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RE: 1944 September 22 - 6/6/2021 4:40:44 AM

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1944 September 22

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� No contact with enemy carriers or battleships.

� Investigating why a new aircraft only produced 2 this month, I found that all the factories at Los Angeles had production set to KEEP and OFF, and repair was set to off. Changed all of those to match other cities.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

� A whole bunch of CVE just finished upgrades at Pearl Harbor and are leaving for the Marianas. Other, newer CVE just finished upgrading at Portland and will do likewise, stopping at Pearl Harbor to pick up a stronger escort.

Pacific

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� All the action today.

quote:

000001 ASW attack 1944-09-22 74,72 Iba

ASW attack near Iba at 74,72

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
SS Finback

SS Finback launches 2 torpedoes at DD Asagiri
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oboro fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000002 Sub attack 1944-09-22 77,75 Iba

Sub attack near Iba at 77,75

Japanese Ships
E Asagao
E Tomozuru

Allied Ships
SS Gunnel, hits 2

SS Gunnel launches 4 torpedoes at E Asagao
Gunnel diving deep ....
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

000003 Sub attack 1944-09-22 77,74 Iba

Sub attack near Iba at 77,74

Japanese Ships
E Tomozuru

Allied Ships
SS Gurnard

SS Gurnard launches 2 torpedoes at E Tomozuru
Gurnard diving deep ....
E Tomozuru attacking submerged sub ....
E Tomozuru is out of ASW ammo
E Tomozuru is out of ASW ammo
E Tomozuru is out of ASW ammo
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000004 ASW attack 1944-09-22 80,71 Laoag

ASW attack near Laoag at 80,71

Japanese Ships
DD Namikaze

Allied Ships
SS Blower

SS Blower is located by DD Namikaze
Blower diving deep ....
DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Namikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Namikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Namikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Namikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Namikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Namikaze is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

000005 ASW attack 1944-09-22 78,70 San Fernando

ASW attack near San Fernando at 78,70

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
SS Devilfish

SS Devilfish is located by DD Natsushio
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Supply will be brought into Balabac by air and submarine. I won't to keep a low profile there. Tawi Tawi has been ignored by the Empire while extending our naval search range and I want the same to happen with Balabac.

China

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� Next assault at Bangkok in 2 days.

� Next assault at Vinh will be in about 3 or 4 days, after the next Bde arrives.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1944 September 23 - 6/7/2021 9:50:31 PM

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1944 September 23

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� Possible sighting of enemy carrier in the mid South China Sea. Enemy battleships near Vinh.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

China

� Bottoming out.

quote:

000001 ASW attack 1944-09-23 79,63 Swatow

ASW attack near Swatow at 79,63

Japanese Ships
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Flasher

SS Flasher is sighted by escort
Flasher bottoming out ....
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000002 Sub attack 1944-09-23 74,68 Hong Kong

Sub attack near Hong Kong at 74,68

Japanese Ships
DD Ume

Allied Ships
SS Burrfish

SS Burrfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Ume
DD Ume fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ume fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ume fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ume fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ume fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� The bombardments had little effect on our troops.

quote:

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-23 Vinh 65,59

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
DD Tachikaze
DD Kuwa

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

CA Takao firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
CA Chikuma firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
DD Tachikaze firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Kuwa firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-23 Vinh 65,59

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Yamato firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
BB Nagato firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps

� Possible sighting of enemy carrier in the mid South China Sea. Enemy battleships near Vinh.

� Ground assault at Bangkok tomorrow.

� An enemy unit approaches Vinh from the south.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1944 September 24 - 6/9/2021 9:18:55 AM

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1944 September 24

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� No enemy carrier or battleship info.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

� A fleet carrier finished repairs and is heading for the Marianas.

Pacific

� I think they have no supply, have many disabled squads, and are ripe for being wiped out.

quote:

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-24 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Japanese ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 10

CL Phoenix firing at Peleliu
DD Case firing at Peleliu
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

� The first of the assault units for Truck is beginning combat loading.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� The additional support units are unloading at Dadjangas now.

� It is possible, based solely on submarine detection info, that enemy carriers are just north of Luzon.

China

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� In the sync bug version of this ground battle fortifications were reduced to 4 but Imperial casualties were lower and ours were higher. I'm satisfied with the low proportion of destroyed squads for us, but of course I want fortification reductions.

quote:

000029 Ground combat 1944-09-24 Bangkok 56,62

Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 84077 troops, 1253 guns, 1659 vehicles, Assault Value = 2669

Defending force 68636 troops, 706 guns, 685 vehicles, Assault Value = 1880

Allied adjusted assault: 2973

Japanese adjusted defense: 10729

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 5)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1940 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 32 disabled
Guns lost 53 (1 destroyed, 52 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4473 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 388 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 106 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 69 disabled
Guns lost 81 (3 destroyed, 78 disabled)
Vehicles lost 186 (16 destroyed, 170 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th Cavalry Regiment
11th (East African) Division
209th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
150th RAC Regiment
19th Indian Division
50th Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
82nd (West African) Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
6th New Chinese Corps
5th Indian Division
56th Heavy Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
88th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
28th Division
25th Division
3rd Division
20th Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Tank Division
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Army
35th Field AA Battalion
35th Fld AA Gun Co
20th AA Regiment
28th Air Flotilla
68th JAAF AF Bn

� Now 2,215 AV in Bangkok. We will have an additional division (broken into Bdes) on scene for the next assault.

� The unit approaching Vinh from the south is 3 units, undetermined strength. We have a Bde blocking one approach, and an HQ blocking the other (until help arrives). The HQ will be joined by AA and arty units. A good bluff often works.

