I think I'm about to get right in the middle of the Marianas Island campaign. In my most recent patrol, I left June 12, 1944 from Majuro, ordered to deploy to the Straits of Luzon. So far, between 13 June and 16 June, I've had a host of flash traffic messages of massive IJN naval movement, all heading northeast in the direction of the Phillipine Sea. I did a little cut/paste in Photoshop to show you:
Let's see what I can find. So far, if the reports are accurate, it's at least 6 battleships, 4 fleet carriers and 11 cruisers, plus assorted other escorts and oilers. Wish me luck. 
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We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.
Last edited by Quillan; 04-29-08 at 08:12 AM.
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