Too much Iron in my Diet - Mundy(A) vs KenchiSulla (J)

[Mundy]

It looks like most of my US units in India are about up to strength already. I'll be pulling them out in the next week or so, and I hope that helps things. My big transport TF from Cape town just arrived on map. They have three DDs with them, but I'm sending the surface force at Bombay over to meet them for further escort.

I'm also shifting my longer ranged bombers to the better stocked bases in the rear.

18 February 1943

My guys at Cocanada are getting zero supply, despite Bezwada sitting at 17k worth. I'm pulling them out to Bezwada to heal up. I have plenty of recon planes watching for movement in case he tries something. More can arrive by rail if need be. The resource generator at Cocanada was at zero, with all damaged.

I finally found a VP squadron which can upgrade to PB4Ys. They're at Pearl, so I've flipped them. Once they're up, I'll hopscotch them across to Geraldton so that I can start reconning bases. I need a good look at Exmouth.

It's amazing what a 20% reduction in the dud rate will do.

Sub attack near Truk at 114,110

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hanakawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Kyo Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Hanakawa Maru
Wahoo diving deep ....
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[Mundy]

My new PB4Y squadron at Pearl is apparently on the two week plan to get the new planes uncrated.  I guess it just keeps me thinking long term.
 
A large Chinese force got driven out of Kweilin a couple days back.  I have them moving north.  Maybe they can get lost in the wilderness.  Japanese have moved into Pakhoi.  Their raw AV is roughly half that of the Chinese unit there, so we'll see.  As usual, supply is the issue.
 
I've mostly disengaged from Cocanada, with just one flak unit still moving out.  The armor there has already reached Bezwada.
 
The Royal Navy has met the mondo xAP/xAK inbound from Cape Town.  Most of the US fighting units in India will be withdrawn for eventual destination of Perth.  I'm hoping that eases the supply situation in India, also.  They'll be part of Operation Megalord later in the year.

[Mundy]

24 February 1943

Mostly quiet. Some battles in China.

Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 81341 troops, 722 guns, 460 vehicles, Assault Value = 4317

Defending force 103456 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1498

Japanese adjusted assault: 2766

Allied adjusted defense: 557

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
4381 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 424 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 39 (4 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3223 casualties reported
Squads: 104 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
22nd/B Division
40th/C Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
56th Division
17th Division
116th Division
9th Tank Regiment
26th/A Division
39th Division
22nd/A Division
37th/A Division
58th Division
40th/B Division
22nd/C Division
3rd Division
15th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
40th/A Division
37th/B Division
26th/C Division
26th/B Division
37th/C Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
China Expeditionary Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
12th Army
11th Army
13th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
44th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

I don't think Wuchang will last forever.

Ground combat at Pakhoi (72,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3994 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 6640 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229

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

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment

Defending units:
64th Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at Pakhoi (72,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6633 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 228

Defending force 3994 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Allied adjusted assault: 25

Japanese adjusted defense: 51

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
64th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
4th Ind. Mixed Regiment

I think I'm making headway here, despite the odds.

My F4U-1s are relocated to Hyderabad to support any bombing I may try.

[Mundy]

27 February 1943

Subs doing better.

Sub attack near Woleai at 102,100

Japanese Ships
TK Okayama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
TK Eisho Maru
TK Kurume Maru
TK Toa Maru
TK Kaizyo Maru
E Kasasagi

Allied Ships
SS Runner

SS Runner launches 2 torpedoes at TK Okayama Maru
Runner diving deep ....
E Kasasagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kasasagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kasasagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kasasagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Runner took a second shot at another tanker, but missed. I like these better torps. By year's end, it'll be deadly.

On the other hand, I was relocating some fast transports to Geraldton...

They got away the first time, but had a second encounter.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Geraldton at 48,141, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
DD Maury, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Dale, Shell hits 1, on fire
APD Colhoun, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
APD Stringham, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
APD Crosby, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Kilty
APD Humphreys, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Long, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
AMC Monowai, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
CA Mogami engages DD Maury at 25,000 yards
CA Mogami engages AMC Monowai at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards

This sucks. They would have been part of the Oosthaven strike, and probably Exmouth too. I'll be using regular transport for those now, it seems. My carriers are too far away yet, just rounding Kangaroo Island. I got lax on this part of Oz, with everyone training. I've moved PBYs over from Townsville and set a bunch of bombers to naval attack, but it's probably too late and they're gone. I need to be more thorough in my coverage. I may pull a sweep with about three CVEs just as a precaution. I don't want to expose the fleet CVs yet, as his suspicion will get irked.

[Mundy]

02 March 1943

New month.

Massive upgrade day. Probably all my APs are converting to APAs. Get the troops landed that much quicker. A number of destroyers, subs, and minesweepers are upgrading also.

Only one more month until F6Fs show up. They'll be pouring in at 130 a month, so I'll probably be able to flip my carriers over fairly quickly. It'll make me a better matchup against the IJN carriers.

Other than that, I'm just getting stuff moved. I'm keeping an eye on the prep level of troops at Adak. They're around the 50 mark right now. Once they're up, Attu and Amchitka will be taken, pretty much wrapping up things in the Aleutians. No rush. When it's ready, it's ready.

Bezwada's fully stacked with the troops from Cocanada. Nice thing is that it's bombardment proof, but still blocks the route west. My Indian paratroopers are up to strength now, so I railed them to Hyderabad. If/when the need arrives, I can get loads of transports there quickly and drop them somewhere. We'll see...

[Mundy]

07 March 1943

Fairly quiet. Just busy assembling my pieces.

LEX has sailed west towards the board edge to meet the incoming big troop convoy inbound from Cape Town. I'm getting paranoid about surface raiders out that ways. I figure just one carrier won't attract undue attention, if discovered. It's a long ways from Truk, if KB is living there.

Victorious is one day out from Pearl Harbor. She'll accompany the rest of the battleships and the 'phibs when they're ready. She's carrying, if I recall, one squadron of Avengers and two little ones of Martlets. Hardly massive, but she can serve as bait if there's a battle at some point.

[Mundy]

I probably won't have much of an update here this week, barring any chatter.  CF is out for the week on a work trip.
 
Gives me time to make sense of the Japanese for awhile...
 
I managed to run convoys into Corregidor's and Singapore's coast defenses so far.

[BBfanboy]

You still hold Bataan and Singapore in March 1943? That's amazing! ... unless you mean you ran your convoys into his coast defences at those two places!

[Mundy]

No.. my other game as the Japanese.

Lots of "tricks" catching me off guard there.

[Mundy]

09 March 1943

Back in action.

Wuchang is probably on its last legs, though they're making them pay.

Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69268 troops, 652 guns, 423 vehicles, Assault Value = 4309

Defending force 92169 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 662

Japanese adjusted assault: 4477

Allied adjusted defense: 123

Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2058 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3095 casualties reported
Squads: 97 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 191 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
39th Division
58th/B Division
22nd Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
116th/B Division
56th Division
26th/B Division
3rd Division
40th/C Division
40th/B Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
58th/C Division
116th/C Division
40th/A Division
9th Tank Regiment
26th/C Division
17th Division
15th Tank Regiment
58th/A Division
37th/B Division
26th/A Division
37th/A Division
116th/A Division
37th/C Division
China Expeditionary Army
11th Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
13th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
37th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps

All the other Chinese units, pushed out of other areas, are making for the deep dark interior. I'll see what I can do about a guerilla campaign with them.

Other that that, I'm setting up my pieces. PB4Ys are finally at Geraldton, so the recon of Exmouth and beyond starts.

[Mundy]

10 March 1943

Even 40% torpedoes are miracle torpedoes.

Submarine attack near Saishu To at 99,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Oyashima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier

xAK Oyashima Maru is sighted by SS Grenadier
SS Grenadier launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Oyashima Maru

First recon of Exmouth just indicates three units right now.

[Mundy]

12 March 1942

This will leave a mark.

Sub attack near Iba at 75,69

Japanese Ships
TK Omurosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Daiei Maru
TK Rikko Maru
TK Goyo Maru
E Sagi
E Hato

Allied Ships
SS Haddo

SS Haddo launches 4 torpedoes at TK Omurosan Maru
Haddo diving deep ....
E Sagi attacking submerged sub ....
E Hato fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hato fails to find sub and abandons search
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi attacking submerged sub ....
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
E Sagi is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

Wuchang is still drawing out. I'm guessing being surrounded prolongs this a bit.

Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49362 troops, 461 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 4250

Defending force 80511 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 439

Japanese adjusted assault: 1911

Allied adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 39 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2679 casualties reported
Squads: 103 destroyed, 106 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
40th/C Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
40th/A Division
39th/C Division
56th/A Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th/B Division
17th/C Division
3rd/C Division
39th/A Division
26th/C Division
17th/A Division
37th Division
3rd/B Division
15th Tank Regiment
26th/A Division
58th Division
26th/B Division
9th Tank Regiment
40th/B Division
56th/B Division
39th/B Division
22nd Division
116th Division
3rd/A Division
56th/C Division
China Expeditionary Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Army
11th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
10th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps

Tomorrow, I'm giving Port Moresby a poke. One squadron of P-38Gs sweeping. Another escorting two of Beauforts and one of B-17s on a port raid.

I'm getting conflicting intel on Exmouth. Last turn it was 800 men. Now it's four units and air, but no details. I guess it will take time to develop.

[Mundy]

The Port Moresby raid was a bust.  Only one squadron of Beauforts flew -- by themselves.  No escorts and no sweeps.
 
Bad dice...
 
Wuchang's death is still endless.  I thought they'd had fallen four days ago.
 
In transferring my invasion army to Perth, I'm about to hit the stacking limits.  All of the follow on base units and such are diverting to Busselton, Once the invaders kick off, I'll rail them to Perth for quick loading and shipment.  The Oosthaven/Exmouth invaders are setting up in Geraldton.
 
I have a bunch of air and ground units in Pearl Harbor waiting to ship over for this.  I'm waiting until the new APAs are out of the dock -- some 9 days out.  I've also had a constant stream of LSTs and the like coming from Panama and Portland, so I'll pull in as many as possible before shipping out.  A new LCI or something similar will finish her long conversion process in Seattle within that time frame, too.  Most of these invasion ships are equipment or supply oriented.  I wish I had more people movers in the mix.  A bunch more APAs are in Sydney, converting over, too.
 
I converted another 10 or so xAK Liberty ships to xAPs.  Despite the big convoys I've sent out, there's still something like 80 at San Francisco yet.
 
On a similar note, I'm surprised I haven't dealt with a big sub campaign off the west coast.  It's been several months since I've had a sighting.  I think the last one I dealt with was the one that got hit by the blimps.  I would have like 20 cruising the obvious supply routes.  He has kept one near Suva, which I find off and on.  On the other side, most of my encounters with my subs have been between Luzon and Formosa.  I almost never catch transports off the Japanese coast.  I'm not sure if his ships are hugging the Chinese coast and approaching Japan from the NW.  That's my guess right now.  With the extra subs I'm getting, I'm now giving Palembang and Soerabaja some more attention.  The 20% drop in dud rate makes this more worth it.
 
I seem to be getting my troops gathered up faster than I anticipated.  I'm still going to wait on this for a number of months.  I want F6Fs supporting this as well as some Independence and Essex ships.  130 Hellcats a month will be a luxury I'm not used to.  I never looked at when SB2Cs come out.  I'd imagine within a similar timeframe.
 
One nagging issue is a ship withdrawal.  S-19 is getting an upgrade and was supposed to be withdrawn.  Oops...  It looks like I'm only losing 10 a day  I'm okay PP-wise right now.  The Aussies bound for the invasion, I could assign to the Australian I Corps, which is a subset of the home restricted command.  A cheap way out.
 
India is dead quiet.  My hypothesis that he's content with half the subcontinent seems to hold so far.  This could change if he decides to dump a bunch of troops from China once that's wrapped up.  I've been moving my leftover troops into the interior wilderness to mess with his supply routes and the like.  One Chinese Hudson squadron respawned in the USA, and they're now sitting in Cape Town.  My sub presence out of Bombay has increased greatly.  Ceylon and Calcutta are swarming with subs right now.  Any USN sub which shows up on the east coast gets sent to this theatre.

[Sangeli]

ORIGINAL: Mundy
In transferring my invasion army to Perth, I'm about to hit the stacking limits.  All of the follow on base units and such are diverting to Busselton, Once the invaders kick off, I'll rail them to Perth for quick loading and shipment.  The Oosthaven/Exmouth invaders are setting up in Geraldton.

I see you're still planning to launch the Sumatra invasion you were talking about earlier. What exactly are you planning for Sumatra? Is Oosthaven the only base you are planning on taking in the initial phases?

[Mundy]

No, the main effort will land at Benkoelen. I want to grab Palembang as quickly as possible. All my AKVs will be in the second landing once it's taken, so I have instant air.

I'm not familiar with the Japanese economy yet to know if he can keep it running off Borneo oil. Hopefully not.

This will be July at a minimum. I'd like some Essexes in the mix, plus the fighter squadrons upgraded. I'll also hit Baker and the Gilberts at the start to grab his attention.

[Sangeli]

ORIGINAL: Mundy

No, the main effort will land at Benkoelen. I want to grab Palembang as quickly as possible. All my AKVs will be in the second landing once it's taken, so I have instant air.

I'm not familiar with the Japanese economy yet to know if he can keep it running off Borneo oil. Hopefully not.

This will be July at a minimum. I'd like some Essexes in the mix, plus the fighter squadrons upgraded. I'll also hit Baker and the Gilberts at the start to grab his attention.

Hmmm...I fear that Benkoelen is too far from Palembang for this ambitious plan to work. Since you lack carrier superiority, you need to take Palembang before the Japanese can react to your moves here and get units to the defending Palembang. Palembang is an ideal defensive position with heavy forts. How long do you think a march from Benkoelen to Palembang will take? Without opposition its going to be measured in the weeks so with opposition its going to take even longer. Anything in reserve at Singapore will be able to reach Palembang well before you can get there. And then the Japanese will have naval fire support; everything is going to be working against your LCUs. The only way you're going to pull this off is if you manage to defeat the Japanese carrier forces and can have some measure of control over the waters around Sumatra. July 43 is just too early for this move. I can pretty much guarantee you if you try it then its going to fall flat on its head. CF is too good of a player to let you take Palembang this early. Maybe July 44 you could pull it off but not July 43.

[Mundy]

I did say "at least"  [;)]
 
I'm just going to evaluate the situation over the next several months.  As it is, I don't think Australia has the fuel to support a massive Overlord style setup right now.  I have a number of tanker convoys enroute as it is, and I'm contemplating shutting down their HI.
 
If any weak spots show themselves, I may take some advantage.  Exmouth is proving a troubling recon target.  Last turn, it showed zero info.  There are planes there -- probably search types.
 
I don't want to risk the APAs and the like on anything right now, as I treasure them greatly.
 
Should KB show up at say... Dutch Harbor, yes, it may start sooner rather than later.  Usually I get some intel leaks on carrier locations, but in this game... nothing.
 
The Australian division from Aden (4th?) is now on-map from Cape Town.  Lexington is escorting them to Perth.

[Sangeli]

ORIGINAL: Mundy
Should KB show up at say... Dutch Harbor, yes, it may start sooner rather than later.  Usually I get some intel leaks on carrier locations, but in this game... nothing.

You mean to launch your Exmouth invasion or Sumatra invasion? If you want to bring the KB out you have to put the Japanese in a position where the Japanese need to use the KB to counter you. Which is why I think its important for the Allies to have a couple different strategic attack vectors since the KB can only cover one at a time.

ORIGINAL: Mundy
If any weak spots show themselves, I may take some advantage.  Exmouth is proving a troubling recon target.  Last turn, it showed zero info.  There are planes there -- probably search types.

Are you using planes that have cameras for recon? If they don't have cameras then their recon isn't going to be reliable.

[Mundy]

ORIGINAL: Sangeli
You mean to launch your Exmouth invasion or Sumatra invasion? If you want to bring the KB out you have to put the Japanese in a position where the Japanese need to use the KB to counter you. Which is why I think its important for the Allies to have a couple different strategic attack vectors since the KB can only cover one at a time.

I was being tongue-in-cheek. I really don't expect KB to make a move unless something serious happens.

ORIGINAL: Sangeli
Are you using planes that have cameras for recon? If they don't have cameras then their recon isn't going to be reliable.

PB4Ys have cameras. I've noticed some of the flash messages showing that they're occasionally aborting missions due to weather. I wasn't aware of this for recon. I guess I'm used to the UV days where recon flew 24/7 in all weather no matter what. Must have changed since then.

17 March 1943

I think this is starting to leave a mark.

Sub attack near Jolo at 73,88

Japanese Ships
TK Shoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Nikkoku Maru
E W-5

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

SS Pompano launches 4 torpedoes at TK Shoyo Maru
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Puerto Princesa at 75,84

Japanese Ships
TK Sanraku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
E W-5

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

SS Pompano launches 4 torpedoes at TK Sanraku Maru
Pompano diving deep ....
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Wuchow finally falls. Some units kept surrendering turn by turn until it was over. Same is happening at Kukong right now.

Adak's up to a level 5 airfield now. Tons of fast breeding Seabees work wonders.

[HansBolter]

Adak becomes a supreme submarine base.

A very short trip to HI waters.

Even the S-Boats can patrol the Kuriles from Adak.