Islands of Destiny: RA 5.0 Japanese Side
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RE: July 1944
July 6, 1944
Formosa--Luzon
Starting two days ago Dan began his normal landing technique of dropping a single APD worth of troops at a base to see if he wants to truly land there. One can see he has landed at several locations. Orchid Isle is the most interesting since it is just off Formosa. Sent in MTBs last turn and sank an AP. Have three DDs that have snuck into the area and I hope they provide a nasty surprise tomorrow.
Luzon continues to be taken. I have airlifted a piece of every major unit to Formosa. Figure 10-14 days before it is gone.
All the ship clutter around Formosa is purposeful. I am trying to force him to attack these inconsequential ships for a chance to rip on his CV Air. Worked today when a strike of 63 Hellkittens and 28 TB to Hengchun, Formosa. They were met with the low-alt CAP of 52 Fighters. The CAP did real well chewing up the F6F for a little bit and then they burst right into the bombers. Destroyed most of the attack. One can see the results in the air losses I Posted above.
Another benefit to the clutter is hiding the REAL convoys:
1. Iriomote only had two Engineers based on it when the Allies moved north. The clutter managed to hide a TF carrying a full Brigade and two Artillery units. They mostly unloaded this turn. Several of his APD Tfs tried to come over for a look but I had four small TFs of 3 MTBs each that I ordered one hex SW and then back to force a fight AWAY from my unloading. It worked quite well. The base is now defended and its Forts are 2+.
2. Convoy TK-5 passes eastern Hainan and is making for the China Coast. Next turn will place it close to Hong Kong where its LRCAP will start. We have a nail-biting two day trek up the coast and past Formosa. Notice the location of Dan's Fleet. Hugging the coast SHOULD work to get by. Need that 225,000 Fuel and Oil!
3. Have two Convoys bringing in 55,000 supply.
Formosa--Luzon
Starting two days ago Dan began his normal landing technique of dropping a single APD worth of troops at a base to see if he wants to truly land there. One can see he has landed at several locations. Orchid Isle is the most interesting since it is just off Formosa. Sent in MTBs last turn and sank an AP. Have three DDs that have snuck into the area and I hope they provide a nasty surprise tomorrow.
Luzon continues to be taken. I have airlifted a piece of every major unit to Formosa. Figure 10-14 days before it is gone.
All the ship clutter around Formosa is purposeful. I am trying to force him to attack these inconsequential ships for a chance to rip on his CV Air. Worked today when a strike of 63 Hellkittens and 28 TB to Hengchun, Formosa. They were met with the low-alt CAP of 52 Fighters. The CAP did real well chewing up the F6F for a little bit and then they burst right into the bombers. Destroyed most of the attack. One can see the results in the air losses I Posted above.
Another benefit to the clutter is hiding the REAL convoys:
1. Iriomote only had two Engineers based on it when the Allies moved north. The clutter managed to hide a TF carrying a full Brigade and two Artillery units. They mostly unloaded this turn. Several of his APD Tfs tried to come over for a look but I had four small TFs of 3 MTBs each that I ordered one hex SW and then back to force a fight AWAY from my unloading. It worked quite well. The base is now defended and its Forts are 2+.
2. Convoy TK-5 passes eastern Hainan and is making for the China Coast. Next turn will place it close to Hong Kong where its LRCAP will start. We have a nail-biting two day trek up the coast and past Formosa. Notice the location of Dan's Fleet. Hugging the coast SHOULD work to get by. Need that 225,000 Fuel and Oil!
3. Have two Convoys bringing in 55,000 supply.
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RE: July 1944
Great day in the air...and that was exactly what I meant when I said bleed the Deathstar. The DS has a sneaky way of replenishing their planes from CVEs within range so it always seems like a never ending amount but the thing is to be always working on bleeding it day in and day out.
Night bombing it...I had poor luck with night bombing, but from Pax I understand you need high experience pilots not just high skill. It might make sense to try and form an elite squadron specifically for night torpedo runs on the deathstar.
I lost over 60,000 vp to strategic bombing, maybe it was 70,000. It was a lot.[:(] But John is in a lot better shape than I ever was.[&o]
Check the Manchuko garrison, and move troops to protect the Korean coastline and develop air bases there if you don't already have them. Your Manchuko garrison is real low...so be very careful there (thinking about unit withdraws perhaps).
Supply can flow from Pescadores to Formosa too.
MTB are great! I like checking the weather and moonlight too when using them.
Night bombing it...I had poor luck with night bombing, but from Pax I understand you need high experience pilots not just high skill. It might make sense to try and form an elite squadron specifically for night torpedo runs on the deathstar.
