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Busy day, but I think we came out better... What does the readership think? 10 MAY 1942 Submarine Actions: S-39 is attacked at Tulagi for minimal damage. I-154 is attacked twice off of the south end of India for two hits. I-19 is driven off at Pago Pago, four times for one hit. Grouper contacts some ASW assets for no damage to either side. I-24 is sighted at Ndeni, hit, and driven off. I-24 is later attacked and set on fire by APD Kane. Pollack puts 2 torpedoes on Ise North of Tulagi, one penetrates belt armor for heavy damage! One duds. No damage to Pollack. Drum is sighted off of Korea and does no damage. Permit launches two torpedoes at some PB ASW ships for no damage to either side. Surface Actions: The 3xCA, CL, 7xDD TF engages the Japanese 2xCA, 2xCL, 5xDD TF at Ndeni. We lose the Northampton and 2xDDs to torpedoes. They lose 2xDD, but also have heavy damage/fires on one CA, and one CL. The other CA and CL appear to be significantly damaged also. A draw, which this appears to be is a win for us, as it drives one part of the Rock-Paper-Scissors they have been using against us. 2xCL, 4xDD bombard Kolaka for minimal damage. Air Actions: Buna is swept by 11 P40Bs, 3 Zeros rise and no damage is done to either side. Also, later by 2 more P40Bs for no opposition. Bandoeng is bombed twice by 56 Sally’s total for minimal damage. Iloilo is bombed by 15 Sally’s for some facility damage. Cebu is bombed by 12 Sally’s for some facility damage. Akyab is bombed by 16 Wellingtons and 19 B17Es for 5 airbase, 3 supply, 21 runway, 1 port, and 1 port supply hits. Buna is bombed by 27 B17Es for 2 airbase, and 10 runway hits. The Marine Raiders are sent some air support, 7 P40Es and 3xB26s. 4 Zero’s show up to play. 1 Zero lost to 2 P40s lost. No damage to ground forces. Ground Actions: Bandoeng is deliberately attacked for almost 1200 casualties for the Japanese and about half the number of casualties for the Allied forces. Bombardment at PM yields 89 Japanese casualties for 60 of our own. SigInt of Note: Radio transmissions detected at Lunga (114,138). (We suspected they had dropped troops here) AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 74 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DMS Teiko DMS W-14 44 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 215 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships AMc Kyo Maru #1 AMc Ataka Maru 44 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 324 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143) Allied Ships DMS Wasmuth 7 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 324 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143) Allied Ships DMS Wasmuth 7 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tulagi at 114,137 Japanese Ships PB Naruto Maru #3 Allied Ships SS S-39, hits 1 SS S-39 is sighted by escort PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Naruto Maru #3 attacking submerged sub .... PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Trivandrum at 27,42 Japanese Ships SS I-154, hits 2 Allied Ships xAK Hupeh AM Lismore SS I-154 is sighted by escort I-154 diving deep .... AM Lismore attacking submerged sub .... SS I-154 eludes ASW attack from AM Lismore SS I-154 eludes ASW attack from AM Lismore AM Lismore attacking submerged sub .... AM Lismore fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Lismore fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Lismore fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 324 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143) Allied Ships DMS Wasmuth 8 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 324 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143) Allied Ships DMS Wasmuth 1 mine cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 8,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Chokai, Shell hits 8, heavy fires CA Ashigara, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Naka, Shell hits 1 CL Kuma, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Murasame, Shell hits 17, and is sunk DD Harusame DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1 DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Northampton, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CA Louisville, Shell hits 3, on fire CA Chicago, Shell hits 6, on fire CL Trenton, Shell hits 2 DD Russell, Shell hits 4 DD Bagley, Shell hits 1 DD Mugford, Shell hits 1 DD Patterson, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Fanning, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Conyngham DD Balch, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 25% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards DD Murasame collides with CL Naka at 120 , 143 CA Ashigara engages CL Trenton at 8,000 yards CA Northampton engages CA Chokai at 8,000 yards CL Trenton engages CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards DD Balch engages CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards DD Conyngham engages CA Chokai at 8,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Fanning at 8,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Patterson at 8,000 yards DD Murasame engages DD Patterson at 8,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Chicago at 3,000 yards CA Northampton engages CA Chokai at 3,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Trenton at 3,000 yards CL Trenton engages CL Naka at 3,000 yards DD Balch engages DD Murasame at 3,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Conyngham at 3,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Patterson at 3,000 yards DD Balch sunk by DD Harusame at 3,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Yamakaze at 3,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Bagley at 3,000 yards DD Murasame engages DD Russell at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CA Chicago at 2,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CA Louisville at 2,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Northampton at 2,000 yards CL Naka engages CL Trenton at 2,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Conyngham at 2,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Murasame at 2,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Russell at 2,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Kawakaze at 2,000 yards DD Murasame engages DD Russell at 2,000 yards DD Russell engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Chicago at 2,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards CA Northampton engages CL Kuma at 2,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Trenton at 2,000 yards DD Murasame sunk by DD Conyngham at 2,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Conyngham at 2,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Yudachi at 2,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Yudachi