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racndoc -> RE: CENTPAC'S MARIANAS OFFENSIVE (7/29/2010 12:07:40 AM)
12/21-12/22/43 SUBS SS I-121 sinks xAK Forafric off Perth. SS Thresher sinks SC CHa-65 near Sapporo. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN One turn ago, recon showed the heaviest concentration of Japanese aircraft on Mindanao on the airfield at Davao....recon also indicated the presence of a CL in port there. USAAF heavy bombers based at Babeldaob and Morotai work over Davao's port and airfield: Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 17 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 16 B-17F Fortress x 7 B-24D Liberator x 13 B-24D1 Liberator x 46 B-24J Liberator x 100 P-38G Lightning x 20 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 58 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-48-IIb Lily: 4 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AV Kunikawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 31 Port hits 17 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 14 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 20000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 B-24D1 Liberator x 6 P-38G Lightning x 2 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 81 minutes Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 14 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 18 B-17F Fortress x 7 B-24D Liberator x 10 B-24D1 Liberator x 52 B-24J Liberator x 88 P-38G Lightning x 8 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 50 Japanese aircraft losses H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground H6K4 Mavis: 2 destroyed on ground Ki-48-IIb Lily: 2 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships AV Kunikawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 47 Port hits 9 Port fuel hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4 Allied aircraft PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th 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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 24000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 116 minutes Both the airfield and port at Davao are both 40% neutralized now. What was oringinally reported as a CL by recon was in reality AV Kunikawa and it was dispatched to the bottom of Davao harbor. Recon now shows that StoneAge staged in some fighters into Cayagan so we will hit the airfields at both Davao and Cayagan next turn. As usual, I hope to obtain total air superiority over the southern Philippines before SWPAC begins landing on Mindanao. CENTPAC: MARIANAS OFFENSIVE StoneAge evidently had 2 surface TFs off of Guam a turn ago and he decided to withdraw them without bombarding Guam.....fortunately, all the USN fast carriers escaped without damage. The carriers all sailed to Ulithi where they completed rearming and refueling and they will join up with the amphibious transports carrying SWPAC's Vth Amphibious Corps next turn off Mindanao. The smaller IJN surface TF was a DD flotilla and it was hammered by CENTPAC naval and land based air the next day: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 18 TBF-1 Avenger x 24 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Japanese Ships DD Naganami DD Akizuki Aircraft Attacking: 24 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24 PV-1 Ventura x 10 Allied aircraft losses PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Teruzuki DD Niizuki DD Akizuki Aircraft Attacking: 5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 25 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged Japanese Ships DD Teruzuki DD Naganami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Niizuki Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 47 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24 SBD-3 Dauntless x 23 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Japanese Ships DD Akizuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Niizuki DD Teruzuki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Mutsuki class DD Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 6 B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 B-25G Mitchell x 10 B-26B Marauder x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 4 damaged B-25G Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Niizuki, Shell hits 13, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Akizuki, Shell hits 14, heavy fires DD Teruzuki, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 6 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-25G Mitchell bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x B-25G Mitchell bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CL Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD The other IJN TF....the more powerful cruiser SAG......was hidden by a rain squall on the way out of the Marianas just as it had been hidden last turn on the way in. But throughout the day occasional Allied naval and land bombers would attack under heavy rain conditions: Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 47 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 24 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged Japanese Ships CL Isuzu CA Haguro CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1 CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Kuroshio Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Nagara -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 8 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Isuzu CA Haguro Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 21 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Isuzu, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CA Haguro DD Makinami DD Susuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 21 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 9 PV-1 Ventura x 20 Allied aircraft losses PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Haguro DD Susuzuki CA Ashigara DD Okinami Aircraft Attacking: 5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Isokaze, Shell hits 17 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Isokaze, Shell hits 4 CL Nagara, Shell hits 5 DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb DD Naganami and CL Isuzu were sunk. XI Corps launches 2 more deliberate attacks and the IJA formations on Saipan begin to disintegrate from attrition: Ground combat at Saipan (108,93) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 40156 troops, 821 guns, 1229 vehicles, Assault Value = 1627 Defending force 8555 troops, 136 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Allied adjusted assault: 1109 Japanese adjusted defense: 43 Allied assault odds: 25 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1702 casualties reported Squads: 18 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 57 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 216 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Vehicles lost 35 (4 destroyed, 31 disabled) Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 104th Combat Engineer Regiment 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 766th Tank Battalion 1st Marine Division 7th Infantry Division 20th USN Naval Construction Battalion 18th USN Naval Construction Regiment 183rd USAAF Base Force 45th Aviation Base Force 225th Field Artillery Battalion 209th Field Artillery Battalion XI US Corps 19th USN Naval Construction Battalion 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 229th USN Base Force USMC AirFMFPac Defending units: 64th Naval Guard Unit 87th Infantry Regiment 41st Naval Guard Unit Saipan Naval Fortress 66th Nav Gd /208 101st Machine Canno AA Battalion 59th JNAF AF Unit 11th RF Gun Battalion 5th Base Force 4th Fleet 33rd JNAF AF Unit 115th JAAF AF Bn 37th Const Co 8th Fleet /375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37th Const Co Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 101st Machine Canno AA Battalion Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th RF Gun Battalion Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41st Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saipan Naval Fortress Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59th JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! Ground combat at Saipan (108,93) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 39933 troops, 821 guns, 1230 vehicles, Assault Value = 1621 Defending force 6808 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Allied adjusted assault: 1540 Japanese adjusted defense: 25 Allied assault odds: 61 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2680 casualties reported Squads: 99 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 110 destroyed, 109 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 117 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Division 1st Marine Division 766th Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 104th Combat Engineer Regiment 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 183rd USAAF Base Force 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 209th Field Artillery Battalion XI US Corps 19th USN Naval Construction Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Battalion 18th USN Naval Construction Regiment 45th Aviation Base Force 229th USN Base Force 225th Field Artillery Battalion USMC AirFMFPac Defending units: 87th Infantry Regiment 115th JAAF AF Bn 33rd JNAF AF Unit 5th Base Force 4th Fleet 8th Fleet /375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87th Infantry Regiment Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! 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racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (7/30/2010 4:36:55 AM)
12/23-12/24/43 CENTPAC: MARIANAS OFFENSIVE XI Corps mounts 2 More deliberate attacks that end up surrounding the remaining Japanese troops on Saipan: Ground combat at Saipan (108,93) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 39850 troops, 821 guns, 1232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1616 Defending force 4689 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Allied adjusted assault: 1221 Japanese adjusted defense: 11 Allied assault odds: 111 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1430 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 183 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Division 766th Tank Battalion 1st Marine Division 767th Tank Battalion 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 104th Combat Engineer Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 229th USN Base Force 209th Field Artillery Battalion 183rd USAAF Base Force 225th Field Artillery Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Battalion 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th USN Naval Construction Regiment 45th Aviation Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Battalion XI US Corps USMC AirFMFPac Defending units: 5th Base Force 115th JAAF AF Bn 4th Fleet 33rd JNAF AF Unit 8th Fleet /375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Saipan Ground combat at Saipan (108,93) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 39951 troops, 821 guns, 1233 vehicles, Assault Value = 1616 Defending force 3189 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Allied adjusted assault: 1494 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1494 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1704 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 113 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division 104th Combat Engineer Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 1st Marine Division 766th Tank Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 209th Field Artillery Battalion 45th Aviation Base Force 229th USN Base Force 183rd USAAF Base Force 20th USN Naval Construction Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Battalion 18th USN Naval Construction Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment XI US Corps USMC AirFMFPac Defending units: 5th Base Force 4th Fleet 33rd JNAF AF Unit 8th Fleet /375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33rd JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!! Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Saipan The Marianas Offensive is now virtually complete. The remaining pockets of Jap resistance on Saipan will be mopped up over the next few days. CENTPAC medium and tactical bombers based on Guam, Tinian and Saipan will continue to suppress the remaining Japanese bases at Pagan and Rota. 5th Fleet completes rearming and refueling at Ulithi and joins Amphibious TFs 254 and 456 in southern Philippine waters. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....PLANNING While CENTPAC and 5th Fleet have been engaged in a bloody campaign to capture important bases in the Marianas, SWPAC has quietly built up a level 6 airfield at Morotai and a level 8 airfield at Talaud Island.....both with Air HQs to put them over the level 10 admin level. Ever since General Mac Arthur departed the Philippines in March 1942 the CINCSWPAC has planned his eventual return to the US colony. SWPAC will retake the Philippine archepelago in 3 seperate phases. In Phase I SWPAC will recapture Mindanao and the southern Philippines. Originally I had planned a pincer attack on Mindanao....3 divisions would land at Butuan in the north while 2 infantry divisions, armor and artillery landed at either Davao or Dadjangas in the south depending on the defenses. In the north, Japan has some 17,000 troops at Cayagan and another 3500 troops at Butuan. Cayagan with a level 5 airfield is the largest airfield on Mindanao. But Cayagan is jungle terrain , heavily defended and only has a level 2 port. Meanwhile, Butuan is lightly defended clear terrain and has a level 3 port. So the invasion will land at Butuan, and after consolidating the beachead, will drive on Cayagan. After recon showed 20,000 IJA troops at Dadjangas and another 34,000 troops at Davao the southern arm of the invasion was cancelled.....the 2 infantry divisions, armor and artillery planned for the southern Mindanao invasion will instead land as the 2nd echelon of the northern Butuan invasion....after taking Butuan and Cayagan they will drive over the island to secure Davao. USMC paratroopers will drop on Zamboanga and Jolo to complete Phase I of the Philippines Campaign. The screenshot at the bottom of the page shows the SWPAC OOB for the 1st Phase of the Philippines Campaign. Phase II of the Philippines Campaign will be but a brief military interlude but a sustained logistical buildup. Its very difficult for Japan to defend the Philippine archipelago in AE...there are simply too many potential bases/islands to defend. SWPAC will take bases on Palawan and either Samar or Leyte. SWPAC needs a level 7 or 8 airfield on Palawan to help isolate Japan from the SRA.....the Allies will be able to base divebombers/torpedo bombers at Jolo/Palawan/Cam Ranh Bay to completely cut off the oil/fuel/resources of the SRA off from Home Islands. SWPAC will then secure a base on Samar or Leyte to be built up to a level 6/7 airfield that can support the SWPAC Phase III invasion of Luzon. In the 3rd Phase of SWPAC's Philippines Campaign the Ist Australian Corps will land in southern Luzon while the Ist US Army Corps lands in northern Luzon. The 2 pincers will converge on Manilla/Clark while massive airfields are constructed on northern Luzon to permit strategic bombing of Japan. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....INITIAL OPERATIONS USAAF heavy bombers based at Babeldaob pound the level 5 Japanese airfield at Cayagan: Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 24 B-24J Liberator x 63 P-38H Lightning x 20 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 38 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIb Lily: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 89 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 3 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 20 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38H Lightning: 4 destroyed Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 30th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (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 37450 Raid is overhead 381 Ku S-1/C with J2M2 Jack (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 37450 Raid is overhead 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 P-38H Lightning x 12 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 30th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 13th 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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 99 minutes Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 P-38H Lightning x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIb Lily: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet * CAP engaged: 30th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 1 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet CAP engaged: 381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 37450 Raid is overhead Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 23 B-24J Liberator x 60 P-38H Lightning x 11 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 39 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIb Lily: 4 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged P-38H Lightning: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 17 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 91 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 7 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes When the smoke clears there is but a single AC left at Cayagan and the airfield is 80% damaged. USAAF heavy bombers based at Morotai pound Davao: Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 21 B-17F Fortress x 7 B-24D Liberator x 10 B-24D1 Liberator x 39 B-24J Liberator x 26 P-38G Lightning x 5 P-38H Lightning x 24 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses H6K4 Mavis: 2 destroyed on ground A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed on ground H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 62 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 P-38G Lightning x 5 P-38H Lightning x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIb Lily: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 7 P-38G Lightning x 5 P-38H Lightning x 24 Japanese aircraft losses H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 19 B-17F Fortress x 7 B-24D Liberator x 10 B-24D1 Liberator x 41 B-24J Liberator x 30 P-38G Lightning x 8 P-38H Lightning x 24 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 3 Japanese aircraft losses H6K5 Mavis: 2 destroyed on ground A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed on ground Ki-48-IIb Lily: 2 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged Airbase hits 17 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 63 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 P-38G Lightning x 8 P-38H Lightning x 24 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 8 P-38H Lightning x 24 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet Davao finishes the turn with both 45% port and airfield damage.....only 7 fighters and 1 bombner remain at the base. As Christmas eve falls over the western Pacific, the 5th Fleet appears to be sailing towards the southern beaches of Mindanao. The assault troops aboard Adm Hill's Amphib TF 254 and AdmDraemel"s Amphib TF 456 will spend a quiet Christmas with turkey dinner and all the trimmings while 5th Fleet changes its heading north towards Butuan. The holiday will come to an abrupt end early on the morning of December 26th as the 41st Divison, 43rd Divison and the 1st Calvary(SPEC) 3Calvary Divison storm shore at Butuan following a brief naval bombardment. USAAF heavy bombers are staged in to Talaud Island....tomorrow they will begin carpet bombing the IJA troops at Butuan. Meanwhile, transport AC are also staged into Talaud...they will be dropping the 1st USMC Paratroops on Zamboanga. [image]local://upfiles/14495/A82D0CD721B54F9EB28366843CC2EB68.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (7/31/2010 3:22:23 AM)
12/25-12/26/43 SUBS SS Peto sinks K Azurai Maru off mami Oshima. SS Batfish sinks SC CHa-21 by Hakodate. CENTPAC: MARIANAS OFFENSIVE XI Corps mops up the last pockets of Japanese resistance on Saipan: Ground combat at Saipan (108,93) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 40055 troops, 821 guns, 1235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1623 Defending force 2168 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Allied adjusted assault: 1364 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1364 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2024 casualties reported Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 372 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Marine Division 762nd Tank Battalion 24th Infantry Division 767th Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 104th Combat Engineer Regiment 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 18th USN Naval Construction Regiment 45th Aviation Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Battalion XI US Corps 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 183rd USAAF Base Force 209th Field Artillery Battalion 229th USN Base Force 225th Field Artillery Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Battalion USMC AirFMFPac Defending units: 5th Base Force 4th Fleet 8th Fleet /375 Ground combat at Saipan (108,93) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 40055 troops, 821 guns, 1235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1623 Defending force 2168 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Allied adjusted assault: 1364 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1364 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2024 casualties reported Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 372 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Marine Division 762nd Tank Battalion 24th Infantry Division 767th Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 104th Combat Engineer Regiment 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 18th USN Naval Construction Regiment 45th Aviation Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Battalion XI US Corps 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 183rd USAAF Base Force 209th Field Artillery Battalion 229th USN Base Force 225th Field Artillery Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Battalion USMC AirFMFPac Defending units: 5th Base Force 4th Fleet 8th Fleet /375 StoneAge stages over 100 fighters into the 99% damaged airfield on Pagan to conduct sweeps over Saipan: Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 33 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8 F4U-1 Corsair x 5 F6F-3 Hellcat x 36 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 11 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VMF-122 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 348th FG/340th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 18 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters to 38000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 40,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 8 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 69 minutes VMF-122 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 348th FG/340th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 68 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 5 F4U-1 Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 27000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes VMF-122 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 348th FG/340th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 4 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 33810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 80 minutes 348th FG/340th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes VMF-122 with F4U-1 Corsair (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 30000 , scrambling fighters to 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 10 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters to 38000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 9 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 7 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters between 31810 and 36810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 81 minutes Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 41,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 5 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 38500 feet CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 38000 , scrambling fighters between 30810 and 34810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 14000 feet The results from these sweeps are somewhat amazing. With the Allies on CAP while the Japanese were sweeping(although a few of these losses were actually over the Philippines), the Allies lose 15 AC in A2A combat this turn while Japan loses 48 AC. Plane losses by type were 42 Ki-43IIb Oscars, 10 Hellcats, 4 A6M2s, 3 P-38H and 1 P-47D2. Im not sure why StoneAge is sweeping me here in the Marianas after the battle is over and the fat lady is singing.....unless he is testing my defenses for the kamikazies that will arrive in 6 days. The airfield on Pagan is 99% suppressed so the Japanese AC that were damaged this turn will be sitting ducks on the pock marked tarmac....medium bombers on Tinian will hammer Pagan next turn while we repay StoneAge with sweeps over his airfield. SWPAC:PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....INVASION MINDANAO The deception of 5th Fleet sailing towards the southern coast of Mindanao works as hoped.....StoneAge masses subs around Davao and the south coast of Mindanao while the invasion beach on the north coast at Butuan is clear. USAAF heavy bombers based at Talaud Island hammer Japanese troops at Butuan before SWPAC troops invade: Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 11 Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 12 B-24D Liberator x 44 B-24D1 Liberator x 32 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 26 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 326 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 13 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 11 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 12 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 10 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft Seafire IIC x 1 B-24D1 Liberator x 12 FM-1 Wildcat x 12 F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 43 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Wildcat V x 2 B-24D1 Liberator x 10 F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 FM-1 Wildcat x 14 F4U-1A Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 40 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Seafire IIC x 1 B-24D Liberator x 7 F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 FM-1 Wildcat x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 51 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb USAAF heavy bombers based at Moroati and Babeldaob continue to suppress Japanese bases at Cayagan and Davao. USN fast carriers hit IJN shipping in the Philippines: Morning Air attack on TF, near Bacolod at 79,85 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 39 SBD-5 Dauntless x 26 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Yamabuki Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Yamabuki Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Baybay at 81,86 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 TBF-1 Avenger x 15 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Columbia Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo SWPAC forces storm ashore at Butaun without incident....its nice to be done with the Saipan Naval Fortress: Pre-Invasion action off Butuan Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Oklahoma CL Boise CL Concord DD Crosby DD Dale DD Lamson LCI-216 LCI-221 Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Oklahoma firing at 2nd Area Army CL Boise firing at 2nd Area Army CL Concord firing at 2nd Area Army DD Crosby firing at 2nd Area Army DD Dale firing at 2nd Area Army DD Lamson firing at 2nd Area Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Butuan TF 254 troops unloading over beach at Butuan, 80,89 Allied ground losses: 451 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 48 (0 destroyed, 48 disabled) Vehicles lost 60 (1 destroyed, 59 disabled) 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 43 lost overboard during unload of 41st Infantry Div Motorized Support dropped into water during unload of 43rd Infantry Div /7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Butuan Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Richmond CL Adelaide DD Express DD Encounter DD Thanet DD Tenedos DD Scout DD Farragut DD Balch APA Elmore Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CL Richmond firing at 2nd Area Army CL Adelaide firing at 2nd Area Army DD Express firing at 2nd Area Army DD Encounter firing at 2nd Area Army DD Thanet firing at 2nd Area Army DD Tenedos firing at 2nd Area Army DD Scout firing at 2nd Area Army DD Farragut firing at 2nd Area Army DD Balch firing at 2nd Area Army DD Encounter fired at enemy troops DD Thanet fired at enemy troops DD Scout fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Butuan TF 456 troops unloading over beach at Butuan, 80,89 Allied ground losses: 342 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 54 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 84 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 24 (0 destroyed, 24 disabled) Vehicles lost 32 (0 destroyed, 32 disabled) 10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cav Div /6 By the end of the day SWPAC has landed the 41st Division, 43rd Division and the 1st Calvary(Spec)3 Calvary Divison. StoneAge told me that he was a bit concerned that his troops at Butuan were over 70% disrupted after the air bombardment and the naval gunfire of the Amphibious TF.....there was no dedicated bombardment TF here. Well........, thats what happens in clear terrain and thats why I invaded here. An immediate shock attack is ordered for next turn before the 17,000 IJA troops next door at Cayagan can reinforce. Meanwhile, the USMC 1st Paratroops airdrop on Zamboanga and capture it. Next turn, SWPAC transport AC based at Talaud Island will drop USMC paratroops at Jolo. [image]local://upfiles/14495/3B681F6B73EF48238AFD347A91403D22.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (7/31/2010 3:03:48 PM)