I lost over 60,000 vp to strategic bombing, maybe it was 70,000. It was a lot.[:(] But John is in a lot better shape than I ever was.[&o]
Check the Manchuko garrison, and move troops to protect the Korean coastline and develop air bases there if you don't already have them. Your Manchuko garrison is real low...so be very careful there (thinking about unit withdraws perhaps).
Supply can flow from Pescadores to Formosa too.
MTB are great! I like checking the weather and moonlight too when using them.
RE: July 1944
Borneo--Malaya
Decoy KB
July 2-6, 1944
I have not detailed a rather entertaining set of actions around Borneo by my Decoy KB. Here we have Akagi, 2 Unryu, 3 CVL, BC Haruna, 1 CA, 2 CL, and 10 DDs. As detailed earlier, I brought the TF up to Tarakan to refuel. Cannot use the base for Tankers due to his surface TFs but this TF had plenty of power to make him think twice. The TF arrived and refueled everything from CA down to DDs. We then commenced Operation Runabout.
July 2nd
Fueling ends. B-29 Raid hits Singapore and damages the shipping in port. This action leads to the creation of the Operation.
July 3rd
The Fleet departs and moves to the NE corner of Borneo. No issues.
July 4th
DKB moves along the coast about 3-5 hexes away and a STF of CL Ishikari and 4 DDs is detached to hit shipping at Miri. The STF is covered by 80+ Sams from the CVs.
The STF runs into three Allied STFs of 6 DD, CL Ceylon and 3 DD, and 5 DDs. Spirited actions ensue where DD Bennett is sunk by a TT, 5 American DDs are damaged, and CL Ceylon gets roughed up. For this exchange the Japanese have 2 DDs moderately damaged and CL Ishikari gets dinged several times by American 5" guns. No losses. Not too bad. Time for the Main Event.
July 5th
The 1st STF is ordered to rejoin the DKB while a 2nd STf is created under the leadership of veteran BC Haruna, CA Mikuma and 4 DDs. The CV continue on towards Singapore with Fighters now providing CAP from Kuching.
These Japanese veterans fight past 5 American DDs (3 get pounded), CL Ceylon and 3 DDs (Ceylon hit several times and 2 DD pounded), and then the foxes enter the Hen House. A TF of 9 LST and an LCI sit waiting for slaughter. They ARE. All are sunk with a large number of vehicles (204 of them) destroyed. Sinking a loaded convoy is always pleasant. YUMMY. [:D]
The STF suffer just a single DD crippled that is later sunk by an American SS.
BB Yamato comes out of repair at Singers and is sent to Batavia with a DD and 2 PC for the ARs present there to fix her up.
July 6th
While heading into Singapore an American SS fires FOUR TTs at Flagship IJN AKagi. Nimble not a word associated with venerable Akagi but this day she is up to the task as the Torps miss. How about that??!!
All ships at Singers and the CVs add their Sams as more CAP over the Port. TRY hitting it now! Am confident enough to send three DDs into repair. They only need 2-4 days for repair and will take the risk.
A DD, 9 LST and LCI sunk with damaged inflisted upon a CL and 9 American DDs in exchange for single Japanese DD. Not too bad a result.
Decoy KB
July 2-6, 1944
I have not detailed a rather entertaining set of actions around Borneo by my Decoy KB. Here we have Akagi, 2 Unryu, 3 CVL, BC Haruna, 1 CA, 2 CL, and 10 DDs. As detailed earlier, I brought the TF up to Tarakan to refuel. Cannot use the base for Tankers due to his surface TFs but this TF had plenty of power to make him think twice. The TF arrived and refueled everything from CA down to DDs. We then commenced Operation Runabout.
July 2nd
Fueling ends. B-29 Raid hits Singapore and damages the shipping in port. This action leads to the creation of the Operation.
July 3rd
The Fleet departs and moves to the NE corner of Borneo. No issues.
July 4th
DKB moves along the coast about 3-5 hexes away and a STF of CL Ishikari and 4 DDs is detached to hit shipping at Miri. The STF is covered by 80+ Sams from the CVs.
The STF runs into three Allied STFs of 6 DD, CL Ceylon and 3 DD, and 5 DDs. Spirited actions ensue where DD Bennett is sunk by a TT, 5 American DDs are damaged, and CL Ceylon gets roughed up. For this exchange the Japanese have 2 DDs moderately damaged and CL Ishikari gets dinged several times by American 5" guns. No losses. Not too bad. Time for the Main Event.
July 5th
The 1st STF is ordered to rejoin the DKB while a 2nd STf is created under the leadership of veteran BC Haruna, CA Mikuma and 4 DDs. The CV continue on towards Singapore with Fighters now providing CAP from Kuching.
