Slitherine

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Night Air attack on Malaybalay , at 80,90

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 11

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
TK Moji Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Okiyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pogy


and

Sub attack near Taliaboe at 73,103

Japanese Ships
xAK Kinjosan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Zyunyo Maru
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grampus

and

Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
TK Nitiei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC Ch 8
TK Gen'yo Maru
SC Ch 12
SC Ch 11

Allied Ships
SS Scamp

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Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Kiyonami
DD Suzunami
DD Takanami
DD Yugumo

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 2

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 78,90

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 18
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
TBF-1 Avenger x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Seia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Kensei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14404 troops, 157 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 1701

Defending force 11122 troops, 175 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 298

Japanese ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
10th Division
14th Division
28th Division
25th Division
25th Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
101st PA Infantry Division
182nd Infantry Regiment
54th British Brigade
Agusan Constab Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment
Del Monte AAF Base Force /1
Mindanao Force
Far East USAAF
11th Base Group
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
4th Marine Def Bn /3

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Morning Air attack on Ternate , at 78,102

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 29,440 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 16
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8

No Allied losses

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Cap Mandrake: A bit behind on the wah. We converted to Epic (an electronic health record) at work. It is superior to the very crappy Touchworks but the thing has about 500 buttons on each screen and is complicated as Hell. Pretty much total chaos but we are all learning.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sorong at 82,107, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
PT-112, Shell hits 1
PT-338
PT-339
PT-340
PT-341
PT-342
PT-343, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

and

Night Time Surface Combat, near Sorong at 82,107, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
PT-173, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-232, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PT-255, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

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TF 50 encounters mine field at Sorong (82,107)

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Morning Air attack on Ternate , at 78,102

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator x 24

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 16
Runway hits 33

and


Morning Air attack on Ternate , at 78,102

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
B-25D1 Mitchell x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11

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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41928 troops, 398 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 1291

Defending force 11154 troops, 174 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 297

Japanese adjusted assault: 943

Allied adjusted defense: 665

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
779 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1108 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 61 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 22 (16 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
28th Division
10th Division
14th Division
25th Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
54th British Brigade
4th Marine Regiment
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
101st PA Infantry Division
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
182nd Infantry Regiment
Agusan Constab Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
Del Monte AAF Base Force /1
11th Base Group
Far East USAAF
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
Mindanao Force
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment
4th Marine Def Bn /3

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sabang at 44,70, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
DD Makinami
DD Harusame
DD Ikazuchi
DD Shinonome
DD Isonami
DD Uranami

Allied Ships
CA Sussex, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 3
DD Racehorse
DD Relentless, Shell hits 3

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 9,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Sussex at 7,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Relentless at 7,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Sussex at 7,000 yards
DD Warramunga engages CA Atago at 7,000 yards
DD Warramunga engages DD Isonami at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Sussex engages CA Mikuma at 2,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Relentless at 2,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Sussex at 2,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Warramunga at 2,000 yards
DD Relentless engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards
DD Warramunga engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
DD Makinami engages DD Warramunga at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Sussex engages CA Atago at 6,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Racehorse at 6,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Racehorse at 6,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Relentless at 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Racehorse at 6,000 yards
DD Makinami engages DD Relentless at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Sussex at 11,000 yards
CA Mogami engages DD Relentless at 11,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Sussex at 11,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Relentless at 11,000 yards
DD Warramunga engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards
DD Racehorse engages DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards
DD Makinami engages DD Warramunga at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Naval bombardment of Sabang at 44,70 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 29 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed on ground
Beaufighter VIc: 23 damaged
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed on ground
Catalina I: 3 damaged
F-5A Lightning: 5 damaged
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 damaged

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
DD Isonami
DD Shinonome
DD Ikazuchi
DD Harusame
DD Makinami

Allied ground losses:
1215 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 95 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 54
Port hits 14
Port supply hits 9

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Sub attack near Langsa at 46,72

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Uranami

Allied Ships
SS KXV

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sorong at 82,107, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CL Oyodo
DD Shimakaze
DD Makigumo
DD Oyashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Natsugumo
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
PT-338, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-339
PT-340
PT-341, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-342, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Naval bombardment of Sorong at 82,107

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 7 damaged
C-47 Skytrain: 31 damaged
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
Boomerang C-12: 3 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 6 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CL Oyodo
DD Natsugumo
DD Hamakaze
DD Makigumo
DD Shimakaze

Allied ground losses:
384 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 32
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 2

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TF 34 encounters mine field at Sorong (82,107)

Japanese Ships
DD Oyashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Naval bombardment of Boela at 80,110

Allied Ships
CA Frobisher
CL Detroit
CL Java
DD Arunta
DD Endicott
DD Woodworth
DD Farenholt
DD Aaron Ward

Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Oil hits 2
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1

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Sub attack near Morotai at 83,99

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryoka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Muskallunge

and

Sub attack near Morotai at 83,99

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryoka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Muskallunge

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Morning Air attack on III/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 76,108 (Namlea)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-38G Lightning x 4
P-38H Lightning x 13

No Allied losses

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

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Ground combat at Namlea (76,108)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1449 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Defending force 1626 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Allied adjusted assault: 18

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd British Para Bde /1

Defending units:
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
3rd JNAF Coy
9th JNAF Coy

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

USS Muskelunge torpedoes two target in one night (including several dud hits)

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Sub attack near Morotai at 83,99

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryoka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Muskallunge

and

Sub attack near Morotai at 83,99

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryoka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Muskallunge