EUBanana -> RE: Mines in the Pacific (4/14/2012 7:03:48 PM)
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With the CV force speed at only 18 knots extricating the CVs from the battle zone takes a while. Fortunately there are no more lucky hits. Another day of max effort at Manila, but it doesn't really go the Allies way. losses are 60 for 80, with the Allied heavies again getting mauled. This won't do. Manila remains operational despite the USAAFs best efforts, and the Legaspi assault force is being loaded right now, so something needs to be done. I've amassed old battleships at Cagayan, and I'm going to try a naval bombardment. CVEs will escort the BBs and there will be LRCAP as well. There is also a cruiser SAG to protect them from surface action, but given the USN raid at Formosa still ongoing I think the path will be clear. The Legaspi assault force is ENORMOUS. A 100 ship amphib TF, must be about 25 APAs alone. There are four divisions plus support embarked, theres an AGC command ship along for the ride with amphib HQ. There will be a second wave as well, but the plan has always been to move up units in Mindanao, Jolo, Panay and Leyte to Luzon. The Japs holding out at Butuan has put this slightly behind schedule. Legaspi is weakly held so I'm confident that I can establish a lodgment to reinforce from, the problem is Manila itself. I think the Allies will need some Commonwealth support as well to crack Manila... I Australia Corps might be mostly available and mostly intact. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,62 Japanese Ships E No.15 Allied Ships SS Bowfin SS Bowfin launches 4 torpedoes at E No.15 Bowfin diving deep .... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Ishigaki at 90,70 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships CVE Long Island Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Ishigaki at 90,70 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 7 G3M3 Nell x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 6 damaged G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB North Carolina CVL Monterey CV Wasp Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Ishigaki at 90,70 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Alabama Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 Japanese Ships E No.15 Allied Ships SS Bluegill, hits 1 SS Bluegill launches 6 torpedoes at E No.15 Bluegill diving deep .... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 attacking submerged sub .... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63 Japanese Ships E No.14 E No.15 Allied Ships SS Redfish SS Redfish is located by E No.14 E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.15 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Paoshan , at 65,45 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 10 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 29000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 18 A6M5c Zero x 3 N1K1-J George x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 15 Ki-61-Id Tony x 58 Ki-84a Frank x 58 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 22 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-61-Id Tony: 5 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38H Lightning: 5 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 40000 feet * CAP engaged: S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 6 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 38500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 37000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 254 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes Taiho-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Raid is overhead 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 8 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 13 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 1 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12730 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 5 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 36750. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Iloilo , at 79,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 5 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5 Ki-61-Id Tony x 3 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 1000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 58th FG/311th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 17 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 42000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 34,900 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 16 A6M5c Zero x 3 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12 Ki-61-Id Tony x 47 Ki-84a Frank x 54 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 87 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-61-Id Tony: 3 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 24 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 29900 feet * 15 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 29900 feet * 15 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 29900 feet * 20 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 29900 feet * CAP engaged: S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 6 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 38500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes Taiho-1 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 12000 , scrambling fighters to 35440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 4 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 3 on standby, 6 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 3 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 35440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12730 , scrambling fighters between 30470 and 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 26000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 17th Division, at 65,45 (Paoshan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Mosquito FB.VI x 13 Vengeance I x 16 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 13 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 51st Base Force, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 12 Allied aircraft losses PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 81st Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 51st Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 51st Base Force, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft Mitchell II x 16 B-25D1 Mitchell x 28 Allied aircraft losses Mitchell II: 3 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 21st Special Base Force ... Also attacking 77th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 21st JAAF Base Force ... Also attacking 51st Base Force ... Also attacking 21st Special Base Force ... Also attacking 77th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 51st Base Force ... Also attacking 77th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 51st Base Force ... Also attacking 21st Special Base Force ... Also attacking 77th Infantry Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 