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June 26, 1945 Nagasaki Intel 14th Army is located at Victoria Point. 12th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Nagoya. 2nd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Tokyo. Imperial Guards Division is located at Maizuru. 46th Division is planning for an attack on Eniwetok. 29130 men are based at Shimuzu. 14th Ind. Brigade is located at Wuhan. Arshan Garrison Regiment is located at Changchun. 22nd Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan. 45th Road Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Chiamussu. 17th Area Army is located at Tokyo. 31st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Aomori. 57th Construction Battalion is located at Maizuru. 5th AA Regiment is located at Gumma. 8th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking. 10106 men are based at Nagaoka. Recon Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuchow 4 LCUs 23140/156/0 F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 480/0/0 Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Kendari 1 X AP, 2 X APD, 4 aux, 4 LCUs 7820/19/0 F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Amboina 4 LCUs 16660/37/0 PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Ishieak vacant F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU 0/3/96 PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Malacca vacant F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 11 LCUs 57460/224/0 Combat Near Kadina the SS Carp avoided 2 PGs and struck an AK with a torpedo that set the ship ablaze. A raid of 10 X PB4Y (1 damaged) and 5 X P-38J attacked an AK, hitting it with a bomb. Another 3 PB4Ys also attacked an AK nearby, but misses. Then 8 X PB4Y (2 damaged) hit the already hurt AK with 2 more bombs that started a fire. Later another strike arrived and the following was accomplished by the planes. AK Bandoeng Maru 1 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Madras Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage In the late afternoon 8 PB4Ys arrived and hit an AK with 5 bombs that ravaged the vessel. The SS Capitaine, 27 miles E of the Amami Group, tried unsuccessfully to attack 3 PCs. The SS S-27 attacked 2 PCs 36 miles S of Balikpapan, hitting 1 with 2 fish, sinking it and the other attacked the sub. Nagasaki was bombed by 82 X B-29 (2 damaged), 96 X B-24J (7 damaged), 27 X P-51D and 76 X P-38J (4 downed, 1 damaged). There were 9 Shindens up and 8 were splashed in the fight before the AA went to work. The port had moderately heavy damage, there were many secondary explosions about half of which were fuel and casualties were light. The ships in the harbor caught hell in the attack. AK Kokusei Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Kensei Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Kuramasan Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AO Butsu Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire AK Horaizan Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AP Nissen Maru #3 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Eisho Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AP Ryugi Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Taiposek 1 bomb hit, on fire AP Kyuma Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage CL Kuma 24 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Tatsuju Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire TK Munakata Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage DD Hatsushima 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage AP Montoiru Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Menado Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire AP Mitsuki Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AP Mitsu Maru #3 3 bomb hits, on fire AP Ryoyu Maru #21 2 bomb hits, on fire DD Kaki 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Daikyu Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Nisshi Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AP Fukko Maru 6 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AP Otori Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage DD Shikinami 6 bomb hits, sunk AK Teiyu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage AP Anyo Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AP Ayatosan Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AP Fukuyama Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AK Namba Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Yoshu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AP Mogamigawa Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AK Tatsubato Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Waka Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Teisho Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AK Eijo Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage AK Joosan Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Yahiko Maru 2 bomb hits AP Shikisan Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Taigyo Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire AK Shiretoko Maru 1 bomb hit AP Minto Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage AK Takatsu Maru 1 bomb hit AK Okinoyama Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire AK Rizan Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire AK Surakaruta Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AK Nichiman Maru 1 bomb hit AK Esashi Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AK Ryochi Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire AK Dowa Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage AK Mikage Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AK Chinkai Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire AK Kagu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire Tavoy was raided by Allied planes and the flak damaged a Mosquito FB.VI and 5 Beaufighter Mk 21s. The airstrip was lightly damaged and there were a couple of secondary explosions. Bangkok was pounded by 137 X Liberator VI who braved the intense AA fire losing 2 planes and having another 22 take damage. The airfield was very heavily damaged, there were to many secondary explosions to count and personnel losses were heavy. Manila was raided by 13 X B-25J and flak downed 1, damaged 11 more as the port took light damage and there were moderate casualties. Gili Gili had it's airstrip lightly damaged and the IJA 21st Division had moderate casualties due to a pair of air strikes. At Naga the IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was attacked twice by Allied aircraft resulting in very heavy losses. 1 Invader was shot down (4 damaged, 4 Lightnings were damaged and 8 Mitchells were shot up in the attacks. Japanese artillery was it's usually inept self and the Americans gained a little more ground while taking very extremely losses and the Japanese had heavy casualties of their own. At Taipei the 117th IJNAF Base Force had moderate casualties and a Mitchell was lost in the strike. The Allied assault took more ground while having extremely light losses. The Japanese sustained extremely heavy casualties and all organized resistance has now been eliminated. Near Hong Kong 20 X PB4Y (1 downed, 1 damaged) attacked some Japanese ships. 6 X Jack, 1 X Zeke and 7 X Tony intercepted the bombers and a Tony was damaged in their half hearted attack. The bombers did the following: PG Shosei Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire TK Zuiyo Maru 7 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage PC Shonan Maru #7 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage Kendari was raided by Allied planes resulting in a secondary explosion, extremely light troop losses and an AK was struck by 2 bombs for heavy damage and was burning. Near Ominato 1 X Rufe, 8 X Zero, 18 X Frank and 30 X Tony were patrolling when 6 X PB4Y and 4 X P-51D arrived. The Japanese attacked the American aircraft and lost 2 Zeros (3 damaged), a Frank and 2 Tonys (3 damaged) while the Rufe was also damaged. There were 3 bombers destroyed and 2 Mustangs lost as the targeted DD escaped harm. 277 miles W of San Marcelino 6 PB4Ys attacked a pair of AKs hitting 1 with 2 bombs that caused fires to break out. Jay is in a state of shock. Everything was going OK and then suddenly today's attack left his platoon shattered. They had advanced a short way meeting with light opposition when the Sarge was hit by a sniper. Then things went from bad to worse as they were caught in the open by 3 bunkers spewing out death as fast as the machine guns could fire. Jay has no idea of what happened next as they all went to ground and then gradually crawled away with the encroaching darkness protecting them. No matter what Bill has tried he can't manage to get anywhere and the Mighty Mo just sits awaiting repairs that he deems a high priority. He glumly sits in his cabin pondering his naval career and then writes a letter to Sandy. This simple act usually calms him and when he finishes the letter he turns in. Sam and his squad return from another useless patrol and Sam knows that if there were any Japanese on the island they would've stumbled into them and all been killed. The boredom has reduced the combat effectiveness of the unit and it'll take something to snap them out of their current malaise. On the 24th the Great Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square saw Zhukov take the salute in Stalin's presence. Yesterday the UN Charter was signed by representatives in San Francisco. Yesterday the Allies divided Austria into 4 administrative zones. The British 2nd Army in Germany is to be disbanded and returned home. Victory Points Allied 81469 (10728 Strategic) Japanese 43284
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