These Japanese veterans fight past 5 American DDs (3 get pounded), CL Ceylon and 3 DDs (Ceylon hit several times and 2 DD pounded), and then the foxes enter the Hen House. A TF of 9 LST and an LCI sit waiting for slaughter. They ARE. All are sunk with a large number of vehicles (204 of them) destroyed. Sinking a loaded convoy is always pleasant. YUMMY. [:D]
The STF suffer just a single DD crippled that is later sunk by an American SS.
BB Yamato comes out of repair at Singers and is sent to Batavia with a DD and 2 PC for the ARs present there to fix her up.
July 6th
While heading into Singapore an American SS fires FOUR TTs at Flagship IJN AKagi. Nimble not a word associated with venerable Akagi but this day she is up to the task as the Torps miss. How about that??!!
All ships at Singers and the CVs add their Sams as more CAP over the Port. TRY hitting it now! Am confident enough to send three DDs into repair. They only need 2-4 days for repair and will take the risk.
A DD, 9 LST and LCI sunk with damaged inflisted upon a CL and 9 American DDs in exchange for single Japanese DD. Not too bad a result.
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RE: Banzai!!!
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Psst..... SHHHH.. Secret Document.. hope this helps....
Even reading right now would make no difference at all. To quote Newt: "It won't make any difference."
I asked this the the OTHER forum and no one has answered:
Who was it that was praised as a great military commander and he responded "No Iam not, for I have never had command of a Army in defeat".
Alexander Suvorov ???
How you end it will make a difference. This is not a equal match to the end, as the real war was itself.
The test of command is when things are going against you. Your enemy is great and powerful, fight him as he deserves to be fought.
RE: July 1944
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: John 3rd
July 6, 1944
Pretty good couple of furballs today and the results go in Japan's favor:
Nice to see 20 4EBs (read: 40 victory points banked) downed. Libs will work just as well as B-29s. [:)]
What happened to the ship chase south of the Solomons?
Drew a big WHIFF on enemy shipping. My STF did not find anything (there was a sinking sound at the start of the turn...did we get HMS Hermes???) and the carriers did not catch sight of any shipping. Order the CTF to return to Tulagi for re-provisioning. The STF will join back up with the carriers to thicken their screen.
Have a TF of 2 CA and 5 more DDs just passing Truk heading for Truk.
I am strongly thinking of bringing the ENTIRE Fleet down and head for the DEI by way of Horn Isle. Need fuel.
There is little doubt that I, probably, will not be able to shoot another large TK TF through the Formosa Area. If I cannot then I am now planning on bringing the Fleet together to serve as a massed escort and CAP Trap to fight the TKs out through Dan's soft underbelly. THIS TK TF would be IMMENSE. I would work to bring 400-500,000 Fuel/Oil back to Japan.
It is gutsy but might be worth the risk. Will know in about a month as whether or not this will be the plan.
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RE: Banzai!!!
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fight him as he deserves to be fought.
I'd counter with another quote. From Unforgiven:
Little Bill Daggett: I don't deserve this... to die like this. I was building a house.
Will Munny: Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.
[aims gun]
Little Bill Daggett: I'll see you in hell, William Munny.
Will Munny: Yeah.
[fires]
"Deserves" got nothing to do with it. Fight to win and deny victory (real or imagined) to your enemy.
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RE: Banzai!!!
"Deserves" got nothing to do with it. Fight to win and deny victory (real or imagined) to your enemy.
Yes... deserves to be fought, not surrendered to.
I'd counter with another quote. From Unforgiven:
A movie [8|][;)]
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RE: Banzai!!!
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"Deserves" got nothing to do with it. Fight to win and deny victory (real or imagined) to your enemy.
Yes... deserves to be fought, not surrendered to.
I'd counter with another quote. From Unforgiven:
A movie [8|][;)]
Yeah. A movie.
This quote's even better. It's (originally) from a book, so that must make it better...[:'(]:
"To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee
."
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Yeah. A movie.
This quote's even better. It's (originally) from a book, so that must make it better...:
"To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee
."
You can't use a movie in a historical quote discussion. That's like bringing up Tie fighters when trying to decide which Jap fighters to R and D.[:-]
And the scene made no sense because that sheriff did deserve to be shot.
And as many tropical diseases as I've had you should be my biggest fan.
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..." - General John Sedgwick (1813-1864), last words
Or from the same book:
"Squeeze! Squeeze! Squeeze! all the morning long; I squeezed that sperm till I myself almost melted into it; I squeezed that sperm till a strange sort of insanity came over me,..."
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RE: Banzai!!!
