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15th July
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Not much to report beside the raid into Shikuka.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Shikuka at 126,43, Range 2,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Ryoka Maru, Shell hits 5,  on fire
      xAK Syunko Maru
      xAK Tamahoko Maru
      xAK Yuri Maru
      xAK Mitimei Maru
      xAK Kiyo Maru
      xAK Yamabuki Maru, Shell hits 1
      xAK Mansei Maru
      xAK Zuisyo Maru
      xAK Syoryu Maru
      xAK Sikisan Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
      xAK Kyosei Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
      PB Teibo Maru #2, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
 
Allied Ships
      CA Pensacola
      DD Meredith
      DD Monssen
 
 
 
Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms  with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
PB Teibo Maru #2 sunk by CA Pensacola at 2,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Ryoka Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Kyosei Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Kyosei Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Kyosei Maru sunk by DD Monssen at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Sikisan Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Sikisan Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
xAK Kiyo Maru collides with xAK Yamabuki Maru at 126 , 43
DD Meredith engages xAK Sikisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Monssen engages xAK Sikisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Monssen engages xAK Zuisyo Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Monssen engages xAK Sikisan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Monssen engages xAK Sikisan Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Sikisan Maru sunk by DD Meredith at 2,000 yards
DD Monssen engages xAK Yamabuki Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Ryoka Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Syoryu Maru at 2,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shikuka at 126,43, Range 2,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Hohuku Maru
      xAK Madras Maru, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Misaku Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
      xAK Nagisan Maru
      xAK Nichiran Maru, Shell hits 11,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Nissen Maru #3, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
      xAK Otake Maru, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
      PB Okuyo Maru #2, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
 
Allied Ships
      CA Pensacola
      DD Meredith
      DD Monssen
 
 
 
Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends loading operations and begins to get underway
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms  with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
PB Okuyo Maru #2 sunk by CA Pensacola at 2,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Misaku Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Otake Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Monssen engages xAK Otake Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Otake Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Misaku Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Madras Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
xAK Otake Maru sunk by CA Pensacola at 3,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAK Nissen Maru #3
xAK Nissen Maru #3 sunk by CA Pensacola at 3,000 yards
Ferguson R. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages xAK Nichiran Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Monssen engages xAK Nichiran Maru at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAK Misaku Maru
xAK Misaku Maru sunk by CA Pensacola at 2,000 yards
xAK Misaku Maru sunk by CA Pensacola at 2,000 yards
Task forces break off...
 
 
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Submarine attack near Shikuka  at 126,43
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Ryoka Maru,  on fire
 
Allied Ships
      SS Grampus
 
 
 
xAK Ryoka Maru is sighted by SS Grampus
SS Grampus launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ryoka Maru
 
Submarine attack near Shikuka  at 126,43
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Mitimei Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
 
Allied Ships
      SS Grampus
 
 
 
xAK Mitimei Maru is sighted by SS Grampus
SS Grampus attacking xAK Mitimei Maru on the surface
Hutchinson, E.S. decides to submerge SS Grampus due to damage
 
Koniu is not very happy with me right now.  We still got to get them out of harms way another day on full speed.

A very bad day to be a japaneese merchant marnine .. "they never tell me that in merchant marine schoor ." [:D]

16th July
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Derby
Night air attack puts bomb in our AS not much damage.
 
Chang Mai
Night air attack destroys 5 Helens and 2 recon planes.
 
 

17th and 18th July
 
KB ?
MKB ?
 
Not for sure which is operating in the Timor AO.  Intel say 130 fighters with 199 bombers. 
 
Nor Burma
Mohawks meet and greet a bunch of Jap bombers 5 of them are shot down for no loses of our own. 
 
nothing else going on.

19th July

KB Timor AO
MKB unknown

Chang Mai
B17Es attack the AF.  Oscars try to defend it.  In total 17 Oscars are lost to 8 B17Es.  Fighters didn't sweep this AF.  Things might of been different here.

Koepan
Japs are reinforceing here.

