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RE: February 1945

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February 22, 1945
Near Takao, Formosa


Everywhere we go, Japan runs into these TFs of DDs and, occasionally, other warships. Here we have BC Kongo, 3 CA, and 5 DD fight CL Mobile and 7 DD commanded by Raymond Spruance. Two fights ensue during the turn with a Japanese CA taking moderate damage in exchange for the near certainty of Mobile going down and all seven other Americans pretty roughed up.

Grrrr...

I do know my opponent. Three CVs are near Batan Isle and I elect to only place one Daitai as LTCAP over the STF. It sits--ALL DAY--near Takao and is attacked by only some naval B-24s. The STF will join back up with the 3 CVs and we'll continue hunting wabbits...


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RE: February 1945

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February 23, 1945

A QUIET day in the war! How is that possible? I'll happily take it.
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RE: February 1945

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February 24, 1945

The Japanese surprise Dan with a bold move of 3 CV into the area between the Philippines and Indochina. Happy hunting is discovered as a strike by 85 Sams, 24 DB, and 27 TB find a TF of LSTs at Quinhon, Indochina. SCRATCH four LST!

I-156 adds LSM-142 to the total by sinking with guns off Gove, Aust.

An aerial ambush over Malaya nets 50+ American Dive Bombers and we have a day with a net GAIN of VP by Japan.

NICE!


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Let the Allies put this in their pipe and smoke it!


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RE: February 1945

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Banzai!

You didn't even forget the "numerous cruisers and destroyers" as you got a few of them over the last few days as well.

My favorite was the juicy AO a while back.
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RE: February 1945

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The fact that my I-Boats keep scoring wherever I place surprises me.
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Nice going!
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RE: February 1945

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Those are impressive little victories.
And sloppy on your opponent's part. He should be swimming in DE's for those transport convoys and fighters to escort those dive bombers by 1945, right? So much for "Never give a sucker a chance."
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The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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RE: February 1945

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February 25, 1945

The enemy must feel the pick-up of Japanese Operations. For the second straight day the Japanese gain in the VP column without a significant ANYTHING in return.

Going along the lines made in an earlier Post by a reader, there are things that Dan could be doing to stop or plug hemorrhages in the Allied Area. One case is Hollandia, NG. I've been using it as a base to raid his Australian--Boela convoys for weeks. The base has a single Sentai of Fighters protecting it as well as flying escort for Frances and Nells. These bombers have accounted for at least a dozen or more sinkings in the last 4-6 weeks. Has anything been done about it? Has it been bombed back to the Stone Age?? Nope!

This base strikes again today and accounts for two AKs. One is by a pair of TTs and other by a pair of Nells electing to RAM an AK.

As said before the SS are really scoring down here. This day sees I-156 sink AK James Devereux with two TTs near Gove. Another AK would have been hit by I-156 but a DUD occurred...



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RE: February 1945

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February 25, 1945

It is now quite obvious that I have flown in CV-Based Fighters to Malaya. Are Allied Fighters now flying escort to the contested hexes in Northern Malaya? NOPE! We enjoy some nice appetizers for little cost to the Japanese Fighter Corps.


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Chinhae, Korea is teeming with Japanese Troops. Supplies are filling the area and plans are ready for an advance towards Taiyku. Tomorrow the Order will be given to advance.

Throughout Kyushu and SW Honshu AFs fill-up as nearly 800 fresh fighters move into new bases.

In NE China and Manchuria, four full-strength Inf Div and an Armored Division begins an advance upon the Allied troops 100 miles SW of their position. It is known that the Aussie 9th ID and Combat Command-C of the 33rd ID are simply sitting north of Tsinan they recently took while the vast bulk of the Allied army advances SE towards Tsingtao. There may be an opportunity to smash an Aussie ID here. Troops begin to move...
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Three Army Divisions arrive as reinforcements this day. Two are new formations coming in at 1/3 strength while the 3rd is being reconstituted...
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RE: February 1945

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I don't know if it is the case here, but the symptoms of click fatigue syndrome. Anything outside of the main focus of the Allies gets scant attention because the turns take so darn long to finish.

I always try and to do whatever I can to increase click fatigue, and it seems like Japan is doing the same here.

How long has it been since you have seen a Thunderbolt?

Really, well done Japan! Your play and your attitude is a great testimony to all JFBs, and second guessers.[&o]
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RE: February 1945

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Ain't seen very many P-47s at all recently. He has bunches of fighters in Shanghai and the area around that. There are about 400 at Genzan, Korea protecting his Port there.

I've got several TFs in the South China Sea operating and that is drawing attention as well.

Thoroughly understand the whole idea of 'click fatigue.'

Have simply decided that if Dan is playing for the 2-1 in VP then I might as well fight that off as long as possible by GOING AFTER HIM!
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RE: February 1945

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February 26, 1945

The order is given to advance. From Chinhae, Korea, five Inf Div, 9 AA units, and three Engineering Regiments head north for Taiyku.

All Fighters in the area are ordered to rest yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The Allies have been SOOOOOOOOOO quiet that the risk is taken that no attacks will be made. We morale amoungst the Fighters units to be HIGH!

Down in the South China Sea, USS Trout plants a single TT into the side of the small Ryuho. Damage is reasonably slight so it splits off and heads back to Singapore.
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RE: February 1945

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VERY quiet Allied turn just now.

