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Wow, you are just blasting through his defenses! Not sure anyone has taken the Okinawas this early before? [:)]

Also amazed at the extremely low plane losses. That has to favor you?

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Wow, you are just blasting through his defenses! Not sure anyone has taken the Okinawas this early before? [:)]

Also amazed at the extremely low plane losses. That has to favor you?

Hi Jocke! Yeah. I did not exploit the breakthroughs quickly enough in previous games nor was aggressive enough.

This time around decieded to follow up the Marianas captured with swift moves to north.

Personally this is the first time I have invaded Okinawas and definately good bases to have. It pretty much blockades the home islands. Now I can use LBA aircraft and carriers to shut down his shipping lanes.

The plane losses have been "odd". I'am used to 6-7x times that number around this date.

I really don't know why these are such low.. allthough I did not give him chance to deploy them.

I have solid pools available so as you said I think this favours me at this point of time.

So what is the next move now? I found it a bit cramped on the Okinawas but certainly possible to conduct strategic bombing over the HI. But you won´t have the long range fighters needed for that yet.

Stategic nightbombing? Or are you looking to land on the HI? [:)]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

So what is the next move now? I found it a bit cramped on the Okinawas but certainly possible to conduct strategic bombing over the HI. But you won´t have the long range fighters needed for that yet.

Stategic nightbombing? Or are you looking to land on the HI? [:)]

Good question. At first we need build up the Okinawa region and than options are open.

He has tons of aircraft at HI thus we need to start taking these out piece by piece. Also, definately want to shutdown all merchant ship movent in and out of HI. The shipping lanes are now priority.

Also waiting signit intel were his remaining fleet is. He don't have many carriers but few battleships are lurking/hiding somewhere.

We might swing and move towards Luzon and Formosa. Than again HI assault is not ruled out either. I have once landed in HI and you need brute force there. (Not saying we do not have it).

We will definately start strategic bombing runs as soon as it is practical.

Also need to breakthrough at Burma. More infantry, artillery, combat engineers, fighters and bombers are moving into that region as well.

So.. not ruling anything out at this moment! [:)]

An small update. Chris is organizing his stuff after the fall of Okinawa and making major overhaul on his assets near HI.

Actually will need to take closer look too once the turn arrives.

Thankfully this is not an sprint so we keep on going shortly! [:D]

Current situation around the pacific.. we are still waiting for the japanese response...! [:)]

February 27th - March 1st 1944


The show is back into road....

Allied airforces continue their assault at Toungoo.

The last japanese troops has been wiped out at Naha.

Allied fighters down some Betty and Nell bombers around Iwo Jima.

Definately nice to have better picture on what seas / traffic looks like near HI!

Sub kills: PB Hinode Maru #18

ORIGINAL: aztez

February 27th - March 1st 1944


The show is back into road....

Allied airforces continue their assault at Toungoo.

The last japanese troops has been wiped out at Naha.

Allied fighters down some Betty and Nell bombers around Iwo Jima.

Definately nice to have better picture on what seas / traffic looks like near HI!

Sub kills: PB Hinode Maru #18

Man! B-29 pilots had to keep formation very well with that many bombs coming down in a long string! Makes me wonder how
many B-29s were lost in night bombing raids because they got hit by bombs.

BBfanboy: True! [:D] ...the skies seems to be full of bombers!

As for the game... well spotted his carriers last turn and engaging immediately!

March 2nd - 3rd 1944


Well.. the search planes definately spotted IJN carriers and alied firepower overwhelmed them.

I don't know whether he actually were trying to sneak them towards Okinawa or into HI for repairs/upgrades.

I guess the best way to describe this show is to copy and paste whole encounter...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Batan Island at 90,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 69
B6N2 Jill x 30
B6N2a Jill x 11
D3A1 Val x 24
D4Y1 Judy x 17
D4Y3 Judy x 46



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 10
F6F-3 Hellcat x 127


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 9 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 8 destroyed by flak
B6N2a Jill: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
D4Y1 Judy: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak
D4Y3 Judy: 16 destroyed, 2 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 9 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1
CVL Monterey
CVL Belleau Wood
CVL Langley
CVL Cowpens
CL Biloxi
CV Bunker Hill
CV Intrepid, Torpedo hits 1

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Batan Island at 89,75

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 14
D4Y3 Judy x 23



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 104


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 4 destroyed
D4Y3 Judy: 12 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Batan Island at 89,75

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 16
B5N2 Kate x 18
B6N2 Jill x 12



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 92


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 5 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 8 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Indiana

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 88,78

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 133
N1K1-J George x 2



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 89
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 68
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
SBD-5 Dauntless x 44
TBF-1 Avenger x 89


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 6 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 8 destroyed, 21 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2
CVL Nisshin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Aso
CVE Chuyo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVL Chitose, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CV Shokaku
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 3
CV Taiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CV Katsuragi
CV Kasagi
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 88,78

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 99



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 3
Swordfish I x 13
F6F-3 Hellcat x 83
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 91
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
TBM-1C Avenger x 62


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 1 damaged
F6F-3 Hellcat: 6 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 destroyed, 12 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 4 destroyed, 12 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Nisshin, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
CVE Chuyo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVL Chitose, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Taiho, heavy fires
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Haruna
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Kasagi
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
CA Mikuma
CV Aso
CA Myoko
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 88,78

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 63



Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 18


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 8 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 88,78

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 57



Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 8


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Taiho, heavy fires

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Batan Island at 90,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 21
B6N2a Jill x 4
D4Y3 Judy x 4



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 10
F6F-3 Hellcat x 74


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 7 destroyed
B6N2a Jill: 2 destroyed
D4Y3 Judy: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 88,78

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 31
N1K1-J George x 5



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 62
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 56
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26
TBF-1 Avenger x 82


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 6 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 16 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Kasagi
CV Aso, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 15, on fire
CVL Nisshin, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Haruna
CV Taiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Akigumo
DD Asashio
DD Makigumo
CA Takao, Bomb hits 3
DD Fujinami, Bomb hits 1
CA Chikuma
DD Makinami, Bomb hits 1

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 88,78

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 16
N1K1-J George x 1



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 9
Swordfish I x 12
F6F-3 Hellcat x 73
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 77
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
TBM-1C Avenger x 49


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 4 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
CV Kasagi, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Susuzuki
DD Takanami, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Niizuki, Bomb hits 2
DD Akigumo, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hatsuzuki, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Haguro
CV Aso, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Fujinami

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 87,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 9



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 29
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 17


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Taiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Makinami, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 87,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 4



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 46
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 27


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Taiho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Makinami, on fire
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 87,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14
TBF-1 Avenger x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Taiho, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Makigumo, on fire

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 87,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 8



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 59
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 27
TBM-1C Avenger x 15


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Makinami, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Tokitsukaze, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage


...and that is how the turn ended.

Sub kills: None

Wow! Your CAP really ate up his first strike. Makes me think his pilot experience/skill is lower than usual because of previous heavy losses.

A doubt he was trying to sneak the CVs home. My bet is that he tried for a max range strike and you moved in too close for that.

BBfanboy: The CAP definately worked nicely and as intended. Those two allied carriers only recieved a dent and some small shipyard time.

It seems that those carriers were intentionally there to lure my carriers further south. Chris actually was sneaking some carriers and surface assests out of HI.

That propably would have worked but his aggressive commander reacted and thus the battle took place. Those ships he was sneaking seem to have arrived at Hong Kong now.

The reason for that deployment was the fuel situation at HI which will become an issue for him now.

The PBEM will go forward. Both feel that only way to learn the game is by playing it. You can read forums, tips etc but it is quite diffrent to actually use them in the game.

Now, I have some choices to make regarding rest of 1944 and onwards...

March 4th - 13th 1944


Quiet days after that big carrier battles as expected.

SS Crevalle torpedoes CL Yura near Pescadores. The ship had been damaged SS Apagon earlier.

The air skirmished battles have continued around Toungoo. Nothing major though and the losses have been around 1:1 ratio.

Allied are now starting to get Thunderbolt fighters which should be very useful indeed.

Sub kills: CL Yura

March 14th - 15th 1944


The map picture pretty much sums up the current state of affairs. It is all about decision making process at the moment.

Only real combat action is in Burma where Japanese fighters try to overwhelm Allied bombers. Nothing bloody though.

The fist reinforcements have arrived at Burma but not in hurry to start the final push just yet.

Other than that... well options are open and have been looking at the map to make decisions. Nothing confirmed yet...

Sub kills: None

So ... after conquering India, the Japanese split off Pakistan and Bangladesh? [:D]

Don't forget - they also decided to partition Korea.....[:D]

Hi guys! Yeah.. that top secret map was found at Okinawa! Definately some odd new borders!!! [:D]

Allied HQ is still digesting this new information! [:D]

March 16th - April 4th 1944


The IJA is putting more fighters up in the air at Toungoo. Thus there have few bloody days there.

The first bunch of P-47D25 Thunderbolts definately help in this area. Also some 30 B29 bombers have arrived in Aden and are deploying now.

In ground allied launched another ground offensive near Prome but that failed and caused more casualties than planned...

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Ground combat at 55,51 (near Prome)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 135081 troops, 2001 guns, 1761 vehicles, Assault Value = 4037

Defending force 80655 troops, 932 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 2257

Allied adjusted assault: 1464

Japanese adjusted defense: 4143

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
6623 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 296 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Guns lost 145 (14 destroyed, 131 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (10 destroyed, 34 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
14709 casualties reported
Squads: 328 destroyed, 1042 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 99 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 128 disabled
Guns lost 220 (21 destroyed, 199 disabled)
Vehicles lost 80 (7 destroyed, 73 disabled)


Assaulting units:
39th Indian Division
11th (East African) Division
46th Indian Brigade
7th Indian Division
Provisionl Tank Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
72nd British Brigade
98th Indian Brigade
19th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion
3rd Commando Brigade
26th Indian Brigade
36th Div Engineer Battalion
14th Army Engineer Battalion
22nd (East African) Brigade
209th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
81st (West African) Division
17th Indian Division
29th British Brigade
5th Indian Division
XV Indian Corps
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
XXXIII Indian Corps
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
IV Indian Corps
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment

Defending units:
9th Division
52nd Division
1st Tank Division
24th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Raiding Regiment
1st Raiding Regiment
1st Division
55th Division
5th Division
3rd INA Azad Regiment
Kure 6th SNLF
9th RF Gun Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
52nd Construction Battalion


...nothing major though but tough fights have been ongoing here for a while.

In the pacific region there are deployments ongoing everywhere. No rush and still have couple of options to think about before decieding what's up next.

The submarines have not sunk nearly as much but that is down to that we have now pretty much closed the traffic into HI from DEI region.

CL Kuma was finished though (on the pic) and always nice.

Sub kills: xAK Sinno Maru, xAK Syunko Maru, xAK Unkai Maru #3, PB Seki Maru #2, PB Kongo Maru #2 and CL Kuma

I would move out all the small BDEs and RGTs before the next attack. I have found that the seem to take unproportional losses!