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Here is the TF that Ise is part of:

Here is the Nagato. She also has some damage.

Here is Hyuga. She is undamaged.

As mentioned, this TF bombarded Alexandrovsk this turn. Hopefully I did more damage than the combat report shows.

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Naval bombardment of Alexandrovsk at 126,41

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Nagato



BB Hyuga firing at 79th Rifle Division...
BB Ise firing at Alexandrovsk ...
BB Nagato firing at Alexandrovsk ...


See, it didn't tell me that I did any damage at all.

One of my RO boats made an attack on a Soviet surface combat TF (but I didn't get a snap in time).
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Sub attack near Olga at 115,47

Japanese Ships
SS RO-34, hits 3

Allied Ships
DD Stalin
DD Rezhtelnyi
DD Revanch
DD Buistro



SS RO-34 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Stalin...
DD Revanch fails to find sub, continues to search......
DD Stalin attacking submerged sub .......
DD Buistro fails to find sub, continues to search......
DD Revanch fails to find sub, continues to search......
DD Stalin fails to find sub, continues to search......
DD Buistro fails to find sub, continues to search......
Escort abandons search for sub...


And at Okha, CH-128 tried to penetrate the harbor and torpedo one of my precious APs in the harbor.

ASW attack near Okha at 128,37

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamo Maru
xAP Husimi Maru
xAP Terukuni Maru
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
SS ShCh-128



DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search......
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search......
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search......
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search......
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search......
Escort abandons search for sub...

This is pretty much what is going on every turn during the daylight air phase...
Multiple air attacks on my task forces near Okha using planes flying out of Alexandrovsk.

Attack 1:

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Okha at 130,37

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
I-15bis x 5
I-153 x 2
SB-2 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Sydney Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

Followed by this strike...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Alexandrovsk at 126,41

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 7



Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 4


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
5th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

And this strike...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nikolaevsk at 127,37

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes


Allied aircraft
MBR-2 x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Sanae



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x MBR-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

And then this strike...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Okha at 130,37

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 6


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Horai Maru
xAK Misaki Maru, Bomb hits 1



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

And this one....

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Okha at 130,37

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
I-15bis x 5
I-153 x 2
SB-2 x 14


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMC Asaka Maru
xAK Lima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Taizin Maru, Bomb hits 1



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb
3 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb
3 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

And the fun continues. I get more strikes up here than Japan normally sees during the Luzon landings in December.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Alexandrovsk at 126,41

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 6



Allied aircraft
I-15bis x 6
SB-2 x 5


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-15bis: 1 destroyed
SB-2: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
5th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

In case you are wondering why I have Nates covering the battleships, I have very little airpower up here. South Sakhalin Island only has two level one bases. I have brought in two small base units but they can only support one air unit each and I am trying to build the bases up as fast as possible. One of the convoys east of Okha that keeps getting attacked is bringing a pair of base units to Okha, which has a level 3 airfield.

You can also note that I am getting no intel on the enemy bases since I lack a means to fly recon up here. I an considering moving a seaplane tender up here to fly recon missions but I worry about it's vulnerability to air strikes given the lack of fighter support.

Now you can understand why I have the KB enroute to help with the airpower problem.

Meanwhile, back to the continuing attacks....

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Okha at 128,37

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
I-153 x 1
MBR-2 x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Husimi Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x MBR-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

And finally.....
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Okha at 130,37

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Hakone Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2 bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

With all the bombing going on I know how the British felt during the Falklands invasion back in 1982....

However, it wasn't all one sided. After a few turns of rest and training, my Betties and Nells resumed flying out of Japan.

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Night Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 43


Allied aircraft
I-153 x 25
I-16m24 x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses



Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

I must be hurting him with my night raids. Look at how many fighters he had on night cap over Vladivostok.

I also hit Singapore port at night unopposed.

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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 24


Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet....
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes...

Meanwhile, back in Korea, I also did night strikes on Voroshilov to start reducing his supplies.

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Night Air attack on Voroshilov , at 112,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 17


No Japanese losses



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet....
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes...

I continued pounding Vlad port.

The trick is to assign no more than one squadron to a target from the same airfield. If you do, often only one unit will fly. Therefore, if I have two units at one airfield doing night bombing, I will assign each unit to a different target hex. That way both will fly missions.

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Night Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18


Allied aircraft
I-153 x 23
I-16m24 x 6


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Morning came, and my zeroes began sweeping the skies above Voroshilov but found no opposition....

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Morning Air attack on Voroshilov , at 112,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 16000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Voroshilov , at 112,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 16000 feet

Dawn also brought the first of my airstrikes on his units at Voroshilov.

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Morning Air attack on 40th Rifle Division, at 112,45 (Voroshilov)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 31
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 39
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 15



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 20 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

This attack focused on a different unit from the first.

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Morning Air attack on 126th Rifle Division, at 112,45 (Voroshilov)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 15
Ki-30 Ann x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

This one hit the airfield but also attacked several ground units in the hex.

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Morning Air attack on Voroshilov , at 112,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 42



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 15 damaged


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Up north, east of Borzya, my Oscars tangled with a unit of Biplanes then made a strafing run on some Soviet armor that they spotted in the woods.

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Morning Air attack on 61st Tank Division, at 108,27

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12



Allied aircraft
I-153 x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-153: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar attacking from 100 feet

CAP engaged:
28 SAD/51 IAP with I-153 (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 111th Tank Division ......
Also attacking 61st Tank Division ......

His first attack of the day was against my border fort one hex west of Kotou.

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Morning Air attack on 11th Border Defense Fortress, at 115,42

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
I-15bis x 11
I-16m24 x 2
DB-3M x 40
SB-2 x 32


Allied aircraft losses
DB-3M: 9 damaged
SB-2: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SB-2 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
19 x DB-3M bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb
21 x DB-3M bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb
19 x SB-2 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb

His second attack was on my stack up north east of Shilka..

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Morning Air attack on 19th Division, at 109,25

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
22 x DB-3M bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 29th Division ......
Also attacking 19th Division ......
Also attacking 29th Division ......
Also attacking 19th Division ......