12/27-12/28/43 SUBS SS Rasher sinks AK Meiu Maru off Wenchow. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....INVASION BUTUAN SWPAC troops at Butuan launch a hasty shock attack and capture the base there: Ground combat at Butuan (80,89) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 27164 troops, 529 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 1061 Defending force 1539 troops, 0 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 1296 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1296 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Butuan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 757 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 278 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 110 (110 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 41st Infantry Division Defending units: 2nd Area Army Now the construction engineers and aviation personel can debark at Butuan. Im hoping to get the airfield up and running here in the next 2 turns......I want to withdraw the CVEs from covering the invasion and consolidate all USN carriers before the kamakazi actrivation on 1/1/44. Second echelon combat troops will begin offloading at Butuan in 2 turns. Im going to place a blocking force at Malatalay....the mountain hex SW of Butuan. The main SWPAC thrust on Mindanao will first attack due west into Cayagan and then will follow the coast road south to Cotabato and eventually Davao. USMC paratroops capture Jolo. I will air transport aviation personel into Jolo and Zamboanga and then, after staging in fighters to both bases, small transport TFs will bring in additional supplies and seabees. I plan to repeat this process with paratroops on Palawan and hope to have the entire SRA cut off from Japan by the end of January 1944. Carrier bombers on the USN CVEs and fast carriers detect IJN shipping in the central Philippines and hammer it hard: Morning Air attack on TF, near Iloilo at 79,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 5 F6F-3 Hellcat x 64 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 24 SBD-5 Dauntless x 53 TBF-1 Avenger x 15 TBM-1C Avenger x 15 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Teifu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAP Kitano Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk xAP Mizuho Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Tokyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk E Takashima, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk E Naryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage E Kyosai Japanese ground losses: 271 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 8 disabled Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iloilo at 79,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 48 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk E Kyosai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Huso Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Kyosai Morning Air attack on TF, near Catbalogan at 82,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 47 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Kurama Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 19 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Kurama Maru [image]local://upfiles/14495/FB2B739397D543CEB880B7742263776C.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/1/2010 2:30:15 AM)
12/29-12/30/43 SUBS SS Capelin sinks AK Shinetsu Maru off Foochow. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO USAAF heavy bombers base at babeldaob, Morotai and Talaud Island have closed the Japanese airfields at Cayagan and Davao. The only Japanese airfield capable of sustaining offensive operations left on Mindanao is at Cotabato. Allied recon reports a Japanese air buildup on Iloilo and Naga in the central Philippines. The USAAF heavies will switch targets to Cotabato, Naga and Iloilo next turn.....the Kamikaze threat starts on 1/1/44 so I need to close all airfileds level 2 or larger in range of Mindanao. The carrier bombers of Task Group 58 ravage IJN shipping throughout the Philippine archipelago: Morning Air attack on TF, near Roxas at 79,83 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 48 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Shuko Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Shuko Maru Morning Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 77,85 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 52 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 25 TBF-1 Avenger x 6 TBM-1C Avenger x 15 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Harukiku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Kanseishi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk SC Ch 38, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk SC Ch 40, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk SC Ch 36, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk SC Ch 42, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk SC Ch 39, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 15 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Ch 40 dead in the water ... Ch 42 dead in the water ... Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC Ch 42 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC Ch 38 An IJN DD Flotilla is spotted off the west coast of Mindanao and attacked by the carrier bombers of TG 58....in the AM the IJN SAG is covered by a rain squall: Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Inazuma Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 27 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 13 damaged Japanese Ships DD Uranami DD Inazuma DD Hibiki DD Mochizuki DD Ayanami DD Asagiri Aircraft Attacking: 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb In the afternoon the IJN SAG pops out from under the sqall but the Allied carrier bombers cant hit the broadside of a barn: Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Inazuma Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 27 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 13 damaged Japanese Ships DD Uranami DD Inazuma DD Hibiki DD Mochizuki DD Ayanami DD Asagiri Aircraft Attacking: 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb When AdmHill's Amphibious TF finished unloading and departed Butuan the BB PoW/BC Repulse SAG that was covering the invasion left with it. The CVEs and transports at Butuan are temporarily exposed.....ADM Halsey's SAG with 3 BBs is sent to covered the unloading at Butuan......I hope that the IJN DD flotilla that escaped the wrath of over 500 SBDs/TBFs off the west coast of Mindanao doesnt slip in there before the calvary arrives. [image]local://upfiles/14495/3A3BF490F10B462889427C86D48479CC.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/2/2010 4:55:59 AM)
12/31/43-1/3/44 SUBS SS kipjacksinks DD Asagiri off Balikpappan. SS I-39 is sunk in port at Manila by carrier bombers. SS orado sinks AK Akagone Maru by Naha. SS I-124 is sunk in port at Manila by carrier bombers. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN After completely shutting down Davao and Cayagan, USAAF heavy bombers based at Babeldaob/Morotai/Talaud Island cause 88% AF damage at Cotabato, 76% AF damage at Iloilo. 34% AF damage at Naga and 14% damage at Manila. Jolo is reinforced by transports debarking construction and aviation engineers and SBDs and P-47s are staged in......the Allies can now interdict the Sulu Sea and the Celebes Sea. Over 100 fighters are staged in to Butuan and the CVEs withdraw. Allied PBYs detect a lot of IJN naval activity in and around Manila. The fast carriers of TF 58 sortie 280 miles to the north and pound IJN shipping in the central Philippines and in port at Manila: Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3 Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 26 SBD-5 Dauntless x 18 TBF-1 Avenger x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships E W-33, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage E Sagi xAK Yoneyama Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Sugiyama Maru, Bomb hits 1 E Kari xAK Ohio Maru xAK Mitimei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36740 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E W-33 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Yoneyama Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kinryu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Polillo at 82,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 30 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Yae Maru, Bomb hits 11, and is sunk xAK Syokyu Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 20 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Yae Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Syokyu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14 SBD-5 Dauntless x 27 TBM-1C Avenger x 22 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged Japanese Ships AS Yasukuni Maru, Torpedo hits 1 TK Kanto Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Somedono Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Sugiyama Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Yuzan Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Oridono Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Kosin Maru xAK Ryuun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage xAK Hiyama Maru, on fire xAK Ohio Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tyoko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 15 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Kanto Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Sugiyama Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tyoko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Batangas at 79,78 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Allied aircraft TBM-1C Avenger x 15 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Shinrei Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk PB Myoken Maru, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Shinrei Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft TBM-1C Avenger x 14 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Tyoko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Somedono Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Kinryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Yoneyama Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Sugiyama Maru, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 19 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 6 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Mitimei Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Oridono Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Hiyama Maru, heavy fires xAK Yoneyama Maru, and is sunk xAK Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Mitimei Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Oridono Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kinryu Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Yoneyama Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Somedono Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Ryuun Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet * Naval Attack: 5 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Somedono Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Oridono Maru, and is sunk xAK Ryuun Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet * Naval Attack: 5 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ryuun Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 84 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 6 SBD-5 Dauntless x 47 TBF-1 Avenger x 89 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 7 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 15 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kosin Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk E Sagi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk xAK Ryuun Maru, and is sunk E W-33, heavy fires, heavy damage CMc Enoshima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire PB Showa Maru #5 Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36740 Raid is overhead 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead Also attacking Manila ... Ryuun Maru dead in the water ... Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ryuun Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AS Yasukuni Maru Also attacking Manila ... Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kosin Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E W-33 Also attacking Manila ... Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Sagi Also attacking Manila ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 14 TBF-1 Avenger x 9 TBM-1C Avenger x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships E Kari SS I-124, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes Also attacking Manila ... Also attacking Manila ... Also attacking Manila ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 SBD-5 Dauntless x 26 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hatsuyuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS I-39, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 19 TBF-1 Avenger x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships PB Showa Maru #5, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk PC Nire, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage E Kari Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 15 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36740 Raid is overhead 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead Nire dead in the water ... Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PC Nire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 50 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 28 SBD-5 Dauntless x 66 TBF-1 Avenger x 53 TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 12 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 32 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships E Kari AKE Soya, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hatsuyuki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage SS I-36, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage AR Yamabiko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage E Wakamiya, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E Mutsure, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AD Choko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Kinka Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AKE Muroto, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS RO-103, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage SS I-124, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 6 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36740 Raid is overhead 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes Also attacking Manila ... Also attacking Manila ... Also attacking Manila ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 44 SBD-5 Dauntless x 18 TBF-1 Avenger x 23 TBM-1C Avenger x 30 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Shinyubari Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage SS RO-103, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk AD Koshu Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage SS I-124, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AK Kinka Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AKE Muroto, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 2 SC CHa-17, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Repair Shipyard hits 1 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 38740. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 36740 , scrambling fighters to 36740. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 390 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 8 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 34 TBM-1C Avenger x 15 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 3 destroyed, 18 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hatsuyuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AG Hayasaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Kinka Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AKE Muroto, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires SC CHa-30, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk E Sagi, and is sunk Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Japan loses 12 AKs, 4 DDs, 2 E boats, 1 TK, 1 PB and 1 AKL over the period. 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racndoc -> RE: SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/3/2010 4:20:20 AM)
1/4-1/5/44 SUBS SS Steelhead sinks AKL Shoryu Maru off Tsushima. SS Bowfin sinks AK Toyohasi by Wakkanai. SS Graying sinks AKL Nagaragaw Maru near Hong Kong. SS Thresher sinks AK rokko Maru off Wakkanai. SS Robalo sinks SC CHa-18 by Ominato. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO USN carriers launch another strike to clean out the harbor at Manila: Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 79 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 26 SBD-5 Dauntless x 74 TBF-1 Avenger x 85 TBM-1C Avenger x 29 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 7 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 42 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 15 damaged Japanese Ships E Kari, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage SS I-36, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk ACM Rokko Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Repair Shipyard hits 2 Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36740 Raid is overhead 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Kari Also attacking Manila ... Also attacking Manila ... The Philippine waters appear to be devoid of IJN shipping now and Manila port is clear so the fast carriers of Task Group 58 will return to Babeldaob to rearm and refuel. Just as Ulithi was the main forward naval base for CENTPAC during its Marianas offensive, Babeldaob is the main forward SWPAC naval base for the Philippines campaign. Transport convoys are moving men and materiel from Rabaul forward to Babeldaob where it is offloaded and then reloaded on amphibious transports for action in the Philippines. Amphibious transports are now loading assault troops. engineers and base forces for the next SWPAC thrust onto Samar. Meanwhile at Mindanao, V Amphibious Corps is ashore at Butuan. 4 divisions, 3 tank and 3 artillery battalions are advancing due west to assault Cayagan while a 5th division is advancing SW to invest Mandalaybay......they will be sure to check out the topless pool there. USSAF heavy bombers continue to suppress airfields at Cotabato, Davao, Cayagan, Iloilo, Naga and Manila......with a little help from the USN carriers....but there are to many Japanese airfields available in the region to close everything. Still, we havent experienced any kamikazi attacks yet. Jolo is almost to the point of self sufficiency with seabees, aviation personel, supplies, fighter CAP, PBYs on naval search and SBDs on naval attack. At Zamboanga, StoneAge counterinvaded with about 500 troops so the situation there appears to be stalemated. As soon as we wrap up the Jolo ops we will reinforce Zamboanga with troops, supplies and engineers. [image]local://upfiles/14495/34D11B30021E4820A331D3DAFF5C3CB1.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/4/2010 4:49:46 AM)
1/6-1/7/44 SUBS SS Pargo sinks AK Seian Maru off Sapporo. SS Steelhead sinks AK Seiwa Maru by Saishu To. SS O21 is hit by 7 DCs from IJN convoy escorts near Lingga. SS I-9 is hit by 3 DCs from Allied convoy escorts off Babar. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....MINDANAO StoneAge reinforced Cayagan up to 41,000 troops just as 2 SWPAC armored battalions reach the base. StoneAge will attempt to crush these 2 armored units next turn....I should have at least 2 divisions and possibly a 3rd arrive next turn before Japan can launch an assault......and just to be safe SBDs, TBFs, medium and heavy bombers will be targeting the IJA LCUs in both AM and PM attacks from multiple altitudes. Task Group 58 makes it back to Babeldaob and all the carriers take on AC replacements and reload their armaments. The amphibious TF that will be assaulting Samar will arrive at Babeldaob this turn and will head off to its objective the next turn covered by TG 58. Phase II of SWPAC's Philippines campaign is about to begin. [image]local://upfiles/14495/EA682E0F0C6244159B83C79447AFBFCD.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/5/2010 2:05:48 AM)
1/8-1/9/44 SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO Allied cruisers deliver an early morning bombardment on Japanese troops at Cayagan: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89 Allied Ships CA Dorsetshire CA Shropshire CA Minneapolis CA Salt Lake City CL Ceylon CL Tromp CL Java Japanese ground losses: 98 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Manpower hits 1 Fires 201 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 21 Port hits 4 CA Dorsetshire firing at 4th Division Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Dorsetshire CA Shropshire firing at 4th Division CA Minneapolis firing at 4th Division CA Salt Lake City firing at Cagayan OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Salt Lake City CL Ceylon firing at 18th JNAF AF Unit CL Tromp firing at 4th Division CL Java firing at 4th Division As anticipated, StoneAge launches an all-out attack at Cayagan with over 40,000 troops. In addition to the naval bombardment, Allied bombers hammer the IJA troops all day. Fortunately, 2 SWPAC divisions and another armored battalion arrive at Cayagan just before the assault and the Japanese are just barely repulsed: Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24461 troops, 207 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 921 Defending force 21704 troops, 317 guns, 742 vehicles, Assault Value = 953 Japanese adjusted assault: 810 Allied adjusted defense: 801 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 6262 casualties reported Squads: 186 destroyed, 74 disabled Non Combat: 234 destroyed, 194 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Vehicles lost 162 (43 destroyed, 119 disabled) Allied ground losses: 195 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 137 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 123 (9 destroyed, 114 disabled) Assaulting units: 13th Garrison Unit 4th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 14th Garrison Unit 31st Field AA Battalion 18th JNAF AF Unit 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 16th Division 34th Road Const Co 54th Construction Battalion 2nd Army 94th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn Two more SWPAC divisions arrive at Cayagan before the 2nd Japanese assault and now the IJA forces are routed: Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 18476 troops, 207 guns, 237 vehicles, Assault Value = 629 Defending force 42031 troops, 742 guns, 1161 vehicles, Assault Value = 1685 Japanese adjusted assault: 107 Allied adjusted defense: 3129 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 29 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 3019 casualties reported Squads: 24 destroyed, 110 disabled Non Combat: 117 destroyed, 157 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled Vehicles lost 238 (238 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 159 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 40 (4 destroyed, 36 disabled) Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment 4th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 13th Garrison Unit 14th Garrison Unit 54th Construction Battalion 31st Field AA Battalion 18th JNAF AF Unit 2nd Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 34th Road Const Co 16th Division 94th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 4th USMC Tank Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 27th Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn V Amphibious Corps will launch a counterattack on the disrupted, demoralized Japanese troops at Cayagan next turn. PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....PHASE II Covered by the fast carriers of TG 58, assault troops bound for Samar leave Babeldaob this turn. Palawan will be taken by USMC paratroops on long range transport AC. PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.......PHASE III: INVASION LUZON The 1st Australian Army begins loading in transports at Darwin and Koepang. After rendezvousing at Babeldaob, they will be assaulting southern Luzon either at Naga or Legaspi. After gaining a beachead in southern Luzon, 6th US Army will invade northern Luzon either at Appari or San Fermando. The 1st Australian Army and the 6th US Army will catch IJA troops on Luzon in a pincer movement and will converge on Manilla/Clark. [image]local://upfiles/14495/E82AA441ADD845A2A5D9CD040175379E.jpg[/image]

paullus99 -> RE: SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/5/2010 10:23:55 AM)
Looks like he completely neutered himself with those two attacks - your follow up should rout him, no problem.

