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Another Iboat scores with one hit leaving a carrier on fire. The Yanks are coming to finish off the battleship sorely hurt yesterday...

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Is there a chance...I believe the damaged IJN ships are very close, but not spotted here in the morning.



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The dogfight is long and hard, but Japan manages to always have more fighters in the air than the Yanks...but still a lousy wildcat gets thru and shoots down 1 Betty...

but the IJNAF pilots are excellent...if only their ordinance was better.


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The Yankee carriers launch no day strikes...they didn't not spot anything. But Japan is hammered everywhere by the Allies...sweeps by Hurricanes, Flying Tigers, Lightnings, Soviets and then lots of bombings.

An afternoon strike on the Allied ships that threaten Japan flies, but it is small.

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Horrendous losses in the air again...

Btw, is there any uglier ship than the Saratoga pictured above?

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Incredibly important ground forces arrive. Aviation support in Manchuko...desperately needed.

The lcus' in China should enable some small offensives.



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Btw, is there any uglier ship than the Saratoga pictured above?

You take that back.
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Btw, is there any uglier ship than the Saratoga pictured above?

You take that back.

Here she is after being struck by a Kamikaze...


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At Puget Sound...I just don't think she is attractive. Perhaps at a distance, at night, under a streetlight...

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Now, here is a ship to stir one's soul.

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Now, here is a ship to stir one's soul.

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Look at those ugly mugs. Compare to this beauty with her long, sleek lines.



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With a funnel that big, she's got to be compensating for something!
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I'm sorry, but those casemate turrets near the waterline are ugly!
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The Lady Sara and Lex are gorgeous ships. Looks like the allied carrier TF came looking for trouble and found it. Fool me once shame on you fool me twice and Betty makes you pay for it. Looks like Sara is in trouble with the fuel oil explosion and being so far from home, the Japanese can follow the oil slick. Actually the Japanese can rush anything into the area flank speed as they are so close to home and fuel supplies while the Sara probably can not risk additional damage a flank speed withdraw would cause and she might not be able to conduct flight ops at the time.
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Nope, in range but without fighter protection of course.

With what aircraft? It's January 1942, they don't have B-24s yet. Non-Soviet aircraft can't fly from the USSR, and the Soviet aircraft don't have the range to reach Tokyo/Osaka from any of their coastal bases.

He has Toyohara now, which could base US aircraft if he can get them there, but he'd also need supplies/air support/a big enough airfield.

I figure he has close to 300 operational or more of the SB? that can reach out 13 hexes with a load of 5 100kg bombs. Plus there are a few other frames that go that far too. Normal range is 11 hex I recall.

Missed this before, but I don't think there are that many SB's... I got active Soviets in 1945 and don't have 300 SB's (I think). I might have 96. I have a ton of range 7/9. It's how many hexes from Vladivostok/Nakhodka to Osaka or Tokyo? Is it 13?
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It is unfortunate in this game that the accidental activation of the Soviets probably means a much quicker end for Japan. This has been one of the best early war AARs with a heck of a lot of unorthodox action. It would be great to see a mod that allows for a good Soviet fight. Perhaps a smaller scenario that only covers that theater and assumes a much slower commitment from the Americans. Reinforcements for the Soviets would have to be tweaked. A slower Allied commitment would mean more lend lease for Russia and ole Joe would certainly shifted some resources to the East-even if it were only a small amount. Some Yak 3s (superb fighter) and early model T34s. A few KVs as well. Not many but a few.
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RE: Soviets Activated....

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a lot of it was it was that this was an accident. if you prepare for this, you do much better. 7/42-10/42 if you have managed to take out CK, then turning against the Bear is something to see .... it means no india or aus ... would be very interesting to see ... again, it is about being ready, not having 70% of your forces aimed for the DEI ....

he's doing great considering the starting point.
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Iboats, and during the day Nells will go after the Allied ships off Hokkaido...

Escorts are scarce, and the Soviets may bomb Bihoro, the only base twin engine bombers can fly from so Claudes are flying LRCAP to keep the base below stacking and overcrowding levels.

We need some luck here...one squadron of Nells is going in very high with Zero escorts and the other is going in very low with Oscar escorts. Pilots are excellent, but the fighter escort is weak.

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With a funnel that big, she's got to be compensating for something!
180k sHP and 33 knots. That's what she's compensating for :P
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