I am getting alot of reports of my ASW AC attacking and hitting subs. I got 2 reports of it this turn. I-19 has been reportedly hit over 20 times by 500 pounders.

more later

What I have found is that the tide ebbs and flows .. one turn the IJ rule like you losing some B-17's then another turn he loses a bunch of stuff. In my game .. back to back turns .. the IJ get a good lick in and I totally fail to execute my plan [:(] next turn .. his Betty's get compeltely stomped eliminating a whole squadron .. [:D] ... stay with it .. [;)]

But I do try and get some successful sweeps in first before bombing . if only to reduce the numbers if the bombers show up unescorted ...

Crackaces,  Your right, I wasn't ranting.  I expect it to happen. 
 
20th July
 
KB unknown
MKB off Derby.
 
Derby
Koniu sends in a SAG made up of 2 CAs and 2 DDs.  He meets 2 of our TFs consisting of a CL and 2 DDs each.  Koniu lost a DD (Probably) we lose 2 CLs and 2 DDs.  He says he will be back.  I see another TF coming towards Derby.  I have scrapped together a hodge podge group of ships to help defend Derby.  3 AMCs only one has 6 in guns.  2 DDs are patroling but low on ammo and fuel.  I am rushing a CA led TF to Derby they will prob meet this Jap TF after it attacks my cannonfodder.
 
Ambon
Japs try to sweep my minefields.  They pay for it.  2 DMS's take hits from our CD guns and an SC hits a mine.
 
more later

2 turns to talk about.
 
21st and 22nd July
 
KB unknown
MKB north of Derby
 
Derby
Our 2 CA SAG meets a 3 BB SAG off Derby.  Not good.  We lose both CAs and maybe 2 DDs.  I don't think we sunk anything.  We damaged his ships but not that bad.
 
Nanyang
Small air engagement.  We lose 2 Lancers for 1 Oscar.
 
Port Morsby
We sink an ACM in a port strike.
 
Will have to rethink my plans now.

23rd July
 
MKB Kendri
KB unknown
 
Lautem
P38s sweep at 27k they meet a bunch of Zeros.  14 Zeros are shot down and 1 ops loss.  4 P38s are shot down with 1 ops loss.
 
nothing else to report.

24th July
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Rangoon
We bomb the AF. We destroy 11 Nells and 2 recon planes.
 
Samulaki
We bomb the AF and destroy 5 Kates.
 
Darwin
We catch a sub and hit it 5 times.
 
Soerabaja
Dutch sub misses a DD 3 different times. 
 
PH
AKE takes a TT.  I am seeing more subs patroling around PH now.

I sent my endurance 3100 SC's to PH and activated those float planes on the WC sending them to PH. Combine the two and it discourages submarine action .. after the 5th sub met Davy Jones ... he went elsewhere ..

Crackaces, I am just now getting SCs to PH.
 
25th July
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Changsha
Japs sweep in small packages.  They pay for this.  32 Oscars are shot down with 5 ops.  We lose 8 P40Es and 2 P40Bs.
 
Singapore
Does it have oil.  I have intel that a group of tankers are there.
 
Timor AO
Koniu lands at Dodo, Taberfang and another island.
 
got to run more later

NorPac
PG Charleston and 2 other ships ran into an xAKL about 15 hexs SW of Attu.  Wonder what this ship was doing out here all alone.  Pickett ship or what.
 
Koniu is sealing off the Timor AO.  I haven't seen any of his tankers for a long time.  I am trying to find out of he is taking fuel or oil from Pbang and Soerabaja.  I have a carrier TF positioned off of Sumatra right now waiting for something to kill.  I have just set one of the old LB 30 squadrons on recon of Sorerabaja.  Maybe I will find something here.
 
Moulmein
150 fighters present.  I see 70 bombers at Rangoon.  I think this is a trap for my bombers.  I don't have enought fighters to sweep Rangoon, so I will leave them be for now.
 
 

Like I said, I have a 2 CV TF off DEI.  I am trying to decide if I should strike at Pbang or Soerabaja.  I think Soerabaja might have some damaged warships repairing in the port.  But I am not sure.  Do I wait till I see a tanker TF loading up or do I go and strike.  
 
