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Molon Labe · 07-17-22, 02:29 AM

6 March 1443
Addu captured, air raid on Koepang sinks a sub and more

Bay of Bengal
Two transports were still on fire in the morning from the shelling they took yesterday. As the sun rose, our batteries started getting hits again, hitting one of the damaged ships plus two more. The damaged ship that was hit was in all likelihood finished off.

The KB launched a massive airstrike on Addu--210 attack aircraft and 79 fighters. That's not less than 4 carriers worth; combat reports mentioned squadrons from: Akagi, Hiryu, Zuikaku, Shokaku, and Hiyo. Same as 2 March.

The airstrike was probably unnecessary due to my troops just being outnumbered. The land combat was 2723 troops vs 802, and most of mine weren't grunts. Addu belongs to Japan now.

Male is probably next. At least I hope it is--keep bringing the KB up, please!

Banda Sea
The air raid I planned on Koepang went well. There was only 1 Oscar on CAP, and it accomplished nothing.
SC Ch 8, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AD Choko Maru, Bomb hits 1
--stragglers: AD Choko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS I-3, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Marei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Konsan Maru, Bomb hits 1

We can safely say the sub, the destroyer tender, and the subchaser are sunk. The Okuyo Maru is likely done for as well.

Japan & CENTPAC
USS Haddo spotted and engaged a convoy with 4 minelayers near Aogashima (south of Japan), hitting one of them twice and sinking it. I've also spotted 4 mine tenders at Marcus. So, if that classification is accurate, it looks like he's trying to make any future attempt on Marcus rather tedious.

Intel
I'm taking a second look at the combat report from the sinking of my LST on 24 February. The enemy forces were 13 A6M5 Zeroes and 27 Judies. I didn't notice the first time around that those were A6M5s--that was a combat debut for those as well as the Judies. The A6M5 isn't supposed to be in service until August, and the Judy comes online in March. Aircraft R&D can be accelerated just like ship production can, so it's entirely possible he has both in production already--but everything showing up in the Indian Ocean right now are older models: A6M2 Zeroes and Vals. The one fleet carrier we really haven't accounted for is the Junyo. Junyo's default airwing is 18 Zeroes, 15 Vals, and 6 Kates. So, if that was the Junyo, she'd need to have a new CVL/CVE backing her up to get those numbers. But, we also know there are light carriers escorting the phibs in the Indian Ocean, we just haven't actually confirmed which ones. But we pretty much sank all of them--so that pretty much means carriers covering the phibs are the new ones. The Taiho, on the other hand, has a default airwing of: 27 A6M5 Zeroes, 27 Judies, and 18 Jills. So that's pretty much a perfect fit. Half the Zeroes escorted, half were on CAP, and the Jills are on scout duty. So that's damn near positive ID: The Taiho is complete, and it's probably operating out of the Marianas.

07-17-22, 02:29 AM	#600
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	6 March 1443 Addu captured, air raid on Koepang sinks a sub and more Bay of Bengal Two transports were still on fire in the morning from the shelling they took yesterday. As the sun rose, our batteries started getting hits again, hitting one of the damaged ships plus two more. The damaged ship that was hit was in all likelihood finished off. The KB launched a massive airstrike on Addu--210 attack aircraft and 79 fighters. That's not less than 4 carriers worth; combat reports mentioned squadrons from: Akagi, Hiryu, Zuikaku, Shokaku, and Hiyo. Same as 2 March. The airstrike was probably unnecessary due to my troops just being outnumbered. The land combat was 2723 troops vs 802, and most of mine weren't grunts. Addu belongs to Japan now. Male is probably next. At least I hope it is--keep bringing the KB up, please! Banda Sea The air raid I planned on Koepang went well. There was only 1 Oscar on CAP, and it accomplished nothing. SC Ch 8, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AD Choko Maru, Bomb hits 1 --stragglers: AD Choko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage SS I-3, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAK Marei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Konsan Maru, Bomb hits 1 We can safely say the sub, the destroyer tender, and the subchaser are sunk. The Okuyo Maru is likely done for as well. Japan & CENTPAC USS Haddo spotted and engaged a convoy with 4 minelayers near Aogashima (south of Japan), hitting one of them twice and sinking it. I've also spotted 4 mine tenders at Marcus. So, if that classification is accurate, it looks like he's trying to make any future attempt on Marcus rather tedious. Intel I'm taking a second look at the combat report from the sinking of my LST on 24 February. The enemy forces were 13 A6M5 Zeroes and 27 Judies. I didn't notice the first time around that those were A6M5s--that was a combat debut for those as well as the Judies. The A6M5 isn't supposed to be in service until August, and the Judy comes online in March. Aircraft R&D can be accelerated just like ship production can, so it's entirely possible he has both in production already--but everything showing up in the Indian Ocean right now are older models: A6M2 Zeroes and Vals. The one fleet carrier we really haven't accounted for is the Junyo. Junyo's default airwing is 18 Zeroes, 15 Vals, and 6 Kates. So, if that was the Junyo, she'd need to have a new CVL/CVE backing her up to get those numbers. But, we also know there are light carriers escorting the phibs in the Indian Ocean, we just haven't actually confirmed which ones. But we pretty much sank all of them--so that pretty much means carriers covering the phibs are the new ones. The Taiho, on the other hand, has a default airwing of: 27 A6M5 Zeroes, 27 Judies, and 18 Jills. So that's pretty much a perfect fit. Half the Zeroes escorted, half were on CAP, and the Jills are on scout duty. So that's damn near positive ID: The Taiho is complete, and it's probably operating out of the Marianas. __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 07-17-22 at 02:44 AM.