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I'm playing #17 as the Allies vs. the AI Japs using v2.11 (started the game using 2.0). Last turn, I noticed one of my Allied minesweepers in a Japanese TF. It cleared some of my offensive mines, attempted to DC the Peto and was the target of a B-17 raid. Here is the AAR. I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature (are ships allowed to defect?).

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/42

Weather: Overcast

Sub attack near Shortland Island at 29,34

Japanese Ships
TK Genyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Peto
DMS Long



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Air attack on TF, near Shortland Island at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M3 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged

LTJG R.Sugiyama of DI-1 Daitai is KILLED

Japanese Ships
AP Kashiwa Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Jusan Maru

Allied Ships
DMS Long

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet

Why is it always the DMS Long that defects? Do you think Humphrey Bogart is the skipper on that ship?

Its a spy, just like the USS Long Island.

Thanks for the answers guys. And thanks XPav for confirming the other thing I was wondering about (USS LI). Now I know that I'm not crazy and didn't somehow misplace a group of SBDs. I kind of picture it with a little sign that says "feed me". Do all CVEs exhibit this behavior or just the Long Island?

Im sure it has something to do with Long Island being an entity in the game (I mean - geographic entity, ie - "beach").

The real problem is, if I am not wrong, that there are no "flags" for sides in equipment slots. IOW, there is no flag to mark Yamato as being "Japanese equipment", for a game it's just "equipment" and is prone to deflect should the game database get corrupted.

O.