Any thoughts.  Let me know guys.

26th July
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Some good intel this turn.  Tankers are at Singers.  Gudgeon took a shot at one and took 4 hits for the attempt.  Intel says there is a tanker at Pbang.  Recon shows 149 ships at Soerabaja.   Decisisons decisions.
 
I think I will split up my CVs and hit Soerabaja with one and either Pbang or Singer with the other.  Singers will be hard to hit because of the distance also I forgot to upgrade the devesators to avengers.  OPPPSSSS  But he could have his CVs at Singers.  I can hit any target in 2 days.
 
Soerabaja
I know has some DDs, CLs (probably those that were shot up around Derby) and transports.  149 ships in port can't miss hitting something.
 
Pbang
Atleast one tanker reported.  I don't know if its in port or in a TF.  I do see a TF symbol though.
 
Singers
Atleast 4 tankers and also have intel of CAs in 2 different TFs.
 
The rest of the turn was your typical ground bombings.

27th July
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
PH
We smack I-122 around for 4 hits.
 
Darwin
We smack I-166 around for 5 hits.  Air ASW reports hits on I-166 and 3 hits on I-165.  Be nice of this is correct.
 
Pbang
I have detached 2 DDs to go raid Pbang.  They are undected just outside of Merak. Radio traffic reported at Pbang lets hope this is the tanker TF.  They will go in tomorrow
 
Singers
Gudgeon takes some more hits to keep giving us some good intel.  Tankers are still here along with a large transport TF.
 
Soerabaja
Port is still full of ships.  Carriers must of refueld or something they didn't move very far.  They are 2 days away from being able to attack. 
 
So before I leave I should be able to smack the Japs around.  Koniu said he needs a few days to mess around with his economy and stuff.

27th July
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Pbang
Gridley and McCall encounter 2 tanker TFs.  Combat reports are as followed.
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 27, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 11,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      E Hachijo, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
      TK San Clemente Maru, Shell hits 23,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      TK San Ramon Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
      TK Teiyo Maru, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
 
Allied Ships
      DD Gridley
      DD McCall
 
Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 12,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      E Hashidate
      TK Hoyo Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
      TK Huzisan Maru, Shell hits 2
      TK Kaizyo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
      TK Kuroshio Maru, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires
      TK Toa Maru, Shell hits 1
 
Allied Ships
      DD Gridley, Shell hits 1
      DD McCall
 
The shell hit didn't do any damage to the Gridley.  They both broke away from the last TFs due to no ammo.  They also disengaged from PB TF.  So 3 tankers sunk with one E boat.  I suspect that atleast one more tanker will sink maybe 2 more if I am lucky.  I didn't see any fuel cargo buring on the second group.  I am hoping they will burn themselves to the bottom of the ocean.  Koniu said that I am a pirate for sinking unarmed tankers. ARGGGGG ME MATEY.
 
Soerabaja
Our carrier TF is still undected and will be within strike range tomorrow morning.  Intel says 9 ships are in port, but I see a TF in the hex.  Planes are on max range lets hope the do some damage.  Port strike is secondary for TT bombers and the 1 group of DBs the rest has port strike.  Intel has CAs, CLs, DDs and transports listed in port.
 
PH
RO boat takes 3 hits.
 
Darwin
I-165 takes 2 hits.
 
A cease fire has been declared between me and Koniu.  I am getting married tomorrow and will be heading off to my honeymoon.  So no turns for a while. 

A cease fire has been declared between me and Koniu. I am getting married tomorrow and will be heading off to my honeymoon. So no turns for a while

Congradulations!!

Thanks Crackaces.
 
Our DDs are running up the Straits of Malacca.  They are currently to the east of Malacca.  Not out of harms way yet.
 
Our CV TF will be 3 hexs away from Soerabaja tomorrow when they launch there attack. 
 
I rewatched the CR.  I think Koniu may loose all 3 for those damaged tankers.

CONGRADULATIONS!!
CnC Zuluhour