� Luangprabang will begin operating recon flights tomorrow.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� Routine.

quote:

000001 ASW attack 1944-09-24 82,67 Hengchun

ASW attack near Hengchun at 82,67

Japanese Ships
E Tomozuru
E Asagao

Allied Ships
SS Jallao

SS Jallao is located by E Tomozuru
Jallao diving deep ....
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1944 September 25 - 6/10/2021 4:12:41 PM

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1944 September 25

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� Special Intel Bulletin: Many radio signals noted emanating from various places.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� Nightly sniping.

quote:

000006 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-25 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7

CL Phoenix firing at Peleliu
DD Case firing at Peleliu
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

� Missed.

quote:

000005 Sub attack 1944-09-25 50,88 Singkep

Sub attack near Singkep at 50,88

Japanese Ships
PB Shonan Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

SS Sculpin launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shonan Maru #2
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Philippines

� Located.

quote:

000007 ASW attack 1944-09-25 80,72 Laoag

ASW attack near Laoag at 80,72

Japanese Ships
E Sanae
E W-24

Allied Ships
SS Blower

SS Blower is located by E Sanae
Blower diving deep ....
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Dadjangas airfield has been built and will begin operating recon. LBA CAP will also begin.

China

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� Sighted.

quote:

000004 ASW attack 1944-09-25 59,78 Soc Trang

ASW attack near Soc Trang at 59,78

Japanese Ships
E Oki

Allied Ships
SS Perch

SS Perch is sighted by escort
Perch bottoming out ....
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� 1 of the 2 new Bdes has marched to Bangkok, the other 2 will arrive tomorrow. The units which attacked are recovering extremely well so I expect they will gain back AV quickly in the coming days. I have decided to move the Indian 18th Cavalry Rgt to Ayuthia for a few days to recover disabled devices, and I am giving them a new CO.

� Hard to say with any confidence yet, but those 3 enemy units south of Vinh might be only 1,650 troops and 5 guns.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� Bottoming out.

quote:

000001 ASW attack 1944-09-25 50,88 Singkep

ASW attack near Singkep at 50,88

Japanese Ships
TK Kaijo Maru
PB Fuji Maru #4

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin, hits 3

SS Sculpin is sighted by escort
Sculpin bottoming out ....
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000002 ASW attack 1944-09-25 82,63 Pescadores

ASW attack near Pescadores at 82,63

Japanese Ships
PB Fukuei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sea Dog, hits 6

SS Sea Dog is sighted by escort
Sea Dog bottoming out ....
PB Fukuei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000003 ASW attack 1944-09-25 82,63 Pescadores

ASW attack near Pescadores at 82,63

Japanese Ships
E W-30
E W-34

Allied Ships
SS Sea Dog

SS Sea Dog is located by E W-30
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1944 September 25 - 6/10/2021 4:13:05 PM

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1944 September 25

quote:

Hu, C.T. now available for reassignment

"OK, so who is available as of today?"

"Hu is available."

"Yes, who?"

"Hu."

"Goddamnit!"

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RE: 1944 September 25 - 6/10/2021 8:51:50 PM

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

1944 September 25

quote:

Hu, C.T. now available for reassignment

"OK, so who is available as of today?"

"Hu is available."

"Yes, who?"

"Hu."

"Goddamnit!"

I mean - Who's up first?

Not any more - Down is up first.

[GROAN...]

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RE: 1944 September 26 - 6/11/2021 5:11:17 PM

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1944 September 26

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� No enemy carrier or battleship info.

� At least 2 convoy with AP are south of Hainan and moving toward the Indochina coast. Reinforcements or evacuations?

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� :-)

quote:

000001 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-26 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Phoenix firing at 146th Infantry Regiment
DD Case firing at Peleliu
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� Located.

quote:

000003 ASW attack 1944-09-26 77,68 San Fernando

ASW attack near San Fernando at 77,68

Japanese Ships
E No.10
E No.12

Allied Ships
SS Caiman

SS Caiman is located by E No.10
Caiman diving deep ....
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Recon is running well out of Dadjangas.

China

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� No visible effect on our troops.

quote:

000002 ASW attack 1944-09-26 62,79 Cam Ranh Bay

ASW attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 62,79

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure

Allied Ships
SS Pargo

SS Pargo is located by DD Wakaba
Pargo diving deep ....
DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000036 Naval bombardment 1944-09-26 Vinh 65,59

Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
DD Hakaze

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

CA Chokai firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
CA Maya firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
CA Atago firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
DD Hakaze firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps

� Next assault at Bangkok in 2 days.

� Now look like 3 units; 2,040 troops; 11 guns; 5 AFV south of Vinh. No movement is noted. There is also a unit with 6,700 troops and 35 guns just NW of Vinh, call it a Bde. They were NE of Vinh so could have moved into Vinh from that direction. I think they moved to the west to establish a defensive position and make it more difficult for us to cut off the city.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

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RE: 1944 September 27 - 6/13/2021 4:43:42 PM

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1944 September 27

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� Enemy battleships are possibly at Haiphong, but recon does not show them (search covering Haiphong will commence tomorrow). Carriers unknown.

� Should I send the fleet carriers into the South China Sea to intercept those troop transports (one group now approaching Cam Ranh Bay), perhaps drawing the KB to battle with all the USN fleet carriers?

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� Will we have to invade?

quote:

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-27 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

CL Phoenix firing at Peleliu
DD Case firing at 146th Infantry Regiment
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

� Rearranging things for Truk.

� Currently all the B-29 groups will fit on Saipan (stacking, groups, etc.) and adequate air support is in place. A few airframes are being revitalized on Guam, and of course that takes forever with a Service Rating 5 aircraft.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

� Sighted, bottoming out. How dull.

quote:

000006 ASW attack 1944-09-27 51,81 Mersing

ASW attack near Mersing at 51,81

Japanese Ships
PB Senyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tilefish

SS Tilefish is sighted by escort
Tilefish bottoming out ....
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Philippines

� The airfield at Dadjangas should build larger tomorrow.

