Rising Sun, Falling Skies: BTSL Bigred vs John 3rd

[bigred]

44-6-6/7:
The British fleet has arrived at Sabang. I am afraid next turn will the end for my British pacific fleet.
The allies are in breakout mode near Tavoy. Lost 3xAO at Manus.

John is throwing 50 plane judy datai w 800kg bombs into naval air with 20 fighter escorts all over the map.

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44-6-7:

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SETUP MOVE IN CENTPAC 44-6-8.

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44-6-111:
How much is an allied division worth in VP. 3squads=1vp? vehicles 1each vp?

I just lost the entire 36th indian div and the allied AR BDE of shermans at Sabang.
300 points for the inf div.
100 points for the AR BDE.

Hmmm.....bad.

i lost those big fleet refuelers (5/4speed) last turn so I could not advance my CVs into the marshals.

I feel the momentum shift my way but what a f_____ grinder.

[John 3rd]

The Sumatran Operation has, so far, paid off pretty well.

Two Surrenders:
6-10 Armored Uni 85 Squads, 5 Guns, and 146 Vehices
6-11 An entire Indian ID: 9047 Cas (1106 Squads), 343 Guns, and 184 Vehicles

This deserves a plaintive BANZAI!

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44-6-11/12:
See youtube recap. And subscribe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWwi5GnjBC4

[John 3rd]

June 12, 1944
Car Nicobar

Right now any pair of turns that does not show a horrific disaster for Japan in a victory. Here, a STF made a high speed run from Sabang to Car Nicobar. The TF comprised 1 CA, 3 CL, and 7 DD. They fought past a TF of 5 DDs sinking DD Quilliam then ran into this TF. When the smoke cleared, 3 LST, 11 LCM, a PC, ML, and 7 xAPc are sunk. Pretty solid work and the TF gets away to tell the tale.

Decent work...

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44-6-12: John pounds my barges at Car nicobar.
Car Nicobar Battle replay here:https://youtu.be/SapuSCKmHLU
10 min video clip. replay was 2 hours so did not make a video.

This is an interesting turn because I have 3 major battles upcoming next turn. Divisions have arrived at the designated hexes this turn.
Tavoy: unprepped Indian div with 3 AR regiments.
Shikuko-Sakhalin island with 2div 100prep.
Para Island Kuriles, 2divisions, 2 AR, 100prep, Corp 100prep adjacent hex and Theatre command 100 prep(NOPAC).
I will be closely watching all attacks. I expect Para to go down very quick because of Army Prep 100%.

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44-6-12/13: First Day Para and Shikoku both fall. The entire US 1st corp, veterans of NE AUS and Noumea campaigns, have been redeployed to NE Asia, 100 prep and stroll into Para.
Allied assault odds: 354 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Paramushiro-jima !!!

Same at Shikuka:
Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Shikuka !!!


Second day of turn John runs/sneaks into Ketoi-jima. He knew i was busy in other places.

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44-6-14:

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44-6-16/17:

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44-6-18/19:
John and I usually have a game chat maybe once a week. We talk about how the game engine works or my bad beatdown or his bad beatdown. We also trade false intel or true intel. You never can tell. what the truth is. So today I called john because I had a 50% disablement with 2 divs on an uncontested hex amphib. When john does not answer and then does not call me back I usually get suspicious. He always has something going on to screw me up.

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44-6-18/18:

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44-6-18/19:
John and I usually have a game chat maybe once a week. We talk about how the game engine works or my bad beatdown or his bad beatdown. We also trade false intel or true intel. You never can tell. what the truth is. So today I called john because I had a 50% disablement with 2 divs on an uncontested hex amphib. When john does not answer and then does not call me back I usually get suspicious. He always has something going on to screw me up.

I figured out what John is up to.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 158,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M1a Sam x 12
A7M2 Sam x 85
B6N1 Jill x 4
B6N2 Jill x 39
D4Y4 Judy x 42

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 3 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Bryant
DD Mertz, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Izard, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bennion

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
3 x A7M1a Sam sweeping at 20000 feet *
6 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
4 x A7M1a Sam sweeping at 15000 feet *
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
1 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
12 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
10 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 11000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
10 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 11000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x B6N1 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
12 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
2 x B6N1 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
3 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

CAP engaged:
21st FG/72nd FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mertz


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 158,91

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M1a Sam x 11
A7M2 Sam x 82
B6N1 Jill x 10
B6N2 Jill x 83
D4Y4 Judy x 75

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M1a Sam: 1 destroyed
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
D4Y4 Judy: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Izard, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Bennion, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mertz, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Bryant

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
14 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
21 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
3 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
21 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 11000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
21 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 11000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
5 x B6N1 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
3 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
5 x B6N1 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
3 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
9 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
11 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 20000 feet
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

CAP engaged:
21st FG/72nd FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Bennion
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mertz
Massive explosion on DD Izard

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44-6-20/21:
Sabang is an allied failure. The pocket is closing at Utttridit.
KB moves into CentPac.
Allies moving in Sopac.
Consolidate in NoPac.

[RangerJoe]

Sabang looks lie a nice target but the Japanese can reinforce it too easily and make Allied support difficult there. Canoerebel tried it in one game and got kicked out, having the US Navy's 1st Marine Division destroyed among other units.

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Sabang looks lie a nice target but the Japanese can reinforce it too easily and make Allied support difficult there. Canoerebel tried it in one game and got kicked out, having the US Navy's 1st Marine Division destroyed among other units.

Maybe John has seen it all. It seems John has his contingencies for each special allied operation. The Situation in Thailand appears to be a sacrifice for time. He could have salvaged some of those units in the Rahing triangle but did not. So I stick to the slow grind.

[bigred]

John and I are talking. Tarawa was a shell. Too easy. -125 jap vp. John evacuated by air.

[bigred]

New turn just in. Paramushira-jumo is active allied HB AF. John forgot to post his night fighters. Moon 37%. I am pleased.
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Night Air attack on Kushiro , at 123,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AD Daihachikyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AKE Mamiya, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AKE Lima Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 9000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Miyako, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 4000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 3

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Sakawa, Bomb hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 4000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb