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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap. Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North! In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45 Invasions Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1078 TF 1078 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25 43 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Ida M. Tarbell Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1010 TF 1010 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25 69 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships MSW Turkey, Shell hits 5 SC SC-522 Allied ground losses: 407 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1078 TF 1078 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25 22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Ida M. Tarbell Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Surface Combat Sent 4 large transports with parts of an Engineer Reg to Trimcomalee. We managed to land some troops and I hope enemy destroyers are out of ammo now.. Night Time Surface Combat, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese Ships AP Suzan Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Dyson, Shell hits 1 DD Foote DD Franks Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese Ships AP Tatuta Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Dyson DD Foote DD Franks Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese Ships AP Seiwa Maru, Shell hits 13, on fire Allied Ships DD Dyson DD Foote DD Franks Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese Ships AP Shoun Maru Allied Ships DD Dyson DD Foote DD Franks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Bonins Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 33 J7W Shinden x 10 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 31 Ki-100 Tony x 13 Ki-102a Randy x 21 Allied aircraft P-61A Black Widow x 2 PB4Y Liberator x 3 B-24J Liberator x 24 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 6 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 24 Ki-102a Randy x 10 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 29 F4U-1D Corsair x 14 Corsair IV x 6 SB2C Helldiver x 20 TBM Avenger x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed B5N Kate: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 Japanese aircraft Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 48 TBM Avenger x 44 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBM Avenger: 15 damaged Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Runway hits 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 64 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 17 B7A Grace x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged B7A Grace: 2 destroyed Allied Ships AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire DE Tinsman DE Abercrombie Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 59,56 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged Allied Ships DE Richard S. Bull DE Cecil J. Doyle DE Charles E. Brannon AK Cape Stevens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 59,56 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged Allied Ships DE Charles E. Brannon AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 64,56 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 5 B5N Kate x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 3 damaged B5N Kate: 13 destroyed Allied Ships TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Cavallaro TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 64,56 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 22 G4M2e Betty x 4 Ki-67 Peggy x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged Allied Ships APD Schmidt AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK Panda TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage TK Brandywine DMS Harding TK Housatonic TK Andrew Doria TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage APD Joseph M. Auman TK Silver Cloud Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,56 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Vehicles lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP! Day Air attack on TF at 65,58 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 7 G4M2 Betty x 6 G4M2e Betty x 3 P1Y Frances x 6 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 51 Ki-102a Randy x 3 Ki-67 Peggy x 12 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 38 F4U-1D Corsair x 32 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 6 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged Allied Ships CV Shangri-La CA Northampton Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet 1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Here comes the strike from Taiho! Day Air attack on TF at 54,56 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 53 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged Allied Ships AK Nampa Victory MSW Execute DD Drayton DD Yarnall AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Craven AK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1 AK William Prouse AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1 AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 7 Ki-102a Randy x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 3 damaged Allied Ships AK Indus AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 2 The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued: Day Air attack on TF at 59,56 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged Allied Ships DE Williams AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CLAA Atlanta, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 64,56 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 13 G4M2e Betty x 4 P1Y Frances x 3 Ki-67 Peggy x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged P1Y Frances: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire APD Joseph M. Auman APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage APD Bray AK Wallace M. Tyler AK John C. Preston TK Bahrein -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 64,56 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged Allied Ships TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Andrew Doria Two follow up raids by the Taiho: Day Air attack on TF at 54,56 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 22 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied Ships DD John D. Edwards DD Tillman DD Welles AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1 DE Leslie L. B. Knox DD Craven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 53,56 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 6 D4Y Judy x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ceylon and Bengal Sea Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 6 J2M Jack x 5 J7W Shinden x 7 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 31 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged J7W Shinden: 1 damaged Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 3 G4M2 Betty x 6 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18 Ki-100 Tony x 9 Ki-49 Helen x 2 Ki-67 Peggy x 3 Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 1 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships MSW Grebe AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1 AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 3 G4M2 Betty x 6 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18 Ki-100 Tony x 9 Ki-49 Helen x 2 Ki-67 Peggy x 3 Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 1 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships MSW Grebe AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1 AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 3 G4M2 Betty x 6 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18 Ki-100 Tony x 9 Ki-49 Helen x 2 Ki-67 Peggy x 3 Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 1 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships MSW Grebe AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1 AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead! Day Air attack on TF at 18,30 Japanese aircraft P1Y Frances x 3 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y Frances: 3 damaged Allied Ships CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 5 J2M Jack x 6 D4Y Judy x 3 B7A Grace x 6 G4M2 Betty x 3 P1Y Frances x 6 Ki-67 Peggy x 11 Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed J2M Jack: 2 destroyed B7A Grace: 1 destroyed P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged Allied Ships DE Lovelace DE Martin LCI LCI-436 APD Blessman APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Laurens DD Mullany -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged Allied Ships AP Henrico APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 5 J2M Jack x 2 J7W Shinden x 6 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,23 Japanese aircraft J2M Jack x 2 G4M2 Betty x 2 P1Y Frances x 2 Ki-67 Peggy x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged Allied Ships AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DM Gamble, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day! Day Air attack on TF at 14,23 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 24 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 Ki-100 Tony x 6 Ki-30 Ann x 51 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged Allied Ships AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Irwin DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Quiberon, heavy damage DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 12 G4M2 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed Allied Ships LCI(G) LCI(G)-79 DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 12,28 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged Allied Ships AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat I will hold back our reserve armored units and send them in when the attacks begin! Ground combat at Clark Field Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 225211 troops, 2361 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 6435 Defending force 115581 troops, 891 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2242 Japanese ground losses: 255 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't think all Allied units attacked today, only the newly arrived airborne troops. Ground combat at Trimcomalee Allied Shock attack Attacking force 9688 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 445 Defending force 10667 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 Allied max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 1 Japanese max defense: 71 - adjusted defense: 191 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 7) Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Trimcomalee Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5508 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 Defending force 14999 troops, 106 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 440 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnage in the Philippine Sea The Taiho has to retreat as Andy will most likely try to hunt her with a few carriers. Half her bombers are damaged and need some R&R as well. I have sent more transport ac to reinforce Trimcomalee. Tomorrow Andy will attempt an all out assault, so it's now or never. If we can grind him down he won't have the shipping to make another attempt unless he brings another fleet and by then we will have checked him. While all this continues we upgrade 16 new Shindens each day to reinforce the Home Island defenses and build an impregnable wall in Manchukuo!
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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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