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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/29/2015 8:36:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Incredible turn.

Must have been the most exciting turn of the game to watch the replay.

Massive, multiple surface and carrier battles all in one turn.

I'm still flabbergasted from just scrolling through the report.

Well done sir!

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/29/2015 8:43:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, this is massive carnage indeed. Delicious

It seems your enemy gambled on one serious incursion, to try and cause mayhem. But the results were decidedly in your favor. 5 CV, 2 CVE and one BB sunk, plus all the other smaller ships and the damaged ships (and he doesn't have anywhere to bring those, singapore cannot handle that many ships...).

You have to give the task force commander of the CVLs a medal. If not for him evading... you might have lost them all!

A pity for your battleships, but really you can't complain. All your SCTF provided vital cover for your carriers. At least they're good enough as meat shields. Or steel shields


What air carrier / surface combat assets does he have left in the area by your estimate? If they are low enough... you might even think about doing a detour and taking Singapore or at least placing it under siege. Not really urgent, it's just, I don't know. Think about it as liberating occupied territories or something!!

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/29/2015 9:07:44 PM   
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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/29/2015 9:50:03 PM   
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Sink the CV Bismarck!

Where did she come from?

We had some battles in the Bismarck Sea, so I used it for one of the optionally named ships!


I figured, but would have loved to have seen some fog of war!

Don't you feel sad now? You are like a big bully, kicking a kid when he is down. Wasn't Cam Ranh Bay punishment enough? This is just malicious.


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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/29/2015 11:17:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Right about now comes the inevitable Synch Bug, and all Allied successes are ephemeral FOW ...

Just Kidding! I had my fingers and eyes crossed when I typed that!

Well done, as I have come to expect from witpqs !

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/29/2015 11:51:24 PM   
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Right about now comes the inevitable Synch Bug, and all Allied successes are ephemeral FOW ...

Just Kidding! I had my fingers and eyes crossed when I typed that!

Well done, as I have come to expect from witpqs !

Hehe! Evil, just evil!

I posted with the full turn, not the replay anyway, so no sync bug. A sync bug would have been epic - massive replay damage versus massive in-turn damage - I would still be trying to unravel things!

I never thought I would run so many carriers dry of sorties - take heed, lads! Bad enough that a bunch of attacks in the afternoon could have wreaked three times the havoc with torpedoes as they did with the bombs they had to use, but I'm sure a number of sorties sat on deck while the armorers searched the magazine in vain for more bombs. Three carriers with zero sorties remaining, and I'm sure they didn't have 'just enough'!

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 12:07:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		Wow. I don't feel so bad about stopping our game now. This is just wrong on so many levels, most importantly that the Japanese didn't win. Anything short of that is just wrong wrong wrong. The Japanese naval threat is done with a fork in it. Historically accurate. Japanese had a CA force in with the US CVE at Guadalcanal and inexplicably turned away.

Congrats!

Was exciting to read. more? More? THERE'S MORE?

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 12:10:06 AM   
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Well, this is massive carnage indeed. Delicious

It seems your enemy gambled on one serious incursion, to try and cause mayhem. But the results were decidedly in your favor. 5 CV, 2 CVE and one BB sunk, plus all the other smaller ships and the damaged ships (and he doesn't have anywhere to bring those, singapore cannot handle that many ships...).

You have to give the task force commander of the CVLs a medal. If not for him evading... you might have lost them all!

A pity for your battleships, but really you can't complain. All your SCTF provided vital cover for your carriers. At least they're good enough as meat shields. Or steel shields


What air carrier / surface combat assets does he have left in the area by your estimate? If they are low enough... you might even think about doing a detour and taking Singapore or at least placing it under siege. Not really urgent, it's just, I don't know. Think about it as liberating occupied territories or something!!

Yes, but we both gambled. I got caught on mine but only a little bit. How? I ran several carriers dry of sorties (which is a hugely bad idea) and I had my forces split up enough that several major groups could not support each other.

I consciously did both of those things. My reason was to keep the momentum going faster than the Empire could counter, in this case by getting the additional units into Soc Trang at once and keep the (other) additional units going into Cam Ranh Bay, both things at the same time.

If I had pulled more carriers and surface forces to the Soc Trang area then the IJN could have sprinted east and hit troop convoys bound for CRB, unless I pulled those convoys back. And obviously the convoys unloading at Soc Trang needed cover, unless I pulled those convoys back. From the Allied side, the naval battles this turn were all about getting troops ashore ASAP.

The CVLs: oh, my. I was wondering just how many of them would be able to launch planes when the surface battle was over. They only have DD escorts IIRC. I knew they were light but needed the flexibility of keeping the CL/CA in SCTF. And my original intention (when they left Manado) was for the CVL to be split up among the CV TF as usual.

Singapore is a worthy target, I just don't have the land power to tackle it right now. The more Imperials I can cut off and destroy up north the easier Singapore will be when I can tackle it.

