SierraJuliet
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12 January 1943 INDIAN OCEAN SS I-165 launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 7,62 near Diego Garcia. Allied Ships xAK Nurmahal PACIFIC Night Time Surface Combat near Marcus Island at 123,85 Range 9,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Hiei, Shell hits 2 BB Kirishima, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Makinami, Shell hits 2 DD Takanami Allied Ships BB New Mexico BB Mississippi, Shell hits 2 BB Washington, Shell hits 7 BB Indiana, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 4, heavy fires BB Revenge~, Shell hits 1 CA Astoria CA Minneapolis CA San Francisco CA Quincy DD Kalk DD Anderson DD McCall DD Dunlap DD Cummings DD Drayton AP Wharton AP Harris~ AP Zeilin AP Henry T Allen~ AP J Franklin Bell AP Leonard Wood, Shell hits 3 AP Hunter Liggett AP American Legion AP Henderson~+ AP President Polk AP Arthur Middleton AK Crater AK Cassiopeia AK Prince Georges AK Libra AK Algorab AK Adhara AK Alcyone AK Oberon AK Arcturus AK Castor" AP President Coolidge AP Matsonia AP Mariposa AP Santa Elena AP Santa Paula AP Santa Inez AP Republic~ AP President Fillmore~ AP Mount McKinley AK Ara Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 35% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Allied ships attempt to get underway CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat near Marcus Island at 123,85 Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Tone, Shell hits 2 CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1 DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships DD O'Brien, Shell hits 11, and is sunk DD Walke, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAP Clan Macnaughton xAP Clan Macneil, Shell hits 1, on fire xAP Clan Macquarrie xAP Empire Star xAP Dunedin Star xAP Bloemfontein xAP Marpessa xAP Talisse, Shell hits 3 xAP Tawali xAP Limerick xAP Echunga xAP Ellaroo xAP Iron Crown xAP Iron Knob xAP Macedon xAP Illisos xAP Agwimonte xAP Alcoa Prospector xAP Exchange xAP Alcoa Pennant xAK T A Johnson xAP Exhibitor xAP Examiner xAK William S Colley xAK Boreas* xAK Benjamin Franklin xAK Edwin Markham xAK George Read xAK George Ross, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Henry Villard xAK James Gordon Bennett xAK John B Floyd xAK Nathaniel Bowditch xAK Stephen M White xAK Thomas A Edison xAK William E Channing, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK William L Garrison xAK Pamir xAK Astoria xAK Karsik xAK Straat Malakka xAK Sea Witch xAK Exceller xAK Jonathan Harrington xAK Delvalle xAK West Cressy xAP William L Thompson xAP Nellore, Shell hits 2, on fire xAP Ville d'Amiens, Shell hits 19, and is sunk xAP Torrens, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 862 casualties reported Squads: 20 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 56 (37 destroyed, 19 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (10 destroyed, 6 disabled) Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 35% moonlight: 10,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards xAP Iron Knob collides with xAP Clan Macneil at 123, 85 xAK William S Colley collides with xAP Clan Macquarrie at 123, 85 Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Japanese morning Air attack on Marcus Island – 22 casualties, 2 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 13 runway hits. TF 78 encounters mine field at Truk – 5 mines cleared. Japanese morning Air attack on TF near Marcus Island at 125,86 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 18 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 7 damaged D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 3 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 1 BB Washington DD McCall Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Marcus Island at 125,86 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 42 A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 23 B5N1 Kate-Kankoh x 11 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 46 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 44 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate-Kankoh: 2 damaged B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 3 damaged B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 2 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 2 damaged D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Revenge~, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 7, heavy damage BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CA San Francisco BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage BB Washington, Bomb hits 7, on fire BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 3, on fire CA Quincy AP Mount McKinley, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AP Mount McKinley Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Marcus Island at 125,87 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 15 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 17 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 27 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships xAP Examiner, Bomb hits 4, heavy damage xAK George Read, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Jonathan Harrington, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAP Echunga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK William S Colley, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP Macedon, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Straat Malakka, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Tawali, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK West Cressy, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK James Gordon Bennett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK T A Johnson, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: Guns lost 27 (5 destroyed, 22 disabled) Vehicles lost 59 (21 destroyed, 38 disabled) Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Jonathan Harrington Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Echunga Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK James Gordon Bennett Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Straat Malakka Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Marcus Island at 125,87 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 19 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Nathaniel Bowditch, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAP Exchange, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires xAP Alcoa Prospector, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Jonathan Harrington, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 238 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 16 (13 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (8 destroyed, 3 disabled) Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Jonathan Harrington Japanese afternoon Air attack on TF near Marcus Island at 125,86 Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 20 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 14 damaged D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 4, on fire CA Minneapolis BB Washington, Bomb hits 4, on fire CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 2, on fire DEI SS KVIII launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 76,109 near Ambon. Japanese Ships DD Mutsuki xAK Kinrei Maru xAK Unkai Maru #3 xAK Josho Maru xAKL Yulin Maru xAKL Unkai Maru #6 Allied Ships SS KVIII, hits 4 Japanese deliberate attack at 68, 104 near Kolaka. Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 70 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 20 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: II/81st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Kendari Cdo BURMA Japanese morning Air attack on 104th RAF Base Force at 54,50 -26 casualties. 58/46 is occupied by the Japanese. BB Kirishima sinks at sea Repairs completed on ACM Wa-6 at Yokohama=+, ship returned to service D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Akagi-2 has spotted an Allied xAP at 123,87 a APL Line class xAP is reported HIT E13A1 Jake-Suitei from Chitose-1 has spotted a Pacific Troop class xAP at 123,87 an Allied xAP is reported HIT Prome expands airfield to size 2 Cochin expands airfield to size 4 Padang expands fortifications to size 1 Okha expands port to size 4 Pingsiang expands airfield to size 2 91/55 expands port to size 2 Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 86/56 (86, 56)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 77/56 (77, 56)! Loss of xAKL Bichu Maru on Nov 24, 1942 is admitted BB Indiana is reported to have been sunk near Marcus Island on Jan 12, 1943 DD O'Brien is reported to have been sunk near Marcus Island on Jan 12, 1943 xAP Dunera is reported to have been sunk near Moulmein on Oct 09, 1942 xAK William S Colley is reported to have been sunk near Marcus Island on Jan 12, 1943 xAK George Read is reported to have been sunk near Marcus Island on Jan 12, 1943 xAK George Ross is reported to have been sunk near Marcus Island on Jan 12, 1943 xAK West Cressy is reported to have been sunk near Marcus Island on Jan 12, 1943 xAP Ville d'Amiens is reported to have been sunk near Marcus Island on Jan 12, 1943 xAP Torrens is reported to have been sunk near Marcus Island on Jan 12, 1943 Endo Det arrives at Nagoya So, in the end I achieved what I had planned to do. As always, every Japanese ship lost is felt grievously but Kirishima did take it on the chin and went down fighting. Of the admitted Allied ships lost there is BB Indiana, DD O’Brien plus 3 xAP and 4 xAK. After receiving 7 torpedoes hits on the high seas I should be very sound in my thinking the BB Revenge is also lost (trust the torpedo bombers to gang up on the least valuable battleship). It is hard to tell just what became of Mississippi and New Mexico. While they both took 3 torpedoes Mississippi was reported as having heavy damage so of the 2, I expect she is the more likely to go down. I fully expect to see New Mexico again unless my submarines have something to say about her fate. Prince of Wales is having a tremendous war. She dodged being sunk early in the war and has been traipsing around the Pacific since then. Surely of all the Allied battleships she is the one with the most battle stars and illustrious history to date. Of all the merchant ships that took damage I calculate that it is probable that 1 AP, 4 xAP and 4 xAK will also go down. So, for the loss of Kirishima I am hoping that this day has netted 3 battleships, 1 destroyer, 1 AP, 7 xAP and 8 xAK. If so an acceptable trade. Worthy of the trade too if I don’t mess around and expose my carriers. It is so tempting to hunt down those damaged and fleeing ships. However, I have had to move my search vectors around and I have now lost sight of the American carriers myself. Time to retreat but I am also contemplating giving Marcus Island a good going over as we leave… I shall have to think on that one.
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