . "

https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/japa ... s-1939.php

Yeah, they were designed as training ships and outfitted accordingly. But, looking at them, they are 7000 ton hulls, welded, and basically they were Sendai type ship hulls as ready as the Sendai class to be something. IJN was just critically short of hulls, and yes these were unarmored (basically as were the Cl's), so no worse those.

Amphib HQ ships: I don't see the IJN getting there. It took the USN sometime to get there, and they had a focus on logistics and CnC. IJN didn't have that history nor focus. Maybe they could have, but my view here is that they didn't.

These old CL's (this encompasses the Katori's as well as all the rest of the 7000 tonners) will basically be "expendable" in the same sense that DD's are: they are escorts for capital ships; in battle their goal would be to take down a ship or two before they succumb to hits saving a capital ship. So, they either need to have bigger guns that have range and do damage OR they have to have Long Lance torpedoes. Yoshi will likely choose the bigger guns for these, even though that would mean a lot more yard time than equipping them with LL's. Alternatively, they could become CLAA's ... their lack of armor would be less of an issue in that role. Yoshi needs to think that through ....

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:58 pm**

16Dec 41 Commander Yoshi Yashiba

He was starting to get a bit bleary eyed, but he still had another roll to review … DD’s.

: IJN DD.jpg (54.67 KiB) Viewed 680 times

It may seem like a long list, but the reality as he well knew was that war was very hard on this class. He knew they needed a LOT more, but what did he have? Almost nothing. The stupid fools before him, only 2 Yugumo and 4 Minekaze in the docks with the first of the Akitzuki class going there shortly. That’s it. 6 DD’s between now and the end of June ’42 and nothing he can do will get more. ARGHHHH!!! They need to plan to lose at least 10/month, maybe more. That means by June, they could be 60, that is SIXTY DD’s short, half of the current fleet!!!

Well, 2 more Akitzuki are in pre-fab, that’s something. He needs to get a LOT of Yugumo’s moving. And, then thanks to Shigei, he needs to also get the Shimakaze class into production replacing the Yugumo.

Hold it, anything less than about 1000 tons cannot support Long Lance Torpedoes, that's more loss!! 26!! But at least they are able to use them as escorts .... all of those need to be re-equipped as E class escorts. He hated to do this, but he had to. DD's in the IJN had one key role: act as shields for capital ships. To do that effectively, they had to be a real threat to the opposing force, otherwise they would just be ignored. They only threat to an opposing force that a DD could have were torpedoes, and the IJN had the best, the Long Lance. So, an IJN DD had to be equipped with LL's. QED.

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2025 3:38 pm**

RangerJoe wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:55 pm They had both steam engines and diesel engines hooked to the same shafts. They were used as HQ ships for various fleets and squadrons, including submarines. Considering their various uses, they could have some conversions including some rather quick ones such as something like an amphibious HQ ship. There was a fourth ship that was started but it was stopped.

"A fourth ship was planned, Kashihara (橿原) ordered to Mitsubishi at Yokohama. Laid down on 23 August 1941, construction was stopped on 6 November 1941, and she was later scrapped. . . . "

https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/japa ... s-1939.php

Yeah, they were designed as training ships and outfitted accordingly. But, looking at them, they are 7000 ton hulls, welded, and basically they were Sendai type ship hulls as ready as the Sendai class to be something. IJN was just critically short of hulls, and yes these were unarmored (basically as were the Cl's), so no worse those.

Amphib HQ ships: I don't see the IJN getting there. It took the USN sometime to get there, and they had a focus on logistics and CnC. IJN didn't have that history nor focus. Maybe they could have, but my view here is that they didn't.

These old CL's (this encompasses the Katori's as well as all the rest of the 7000 tonners) will basically be "expendable" in the same sense that DD's are: they are escorts for capital ships; in battle their goal would be to take down a ship or two before they succumb to hits saving a capital ship.* So, they either need to have bigger guns that have range and do damage OR they have to have Long Lance torpedoes. Yoshi will likely choose the bigger guns for these, even though that would mean a lot more yard time than equipping them with LL's. Alternatively, they could become CLAA's ... their lack of armor would be less of an issue in that role. Yoshi needs to think that through ....

*This is a departure from the stated intent of CL's which is to take out DD's effectively. Unfortunately, to do so requires bigger guns AND armor to protect them from 5" guns. 7000 tons doesn't allow for that, you can get one or the other, but not both. To get both, you need 10,000 tons. They are still vulnerable to torpedoes, VERY hard to provide protection against those, hence the DD's job: eat the torpedoes intended for the capital ships.

**I am also having to account for the naval battle AI, which in general is quite good. There are a couple of holes in it, one of which is relevant here: the Naval AI does not allow for a firing retreat/pursuit. EX: IJN ships equipped with 155/60 guns with a range of +20000 yds vs USN DD's with 5" guns and range of about 10,000 yds. The USN ships can out run the IJN, but at 2 - 3 knts differential in calm seas, higher sea states much less, the IJN could engage them for quite some time, 2 knts difference would take 1 hour steaming to get out of range assuming they started at 10,000 yards. That's a lot of potential hits.

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2025 6:33 pm**

16Dec 41 Commander Yoshi Yashiba

What next, oh yes, the E class: Shimushu (7) commissioned between 6/40 and 3/41. These are 1000 ton ocean going escorts. Their role: escort convoys, Only 7, we need 70. We are on the hunt for the tooling now. 77.7m long with a 9.1m beam and 3.05m draft. Their primary role is escort convoys and so need to be able to provide ASW and AA protection for their consorts. Taking the SRA will mean a LOT of convoys. It will be months before the first new ones arrive.

Then the SC sub chaser classes, these are to be used to prosecute subs within an area. They focus on ASW with minimal AA and surface action armaments.
CH-1 (3) 366 tons
CH-4 (9) 291 tons
Cha-1 (24) 99tons
CH-13 (11) 438tons
We will only pursue building the largest of these, the CH-13 class, going forward. These use twin diesel engines. Again, we need many more of these to keep our seaways and ports clear of enemy subs, at least 50, probably 100's.