The BBs did what was needed. I think they shot rather poorly. I just don't recall the last time I checked those ship COs, but the TF leaders were quite solid. One of them was Lee! He survived and is in charge of 3x damaged DD heading to Manado. I'll get him in charge of the two Iwoas that are currently in CV TFs. The basic issue might just have been better IJN crew quality for all the combat they've seen and what they start with. At least Kongo was put down. I hope the other two are out of main gun ammo.

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 12:10:41 AM   
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Incredible turn.

Must have been the most exciting turn of the game to watch the replay.

Massive, multiple surface and carrier battles all in one turn.

I'm still flabbergasted from just scrolling through the report.

Well done sir!

Thanks!

I was (seriously) wondering if the forum would take a post that long.

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 12:12:32 AM   
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Wow. I don't feel so bad about stopping our game now. This is just wrong on so many levels, most importantly that the Japanese didn't win. Anything short of that is just wrong wrong wrong. The Japanese naval threat is done with a fork in it. Historically accurate. Japanese had a CA force in with the US CVE at Guadalcanal and inexplicably turned away.

Congrats!

Was exciting to read. more? More? THERE'S MORE?

If you're only up to Guadalcanal, then HELL YES, there's more! I don't remember that battle, maybe there were low on ammo sort of thing.

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 12:13:19 AM   
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Sink the CV Bismarck!

Where did she come from?

We had some battles in the Bismarck Sea, so I used it for one of the optionally named ships!


I figured, but would have loved to have seen some fog of war!

Don't you feel sad now? You are like a big bully, kicking a kid when he is down. Wasn't Cam Ranh Bay punishment enough? This is just malicious.


Sad? Um, let me see, uh, mmmm, oh well - NO!

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 12:14:03 AM   
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you should KNOW that Richard E. Lee is only good in defensive battles.

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 12:15:17 AM   
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Wow. I don't feel so bad about stopping our game now. This is just wrong on so many levels, most importantly that the Japanese didn't win. Anything short of that is just wrong wrong wrong. The Japanese naval threat is done with a fork in it. Historically accurate. Japanese had a CA force in with the US CVE at Guadalcanal and inexplicably turned away.

Congrats!

Was exciting to read. more? More? THERE'S MORE?

If you're only up to Guadalcanal, then HELL YES, there's more! I don't remember that battle, maybe there were low on ammo sort of thing.


The JP TF leader simply lost nerve.

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 12:18:36 AM   
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Come on George (if I remember your name right...apologies if I'm showing my age, but don't worry, I forget my name often and my cell phone number, always my cell phone number),
you should KNOW that Richard E. Lee is only good in defensive battles.

Do you mean Willis Lee? 'Ching' Lee was his nickname from the US Naval Academy because of his affection for the far east.

I should have checked the ships' captains, but I probably did a long time back. It pays to verify none have been 'rotated home' or whatever happens.

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RE: 1944 July 09 - 5/30/2015 12:35:06 AM   
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Today's ship losses. Obviously this is 'confirmed' and certainly more ships on both sides are at great risk.





Bloody hell!!!

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 5:58:37 AM   
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ORIGINAL: vicberg

Wow. I don't feel so bad about stopping our game now. This is just wrong on so many levels, most importantly that the Japanese didn't win. Anything short of that is just wrong wrong wrong. The Japanese naval threat is done with a fork in it. Historically accurate. Japanese had a CA force in with the US CVE at Guadalcanal and inexplicably turned away.

Congrats!

Was exciting to read. more? More? THERE'S MORE?

If you're only up to Guadalcanal, then HELL YES, there's more! I don't remember that battle, maybe there were low on ammo sort of thing.


The JP TF leader simply lost nerve.

Don't think the USN had any CVEs at the time of Guadalcanal, so I assume the battle is the Samar phase of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

A little empathy for Admiral Kondo please - he had his flagship Atago torpedoed from under him on the way north off Palawan Island. It sank in something like 15 minutes. CA Maya was also sunk and CA Takao heavily damaged by subs at about the same time. Then he endured all day airstrikes the next day culminating in the sinking of the "unsinkable" Musashi at dusk. During a tense night he expected US PT boats and subs everywhere and thought the US would have a battle fleet blocking the entrance to San Bernardino Strait. I doubt he got any sleep.

So he exits the strait and almost immediately spots carriers, thinking they are the CVs of Halsey's Third Fleet. Almost immediately there is a confusing series of continuous small air strikes from the Avengers of Taffy 3, followed by Taffy2 and Taffy 1. They start scoring hits and making his fleet dodge a lot. So he orders a free-for-all chase and his cruisers and DDs charge ahead followed by the BBs at best speed. Suddenly out of their smoke screen US DDs and a DE appear and launch torps and put accurate 5"" gunfire onto the bridges of several ships, forcing them to turn away. More airstrikes, more hit ships - CA Kumano loses her bow. CA Chokai is hit hard as are CAs Chikuma and Suzuya. Surely there are USN cruisers and BBs causing all this damage!

His flagship Yamato has been forced to run away from the battle by a salvo of torpedoes that chase her for 20 minutes. Kondo loses visual contact with his fleet. Messages are confusing - he cannot get a picture of what is happening. And by now the CVs he believes he is chasing must have a massive strike prepared, similar to the ones that sank Musashi. His sleep-deprived brain cannot make sense of it so he recalls his fleet to see what the heck is left and decide what to do. Unknown to him, CA Tone and his DDs had finally closed to killing range of Taffy 3 and had shot up Gambier Bay just at the moment he recalled them.

So Yes, Kondo lost his nerve, and made a poor decision to order a general chase, but no commander could have expected that three US DDs and a DE could put up such a battle that it stalled 5 BBs, 5 CAs, + CLs and about 15 DDs! This armchair admiral is sure he could not have done any better!

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 6:37:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hmm a small noobish question about something that bugs me. I noticed earlier (but I only thought about asking now) that in general you, and many other players, tend to have multiple task forces for bombardment.

I understand the importance of dividing up surface ships in order to have more sea coverage / present more targets for the enemy, more intercept chances and such.

But strictly from a BOMBARDMENT point of view, do multiple task forces bombard better than, say, a 20 cruisers single bombardment TF ?
I don't remember reading anything about this in the manual but then again, in this game a lot of things are not written in the manual XD

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 6:43:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		It's more about the size of task force should they meet another surface group, which they could do on their way in to bombard. You don't want big unwieldy TFs especially in a night engagement. Plus with multiples you may have a better chance in case something goes wrong with one to make sure a bombardment occurs.

Nice work here over the past few turns!!

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 8:25:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		What Obvert said is true. In my case I mostly split up to smaller bombardment TF because I want to bombard continuously (day after day) when possible. it really makes a difference to the disruption of the enemy troops.

And, even when I have a situation where I don't need to do that I keep the same TFs, because you can't hang onto the TF commander that you picked when you disband a TF, and they cost PP.

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RE: 1944 July 09 - 5/30/2015 8:32:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Congratulations on your great victory! It has been most interesting and exciting, including the build up.

Something in your after battle plans stood out for me:

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Four of the six CV near Soc Trang are out of sorties (22 remaining between the four of them!) and will withdraw to Jesselton in the hope that the size 6 airfield will be size 7 by the time they arrive to replenish their sorties.


I am pretty green, but as I understand it, rearming sorties is like rearming any normal naval weapon and depends on port size rather than AF size. The table in section 20.1.2.2 list sorties (as second to last) and according to it, rearming sorties requires a port level 6 or a port level 5 with 40 naval support. Rearming torpedo sorties requires port level 7 (or 6 and 160 NS).

Only replacement aircraft for the carrier airgroups are in a very small way influenced by AF size. Taking replacements requires:

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ORIGINAL: Manual Section 16.2

The air unit is located on a ship in the same hex as a base with an airfield size
of 1+ (TF or at anchor) and the base has over 20000 supplies. Supplies will be
expended at the base and the unit will receive damaged planes from the pool.


Maybe I am wrong and something changed since the printing of the manual?!

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 1:34:32 PM   
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Don't think the USN had any CVEs at the time of Guadalcanal, so I assume the battle is the Samar phase of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

A little empathy for Admiral Kondo please - he had his flagship Atago torpedoed from under him on the way north off Palawan Island. It sank in something like 15 minutes. CA Maya was also sunk and CA Takao heavily damaged by subs at about the same time. Then he endured all day airstrikes the next day culminating in the sinking of the "unsinkable" Musashi at dusk. During a tense night he expected US PT boats and subs everywhere and thought the US would have a battle fleet blocking the entrance to San Bernardino Strait. I doubt he got any sleep.

So he exits the strait and almost immediately spots carriers, thinking they are the CVs of Halsey's Third Fleet. Almost immediately there is a confusing series of continuous small air strikes from the Avengers of Taffy 3, followed by Taffy2 and Taffy 1. They start scoring hits and making his fleet dodge a lot. So he orders a free-for-all chase and his cruisers and DDs charge ahead followed by the BBs at best speed. Suddenly out of their smoke screen US DDs and a DE appear and launch torps and put accurate 5"" gunfire onto the bridges of several ships, forcing them to turn away. More airstrikes, more hit ships - CA Kumano loses her bow. CA Chokai is hit hard as are CAs Chikuma and Suzuya. Surely there are USN cruisers and BBs causing all this damage!

His flagship Yamato has been forced to run away from the battle by a salvo of torpedoes that chase her for 20 minutes. Kondo loses visual contact with his fleet. Messages are confusing - he cannot get a picture of what is happening. And by now the CVs he believes he is chasing must have a massive strike prepared, similar to the ones that sank Musashi. His sleep-deprived brain cannot make sense of it so he recalls his fleet to see what the heck is left and decide what to do. Unknown to him, CA Tone and his DDs had finally closed to killing range of Taffy 3 and had shot up Gambier Bay just at the moment he recalled them.

So Yes, Kondo lost his nerve, and made a poor decision to order a general chase, but no commander could have expected that three US DDs and a DE could put up such a battle that it stalled 5 BBs, 5 CAs, + CLs and about 15 DDs! This armchair admiral is sure he could not have done any better!


