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31 January - 1 February 1945 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUBS: Interesting move today. The Tautog, Tuna and Seadragon (at least, maybe a few more?) made an incursion to Fukuoka, either as suicide recon or to try for some shipping there. Fusan to Fukuoka is the main resource route from Manchuria, and there are always 20 ships unloading. The Tautog nails one with TT, then hits a mine. The Tuna guns one down, then hits a mine. The next day the Seadragon hits nothing, then hits two mines. Send more! STRAT BOMBING: Just some smaller strikes at Manila. Man, the NF for IJAAF groups, the Dinah III KAI, have just been decimated. The IJNAF groups are holding up better and I have pools for four different NF types I can now throw in. CHINA/INDOCHINA: All troops reach Cam Ran Bay ahead of the Allies. This gives us more supply, keeps some air protection viable over ships moving past and gets troops in range of their friends! In China the blockade near Nanning on the Chinese border is taking shape. I've got about 10 arty units, a few AA, three HQs and some engineers going in to support about 6-7 divisions with 2-3 more in reserve. The rest will move to Kukong to form a reserve of 4-5 divisions plus 6-8 brigades for the Eastern area. The Southern HQ is now firmly installed in Hong Kong and will support troops to either side by 9 hexes, while the China HQ will remain in Amoy for now with the possibility to support both Formosa and the Hong Kong/Canton area pending Allied moves. LUZON: After massive waves of bombardments (I only show a few below, but on the 1st there were three separate BB bombardments and all of the 4E and 2E as well), the Allies bring forts down to 3 and get a 1:1 at Manila. This spells the end. It's been fun, but there is no real way to hold this for long without stacking limits against simply piling on as much as it takes to get it. It's been a good delay though, and the Allies take heavy disablements, so hopefully ALL of the huge sieging force here will need some recovery time before heading to new objectives. It's 45, so none of this can hold, but if it holds longer ... well then I'm happier. CENTRAL PACFIC: Some DDs took out a few small ML and the three out of fuel Es near Iwo Jima. More interest has been shown in this area recently. I'd love a stab at the Bonins. They're tough with the small island rules, and small bases where even if he got them his P-51 sweeps would be LR and from a small airfield at Chichi-Jima. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR January 31, 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Fukuoka at 103,57 Japanese Ships xAKL Ronsan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Tautog xAKL Ronsan Maru is sighted by SS Tautog SS Tautog launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Ronsan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 68 encounters mine field at Fukuoka (103,57) Allied Ships SS Tautog, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo-jima at 108,77, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships ML G-318, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ML G-319, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ML G-320, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Bearss DD Howorth DD Monssen DD Aaron Ward DD Farenholt DD Gansevoort DD Frankford DD Patterson DD Preston DD Reid DD Monssen II DD De Haven II Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 89% moonlight: 11,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Fukuoka at 103,57 Japanese Ships xAKL Arizama Maru, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Tuna xAKL Arizama Maru is sighted by SS Tuna SS Tuna attacking xAKL Arizama Maru on the surface SS Tuna low on gun ammo, Pieczentkowski, H. breaks off surface engagement and submerges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 68 encounters mine field at Fukuoka (103,57) Allied Ships SS Tuna, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77 Allied Ships BB Missouri BB Wisconsin BB New Jersey BB Iowa Japanese ground losses: 567 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 42 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 13 (6 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled) Fires 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 15 Port hits 2 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Missouri BB Missouri firing at 8th Division BB Wisconsin firing at Manila BB New Jersey firing at 8th Division BB Iowa firing at 1st Tank Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo-jima at 108,77, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships E No.23, Shell hits 17, and is sunk E No.25, Shell hits 15, and is sunk E No.31, Shell hits 15, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Bearss DD Howorth DD Monssen DD Aaron Ward DD Farenholt DD Gansevoort DD Frankford DD Patterson DD Preston DD Reid DD Monssen II DD De Haven II Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 27,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kiungshan at 71,61 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 14 Allied aircraft F6F-5 Hellcat x 52 SB2C-4 Helldiver x 29 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAKL Nichiwa Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Miyakawa Maru #3, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 24 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 105th Division, at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 25 B-24J Liberator x 10 B-17F Fortress x 4 B-24D Liberator x 3 B-24D1 Liberator x 3 B-24J Liberator x 91 B-25D1 Mitchell x 3 B-25G Mitchell x 10 B-25H Mitchell x 31 B-25J1 Mitchell x 4 B-25J11 Mitchell x 5 P-38L Lightning x 15 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 26 PBJ-1D Mitchell x 7 PBJ-1H Mitchell x 7 Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 3 damaged B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 18 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 8 damaged PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged PBJ-1D Mitchell: 2 damaged PBJ-1H Mitchell: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 286 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7049 troops, 693 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 8023 Defending force 117298 troops, 1525 guns, 1060 vehicles, Assault Value = 2816 Japanese ground losses: 148 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR February 1, 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 68 encounters mine field at Fukuoka (103,57) Allied Ships SS Seadragon, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 68 encounters mine field at Fukuoka (103,57) Allied Ships SS Seadragon, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 16 No Allied losses Manpower hits 4 Fires 4290 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77 Allied Ships BB King George V BB Colorado CA Boston CA Vincennes CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis CA Chester Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 Port hits 1 BB King George V firing at 6th Division OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Colorado -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 218119 troops, 3742 guns, 6397 vehicles, Assault Value = 8111 Defending force 115599 troops, 1511 guns, 1048 vehicles, Assault Value = 2763 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Allied adjusted assault: 3060 Japanese adjusted defense: 2955 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 8632 casualties reported Squads: 102 destroyed, 728 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 211 disabled Engineers: 44 destroyed, 169 disabled Guns lost 346 (46 destroyed, 300 disabled) Vehicles lost 49 (6 destroyed, 43 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 8225 casualties reported Squads: 49 destroyed, 906 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 235 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 154 disabled Guns lost 137 (6 destroyed, 131 disabled) Vehicles lost 406 (38 destroyed, 368 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reinforcements: More training groups! MTB G-455 arrives at Hakodate 21st Shinbu-tai arrives at Fukuoka 18th Shinbu-tai arrives at Tokyo 19th Shinbu-tai arrives at Tokyo 3rd JNAF Coy arrives at Tokyo Losses: Loss of ML G-318 on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Loss of ML G-319 on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Loss of ML G-320 on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Loss of E No.23 on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Loss of E No.25 on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Loss of E No.31 on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Loss of xAKL Ronsan Maru on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Loss of xAKL Nichiwa Maru on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Loss of xAKL Miyakawa Maru #3 on Jan 31, 1945 is admitted Ships Sunk: Previous report of sinking of SS Pogy incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service Previous report of sinking of SS Tunny incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service xAK Hibbing Victory is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Sep 09, 1944 Previous report of sinking of SS Razorback incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service Previous report of sinking of SS Sea Poacher incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Tautog has had a long journey. From sitting at PH in 41 to now, hitting a mine, on likely it's last patrol, off the far Western coast of Honshu. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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