PB’s – Patrol Boats. Converted Merchant ships as this is what the prior regime would allow to be built. Slow, usually over large, modestly armed and crewed. We have a lot of these:
Ansyu – (52) 2780 ton 14/12 kts
Kiso – (31) – 830 tons 11/9 kts
To’su- (34) 215 tons 12/10 kts
They will be used until they can be replaced by the appropriate class (E or SC), at which point they will converted to a useable merchant or support ship. Because of their size, they use an enormous amount of fuel in their role. There is one use for some of these: trip wire patrols. Long distance patrols to safeguard our waters out in the middle of the ocean. The Kiso is the likely candidate for this, large enough to do the job, but not overly large.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2025 1:24 am**

Against the computer, I like to use the smaller SCs with the 8 weaker depth charges in ASW TFs patrolling in shallow water. Even they are smaller, they have a lot of ASW potential. They are cheap and can be effective. I do like to pair them with another ASW ship that has a larger main gun just in case the submarine decides to surface and fight.

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 2:05 am**

Running some turns again, will be back here soon. In the meantime, here is something that you don't see every day as an JFB:

: Suzuya Hit.jpg (85.97 KiB) Viewed 456 times

Pretty rare, first time I have ever seen it, for a 1000lb to "bounce" off of an IJN ship (or a near miss, but with no damage) ... no matter what class. When I was reading the report:

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merak at 48,97
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 16
 
Allied aircraft
      Spitfire Vc Trop x 14
      A-24 Banshee x 7
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      CA Mogami
      CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
5th Sentai with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      14 plane(s) intercepting now.
      2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 18000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes

I was like, "Truck it,

+60 days in the garage for that CA ...." and then voile'

... not even scratched. Very relieved ....

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 10:01 pm**

RangerJoe wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:52 pm
If you really want to free up naval build points in your modified scenario, the Yamato was actually in service in the middle of December in 1941 while the Mushashi was in service in August of 1942. Think of how many naval build points that would give, along with the reduction of the cost of submarines.

I had a long, eloquent response drafted for this that went "Poof" when I clicked submit. This will be a highly abbreviated version as my @ss is too sore to sit long enough to re-create the original (which was brilliant, by the way ... )

I already have the Yamato arriving in Dec and then going into repair for like 150 days beginning Jan 1, 1942 to repair/recalibrate her targeting/Range finders after her disastrous gunnery trial in Dec 41. Grouping was like 1000 yards at 35,000 yds range ... understandably, some heads really did roll on that one.

I wasn't aware of a similar issue regarding the Musashi. My research has given me the following:
The Musashi had an in-service date of 5 August 1942, but then went in repairs until 15 January 1943 as they did extensive changes to her to accommodate her being primary flagship of the Combined Fleet. They actually wasted 163 days of service in a war to build out a special wardroom for Yamamoto ... wow. I will have to come up with another reason, or in my mod Mssr Yamamoto will not survive!

Does this align with the info that you have? If so, I will plan to add this to my change log for the next update on my mod. Only 8? days into the game and already on p5 of updates ....

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 10:31 pm**

PaxMondo wrote: Thu Nov 13, 2025 10:01 pm
RangerJoe wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:52 pm
If you really want to free up naval build points in your modified scenario, the Yamato was actually in service in the middle of December in 1941 while the Mushashi was in service in August of 1942. Think of how many naval build points that would give, along with the reduction of the cost of submarines.

I had a long, eloquent response drafted for this that went "Poof" when I clicked submit. This will be a highly abbreviated version as my @ss is too sore to sit long enough to re-create the original (which was brilliant, by the way ... )

I already have the Yamato arriving in Dec and then going into repair for like 150 days beginning Jan 1, 1942 to repair/recalibrate her targeting/Range finders after her disastrous gunnery trial in Dec 41. Grouping was like 1000 yards at 35,000 yds range ... understandably, some heads really did roll on that one.

I wasn't aware of a similar issue regarding the Musashi. My research has given me the following:
The Musashi had an in-service date of 5 August 1942, but then went in repairs until 15 January 1943 as they did extensive changes to her to accommodate her being primary flagship of the Combined Fleet. They actually wasted 163 days of service in a war to build out a special wardroom for Yamamoto ... wow. I will have to come up with another reason, or in my mod Mssr Yamamoto will not survive!

Does this align with the info that you have? If so, I will plan to add this to my change log for the next update on my mod. Only 8? days into the game and already on p5 of updates ....

I knew that the Yamato and the Mushashi were completed and accepted into service earlier than in the game but I didn't have the specifics.

Yamamato didn't need a special wardroom, those ships probably already had enough space for him and his staff.

Just think if you changed those ships removing the 6" guns with 10 cm guns and copies of the 40 mm Bofors . . .

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 10:53 pm**

16Dec41 Colonel Kotani Etsuo, Intel Assessment Director

Kotani was a day behind now, yesterday had been about trying to understand what he needed to do. There was definitely some cloudy areas, but a few things were clear. Now he at least knew what his starting points were, so here were yesterday reports being sent up to the War Cabinet.

Naval Actions. Our subs hit, US sub misses, lot of surface action around PH.

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ASW attack near Djemadja  at 53,82
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-122
 
SS I-122 is sighted by escort
I-122 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

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Sub attack near Djemadja  at 52,83
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-122
 
Allied Ships
      DD Rajput, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
      AM Ballarat
 
SS I-122 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Rajput
I-122 bottoming out ....
AM Ballarat fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ballarat fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ballarat fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ballarat fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ballarat fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Sub attack near Djemadja  at 52,83
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-122
 
Allied Ships
      DD Wessex, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
 
Magazine explodes on DD Wessex
SS I-122 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Wessex
I-122 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

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Submarine attack near Djemadja  at 53,82
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-123
 
Allied Ships
      DD Dogra, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
 
DD Dogra is sighted by SS I-123
SS I-123 launches 2 torpedoes

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Sub attack near Pescadores  at 85,62
 
Japanese Ships
      xAP Buenos Aires Maru
      xAP Shanghai Maru #2
      xAP Ussuri Maru
      xAP Dairen Maru
      xAP Tatsuta Maru
      DD Yukaze
 
Allied Ships
      SS S-39
 
SS S-39 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Buenos Aires Maru
S-39 diving deep ....
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze attacking submerged sub ....
SS S-39 eludes DD Yukaze by diving deep
SS S-39 eludes DD Yukaze by diving deep
DD Yukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yukaze cannot establish contact with SS S-39
DD Yukaze cannot establish contact with SS S-39
DD Yukaze cannot reach attack position over SS S-39
DD Yukaze cannot reach attack position over SS S-39
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 77,61, Range 21,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      AMC Awata Maru
      xAP Yoshino Maru #2
      xAP Kanzyu Maru
      xAP Teikyo Maru
 
