Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Now that Clark has fallen I am beginning to wonder if it is advisable to push urgently toward Luzon or to wait for the arrival of two more CV's and 3 CVL's in the next 50 days? The nurses in the Malinta Tunnel and MacArthur will be POW's by then, I suspect.

The massive size of IJN carrier raids is terrifying. One option perhaps is to try to draw the IJN carriers into a battle with a fake landing at Truk with empty transports and a prewar BB. The Allied carrier force would be 5 CV's and 9 CVE's and leaving Long Island as a Replenishment carrier

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

It might be costly but you could have a lot of 4Es on Naval Attack to wear down the enemy CAP. Have lots of subs to blanket where you think his carriers might hang out.

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GENERAL ORDER/SOUPAC
08:22 ZULU:07/06/43
RABAUL


EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ANY UNIT ORDERED TO MOVE ANYWHERE WILL POWER DOWN SCR-270 RADAR UNITS AND WEATEHRPOOF ANY FITTINGS AND IS ORDERED TO LEAVE THE UNIT IN A WATERTIGHT
BUILDING WITH A SIGN THAT SAYS "SCR-270 HERE". SOUPAC HAS EXPERIENCED AN SURGE IN DISABILITY CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEMENT OF THE SCR-270 UNITS. PLUS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THE ARRIVING UNIT WILL NOT HAVE THEIR SCR-270 EITHER AND WILL NEED ONE. IF THE DEPARTING UNIT IS EVACUATING A REAR AREA BASE WITH NO FOLLOW-ON UNITS PLANNED THE CO SHALL DRAFT A LETTER GIFTING THE UNIT TO THE LOCAL CHIEFTAN. THE SALUTATION SHALL READ "COMPLIMENTS OF BIG CHIEFTAN FDR AND ENSIGN MCGOO"


FLEET ADMIRAL MANDRAKE

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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GENERAL ORDER/SOUPAC
08:22 ZULU:07/06/43
RABAUL


EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ANY UNIT ORDERED TO MOVE ANYWHERE WILL POWER DOWN SCR-270 RADAR UNITS AND WEATEHRPOOF ANY FITTINGS AND IS ORDERED TO LEAVE THE UNIT IN A WATERTIGHT
BUILDING WITH A SIGN THAT SAYS "SCR-270 HERE". SOUPAC HAS EXPERIENCED AN SURGE IN DISABILITY CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEMENT OF THE SCR-270 UNITS. PLUS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THE ARRIVING UNIT WILL NOT HAVE THEIR SCR-270 EITHER AND WILL NEED ONE. IF THE DEPARTING UNIT IS EVACUATING A REAR AREA BASE WITH NO FOLLOW-ON UNITS PLANNED THE CO SHALL DRAFT A LETTER GIFTING THE UNIT TO THE LOCAL CHIEFTAN. THE SALUTATION SHALL READ "COMPLIMENTS OF BIG CHIEFTAN FDR AND ENSIGN MCGOO"


FLEET ADMIRAL MANDRAKE

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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GENERAL ORDER/SOUPAC
08:22 ZULU:07/06/43
RABAUL


EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ANY UNIT ORDERED TO MOVE ANYWHERE WILL POWER DOWN SCR-270 RADAR UNITS AND WEATEHRPOOF ANY FITTINGS AND IS ORDERED TO LEAVE THE UNIT IN A WATERTIGHT
BUILDING WITH A SIGN THAT SAYS "SCR-270 HERE". SOUPAC HAS EXPERIENCED AN SURGE IN DISABILITY CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEMENT OF THE SCR-270 UNITS. PLUS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THE ARRIVING UNIT WILL NOT HAVE THEIR SCR-270 EITHER AND WILL NEED ONE. IF THE DEPARTING UNIT IS EVACUATING A REAR AREA BASE WITH NO FOLLOW-ON UNITS PLANNED THE CO SHALL DRAFT A LETTER GIFTING THE UNIT TO THE LOCAL CHIEFTAN. THE SALUTATION SHALL READ "COMPLIMENTS OF BIG CHIEFTAN FDR AND ENSIGN MCGOO"


FLEET ADMIRAL MANDRAKE

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Morning Air attack on Endeh , at 65,113

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 62
G3M3 Nell x 66

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 37

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Amphibious Assault at Samarinda (65,96)

TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Samarinda, 65,96

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)

17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 43 lost overboard during unload of 89th Nav Gd

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Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 3
B-24D Liberator x 10
B-24D1 Liberator x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Liberator II bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 4
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

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Morning Air attack on Wotje Naval Fortress, at 135,115 (Wotje)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 6th RTA/B Division, at 55,50 (Prome)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 18
Hudson IIIa x 9
Liberator II x 6
Wellington GR.VIII x 6
Anson I x 3
Beaufort VIII x 3
B-17F Fortress x 2
B-24D Liberator x 13
B-24D1 Liberator x 23
B-25C Mitchell x 12
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
610 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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Morning Air attack on 62nd Infantry Brigade, at 85,109 (Manokwari)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 51
B-25D1 Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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Morning Air attack on Woleai , at 101,103

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 31
G3M3 Nell x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 8 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 59

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 69

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 13 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 26

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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd JNAF AF Unit , at 85,109 (Manokwari)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd JNAF AF Unit , at 85,109 (Manokwari)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 23

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2685 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Defending force 8372 troops, 107 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 367

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
62nd Infantry Brigade
42nd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
30th Australian Brigade
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
8th NZ Bde /2

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Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7201 troops, 165 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 3859 troops, 48 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Assaulting units:
21st Australian Brigade
22nd (East African) Brigade
6th British Brigade

Defending units:
Ichiki Det.
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

**************June 5, 1943(e)*************

Forest Base of Endeh: Arr of Nerrs back at Kendari. Good. They can't do any real damage there. We just rebuild the bases so the Japs can attack them again.

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Morning Air attack on Endeh , at 65,113

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 62
G3M3 Nell x 66

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 37

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Morning Air attack on 22nd (East African) Brigade, at 46,74 (Langsa)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 17 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Morning Air attack on 2/9th Cav/Cdo Battalion, at 105,105 (Satawal)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIb Lily x 27

No Japanese losses

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

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Morning Air attack on 6th RTA/A Division, at 55,50 (Prome)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 34
Hudson IIIa x 3
Liberator II x 6
Wellington Ic x 6
Wellington GR.VIII x 12
Anson I x 6
Beaufort VIII x 3
B-24D Liberator x 12
B-24D1 Liberator x 13
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington GR.VIII: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
661 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Morning Air attack on 6th RTA/A Division, at 55,50 (Prome)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 7
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled[/)color]