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Mikasa's visit to Port Arthur Harbor Master, Port Arthur March 16, 1904 Six of our destroyers left before dawn to mine Weihaiwei. 0624 They encounter six battleships and four armored cruisers just past Round Island. Mikasa was leading them directly toward a minefield. Our...

Continuing Operations Naval High Command Operations Report March 10, 1904 1345 Armored Cruisers capture Pegasus (3000 tons), 87 km east of Ishinomaki. 1345 Angara is repaired. March 11, 1904 The Protected Cruisers return with 8 new screening vessels. 1032 Burni with the Armored...

Japan's third most powerful task force Commodore's Log, Protected Cruiser Bogatyr March 9, 1904 Certainly, Japan's First Squadron, with six battleships and four armored cruisers is her most powerful by far. And their Second Squadron with Yakumo and Adzuma is the second most powerful...

Our forces grow close south of Yokosuka Naval High Command Operations Reports March 9, 1904 1406 Armored Cruisers catch a 6000 ton freighter, the Sylvia Grace, 70 km SW of Yokosuka. 1640 The Minelayer Yenisey sights a vessel half again her size! It is a B class Maru. But Yenisey is...

A fresh batch of destroyers for Mikasa Commodore's Log, Protected Cruiser Bogatyr March 9, 1904 We met the crusier Pallada off the west coast of Korea. She delivered six destroyers and two Torpedo Gunboats to act as screening vessels (sailing on one of them is kind of like being issued a...

Of Marus and Merchants Naval High Command Operations Report March 8, 1904 0848 Angara encounters the Jinsen Maru, 51 km NNE of Ominato. She pursues. 1047 Angara sights a freighter running to the southwest, south of Hakodate, WSW of Ominato. We open fire on Jinsen Maru at 3 km. 1057...

Death of Mandzhur Captain's Log, Gunboat Mandzhur March 8, 1904 We have had good hunting off the coast of Japan, but the engines need an overhaul, so we are heading back to Vladivostok for a bit of shore leave! The day dawns bright and clear, but there is ominous smoke on the horizon to...

Commerce Warfare Naval High Command Operational Reports March 7, 1904 1204 Bogatyr, Varyag and Novik capture Cumberland (4500 tons), 139 km SW of Kochi. 1449 ACs and ML capture the 6000 ton Edgar, 137 km SSW of Kochi. 1539 Mandzhur chases a 3000 ton steamer 110 km NNE of Shinminato...

Going our separate ways Admiral's Log, Armored Cruiser Gromoboi March 7, 1904 0907 We have divided into three task forces: 1) The Armored Cruisers with Diana and Burni. 2) Bogatyr, Varyag and Novik. 3) Yenisey TF1 will head northeast along the coast of Japan. TF2 will head...

Through the Shimonoseki Straights Admiral's Log, Armored Cruiser Gromoboi March 7, 1904 0632 We have passed through the narrow straight, but so has the enemy! However, we have gained some distance in the early morning light. But the straights force us to go east as the enemy closes from...

Mikasa in the twilight before dawn Admiral's Log, Armored Cruiser Gromoboi March 7, 1904 Gamer's Note: We keep getting dragged back the same spot. The battle generator gets confused near land, I think. I almost had Novik through the straight at the end of the last round. I had set...

No, they are different ships. The game doesn't have all that many names, sort of like A. Maru, B. Maru, etc. It tends to get stuck on one name for awhile. Note that the locations are different.

Silver Lining? Admiral's Log, Armored Cruiser Gromoboi March 7, 1904 0158 We capture the 3000 ton freighter Pegasus. 0345 Once again, Mikasa & friends appears on our port quarter and TB 209 is sinking. We flee south and then southeast, trying for the narrow straight at Shimoniseki...

Things that go clank, clank, clank in the night Admiral's Log, Armored Cruiser Gromoboi March 7, 1904 0028 Japan's First Squadron (6 BB, 4 AC) is back! This time they are off our port quarter! 0029 TB 210 is hit and sinking. 0030 TB 210 launches a torpedo at Mikasa! 0031 Looks...

Our cruisers can't repel firepower of that magnitude! Admiral's Log, Armored Cruiser Gromoboi March 6, 1904 We have been sailing south in force, escorting the ML Yenisey: Armored Cruisers: Gromoboi, Rossiya & Ryurik. Protected Cruisers: Bogatyr, Varyag, Diana & Novik. Destroyers...

Continuing Operations Naval High Command Operational Reports March 4, 1904 1935 Byeszhumi repaired. March 5, 1904 1151 Mandzhur seizes the 3000 ton Lindenfels, 173 km NNW of Sakata. 1458 Lyena captures the Cumberland (4500 tons), 35 km SW of Matsumai. 1724 Lyena sights a B...

Tiger and Repulse are damaged.

Looks like they picked the wrong morning to visit Port Arthur! Harbormaster, Port Arthur March 4, 1904 Our forces are on their way out when they find two Japanese Destroyers in their midst! Yugiri and Shiranui don't last long, but they take our Silni with them! These are the last of...

And now for something completely different! Definitely! The Russo-Japanese war has a whole different feel. The battleships have a harder time hurting each other, particularly at ranges over 6 km. The biggest danger is fire getting out of control. Usually because of lots of 6 inch shells...

A missing torpedo boat Harbor Master, Vladivostok March 4, 1904 The Patrol Torpedo Boat 203 Sungari has not reported back. What could have happened to her? Perhaps... TB 203 Sungari 0651 We sight the Yakumo and Adzuma! At range 3810 m.! 323 km SSE of Vladivostok Their heading is...