Unless I'm confused on the battle, and yes that can happen easily, it was Guadalcanal. There were numerous night surface engagements when the Japanese started their night supply runs. In one of them, a JP CA SCTF broke through into something vital. I thought it was CVE, but I read it 35 years ago. It could have been transports. They were sitting ducksand there were a LOT of them. But for some reason, the JP commander broke off.

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 2:49:02 PM   
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Unless I'm confused on the battle, and yes that can happen easily, it was Guadalcanal. There were numerous night surface engagements when the Japanese started their night supply runs. In one of them, a JP CA SCTF broke through into something vital. I thought it was CVE, but I read it 35 years ago. It could have been transports. They were sitting ducksand there were a LOT of them. But for some reason, the JP commander broke off.


Ah! The Battle of Savo Island then. I used this battle at Staff School to illustrate the principle of "maintenance of the aim" (goal), which was to attack the landing forces and prevent them taking the airfield under construction. Admiral Mikawa reacted quickly to news of the American landings at Guadalcanal and put together a scratch force of all they surface combat vessels he could round up in the Rabaul area. He led his force of 5 CA, 1 CL and 1 DD down the slot and was spotted by an Australian naval search aircraft. He assumed news of his approach would be broadcast but he maintained his goal and steamed on.

Lucky for him, the Australians did not have good comms with the US forces, and messages had to be relayed back to Brisbane thence to Pearl Harbour and then to the fleet at sea. On top of that the Aussie aircraft reported a CL and some DDs. No one treated this with any urgency.

That night, the Australian commander of the covering force split his cruisers and DDs into three groups to cover three possible approaches to the transport anchorage. Then he took his flagship, CA Australia, out of line to visit the commander of the transport force. The Japanese with their excellent night vision optical equipment spotted the patrolling picket DDs and avoided them, including at least one that had radar. But radar at the time had a blind spot aft because of masts and other structure, and the US sailors were exhausted from fighting off air attacks including attacks the previous night. It is possible the radar operators were having micro-sleeps (nodding off) at their consoles.

The Japanese swept through the southern CA group leaving Canberra in sinking condition and Chicago with her bows damaged by a torpedo. Then they accidently split into two groups as they headed north and they bracketed the northern force sinking all three US CAs (Astoria, Vincennes and Quincy). Mikawa continued around Savo Island to regroup his forces on the west side, and he sank a couple of DD pickets. He still had torpedos and shells to take a run at the transports but he knew there were US carriers around and he did not want to face an attack in the morning, so he retired having sunk 4 CAs and a couple of DDs. He abandoned the aim of his whole expedition!

This battle set up the whole Guadalcanal naval campaign, with the US Transports forced to leave at dusk the next day without finishing unloading the supplies and equipment the marines needed, and subsequently both sides trying to get supplies and reinforcements to the island.

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RE: 1944 July 08 - 5/30/2015 2:54:28 PM   
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Staff School? I don't think I'm going to post anymore (kicking imaginary dirt).

But enough hijacking. Back to destruction of the good, wholesome, wronged Japanese.

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RE: 1944 July 09 - 5/30/2015 5:09:20 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Rafid

Congratulations on your great victory! It has been most interesting and exciting, including the build up.

Something in your after battle plans stood out for me:

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Four of the six CV near Soc Trang are out of sorties (22 remaining between the four of them!) and will withdraw to Jesselton in the hope that the size 6 airfield will be size 7 by the time they arrive to replenish their sorties.


I am pretty green, but as I understand it, rearming sorties is like rearming any normal naval weapon and depends on port size rather than AF size. The table in section 20.1.2.2 list sorties (as second to last) and according to it, rearming sorties requires a port level 6 or a port level 5 with 40 naval support. Rearming torpedo sorties requires port level 7 (or 6 and 160 NS).

Only replacement aircraft for the carrier airgroups are in a very small way influenced by AF size. Taking replacements requires:

quote:

ORIGINAL: Manual Section 16.2

The air unit is located on a ship in the same hex as a base with an airfield size
of 1+ (TF or at anchor) and the base has over 20000 supplies. Supplies will be
expended at the base and the unit will receive damaged planes from the pool.


Maybe I am wrong and something changed since the printing of the manual?!

Eh - if you are right about that then I will send them to Cam Ranh Bay, which has a port size 7 already IIRC. I might be mixing it with a size 7 airfield required to upgrade carrier groups (although as with port size sometimes a smaller airfield will do if there is enough of the right support/HQ/whatever around).

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RE: 1944 July 09 - 5/31/2015 4:08:58 AM   
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Well, this is massive carnage indeed. Delicious

It seems your enemy gambled on one serious incursion, to try and cause mayhem. But the results were decidedly in your favor. 5 CV, 2 CVE and one BB sunk, plus all the other smaller ships and the damaged ships (and he doesn't have anywhere to bring those, singapore cannot handle that many ships...).

You have to give the task force commander of the CVLs a medal. If not for him evading... you might have lost them all!

A pity for your battleships, but really you can't complain. All your SCTF provided vital cover for your carriers. At least they're good enough as meat shields. Or steel shields


What air carrier / surface combat assets does he have left in the area by your estimate? If they are low enough... you might even think about doing a detour and taking Singapore or at least placing it under siege. Not really urgent, it's just, I don't know. Think about it as liberating occupied territories or something!!