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Yeah. A movie.
This quote's even better. It's (originally) from a book, so that must make it better...:
"To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee
."
You can't use a movie in a historical quote discussion. That's like bringing up Tie fighters when trying to decide which Jap fighters to R and D.[:-]
And the scene made no sense because that sheriff did deserve to be shot.
And as many tropical diseases as I've had you should be my biggest fan.
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..." - General John Sedgwick (1813-1864), last words
Or from the same book:
"Squeeze! Squeeze! Squeeze! all the morning long; I squeezed that sperm till I myself almost melted into it; I squeezed that sperm till a strange sort of insanity came over me,..."
Well, you just quoted an excellent book quote and told me how much I couldn't use it in a historical discussion. Yeah. Because the stuff in books really is inadmissible for purposes of historical discussions. [:'(]
You had me at 'tropical disease'. Really? Pictures or it didn't happen. [:D]
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Well, you just quoted an excellent book quote and told me how much I couldn't use it in a historical discussion. Yeah. Because the stuff in books really is inadmissible for purposes of historical discussions.
uhhhh.. that was the best Submarine Warfare quote I found[:D]
You had me at 'tropical disease'. Really? Pictures or it didn't happen.
Pics were a big NO-NO. Ones we did take were sent back overexposed in development. 2 years in Panama, over 30 days in the Hospital for one case I had - The Rot. Other cases would come and go. While in the Mojinga Swamp I got worms that went completely around my waist line. They still have a Leprosy Island down there. They supposedly would send those who caught the Black Clap( Black Syphilis) there also. Though people say non-curable clap is a myth.
RE: Banzai!!!
Damn...my thread has completely jumped off the rails...
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RE: Banzai!!!
John 3rd,
Is Pearl - then straight on, the hub for Allied supplies going toward the active front?
Or
Are they moving thru the South Pacific then up to the forces around the Philippines?
Is Pearl - then straight on, the hub for Allied supplies going toward the active front?
Or
Are they moving thru the South Pacific then up to the forces around the Philippines?
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RE: Banzai!!!
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Damn...my thread has completely jumped off the rails...
Jungle Rot... keeps in "in theater"[:)]
RE: Banzai!!!
He is sending thru the South Pacific to Suva to Aust to Horn Isle to Boela to the Philippines.
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RE: Banzai!!!
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He is sending thru the South Pacific to Suva to Aust to Horn Isle to Boela to the Philippines.
Geez man...
When you're done talking about this supply LOS nonsense, can we please get back to discussing MakeeLearn's jungle rot? [:D]
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RE: Banzai!!!
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He is sending thru the South Pacific to Suva to Aust to Horn Isle to Boela to the Philippines.
Geez man...
When you're done talking about this supply LOS nonsense, can we please get back to discussing MakeeLearn's jungle rot? [:D]
Hope you know I was just being humorous about the quote stuff, don't take it serious.
When I said No pics that was pics of our maladies were not allowed and would be censored. Along with other stuff. My rot got so bad they final allowed me to see a real doctor. As long as it was not on your face their attitude was "deal with it". Taking my socks off become the "gather around" highlight of the day. You could stick your finger into my flesh in places on my lower legs. Everyone had a little something on them.
Prickly heat was the most uncomfortable, and hurts more than it's given credit for. It was bad enough for healthy people, being malnourished and having to be in such environments must have been an extra hell on the Japanese.
[:D] HAHA look what got censored by the bot. Also called miliaria
RE: Banzai!!!
Ran the July 7th turn and really not much to talk about. No new base landings by the Allies.
The CV Raiders are heading back to Tulagi.
Convoy TK-5 moved past Hong Kong and is now in its most important stretch. Two days needed to thread their way thru the Formosa Strait and then on to home.
All Frank-A upgraded to Frank-B and the Tony-100 is about four days from entering production. Looks like my Judy-4 will start production before the end of the month as well.
The CV Raiders are heading back to Tulagi.
Convoy TK-5 moved past Hong Kong and is now in its most important stretch. Two days needed to thread their way thru the Formosa Strait and then on to home.
All Frank-A upgraded to Frank-B and the Tony-100 is about four days from entering production. Looks like my Judy-4 will start production before the end of the month as well.
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RE: Banzai!!!
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Hope you know I was just being humorous about the quote stuff, don't take it serious.
Totally. Just having fun. [8D]
I didn't think something in this hemisphere, on this continent would be so quintessentially 'tropical disease'. But that certainly qualifies!
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RE: Banzai!!!
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Convoy TK-5 moved past Hong Kong and is now in its most important stretch. Two days needed to thread their way thru the Formosa Strait and then on to home.
LRCAP?