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/6/2010 4:52:50 AM)
paullus99....StoneAge had level 5 forts at Cayagan so I didnt break him after 2 shock attacks....combat results are following.. 1/10-1/11/44 SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO General Holland M.(Howling Mad) Smith's V Amphibious Corps launches 2 shock attacks against the Japanese defenders of Cayagan: Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 42467 troops, 805 guns, 1208 vehicles, Assault Value = 1674 Defending force 20460 troops, 225 guns, 204 vehicles, Assault Value = 418 Allied adjusted assault: 1511 Japanese adjusted defense: 741 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 758 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 61 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 27 (14 destroyed, 13 disabled) Allied ground losses: 727 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 111 disabled Engineers: 25 destroyed, 32 disabled Vehicles lost 102 (7 destroyed, 95 disabled) Assaulting units: 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 32nd Infantry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 154th FA Bn 165th Field Artillery Battalion V US Amphib Corps 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 13th Garrison Unit 4th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 14th Garrison Unit 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 54th Construction Battalion 34th Road Const Co 18th JNAF AF Unit 2nd Army 16th Division 31st Field AA Battalion 94th JAAF AF Bn Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 41376 troops, 805 guns, 1207 vehicles, Assault Value = 1602 Defending force 19750 troops, 223 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 411 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 747 Japanese adjusted defense: 207 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 1811 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 127 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 151 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Vehicles lost 37 (21 destroyed, 16 disabled) Allied ground losses: 304 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 42 disabled Engineers: 27 destroyed, 3 disabled Vehicles lost 48 (23 destroyed, 25 disabled) Assaulting units: 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 27th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 154th FA Bn V US Amphib Corps 165th Field Artillery Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 4th Division 13th Garrison Unit 2nd Tank Regiment 14th Garrison Unit 2nd Army 18th JNAF AF Unit 31st Field AA Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 16th Division 34th Road Const Co 54th Construction Battalion 94th JAAF AF Bn The forts are reduced to zero but with all of V Amphibious Corps over 50% fatigue and disruption we will settle for a bombardment next turn. The 110th CBT Engineers are nearly wiped out after assaulting the fortifications at Cayagan....all that remains of the entire unit are 2 disrupted MGs. USMC paratroops and Fiji Cdos will shock attack Japanese troops at Zamboanga. SWPAC PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN:......PHASE II: CENTRAL PHILIPPINES AdmDraemel's Amphibious TF 456 will land troops on Samar next turn. A massive amphibious TF carrying seabees/aviation personel/air HQ departs from Babeldaob to follow up the initial invasion. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.......PHASE III: LUZON The 1st Australian Army continues to embark on assault transports at Darwin and Koepang.....they should ready to assault southern Luzon within 2 weeks. [image]local://upfiles/14495/7F4E8CD0BF754B2E8DD892D1B26D6A0A.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/7/2010 9:22:14 AM)
1/12-1/13/44 CBI Allied naval bombers at Cam Ranh bay hit IJN shipping in the South China Sea: Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships E W-5 TK Gen'yo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vengeance I bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 2 x Vengeance I bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 3 P-51A Mustang x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships TK Kaizyo Maru E Aotaka Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships TK Gen'yo Maru TK Kaizyo Maru E Hoko, Shell hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 2 P-51A Mustang x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships TK Tatekawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vengeance I bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 9 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged Japanese Ships TK Gen'yo Maru, heavy fires TK Tatekawa Maru, heavy fires TK Kaizyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Japan is desperately attempting to ship fuel and resources back to the Home Islands as the Allies tighten the noose around the SRA. DEI SBDs interdict Japanese shipping in the DEI; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,96 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 16 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Kisaragi DD Sawakaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,96 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Sawakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kisaragi Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CENTPAC: MARIANAS OPS IJN DD flotillas wreak havoc throuout the Marianas.....all under the cover of over 200 SBDs and TBFs. At Saipan, IJN DDs defeat USN DDs and then hammer TKs and AKs: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Arare, Shell hits 1 DD Kasumi DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1 DD Isonami Allied Ships DD Cotten, Shell hits 1 DD Daly DD Dashiell DD DeHaven Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Sugama, Ryokichi crosses the 'T' DD DeHaven engages DD Usugumo at 12,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD DeHaven at 12,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Kasumi at 7,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Daly at 7,000 yards DD Arare engages DD DeHaven at 7,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Dashiell at 4,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD DeHaven at 4,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Dashiell at 4,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Cotten at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD DeHaven at 2,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Dashiell at 2,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Daly at 2,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Arare at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Dashiell at 3,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD Dashiell at 3,000 yards DD Dashiell engages DD Kasumi at 3,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Cotten at 3,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Kasumi at 5,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Dashiell at 5,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Kasumi at 5,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Cotten at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD DeHaven at 6,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Kasumi at 6,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Arare at 6,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD DeHaven at 10,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Dashiell at 10,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Daly at 10,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD Cotten at 10,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD DeHaven at 14,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD Dashiell at 14,000 yards DD Kasumi engages DD Daly at 14,000 yards DD Arare engages DD Cotten at 14,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Arare, Shell hits 1 DD Kasumi DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Isonami Allied Ships TK Deroche, Shell hits 9, heavy fires TK Byron D Benson, Shell hits 9, on fire TK Richmond, Shell hits 12, heavy fires TK Antietam, Shell hits 27, heavy fires, heavy damage TK H. M. Storey, Shell hits 5, heavy fires YMS-345, Shell hits 10, and is sunk Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards DD Arare fires at TK Antietam at 11,000 yards DD Arare fires at TK Antietam at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 9,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 9,000 yards DD Arare engages TK Richmond at 9,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Deroche at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Byron D Benson at 7,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 7,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Richmond at 7,000 yards DD Arare engages TK Richmond at 7,000 yards DD Arare engages TK Deroche at 7,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 3,000 yards DD Arare engages TK Byron D Benson at 3,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Deroche at 3,000 yards YMS-345 sunk by DD Isonami at 3,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK H. M. Storey at 3,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK H. M. Storey at 3,000 yards DD Kasumi engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards DD Arare engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Deroche at 3,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards DD Arare engages TK Richmond at 3,000 yards DD Kasumi engages TK Byron D Benson at 3,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Deroche at 3,000 yards DD Kasumi engages TK H. M. Storey at 3,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Usugumo, on fire DD Isonami Allied Ships TK Deroche, Shell hits 1, heavy fires TK Byron D Benson, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Richmond, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Antietam, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage TK H. M. Storey, heavy fires Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 9,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Byron D Benson at 9,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Byron D Benson at 9,000 yards DD Kasumi engages TK Deroche at 9,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Deroche at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Kasumi engages TK Antietam at 8,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 8,000 yards DD Arare engages TK Antietam at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 6,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 6,000 yards DD Usugumo engages TK Byron D Benson at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Isonami engages TK Byron D Benson at 4,000 yards DD Kasumi engages TK Richmond at 4,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Arare, on fire DD Kasumi, Shell hits 2 DD Usugumo, on fire DD Isonami Allied Ships AG Antares, Shell hits 2, on fire AG Spica, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage SC PC-786 xAK Vermont, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage xAK Admiral Wood, Shell hits 2, on fire xAK President Quezon, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK West Camargo Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Sugama, Ryokichi crosses the 'T' Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Isonami engages AG Spica at 13,000 yards DD Kasumi engages AG Antares at 13,000 yards DD Kasumi engages xAK Vermont at 13,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Kasumi engages AG Spica at 9,000 yards DD Kasumi engages AG Antares at 9,000 yards DD Kasumi engages xAK President Quezon at 9,000 yards DD Isonami engages xAK Admiral Wood at 9,000 yards Sugama, Ryokichi orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Isonami engages AG Spica at 7,000 yards DD Kasumi engages AG Spica at 7,000 yards DD Arare engages AG Spica at 7,000 yards DD Arare engages xAK President Quezon at 7,000 yards DD Kasumi engages xAK Admiral Wood at 7,000 yards DD Arare engages xAK Vermont at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Usugumo engages AG Spica at 11,000 yards DD Kasumi engages AG Spica at 11,000 yards DD Usugumo engages xAK President Quezon at 11,000 yards DD Usugumo engages xAK Admiral Wood at 11,000 yards DD Usugumo engages xAK Vermont at 11,000 yards DD Usugumo engages xAK Vermont at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... For the umpteenth time this game USN combatant ships retreat/withdraw/flee and leave the convoys as hors de combat.......yeah, thats historical. After the damage has been done a USN DD squadron rises to the occasion: Day Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 107,93, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 6, and is sunk DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Harrison DD Hazelwood DD O'Bannon Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... DD Kuroshio engages DD Hazelwood at 18,000 yards DD Harrison engages DD Kuroshio at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Harrison at 12,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards DD Harrison engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 10,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 10,000 yards DD Harrison engages DD Amatsukaze at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Hazelwood at 7,000 yards DD Amatsukaze sunk by DD Harrison at 7,000 yards Hara, Tameichi orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 9,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 9,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Harrison at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Harrison at 11,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Kuroshio sunk by DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... At Tinian its more of the same: Night Time Surface Combat, near Tinian at 108,94, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Kuroshio DD Amatsukaze DD Yamagumo Allied Ships DD Charrette, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Chauncey, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Conner, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Murray Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Hara, Tameichi crosses the 'T' DD Amatsukaze engages DD Murray at 12,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards DD Charrette engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Charrette at 7,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Conner at 7,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Chauncey at 7,000 yards DD Charrette sunk by DD Yamagumo at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Conner at 5,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Conner at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 4,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 4,000 yards DD Chauncey sunk by DD Kuroshio at 4,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Murray at 4,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Murray at 8,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Murray at 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Murray at 10,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 13,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Amatsukaze at 13,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Murray at 13,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Tinian at 108,94, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kuroshio DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships DD Harrison, Shell hits 2 DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Yamagumo at 3,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Amatsukaze at 3,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 3,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 4,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Hazelwood at 4,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Hazelwood at 4,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Hazelwood at 4,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Hazelwood at 7,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Amatsukaze at 7,000 yards DD Harrison engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards DD Harrison engages DD Asashimo at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 11,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Amatsukaze at 11,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Harrison at 11,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Hazelwood at 13,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Hazelwood at 13,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Hazelwood at 13,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 11,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 11,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Harrison engages DD Yamagumo at 8,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Yamagumo at 8,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Harrison at 8,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Asashimo at 8,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards DD Harrison engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tinian at 108,94, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Asashimo, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships DD Conner DD Murray, Shell hits 1 Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 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 15,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 15,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 13,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Asashimo at 13,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Murray at 11,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Asashimo at 8,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Asashimo at 9,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 10,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Yamagumo at 8,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 8,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 13,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 13,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 16,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards Range increases to 23,000 yards Range increases to 27,000 yards Task forces break off... At Guam, the unstoppable IJN DDs engage AdmHalsey's BB group: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 14,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Michishio, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships BB North Carolina BB Washington CA Houston CA Louisville CA New Orleans CA Astoria CLAA Atlanta CL Santa Fe CL Birmingham DD Charles Ausburne DD Blue, Shell hits 1 DD Mugford DD Henley DD Gridley DD Maury Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 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 DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Michishio at 14,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Michishio at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 12,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards DD Gridley engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 11,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CL Birmingham engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards BB North Carolina engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Blue engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 5,000 yards DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Mugford at 5,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 13,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Michishio, Shell hits 6, and is sunk Allied Ships BB North Carolina BB Washington CA Houston CA Louisville CA New Orleans CA Astoria CLAA Atlanta CL Santa Fe CL Birmingham DD Charles Ausburne DD Blue DD Mugford DD Henley DD Gridley DD Maury Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Halsey, Wm F "Bull" crosses the 'T' Range closes to 10,000 yards CLAA Atlanta engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CLAA Atlanta engages DD Michishio at 7,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Michishio at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards DD Gridley engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 3,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Michishio at 3,000 yards CL Birmingham engages DD Michishio at 3,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Michishio sunk by BB Washington at 10,000 yards DD Michishio sunk by BB Washington at 10,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Urakaze, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Michishio DD Arashio, Shell hits 6, heavy fires DD Natsugumo Allied Ships BB North Carolina, Shell hits 2 BB Washington, Shell hits 3 CA Houston, Shell hits 1 CA Louisville CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1 CA Astoria CLAA Atlanta CL Santa Fe CL Birmingham DD Charles Ausburne DD Blue DD Mugford DD Henley DD Gridley, Shell hits 1 DD Maury Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Shiraishi, Nagayo crosses the 'T' DD Arashio engages BB North Carolina at 12,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards DD Urakaze engages BB North Carolina at 12,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards DD Urakaze engages DD Blue at 12,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards BB North Carolina engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards DD Arashio engages CL Birmingham at 6,000 yards DD Gridley engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards DD Urakaze engages DD Mugford at 6,000 yards Shiraishi, Nagayo orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Santa Fe collides with CL Birmingham at 106 , 95 DD Natsugumo engages DD Gridley at 3,000 yards DD Michishio engages CA Astoria at 3,000 yards CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 3,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Arashio at 3,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 3,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Arashio at 6,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Blue at 6,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards CL Birmingham engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards CLAA Atlanta engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages DD Blue at 8,000 yards BB North Carolina engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards CLAA Atlanta engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards DD Gridley engages DD Arashio at 8,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards DD Urakaze engages DD Mugford at 10,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards DD Maury engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards DD Urakaze engages DD Gridley at 10,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 10,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Natsugumo at 10,000 yards DD Gridley engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards DD Blue engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards CLAA Atlanta engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Mugford at 10,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 10,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Natsugumo at 12,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards CA New Orleans engages DD Arashio at 12,000 yards CL Birmingham engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Mugford at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 12,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages DD Maury at 12,000 yards BB North Carolina engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Maury at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Mugford at 12,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Gridley at 12,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards DD Urakaze engages DD Gridley at 12,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards CLAA Atlanta engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Gridley at 12,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Arashio at 12,000 yards DD Blue engages DD Arashio at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 12,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages DD Charles Ausburne at 13,000 yards DD Gridley engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards BB Washington engages DD Urakaze at 13,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 13,000 yards CL Birmingham engages DD Urakaze at 13,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 13,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Maury at 13,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 13,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Mugford at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Henley at 14,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Michishio at 14,000 yards CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 14,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Urakaze at 14,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 14,000 yards CL Birmingham engages DD Urakaze at 14,000 yards Shiraishi, Nagayo orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO An IJN flotilla of E boats punks an Allied AK at Jolo...under the full cover of multiple SBD squadrons of course: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,90, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Kamo E W-22 E Kamome E Natsushima E Sarushima, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships DE Cabana, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Simoon, Shell hits 8, heavy fires Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Allied ships attempt to get underway E Sarushima engages DE Cabana at 12,000 yards E Kamo engages DE Cabana at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards E Sarushima engages DE Cabana at 9,000 yards E Kamome engages DE Cabana at 9,000 yards DE Cabana engages E W-22 at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DE Cabana sunk by E Kamo at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards E Sarushima engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards E Natsushima engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards E Kamo engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards E Sarushima engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards E Natsushima engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards E Kamome engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards E W-22 engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards E Sarushima engages xAK Simoon at 9,000 yards E Natsushima engages xAK Simoon at 9,000 yards E Kamome engages xAK Simoon at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards E Sarushima engages xAK Simoon at 11,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... IJN DDs attack the BB PoW/BC Repulse SAG at Talaud Island: Night Time Surface Combat, near Talaud Island at 79,97, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Kisaragi DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales BC Repulse CA Sussex CA Suffolk CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1 CL Danae CL Kenya CL Newcastle DD Jupiter DD Napier DD Norman DD Racehorse Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards DD Napier engages DD Sawakaze at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 9,000 yards CL Newcastle engages DD Sawakaze at 9,000 yards DD Kisaragi engages CL Danae at 9,000 yards DD Kisaragi engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards DD Kisaragi engages DD Napier at 7,000 yards DD Sawakaze engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards CA Suffolk engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards CL Kenya engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards DD Napier engages DD Kisaragi at 7,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards CL Newcastle engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Sawakaze at 10,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Sawakaze at 10,000 yards CA Suffolk engages DD Sawakaze at 10,000 yards CL Danae engages DD Sawakaze at 10,000 yards Nojima V. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Sawakaze engages DD Napier at 13,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards CA Suffolk engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards CA Sussex engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards CL Newcastle engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards CL Kenya engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards CL Danae engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards DD Sawakaze engages DD Napier at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards BC Repulse collides with CL Kenya at 79 , 97 DD Napier engages DD Kisaragi at 14,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards CA Suffolk engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards CL Kenya engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards DD Kisaragi engages DD Jupiter at 14,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Kisaragi at 14,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards CL Newcastle engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards Task forces break off... USMC paratroops and Fili CDOs destroy Japanese defenders at Zamboanga: round combat at Zamboanga (75,89) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 873 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Defending force 125 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Allied adjusted assault: 54 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 54 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 85 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st USMC Parachute Battalion 2nd Fiji Commando Battalion 73rd RAAF Wing /1 Defending units: 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy V Amphibious Corps bombards IJA troops at Cayagan : Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 39389 troops, 803 guns, 833 vehicles, Assault Value = 1580 Defending force 17761 troops, 223 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 283 Japanese ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 27th Infantry Division 32nd Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 165th Field Artillery Battalion V US Amphib Corps 154th FA Bn 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 2nd Tank Regiment 4th Division 13th Garrison Unit 14th Garrison Unit 2nd Army 16th Division 31st Field AA Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th JNAF AF Unit 54th Construction Battalion 34th Road Const Co 94th JAAF AF Bn General "Howling Mad" Smith orders V Amphibious Corps to conduct an all out shock attack at Cayagan next turn. SWPAC PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN: PHASE II......INVASION SAMAR SWPAC troops storm ashore at Samar. Japanese bombers find the followup amphibious TF with the support troops and cause some damage: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 84,88 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 17 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Pavo, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk APD Herbert CL Trenton, Torpedo hits 1 APD Manley AK Alcona Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo [image]local://upfiles/14495/8BCA9ED0A39C4A4DACCF231E651C5852.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/8/2010 1:36:49 AM)