14 B-24J Liberator x 23 B-25D1 Mitchell x 15 B-25H Mitchell x 9 B-29-1 Superfort x 30 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 11 P-51B Mustang x 10 Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 80 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking Southern Army ... Also attacking 7th Area Army ... Also attacking 201st JAAF AF Bn ... Also attacking 32nd Division ... Also attacking Singapore ... Also attacking Southern Army ... Also attacking 29th Army ... Also attacking Southern Army ... Also attacking 7th Area Army ... Also attacking 201st JAAF AF Bn ... Also attacking Southern Army ... Also attacking 7th Area Army ... Also attacking 32nd Division ... Also attacking Singapore ... Also attacking Southern Army ... Also attacking 7th Area Army ... Also attacking 201st JAAF AF Bn ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 15 A6M5c Zero x 2 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12 Ki-61-Id Tony x 35 Ki-84a Frank x 42 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 3 B-24J Liberator x 30 B-25D1 Mitchell x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 10 damaged Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed on ground G4M2a Betty: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed on ground G3M3 Nell: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 2 destroyed on ground N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-24J Liberator: 7 destroyed, 19 damaged [:(] B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 17 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes Taiho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 7 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 39810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 8 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 35440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12730 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 26000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 5 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 37810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes Banzai! - Goto O. in a Ki-61-Id Tony rams a B-24J Liberator for the Emperor [:-] The heavies get mauled badly. They do drop their ordnance at least but its far from enough. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 9 A6M5c Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8 Ki-61-Id Tony x 25 Ki-84a Frank x 29 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 9 B-24J Liberator x 10 B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed G4M2a Betty: 1 destroyed on ground G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged B-24J Liberator: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes Taiho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 25810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 28420. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12730 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 25790. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16960. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 65,45 (Paoshan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Mosquito FB.VI x 14 B-25C Mitchell x 30 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 14 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 22nd Division ... Also attacking 13th Division ... Also attacking 22nd Division ... Also attacking 13th Division ... Also attacking 22nd Division ... Also attacking 13th Division ... Also attacking 22nd Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 7 A6M5c Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4 Ki-61-Id Tony x 11 Ki-84a Frank x 20 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes Taiho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12730 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 25790. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 6 A6M5c Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4 Ki-61-Id Tony x 9 Ki-84a Frank x 16 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Raid is overhead Taiho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 33440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12730 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 12000 , scrambling fighters to 35440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 30th Field Artillery Regiment, at 50,84 (Singapore) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 B-29-1 Superfort x 5 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 34th ... Also attacking 30th Field Artillery Regiment ... Also attacking 34th ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 4 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Ki-61-Id Tony x 6 Ki-84a Frank x 7 Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground G4M2a Betty: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 6 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Taiho-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Raid is overhead 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 79 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 11000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12730 Raid is overhead 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 16000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 4 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Ki-61-Id Tony x 3 Ki-84a Frank x 5 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Taiho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 13000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 37000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 36750. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 3 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Ki-61-Id Tony x 2 Ki-84a Frank x 4 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: Taiho-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Raid is overhead 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11270 and 37000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 11000 , scrambling fighters to 12270. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12270. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14270 and 34440. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 162 NM, estimated altitude 34,360 feet. Estimated time to target is 56 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M2a Betty x 4 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 5 F4U-1A Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 30 OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2a Betty: 3 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: VC(F)-84 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes VC(F)-85 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes VC(F)-97 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes VC(F)-98 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 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 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes VO-1/3 with OS2U-3 Kingfisher (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes VC(F)-86 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VC(F)-87 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 21st Special Base Force, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 10 PBJ-1D Mitchell x 11 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 21st Air Flotilla ... Also attacking 21st Special Base Force ... Also attacking 21st Air Flotilla ... Also attacking 21st Special Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 3 N1K1-J George x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Ki-61-Id Tony x 13 Ki-84a Frank x 9 Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 1 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 18000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 18000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 18000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 2 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 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 254 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 11000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 30th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12730 Raid is overhead 70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 85th Sentai with Ki-61-Id Tony (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 24000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 87th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes Banzai! - Nishihata B. in a Ki-61-Id Tony rams a B-29-1 Superfort for the Emperor [:-] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 21st Air Flotilla , at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 16 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 166 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 77th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 21st Air Flotilla ... Also attacking 77th Infantry Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 9 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Baybay (81,86) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22016 troops, 481 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 739 Defending force 2983 troops, 48 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Allied adjusted assault: 287 Japanese adjusted defense: 23 Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 118 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Marine Regiment 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 129th Infantry Regiment 23rd Marine Regiment 29th Marine Regiment 21st Marine Regiment Defending units: 56th Const Co 22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment Wotje Base Force 26th Special Base Force 1st Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 12th Mortar Battalion 31st JAAF AF Bn It'll be over soon. The Marines are going to get organised into a division after this battle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 106406 troops, 2300 guns, 2880 vehicles, Assault Value = 3472 Defending force 46428 troops, 533 guns, 616 vehicles, Assault Value = 952 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied adjusted assault: 3719 Japanese adjusted defense: 1339 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 8749 casualties reported Squads: 88 destroyed, 409 disabled Non Combat: 138 destroyed, 290 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 133 disabled Guns lost 174 (25 destroyed, 149 disabled) Vehicles lost 93 (18 destroyed, 75 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Allied ground losses: 6874 casualties reported Squads: 293 destroyed, 206 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 133 disabled Engineers: 68 destroyed, 69 disabled Guns lost 192 (40 destroyed, 152 disabled) Vehicles lost 100 (7 destroyed, 93 disabled) Assaulting units: 25th Indian Division 254th Armoured Brigade 19th Indian Division 32nd Infantry Division I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 6th Australian Division 5th Indian Division 2nd British Division 255th Indian Tank Brigade Provisionl Tank Brigade 9th Indian Division 9th Australian Division 2/11th Field Brigade 2/13th Field Regiment 6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment 8th Medium Regiment 88th Medium Regiment XXXIII Indian Corps 18th SP Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Indian Field Regiment 14th Army I Australian Corps 2/9th Field Regiment 30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Medium Regiment 32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: III./143rd Infantry Battalion 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 32nd Division 2nd Tank Division 34th 1st RTA/B Division 3rd Air Division 7th Area Army 55th JNAF AF Unit Southern Fleet 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 30th Field Artillery Regiment 35th JAAF AF Bn 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Air Division 96th JAAF AF Bn 49th JNAF AF Unit 9th RF Gun Battalion 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 52nd JNAF AF Unit Regiment 53rd Const Co 55th JAAF AF Bn 29th Army 36th JNAF AF Unit 32nd Port Unit 23rd Port Unit 152nd AA Regiment 6th Field AF Construction Battalion 1st Shipping Engineer Regiment 25th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion 63rd JAAF AF Bn 15th JAAF AF Bn Southern Army III/81st Naval Guard Unit 92nd JAAF AF Bn 201st JAAF AF Bn One of the Indian divisions is almost completely wiped out. But Singapore will fall next attack finally. Just as well. Allied replacement pools are actually fairly healthy, there are ~200 British '43 squads and 180 Indian squads in the pools. Aussie and American pools are healthier still. The losses can be made up I think. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Great Nicobar (43,66) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 16330 troops, 263 guns, 191 vehicles, Assault Value = 547 Defending force 3094 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Allied adjusted assault: 419 Japanese adjusted defense: 5 Allied assault odds: 83 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 429 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Indian Division 22nd New Chinese Division Defending units: Yokosuka 5th SNLF 23rd Nav Gd Unit 30th Engineer Regiment 54th JNAF AF Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sibolga (44,79) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4123 troops, 64 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 148 Defending force 2626 troops, 18 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Allied adjusted assault: 33 Japanese adjusted defense: 355 Allied assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 268th Motorised Brigade Defending units: 5th Recon Regiment 3rd Naval Construction Battalion 14th JNAF AF Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30th Engineer Regiment Wiped Out at Great Nicobar by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yokosuka 5th SNLF Wiped Out at Great Nicobar by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54th JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Great Nicobar by attrition!!! 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