My Hollandia planes took off to attack a TF just leaving Horn Isle. They found FAR MORE then expected. A CAP of over 200 Fighters shot down the strike and alerts Japanese High Command that--yet another--a large Allied reinforcement fleet is heading for Formosa--China--Korea. Considering that they are several weeks away from the Front Lines, Imperial HQ yawns and will let all current operations continue...
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RE: February 1945

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February 27, 1945

OK. Two good days followed by a semi-bad one. One can always tell when Dan sits and spends about six hours on a turn (he--literally--has told me this). A lot of things change and 'click fatigue' as mentioned earlier gets fixed.

The damaged CA Myoko and a DD get jumped by a squadron of Dauntless at extreme range of Indochina and get sunk. Poor Myoko takes 16 500lb bombs and the DD is smothered by 5 more. Sad. If these had been my DB, they would have elected to commit suicide by attacking the CVs just two hexes away from the damaged ships. My mistake in not placing LRCAP over the two ships. VERY sad...

Singapore is struck by 44 Liberators. Haven't seen 4EB in the DEI in AGES! Lose about 18 planes on the ground and the measly 7 Ki-100 on CAP really put a stick to the bombers. These few fighters shoot down eight of the enemy. That is pretty good and those pilots get two extra rations of Sake!

Resistance at Canton is nearly over. My troops have really damaged the Allied (Brit and Chinese) troops there. Most importantly they have occupied this massive stack FAR TO THE SOUTH of the main lines and done damage.

A little PsyOps this coming turn. I have moved my AOs north of Marcus and now they are moving NE. I want them to be spotted by Midway patrol planes. Want Dan to THINK that the Japanese might be doing something really STUPID (like hitting Pearl Harbor).


Sent turn and plan on doing another. Troops will arrive at Taiyku tomorrow. Fighters will assume LRCAP at that point.
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RE: February 1945

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February 22, 1945
Near Takao, Formosa


Everywhere we go, Japan runs into these TFs of DDs and, occasionally, other warships. Here we have BC Kongo, 3 CA, and 5 DD fight CL Mobile and 7 DD commanded by Raymond Spruance. Two fights ensue during the turn with a Japanese CA taking moderate damage in exchange for the near certainty of Mobile going down and all seven other Americans pretty roughed up.

Grrrr...

I do know my opponent. Three CVs are near Batan Isle and I elect to only place one Daitai as LTCAP over the STF. It sits--ALL DAY--near Takao and is attacked by only some naval B-24s. The STF will join back up with the 3 CVs and we'll continue hunting wabbits...


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It is a numbers game but I find it is better to leave the larger ships out and just swarm with Allied DDs at this stage. Usually, a surface battle ends with the trading of DDs and most times the capital ships do not fire or do not hit in a night fight vs DDs. My goal from day one of the campaign is to start removing Japanese DDs from the equation. It does not matter if you sink BBs in the early years because if you deplete the DD force then the surface ships are fairly easy to sink later in the war when they do not have enough protection. And there is something to be said about leaving BBs afloat because most Japanese players tend to overuse them and they drink a lot of gas. I would put a lone Detroit class CL with DDs but never a lone modern CL or CA.
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March 1945

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It is March 1, 1945.

MARCH 1945
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March 1945

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March 1, 1945

It is March 1945 and the Japanese Army is launching a multi-pronged assault upon the Allied Forces. There is no hope for decisive victory but there is real hoping for successful spoiling attacks that might blunt the Allied momentum for a short period of time.

The Fusan Perimeter
On March 1st, 5 full strength Infantry Divisions, 3 Engineering Regiments, and 10 AA units arrive at Taikyu. They are immediately ordered to attack the single Allied unit present in the base.

This troop concentration SHOULD draw the American B-24s. In this campaign, 2EB don't attack troops often. It is left to the trooping killing, all powerful 4EB. GOOD! From five separate AFs 100s of Fighters are dedicated to LRCAP over this base. To be honest I have no idea as to how many are assigned. Best guess is 5-600 minimum. For the record here are the altitude settings--FRANK 30,000Ft, SAM 20,000Ft, and Tony-100 10,000Ft.

To the NE (east of Kiejo) the 32nd Inf Div crushes the Tank Bn protecting that hex. The 32nd, two Inf Brigades, and 3 Artillery units move SW into the Allied Perimeter.

At Keijo, the 1,700 AV there awaken and bombard the weaker Allied units (800 AV).

Imperial Command WANTS the Allies feel some heat! Hopefully we'll take Taikyu AND blast some serious Fighters and Bombers.

Chengchow, China
The Chinese have started to break thru the Japanese lines in Northern China. Two Corps routed a pair of Brigades but have allowed themselves to become separated. Three full strength Japanese ID have arrived at this base with the goal of defeating these two Corps one at a time. If done, it shall secure the NW edge of the Japanese China Perimeter.

Tsinan, China
The Allies took this base with nearly 2,500 AV but have sent over 2,000 SE towards Tsingtao. We are allowing them to draw away from Tsinan as the 3rd Tank Div, 4 Inf Div, and 3 AA units advance towards the city. The goal is not to take the base but to route the 9th Aussie ID located one hex away from the base.


All of these attacks may work. None of these attacks may work. The Imperial Army is on the attack and Gods Blessings VICTORY shall be achieved...

...somewhere!


BANZAI!

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