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Speedysteve -> 17th June 1944 (1/19/2007 5:24:11 PM)
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Hi all,
Pfffft Faber started it so he will get it. It's June 1944 I should be smacking him now......[:'(]
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Today saw a 'fantastic' series of naval battles around Banjarmasin. The IJN attempted to try a hit and run involving the BB Hiei + escorts. They were welcomed by the RN. The CR makes interesting reading here:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjarmasin at 27,64
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
CA Aoba, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Agano, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oshio, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Harusame, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uranami
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
BB Revenge, Shell hits 3
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Ramilles, Shell hits 2
CA Sussex
CA Hawkins
CL Danae
CL Kenya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Glasgow, Shell hits 3
DD Scout, Shell hits 1
DD Napier, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Rapid, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Redoubt
DD Relentless, Shell hits 1
DD Roebuck, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjarmasin at 27,64
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oshio, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Harusame, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Asagiri
Allied Ships
BB Revenge, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 1
BB Ramilles, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1
CA Sussex, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Hawkins
CL Danae
CL Kenya, on fire
CL Glasgow, Shell hits 1
DD Scout
DD Napier, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Rapid, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Redoubt
DD Relentless
DD Roebuck, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjarmasin at 27,64
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 4
CA Aoba, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Amatsukaze, and is sunk
DD Nowaki, and is sunk
DD Oshio, and is sunk
DD Harusame, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Valiant
CA Devonshire
CA Frobisher
CL Mauritius
CL Birmingham
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
DD Arrow
DD Decoy
DD Nepal
DD Nestor
DD Norman
DD Rocket
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjarmasin at 27,64
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Aoba, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, on fire, heavy damage
CL Noshiro, on fire, heavy damage
DD Harusame, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uranami, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Valiant
CA Devonshire
CA Frobisher
CL Mauritius
CL Birmingham
CL Newcastle
DD Arrow
DD Decoy
DD Nepal
DD Nestor
DD Norman
DD Rocket
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjarmasin at 27,64
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Harusame, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Shell hits 7, on fire
BB Valiant
CA Devonshire
CA Frobisher
CL Mauritius
CL Birmingham
CL Newcastle
DD Arrow
DD Decoy
DD Nepal
DD Nestor
DD Norman
DD Rocket
Some of my ships received significant damage. I have included a screenshot of the damaged ones returning to Raba/Maumere. Several enemy ships sank as a result of this intense action:
CA Kinugasa
CL Noshiro
CL Agano
DD Harusame
DD Uranami
DD Asagiri
DD Amatsukaze
DD Nowaki
DD Oshio
DD Shirakumo
BB Hiei escapoed though.
The IJN CV's appear to have moved to the NE towards Tarakan.
Only 2 small raids were made against Allied shipping at Banjarmasin today by Graces/Tonys from Malang, Java. 30 enemy planes were shot down and no damage was sustained by my ships.
My engineers have opened up 1/2 of the runways at Banjarmasin and the first Allied planes touched down for operations tomorrow - a P47D FG.
By the end of the day almost 60 enemy planes were lost ot all causes against my 24.
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Several enemy patrol planes tracked my CentPac forces today. 3 of the gits were shot down by Hellcats.
8 x airgroup were boarded at San Francisco as were 140,000 tonnes of supply and 340,000 tonnes of fuel for operations in both SRA and CentPac. More troops (support) will also be embarked soon.
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SS Billfish evaded 4 x DD 60 miles east of Soerabaja.
SS Seahorse sank AP Taganoura Maru with 2 torpedoes 300 miles east of Leyte.
Air sightings = 14
Air attacks = 0
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An AK and LSM arrive in theatre tomorrow as does a PBM squadron.
[image]local://upfiles/4211/4C15A3550AAA405E9C1DAB29A7A1E834.jpg[/image]
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