at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CA Chicago engages CA Ashigara at 4,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Louisville at 4,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CA Northampton at 4,000 yards CL Trenton engages CL Naka at 4,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Conyngham at 4,000 yards DD Patterson engages DD Yamakaze at 4,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Patterson at 4,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Patterson at 4,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Kawakaze at 4,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Russell at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Chicago at 5,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Trenton at 5,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Louisville at 5,000 yards DD Conyngham engages DD Harusame at 5,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Fanning at 5,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Mugford at 5,000 yards DD Patterson sunk by DD Harusame at 5,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Russell at 5,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Chicago at 5,000 yards CL Kuma engages CA Louisville at 5,000 yards CL Trenton engages CL Kuma at 5,000 yards CL Trenton engages CA Chokai at 5,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Conyngham at 5,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Fanning at 5,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Mugford at 5,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Fanning at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CL Trenton engages CA Ashigara at 4,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Northampton at 4,000 yards CA Louisville engages CL Naka at 4,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Kawakaze at 4,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Mugford at 4,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Harusame at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CL Trenton at 3,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Chokai at 3,000 yards CA Northampton engages CA Chokai at 3,000 yards CA Northampton engages CL Naka at 3,000 yards DD Kawakaze sunk by DD Fanning at 3,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Russell at 3,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Russell at 3,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Bagley at 3,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Russell at 3,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CA Chicago engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Louisville at 6,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Trenton at 6,000 yards CL Trenton engages CL Naka at 6,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Conyngham at 6,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Conyngham at 6,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Mugford at 6,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Bagley at 6,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CA Chicago at 6,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Chokai at 6,000 yards CL Trenton engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards CL Trenton engages CA Chokai at 6,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Conyngham at 6,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Mugford at 6,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Yudachi at 6,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Yudachi at 6,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Russell at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CL Trenton at 5,000 yards CA Louisville engages CL Naka at 5,000 yards CA Northampton sunk by CL Kuma at 5,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Trenton at 5,000 yards DD Conyngham engages DD Harusame at 5,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Yudachi at 5,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Yudachi at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Chicago at 4,000 yards CA Louisville engages CL Kuma at 4,000 yards CA Chicago engages CL Kuma at 4,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Chicago at 4,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Yamakaze at 4,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Mugford at 4,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Yamakaze at 4,000 yards DD Russell engages DD Yudachi at 4,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Chokai at 7,000 yards CL Kuma engages CA Louisville at 7,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Conyngham at 7,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Fanning at 7,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Harusame at 7,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Bagley at 7,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CL Trenton at 10,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Chokai at 10,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Trenton at 10,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Chicago at 10,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Fanning at 10,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Bagley at 10,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Russell at 10,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Louisville at 12,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Trenton at 12,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Conyngham at 12,000 yards DD Russell engages DD Yudachi at 12,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Harusame at 12,000 yards Sakonju, Naomasa orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pago Pago at 148,161 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships APD Gregory APD Bulmer APD Ward SS I-19 is located by APD Gregory I-19 bottoming out .... APD Gregory fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Gregory fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Ward fails to find sub and abandons search APD Gregory fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Gregory fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Gregory fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Gregory fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ominato at 118,52 Japanese Ships SC CHa-18 PB Zuikai Maru Allied Ships SS Grouper Captain of SS Grouper elects not to launch torpedoes at this target PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ndeni at 120,143 Japanese Ships SS I-24, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Conyngham SS I-24 is sighted by escort I-24 bottoming out .... DD Conyngham attacking submerged sub .... DD Conyngham cannot establish contact with SS I-24 DD Conyngham is out of ASW ammo DD