My last couple turns and the next few turns are a bit rushed as I am on vacation in San Diego...dont want to spend a lot of time on the old computer. Our room at the Marriott has a great view overlooking San Diego Bay and the Coronado Islands.....you can also see North Island Naval Air Station and CV Constellation currently being decommissioned. My wife and I rented a powerboat to cruise the harbor...sailed past CV Midway(CV-41).....currently a fantastic carrier museum and a must visit if you are ever in San Diego. We cruised past the Pacific Sub Base ...there appeared to be 3 subs in port. And of course my wife and I walked over to the Broadway Street Naval Pier...where ships used to be loaded with armaments for WW II, Korea and Vietnam.....and we stopped at the memorial for my favorite ship of WW II....CLAA San Diego....the 2nd most decorated ship of WW II....engaged in most every campaign from Solomons to Okinawa and did not suffer even one fatalitiy during the war...I believe the memorial stated that CLAA San Diego sailed 300,000 NM during the war....simply amazing. 1/14-1/15/44 SUBS After a few quiet days things are heating up again. SS S-28 is hit by 8 DCs from IJN TK convoy escorts off Bandjermasin. SS Capelin sinks PB Shonan Maru #2 by Foochow. SS Jack sinks AK Unyo Maru near Iriomote. SS Amberjack sinks AK Melbourne Maru off Singkawang. SS Kingfish sinks AG Shirasaki Maru by Shanghai. CENTPAC StoneAge manages a mid ocean intercept of Alllied convoys near Wake Island: Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 134,94, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Nagatsuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Harukaze Allied Ships DE Wileman, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll TK L. P. St. Clair, Shell hits 9, heavy fires xAK David Dudley Field, Shell hits 1, heavy fires xAK Henry Dearborn, Shell hits 2, heavy fires xAK Henry L. Hoyt xAK Henry Villard xAK Jacob Riis, Shell hits 1 xAK Jacques Laramie, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK James B. McPherson xAK John Lind xAK Lyman Beecher xAK William L. Garrison, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK William M. Stewart xAK Aloe, Shell hits 2, heavy fires xAK Asphalion TK Seirstad, Shell hits 1, heavy fires Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards Koeu, Keiji crosses the 'T' DD Harukaze engages DE Wileman at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DE Wileman at 9,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages DE Wileman at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK William L. Garrison at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Jacob Riis at 9,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DE Wileman at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Lyman Beecher at 9,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DE Wileman sunk by DD Harukaze at 5,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 5,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Aloe at 5,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK David Dudley Field at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Harukaze engages TK Seirstad at 4,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards xAK William L. Garrison sunk by DD Mikazuki at 4,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK David Dudley Field at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages TK Seirstad at 5,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 5,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Asphalion at 5,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Aloe at 5,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Lyman Beecher at 5,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK John Lind at 5,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Harukaze engages TK Seirstad at 4,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Asphalion at 4,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Aloe at 4,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK James B. McPherson at 4,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 4,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Henry Dearborn at 4,000 yards DD Harukaze engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Aloe at 4,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 134,94, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Nagatsuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Harukaze Allied Ships TK L. P. St. Clair, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Henry Dearborn, Shell hits 2, heavy fires xAK Jacques Laramie, Shell hits 7, and is sunk xAK John Lind, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 10,000 yards DD Yuzuki fires at xAK John Lind at 10,000 yards DD Mikazuki fires at xAK Jacques Laramie at 10,000 yards DD Nagatsuki fires at TK L. P. St. Clair at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Harukaze engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 9,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 9,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 6,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 6,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 6,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Harukaze engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK John Lind at 4,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 6,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 6,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 8,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Henry Dearborn at 8,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 8,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Henry Dearborn at 8,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 8,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 8,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Henry Dearborn at 8,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 9,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 130,94, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Nagatsuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Harukaze Allied Ships xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll, Shell hits 1 xAK Henry L. Hoyt, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAK Henry Villard, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAK Jacob Riis, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAK James B. McPherson, Shell hits 2, heavy fires xAK Lyman Beecher, Shell hits 1 xAK William M. Stewart, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Asphalion, Shell hits 1, heavy fires Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 16,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK James B. McPherson at 16,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Jacob Riis at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK William M. Stewart at 14,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 14,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Henry Villard at 14,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 14,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK William M. Stewart at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 11,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 11,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK James B. McPherson at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Jacob Riis at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Henry L. Hoyt at 11,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 11,000 yards Koeu, Keiji orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 7,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 7,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 7,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Jacob Riis at 7,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Henry Villard at 7,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Henry L. Hoyt at 7,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 13,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Lyman Beecher at 13,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 13,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Jacob Riis at 13,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Henry Villard at 13,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Henry L. Hoyt at 13,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 13,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Asphalion at 17,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 17,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 17,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Jacob Riis at 17,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Henry Villard at 17,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Henry L. Hoyt at 17,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 17,000 yards Task forces break off... I staged a SBD squadron from Maloelap to Wake to deal with future incursions such as this. IJN DD flotillas are active again in the Marianas: Night Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 98,97, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hatsukaze DD Hayashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships PT-107, Shell hits 7, and is sunk PT-108 PT-109 PT-110 PT-115 PT-116 Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-110 at 6,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-108 at 6,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages PT-108 at 6,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-108 at 6,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-107 at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-110 at 4,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-115 at 4,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-110 at 4,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages PT-110 at 4,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-108 at 4,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-107 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-115 at 2,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-115 at 2,000 yards PT-108 engages DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards PT-108 engages DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards PT-107 sunk by DD Isokaze at 2,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 6,000 yards PT-108 engages DD Maikaze at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-115 at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-108 at 6,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-116 at 10,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-116 at 10,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages PT-110 at 10,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 12,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-115 at 12,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-110 at 12,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-109 at 12,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-108 at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 98,97, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hatsukaze DD Hayashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships PT-20, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-24 PT-25, Shell hits 11, and is sunk PT-42 Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Toyoshima, Shunichi crosses the 'T' Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-42 at 5,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-25 at 5,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-25 at 5,000 yards PT-20 engages DD Hatsukaze at 5,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PT-25 sunk by DD Isokaze at 2,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-20 at 4,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages PT-24 at 4,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages PT-24 at 4,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-42 at 7,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages PT-42 at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-20 at 11,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-20 at 11,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-42 at 11,000 yards PT-20 sunk by DD Hatsukaze at 11,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-42 at 14,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-24 at 14,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-42 at 14,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages PT-24 at 14,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2 DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1 DD Sagiri DD Oboro, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships DD Cotten DD Daly DD Dashiell DD DeHaven Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Dashiell at 12,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Dashiell at 12,000 yards DD Dashiell engages DD Hamanami at 12,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 5,000 yards DD Dashiell engages DD Sagiri at 5,000 yards DD Daly engages DD Hamanami at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD DeHaven at 3,000 yards DD Dashiell engages DD Hamanami at 3,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 3,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Cotten at 3,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Oboro at 6,000 yards DD Daly engages DD Sagiri at 6,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 6,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Dashiell at 8,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Minegumo at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Oboro at 9,000 yards DD Daly engages DD Sagiri at 9,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Dashiell at 9,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Cotten at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Cotten at 13,000 yards DD Dashiell engages DD Sagiri at 13,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Minegumo at 13,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hamanami DD Minegumo DD Sagiri DD Oboro, on fire Allied Ships DE Fleming, Shell hits 22, and is sunk Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DE Fleming at 12,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DE Fleming at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Oboro engages DE Fleming at 10,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DE Fleming at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages DE Fleming at 8,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DE Fleming at 8,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DE Fleming at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Oboro engages DE Fleming at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DE Fleming at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Oboro engages DE Fleming at 3,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DE Fleming at 3,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DE Fleming at 3,000 yards DE Fleming sunk by DD Oboro at 3,000 yards DE Fleming sunk by DD Oboro at 3,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Asagumo DD Yamakaze DD Ikazuchi DD Fubuki Allied Ships SC-632, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards SC-632 sunk by DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards SC-632 sunk by DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... Night Naval bombardment of Ulithi at 98,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Isokaze DD Maikaze DD Hayashio DD Hatsukaze Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 DD Isokaze firing at Ulithi DD Maikaze firing at 118th USAAF Base Force DD Hayashio firing at Ulithi DD Hatsukaze firing at Ulithi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Saipan at 108,93 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Sagiri DD Minegumo DD Hamanami DD Sagiri firing at 1st Marine Division DD Minegumo firing at 7th Infantry Division DD Hamanami firing at 1st Marine Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Saipan at 108,93 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed on ground P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Ikazuchi DD Yamakaze DD Asagumo Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 22 DD Fubuki firing at Saipan DD Ikazuchi firing at Saipan DD Yamakaze firing at 1st Marine Division DD Asagumo firing at Saipan Day Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 98,97, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hatsukaze DD Hayashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships PT-108, Shell hits 1 PT-109 PT-110 PT-115 PT-116 Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... DD Isokaze engages PT-108 at 18,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 14,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-115 at 14,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-109 at 14,000 yards Specht, W.C. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 13,000 yards DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 13,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-115 at 13,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages PT-110 at 13,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-108 at 13,000 yards Toyoshima, Shunichi orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-116 at 14,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-115 at 14,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT-109 at 20,000 yards DD Maikaze engages PT-108 at 20,000 yards Range increases to 27,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 99,96, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hatsukaze DD Hayashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships PT-24 PT-42 Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Range increases to 30,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hamanami, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Sagiri, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Oboro, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Cotten DD Daly DD Dashiell, Shell hits 1 DD DeHaven, Shell hits 2 Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 18,000 yards DD Dashiell engages DD Minegumo at 18,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Cotten at 18,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD DeHaven at 14,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Dashiell at 14,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD DeHaven at 14,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD DeHaven at 13,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Dashiell at 13,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Minegumo at 13,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Oboro at 10,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Cotten at 10,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Daly at 10,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Hamanami at 9,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Dashiell at 9,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 9,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Cotten at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 6,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Daly at 6,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 7,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Dashiell at 7,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Daly at 7,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 7,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Daly at 10,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Dashiell at 10,000 yards DD Daly engages DD Minegumo at 10,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD DeHaven at 11,000 yards DD Dashiell engages DD Sagiri at 11,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 11,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Cotten at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Sagiri at 9,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Sagiri at 9,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD DeHaven at 6,000 yards DD Dashiell engages DD Hamanami at 6,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Dashiell at 6,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards Niwa, W. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Oboro at 14,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD DeHaven at 14,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 14,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 14,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Daly at 20,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Sagiri at 20,000 yards DD Daly engages DD Oboro at 20,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards Task forces break off... Finally after 3 days of unopposed Japanese naval activity in the Marianas USN land based naval bombers rise to the occasion: Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 108,92 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Sagiri, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sagiri -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 108,92 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 7 SBD-5 Dauntless x 36 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Oboro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk DD Sagiri, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Oboro Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sagiri CBI After hammering IJN shipping in the South China Sea last turn, StoneAge is flying recon over all the Allied airfields on the Indochina coast trying to find where the Allied naval bombers are based. I think StoneAge has realized that the Allies have almost completely severed the SRA from the Japanese Home Islands. Next turn long range C-87 Liberator transport AC(range 24 hexes!) will drop USMC paratroops on Puerto Princessa on Palawan and then when the airfield there is operational the SRA will no longer be a factor in Japanese production. Stick a fork in Jap production....they're done.... SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO General "Howling Mad" Smiths V Amphibious Corps finally captures Cayagan: Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 41130 troops, 803 guns, 1189 vehicles, Assault Value = 1621 Defending force 17337 troops, 209 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 264 Allied adjusted assault: 1022 Japanese adjusted defense: 163 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 5487 casualties reported Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 295 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 115 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 76 (76 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 147 (147 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 11 Allied ground losses: 317 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 73 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Vehicles lost 54 (4 destroyed, 50 disabled) Assaulting units: 4th USMC Tank Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 32nd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn V US Amphib Corps 165th Field Artillery Battalion 154th FA Bn 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 4th Division 13th Garrison Unit 14th Garrison Unit 2nd Army 54th Construction Battalion 18th JNAF AF Unit 16th Division 34th Road Const Co 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 31st Field AA Battalion 94th JAAF AF Bn V Amphibious Corps will now pursue the retreating IJA troops towards Cotabato. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....PHASE II: CENTRAL PHILIPPINES SWPAC C-87 transport AC will drop USMC paratroops at Puerto Princessa on Palawan next turn. This will be the final nail in the coffin for Japan regarding a SLOC to the SRA. SWPAC troops secure Guiuan on Samar. Now construction enginners will build airstrips and docks to help shut down Japanese bases on Luzon. Two IJN SAGs appear both east of Samar and west of Naga as StoneAge attempts to disrupt SWPAC buildups at Guiuan and Butuan. 5th Fleet.....currently off Samar with 8 CVs, 6 CVLs and 12 CVEs.... pounds the eastern most IJN SAG that threatens the Samar landings: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 86,85 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 18 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 6 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 TBM-1C Avenger x 15 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami DD Umikaze CL Yahagi CL Sendai Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 86,85 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 9 F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 FM-1 Wildcat x 16 F6F-3 Hellcat x 80 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 4 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 TBF-1 Avenger x 168 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 2 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 33 damaged Japanese Ships CL Sendai, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk CA Mogami, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire CL Yahagi, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Hayanami DD Kishinami DD Niizuki DD Akizuki DD Ariake DD Umikaze Aircraft Attacking: 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CL Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 87,80 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 6 TBF-1 Avenger x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 87,80 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 27 SBD-5 Dauntless x 9 TBM-1C Avenger x 6 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Umikaze CA Mogami, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 87,80 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 46 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 7 SBD-5 Dauntless x 9 TBM-1C Avenger x 13 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Ariake CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Umikaze CA Mogami, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Takao class CA Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 87,80 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 8 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 8 TBF-1 Avenger x 7 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Mikuma, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Ariake Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Mogami Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Umikaze An IJN CA and CL are sunk and another 3000 "sons of heaven" are sent to the wrong address. The IJN SAG west of Naga escapes relatively unscathed: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Burias at 80,81 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 J2M2 Jack x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 7 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 21 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese Ships DD Wakaba CA Haguro CA Myoko CL Natori CL Nagara Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 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 37450 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38500 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Burias at 80,81 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 16 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko CL Natori Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 14000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38500 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Burias at 80,81 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 14 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 8 SBD-5 Dauntless x 19 TBM-1C Avenger x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko DD Tamanami CA Haguro CL Natori DD Takanami Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet CAP engaged: 251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 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 14000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 246th 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 38500 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes USN surface TFs are placed on alert for this IJN SAG at both Butuan and Guiuan. [image]local://upfiles/14495/F61FEEF044E24E6FB25356ABE5B26E04.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/9/2010 12:15:04 AM)