Allied Ships
      MTB 7
      MTB 8
      MTB 9
      MTB 10
      MTB 11
      MTB 12
      MTB 26
      MTB 27
 
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 4,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat
 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 195,100, Range 14,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      BC Hiei
      CA Tone
      DD Sazanuki
      DD Ushuki
 
Allied Ships
      xAK Steel Exporter, Shell hits 41, and is sunk
      xAK Julia Luckenbach, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
      xAK Am. Leader, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
      xAK Idaho, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
 
Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 14,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 14,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
BC Hiei fires at xAK Am. Leader at 14,000 yards
CA Tone launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Julia Luckenbach at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
BC Hiei engages xAK Am. Leader at 12,000 yards
BC Hiei engages xAK Am. Leader at 12,000 yards
DD Ushuki engages xAK Am. Leader at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Tone engages xAK Steel Exporter at 10,000 yards
DD Ushuki engages xAK Steel Exporter at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Tone engages xAK Idaho at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BC Hiei engages xAK Idaho at 7,000 yards
DD Sazanuki engages xAK Am. Leader at 7,000 yards
CA Tone engages xAK Steel Exporter at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Ushuki engages xAK Idaho at 6,000 yards
xAK Julia Luckenbach sunk by BC Hiei at 6,000 yards
DD Sazanuki engages xAK Steel Exporter at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Ushuki engages xAK Steel Exporter at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
xAK Idaho sunk by BC Hiei at 2,000 yards
CA Tone engages xAK Steel Exporter at 2,000 yards
DD Ushuki engages xAK Steel Exporter at 2,000 yards
DD Sazanuki engages xAK Steel Exporter at 2,000 yards
xAK Steel Exporter sunk by BC Hiei at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 194,101, Range 15,000 Yards
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40B Warhawk: 15 destroyed
 
Japanese Ships
      BC Hiei
      CA Tone
      DD Sazanuki
      DD Ushuki
 
Allied Ships
      xAK Cynthia Olson, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
 
Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 15,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BC Hiei engages xAK Cynthia Olson at 9,000 yards
CA Tone engages xAK Cynthia Olson at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BC Hiei engages xAK Cynthia Olson at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
xAK Cynthia Olson sunk by BC Hiei at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
 
 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 194,101, Range 14,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      BC Hiei
      CA Tone
      DD Sazanuki
      DD Ushuki
 
Allied Ships
      xAK Alaskan, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
      xAK Canadian, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
      xAK J.L. Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
 
Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 14,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
DD Sazanuki engages xAK Alaskan at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CA Tone engages xAK Alaskan at 13,000 yards
DD Ushuki engages xAK Alaskan at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BC Hiei engages xAK Alaskan at 11,000 yards
xAK Alaskan sunk by DD Sazanuki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BC Hiei engages xAK J.L. Luckenbach at 10,000 yards
BC Hiei engages xAK Canadian at 10,000 yards
DD Ushuki engages xAK Canadian at 10,000 yards
DD Sazanuki engages xAK J.L. Luckenbach at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
xAK J.L. Luckenbach sunk by BC Hiei at 9,000 yards
DD Sazanuki engages xAK Canadian at 9,000 yards
DD Ushuki engages xAK Canadian at 9,000 yards
DD Sazanuki engages xAK Canadian at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
xAK Canadian sunk by BC Hiei at 11,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

The only ground activity as at Lang Son. We need to hold here for now until we are ready to push to clear our LOS between Malay and Korea ....

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Ground combat at Lang Son (70,56)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 9223 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 165
 
Defending force 4602 troops, 55 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 170
 
Allied ground losses:
      9 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    52nd Chinese Corps
 
Defending units:
    4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    88th JAAF AF Coy

Air combat: lot's of unopposed air attacks from both sides. Our air force, which is sadly outdated in most airgroups compared to what the allies are fielding, is being largely withdrawn to husband pilots. Ki-27's are being used extensively to fill in amongst our A6M and Ki-43's.

Manila and Cebu are key targets now. We need to close those air bases. We are losing 4:1 when trying to intervene enemy escorted bombing missions. These are not losses that we can sustain for any amount of time.

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Morning Air attack on 42nd Infantry Regiment, at 50,72 , near Alor Star
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim If x 11
      Vildebeest III x 13
      P-39D Airacobra x 13
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
      14 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x Vildebeest III bombing from 7000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 42nd Infantry Regiment ...

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Morning Air attack on 5th Engineer Regiment, at 50,72 , near Alor Star
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Buffalo I x 11
      Vengeance I x 3
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x Vengeance I bombing from 9000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 500 lb GP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
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 Night Air attack on Cebu , at 80,86 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-18A Bolo: 3 damaged
      B-10B: 3 damaged
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet * 
               Airfield Attack: 13 x 50 kg GP Bomb
               
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Afternoon Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      H81-A3 x 16
      Hudson I x 13
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x Hudson I bombing from 15000 feet
               Port Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      DB-3M x 3
 
No Allied losses
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x DB-3M bombing from 18000 feet * 
               Airfield Attack:  5 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      A-29A Hudson x 5
      DB-3M x 7
      P-39D Airacobra x 8
 
Allied aircraft losses
      A-29A Hudson: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 11000 feet * 
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       7 x DB-3M bombing from 11000 feet * 
               Airfield Attack:  5 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      SB-III x 10
 
No Allied losses
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       8 x SB-III bombing from 13000 feet * 
               Airfield Attack:  3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
       2 x SB-III bombing from 16000 feet * 
               Airfield Attack:  3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      SB-III x 2
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x SB-III bombing from 16000 feet * 
               Airfield Attack:  3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25D Mitchell x 8
 
No Allied losses
 
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       8 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 16000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 25
      G4M1 Betty x 42
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40E Warhawk: 54 damaged
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
      P-35A: 49 damaged
      P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground
      P-39D Airacobra: 21 damaged
      PBY-4 Catalina: 28 damaged
      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
      A-24 Banshee: 20 damaged
      SOC-1 Seagull: 7 damaged
 
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 96
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
      21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
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 Morning Air attack on Saigon , at 60,71 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17D Fortress x 3
 
