Captain Cruft
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02 Jan 1944
Well I am going to have to revise those ship numbers I just splurged. Today I lost 6 Fubuki class DDs because once again the Fast Transport routine did not behave as expected. They were picking up an SNLF from Lotabato, the second of two TFs to do so. The earlier one got in and out at night without a hitch.
There were some compensations elsewhere in the turn but it's still very frustrating. I will just have to desist from using FT in the presence of Allied anti-naval air.
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Submarine attack near Tockangbesi-eilanden at 71,109
Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 32, and is sunk
Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1
CL Richmond
AP Gen. G.O.Squier
xAP Tabinta
xAP Edward Livingston
xAP Golden Eagle
xAK Robert S. Bean
xAK Michael Casey
xAK John S. Bassett
DD McKee
DD Hoel
SS I-175 launches 4 torpedoes at BB Arizona
DD McKee attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hoel attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-175 forced to surface!
DD Hoel firing on surfaced sub ....
BB Arizona firing on surfaced sub ....
DD McKee firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Hoel firing on surfaced sub ....
BB Arizona firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 70,106
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 158 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 24
Ki-48-IIc Lily x 25
Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 13
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 7 destroyed
Ki-48-IIc Lily: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48-IIc Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
PG Swan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Alcoa Pennant, Bomb hits 2
xAP Boschfontein, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Archbishop Lamy, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Robin Wentley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Robert M. Lafollette, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DE Express
PG Sacramento, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 33 (7 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-IIc Lily releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb
15 x Ki-48-IIc Lily releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
18th FG/12th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 18 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 33000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Archbishop Lamy
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Robin Wentley
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PG Sacramento
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Kosugiri, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Uranami
Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kosugiri
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 8
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
DD Uranami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Tagonami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Sazanami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
Japanese ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Massive explosion on DD Shirakumo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Tagonami, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Sazanami, heavy fires, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Tagonami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Shirakumo, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Sazanami, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Uranami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 38
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14
TBF-1 Avenger x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Uranami, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DD Tagonami, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
17 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Uranami
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Tagonami
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