� Our fleet carriers are still off of Dadjangas and are refueling.

China

� Where is Yamato rearming?

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� Little effect on our troops.

quote:

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-27 Vinh 65,59

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
DD Tachikaze
DD Kuwa

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

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Takao
CA Takao firing at 3rd New Chinese/B Corps
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Chikuma
CA Chikuma firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
DD Tachikaze firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
DD Kuwa firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-27 Vinh 65,59

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Nagato
DD Minegumo
DD Fujinami

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Yamato firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato
BB Nagato firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
DD Minegumo firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
DD Fujinami firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps

� 2,766 AV at Bangkok, assault tomorrow.

� The 3 units south of Vinh now scout as 2,740 troops, 19 guns, 4 AFV. Somebody watered them.

� 146 fighters at Cam Ranh Bay.

� One group of the troop transports seen yesterday is approaching Cam Ranh Bay. It's possible the other one is the convoy there already, but search results are inconclusive. After the fleet carriers take on more fuel (two days at least) I am considering sending them into the South China Sea to menace those transports. The transports could just be slipping along the coast toward Bangkok. As far as Cam Ranh Bay itself, the Empire might ferry troops cut off there up toward China.

� 3 Bdes and 2 arty units loading at Colombo for Sabang.

� The B-24's will go back on line tomorrow (from brief R&R), starting with the airfield then the port at Vinh. If recon of Haiphong shows anything interesting we will have to arrange for sweeps to help out as there with the 43 enemy fighters present. In any event, closing the port at Haiphong would impede troops being ferried there from Cam Ranh Bay.

� The Empire continues sailing small ships into Bangkok, undoubtedly with supplies for the recalcitrant squatters there. We just mined the harbor vis sub (should have done that earlier with aircraft, didn't think of it) and several subs are about to take up station outside the Bangkok harbor.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� Cost of torpedoes: more than $12,000 each.

quote:

000001 Sub attack 1944-09-27 87,68 Orchid Island

Sub attack near Orchid Island at 87,68

Japanese Ships
E Kuretake
E Yugao

Allied Ships
SS Spikefish

Captain of SS Spikefish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Spikefish diving deep ....
E Yugao attacking submerged sub ....
E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000002 ASW attack 1944-09-27 80,67 Hengchun

ASW attack near Hengchun at 80,67

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS Jallao, hits 4

SS Jallao launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hokaze
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000007 Sub attack 1944-09-27 83,68 Hengchun

Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,68

Japanese Ships
E Fuyo

Allied Ships
SS Spikefish

SS Spikefish launches 2 torpedoes at E Fuyo
E Fuyo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Fuyo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Fuyo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Fuyo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Fuyo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000034 Sub attack 1944-09-27 83,68 Hengchun

Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,68

Japanese Ships
E Fuyo

Allied Ships
SS Spikefish, hits 4

SS Spikefish launches 2 torpedoes at E Fuyo
E Fuyo attacking submerged sub ....
E Fuyo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Fuyo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Fuyo attacking submerged sub ....
E Fuyo is out of ASW ammo
E Fuyo is out of ASW ammo
E Fuyo is out of ASW ammo
E Fuyo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Tomorrow recon commences on all bases on Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu which are within 35 hexes of Guam, 12 bases total. Basically everything on a line with Tokyo and one hex south of Tokyo.

� Tomorrow recon also begins on Gifu, and in the coming days I hope to also recon Osaka, and Kobe. Those places can be reached from Saipan and Tinian, but not Guam until a longer range B-29 model is deployed.

� Tomorrow recon begins on Naha, Nago, and Kume-jima.

� Tomorrow recon begins on Karenko, Taihoku, and Taichu.

Complete combat report attached.

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RE: 1944 September 12 - 6/13/2021 5:08:52 PM

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Are you using your Replenishment carriers in their intended role?

If so, you can quickly replenish the lost airframes, far more quickly than your opponent can.

If you are not using them in the intended role then you have no advantage over your opponent.

I think I may be the only player here who actually uses them as a replenishment resource.

Nice to see someone appreciates the right tool for the right job.

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RE: 1944 September 27 - 6/13/2021 5:15:54 PM

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witpqs: Enemy battleships are possibly at Haiphong, but recon does not show them (search covering Haiphong will commence tomorrow).

In addition to search, add Recon if you can in case they disbanded in port. I see from your later comments that rearming of Yamato is a question - that wouldn't require her to disband, but the AKEs serving her likely would be.

And yes, do send all the US Carriers to a point halfway between CRB and Haiphong to catch troopships or BBs or KBs! Your fans love carrier battles!

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RE: 1944 September 27 - 6/13/2021 5:25:21 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

quote:

witpqs: Enemy battleships are possibly at Haiphong, but recon does not show them (search covering Haiphong will commence tomorrow).
In addition to search, add Recon if you can in case they disbanded in port. I see from your later comments that rearming of Yamato is a question - that wouldn't require her to disband, but the AKEs serving her likely would be.

And yes, do send all the US Carriers to a point halfway between CRB and Haiphong to catch troopships or BBs or KBs! Your fans love carrier battles!

That is so true!

So send them - win or lose!

