Captain Cruft
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17 Oct 1943 Night-time surface battle at Rangoon. CL Sendai sinks CA Suffolk with 2 Long Lances and escapes but I lose 3 DDs. In the day-time the Nicks manage to take off and do quite well against the transports. I had to expend around 40 Tojos to cut the CAP down to manageable size though (not shown). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,54, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Sendai, Shell hits 6 DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Shiokaze DD Yukaze, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Tatsukaze, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Urukaze, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Tawakaze, Shell hits 3 Allied Ships CA Shropshire CA Sussex, Shell hits 1 CA Suffolk, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CL Kenya, Shell hits 1 CL Newcastle DD Stewart DD Arunta DD Warramunga DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Racehorse DD Redoubt DD Relentless DD Rotherham Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 85% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... Ellis, R. crosses the 'T' CA Suffolk sunk by CL Sendai at 1,000 yards DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Tawakaze at 1,000 yards DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Urukaze at 1,000 yards DD Tatsukaze sunk by DD Tjerk Hiddes at 1,000 yards DD Yukaze engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 1,000 yards DD Urukaze engages DD Rotherham at 1,000 yards DD Relentless engages DD Urukaze at 1,000 yards DD Urukaze sunk by DD Stewart at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards CL Sendai engages CA Sussex at 2,000 yards DD Tawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards CL Newcastle engages CL Sendai at 2,000 yards CL Kenya engages CL Sendai at 2,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 2,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Relentless at 2,000 yards DD Yukaze sunk by DD Arunta at 2,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CL Sendai engages CA Sussex at 6,000 yards DD Tawakaze engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 6,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Newcastle at 6,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Relentless at 6,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 6,000 yards DD Tawakaze engages DD Warramunga at 6,000 yards DD Stewart engages DD Hakaze at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CL Sendai engages CA Sussex at 7,000 yards DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Tawakaze at 7,000 yards DD Shiokaze engages DD Rotherham at 7,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Kenya at 7,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Arunta at 7,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Stewart at 7,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 108 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 7 Kittyhawk IV x 5 Kittyhawk IV x 4 P-38H Lightning x 11 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Tilawa, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire DE Sutlej DE Electra xAP Malda, Shell hits 1, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Devonshire, Bomb hits 1 xAP Esperance Bay, Shell hits 1 xAK Cycle, Shell hits 1, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Bundaleer xAK Kooringa xAK Sophocles, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 19 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: No.14 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk IV (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters to 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 31460. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-38H Lightning (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 11 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead No.111 Sqn RCAF with Kittyhawk IV (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes No.30 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 27000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 57 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 84 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 4 Kittyhawk IV x 2 Kittyhawk IV x 2 P-38H Lightning x 5 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 destroyed, 22 damaged Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Kenya, Shell hits 1 xAP Devonshire CL Newcastle CA Shropshire xAP Doumer, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Talma xAP Amra, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Malda, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 plane(s) with no ordnance Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 1000 feet CAP engaged: No.30 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead No.14 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk IV (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 19000 Raid is overhead No.111 Sqn RCAF with Kittyhawk IV (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 19000 Raid is overhead 51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-38H Lightning (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 3000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
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