No Allied losses
 
Airbase hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 18000 feet * 
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Davao at 79,91
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 22
 
Allied aircraft
      Do-24K-2 x 11
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Do-24K-2: 3 destroyed
 
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Davao at 79,91
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 22
 
Allied aircraft
      Do-24K-2 x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lahaina at 197,99
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      D3A1 Val x 18
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
 
Allied Ships
      xAP Lurline
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
       2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lahaina at 195,100
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 12
      B5N1 Kate x 13
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
      xAK Tuscaloosa City, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
      xAK Ohioan, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Agwimonte, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Allied ground losses:
      89 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
      Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
               Naval Attack:  2 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ohioan
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lahaina at 195,100
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 12
      B5N1 Kate x 13
 
Allied aircraft
      SO3C-3 Seacat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
      xAK Ensley City, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
      xAK Henry S Grove, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
      xAK Diamond head, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 
Allied ground losses:
      507 casualties reported
         Squads: 19 destroyed, 29 disabled
         Non Combat: 71 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 61 (47 destroyed, 14 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 96 (88 destroyed, 8 disabled)
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
               Naval Attack:  2 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
S-5 with SO3C-3 Seacat (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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ensley City
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 175,124
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 10
      D3A1 Val x 13
      B5N1 Kate x 5
      B5N2 Kate x 13
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
      DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
      AM Tern, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      DD Patterson, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
               Naval Attack:  2 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
       2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
      13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
               Naval Attack:  2 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
      11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AM Tern
Magazine explodes on DD Patterson
 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 33
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim I x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
 
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 25000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 22000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 23000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 31
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim I x 5
      Blenheim If x 11
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-27b Nate: 3 destroyed
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Usuguki
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x Blenheim I bombing from 18000 feet * 
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 21000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
      12 planes vectored on to bombers
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 19000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
      1 planes vectored on to bombers
77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (3 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 24000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
      3 planes vectored on to bombers
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 21
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 5
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
      Vildebeest III x 17
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Vildebeest III: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      xAP Manzyu Maru #2, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      DD Shirayuki
      xAK Seisyo Maru
      xAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
 
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 21000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
      2 planes vectored on to bombers
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
      4 planes vectored on to bombers
77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 22000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
      6 planes vectored on to bombers
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 12
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2
 
Allied aircraft
      Buffalo I x 11
      Hurricane IIa Trop x 17
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
      Hurricane IId Trop x 6
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-27b Nate: 4 destroyed
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Hurricane IId Trop: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Hatsuyuki
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Hurricane IId Trop bombing from 100 feet
 
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
      Raid is overhead
77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 11:15 pm**

16Dec41 Colonel Kotani Etsuo, Intel Assessment Director

Later in the day, Kotani released the current day's reports. He realized that a few things had been omitted from yesterday's reports, but they will be addressed in today's. He also found that he needs to summarize better and that he doesn't need to provide all his source detail, but rather simply have that available if requested.

Naval: today there were just 2 sighting and both were misses on behalf of the IJN. 6 torpedoes expended for no result ... we need better captains out there.

Ground Combat: today was very active with a number of important battles taking place. 2 Battles in Mindanao were won, our web is contracting. A battle near Sinyang and another near Hwainan to clear up our LOS in China. Alor Star in Malay was taken today, the start of a series of battles working down the Malay peninsula ending at Singapore. Finally, Ichang was lost, this previously abandoned as we had no hope of keeping it.

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Ground combat at 78,89 (near Cagayan)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 883 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
 
Defending force 185 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 41 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 41 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
 
Allied ground losses:
      93 casualties reported
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units retreated 1
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    II./143rd Infantry Battalion
 
Defending units:
    3rd/101st PA Battalion
    
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Ground combat at 88,49 (near Hwainan)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 8902 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 338
 
Defending force 12226 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 371
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 524 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 24 
 
Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      529 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      4222 casualties reported
         Squads: 70 destroyed, 18 disabled
         Non Combat: 128 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
      Units retreated 1
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    116th Division
 
Defending units:
    48th Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Alor Star (49,73)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 11232 troops, 121 guns, 155 vehicles, Assault Value = 507
 
Defending force 5334 troops, 94 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 266 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 77 
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      57 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      2516 casualties reported
         Squads: 28 destroyed, 15 disabled
         Non Combat: 107 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 25 (25 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 21 (20 destroyed, 1 disabled)
      Units retreated 2
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    1st Tank Regiment
    5th Division
    25th Army
 
Defending units:
    3rd SSVF Brigade
    109th RAF  Base Force
 
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Ground combat at Butuan (80,89)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 5788 troops, 58 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 267
 
Defending force 1083 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 126 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 4 
 
Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      24 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      822 casualties reported
         Squads: 21 destroyed, 10 disabled
         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
      Units retreated 1
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    III./124th Infantry Battalion
    I./124th Infantry Battalion
    Sasebo 1st SNLF 
    II./124th Infantry Battalion
    Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
 
Defending units:
    103rd PA Infantry Regiment
 
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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)
 
Allied Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 81883 troops, 420 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2641
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Allied adjusted assault: 1950 
 
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 
 
Allied assault odds: 1950 to 1 (fort level 3) 
 
Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: 
 
Assaulting units:
    8th Chinese Corps
    32nd Chinese Corps
    45th Chinese Corps
    68th Chinese Corps
    67th Chinese Corps
    2nd Chinese Corps
    94th Chinese Corps
    26th Group Army

Amphib ops: Our first landing to start the process of cleaning up all the PI between Luzon and Mindanao.

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Amphibious Assault at 80,85
 
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at 80,85
 
Japanese ground losses:
      46 casualties reported
         Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
11 troops of a SNLF Squad 41 lost in surf during unload of Sasebo 3rd SNLF Div
9 troops of a SNLF HMG Section lost in surf during unload of Sasebo 3rd SNLF Div
11 troops of a IJA Infantry Sqd 41 accidentally lost during unload of 65th Div /1
11 troops of a IJA Infantry Sqd 41 lost from landing craft during unload of 65th Div /2
11 troops of a SNLF Squad 41 lost overboard during unload of 90th Base Gar Div /5
12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 90th Base Gar Div /6
10 troops of a IJA Cmbt Eng Sqd 41 accidentally lost during unload of 65th Div
12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 90th Base Gar Div /9
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Sasebo 3rd SNLF Div /7
11 troops of a IJA Infantry Sqd 41 lost overboard during unload of 65th Div /4
11 troops of a IJA Infantry Sqd 41 lost from landing craft during unload of 65th Div /5
12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 65th Div /5
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 65th Div /8
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 65th Div /10

Both Singapore and Palembang night bombing to suppress fort building started today. There will be losses attached to this operation, but it must continue. We cannot afford to attack either location with high forts. Manila, Hong Kong, and Cebu continue for the moment. Other attacks continue as previously discussed with similar results.

