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1944 January 08
INVADED
Amphibious TF 124 offshore of Pagan
Amphibious TF 166 offshore of Pagan
Amphibious TF 237 offshore of Pagan
9 x PB2Y-3 Coronado dropping 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion at Manokwari
INVESTED
Taung Gyi
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Manokwari !!!
Overall
• No carrier info, but 2 subs are spotted DL 10/10, one just NE of Torishima, the other 4 hexes WNW of Torishima.
West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Idaho has 5 hexes (3 days) to go with damage at 7-77(71)-0-0. Iowa has passed through the Panama canal.
Pacific
• It's on.
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000001 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 124 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
AM Constant
DD Meredith
DE Cloues, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 mines cleared
000002 ASW attack 1944-01-08 110,89 Pagan
ASW attack near Pagan at 110,89
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-33
Allied Ships
DD Hazelwood
DD Strong
SSX Ha-33 is sighted by escort
DD Strong fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
000003 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 197 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
DD Mahan
DD Frankford
DD DeHaven
4 mines cleared
000004 Sub attack 1944-01-08 108,88 Pagan
Sub attack near Pagan at 108,88
Japanese Ships
ACM Hanata Maru #6
Allied Ships
SS Flasher
Captain of SS Flasher elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
ACM Hanata Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Hanata Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Hanata Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Hanata Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Hanata Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
000005 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 237 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
AM Engage
DD Caldwell
DD Welles
DE Elden
APA President Polk, Mine hits 1
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
12 mines cleared
000006 Sub attack 1944-01-08 110,89 Pagan
Sub attack near Pagan at 110,89
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-31, hits 8, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DE McConnell
SSX Ha-31 launches 2 torpedoes at DE McConnell
DE McConnell attacking submerged sub ....
Large oil slick appears over area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub
000007 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 340 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
DMS Boggs
DD Buchanan
15 mines cleared
000008 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 381 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
DD Walke
DD Baldwin
DD Gillespie
5 mines cleared
000009 ASW attack 1944-01-08 110,89 Pagan
ASW attack near Pagan at 110,89
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-34
Allied Ships
DD Mullany
CA Vincennes
DD Stephen Potter
DD O'Bannon
SSX Ha-34 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Mullany
Ha-34 bottoming out ....
DD Stephen Potter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD O'Bannon fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Stephen Potter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD O'Bannon fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Stephen Potter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD O'Bannon fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Stephen Potter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Stephen Potter fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
000010 ASW attack 1944-01-08 110,89 Pagan
ASW attack near Pagan at 110,89
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-34, hits 6, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Vincennes
DD Mullany
DD Stephen Potter
DD O'Bannon
SSX Ha-34 is sighted by escort
DD Stephen Potter fails to find sub and abandons search
DD O'Bannon fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD O'Bannon fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD O'Bannon fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD O'Bannon attacking submerged sub ....
Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface!
Escort abandons search for sub
000011 ASW attack 1944-01-08 111,89 Pagan
ASW attack near Pagan at 111,89
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-35
Allied Ships
DD Sigourney
SSX Ha-35 is sighted by escort
DD Sigourney fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sigourney fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
000012 ASW attack 1944-01-08 111,89 Pagan
ASW attack near Pagan at 111,89
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-35
Allied Ships
DD Sigourney
SSX Ha-35 is sighted by escort
Ha-35 diving deep ....
DD Sigourney fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sigourney fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sigourney fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sigourney fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sigourney fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
000013 Night Time Surface Combat 1944-01-08 105,88 Saipan
Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 105,88, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
ACM Hanata Maru #6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Bagley
DD Blue
DD Mugford
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley
DD Maury
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 96% moonlight: 8,000 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...
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...
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: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
DD Henley engages ACM Hanata Maru #6 at 8,000 yards
DD Blue engages ACM Hanata Maru #6 at 8,000 yards
DD Bagley engages ACM Hanata Maru #6 at 8,000 yards
ACM Hanata Maru #6 sunk by DD Blue at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
000014 ASW attack 1944-01-08 111,89 Pagan
ASW attack near Pagan at 111,89
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-35, hits 8, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Chevalier
DD Converse
SSX Ha-35 is located by DD Chevalier
DD Converse attacking submerged sub ....
Large oil slick appears over area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub
000015 ASW attack 1944-01-08 110,89 Pagan
ASW attack near Pagan at 110,89
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-33, hits 7, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DE Wyman
AM Constant
APA Crescent City
APA Henderson
APA Leonard Wood
APA J. Franklin Bell
AKA Electra
AKA Aquarius
AKA Centarus
AKA Virgo
LSD Ashland
LSD Gunston Hall
DD Monssen
DD Gwin
SSX Ha-33 is sighted by escort
Ha-33 bottoming out ....
DD Monssen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Gwin fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Monssen attacking submerged sub ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub
000016 Night Naval bombardment 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Night Naval bombardment of Pagan at 110,89
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 9 damaged
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Arizona
Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania
BB Pennsylvania firing at 15th Garrison Unit
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona
BB Arizona firing at Pagan
000017 Pre-Invasion action 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Pre-Invasion action off Pagan (110,89)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
120 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE Wyman
AM Constant
APA Arthur Middleton
DD Monssen
Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
DE Wyman fired at enemy troops
AM Constant fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
000018 Amphibious Assault 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Amphibious Assault at Pagan (110,89)
TF 124 troops unloading over beach at Pagan, 110,89
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Motorized Support lost in surf during unload of Sixth US Army /4
000019 Pre-Invasion action 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Pre-Invasion action off Pagan (110,89)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
104 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Lardner
DD Laffey
APA Feland
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
DD Lardner firing at 15th Garrison Unit
DD Laffey firing at 88th Naval Guard Unit
DD Laffey fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
000020 Amphibious Assault 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Amphibious Assault at Pagan (110,89)
TF 166 troops unloading over beach at Pagan, 110,89
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 1st (Spec) Cav Div
000021 Pre-Invasion action 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Pre-Invasion action off Pagan (110,89)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
118 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE Fleming
DE Elden
AM Engage
APA Warren
DD Caldwell
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
DE Fleming fired at enemy troops
DE Elden fired at enemy troops
AM Engage fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
000022 Amphibious Assault 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Amphibious Assault at Pagan (110,89)
TF 237 troops unloading over beach at Pagan, 110,89
Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
000023 Invasion Support action 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Invasion Support action off Pagan (110,89)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
45 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Meredith
APA Arthur Middleton
DD Monssen
DD Meredith firing at 15th Garrison Unit
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
000024 Invasion Support action 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Invasion Support action off Pagan (110,89)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Bailey
APA Warren
DD Caldwell
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
DD Bailey firing at 15th Garrison Unit
DD Bailey fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
000025 Invasion Support action 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Invasion Support action off Pagan (110,89)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward
APA Feland
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
DD Aaron Ward firing at 15th Garrison Unit
000026 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 197 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
DD Bancroft
2 mines cleared
000028 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 381 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
DD Walke
1 mine cleared
000029 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 381 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Walke
DD O'Brien
4 mines cleared
000030 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 381 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
DD Aylwin
DD Morris
4 mines cleared
000031 encounters mine field 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
TF 197 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89)
Allied Ships
DD Helm
DD McCalla
2 mines cleared
000038 Sub attack 1944-01-08 106,94 Guam
Sub attack near Guam at 106,94
Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Cabrilla
SS Cabrilla launches 2 torpedoes
000039 Invasion Support action 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Invasion Support action off Pagan (110,89)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE Wyman
AM Constant
APA Arthur Middleton
DE Wyman fired at enemy troops
AM Constant fired at enemy troops
000040 Invasion Support action 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Invasion Support action off Pagan (110,89)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE Fleming
DE Elden
AM Engage
APA Warren
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
DE Fleming fired at enemy troops
DE Elden fired at enemy troops
AM Engage fired at enemy troops
000041 Ground combat 1944-01-08 Pagan 110,89
Ground combat at Pagan (110,89)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3903 troops, 56 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 317
Defending force 36050 troops, 627 guns, 759 vehicles, Assault Value = 1019
Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
15th Garrison Unit
82nd Naval Guard Unit
88th Naval Guard Unit
39th Field AA Machinecannon Company
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
9th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
19th Infantry Regiment
33rd Infantry Division
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st (Spec) Cavalry Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
Sixth US Army
2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
• All troops are ashore! Maximum Fatigue is 8, maximum disruption is 4, so the first assault is tomorrow and we will see how well fortified Pagan is. Tonight there will be a bombardment by 3 battleships and tomorrow a DB squadron and a TB squadron will bombard from the air. Recon with DL 10/11 and shows 8 units; 13,120 troops; 92 guns; 92 AFV. Hopefully we brought enough artillery to suppress the defenders.
• One APA struck a mine (modest damage) and will not be available for the next operation, otherwise only a DE (which also struck a mine) shows serious damage.
• In addition to an ACM and 4x SSX, the previously heavily damaged DD Hibiki is reported sunk near Guam even though torpedoes missed her. A single ship TF is 1 hex NW of Guam in heavy rain, and I think that is Hibiki trying to get away. If our subs don't get her I might send destroyers to finish her.
New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Tomorrow the assault convoys for Rabaul will all be in place; landing the day after.
DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• We creep along.
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000042 Ground combat 1944-01-08 Manokwari 85,109
Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 228 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 15
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Manokwari !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /1
Philippines
China
India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Hunting the hunter.
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000027 ASW attack 1944-01-08 30,24 Goa
ASW attack near Goa at 30,24
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
Allied Ships
DD Roebuck
SS I-19 is located by DD Roebuck
I-19 diving deep ....
DD Roebuck fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Roebuck fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Roebuck fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Roebuck fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Roebuck fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
000037 Sub attack 1944-01-08 30,24 Goa
Sub attack near Goa at 30,24
Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Quiberon
DD Quality
SS I-19 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Quiberon
I-19 diving deep ....
DD Quality attacking submerged sub ....
DD Quality attacking submerged sub ....
DD Quality is out of ASW ammo
DD Quality is out of ASW ammo
DD Quality is out of ASW ammo
DD Quality is out of ASW ammo
DD Quality attacking submerged sub ....
DD Quality is out of ASW ammo
DD Quality is out of ASW ammo
DD Quality is out of ASW ammo
DD Quality is out of ASW ammo
DD Quality fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Quality fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Subs Grayback and Golet show DL 10/10 on a latitude just north of Torishima; LBA or carriers?
Complete combat report attached.
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