wneumann -> Summary of Operations 1/26/44 (9/4/2009 2:57:59 AM)
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Summary of Operations 1/26/44 North Pacific: Jap recon flight over Attu Is. Otherwise quiet. Sigint report entry for 1/26 indicating 1st Yobi Eki Regiment is now located on Paramushiro Jima. Previous reported location of this LCU was at Tuyun on 12/19/43 - this unit in the Japanese OOB for the recent battle at Tuyun. This sigint report is the first conclusive evidence of a Japanese build-up in the Kuriles/Sakhalin area to counter a possible U.S. northern offensive and has been duly noted in terms of preparations for Operation Bulldog. Central Pacific: U.S. subs off Japanese home islands reporting continued Jap air patrols, no change from last game turn. Ki-48 Lily and F1M2 Pete air patrols reported by SS Jack at Truk. H8K Emily air patrols reported near Kwajalein and at Canton Is. E13A1 Jake floatplane air patrols reported near Kwajalein. No reported contacts between U.S. subs and Japanese surface ships or ASW in any of the above locations. 5 Japanese ships reported at anchor in Truk base. No report of Japanese ships in Kwajalein. 222 ships detected in port at Tokyo. F-5A recon over Canton Is reports 4 aircraft, 15 Jap LCU's. Unidentified Jap submarine detected SE of Palmyra. ASW task force has been formed at Palmyra and moving to engage this contact. Pago Pago, Day 131 of the Fiasco: Weather forecast for Pago Pago area is precipitation. Floatplanes from ships in the U.S. Carrier Main Force continue air attacks on Japanese subs in Pago Pago and Upolu base hexes. U.S. transports continue unloading at Pago Pago, another transport TF arrived at Pago Pago this game turn and began unloading additional supply. Both U.S. flak LCU's and 10 Marine Defense Bn are now fully unloaded. Runway facilities on Pago Pago now fully operational, airfield service facilities still under repair but returning to operational status. U.S. land-based planes from Penhryn transferred this game turn into Pago Pago airfield this game turn - including approx 150 Corsairs and 75 B-24's. Corsairs will now be flying CAP over Pago Pago, relieving USN Hellcats from the Carrier Force. B-24's transferred to Pago Pago will begin launching airfield strikes against the Jap base at Wallis Is (this base operating P1Y Francis and other bombers that have been hitting Pago Pago & Savaii on a daily basis). A very substantial number of U.S. planes of all types are staged at Penhryn Is awaiting transfer into Pago Pago - fresh U.S. air reinforcements into Pago Pago are planned to go in daily, plans also to launch continuous attacks against Jap airfields on Upolu & Wallis Is. Objective is to establish and maintain U.S. air superiority over the entire Samoa area. Torpedo & dive bombers from U.S. Carrier Main Force were stood down this game turn. Japanese LBA naval air strikes this game turn against transports at Pago Pago. AAR's follow. AAR's report a total of 21 Jap planes destroyed in air-to-air combat, the Intelligence display reports 31 Jap planes destroyed. Eight U.S. Hellcats lost opposing these strikes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 96,113 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 14 A6M5 Zeke x 37 B6N2 Jill x 21 P1Y Frances x 20 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3 Ki-49 Helen x 6 Ki-48-II Lily x 6 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 36 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged A6M5 Zeke: 7 destroyed, 16 damaged B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged P1Y Frances: 4 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged Ki-48-II Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed, 24 damaged Allied Ships AK R. P. Warner, Bomb hits 1 (system damage 37, float 26, fire 4) AK Empire Avocet, Bomb hits 2, on fire (system damage 45, float 24, fire 22) AK Charles M. Russell, Bomb hits 1, on fire (system damage 38, float 8, fire 10) AK Edmund Fanning AK R. C. Brennan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (system damage 11, float 28, fire 7) AK Empire Baxter, Bomb hits 1, on fire (system damage 7, float 4, fire 5) AK Empire Conrad AK Frank Norris, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (system damage 29, float 38, fire 8) AK Charles H. Windham AK Peter Cooper Hewitt AK Edward D. Baker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (system damage 31, float 27, fire 5) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet 2 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet 4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 96,113 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 5 A6M5 Zeke x 18 P1Y Frances x 7 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 35 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged P1Y Frances: 3 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 7 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied Ships AK West Cape, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (system damage 30, float 38, fire 10) AK Serpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (system damage 26, float 5, fire 4) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jap LBA air attack on base facilities at Savaii. AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Savaii , at 95,112 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 6 D4Y Judy x 47 No Japanese losses Runway hits 30 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 18 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detected status of Jap base on Upolu - airfield damage 77, 18 Jap LCU's. Current status of Pago Pago base - runway damage 0, airfield service damage 42, port damage 4. 74100 supply now on hand. Current status of Savaii base - runway damage 99, airfield service damage 100, port damage 9 (no change). Japanese ground forces on Upolu continue bombardment attack. AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Upolu Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 31428 troops, 221 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 844 41st, 42nd, 51st, 53rd & 61st Naval Gd; Sasebo 7 SNLF, 51 Independent Mixed Brigade (-), 9 & 11 Independent Mixed Rgts, Arshan Garrison Rgt, 7 Field Artillery Brigade,140 IJN Base Force, 127 IJNAF Base Force (-), 5 AF Construction Bn (-), 9 AF Construction Bn, 24 Aviation Unit, 2 Aviation Rgt, 10 Special Base Force (-) Defending force 65418 troops, 287 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1630 1st Cavalry, Americal, 32nd, 37th & 1st Marine Divisions, HQ I Amphibious Corps Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported
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