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RE: 1944 September 27 - 6/13/2021 5:54:47 PM

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RE: 1944 September 28 - 6/14/2021 12:39:55 AM

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1944 September 28

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� No enemy carrier or battleship info.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� Truk still shoots back.

quote:

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-28 Truk 112,108

Night Naval bombardment of Truk at 112,108 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Arizona, Shell hits 1
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1
BB Nevada

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 2

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania
BB Pennsylvania firing at Truk
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Arizona
Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Arizona
BB Arizona firing at Truk Naval Fortress
BB Oklahoma firing at Truk Naval Fortress
Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Oklahoma
BB Nevada firing at Truk Naval Fortress

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-28 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

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

Runway hits 3

CL Phoenix firing at 146th Infantry Regiment
DD Case firing at 146th Infantry Regiment
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� Missed!

quote:

000001 Submarine attack 1944-09-28 74,72 Iba

Submarine attack near Iba at 74,72

Japanese Ships
xAK Tamahoko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Finback

xAK Tamahoko Maru is sighted by SS Finback
SS Finback launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tamahoko Maru

� The carriers and their escorts will move to a spot 2 hexes south of Jolo tomorrow where one carrier TF will finish refueling.

China

� Located, sighted, located.

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000002 ASW attack 1944-09-28 77,62 Hong Kong

ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,62

Japanese Ships
E No.12

Allied Ships
SS Blenny, hits 10

SS Blenny is located by E No.12
Blenny bottoming out ....
E No.12 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000003 ASW attack 1944-09-28 77,62 Hong Kong

ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,62

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
SS Blenny

SS Blenny is sighted by escort
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000006 ASW attack 1944-09-28 93,58 Ningpo

ASW attack near Ningpo at 93,58

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-15
SC CHa-20

Allied Ships
SS Sterlet

SS Sterlet is located by SC CHa-15
Sterlet bottoming out ....
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� Tough nut to crack.

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000046 Ground combat 1944-09-28 Bangkok 56,62

Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 92274 troops, 1446 guns, 1684 vehicles, Assault Value = 2785

Defending force 67810 troops, 700 guns, 684 vehicles, Assault Value = 1853

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 2030

Japanese adjusted defense: 8457

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 4)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1876 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 195 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 46 (5 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6786 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 584 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 64 disabled
Guns lost 143 (7 destroyed, 136 disabled)
Vehicles lost 160 (15 destroyed, 145 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Indian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
5th Indian Division
25th Indian/A Division
11th (East African) Division
25th Indian/B Division
150th RAC Regiment
82nd (West African) Division
50th Tank Brigade
6th New Chinese Corps
25th Indian/C Division
85th Medium Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
86th Medium Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
209th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
134th (East Ang) Regiment
88th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Division
3rd Tank Division
25th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
28th Division
18th Tank Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
35th Fld AA Gun Co
28th Air Flotilla
15th Army
20th AA Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion
68th JAAF AF Bn

� We did reduce fortifications this time but what a wallop in casualties, luckily mostly disabled. Units will be rotated to Ayuthia for recovery as advisable.

� No battleships at Haiphong.

� In 1 or 2 days the Chinese Army 96th Division will be in Vinh and we will assault then. In addition to AA cover and two arty units, there are 2 divisions leaving Udon Thani for Vinh, and 2 Bdes which will engage the would be reinforcements coming from the south.

� An infantry Bde and a para Bde will begin working their way south from Pakse tomorrow with an attack on the small unit in the jungle 1 hex SE of Pakse.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� Tomorrow, B-29 target: Gifu N1K5-j George factory, shows as 31(0) on recon but as 34 on target selection, I am guessing an FOW leak. Gifu has only 33 guns showing from recon (admittedly 1 day of recon), so the beasts will go in at 8,000 ft.

� Most of the other recon's of the HI came up partial, as expected. We await extended observation.

Complete combat report attached.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/14/2021 11:45:25 PM

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1944 September 28

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� No enemy carrier or battleship sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� Prepping.

quote:

000002 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-29 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

CL Phoenix firing at Peleliu
DD Case firing at Peleliu
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-29 Truk 112,108

Night Naval bombardment of Truk at 112,108 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 1

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

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee
BB Tennessee firing at Truk Naval Fortress
Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Tennessee

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� 4 (four) torpedoes?!

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000004 Sub attack 1944-09-29 78,71 San Fernando

Sub attack near San Fernando at 78,71

Japanese Ships
E Okinawa

Allied Ships
SS Moray

SS Moray launches 4 torpedoes at E Okinawa
Moray diving deep ....
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000005 Sub attack 1944-09-29 79,69 Laoag

Sub attack near Laoag at 79,69

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryuzan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Ling

xAK Ryuzan Maru is sighted by SS Ling
SS Ling launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ryuzan Maru

� I messed up and was too aggressive with the rendezvous point for the fleet with the oilers; the oilers didn't make it. Tomorrow they will meet 1 hex SW of Jolo.

China

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� They sure don't want to give up Vinh.

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000001 Sub attack 1944-09-29 55,63 Bangkok

Sub attack near Bangkok at 55,63

Japanese Ships
PB Keishin Maru

Allied Ships
SS Bluefish

SS Bluefish launches 2 torpedoes
Bluefish bottoming out ....
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000053 Naval bombardment 1944-09-29 Vinh 65,59

Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
DD Hakaze

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Chokai firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
CA Maya firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
CA Atago firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
DD Hakaze firing at 3rd New Chinese/B Corps

000054 Naval bombardment 1944-09-29 Vinh 65,59

Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Ashigara firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
CA Nachi firing at 3rd New Chinese/B Corps
CA Myoko firing at 268th Motorised Brigade

000055 Naval bombardment 1944-09-29 Vinh 65,59

Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
DD Tachikaze
DD Kuwa

CA Takao firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
CA Chikuma firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Tachikaze firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
DD Kuwa firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps

000056 Ground combat 1944-09-29 63,65 Pakse

Ground combat at 63,65 (near Pakse)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5316 troops, 88 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 917 troops, 8 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 53

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd (East African) Brigade

Defending units:
87th JAAF AF Bn

� Assault tomorrow at Vinh. 1,570 AV.