Forgot about this part of your post. I figure he must have more carriers - and certainly more coming - up in Japan due to new construction. I know that isn't what you asked, but I made sure that I had plenty good search to the east of the Cam Ranh Bay SLOC to spot early any surface or carrier attacks coming from that direction.

As far as already in the South China Sea, it really looks like whatever sortied got slammed, but not necessarily all sunk. This screen shot shows all the scouted Imperial TFs in the South China Sea, with the highlighted hex being the carriers that are still seen at the end of the day. Going to the consolidated sightings from the combat report (the Intel Monkey pic I posted), CV Taiho is absent from the sunk ships list, but was seen hit by 7 bombs and sported Heavy Fires so is likely non-operational.

Bottom line, I think there are no operational IJN carriers at sea in the South China Sea. I do not know if any are still undergoing repairs at Singapore.




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The screenshot you posted in the update did not show those enemy TFs near Soc Trang. He really came aggressively! Didn't think he sent so many so close by.

I hope you can manage to sink as many of those ships still out there as possible. Especially the CV Taiho But the destroyers and other suface assets would be really nice as well.

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Thanks for the answer

The screenshot you posted in the update did not show those enemy TFs near Soc Trang. He really came aggressively! Didn't think he sent so many so close by.

I hope you can manage to sink as many of those ships still out there as possible. Especially the CV Taiho But the destroyers and other suface assets would be really nice as well.

That pic was from combat resolution of one of the first night combats. The TFs up by Soc Trang are all the left overs from the surface combat so they're a mixed bag, but hopefully out of large caliber ammo and torpedoes!

The ones near Groot Natoena are convoys heading east and ASW groups. One of the first two groups is just just the leftover escort from that tanker TF hit by dive bombers from Jesselton. Even with my carriers heading west those convoys have no chance because of Jesselton plus two or three surface combat TF in their way.

BTW here is an overview map.




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The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Our subs got a PB, an xAK, an E, and CV Soryu at two different times.

Quiet in China.

Continued air strikes on the army withdrawing to Chiang Mai. The hold-outs at Rangoon are worn down more. Several units are rotating back to attack status while only one had to come off the line, so tomorrow's attack will be stronger. Recon shows only 2 units with 24,000 troops remaining!
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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 78165 troops, 1154 guns, 725 vehicles, Assault Value = 3639

Defending force 28225 troops, 66 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Allied adjusted assault: 1894

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 90 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3432 casualties reported
Squads: 128 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 71 destroyed, 79 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
20th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
7th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
27th Infantry Division
25th Indian Division
111th LRP Brigade
3rd New Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Division
14th Army Engineer Battalion
72nd British Brigade
22nd New Chinese Division
36th Chinese Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
96th Chinese Division
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
81st (West African) Division
36th Div Engineer Battalion
18th British Division
2nd Reserve Division
5th Indian Division
2/1st Med Regiment
499th Base Group
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
2/3 AIF Pioneer Battalion
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
XV Indian Corps
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
88th Medium Regiment
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
500th Base Group
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
9th Division
19th Division
33rd Division
3rd/A Div /1
3rd/C Div /1
16th Garrison Unit
62nd JAAF AF Bn
21st/B Division
63rd Inf Group Brigade
114th Infantry Rgt /1


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Two more days for the river crossing into Rahaeng.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

Weather was the Empire's friend today, protecting the IJN from both of the fresh CV groups that we deployed westward to catch fleeing cripples. Two of our CV in one of those groups used 5 inch guns to fight off raiders - the Black Knight was seen on a bridge wing waiving a sword! As expected, all able IJN combatants made runs at USN carrier forces. None made hits. The three old USB battleships all tangled with the surviving IJN battleships and showed their mettle, reacting hundreds of miles in running battles. Two large Imperial convoys ran into USN surface combat groups. Burke's Fletchers savaged a tanker convoy near Groot Natoena, then a merchant caravan ran into two CL groups north of Jesselton. There are presently what I take to be two small groups of leftover IJN escorts north of Jesselton and mixing in our Cam Ranh Bay SLOC. Nearby surface group are being tasked to track them down.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soc Trang at 59,74, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
DD Fubuki

Allied Ships
CVL Independence
CVL Princeton
CVL Belleau Wood
CVL Cowpens
CVL Monterey
CVL Cabot
CVL Bataan
CVL San Jacinto
DD McCalla
DD Farenholt
DD Bancroft
DD Carmick
DD Roe
DD Dunlap

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 75% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 8,000 yards...
Range increases to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards...
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soc Trang at 58,74, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 11
CL Naka, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DD John Rodgers
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 3