I was having my morning latte today on the ocean view balcony of the San Diego Bay Marriot and I saw CVN-76 round Cabrillo Point and enter the harbor returning from a patrol. What a sight! I can only imagine what it must have been like in WWII to see USN CVs round Cabrillo Point and return to base after a war patrol. CVN-76.....the USS Ronald Reagan.....displacing 77,000 tons(isnt that 4x the displacement of Yorktown Class CVs!) tied up at North Island Naval Air Station next to CV Constellation. CVN-76 dwarfed CV Constellation and CV Midway(also in port). I tried to take a picture with my POS cell phone camera of CV Constellation next to CVN-76 but the camera didnt do it justice. SUBS SS Steelhead sinks AK Surabaya Maru off Saishu To. SS Ling sinks DD Arare by Aogashima. SS Trigger sinks SC CHa-66 near Sapporo. SS O19 is hit by 5 Dcs from an IJN cruiser TF off Jolo. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO V Amphibious Corps pursues the 41,000 retreating IJA troops down the coastal road toward Cotabato. The 41st Division completes its march overland from Butuan to Mandalaybay and bombards the Jap units there to assess size and composition......they appear to be mosatly AA and aviation personel so an assault is ordered for next turn. The IJN cruiser force continues south from the central Philippines to Jolo and of course is covered most the way by convenient squalls....they mostly manage to avoid damge from not only the 500 carrier bombers of 5th Fleet off Samar but also another 200 land based SBDs and TBFs at Butuan, Zamboanga and Jolo itself: Morning Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 54 minutes Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 2 TBM-1C Avenger x 3 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Nenohi Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9 SBD-5 Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged Japanese Ships CL Nagara CA Haguro CL Natori Aircraft Attacking: 15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 11 SBD-5 Dauntless x 12 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Wakaba DD Makigumo Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 27 SBD-5 Dauntless x 12 TBF-1 Avenger x 3 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko DD Nenohi CL Natori CA Haguro CL Nagara, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 54 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8 TBM-1C Avenger x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Hatsuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Once the IJA cruiser force arrives at Jolo they hammer the Allied transports there and bombard the airfield: Day Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,90, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CL Nagara CL Natori DD Susuzuki DD Hatsuzuki DD Makigumo DD Makinami DD Takanami DD Tamanami DD Nenohi DD Wakaba Allied Ships AK Bullock, Shell hits 10, and is sunk AK Cabell, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Kota Pinang, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards CA Haguro engages AK Bullock at 30,000 yards CA Haguro engages AK Bullock at 30,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards CA Haguro engages AK Bullock at 26,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards CA Haguro engages AK Bullock at 23,000 yards AK Bullock sunk by CA Haguro at 23,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards DD Makinami engages xAP Kota Pinang at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards CA Haguro engages AK Cabell at 18,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAP Kota Pinang at 18,000 yards CL Nagara engages AK Cabell at 18,000 yards DD Nenohi engages AK Cabell at 18,000 yards xAP Kota Pinang sunk by DD Makinami at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards CA Haguro engages AK Cabell at 16,000 yards DD Makinami engages AK Cabell at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards AK Cabell sunk by CA Haguro at 14,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,90, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CL Nagara CL Natori DD Susuzuki DD Hatsuzuki DD Makigumo DD Makinami DD Takanami DD Tamanami DD Nenohi DD Wakaba Allied Ships SC-1066, Shell hits 1, and is sunk xAP Kota Inten, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards CA Myoko engages SC-1066 at 30,000 yards Range closes to 29,000 yards SC-1066 sunk by CA Haguro at 29,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards CA Haguro engages xAP Kota Inten at 22,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards CA Haguro engages xAP Kota Inten at 19,000 yards DD Makinami engages xAP Kota Inten at 19,000 yards xAP Kota Inten sunk by DD Susuzuki at 19,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,90, Range 28,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CL Nagara CL Natori DD Susuzuki DD Hatsuzuki DD Makigumo DD Makinami DD Takanami DD Tamanami DD Nenohi DD Wakaba Allied Ships LST-464, Shell hits 19, and is sunk LST-465, Shell hits 21, and is sunk LST-466, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LST-467, Shell hits 12, and is sunk LST-469, Shell hits 19, and is sunk PC Taney, Shell hits 22, and is sunk Allied ground losses: Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 79 (51 destroyed, 28 disabled) Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards CA Myoko engages LST-464 at 26,000 yards CA Haguro engages LST-467 at 26,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 22,000 yards CA Myoko engages LST-469 at 22,000 yards CA Haguro engages LST-465 at 22,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages LST-467 at 22,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 19,000 yards CA Haguro engages LST-469 at 19,000 yards CL Natori engages LST-464 at 19,000 yards CL Nagara engages LST-464 at 19,000 yards DD Tamanami engages LST-465 at 19,000 yards DD Tamanami engages LST-467 at 19,000 yards DD Takanami engages LST-465 at 19,000 yards DD Makinami engages LST-464 at 19,000 yards DD Makigumo engages LST-469 at 19,000 yards DD Hatsuzuki engages LST-464 at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards CA Haguro engages LST-464 at 17,000 yards DD Takanami engages LST-469 at 17,000 yards DD Nenohi engages LST-467 at 17,000 yards DD Tamanami engages LST-465 at 17,000 yards DD Tamanami engages LST-469 at 17,000 yards DD Takanami engages LST-465 at 17,000 yards DD Makinami engages LST-464 at 17,000 yards DD Makigumo engages LST-464 at 17,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages LST-469 at 17,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards CA Haguro engages LST-469 at 16,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages LST-467 at 16,000 yards CL Nagara engages LST-464 at 16,000 yards DD Wakaba engages LST-466 at 16,000 yards DD Nenohi engages LST-465 at 16,000 yards DD Tamanami engages LST-465 at 16,000 yards DD Makigumo engages PC Taney at 16,000 yards DD Hatsuzuki engages PC Taney at 16,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages LST-469 at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 14,000 yards DD Nenohi engages LST-467 at 14,000 yards LST-466 sunk by DD Tamanami at 14,000 yards DD Wakaba engages LST-469 at 14,000 yards DD Nenohi engages LST-467 at 14,000 yards DD Tamanami engages LST-469 at 14,000 yards DD Makinami engages LST-467 at 14,000 yards DD Makigumo engages LST-465 at 14,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 10,000 yards LST-469 sunk by CA Myoko at 10,000 yards CL Natori engages LST-464 at 10,000 yards CL Nagara engages LST-465 at 10,000 yards DD Makigumo engages LST-464 at 10,000 yards DD Tamanami engages LST-464 at 10,000 yards DD Makigumo engages PC Taney at 10,000 yards DD Hatsuzuki engages LST-467 at 10,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 6,000 yards LST-467 sunk by CA Myoko at 6,000 yards CL Natori engages LST-464 at 6,000 yards LST-464 sunk by CL Nagara at 6,000 yards DD Makigumo engages LST-465 at 6,000 yards DD Hatsuzuki engages LST-465 at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 5,000 yards CA Myoko engages PC Taney at 5,000 yards CL Nagara engages LST-465 at 5,000 yards DD Wakaba engages LST-465 at 5,000 yards LST-465 sunk by CA Haguro at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CL Natori engages PC Taney at 6,000 yards DD Takanami engages PC Taney at 6,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages PC Taney at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 7,000 yards PC Taney sunk by CL Natori at 7,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Jolo at 74,90 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships CA Haguro CA Myoko CL Natori DD Wakaba DD Nenohi DD Tamanami DD Takanami DD Makinami DD Makigumo DD Hatsuzuki DD Susuzuki Allied ground losses: 205 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 57 CA Haguro firing at Jolo CA Myoko firing at Jolo CL Natori firing at Jolo DD Wakaba firing at Jolo DD Nenohi firing at Jolo DD Tamanami firing at Jolo DD Takanami firing at Jolo DD Makinami firing at Jolo DD Makigumo firing at Jolo DD Hatsuzuki firing at Jolo DD Susuzuki firing at Jolo So far this IJN surface TF has lived a "charmed life" for 2 turns(4 days). Im staging more SBDs and TBFs into Jolo, Zamboanga and Butuan along with some FBs. The fast carriers of TG 58 are taking the long way to Jolo.....around the southern tip of Mindanao as the game wont let them sail thru the islands of the central Philippines.....and a USN surface TF with 3 fast BBs accompanied by 12 CVEs IS sailing thru the islands of the central Philippines to attempt either a mid ocean surface or air intercept. StoneAge realizes the threat to his SLOC from the SRA to Japan posed by Allied airfields at Jolo and Zamboanga and is doing his best to shut thewm down or slow down the buildup. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES The amphibious TFs at Samar complete their unloading of support troops and supplies and head back to Babeldaob. USMC paratroops capture Puerto Princessa on Palawan. The SRA is nearly severed fron the Japanese Home Islands but not quite......StoneAge is still sneaking transport TFs thru in the South China Sea: Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,78 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Atago Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,78 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Santos Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,78 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Aso Maru xAK Santos Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Teihoku Maru Aircraft Attacking: 5 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb The SBDs and TBFs at Butuan, Zamboanga and Jolo have nearly cut the the SLOC between the SRA and Japan. But the Vengeance DBs at Cam Ranh Bay are too short legged and the medium bombers cannot be relied on to control the sea lanes. However, the capture of Puerto Princessa was the final link in shutting down the SRA and once the airfield there is up and running with SBDs StoneAge will be cut off from the SRA once and for all. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....PHASE III: INVASION LUZON The 1st Australian Army completes loading at Darwin and Koepang and heads toward Babeldaob to rendezvous with 5th Fleet. Beauforts based at Koepang have shut down the Jap airfield at Kendari to prevent any interference in this operation. [image]local://upfiles/14495/FD74CED5AA2E4ABBBA3B139D06EBAD97.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/11/2010 4:46:30 AM)
1/18-1/21/44 SUBS SS Steelhead sinks AK Nanrei Maru off Saishu To. SS Trusty sinks TK Samui Maru by Singapore. SS Kingfish sinks AKL Hinko Maru near Shanghai. SS Bluegill sinks AK Burma Maru off Ominato. SS RO-100 is hit by 17 DCs from USN ASW TF at Puerto Princessa. SS RO-34 is hit by 9 DCs from USN carrier escorts off Puerto Princessa. SS I-9 is sink by an USN ASW TF at Puerto Princessa. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO The US Army 41st Division overruns Japanese [positions at Mandalaybay: Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 10643 troops, 211 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 391 Defending force 2034 troops, 18 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Allied adjusted assault: 182 Japanese adjusted defense: 22 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied forces CAPTURE Malaybalay !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 557 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 27 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 32 (30 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 41st Infantry Division Defending units: 3rd Air Division 36th Field AA Battalion 52nd Construction Battalion V Amphibious Corps brushes aside the Japanese rear guard as they advance to the outskirts of Cotabato: Ground combat at 78,89 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 41240 troops, 805 guns, 1198 vehicles, Assault Value = 1643 Defending force 120 troops, 13 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 1124 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1124 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 32nd Infantry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn V US Amphib Corps 154th FA Bn 165th Field Artillery Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 31st Field AA Battalion SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES Construction engineers complete a level 2 airfield at Guiuan on Samar and P-38s are flown in. StoneAge sends another wolfpack of subs to Palawan to break up Allied landings at Puerto Princessa. Most of the TBF Avengers on the fast carriers of TG 58 will be put on ASW next turn. StoneAge attempts to sneak as many TK/Aks as possible from the SRA through the South China Sea to Japan before the airfield at Pueto Princessa becomes operational. USN carriers covering the buildup on Palawan are in a good positon to interdict the South China Sea: Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 TBF-1 Avenger x 4 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AO Takasaki, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 TBF-1 Avenger x 2 TBM-1C Avenger x 10 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 8 damaged Japanese Ships TK Arita Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires TK Kikusui Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Kenwa Maru TK Okigawa Maru TK Ayagiri Maru E Karii Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 10 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 TBF-1 Avenger x 18 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships E Wakatake TK Ryoei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Kenwa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires PB Nanpo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 5 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 4 damaged Japanese Ships PB Aso Maru #7, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Ayagiri Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Chosa Maru TK Kyoie Maru TK Okigawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires E Karii E Wakatake Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Aso Maru #7 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Okigawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Allied aircraft TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships TK Kyoie Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk E Hato E Wakatake PB Nanpo Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo A pretty good air battle breaks out over Puerto Princessa as StoneAge sweeps Allied CAP and then projects his own LRCAP to interdict Allied transport AC flying in supplies: Afternoon Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 38,750 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 38 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 42,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 28000 , scrambling fighters to 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 151 minutes VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 28000 , scrambling fighters to 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes The Ki-43 Oscar II sweep at high altitude and give the Hellcats a bloody nose. Curiously, the less experienced CVE fighter pilots give a better accounting of themselves: Morning Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 39,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 28 Allied aircraft Seafire IIC x 1 Wildcat V x 2 FM-1 Wildcat x 42 F4U-1A Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 66 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 38800. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 38800. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 34000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes [image]local://upfiles/14495/A33DF441C2194D7888D5738999712B17.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/12/2010 5:21:19 AM)
1/22-1/23/44 SUBS SS KVIII is hit by 7 DCs from IJN TK convoy escorts off Bandjermasin. ' SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....MINDANAO V Amphibious Corps will invest Cotabato next turn. Butuan is now a level 6 airfield and Cayagan is nearly up to level 6.....both have 5 radius Air HQs to give them the level 10 admin rating. With Davao 80% damaged and Cotabato about to be assaulted, Japanese airpower has been virtually eliminated on Mindanao. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES TG 58....8 CVs and 7 CVLs.....remains offshore Palawan to cover the buildup at Puerto Princessa along with 12 CVEs. The carriers are also in a position to interdict IJN TF movements in the South China Sea: Morning Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 39,750 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft Seafire IIC x 1 Wildcat V x 2 FM-1 Wildcat x 41 F4U-1A Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 50 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (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 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 38800. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes VC(F)-7 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 36000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes VMF-113 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 35000 and 36900. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 43,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft Seafire IIC x 1 Wildcat V x 2 FM-1 Wildcat x 41 F4U-1A Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 46 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 28000 , scrambling fighters to 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 28000 , scrambling fighters to 27000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (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 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 38000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 35000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes VC(F)-7 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 38800. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes VMF-113 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 36900. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 13 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Tokai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 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 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tokai Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kirishima Maru Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 30 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Mochizuki DD Uranami DD Hibiki DD Inazuma Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 70,85 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships E Kamo E Sarushima Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 71 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 FM-1 Wildcat x 15 F6F-3 Hellcat x 7 TBF-1 Avenger x 16 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Uranami DD Inazuma DD Hibiki Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 70,85 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships E Sarushima E W-22, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E W-22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 70,85 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 2 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships E Sarushima Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 12 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Uranami DD Mochizuki Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 23 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 10 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Mochizuki DD Hibiki DD Uranami DD Inazuma Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 13 TBF-1 Avenger x 29 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Ukishima Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 1 AMC Akagi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Ukishima Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 2 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AMC Akagi Maru, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E Hayabusa Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Akagi Maru Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 6 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships AMC Akagi Maru, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter Ic x 19 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter Ic: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AMC Akagi Maru, on fire, heavy damage xAP Shanghai Maru E Hiyodori Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Beaufighter Ic bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x Beaufighter Ic bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Akagi Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AMC Akagi Maru, and is sunk E Hayabusa E Hiyodori, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Akagi Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Shanghai Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Hiyodori In the central Philippines, the Japanese airfield at Iloilo is 85% neutralized. Jap airfields in southern Luzon at Naga and Manila have been up to now out of range of Allied land based fighters at Babeldaob, Morotai and Talaud Island. Now with 2 level 6(10 admin) airfields on Mindanao and a level 3 airfield on Samar at Guiuan, SWPAC will soon have 3 major airfields capable of sending fighter escorts with their medium and heavy bombers to shut down Japanese airfields in southern Luzon. As soon as Guiuan reaches level 4 AF, medium bombers will be staged onto Samar and heavy bombers will be staged into Butuan and Cayagan on Mindanao to start hammering southern Luzon. As soon as the Jap airfields at Naga and Manila are closed the 1st Australian Army will land at Legaspi. StoneAge has over 60,000 troops at Naga so a landing there would be very difficult at best. In the meantime, 2 P-38H and 1 P-47D2 squadron are staged into Guiuan where they will sweep the skiies over Naga. [image]local://upfiles/14495/C8902A4B08B44132ABE87C4C2ECD5CAF.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/13/2010 6:25:33 AM)