� Two divisions with another 876 assault strength are 1 hex east of Udon Thani; realistic movement to Vinh is close to two weeks.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� The biggest problem I have the results achieved at Gifu is that our packets which were unopposed performed uniformly badly from only 8,000 ft against no flak.

quote:

000006 Sub attack 1944-09-29 81,68 Hengchun

Sub attack near Hengchun at 81,68

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
SS Burrfish

SS Burrfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Natsushio
Burrfish diving deep ....
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isonami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isonami is out of ASW ammo
DD Isonami is out of ASW ammo
DD Isonami is out of ASW ammo
DD Isonami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000025 Morning Air attack 1944-09-29 Gifu 110,59

Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 29
N1K2-J George x 14
N1K5-J George x 1
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 17

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

N1K5-J George factory hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-303 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
S-312 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (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 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead
S-306 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
13th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(17 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
S-304 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

000027 Morning Air attack 1944-09-29 Gifu 110,59

Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 12
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
S-304 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
S-303 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead
S-306 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

000040 Morning Air attack 1944-09-29 Gifu 110,59

Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 4
N1K2-J George x 1
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 4 damaged

N1K5-J George factory hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-304 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
13th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
S-303 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 76 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

000041 Morning Air attack 1944-09-29 Gifu 110,59

Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-304 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
13th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead

000042 Morning Air attack 1944-09-29 Gifu 110,59

Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 10

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000043 Morning Air attack 1944-09-29 Gifu 110,59

Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 20

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000044 Morning Air attack 1944-09-29 Gifu 110,59

Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 29

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000045 Morning Air attack 1944-09-29 Gifu 110,59

Morning Air attack on Gifu , at 110,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

� What should I do next with the B-29's? Night bombing?

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/15/2021 12:22:52 AM

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I doubt I could see 8000 feet in moderate rain just driving down the road! At least those B-29 drivers got some experience in bombing via radar!

I don't know if night bombing is a viable thing at this point. Might be OK to put some of the least fatigued units on it to check out the night fighter readiness of Japan, without really expecting a lot of results in the raids. I played Downfall a long time ago and IIRC the starting experience of the B-29 units was not great.

When you transfer in a bunch of new pilots, does the unit take a hit on experience because the newbies changed aircraft? Or is that only when a new plane comes to the unit?

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/15/2021 4:07:02 AM

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quote:

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I doubt I could see 8000 feet in moderate rain just driving down the road! At least those B-29 drivers got some experience in bombing via radar!

I don't know if night bombing is a viable thing at this point. Might be OK to put some of the least fatigued units on it to check out the night fighter readiness of Japan, without really expecting a lot of results in the raids. I played Downfall a long time ago and IIRC the starting experience of the B-29 units was not great.

When you transfer in a bunch of new pilots, does the unit take a hit on experience because the newbies changed aircraft? Or is that only when a new plane comes to the unit?

It goes by the pilots.

When I am adding pilots they are trained from the pool, but experience is the thing lacking. I like to pull pilots from B-24's but that leaves those squadrons using basically untrained pilots in full and hurts forward progress.

You've given me an idea. Night bombing to help give the B-29 pilots experience without so much fighter opposition.

This coming turn I am processing now (Oct 1) a bunch of 7-plane groups increased to 10.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/15/2021 4:30:57 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I doubt I could see 8000 feet in moderate rain just driving down the road! At least those B-29 drivers got some experience in bombing via radar!

I don't know if night bombing is a viable thing at this point. Might be OK to put some of the least fatigued units on it to check out the night fighter readiness of Japan, without really expecting a lot of results in the raids. I played Downfall a long time ago and IIRC the starting experience of the B-29 units was not great.

When you transfer in a bunch of new pilots, does the unit take a hit on experience because the newbies changed aircraft? Or is that only when a new plane comes to the unit?

It goes by the pilots.

When I am adding pilots they are trained from the pool, but experience is the thing lacking. I like to pull pilots from B-24's but that leaves those squadrons using basically untrained pilots in full and hurts forward progress.

You've given me an idea. Night bombing to help give the B-29 pilots experience without so much fighter opposition.

This coming turn I am processing now (Oct 1) a bunch of 7-plane groups increased to 10.

If there are bypassed enemy bases, those could be the life fire bombing range for training pilots.

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RE: 1944 September 30 - 6/15/2021 5:14:36 AM

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1944 September 29

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� Enemy battleships somewhere near Vinh. No carrier info.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� Truk still fights.

quote:

000003 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-30 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8

CL Phoenix firing at Peleliu
DD Case firing at Peleliu
DD Cummings firing at 146th Infantry Regiment

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-30 Truk 112,108

Night Naval bombardment of Truk at 112,108 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
BB Maryland

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

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia
BB West Virginia firing at Truk Naval Fortress
Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB West Virginia
BB Colorado firing at Truk Naval Fortress
Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Colorado
BB Maryland firing at Truk Naval Fortress
Truk Naval Fortress firing at BB Maryland

� Some Truk units loading, others awaiting convoys.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� Quality ASW.

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000001 Sub attack 1944-09-30 79,72 San Fernando

Sub attack near San Fernando at 79,72

Japanese Ships
DD Isonami
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
SS Finback

SS Finback launches 2 torpedoes at DD Isonami
Finback diving deep ....
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� The fleet has finished refueling and will move into the Sulu Sea tomorrow.

China

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� Wanted better at Vinh.

