[Mios 4Me]

USS Balao, ex-Saipan to Polar Route (heh), encountered a MMCF that had spawned into the dock at Wakaya on 8/4/44.

- The Saipan option is appreciated, even for the polar route. We were at sea at least a day, maybe two, before the radio notification that it was open for service.

- Declined an upgrade to a Tench for the first time ever. Unnatural. Hope you can work out the kinks in that class.

- Ditto the Mark 16, assuming that's why it's absent. Can we still look forward to the second 5"/25 option?

- Is the SV radar fully operational now? 9/23/44

Thanks for all the hard work; it's appreciated.

Edited to add:
Issue: Hiyo-class should not be impervious to 5"/25 shells from 1100 meters, either on the sides, flight deck, or bottom hull. Probably shouldn't be able to withstand a Mk 14 hit 4.5 meters down at a 45 degree angle on the bottom of the hull either.