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The swift boats, they steamed right past the big fleet, and hit one further to the east, but they saved their torpedoes for something better. I hope.

Crikey

I was wrong

(again!)

Thats the weirdest TF composition I have ever seen. [X(]

Several midget encounters, for no joy, far to the south an Rboat tangles with some destroyers, and two more encounters for this MTB fleet, the first against 2 DMS for misses, and then another minesweeper group.

Allies to the right of me, Allies to the left, even a lone xakl without fuel is fighting!

This is the Homeland!

These fast guys saved their torpedoes, and used them on something good!

Landings at Shikotan and Kushiro.

Here is a look at some of the losses at Kushiro...

Daytime now,....

The action is still fast and furious, and the MTBs try to close, but no joy here.

164 tries to flee, and makes it to Kunashiri, which is not invaded yet and runs into these guys!

The one consolation is the Minneapolis has heavy fires and heavy damage...surely there is no hope for her.

The two destroyers sent out to tangle with whatever, are now heavily exposed in south of Kushiro, a little west. Can they react into something better for I fear their lives are numbered in minutes.

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Thats the weirdest TF composition I have ever seen. [X(]

The AOs in the invasion TF? [&:]

What is an AR doing here!!! [X(]

Allies park their CVEs that I can see right now, one hex east of Kushiro, and my land based air attacks target it.

600 fighter CAP, but we do get one Myojo and one Betty to get thru, but both miss....

My CAP trap over Ominato only nets a few Avengers.

And the Allies are ashore!

At Kunashiri, our defenders took it on the chin during the daytime bombardment.

All these troops unloaded in one pulse in the day.

At Shikotan we are in a little better shape...

Big picture...

Depot divisions all activated, unfortunately nothing can go to Hokkaido as they are Eastern Command etc....

My two General Defense Divisons are at Haha Jimi, being flown back...

Well, today is the day.

I will be able to sweep all those bases, three, that should get the CAP reacting all sort of strange ways. I could bomb his ground troops but they have AA so it will have to be high if I do...

I am simply going to attack with everything I have and we shall see where the chips fall out at.

He will attack and if he gets lucky he will get Kunashiri and Kushiro. Maybe they can for one day, maybe not. Then he has all those cargo ships full of planes to unload on me.

Let the scrum begin! [&o]

More thoughts,

Even if Kunashiri falls, it is currently a 0 level airfield...so I have some time there.

He has his carriers in coastal hex, but I didn't see much of a penalty in his protective
CAP. 600+ fighters to overcome. Will it continue on in that hex? Move out during the night and move back in?

Will he withdraw his landing ships or continue to land? Past history tells us he sticks around and unloads for a long time.

He will probably throw up a line of destroyers to the west to shield his landing beaches and deathstar. Probably lots of smaller task forces.

He only has a handful of subs supporting the operation.

He bombarded with several battleships, so they are starting to get low on ammo, as are the very few cruisers. His primary anti surface TF seems to be the one 2BB force under Willis, and a CL/10 Fletcher force...

I was thinking of sending the KB behind him towards Eotorofu, but now I think it should meet the mini-KB in deepwater near Hirosaki. I don't want it to react out of the deepwater, so the KB will have to follow another TF. Same with the mini KB.

I am also thinking of perhaps holding back my BBs on day one, so that his surface engagements are against ships that can avoid more readily his torpedo threat. And then sending the BB in on the morrow? I would hate to lose the Musashi to a bunch of Fletchers like I did the Yamoto.

Thoughts appreciated, it will be a while to flip this turn.

You can't sweep your own bases. Even if his troops are there. You can LR CAP which will be more effective anyway.