Conyngham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Conyngham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Conyngham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Conyngham fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ndeni at 120,143 Japanese Ships SS I-24, hits 3, on fire Allied Ships APD Kane SS I-24 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Kane I-24 bottoming out .... APD Kane fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Kane fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Kane fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Kane attacking submerged sub .... APD Kane attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Trivandrum at 27,42 Japanese Ships SS I-154 Allied Ships xAK Hupeh AM Lismore SS I-154 is sighted by escort AM Lismore fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Lismore fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Lismore fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Lismore fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Lismore fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pago Pago at 148,161 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships APD Ward APD Bulmer APD Gregory SS I-19 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Ward APD Gregory fails to find sub and abandons search APD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Kolaka at 68,105 Japanese Ships CL Yura CL Natori DD Yugure DD Wakaba DD Hatsushima DD Samidare Resources hits 1 Port hits 5 Port supply hits 1 CL Yura firing at Kendari Base Force CL Natori firing at Kendari Base Force DD Yugure firing at Kolaka DD Wakaba firing at Kolaka DD Hatsushima firing at Kolaka DD Samidare firing at Kolaka -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 74 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DMS Teiko DMS W-14 24 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 74 encounters mine field at Manila (79,77) Japanese Ships DMS W-14 3 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Auki at 114,135 Japanese Ships BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Nagatsuki DD Amatsukaze DD Hayate DD Oite Allied Ships SS Pollack SS Pollack launches 2 torpedoes at BB Ise Pollack diving deep .... DD Hayate fails to find sub and abandons search DD Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tsushima at 102,56 Japanese Ships xAK Toa Maru Allied Ships SS Drum SS Drum is sighted by escort Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 11 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 13000 feet CAP engaged: Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on KNIL Army Command , at 50,100 (Bandoeng) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd KNIL Regiment ... Also attacking KNIL Army Command ... Also attacking 2nd KNIL Regiment ... Also attacking KNIL Army Command ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Iloilo , at 79,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cebu , at 80,86 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 16 B-17E Fortress x 19 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 21 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 27 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 13000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1 ML-KNIL Aviation , at 50,100 (Bandoeng) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 67th Naval Guard Unit, at 99,130 , near Port Moresby Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 16000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pago Pago at 148,161 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships DMS Hovey SS I-19 is sighted by escort I-19 bottoming out .... DMS Hovey fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Hovey fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Hovey fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 112,107 Japanese Ships PB Shonon Maru #11 PB Kyo Maru #7 PB Takunan Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Permit SS Permit launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shonon Maru #11 Permit diving deep .... PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Shonon Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonon Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonon Maru #11 attacking submerged sub .... PB Shonon Maru #11 cannot reach attack position over SS Permit PB Shonon Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonon Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonon Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pago Pago at 148,161 Japanese Ships SS I-19, hits 1 Allied Ships DMS Hovey SS I-19 is located by DMS Hovey I-19 bottoming out .... DMS Hovey attacking submerged sub .... SS I-19 eludes ASW attack from DMS Hovey SS I-19 eludes ASW attack from DMS Hovey DMS Hovey cannot establish contact with SS I-19 DMS Hovey fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Hovey fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Hovey fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Hovey fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 45430 troops, 659 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 1435 Defending force 14160 troops, 184 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 200 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 1049 Allied adjusted defense: 1204 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1168 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 79 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Allied ground losses: 627 casualties reported Squads: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 37 (32 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade Imperial Guards Division 5th Division 18th Division 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 25th Army 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 1st Regt Cavalerie 2nd KNIL Regiment Mobiele Eenheid Battalion 4th KNIL Regiment 3rd KNIL AA Battalion Semarang Base Force 2 ML-KNIL Aviation South Java Base Force ML-KNIL 1 ML-KNIL Aviation KNIL Army Command 1st KNIL AA Battalion Bandoeng Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16786 troops, 255 guns, 331 vehicles, Assault Value = 573 Defending force 26166 troops, 232 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 Japanese ground losses: 89 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: A Coy/NG Rifles 1st Australian Division 30th Australian Brigade Port Moresby Brigade Lark Battalion 2/1st Ind Coy 7th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment 15th RAAF Base Force 1st Medium Regiment I Australian Corps Rabaul Det. Base Force 114th USAAF Base Force 21/22 Field Regiment 33rd Medium Regiment Defending units: 38th Division 4th/A Division 1st Ind. Engineer Regiment 4th/C Division 16th Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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