1/24-1/25/44 SUBS SS Tullibee is hit by 4 DCs from IJN ASW TF off Aogashima. SS S-36 is hit by 2 DCs from IJN ASW TF by Muntok. SS Albacore sinks AKL Uga Maru near Shanghai. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO V Amphibious Corps enters Cotabato and a deliberate assault is ordered for next turn. Cayagan's airfield reaches level 6 and 8 USAAF bomber squadrons are staged in with P-38H escorts to hit Manila. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES Allied fighters based on Samar sweep Naga to good effect: Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 J2M2 Jack x 6 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 15 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed J2M2 Jack: 3 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 10 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 11 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 35000 feet CAP engaged: 251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes 30th Sentai/A with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Raid is overhead 30th Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Raid is overhead 381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 37450 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 37000 feet CAP engaged: 251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 14000 , scrambling fighters to 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 19 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 19 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 37000 feet Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 J2M2 Jack x 1 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 23 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 35000 feet CAP engaged: 251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes 30th Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (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 15000 Raid is overhead 381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (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 37450 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes Naga is now devoid of fighters. USAAF heavy bombers based on Babeldaob will hit Naga airfield next turn. In the meantime, the Allied fighters on Samar will sweep Manila. IJA bombers try to hit Allied shipping at Jolo but are ravaged by CAP: Morning Air attack on Jolo , at 74,90 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIc Lily x 27 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIc Lily: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged Port hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48-IIc Lily releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 15th FG/47th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 8th FG/80th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes Meanwhile, air battles rage over the South China Sea as Japan tries to interdict Allied shipping off Palawan while the Allies try to interdict IJN shipping in the South China Sea: Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Gosei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 123 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Gosei Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7 SBD-5 Dauntless x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese Ships CL Nagara CA Myoko CL Natori Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 34 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CA Haguro CL Natori, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires CA Myoko DD Makigumo Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Natori -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 75,83 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 12000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 75,83 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 3 TBM-1C Avenger x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Igasa Maru xAK Gosei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Gosei Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Ryoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires SC Ch 29 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 36750 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ryoyo Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6 SBD-5 Dauntless x 4 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 75,83 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships E Hayabusa, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Hayabusa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 34 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 13 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 4 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Haguro, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Makigumo CL Natori DD Susuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Haguro Morning Air attack on TF, near Miri at 64,87 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 6 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships E Kamo E Sarushima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Sarushima Japan loses 61 AC in A2A combat this turn vs 31 Allied AC. Evidently StoneAge attempts a counterinvasion at Puerto Princessa but his transports are intercepted by a USN surface TF: Night Time Surface Combat, near Puerto Princesa at 73,83, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships xAK Igasa Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk xAK Zyuyo Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk SC Ch 29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships BB South Dakota BB Massachusetts BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 CA Portland CA Northampton CA Quincy CA Vincennes CA Wichita CA Canberra DD Barton DD Frazier DD Gansevoort DD Meade DD Ralph Talbot Japanese ground losses: 438 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards Parker P. crosses the 'T' BB Massachusetts engages SC Ch 29 at 4,000 yards BB South Dakota engages SC Ch 29 at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards BB Alabama engages SC Ch 29 at 5,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAK Igasa Maru at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards BB Alabama engages SC Ch 29 at 3,000 yards xAK Zyuyo Maru sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAK Igasa Maru at 3,000 yards SC Ch 29 sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAK Igasa Maru at 3,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAK Igasa Maru at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards xAK Igasa Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 4,000 yards xAK Igasa Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 4,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......LUZON A massive invasion force carrying over 130,000 troops of the 1st Australian Army leaves Babeldaob and sails towards Samar to rendezvous with 12 USN CVEs. I had been planning on invading southern Luzon at either Naga or Legaspi. StoneAge has 64,000 troops at Naga including over 1500 AFVs! So an invasion at Naga is out of the question. Im concerned about invading at Legaspi .... even though the base is deserted the IJA troops next door at Naga can get there quickly.....and I worry about the Aussies being bottled up on the tip of the peninsula by the huge IJA army at Naga......sort of like how the Aussies were bottled up at Galipolli in WWI. Still, a base at Legaspi would be the easiest for SWPAC to reinforce and resupply. Im going to reconsider the invasion sites in southern Luzon while the USAAF closes down Japanese airfields at Naga and Manila next turn. [image]local://upfiles/14495/26805522893A4E658273B4720BFC61FE.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/14/2010 7:04:56 PM)
1/26-1/27/44 SUBS SS S-46 is hit by 3 DCs from IJN ASW TF off Muntok. SS Perch sinks SC CHA-55 by Wakkanai. SS Apogon sinks AK Sansho Maru near Moppo. SS Devilfiish sinks AKL Taibu Maru off Shanghai. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO General Howling Mad Smith orders V Amphibious Corps to launch 2 bloody assaults at Cotabato: Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 42113 troops, 805 guns, 1207 vehicles, Assault Value = 1703 Defending force 34881 troops, 376 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Allied adjusted assault: 803 Japanese adjusted defense: 536 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1951 casualties reported Squads: 21 destroyed, 107 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 112 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled Allied ground losses: 644 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 140 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Vehicles lost 108 (2 destroyed, 106 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 32nd Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn V US Amphib Corps 154th FA Bn 165th Field Artillery Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 2nd Division 13th Garrison Unit 4th Division 14th Garrison Unit Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /2 16th Division 22nd JNAF AF Unit 50th JNAF Coy 54th Construction Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 2nd Army 58th Construction Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 94th JAAF AF Bn 51st Construction Battalion 34th Road Const Co 24th Special Base Force 18th JNAF AF Unit Southern Fleet 108th JAAF AF Bn Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 41324 troops, 805 guns, 1208 vehicles, Assault Value = 1657 Defending force 33021 troops, 375 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 662 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Allied adjusted assault: 695 Japanese adjusted defense: 585 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 733 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 62 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 261 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 74 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 7 disabled Vehicles lost 71 (30 destroyed, 41 disabled) Assaulting units: 4th USMC Tank Battalion 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 165th Field Artillery Battalion 154th FA Bn V US Amphib Corps 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 13th Garrison Unit 4th Division 2nd Division 14th Garrison Unit 34th Road Const Co 51st Construction Battalion 94th JAAF AF Bn 2nd Army Southern Fleet 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 22nd JNAF AF Unit 18th JNAF AF Unit 54th Construction Battalion 16th Division 58th Construction Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 50th JNAF Coy 24th Special Base Force 108th JAAF AF Bn The Allied troops are heavily fatigued after 2 days of combat......V Amphibious Corps will bombard Cotabato next turn to rest and boost supply levels and watch the USAAF heavies work over the heavily entrenched Japanese. SWPAC: CENTRAL PHILIPPINES: USN carriers covering the buildup at Puerto Princessa spot an incoming IJN cruiser force and a possible counterinvasion force and hammer them with SBDs and TBFs : Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,83 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 19 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 23 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 4 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 8 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships CL Natori, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (25 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 73,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 23 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Zenyo Maru xAK Nako Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Johore Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Kinugawa Maru Japanese ground losses: 157 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Johore Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nako Maru Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,83 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 10 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17 SBD-5 Dauntless x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 10 damaged Japanese Ships CA Haguro CA Myoko, heavy damage CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 10 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 12000 feet 8 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 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (21 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,83 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 28 SBD-5 Dauntless x 6 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged Japanese Ships CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Haguro Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5th Fleet is beginning to assmble off Samar. The USN carriers off Puerto Princessa are detached and sent to rejoin 5th Fleet to support the landings on Luzon. Admiral Ching's SAG with 3 fast USN BBs remains behind off Palawan to cover the buildup there. SBDs are now operating out of the airfield at Puerto Princessa so the Japanese SLOC between the SRA and the Home Islands has finally been severed. With 3 mutually supporting airfields with SBDs at Jolo, Zamboanga and Puerto Princessa plus a 4th airfield at Butuan with TBFs the US carriers are no longer needed to cover ops in the central Philippines. The airfield at Samar is enlarged to level 4 and medium bombers are staged in along with additional P-47D2 squadrons. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......LUZON The Allies need to neutralize the Japapnese airfields in southern Luzon and attrition their air forces before the 1st Australian Army can initiate amphibious landings on the southern portion of the island. USAAF bombers based at Babeldaob continue to work over the airfield at Naga. P-47s based on Samar fly sweeps over Manila followed by airfield strikes from the medium bombers at Samar and heavy bombers at Cayagan. 37 Japanese fighters are destroyed in A2A combat over the Philippines at no cost to the Allies. I had put the USAAF heavy bombers at Cayagan on naval/airfield so that they would hit Manilla AFTER the fighter sweeps but unfortunately they found naval targets: Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,75 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Shirashika Maru xAK Horai Maru xAK Samarang Maru xAK Nitimei Maru Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,75 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 15 B-24D1 Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator x 4 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Nitimei Maru xAK Nitiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Shirashika Maru xAK La Plata Maru xAK Dainiti Maru xAK Ayo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 11 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miri at 64,87 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft PB4Y-1 Liberator x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships E Sarushima E Kamo Aircraft Attacking: 5 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,75 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 13 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Ayo Maru, heavy fires xAK Nitiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Shirashika Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SC CHa-12 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ayo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nitiyo Maru I dont really care about the IJN shipping being hit by the heavy bombers......I need the airfield at Manila closed PDQ. Next turn all the heavy bombers at Cayagan will be placed only on airfield attack. [image]local://upfiles/14495/1D886D2D97484324A03CE9BE79792A03.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/15/2010 1:28:48 AM)
1/28-1/29/44 CBI This theatre has been quiet for awhile. The airfield at Cam Ranh Bay has been enlarged to level 6 and now holds over 150 Vengeance DBs, FBs, Beaufort torpedo bombers and fighters. These air groups, along with those stationed on Palawan at Puerto Pricessa, are tasked with interdicting IJN shipping in the South China Sea and provide the final link in severing the Japanese SLOC from the SRA back to the Home Islands. On the ground, things have been quiet since the 2 IJA divisions were destroyed in Indochina in late 1943. At Prachuap Khiri Khan there has been a relative stalemate for over 6 months. Eastern Command and SEAC had some 1600 AV facing off against 75,000 IJA troops in jungle terrain. I had been resting another 1600 AV in Bangkok and was waiting for them to accrue 100 PP before assaulting Prachuap Khiri Khan. Inexplicably, StoneAge pulled back about 50,000 troops a couple of weeks ago......maybe he was planning on redeploying them elsewhere in the SRA or maybe even the Philippines before the South China Sea SLOC was cut at Puerto Princessa. With 1600 AV still in transit from Bangkok, the Allies launch a hasty attack at Prachuap Khirir Khan: Ground combat at Prachuap Khiri Khan (54,64) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 43548 troops, 878 guns, 1241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1693 Defending force 13117 troops, 181 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 486 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Allied adjusted assault: 4602 Japanese adjusted defense: 567 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied forces CAPTURE Prachuap Khiri Khan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4363 casualties reported Squads: 128 destroyed, 73 disabled Non Combat: 205 destroyed, 81 disabled Engineers: 87 destroyed, 26 disabled Guns lost 42 (37 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 33 (32 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 10 Allied ground losses: 950 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 96 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 161 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Vehicles lost 73 (1 destroyed, 72 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Provisionl Tank Brigade 267th Armoured Brigade 46th Indian Brigade 26th Indian Division SSVF Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 44th Indian Brigade 5th Indian Division 8th Medium Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment 8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 13th Indian Light AA Regiment 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 85th British AT Gun Regiment XV Indian Corps 21st Light AA Regiment 14th Army 56th Heavy AA Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 137/155th Field Regiment Defending units: 23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 81st Naval Guard Unit 7th RTA Division 1st RTA/B Division 84th JAAF AF Bn 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 32nd Field AA Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion 92nd JAAF AF Bn This is just the beginning of the British offensive to drive the length of the Malay peninsula and liberate Singapore. The next Allied objective is Chumpon. CENTPAC StoneAge moves some cruisers and over a half dozen DDs to Truk.....probably to raid our shipping lanes. The airfield and port are 100% damaged at Truk but maybe Japan still has fuel reserves stored there. I dont have any SBDs or TBFs in range and if I sent in medium bombers they would only scratch the paint and let StoneAge know that I know that he is there. CV Intrepid was in transit from Panama to Rabaul and is close by....she is ordered to close within 300 miles of Truk and launch her first offensive mission of the war. A surface TF is created of ships that were repairing at Rabaul......including BC Repulse and 7 cruisers......and they are ordered to close on Truk at full speed. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO V Amphibious Corps launches a couple of bombardment attacks on the Japanese troops at Cotabato while while USAAF heavy bombers based at Morotai rain death from above: Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 39183 troops, 803 guns, 834 vehicles, Assault Value = 1611 Defending force 33681 troops, 386 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 635 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 32nd Infantry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 27th Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn V US Amphib Corps 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 154th FA Bn 165th Field Artillery Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 2nd Division 4th Division 13th Garrison Unit 14th Garrison Unit 16th Division 44th Field AA Battalion 94th JAAF AF Bn 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 22nd JNAF AF Unit 2nd Army Southern Fleet 58th Construction Battalion 51st Construction Battalion 52nd Construction Battalion 24th Special Base Force 3rd Air Division 18th JNAF AF Unit 50th JNAF Coy 34th Road Const Co 54th Construction Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion 108th JAAF AF Bn Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 39295 troops, 803 guns, 834 vehicles, Assault Value = 1622 Defending force 33580 troops, 385 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 635 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 244 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 165th Field Artillery Battalion 154th FA Bn V US Amphib Corps 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 13th Garrison Unit 4th Division 2nd Division 14th Garrison Unit 18th JNAF AF Unit 34th Road Const Co 58th Construction Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 50th JNAF Coy 3rd Air Division 54th Construction Battalion 94th JAAF AF Bn 51st Construction Battalion 16th Division 22nd JNAF AF Unit 24th Special Base Force Southern Fleet 36th Field AA Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Army 52nd Construction Battalion 108th JAAF AF Bn I was a bit surprised from the casualties my troops took in the 2nd bombardment.....I have more than a 2:1 advantage in artillery tubes. General Holland M. Smith is howling mad at the lack of progress here.....but the troops are all around 50% fatigued so will be given a rest next turn before the offensive resumes. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES For whatever reason Japan attempts a counterinvasion at Puerto Princessa but the IJN transports provide nothing but target practice for the USN BBs: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Puerto Princesa at 73,83, Range 3,000 Yards Japanese Ships PC Kaki, Shell hits 4, and is sunk SC Ch 17, Shell hits 4, and is sunk SC Ch 20, Shell hits 8, and is sunk SC Ch 21, Shell hits 1, and is sunk xAK Kinugawa Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk xAK Zenyo Maru xAK Nako Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk Allied Ships BB South Dakota BB Massachusetts BB Alabama CA Portland CA Northampton CA Quincy CA Vincennes CA Wichita CA Canberra DD Barton DD Frazier DD Gansevoort DD Meade DD Ralph Talbot Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 10% moonlight: 1,000 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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 Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 3,000 yards Parker P. crosses the 'T' SC Ch 21 sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards SC Ch 17 sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards xAK Johore Maru sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards DD Meade engages xAK Nako Maru at 3,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages xAK Nako Maru at 3,000 yards PC Kaki sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards BB Alabama engages SC Ch 20 at 3,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 3,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages xAK Zenyo Maru at 3,000 yards DD Frazier engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 3,000 yards SC Ch 20 sunk by BB Massachusetts at 3,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAK Nako Maru at 2,000 yards xAK Kinugawa Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 2,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages xAK Zenyo Maru at 2,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Another IJN surface TF......headed by BB Kirishima.....steams down the eastern shores of the Philippines in an attempt to dirupt 5th Fleet's assembly off Samar. At Samar, there are 12 CVEs and Admiral Marc Mitcher's Air Combat TF with CV Enterprise, CV Yorktown, CV Lexington, CVL Cowpens and CVL Princeton. Together they launch a series of devasting blows to the oncoming IJN surface TF: Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 84,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Tone BB Kirishima CA Atago Aircraft Attacking: 17 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 84,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 2 TBM-1C Avenger x 24 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage CA Tone, Torpedo hits 1 CL Tama CL Kiso Aircraft Attacking: 24 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 84,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 30 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 5 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 TBF-1 Avenger x 6 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 3 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kiso CA Atago Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 84,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 22 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships CA Tone, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Ariake CL Kiso DD Teruzuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kasumi Aircraft Attacking: 22 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo SS Sturgeon adds to the ordeal of BB Kirishima: Sub attack near Guiuan at 84,84 Japanese Ships BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Ariake DD Kasumi DD Shirakumo Allied Ships SS Sturgeon SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at BB Kirishima Sturgeon diving deep .... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub More carrier air attacks ensue: Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,83 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 J2M2 Jack x 1 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 15 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Kirishima, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 15 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 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 14000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 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 37450 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes Allied land based air from Butuan gets into the act: Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,83 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 54 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 J2M2 Jack x 1 Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 9 Kittyhawk III x 2 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13 TBM-1C Avenger x 15 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Japanese Ships CA Tone, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Ariake BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Kasumi DD Shirakumo Aircraft Attacking: 14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 2 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 20000 feet 9 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet CAP engaged: 251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 14000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes 381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (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 37450 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,83 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 1 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 11 F6F-3 Hellcat x 13 TBM-1C Avenger x 12 Japanese aircraft losses J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 10 damaged Japanese Ships DD Kasumi DD Ariake DD Shirakumo Aircraft Attacking: 12 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 13000 feet * 8 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet CAP engaged: 381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 37450 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,83 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 2 SBD-5 Dauntless x 15 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Ariake CA Tone, heavy damage DD Kasumi DD Shirakumo Aircraft Attacking: 15 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb For the 3rd time this war BB Kirishima is reported as sunk....this time I believe it. I think that Japan is now left with 2 BBs....BB Yamato and BB Yamashiro. Japanese bombers on Luzon launch a counterattack on Allied shipping throughout the Philippines: Morning Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 5 Kittyhawk III x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: No.15 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk III (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (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 37000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 84,89 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 22 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 FM-1 Wildcat x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Oklahoma Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Raid is overhead VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 22000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 70,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15 SBD-5 Dauntless x 30 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Zenyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 46 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Zenyo Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 22 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 5 Spitfire VIII x 6 Kittyhawk III x 3 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships CL Java CA Dorsetshire DD Haggard CA Salt Lake City CL Ceylon Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: No.15 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk III (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 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes No.75 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 29000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 37000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 37000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,86 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft Seafire IIC x 2 Wildcat V x 3 F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 FM-1 Wildcat x 44 F4U-1A Corsair x 9 F6F-3 Hellcat x 80 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 3000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters to 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters to 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes VC(F)-7 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes VRF-6F 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 22000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VMF-113 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,86 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 11 Allied aircraft Seafire IIC x 1 Wildcat V x 3 F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 FM-1 Wildcat x 40 F4U-1A Corsair x 9 F6F-3 Hellcat x 74 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 4 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 3000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 22000 Raid is overhead No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters to 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes VC(F)-7 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes VMF-113 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Jolo , at 74,90 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIc Lily x 13 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIc Lily: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: 15th FG/47th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 15 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes Recon shows a concentration of IJN DDs and transports at Miri with several TKs in port. SBDs are ordered to attack the port at Miri and a Royal Navy SAG with BB PoW, currently off Palawan, is ordered to bombard Miri next turn. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.......LUZON USAAF heavy bombers based at Babeldaob and Cayagan and medium bombers based on Samar hammer Japanese airfields at Manila and Naga. For Japanese airfields in the Philippines, Naga is 80% damaged, Cotabato is under assault, Iloilo is 100% damaged, Naga is 60% damaged and Manila is 50% damaged. Next turn the heavy bombers at Cayagan will turm there attention to the level 8 Japanese airfield at Clark. There is still a level 2 airfield at Iba and probably others in northern Luzon.....its virtually impossible to shut everything down but more importantly Japanese air forces on Luzon have been gratly attritioned. This turn 78 Japanese AC are destroyed in A2A combat vs 37 Allied AC. A week ago Japan had over 200 AC in southern Luzon.....now there is less than 2 dozen AC. With the destruction of Japanese air forces and naval forces on and around Luzon, 5th Fleet moves their assembly point 200 miles to the north to a position just offshore of Legaspi. Manila has been almost completely denuded of Japanese fighters but there are at least 13 ships in port including 3 TKs. The fast carriers of Task group 58 are ordered to launch port strikes at Manila next turn. [image]local://upfiles/14495/7CB628CB1F6E4F758FF805DE6A2FA5FD.jpg[/image]

