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ORIGINAL: Encircled

If he thinks about what he is doing, he will withdraw.

He's got time on his side, there is no need to rush.

He has never withdrawn. Never done a ploy. It is straight ahead with the most he can bring. It is how I managed to trash him so badly during the Java campaign.

I think he has infinite faith in his fighter pilots...even with his carriers down 200 planes, I think he keeps topping off the CVs from the CVEs...I will find out more tomorrow.

He has to leave some of his bombers on naval strike, but I fear he may well move his deathstar to the east to avoid having Hirosaki and Ominato within range effectively moving away from great trap at Hirosaki -- which I guess is ok since it will mean all the destroyers will live for the blitz tomorrow.

I have been careful to maintain search along his supply line, and haven't spotted anymore ships yet.

I would really like to knock off some carriers tomorrow, because I think his plane strength is right on the edge of a mountain, a little push, and everything will come falling down and his ships won't be able to run away fast enough.

Spotted Carriers:

Essex, Wasp, Hornet

CVL: Langley, Monterey, Cabot

CVE: Natoma Bay, Altahmha Bay, Fanshaw Bay, Liscombe Bay, Kasaan Bay, Manila Bay, Cassablanca, Coregidor, St. Lo, Suwanee, Santee.

BB: Massachusetts.

Yeah, he goes all in no doubt, but he's got to know he's pushing his luck here

The great Chungking Exodus continues.

Raheng...first Allied troops arrive.

Still no turn back?

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Still no turn back?

Not everyone is up at 5am Jocke!

And it's night in the US still, so unless he's like you and wakes up to run the turn, we may have a few hours left here waiting. [;)]

expecting bloody battle here.

I think he will see sense here.

Mind you, I've been wrong before![:)]

Downloaded turn.

And?

Carnage? Armageddon? The biggest let down since someone stuck a pin in a 1/50th scale inflatable Yamato?

Jan 17, 1944

In the half moonlight of the night, the midgets are the first encounter.

Look at that scatter...

A midget encounters another task force, but is scared away by the escorts before she can fire. Look at the ships.

One hex east of Kushiro, where the first midget encounter happened above.

Midgets...what goodness. So far, I haven't even lost one. Why is that?

Oh, my!

The Long and Pennsylvania fire at the Motor Launch, which dodges, zigs and zags back to 2000 yards, prepares to launch torpedoes, and is obliterated by a direct hit from the Pennsylvania.

Hopefully their sacrifice won't be in vain!

Full speed...well that isn't too fast for these guys....fire torpedoes...Banzai...

One torpedo is a dud, but we put the hard working Long down, and get a few 25mm hits on the cargo ships.

one MTB boat is lost.

Nice work! Not often you see MTBs/PTs hit something. Even less so Japanese ones! [:D]

Look at that. Oh my stars and garters!