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000004 Night Naval bombardment 1944-09-30 Vinh 65,59

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Nagato
DD Minegumo
DD Fujinami

Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamato
BB Yamato firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps
BB Nagato firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps
DD Minegumo firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps
DD Fujinami firing at 268th Motorised Brigade

000006 ASW attack 1944-09-30 55,63 Bangkok

ASW attack near Bangkok at 55,63

Japanese Ships
PB Keishin Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pargo

SS Pargo is sighted by escort
Pargo bottoming out ....
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000007 Sub attack 1944-09-30 55,63 Bangkok

Sub attack near Bangkok at 55,63

Japanese Ships
PB Keishin Maru

Allied Ships
SS Bluefish

SS Bluefish launches 2 torpedoes
Bluefish bottoming out ....
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keishin Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000046 Ground combat 1944-09-30 Vinh 65,59

Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41260 troops, 267 guns, 376 vehicles, Assault Value = 1572

Defending force 32907 troops, 326 guns, 479 vehicles, Assault Value = 1129

Allied adjusted assault: 784

Japanese adjusted defense: 1447

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1417 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 215 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3110 casualties reported
Squads: 142 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 47 (21 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 129 (5 destroyed, 124 disabled)

Assaulting units:
268th Motorised Brigade
Provisionl Tank Brigade
Lushai Brigade
3rd New Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Division

Defending units:
36th Division
1st Tank Division
14th Division
108th JAAF AF Bn

� The 268th Motorised Brigade is trashed and will head back to Udon Thani then on for R&R in Ayuthia.

� The IJN cruisers and battleships have vanished. Aliens are suspected.

� There are lots of tankers in convoy at Saigon. Recon, if it is up to date, shows no fighters. Sweeps will go in anyway, and B-24's will hit the port to slow extraction of POL.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� They located Plaice but were unable to find her.

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000002 ASW attack 1944-09-30 89,64 Iriomote

ASW attack near Iriomote at 89,64

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Shikinami

Allied Ships
SS Plaice

SS Plaice is located by DD Shirayuki
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� Gifu now has 190 fighters. (●'◡'●)

� Tonight's target: Nagoya Manpower.

Complete combat report attached.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/15/2021 11:25:37 PM

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I don't know if night bombing is a viable thing at this point.

Heretic!

Night bombing is always viable for the Allies. It should be pursued the entire game. Just have to be careful on port and runway strikes at night not to over do it and you can't overdue night strategic bombing.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/15/2021 11:27:24 PM

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Results like those are why I like Vinh...forts 2 is pitiful though, should be 5 at least. Some engineers digging in there from 1941 make it very easy to achieve.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/16/2021 3:11:04 AM

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I think these were good results at Nagoya:

quote:

000002 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 30

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 41
Fires 16875

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000003 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 9

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 9
Fires 20250

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000004 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 6

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 6
Fires 22500

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000005 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 22875

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000006 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 10
Fires 27000

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000007 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000008 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000009 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 15
Fires 33000

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000010 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 8
Fires 36000

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000011 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 7
Fires 38625

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000012 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 3
Fires 47064

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000013 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 2
Fires 40500

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000014 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 40875

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Looks like 126 strategic points, but tracker doesn't seem to give that. IIRC I had 60 last turn and now I have 186. Recon shows Manpower damage, but very little factory damage. Maybe it will show as turns progress.

Still doing the turn now.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/16/2021 3:12:40 AM

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Correction: Damage looks like 2 Manpower, 37 Light Industry, and 2 Shinden.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/16/2021 3:34:04 AM

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Yeah, the industry damage comes from the fires, which must not get assessed until the end of the turn.

EDIT: If the fires persist, a bit more industry damage should happen too!

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/16/2021 3:35:05 AM

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More than 5,000 still burning. Will try to keep that going.

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RE: 1944 October 01 - 6/16/2021 4:05:44 AM

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1944 October 01

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Digos is occupied by the Allies

Overall

� Cruisers spotted at Hong Kong, so that might be the rearm point for the cruisers and battleships striking our troops at Vinh.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� Bad night.

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000016 Night Naval bombardment 1944-10-01 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Runway hits 1

CL Phoenix firing at Peleliu
DD Case firing at Peleliu
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� Got one!

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000058 Sub attack 1944-10-01 75,70 Iba

Sub attack near Iba at 75,70

Japanese Ships
xAK Eli Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Hokko Maru
xAK Ayato Maru
xAK Yahiko Maru
xAK Hakodate Maru
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS Devilfish, hits 4

SS Devilfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Eli Maru
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� The fleet will move to a point 5 hexes NW of Balabac, not quite halfway toward Cam Ranh Bay.

China

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� Good sweeps and port strikes on Saigon. More tomorrow.

� In two days the Sabang invasion force will be in place, D-Day the following day.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� Got two! And the bombing of Nagoya seemed to go well.

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000001 Submarine attack 1944-10-01 85,62 Pescadores

Submarine attack near Pescadores at 85,62

Japanese Ships
xAK Nihonka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sea Dog

xAK Nihonka Maru is sighted by SS Sea Dog
SS Sea Dog launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nihonka Maru

000002 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 30

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 41
Fires 16875

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000003 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 9

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 9
Fires 20250

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000004 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 6

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 6
Fires 22500

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000005 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 22875

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000006 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 10
Fires 27000

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000007 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000008 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000009 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 15
Fires 33000

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000010 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 8
Fires 36000

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000011 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 7
Fires 38625

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000012 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 3
Fires 47064

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000013 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 2
Fires 40500

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000014 Night Air attack 1944-10-01 Nagoya 111,60

Night Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 40875

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000015 Submarine attack 1944-10-01 85,62 Pescadores

Submarine attack near Pescadores at 85,62

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sea Dog

xAK Ryoyo Maru is sighted by SS Sea Dog
SS Sea Dog attacking xAK Ryoyo Maru on the surface

� I'm going to let the B-29 groups run for a second turn.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/16/2021 10:51:32 AM

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

More than 5,000 still burning. Will try to keep that going.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/17/2021 5:52:18 PM

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Tried to post this yesterday but the innertubes had problems.