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 30
      Ki-27b Nate x 10
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Vengeance I: 23 damaged
      Vengeance I: 1 destroyed on ground
      Hurricane IIb Trop: 15 damaged
      Vildebeest III: 18 damaged
      Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground
      Walrus II: 4 damaged
 
Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 21
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
      15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 19
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Hurricane IIb Trop: 11 damaged
      Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
      Vildebeest III: 2 damaged
      Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground
      Vengeance I: 3 damaged
 
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      19 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  9 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 25
      G4M1 Betty x 42
 
Allied aircraft
      SO3C-3 Seacat x 4
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
      P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground
      SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed on ground
 
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 75
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
      21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
F-583 with SO3C-3 Seacat (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 1 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 8
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      C-46D Commando: 4 damaged
      C-46D Commando: 1 destroyed on ground
 
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 7
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Buffalo I: 2 damaged
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 6
 
Allied aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Kittyhawk IA: 8 damaged
      Buffalo I: 4 damaged
 
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 5
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack: 20 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Singora , at 51,72 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 29
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 11
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 21
      Vildebeest III x 11
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-27b Nate: 3 destroyed
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 2000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 29180.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
      4 planes vectored on to bombers
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Singora , at 51,72 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 16
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4
 
Allied aircraft
      Vengeance I x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Vengeance I: 1 destroyed
 
CAP engaged:
77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) intercepting now.
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 11000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,85
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 6
 
Allied aircraft
      B-18A Bolo x 5
      P-39D Airacobra x 10
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      xAKL Hakuyo Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 14000 feet
               Naval Attack:  4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,85
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-10B x 12
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      xAKL Totai Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAKL Saiko Maru #2
      xAKL Hanakawa Maru
      xAKL Nanko Maru #2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x B-10B bombing from 10000 feet
               Naval Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Totai Maru
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 173,86
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 12
      D3A1 Val x 17
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Allied Ships
      AP U.S. Grant, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      PG Charleston, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
 
Allied ground losses:
      231 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
       1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AP U.S. Grant
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PG Charleston

Other items of note:

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Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!!

G3M2 Nell from Genzan Ku K-1 is damaged on landing
Ki-30 Ann from 16th Sentai crashes on landing
A6M2 Zero from Kaga-1 is damaged on landing

Heyuan is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan !!!

PO1 Ohtsuka, Z.  of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2

Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  0 (1) x A6M2 Zero, 1 (1) x E7K2 Alf, 3 (0) x E8N2 Dave, 3 (0) x F1M2 Pete, 1 (0) x Ki-15-II Babs
  0 (1) x Ki-21-Ic Sally, 4 (6) x Ki-27b Nate, 12 (6) x Ki-32 Mary, 0 (2) x Ki-51 Sonia
  
Troops from Maloelap Naval Cst Gun Rgt lost during loading of TF 320

Troops from Sasebo 3rd SNLF Div , 65th Div , 90th Base Gar Div  
  lost to accident during amphibious unloading from TF 20
  
TF 156 can not completely unload troops at Mili
TF 156 can not completely unload troops at Mili

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 11:34 pm**

16Dec41 - Seizo Arisue, Intel Acquisition Director

Seizo was in the same place that Etsuo was: a day behind and not exactly sure how to format his reports. And like Etsuo, he was simply going to do the best he could.

Yesterday's Intel Report:
Radio Transmissions:

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Radio transmissions detected at Bandoeng (50,100).

Radio transmissions detected at Charters Towers (91,145).

Radio transmissions detected at 72,56.

Radio transmissions detected at Dutch Harbor (171,50).

Radio transmissions detected at Ambon (76,109).

Radio transmissions detected at Rangpur (58,34).

CoastWatcher Reports:

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Coastwatcher Report: 9 ships in port at Hong Kong

Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Allied ships at 78,60 near Hong Kong , Speed 0 , Moving Southeast 

Coastwatcher sighting: 7 Allied ships at 77,61 near Hong Kong , Speed 3 , Moving Southwest 

Coastwatcher Report: 9 ships in port at Hong Kong

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Pakhoi

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Wenchow

Intel:

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Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Roxas

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 93, 34

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 94, 36

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 33

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Manila

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Bacolod

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Cebu

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Roxas

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 93, 34

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 94, 36

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 33

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Manila

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Bacolod

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Cebu

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Roxas

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 93, 34

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 94, 36

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 33

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Manila

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Cebu

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Roxas

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 93, 34

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 94, 36

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 33

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Manila

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Cebu

Chinchow expands airfield to size 2

Kaoping expands airfield to size 2

Colombo expands airfield to size 6

Delhi expands airfield to size 5

Rarotonga expands airfield to size 1

Previous report of sinking of DD Wessex incorrect.  Ship sighted and engaged at 53, 82

Previous report of sinking of DD Rajput incorrect.  Ship sighted and engaged at 52, 83

E13A1 Jake sighting report: 3 Allied ships at 86,83 near Legaspi, speed 13, Moving Southwest

E7K2 Alf sighting report: 7 Allied ships at 140,127 near Tarawa, speed 12, Moving West

TF 5 sights Allied Aircraft at 173,122 near Palmyra

TF 111 sights Allied Patrol at 79,91 near Davao

TF 45 sights Allied Patrol at 60,71 near Saigon

TF 43 sights Allied Recon at 60,74 near Soc Trang

TF 12 shadowed by Allied Float Plane at 60,71 near Saigon

DD Shirayuki has spotted an Allied Medium Bomber at 51,72

TF 14 sighted by Allied Torpedo Bomber at 81,81 near Naga

CV Soryu has spotted an Allied Float Plane at 173,123

Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over 18th Division

O-47A sighted over 20th Infantry Regiment

Allied Fighter sighted over 48th Field Artillery Regiment

H6K4 Mavis sighting report: 4 Allied ships at 87,87 near Dinagat, speed 16, Moving Northwest