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 75% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Yamaguchi, Jihei crosses the 'T'
BB Kirishima engages DD Aaron Ward at 6,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD John Rodgers at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Aaron Ward at 3,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD John Rodgers at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD John Rodgers at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Aaron Ward at 4,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD John Rodgers at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Aaron Ward at 5,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD John Rodgers at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD John Rodgers at 6,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Aaron Ward at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Aaron Ward at 8,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Aaron Ward at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Aaron Ward at 11,000 yards
Yamaguchi, Jihei orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Aaron Ward at 12,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD John Rodgers at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Aaron Ward at 11,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD John Rodgers at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD John Rodgers at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Aaron Ward at 8,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Aaron Ward at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Aaron Ward at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD John Rodgers at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD John Rodgers at 13,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Aaron Ward at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soc Trang at 56,76, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Naka

Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
DD Abner Read
DD Hughes
DD Russell, Shell hits 1

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 75% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Russell at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Russell at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Abner Read at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Russell at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Hughes at 8,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Abner Read at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Kirishima at 11,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Russell at 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Abner Read at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Russell at 12,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Abner Read at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Colorado engages CL Naka at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miri at 63,80, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Kurahashi, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
E Chiburi, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown
CV Hornet
CV Intrepid
CV Bay of Bengal
BB Iowa
DD Hailey
DD Harrison
DD Isherwood
DD Johnston
DD Luce
DD Renshaw
DD Spence
DD Grayson
DD Kunming

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 75% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
E Kurahashi engages CV Bay of Bengal at 1,000 yards
E Kurahashi engages CV Intrepid at 1,000 yards
DD Renshaw engages E Kurahashi at 1,000 yards
Umahachi, T. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 2,000 yards
E Kurahashi sunk by CV Bay of Bengal at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
E Chiburi engages CV Bay of Bengal at 7,000 yards
Umahachi, T. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Umahachi, T. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 55,76, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Naka, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1
DD Claxton
DD LaVallette
DD O'Brien

Low visibility due to Rain with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 75% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages BB Kirishima at 6,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD O'Brien at 6,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD LaVallette at 6,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Claxton at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Oklahoma at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD LaVallette at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Oklahoma at 7,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Claxton at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Oklahoma at 6,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages CL Naka at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Oklahoma at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD O'Brien at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD LaVallette at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima sunk by DD Claxton at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages CL Naka at 8,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD LaVallette at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages CL Naka at 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD LaVallette at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 54,77, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2
CA Chikuma
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Shell hits 1
DD Eaton, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Tingey
DD Twining, Shell hits 1

Poor visibility due to Rain with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 75% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Kingman, F.V. crosses the 'T'
BB Haruna engages DD Twining at 6,000 yards
DD Tingey engages BB Haruna at 6,000 yards
DD Eaton engages BB Haruna at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Idaho engages BB Haruna at 7,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Tingey at 7,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Eaton at 7,000 yards
BB Idaho engages BB Haruna at 7,000 yards
DD Twining engages BB Haruna at 7,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Tingey at 7,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Eaton at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Haruna engages BB Idaho at 10,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Twining at 10,000 yards
DD Tingey engages DD Kishinami at 10,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Haruna engages BB Idaho at 11,000 yards
DD Kishinami engages DD Twining at 11,000 yards
DD Kishinami engages DD Tingey at 11,000 yards
BB Haruna engages BB Idaho at 11,000 yards
DD Kishinami engages DD Twining at 11,000 yards
DD Twining engages DD Kishinami at 11,000 yards
DD Kishinami engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Idaho engages BB Haruna at 12,000 yards
DD Twining engages DD Kishinami at 12,000 yards
DD Twining engages DD Kishinami at 12,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Eaton at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 54,77, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 8, on fire
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Shell hits 2
DD Eaton, on fire
DD Tingey, Shell hits 1
DD Twining, Shell hits 1

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 75% moonlight: 4,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
BB Haruna engages BB Idaho at 4,000 yards
BB Idaho engages CA Chikuma at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Idaho engages BB Haruna at 6,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Twining at 6,000 yards
DD Kishinami engages DD Eaton at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Idaho engages BB Haruna at 4,000 yards
DD Kishinami sunk by DD Twining at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Haruna engages BB Idaho at 2,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages DD Twining at 2,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Tingey at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Idaho engages BB Haruna at 5,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages DD Eaton at 5,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Tingey at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages DD Twining at 8,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Tingey at 8,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Eaton at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Groot Natoena at 61,80, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Chiburi, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
DD Charles Ausburne
DD Boyd
DD Evans
DD Albert Grant

Poor visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 9,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Carpender, Arthur S crosses the 'T'
DD Albert Grant engages E Chiburi at 9,000 yards
DD Evans engages E Chiburi at 9,000 yards
BB Washington engages E Chiburi at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages E Chiburi at 7,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages E Chiburi at 7,000 yards
DD Boyd engages E Chiburi at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Washington engages E Chiburi at 6,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages E Chiburi at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
E Chiburi sunk by BB Washington at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Groot Natoena at 61,82, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Ishigaki, Shell hits 4, on fire
E Fukue, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Tsushima, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
E Kamo, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
E W-26, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
E W-30, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
AO Hayasui, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Eiyo Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
TK Kiyo Maru, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK San Diego Maru, Shell hits 39, and is sunk
TK Tatibana Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Tonan Maru #2, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Marifu Maru, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
TK Kikusui Maru, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Eiwa Maru #4, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
TK Meizan Maru, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Aulick
DD Cogswell
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
DD Picking
DD Halsey Powell
DD Pringle
DD Norman Scott