1944 October 02

INVADED

INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� No enemy carriers or battleships spotted.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� Interminable.

quote:

000011 Night Naval bombardment 1944-10-02 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

CL Phoenix firing at Peleliu
DD Case firing at Peleliu
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� New Jersey has hardly any damage at all.

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000001 Sub attack 1944-10-02 69,83 Balabac

Sub attack near Balabac at 69,83

Japanese Ships
SS I-11, hits 15, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB New Jersey, Torpedo hits 1
BB Iowa
DD Converse
DD Marshall
DD Johnston
DD Hopewell

SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at BB New Jersey
DD Marshall fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Johnston fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hopewell attacking submerged sub ....
DD Johnston fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hopewell fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000002 Sub attack 1944-10-02 75,69 Iba

Sub attack near Iba at 75,69

Japanese Ships
E W-34

Allied Ships
SS Ling

SS Ling launches 2 torpedoes at E W-34
Ling diving deep ....
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-34 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000014 Sub attack 1944-10-02 69,83 Balabac

Sub attack near Balabac at 69,83

Japanese Ships
SS I-168, hits 5

Allied Ships
DD Rowe

SS I-168 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Rowe
DD Rowe attacking submerged sub ....
DD Rowe fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Rowe fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Rowe attacking submerged sub ....
DD Rowe is out of ASW ammo
DD Rowe is out of ASW ammo
DD Rowe is out of ASW ammo
DD Rowe is out of ASW ammo
DD Rowe is out of ASW ammo
DD Rowe is out of ASW ammo
DD Rowe fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

China

� Bad shooting.

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000003 Submarine attack 1944-10-02 75,68 Hong Kong

Submarine attack near Hong Kong at 75,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Eli Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Caiman

xAK Eli Maru is sighted by SS Caiman
SS Caiman launches 2 torpedoes

000012 Sub attack 1944-10-02 89,60 Wenchow

Sub attack near Wenchow at 89,60

Japanese Ships
E Sagi
TK Hoyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plaice

SS Plaice launches 2 torpedoes at E Sagi
Plaice bottoming out ....
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� My guess is the cruisers bombarding Vinh are rearming at Pakhoi. Search does not see them there, but search does not see them anywhere but Vinh.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� Now they are getting annoying.

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000015 Naval bombardment 1944-10-02 Vinh 65,59

Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
DD Hakaze

Allied ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

CA Chokai firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
CA Maya firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
CA Atago firing at 96th Chinese Division
DD Hakaze firing at 3rd New Chinese/B Corps

000016 Naval bombardment 1944-10-02 Vinh 65,59

Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
DD Hokaze
DD Asanagi
DD Nowaki

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

CA Ashigara firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
CA Nachi firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
CA Myoko firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps
DD Hokaze firing at 96th Chinese Division
DD Asanagi firing at 3rd New Chinese/A Corps
DD Nowaki firing at 3rd New Chinese/C Corps

000056 Morning Air attack 1944-10-02 67,77 Cam Ranh Bay

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 67,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 19
TBF-1 Avenger x 5

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Suzunami
DD Hayanami

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

000057 Morning Air attack 1944-10-02 67,77 Cam Ranh Bay

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 67,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 22
F6F-5 Hellcat x 21
SBD-5 Dauntless x 28

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Hayanami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Suzunami, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatsukaze
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayanami
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Suzunami

� The fleet will move to a point 6 hexes ESE of Cam Ranh Bay.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� More bad shooting.

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000013 Sub attack 1944-10-02 87,61 Taihoku

Sub attack near Taihoku at 87,61

Japanese Ships
DD Kiri
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
SS Piranha

SS Piranha launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kiri
Piranha diving deep ....
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� No hits on Nagoya, but there was continued damage from fires. Day fighters on night duty were enough to spoil the aim of all the crews.

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/17/2021 6:47:04 PM

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I checked out your full combat report...

Night bombing at Nagoya:

Severe Storms, One Tojo IIa squadron on patrol at 9k.

All your bombers went in at 8k.

Tip: Try varying your squadrons +-2k from you main attack level. If you really want to get sophisticated, have one bomb from 20K, and if AA is weak try 2k especially if balloons aren't present. You want to stretch the CAP...

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RE: 1944 September 29 - 6/18/2021 5:09:35 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I checked out your full combat report...

Night bombing at Nagoya:

Severe Storms, One Tojo IIa squadron on patrol at 9k.

All your bombers went in at 8k.

Tip: Try varying your squadrons +-2k from you main attack level. If you really want to get sophisticated, have one bomb from 20K, and if AA is weak try 2k especially if balloons aren't present. You want to stretch the CAP...

Hmm.

I'll have to look but Nagoya must have balloons being a big base.

2K with B-29's - big ones, man!

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RE: 1944 October 03 - 6/18/2021 5:10:12 AM

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1944 October 03

INVADED
Amphibious TF 401 offshore of Sabang
INVESTED
Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Vinh

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall

� Enemy battleships and cruisers appear headed to Hong Kong from their bombardment of Vinh.

� Enemy carriers not seen.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

� Meh.

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000003 Night Naval bombardment 1944-10-03 Peleliu 90,98

Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Runway hits 5

CL Phoenix firing at Peleliu
DD Case firing at Peleliu
DD Cummings firing at Peleliu

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

Philippines

� Not a mouse is stirring.

China

� Lots of ASW here to protect the IJN fleet.