CV Soryu has spotted an Allied Patrol at 173,123

DD Amaguki has spotted an Allied Patrol at 175,94

TF 125 shadowed by Allied Float Plane at 60,71 near Saigon

TF 20 shadowed by Allied Aircraft at 82,82 near Legaspi

TF 161 sights Allied Dive Bomber at 81,81 near Naga

Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over 56th Division

SS I-2 reports having been sighted by the enemy at 182 , 107

ask Force 6 has merged with TF 111 at 80 , 92

TF 2 followed by Allied Float Plane at 175,94 near French Frigate Shoa

TF 2 followed by Allied Aircraft at 175,94 near French Frigate Shoa

TF 14 observes Allied Float Plane at 81,81 near Naga

TF 52 observes Allied Float Plane at 79,91 near Davao

TF 90 observes Allied Aircraft at 88,63 near Taihoku

TF 4 observes Allied Aircraft at 60,71 near Saigon

xAK Lima Maru detects Allied Level Bomber at 90,98 near Peleliu

TF 7 detects Blenheim I at 51,72 near Singora

TF 139 leaving patrol zone to refuel at Kwajalein Island

Troops and Equipment from 1st JNAF AF Unit  lost during loading of TF 321

CS Convoy TF 110 begins loading Resources at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato

CS Convoy TF 122 begins loading Oil at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato

CS Convoy TF 126 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Fukuoka

TF 87 snooped by B-25D Mitchell at 77,59 near Canton

TF 1 detected by Allied Aircraft at 173,123 near Palmyra

TF 89 detected by Do-24K-1 at 60,71 near Saigon

TF 107 snooped by Allied Recon at 78,94 near Dadjangas

TF 11 snooped by Allied Recon at 60,71 near Saigon

TF 124 snooped by Allied Aircraft at 51,72 near Singora

LT Hirano C. of Tateyama Ku T-2 bails out with WOUNDS but is RESCUED

Planes from Tateyama Ku T-2 unable to divert to another base

Ki-27b Nate from 1st Sentai is written off

Ki-43-Ia Oscar from 59th Sentai is written off

5 x L3Y2 Tina transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Kagi

5 x L3Y2 Tina transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Kagi

5 x L3Y2 Tina transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Kagi

Escort TF 158 (2 ships) formed from TF 124 and routed to Singora

CS Convoy TF 147 begins loading Resources at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato

Device(s) upgraded in 20th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 30th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 37th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 46th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 51st JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 53rd JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 71st JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 76th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 106th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Fusan

Device(s) upgraded in 23rd JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Quinhon

Device(s) upgraded in 27th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Singora

Device(s) upgraded in 35th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Singora

Device(s) upgraded in 36th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Singora

Device(s) upgraded in 41st JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Singora

Device(s) upgraded in 84th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Singora

Device(s) upgraded in 91st JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Singora

Device(s) upgraded in 92nd JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Singora

Device(s) upgraded in 96th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Singora

Device(s) upgraded in 97th JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Davao

Kawai Det  on CVL Ryujo converting to size 48 from 1

16th Ku T-1 on CS Chitose converting to size 1 from 6

16th Ku T-2 on CS Mizuho converting to size 1 from 3

Kainan NGD Det T-1 on CVL Ryujo converting to size 48 from 1

Ryujo-1 on CVL Ryujo converting to size 48 from 1

Ryujo-2 on CVL Ryujo converting to size 48 from 1

Mizuho-1  on CS Mizuho converting to size 1 from 12

Mizuho-2  on CS Mizuho converting to size 1 from 3

Chitose-1  on CS Chitose converting to size 1 from 3

Chitose-2  on CS Chitose converting to size 1 from 12

32nd Sentai on CVL Zuiho converting to size 1 from 27

50th I.F.Chutai on CVE Hosho converting to size 12 from 9

51st I.F.Chutai on CVE Hosho converting to size 12 from 9

70th I.F.Chutai on CVE Hosho converting to size 12 from 1

KA Air.Photo.Unit on CVE Hosho converting to size 12 from 1

3rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Hiroshima/Kure

4th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Takao

5th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Hiroshima/Kure

8th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Takao

13th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Hiroshima/Kure

14th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Naga

15th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Prachuap Khiri Khan

17th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Prachuap Khiri Khan

18th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Kagi

20th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

23rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Quinhon

24th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Naga

26th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Kweisui

27th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Singora

28th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Naga

30th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

35th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Singora

36th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Singora

37th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

38th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Chengting

39th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Chengting

40th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Naga

41st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Singora

46th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

47th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Canton

48th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Naga

50th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Takao

51st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

53rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

54th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Hankow

56th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Taiyuan

62nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Prachuap Khiri Khan

71st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

76th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

82nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Prachuap Khiri Khan

91st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Singora

92nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Singora

93rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Prachuap Khiri Khan

94th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Prachuap Khiri Khan

96th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Singora

97th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Davao

101st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Hiroshima/Kure

105th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Hiroshima/Kure

106th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Fusan

144th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Hiroshima/Kure

207th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Chengting

1st JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Canton

2nd JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Canton

3rd JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Tourane

5th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Kota Bharu

6th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Cam Ranh Bay

12th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Kiungshan

13th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Taichu

14th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Takao

29th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Prachuap Khiri Khan

32nd JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Takao

85th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Saigon

86th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Kalgan

4th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Saigon

8th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Davao

10th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Davao

68th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Kaifeng

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 11:38 pm**

16Dec41 - Seizo Arisue, Intel Acquisition Director

Today's Intel Reports:

Radio Transmissions:

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Radio transmissions detected at Sambas (57,88).

Radio transmissions detected at Loemadjang (56,106).

Radio transmissions detected at 175,139.

Radio transmissions detected at Tacoma (211,53).

Radio transmissions detected at Tjilatjap (51,102).

Coastwatcher Reports:

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Coastwatcher Report: 8 ships in port at Hong Kong

Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Allied ships at 78,60 near Hong Kong , Speed unknown  

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Wenchow

Intel:

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G3M2 Nell from Genzan Ku K-1 is damaged on landing

Ki-30 Ann from 16th Sentai crashes on landing

A6M2 Zero from Kaga-1 is damaged on landing

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 92, 38

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 89, 40

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Singapore

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Manila

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 92, 38

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Bacolod

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Cebu

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Georgetown

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Sungei Pantani

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Jerantut

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Temuloh

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Taiping

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 39

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 88, 43

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Loyang

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 92, 38

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 89, 40

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Singapore

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Manila

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 92, 38

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Bacolod

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Cebu

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Georgetown

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Sungei Pantani

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Jerantut

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Temuloh

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Taiping

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 39

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 88, 43

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Loyang

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 92, 38

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 93, 34

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 94, 36

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 33

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 89, 40

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Singapore

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Manila

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 92, 38

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Georgetown

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Sungei Pantani

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Jerantut

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Temuloh

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Taiping

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 39

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Loyang

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 92, 38

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 93, 34

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 94, 36

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 33

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 89, 40

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Singapore

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Manila

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 92, 38

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Georgetown

C5M2 Babs takes recon photos of Sungei Pantani

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Jerantut

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Temuloh

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Taiping

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Allied unit at 91, 39

Ki-15-II Babs takes recon photos of Loyang

Taiyuan expands airfield to size 2

Pearl Harbor expands port to size 8

Naga expands airfield to size 7

Toungoo expands airfield to size 2

Calcutta expands airfield to size 5

Sydney expands port to size 9

Tsingsing expands airfield to size 3

Heyuan is occupied by the Japanese

Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star !!!

Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan !!!

PO1 Ohtsuka, Z.  of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2

Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  0 (1) x A6M2 Zero, 1 (1) x E7K2 Alf, 3 (0) x E8N2 Dave, 3 (0) x F1M2 Pete, 1 (0) x Ki-15-II Babs
  0 (1) x Ki-21-Ic Sally, 4 (6) x Ki-27b Nate, 12 (6) x Ki-32 Mary, 0 (2) x Ki-51 Sonia
  
E7K2 Alf reports object under water at 104, 75 near Iwo-jima

E14Y1 Glen sighting report: 8 Allied ships at 188,93 near Pearl Harbor, speed 15, Moving Southeast

TF 14 sights Allied Float Plane at 81,81 near Naga

TF 43 sights Do-24K-1 at 60,71 near Saigon

TF 7 shadowed by Allied Aircraft at 60,71 near Saigon

DD Fubuki has spotted an Allied Level Bomber at 60,71

TF 20 sights Allied Level Bomber at 80,85 near Cebu

Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over 48th Field Artillery Regiment

Allied Fighter sighted over 20th Infantry Regiment

E13A1 Jake reports object near surface at 175, 114 near Lihue

F1M2 Pete sighting report: 4 Allied ships at 174,123 near Palmyra, speed 19, Moving West

E14Y1 Glen reports submarine at 183, 99 near Pearl Harbor

CV Soryu has spotted an Allied Aircraft at 173,123

TF 134 sights Allied Aircraft at 60,74 near Soc Trang

TF 45 sighted by Allied Level Bomber at 56,74 near Soc Trang

CA Atago has spotted an Allied Aircraft at 173,122

CV Soryu has spotted an Allied Aircraft at 173,123

Allied Aircraft sighted over 18th Division

Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Kuala Krai 

Allied Aircraft sighted over Burias 

SS RO-61 snooped by Allied Recon at 164,112 near Johnston Island

SS I-20 under attack by an Allied Level Bomber at 181,105

TF 1 observes Allied Aircraft at 173,123 near Palmyra

TF 2 detects Allied Float Plane at 175,94 near French Frigate Shoa

TF 5 detects Allied Aircraft at 173,122 near Palmyra

TF 20 followed by Allied Aircraft at 80,85 near Cebu

TF 107 followed by Allied Aircraft at 79,91 near Davao

TF 111 observes Allied Aircraft at 79,91 near Davao

TF 112 followed by Allied Float Plane at 79,91 near Davao

TF 43 followed by Allied Aircraft at 60,71 near Saigon

TF 52 detects Allied Recon at 79,91 near Davao

Troops from Maloelap Naval Cst Gun Rgt lost during loading of TF 320

Troops from Sasebo 3rd SNLF Div , 65th Div , 90th Base Gar Div  
  lost to accident during amphibious unloading from TF 20
  
Damaged G3M2 Nell from Genzan Ku K-1 shot down on way home, pilot reported killed

Insufficient Damage Control ability, crew abandons xAKL Katsuragisan Maru 

CS Convoy TF 72 begins loading Resources at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato

CS Convoy TF 122 begins loading Oil at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato

TF 57 detected by Allied Float Plane at 81,81 near Naga

TF 5 snooped by PBY-5 Catalina at 173,122 near Palmyra

TF 7 snooped by Do-24K-1 at 60,71 near Saigon

PB Takunan Maru #2 snooped by Allied Level Bomber at 79,91 near Davao

CDR Matsumura U. of Kaga-2 is KILLED

Damaged A6M2 Zero from 11th Sentai does not return

Ki-27b Nate from 77th Sentai is written off

5 x L3Y2 Tina transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Kagi

5 x L3Y2 Tina transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Kagi

5 x L3Y2 Tina transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Kagi

Escort TF 8 (1 ship) formed from TF 20 and routed to Naga

Chitose Ku S-1 IN* on CVE Taiyo converting to size 1 from 27

Device(s) upgraded in 21st JAAF AF Bn  supplied from Kota Bharu

2nd JNAF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JNAF Airfield 42  at Davao

3rd JNAF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JNAF Airfield 42  at Davao

5th JNAF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JNAF Airfield 42  at Davao

21st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Kota Bharu

84th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Singora

7th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Kiungshan

9th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Saigon

33rd JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Saigon

67th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Hankow

69th JAAF AF Coy 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF 42 Airfield Bn  at Shanghai  
  
TF 156 can not completely unload troops at Mili

TF 156 can not completely unload troops at Mili

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2025 11:51 pm**

16Dec41 Hiroshima late: Captain Onoda, Intentions

Onoda had just finished reading both Kotani and Seizo's respective reports. What a bunch of dribble. What was the war cabinet going to do with all of that? Phlaah! Nothing!

OK, so what he needed to do was start distilling useful observations out of all of their 'mess'. So, maybe his position wasn't punishment after all ....

Let's see, what are some first things.

1. Allied recon is everywhere and VERY thorough. They obviously have hoards of their Catalina PBY's situated all around the Pacific theatre. Just about every single TF we have is shadowed within hours of exiting a port. Worse, they have over half of our subs spotted daily as well. We need to get a plan together to attrit this capability of theirs.

2. Our coast watchers are blind, deaf, and under the influence of something. None of their reports are even remotely believable. MTB's are being reported as BB's! We are badly lacking exactly what the allies have in place already: large scale tracking of ships within our waters ...

This isn't much, but it seemed a good start to Onoda ... he was interested to hear the feedback ...

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2025 12:32 am**

RangerJoe wrote: Thu Nov 13, 2025 10:31 pm
I knew that the Yamato and the Mushashi were completed and accepted into service earlier than in the game but I didn't have the specifics.

Ok, well I will dig into it more on the Musashi, but the Yamato I am taking (I believe) LST's previous research into this from MANY years ago.

RangerJoe wrote: Thu Nov 13, 2025 10:31 pm Yamamato didn't need a special wardroom, those ships probably already had enough space for him and his staff.

Yeah, but reputedly this was the main reason for the delay ... unbelievable, but real insight into how things really were ...

RangerJoe wrote: Thu Nov 13, 2025 10:31 pm Just think if you changed those ships removing the 6" guns with 10 cm guns and copies of the 40 mm Bofors . . .

well, those 155/60 are really good guns. yes, the Nav Combat algorithm doesn't use them as well as it could, but it will use them ... eventually. So, hard to replace them. But the 127/40's are going to get replaced. Not sure with the 100/60 though, not sure that you need 40,000' coverage for a TF, but certainly the 80/60 will be used. They are about 30% higher ROF and 30,000' ceiling is plenty high for TF.

As previously discussed, the 40mm is a non-starter. I can't see the IJ getting the power turrets, auto feed, and fusing done in time without it being a national priority. I mean it took the US almost 2 years to perfect and roll this out and it wasn't really until early '44 that they had most of the kinks worked out ... IJ would be at least a year behind that ... that means '45 ... too late. And it wouldn't work as a mobile unit for the Army, only as a stationary based unit.

IJ had Bofors 40mm in the 30's, they just didn't do much with them. For that matter, neither did anyone else. Most started the war using the 20mm Oerlikon, USN included ... the IJ had that as well. But again, not well developed. And 20mm is just too small, better than .50 cal, sure, but not good enough.

Their best choice, from a list of not very good choices, was their 25mm T96 which was based upon a Hotchkiss design IIRC. Not great, but not terrible. It was the largest caliber gun that could be gimbaled for single man use, which is what the IJ needed. Not only would it address the Naval need, but also the Army need. Yes, it still needed a fair amount of work: magnum load to get the altitude, new tech on the warhead to get bigger load for bigger burst, and finally a better feed system. Then you get to fusing and the gimbals and the sights and ... but we'll cover all of this in far more detail as the game moves on ....

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2025 11:15 am**

17Dec41 Colonel Kotani Etsuo, Intel Assessment Director

After getting some feedback and reflecting on his previous reports somewhat, Etsuo has decided to take a different tack today, one that he plans to reprise on a weekly basis.

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Let's start with first big news:

TF118 commanded by RADM Hisashi Mito was picked up today by the HI NavSearch. This TF had been missing for 3 days now after encountering MTB's at HK while trying to round up to Canton. With the 4th, 33rd, 53rd and 54th Div's aboard, this TF represents almost 50% of the combat troops being re-purposed for the HK attack. The late RADM Mito expressed that his concern was to safeguard his troops given that he had "only" 2 DD's as escort. His replacement Cmdr Toka has improved instructions necessitating the delivery of these troops soonest. They are 3 days away from Canton, best case; meaning more than a week from HK.

Major focus in the HI now is building up 4 ports to level 7 at Ominato, Hakodate, Wakkanai, and Sikura to be able to move the resources from North HI to the factories in the south.

The next major focus is readying the SY's for the maintenance, repairs, and upgrade/conversions that will be happening. The biggest part of this is that Hiroshima is building the RSY up to 235. Why? to answer that we need to step out of the AAR for a moment and talk about the mod.

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2025 2:22 pm**

PaxMondo wrote: Fri Nov 14, 2025 11:15 am I just lost another huge posting ... argh. 2nd one in two days. I really, really don't like this new site ... it keeps logging me out and then I lose the post ... i'll try and get this back in place a bit later ... right now I need to go have a good cry ... crikey, hours of work on it ... almost finshed.

Please don't reply to this as it is now just a placeholder for 17Dec41 update ....

You can type it in a word processing program or even notepad, then copy and paste the post. I think that part of the problem is when the tab is open too long that something gets messed up.
Edit:
Sometimes you can reload the tab and it will work, or go back and then reload the tab.
I can also change this to respond to your post or I can just delete the entire thing.

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2025 2:27 pm**

Re: feedback on the Intel data assessments - You are correct in your overall assessment of their usefulness, but you can find some gems if you know what they look like.
Coastwatcher reports of x# of ships are likely baloney, submitted so that their handler will tell them where he hid a bottle of sake near their base. But if the details are more like the class of ship or especially its name, there is a good chance that is accurate. Or if the same report of a number of ships is repeated several days in a row, it is likely to be mean there are some ships there.

On SIGINT, if a radio intercept shows a location in a sea hex it could be a sub. I look for corroboration in the Ops report from a patrol aircraft or recon of a land hex. To me, it seems like SIGINT comes from new orders being given to enemy units, necessitating some exchange of messages so credibility is whether it fits with a likely deployment/routing change by the enemy. And a final piece of fleeting corroboration - sometimes during the turn execution the game will briefly show a sighting of an enemy ship or TF on screen but not show it afterwards because the DL is too low. Some players watch for these and pause the turn execution while they write down the location and type of vessel.

And of course it is important to get searchers trained to get more accurate Intel reports. Recon squadrons send only two aircraft to their assigned hex per turn - one morning and one afternoon. If they have additional aircraft they should be training in Recon or, if pilots or airframe are getting fatigued, assigned to rest. Any unassigned pilots will be wasting time on standby - not getting trained and not getting rested.

Search aircraft are a bit more tricky because search can always be done. Once there is a decent amount of search on expected enemy vectors, some pilots could be assigned to training. Trouble is, I think the distance set for search also gets applied to training so aircraft fatigue has to be monitored closely. And if weather is Thunderstorms or Severe Storms at home base, the whole airfield is closed to avoid ops losses. That includes transfers in or out.

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