Reduced visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages E W-30 at 16,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 16,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 16,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 16,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E Fukue at 16,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 16,000 yards
DD Picking engages AO Hayasui at 16,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK Eiwa Maru #4 at 16,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Eiyo Maru at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages E W-30 at 14,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E W-26 at 14,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 14,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Fukue at 14,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Ishigaki at 14,000 yards
DD Pringle engages AO Hayasui at 14,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Meizan Maru at 14,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Eiwa Maru #4 at 14,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 14,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Eiyo Maru at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E W-30 at 13,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 13,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Tsushima at 13,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E Fukue at 13,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Ishigaki at 13,000 yards
DD Aulick engages AO Hayasui at 13,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages E W-30 at 11,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Meizan Maru at 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Kikusui Maru at 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Tatibana Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Eiyo Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E W-30 at 10,000 yards
DD Aulick engages E W-26 at 10,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Kamo at 10,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E Tsushima at 10,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 10,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 10,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
E W-30 sunk by DD O'Bannon at 7,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 7,000 yards
TK Tonan Maru #2 sunk by DD Halsey Powell at 7,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages E Fukue at 7,000 yards
DD Pringle engages AO Hayasui at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E W-26 at 6,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Meizan Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Meizan Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK Meizan Maru at 6,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Meizan Maru at 6,000 yards
TK Meizan Maru sunk by DD Cogswell at 6,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Eiwa Maru #4 at 6,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Kikusui Maru at 6,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Marifu Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Tatibana Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Eiyo Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK Tatibana Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Tatibana Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Tsushima at 6,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Tatibana Maru at 6,000 yards
TK Tatibana Maru sunk by DD Cogswell at 6,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Eiwa Maru #4 at 6,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Kikusui Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK San Diego Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E W-26 at 6,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages E Kamo at 6,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E Tsushima at 6,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK San Diego Maru at 6,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK San Diego Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK San Diego Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK San Diego Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Kikusui Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Kiyo Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK San Diego Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E Tsushima at 7,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E Fukue at 7,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK San Diego Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK San Diego Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK Kikusui Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK Marifu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK San Diego Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
Massive explosion on E W-26
DD Halsey Powell engages E W-26 at 8,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK San Diego Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK San Diego Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK San Diego Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Picking engages E Ishigaki at 8,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK San Diego Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Eiwa Maru #4 at 8,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK Kikusui Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Kiyo Maru at 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Eiyo Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK San Diego Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E Kamo at 8,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK San Diego Maru at 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E Ishigaki at 8,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages AO Hayasui at 8,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK San Diego Maru at 8,000 yards
TK Kikusui Maru sunk by DD Norman Scott at 8,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Marifu Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK San Diego Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK Kiyo Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Eiyo Maru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK San Diego Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK San Diego Maru at 9,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E Tsushima at 9,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK San Diego Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Picking engages E Ishigaki at 9,000 yards
TK Eiwa Maru #4 sunk by DD Picking at 9,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK San Diego Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK Kiyo Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages E Tsushima at 11,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Kiyo Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Kiyo Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Fukue at 11,000 yards
DD Aulick engages AO Hayasui at 11,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Marifu Maru at 11,000 yards
TK San Diego Maru sunk by DD Pringle at 11,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK Kiyo Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages E Kamo at 10,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Tsushima at 10,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Marifu Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E Ishigaki at 10,000 yards
DD Picking engages AO Hayasui at 10,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Marifu Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages TK Kiyo Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Eiyo Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages E Kamo at 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E Tsushima at 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages E Fukue at 8,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E Ishigaki at 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Marifu Maru at 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Marifu Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Kiyo Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Eiyo Maru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages E Kamo at 10,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Tsushima at 10,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Marifu Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages E Ishigaki at 10,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Marifu Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Halsey Powell engages TK Kiyo Maru at 10,000 yards
Burke, Arleigh A. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages E Kamo at 9,000 yards
DD Pringle engages TK Marifu Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Picking engages TK Eiyo Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Marifu Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Marifu Maru at 9,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Eiyo Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages E Kamo at 13,000 yards
DD Pringle engages E Tsushima at 13,000 yards
DD Picking engages E Fukue at 13,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages E Ishigaki at 13,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Marifu Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Eiyo Maru at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
DD Pringle engages AO Hayasui at 17,000 yards
DD Norman Scott engages AO Hayasui at 17,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages TK Kiyo Maru at 17,000 yards
DD Cogswell engages TK Kiyo Maru at 17,000 yards
DD Aulick engages TK Marifu Maru at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
Range increases to 26,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Jesselton at 65,82, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Chile Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Clyde Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Cuba Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Oregon Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sumatra Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Thames Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hiteru Maru, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hohuku Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Siraha Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
xAK Enzyu Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Hukusei Maru, Shell hits 36, and is sunk
xAK Hukuzyu Maru, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
xAK Toyokawa Maru, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
xAK Konan Maru, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
xAK Uyo Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Miami
DD Ammen
DD Lardner
CL Toungoo

Poor visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
Conolly, Richard L. crosses the 'T'
CL Toungoo engages xAK Konan Maru at 14,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Konan Maru at 14,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Konan Maru at 14,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Havre Maru at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Uyo Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Konan Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Konan Maru at 13,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 13,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Havre Maru at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Konan Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Konan Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Konan Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Havre Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Konan Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Konan Maru at 8,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Havre Maru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Konan Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Konan Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Uyo Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Konan Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Konan Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 8,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Enzyu Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hohuku Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Thames Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Uyo Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Konan Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Konan Maru at 7,000 yards
xAK Enzyu Maru sunk by DD Ammen at 7,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Thames Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Cuba Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Clyde Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Chile Maru at 7,000 yards
xAK Konan Maru sunk by CL Toungoo at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Thames Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Havre Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Cuba Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Chile Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Siraha Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Thames Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Havre Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Cuba Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 8,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Siraha Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Havre Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Chile Maru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Uyo Maru at 9,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 9,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Siraha Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Thames Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Havre Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Cuba Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 9,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Toyokawa Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Clyde Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Uyo Maru at 10,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 10,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Siraha Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hohuku Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 6,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Siraha Maru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
xAK Uyo Maru sunk by CL Toungoo at 5,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hukuzyu Maru at 5,000 yards
xAK Hukuzyu Maru sunk by DD Ammen at 5,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Oregon Maru at 5,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Chile Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hohuku Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Oregon Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Cuba Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hukusei Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Hukusei Maru sunk by DD Ammen at 2,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Chile Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Lardner engages xAK Cuba Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Chile Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Hohuku Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Thames Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Oregon Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Chile Maru at 11,000 yards
Conolly, Richard L. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Hohuku Maru at 15,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 15,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 15,000 yards
CL Toungoo engages xAK Oregon Maru at 15,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Cuba Maru at 15,000 yards
DD Ammen engages xAK Clyde Maru at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hohuku Maru at 21,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 25,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 25,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Oregon Maru at 25,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Cuba Maru at 25,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Clyde Maru at 25,000 yards
CL Miami engages xAK Chile Maru at 25,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Groot Natoena at 60,82, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Ishigaki, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Aulick
DD Cogswell
DD O'Bannon
DD Picking
DD Halsey Powell
DD Pringle
DD Norman Scott

Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Jesselton at 65,82, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Chile Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Clyde Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Oregon Maru, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
xAK Sumatra Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Thames Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
xAK Hiteru Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Helena
CL Honolulu
DD Heywood Edwards
DD Thatcher

Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 14,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 14,000 yards
CL Helena engages xAK Thames Maru at 14,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Thames Maru at 14,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages xAK Thames Maru at 14,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Chile Maru at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Helena engages xAK Chile Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Clyde Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Chile Maru at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages xAK Thames Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages xAK Hiteru Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Clyde Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages xAK Chile Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
xAK Hiteru Maru sunk by CL Honolulu at 8,000 yards
CL Helena engages xAK Thames Maru at 8,000 yards
CL Helena engages xAK Clyde Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages xAK Thames Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Helena engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages xAK Sumatra Maru at 7,000 yards
xAK Thames Maru sunk by DD Thatcher at 7,000 yards
xAK Sumatra Maru sunk by DD Heywood Edwards at 7,000 yards
CL Helena engages xAK Oregon Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages xAK Clyde Maru at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Oregon Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Heywood Edwards engages xAK Clyde Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages xAK Oregon Maru at 6,000 yards
xAK Clyde Maru sunk by DD Heywood Edwards at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages xAK Oregon Maru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
xAK Oregon Maru sunk by CL Honolulu at 6,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 68,82

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 15
F4U-1 Corsair x 13
SBD-5 Dauntless x 35

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yunagi
DD Akikaze
DD Kisaragi

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 68,82

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 18

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi
DD Akikaze, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Okikaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yunagi

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 54,79

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 18
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 15
SBD-5 Dauntless x 19

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashimo, heavy damage
DD Asagumo
DD Makinami
DD Shigure, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 54,79

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 17
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1/A with A6M5b Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000.
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 59,75

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 11
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1
TBM-1C Avenger x 6

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 54,79

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 38
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14
SBD-5 Dauntless x 19
TBM-1C Avenger x 14

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashimo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagumo
DD Shigure
DD Makinami, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashimo


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 59,75

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 6, on fire
DD Niizuki

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Mogami


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 59,75

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 5
TBM-1C Avenger x 1

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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One IJN BB has survived and is nearing Singapore.

The river crossing into Saigon will happen tomorrow, and the 17th Ind.Mixed Brigade has made it back to Saigon to help defend. Our 1/6th Armoured Rgt will endeavor to cross the river tomorrow in move mode to aid the main attack crossing the hex side to the north. The 503rd Para Rgt will move at speed to follow but can't move fast enough to cross tomorrow. Today's attack at Quinhon went very well and the infantry arrived. They will attack tomorrow with the armour standing by to pursue should a breakthrough be achieved. Roughly 4 days from now our first armoured unit will reach Pakse (near Ubon).

Light Industry at Soerabaja is down to 7 and still as stubborn as ever. 4x Repair Shipyard points have been damaged too. One batch of B-24J will switch to Light Industry at Semarang.

Burke's mayhem!




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