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000007 ASW attack 1944-10-03 77,63 Hong Kong

ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,63

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 14

Allied Ships
SS Jallao

SS Jallao is sighted by escort
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� The IJN cruisers and battleships which just bombarded Vinh appear heading through the strait between Hainan Island and the mainland. Since Pakhoi port is as big as Kwangchowan port, the only reason to do that is the port at Hong Kong.

� The B-24's did mine the port at Pakhoi.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

� The bombardments are stinging now. What might be done about it? The kamikazes all came from Cam Ranh Bay.

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000001 Night Time Surface Combat 1944-10-03 67,77 Cam Ranh Bay

Night Time Surface Combat, near Cam Ranh Bay at 67,77, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
CA Wichita, Shell hits 1
DD Boyd
DD Halford
DD Harrison
DD McKee
DD Philip
DD Spence
DD Stanly

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 96% 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
DD Hatsukaze engages CA Wichita at 6,000 yards
DD Stanly engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Spence at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages CA Wichita at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Wichita engages DD Hatsukaze at 4,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages DD Hatsukaze at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Philip at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Boyd at 4,000 yards
Takahashi, Kameshi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages CA Wichita at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Harrison at 6,000 yards
DD Halford engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze sunk by CA Wichita at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

000002 Night Time Surface Combat 1944-10-03 67,76 Cam Ranh Bay

Night Time Surface Combat, near Cam Ranh Bay at 67,76, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 21, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CA Pensacola
CA Wichita
DD Boyd
DD Halford
DD Harrison
DD McKee
DD Philip
DD Spence
DD Stanly

Low visibility due to Rain with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 96% 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: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 8,000 yards
DD Spence launches Torpedoes at DD Hayanami at 8,000 yards
CA Houston fires at DD Hayanami at 8,000 yards
DD Stanly fires at DD Hayanami at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Spence engages DD Hayanami at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Spence engages DD Hayanami at 6,000 yards
DD Hayanami engages DD Philip at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Hayanami engages DD Boyd at 3,000 yards
DD Hayanami sunk by CA Wichita at 3,000 yards
DD Hayanami sunk by CA Wichita at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1944-10-03 Vinh 65,59

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
DD Tachikaze
DD Kuwa

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Takao
CA Takao firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps
CA Chikuma firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps
DD Tachikaze firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps
DD Kuwa firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1944-10-03 Vinh 65,59

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Nagato
DD Minegumo
DD Fujinami

Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamato
BB Yamato firing at 96th Chinese Division
BB Nagato firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps
DD Minegumo firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps
DD Fujinami firing at 3rd New Chinese Corps

000012 Morning Air attack 1944-10-03 69,74 Cam Ranh Bay

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 69,74

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 33,514 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 39

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 44
F4U-1D Corsair x 41
F6F-3 Hellcat x 217
F6F-5 Hellcat x 246

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 17 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF-38 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-3 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-6 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 20 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31820.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 21 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VF-13 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-31 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes

000035 Morning Air attack 1944-10-03 65,72 Cam Ranh Bay

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,72

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 19
Ki-84a Frank x 9

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 19
F6F-3 Hellcat x 43
F6F-5 Hellcat x 21
SBD-5 Dauntless x 20
TBF-1 Avenger x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Karachi Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Kuwayama Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Chile Maru
xAK Havre Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
13 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
14 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 10000 feet
9 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
9 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-311 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 19 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Karachi Maru

000036 Morning Air attack 1944-10-03 65,72 Cam Ranh Bay

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,72

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 1

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 32
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Chile Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yayoi

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

CAP engaged:
S-311 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 467 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Chile Maru

000038 Afternoon Air attack 1944-10-03 69,74 Cam Ranh Bay

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 69,74

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 35,514 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 6

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 34
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
F6F-3 Hellcat x 212
F6F-5 Hellcat x 224

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VF-13 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VF-38 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-3 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-6 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31820.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33050.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-31 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes

000040 Afternoon Air attack 1944-10-03 65,72 Cam Ranh Bay

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,72

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 7
Ki-84a Frank x 3

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 16
F6F-5 Hellcat x 21
SBD-5 Dauntless x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-5 Hellcat: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 10000 feet
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-311 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yayoi

000041 Pre-Invasion action 1944-10-03 Sabang 44,70

Pre-Invasion action off Sabang (44,70)

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Napier
DD Arunta
AMC Hector
DD Rocket

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

DD Napier firing at 85th JAAF AF Coy
DD Arunta firing at 85th JAAF AF Coy
DD Napier fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

000042 Amphibious Assault 1944-10-03 Sabang 44,70

Amphibious Assault at Sabang (44,70)

TF 401 troops unloading over beach at Sabang, 44,70

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 46th Indian Bde /3

000043 Ground combat 1944-10-03 63,66 Pakse

Ground combat at 63,66 (near Pakse)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5322 troops, 88 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Defending force 629 troops, 6 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 63

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 63 to 1

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

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

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd (East African) Brigade

Defending units:
87th JAAF AF Bn

� The advance continues south of Pakhoi.

� We have a Bde moving toward the north of Hue, hopefully to trouble the enemy units south of Vinh.

� The fleet will move 6 hexes NE tomorrow. Dive bomber and torpedo bomber ranges have been set to 3.

� There are 48 more fighters at Cam Ranh Bay. P-38's will sweep and the B-24's will hit the port, hoping to get some of the 30 ships present.

� I would love to get in an attack at Vinh with the 2 divisions now en route and the other units already in the city recovered from the bombardments, but that will depend upon what actions we prompt the IJN into taking.

� Can you believe Bangkok is only worth 16 points?

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

� Same.

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000006 ASW attack 1944-10-03 83,68 Hengchun

ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,68

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
SS Burrfish

SS Burrfish is located by DD Yukikaze
Burrfish diving deep ....
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub