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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I agree with your planning, Jocke. To go too far too fast would invite trouble. You've planned well so that you are able to move forward strongly and methodically, which should work well against a beleagured enemy.

Have you given any thought to how Jeff is likely to perceive what's going on, how he's likely to react, and the risks he's likely to take? Jeff probably thinks he's no in a very dangerous position, KB off somewhere else, a vital mission to attend to the West Coast, and lots of undefended territory between New Guinea and the Home Islands. You aren't planning to invade Okinawa tomorrow, but he doesn't know that. If you give the appearance of going deep soon it might goad him into taking chances that you can take advantage off.

Send some DDs/CLs raiding deep; use long-range recon and patrols to sniff out far behind the main lines, organize some sham invasion TFs to probe his detection levels here and there, lighting up his radar screen with apparent threats.

You're probably doing all those things and more, but I like thinking aloud.

If I were him...I would start digging like a madman in the Kuriles, Marianas, New Guinea and everywhere else. And then sacrifice troops to buy time for more digging. He needs to get a defensive perimeter up. Right now he doesn´t have one. The WC troops would be enough to slow me down for a long time. I bet he is willing to sacrifice a lot to get them out...I guess we will know shortly...

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

When do you get your first AGC and HQm? With a 100% prepped HQm on an AGC in-hex, your xAPs and xAKs will unload extremely fast.

ORIGINAL: Encircled

I play the Japanese a lot, and he's going to miss those troops, esp as some by now will be experience 90+

But I'm not sure he's not better served just sacrificing them, rather than running the risk of more damage to the IJN.

He can replace troops, he can't replace the IJN

Hitler tried the master race breeding program but didn't last long enough to have it be effective. Idoubt the game will go into 1956 when you first feel the affects of the 1942-43 breeding program.

ORIGINAL: Encircled

"It is your duty to have as much sex as possible*

*nothing whatsoever to do with the game, just my feelings! [:)]

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,140

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 15
B5N2 Kate x 25
D3A1 Val x 11
D3A2 Val x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
xAK Edwin M. Stanton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Governor Wright, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Macedon
AM Bunbury, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Gideon Welles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Alcoa Pennant, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Silverwillow, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Peter H. Burnett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Mormacdove
xAK Iron Crown
xAK Agwimonte, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAP Lycaon

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Los Angeles at 225,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 48
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Yamazumi Maru
xAK Eizan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Taizin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Konzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Los Angeles at 225,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 26

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kanzyu Maru
xAK Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Yamaura Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AK Yamagiri Maru
AMC Kiyosumi Maru
xAK Anzan Maru
xAP Takatiho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Taizin Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Los Angeles at 225,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AK Kogyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Hoeisan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ikushima Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kotohira Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Kogyo Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Los Angeles at 225,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-1 Dauntless x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Yamaura Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Takatiho Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
AMC Kiyosumi Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Hoeisan Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-1 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-1 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Yamaura Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Takatiho Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Hoeisan Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Los Angeles at 225,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kotohira Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Yamagiri Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Kusuyama Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Eizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Koei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kotohira Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Eizan Maru
Massive explosion on xAK Eizan Maru
Massive explosion on AK Koei Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Los Angeles at 225,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 15
P-39D Airacobra x 25
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kusuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Ikushima Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Eizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMC Kiyosumi Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ikushima Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Eizan Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kusuyama Maru

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

His losses will hurt a lot more than yours Jocke! Very surprised he did not have any LRCAP and sent the ships in anyway.

What is the game date, please?