nicwb -> RE: SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/15/2010 7:57:05 AM)
I have been reading and enjoying your AAR from the start Was Kirishima Stoneage's last (or close to last) BB ? He has pretty clearly given it all he's got but he can't have too much real fleet offensive capability left. nicwb

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....INVASION LUZON (8/15/2010 11:23:52 PM)
nicwb.....I think that StoneAge has 2 BBs remaining....BB Yamato and BB Yamashiro. But who needs BBs when Allied BB SAGs are repeatedly punked by IJN cruiser SAGs and even IJN DD SAGs.....read on for more about this. 1/30-2/2/44 CBI StoneAge orders an assault on the advance elements of the Eastern Command/SEAC army 40 miles south of Prachuap Khiri Khan: Ground combat at 53,64 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 9098 troops, 121 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 348 Defending force 3989 troops, 18 guns, 543 vehicles, Assault Value = 339 Japanese adjusted assault: 52 Allied adjusted defense: 515 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 691 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 109 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 24 (4 destroyed, 20 disabled) Assaulting units: 81st Naval Guard Unit 7th RTA Division 23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 1st RTA/B Division 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion 84th JAAF AF Bn 32nd Field AA Battalion 92nd JAAF AF Bn Defending units: Provisionl Tank Brigade 267th Armoured Brigade Over 1000 Allied AV arrive in the hex the next turn and a shock attack is ordered for tomorrow. CENTPAC CV Intrepid scores less than spectacular results against the IJN combatant ships around Truk: Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 21 SBD-5 Dauntless x 29 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 6 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yakaze DD Namikaze DD Okikaze Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 19 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 21 SBD-5 Dauntless x 23 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Numakaze DD Okikaze DD Namikaze DD Yakaze Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 21 SBD-5 Dauntless x 22 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shikinami DD Shinonome DD Usugumo Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 21 SBD-5 Dauntless x 19 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yakaze DD Namikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Hakaze DD Yukaze Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Namikaze Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,109 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 SBD-5 Dauntless x 13 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged Japanese Ships DD Isokaze DD Yuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 118,113 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 54 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Fubuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Nagatsuki DD Asagumo Aircraft Attacking: 9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Fubuki Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 116,106 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 20 TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yakaze DD Okikaze DD Numakaze DD Namikaze Aircraft Attacking: 12 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,109 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 20 TBM-1C Avenger x 12 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Asagumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Fubuki DD Mikazuki Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb The IJN surface TFs at Truk raid Allied shipping lanes in the central Pacific: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 31, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Okikaze DD Hakaze DD Yakaze DD Yukaze DD Namikaze DD Numakaze Allied Ships AG Aries Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 39% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards DD Numakaze engages AG Aries at 11,000 yards DD Yakaze engages AG Aries at 11,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 119,102, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Sazanami DD Satsuki DD Minazuki DD Fumizuki DD Kikuzuki DD Matsukaze DD Oite DD Asanagi Allied Ships xAK Cape Trinity, Shell hits 5 xAK Floyd B. Olson, Shell hits 12, heavy fires xAK George Davidson, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK George H. Himes, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK George Ross, Shell hits 4 xAK George Sterling, Shell hits 1 xAK George Taylor, Shell hits 12, on fire xAK George Vancouver, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Irving M. Scott, Shell hits 4 xAK John A. Rawlins, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK John Adams, Shell hits 6, heavy fires xAK John F. Myers, Shell hits 10, on fire xAK William H. Dall, Shell hits 12, on fire xAK Samphire, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk YMS-97, Shell hits 3, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 39% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 9,000 yards DD Oite fires at xAK Samphire at 9,000 yards DD Matsukaze fires at xAK Samphire at 9,000 yards DD Fumizuki launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Samphire at 9,000 yards DD Minazuki launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Samphire at 9,000 yards DD Matsukaze fires at xAK John A. Rawlins at 9,000 yards DD Oite fires at xAK George Ross at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages YMS-97 at 8,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Samphire at 8,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Samphire at 8,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK John A. Rawlins at 8,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK George H. Himes at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages YMS-97 at 6,000 yards YMS-270 sunk by DD Oite at 6,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Samphire at 6,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK John F. Myers at 6,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK John A. Rawlins at 6,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK Irving M. Scott at 6,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK George Taylor at 6,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK George Ross at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Asanagi engages YMS-97 at 4,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK John F. Myers at 4,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK George Ross at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK John A. Rawlins at 4,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards xAK George Davidson sunk by DD Matsukaze at 4,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 4,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK William H. Dall at 4,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK John F. Myers at 4,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK John Adams at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards xAK George Vancouver sunk by DD Sazanami at 4,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK John Adams at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Samphire at 4,000 yards xAK Samphire sunk by DD Sazanami at 4,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK George Ross at 4,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK George H. Himes at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 4,000 yards YMS-97 sunk by DD Minazuki at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK John F. Myers at 4,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK John Adams at 4,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK John A. Rawlins at 4,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK George Taylor at 4,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 4,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Cape Trinity at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK William H. Dall at 4,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK John F. Myers at 4,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 4,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK Irving M. Scott at 4,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK George Taylor at 4,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK John A. Rawlins at 4,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK Cape Trinity at 4,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Cape Trinity at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK William H. Dall at 3,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 3,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 3,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK Irving M. Scott at 3,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Cape Trinity at 3,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK George Sterling at 3,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK George Ross at 3,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK George H. Himes at 3,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK William H. Dall at 2,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK John F. Myers at 2,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK John Adams at 2,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 2,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Irving M. Scott at 2,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK George Taylor at 2,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 119,101, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Sazanami DD Satsuki DD Minazuki DD Fumizuki DD Kikuzuki DD Matsukaze DD Oite DD Asanagi Allied Ships DM Montgomery xAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK K.I. Luckenbach, Shell hits 9, on fire xAK Ferdinand A. Silcox, Shell hits 12, heavy fires xAK Jose C. Barbosa, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Michael C. Kerr, Shell hits 2 xAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 5 xAK Risaldar, Shell hits 3, on fire xAK Stanmore, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 39% moonlight: 12,000 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... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Asanagi engages DM Montgomery at 12,000 yards DD Oite engages DM Montgomery at 12,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DM Montgomery at 12,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Minazuki engages DM Montgomery at 10,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK Stanmore at 10,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Andrea Luckenbach at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Stanmore at 7,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK Risaldar at 7,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Risaldar at 7,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 7,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK Jose C. Barbosa at 7,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Andrea Luckenbach at 7,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK Stanmore at 4,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Stanmore at 4,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK William W. Campbell at 4,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK Stanmore at 4,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Ferdinand A. Silcox at 4,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK Stanmore at 4,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK Stanmore at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK Stanmore at 3,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK Stanmore at 3,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Ferdinand A. Silcox at 3,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK William W. Campbell at 3,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Jose C. Barbosa at 3,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 3,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Andrea Luckenbach at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK Jose C. Barbosa at 2,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK William W. Campbell at 2,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK Risaldar at 2,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Stanmore at 2,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Michael C. Kerr at 2,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Jose C. Barbosa at 2,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Ferdinand A. Silcox at 2,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 2,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK Andrea Luckenbach at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK Jose C. Barbosa at 3,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK Stanmore at 3,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK Ferdinand A. Silcox at 3,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 120,100, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Sazanami DD Satsuki DD Minazuki DD Fumizuki DD Kikuzuki DD Matsukaze DD Oite DD Asanagi Allied Ships DM Montgomery xAK K.I. Luckenbach, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Michael C. Kerr, Shell hits 1 xAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 7, on fire xAK Risaldar, Shell hits 1, heavy fires Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 39% moonlight: 12,000 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... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Asanagi engages DM Montgomery at 12,000 yards DD Oite engages DM Montgomery at 12,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK Michael C. Kerr at 9,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 9,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 9,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Minazuki engages DM Montgomery at 6,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Risaldar at 6,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DM Montgomery at 6,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 6,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 6,000 yards DD Sazanami engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 6,000 yards Kotani K. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 3,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 3,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK William W. Campbell at 8,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Michael C. Kerr at 8,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages xAK William W. Campbell at 8,000 yards DD Oite engages xAK Michael C. Kerr at 8,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK William W. Campbell at 8,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK Risaldar at 8,000 yards DD Satsuki engages xAK William W. Campbell at 8,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Asanagi engages xAK William W. Campbell at 13,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages xAK Risaldar at 13,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK William W. Campbell at 13,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 13,000 yards DD Minazuki engages xAK K.I. Luckenbach at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 120,99, Range 28,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Sazanami DD Satsuki DD Minazuki DD Fumizuki DD Kikuzuki DD Matsukaze DD Oite DD Asanagi Allied Ships DM Montgomery xAK Michael C. Kerr Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 39% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat Fortunately, StoneAge has been intercepting my "empties". I staged 60 SBDs into Ponape and Im sending a couple of juicy transport Tfs towards Ponape to draw the Japanese ships in. Im sending my loaded transports south of Ponape so that the SBDs can give then cover. The BC Repulse/BB Pennsylvania SAG reaches Truk and for the 3rd or 4th time in the war the Allied BBs are punked by a lesser IJN surface TF: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 01, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 111,109, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Akigumo, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Okinami, Shell hits 8, and is sunk DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Isonami DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 3 BC Repulse, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire CA Chicago, Shell hits 1 CA San Francisco CA Boston CA Australia, Shell hits 1 CL Perth CL Hobart CL Helena DD Foote DD Luce, Shell hits 1 DD McCord DD McKee DD Miller Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Willis, A.N. crosses the 'T' DD Shikinami engages DD Luce at 12,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Luce at 12,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD Luce at 12,000 yards DD Okinami engages CA San Francisco at 12,000 yards DD Okinami engages CL Hobart at 12,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Shikinami at 12,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Okinami engages BC Repulse at 7,000 yards DD Usugumo engages BC Repulse at 7,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Luce at 7,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Okinami at 7,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Luce at 7,000 yards DD Okinami engages CL Hobart at 7,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD McCord at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Okinami at 5,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Okinami at 5,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD McCord at 5,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Okinami at 5,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Okinami at 5,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Okinami at 5,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD McKee at 5,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Shikinami at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Shikinami engages BC Repulse at 3,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Isonami at 3,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Usugumo at 3,000 yards DD Shinonome engages BC Repulse at 3,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Okinami at 3,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Okinami at 3,000 yards DD Miller engages DD Shinonome at 3,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Okinami at 4,000 yards DD Isonami engages BC Repulse at 4,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD Luce at 4,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Okinami at 4,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Akigumo at 4,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Okinami at 4,000 yards DD Okinami engages DD Miller at 4,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Luce at 4,000 yards Nagai, Mitsuru orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Shikinami at 5,000 yards DD Miller engages DD Isonami at 5,000 yards DD Okinami sunk by CA Australia at 5,000 yards DD Miller engages DD Shinonome at 5,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD McKee at 5,000 yards DD Isonami engages CL Helena at 5,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Miller at 9,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Usugumo at 9,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards DD Miller engages DD Usugumo at 9,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Isonami at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Luce at 11,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD McCord at 11,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Usugumo at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Luce at 9,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD McKee at 9,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Luce at 8,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Usugumo at 8,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD McKee at 8,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards DD Usugumo engages DD McKee at 8,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Foote at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD McCord at 9,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD McKee at 9,000 yards Nagai, Mitsuru orders Japanese TF to disengage DD Foote engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Usugumo at 9,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Luce at 9,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD McKee at 9,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD McCord at 9,000 yards Task forces break off... I had a decent Allied commander and even crossed the T of the IJn TF......thank goodness I wasnt facing Tanaka. The results are a bit better in the next 2 surface engagements: Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Okikaze DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Yakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Yukaze DD Namikaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Numakaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania CA Chicago CA San Francisco CA Boston CA Australia CL Perth CL Hobart CL Helena DD Foote DD Luce, Shell hits 1 DD McCord DD McKee Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD McKee at 12,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Namikaze at 12,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Numakaze at 12,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD McKee at 12,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD McKee at 12,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Okikaze at 12,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Numakaze at 12,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Numakaze at 12,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Hakaze at 12,000 yards DD Okikaze engages DD McCord at 12,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Luce at 12,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Foote at 12,000 yards Oku, A. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 9,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Numakaze at 9,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Luce at 9,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Numakaze at 9,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Numakaze at 9,000 yards DD Okikaze engages DD Luce at 9,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Numakaze at 9,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Yakaze at 9,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Numakaze at 9,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Namikaze at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Numakaze at 10,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD McKee at 10,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Yukaze at 10,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Numakaze at 10,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Numakaze at 10,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Numakaze at 10,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Numakaze at 10,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Yakaze at 10,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Numakaze at 12,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Namikaze at 12,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Yukaze at 12,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Luce at 12,000 yards DD Okikaze engages DD McCord at 12,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Numakaze at 12,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Okikaze at 12,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD McCord at 12,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Yakaze at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Foote at 11,000 yards DD Yukaze engages DD McCord at 11,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Yakaze at 11,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD McKee at 11,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Numakaze at 11,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Numakaze at 11,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Numakaze at 11,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Yakaze at 11,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Namikaze at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Foote at 10,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Numakaze at 10,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Numakaze at 10,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Hakaze at 10,000 yards DD Okikaze engages DD McCord at 10,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Okikaze at 10,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD McKee at 10,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Luce at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Numakaze engages BB Pennsylvania at 7,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Namikaze at 7,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Yukaze at 7,000 yards DD Yakaze engages CA San Francisco at 7,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Numakaze at 7,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Numakaze at 7,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Numakaze at 7,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Numakaze at 7,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Namikaze at 7,000 yards DD Yukaze engages DD Foote at 7,000 yards Oku, A. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Numakaze at 8,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Luce at 8,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Numakaze at 8,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD Foote at 8,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD McKee at 8,000 yards DD Okikaze engages DD McKee at 8,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Numakaze at 8,000 yards DD Okikaze engages DD McKee at 8,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD McCord at 8,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD Luce at 8,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Foote at 8,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD McKee at 13,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Numakaze at 13,000 yards DD Yukaze engages DD Foote at 13,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Yakaze at 13,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Numakaze at 13,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Numakaze at 13,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Numakaze at 13,000 yards DD Yukaze engages DD McCord at 13,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Luce at 13,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Foote at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2 DD Onami, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 17, and is sunk DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1 DD Harukaze Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 6 CA Chicago, Shell hits 1 CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2 CA Boston CA Australia CL Perth CL Hobart CL Helena DD Foote DD Luce, Shell hits 1 DD McCord DD McKee Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 60% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Yuzuki at 12,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Yuzuki at 12,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Yuzuki at 12,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Maikaze at 12,000 yards DD Hayashio engages CA Chicago at 12,000 yards DD Hayashio engages CL Helena at 12,000 yards DD Yugumo engages BB Pennsylvania at 12,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD McKee at 12,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Luce at 12,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD Foote at 12,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Hayashio at 5,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Foote at 5,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Hayashio at 5,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Yuzuki at 5,000 yards DD Hayashio engages CA Chicago at 5,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Hatsukaze at 5,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Hatsukaze at 5,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Yuzuki at 5,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Yuzuki at 5,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages BB Pennsylvania at 2,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Yuzuki at 2,000 yards DD Hatsukaze sunk by CA Boston at 2,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Maikaze at 2,000 yards DD Yugumo engages DD Luce at 2,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Harukaze at 4,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Foote at 4,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Isokaze at 4,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Maikaze at 4,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Onami at 4,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Onami at 4,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD McKee at 4,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Yugumo at 4,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD Foote at 4,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Onami at 7,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Yuzuki at 7,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Onami at 7,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Foote at 7,000 yards CA Chicago engages DD Hayashio at 7,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Onami at 7,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Yugumo at 7,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Hayashio at 7,000 yards DD Yugumo engages DD Luce at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages DD Onami at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Luce at 11,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Isokaze at 11,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Luce at 11,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD Luce at 11,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Onami at 11,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Onami at 11,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Onami at 11,000 yards DD Harukaze engages DD Luce at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... BC Repulse should make it back to port with 23 SYS, 41 FLT and 35 ENG damage. I formed another surface TF around BB Idaho at Rabaul and Im sending them to engage the IJN ships at Truk.....hopefully they can successfully engage the IJN DDs. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO V Amphibious Corps launches 2 more deliberate attacks at Cotabato: Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 40981 troops, 803 guns, 1181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1659 Defending force 33206 troops, 375 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 631 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Allied adjusted assault: 1046 Japanese adjusted defense: 393 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2424 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 115 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 229 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled Vehicles lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled) Allied ground losses: 555 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 75 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Vehicles lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled) Assaulting units: 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 27th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 165th Field Artillery Battalion V US Amphib Corps 154th FA Bn 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 2nd Division 4th Division 14th Garrison Unit 54th Construction Battalion 22nd JNAF AF Unit 44th Field AA Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion 2nd Army 50th JNAF Coy 34th Road Const Co 51st Construction Battalion 24th Special Base Force 3rd Air Division 18th JNAF AF Unit 16th Division 94th JAAF AF Bn 52nd Construction Battalion 58th Construction Battalion Southern Fleet 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 108th JAAF AF Bn Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 40495 troops, 803 guns, 1183 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612 Defending force 30885 troops, 375 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 528 Allied adjusted assault: 371 Japanese adjusted defense: 136 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2199 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 84 disabled Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 181 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 287 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 75 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 48 (4 destroyed, 44 disabled) Assaulting units: 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 32nd Infantry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 165th Field Artillery Battalion V US Amphib Corps 154th FA Bn 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 4th Division 2nd Division 14th Garrison Unit 36th Field AA Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 34th Road Const Co 18th JNAF AF Unit 52nd Construction Battalion Southern Fleet 51st Construction Battalion 22nd JNAF AF Unit 58th Construction Battalion 16th Division 3rd Air Division 54th Construction Battalion 24th Special Base Force 94th JAAF AF Bn 2nd Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 50th JNAF Coy 108th JAAF AF Bn General Howling Mad Smith orders a shock attack for tomorrow. Meanwhile, the 41st Division at Mandalaybay is marching crosscountry towards Davao and sahould reach its destination in 2 more turns.....then the Japanese troops currently at Cotabato will be cut off from supply. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.......INVASION LUZON I paused 5th Fleet just offshore of Legaspi for a turn just to make StoneAge think that the invasion was coming in there. This turn 5th Fleet wheeled to the NW and landed the 1st Australian Army at Atimonan: Night Naval bombardment of Atimonan at 80,79 Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB Nevada CA Baltimore CA Chester CA Indianapolis CL Caradoc Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 26 (5 destroyed, 21 disabled) BB Tennessee firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee BB Nevada firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment CA Baltimore firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment CA Chester firing at 4th Tank Regiment SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Chester CA Indianapolis firing at 41st Guard Battalion SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Indianapolis CL Caradoc firing at 41st Guard Battalion Pre-Invasion action off Atimonan Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Oklahoma CL Boise CL Concord DD Monaghan DD Dale DD Ellet DD Helm LCI-223 LCI-216 DD Crosby Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Oklahoma firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment CL Boise firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment CL Concord firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment DD Monaghan firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment DD Dale firing at 41st Guard Battalion DD Ellet firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment DD Helm firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment DD Helm fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Atimonan TF 254 troops unloading over beach at Atimonan, 80,79 Allied ground losses: 3580 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 734 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 472 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 154 (1 destroyed, 153 disabled) Vehicles lost 219 (2 destroyed, 217 disabled) 12 troops of a Vickers Section lost from landing craft during unload of 8th Australian Div 11 troops of a AIF Inf Section 42 lost in surf during unload of 6th Australian Div /1 10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 8th Australian Div /4 11 troops of a AIF Inf Section 43 lost overboard during unload of 1st Australian Div 10 troops of a Brit Inf Section 43 accidentally lost during unload of 18th British Div /3 10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 18th British Div /5 11 troops of a AIF Inf Section 42 lost from landing craft during unload of 7th Australian Div /3 Motorized Support accidentally lost during unload of I Aus Corps Engr Bn 10 troops of a Brit Inf Section 43 lost overboard during unload of 72nd British Bde 10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 72nd British Bde 10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 7th Australian Div /4 10 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 7th Australian Div /5 11 troops of a AIF Inf Section 42 lost in surf during unload of 6th Australian Div /3 Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 6th Australian Div /4 10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 26th Indian Bde /3 10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 6th Australian Div /8 40mm Bofors AA Gun lost from landing craft during unload of 7th Australian Div /6 Invasion Support action off Atimonan Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Oklahoma CL Boise CL Concord DD Monaghan DD Dale DD Lamson DD Helm LCI-223 LCI-221 DD Crosby LCI-216 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Oklahoma firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment CL Boise firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment CL Concord firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment DD Monaghan firing at 41st Guard Battalion DD Dale firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment DD Lamson firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment DD Helm firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment DD Dale fired at enemy troops DD Helm fired at enemy guns Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards Invasion Support action off Atimonan Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Jumna AK Aludra DE Jumna fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Atimonan Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-221 LCI-216 DD Monaghan DD Crosby LCI-221 fired at enemy troops LCI-216 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Atimonan TF 422 troops unloading over beach at Atimonan, 80,79 Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Atimonan Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-329 LCI-222 LCI-221 LCI-216 DD Monaghan DD Crosby Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled LCI-329 fired at enemy troops LCI-222 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Atimonan Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Jumna AK Aludra DE Jumna fired at enemy troops This is by far the largest initial lift for the Allies so far in the war.....the equivalent of 8 divisions. Almost 80,000 troops are ashore by the end of the turn: Ground combat at Atimonan (80,79) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 863 troops, 34 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Defending force 77671 troops, 1360 guns, 1231 vehicles, Assault Value = 2841 Japanese ground losses: 208 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 4th Tank Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 9th Australian Division 26th Indian Brigade I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 7th Australian Division 29th British Brigade 72nd British Brigade 1st Australian Division 18th British Division 6th Australian Division 8th Australian Division 30th Australian Bde /2 There are about 2000 IJA troops at Atimonan and an immediate shock attack is ordered for next turn before the 65,000 IJA troops and 1500 AFVs at Naga or the telephone pole of 27 units at Manila can intervene. The US 6th Army is scheduled to land in northern Luzon within the next 2 weeks. The 1st Australian Army and the 6th US Army will converge on Manila and catch IJA troops in Luzon in a vise. USAAF medium and heavy bombers have completely shut down Japanese airfields at Naga, Manila and Clark. The fast carriers of Task Group 58 hit Japanese shipping in and around Manila: Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,75 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 8 SBD-5 Dauntless x 3 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK La Plata Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tuguegarao at 83,75 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 56 SBD-5 Dauntless x 25 TBM-1C Avenger x 10 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 7 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shirakumo DD Ariake DD Kasumi Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 A6M5 Zero x 2 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 52 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 52 SBD-5 Dauntless x 51 TBF-1 Avenger x 63 TBM-1C Avenger x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 14 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Toei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Nichiryo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tazima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAK Tusima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires PB Suyozai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Yomei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 10 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 14 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 12 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 18 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 204 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 17000 Raid is overhead 1st Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 19000 Raid is overhead 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36740 Raid is overhead 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tuguegarao at 83,75 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 13 SBD-5 Dauntless x 20 TBM-1C Avenger x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Kasumi DD Ariake, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Shirakumo Aircraft Attacking: 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 8 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 38500 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft Albacore I x 9 Wildcat V x 2 F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 FM-1 Wildcat x 31 F4U-1A Corsair x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 50 SBD-5 Dauntless x 25 TBF-1 Avenger x 47 TBM-1C Avenger x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 2 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 8 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Matumoto Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAK Toei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Norfolk Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x Albacore I bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 9 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 2 x Wildcat V sweeping at 28000 feet * 4 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 6 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 6 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 6 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 6 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x Albacore I bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 4 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead 1st 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 19000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 13th 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 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 23 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 13th 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 20000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 29 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Matumoto Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAK Matsue Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Yomei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 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 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 23 F4U-1A Corsair x 6 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 48 SBD-5 Dauntless x 49 TBF-1 Avenger x 126 TBM-1C Avenger x 35 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 15 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 16 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Tazima Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Suyozai Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Norfolk Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk PB Kiso Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAK Yomei Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Matumoto Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk xAK Matsue Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Nippo Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Repair Shipyard hits 1 Port hits 13 Port supply hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 6 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 6 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 6 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 28000 feet 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2 Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 11 SBD-5 Dauntless x 25 TBF-1 Avenger x 29 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 18 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 9 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 38500 Raid is overhead 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36740 Raid is overhead 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 13th 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 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft TBM-1C Avenger x 13 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships PB Suyozai Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38500 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 109 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 12 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 18 SBD-5 Dauntless x 25 TBF-1 Avenger x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 6 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead 13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa 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 38500 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 64 minutes Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,72 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 7 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Dainiti Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Nitimei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Gozan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage SC CHa-48, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAK Horai Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nitimei Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Gozan Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC CHa-48 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Horai Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK La Plata Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 84,73 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 26 TBM-1C Avenger x 9 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shirakumo DD Kasumi Aircraft Attacking: 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,72 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 5 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 27 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 6 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Gozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAK Nitimei Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Dainiti Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Gozan Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nitimei Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Dainiti Maru Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,72 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 5 TBM-1C Avenger x 13 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Dainiti Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk SC CHa-12, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 13 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 84,73 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 73 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 TBF-1 Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Ariake, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Shirakumo Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi [image]local://upfiles/14495/412CF8B8082C400287F5C10B9EFFDBBC.jpg[/image]

nicwb -> RE: SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....INVASION LUZON (8/16/2010 2:16:05 PM)
Ouch ! - I see what you mean. nicwb

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....INVASION LUZON (8/17/2010 4:56:19 AM)
2/3-2/4/44 SUBS SS Devilfish sinks AKL Arisan maru off Saishu To. SS Devilfish puts a fish in AKL Shohei Maru off Saishu To. CBI Allied trops crush the Japanese rear guard SW of Prachuap Khiri Khan: Ground combat at 53,64 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 24527 troops, 543 guns, 872 vehicles, Assault Value = 1634 Defending force 8700 troops, 157 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 290 Allied adjusted assault: 828 Japanese adjusted defense: 149 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 3634 casualties reported Squads: 143 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 221 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 12 (6 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 10 Allied ground losses: 1304 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 90 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 191 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Vehicles lost 84 (6 destroyed, 78 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 44th Indian Brigade 26th Indian Division 267th Armoured Brigade 46th Indian Brigade Provisionl Tank Brigade 8th Indian Brigade SSVF Brigade 5th Indian Division 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment 14th Army 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment XV Indian Corps 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 13th Indian Light AA Regiment 56th Heavy AA Regiment 8th Medium Regiment 85th British AT Gun Regiment 8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Light AA Regiment 137/155th Field Regiment Defending units: 81st Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 4th SNLF 23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 7th RTA Division 1st RTA/B Division 32nd Field AA Battalion 84th JAAF AF Bn 34th Field AA Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 92nd JAAF AF Bn Next stop is Chumphon. CENTPAC USN SBDs and Avengers just cant seem to hit the IJN DDs rampaging through Allied sea lanes around Truk: Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 14 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Fumizuki DD Sazanami DD Matsukaze DD Kikuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 118,113 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 19 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 damaged Japanese Ships DD Akigumo DD Shikinami DD Usugumo Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 118,113 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 21 SBD-5 Dauntless x 4 TBM-1C Avenger x 5 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Akigumo DD Shinonome Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 118,113 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 SBD-5 Dauntless x 16 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 14 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Usugumo DD Shikinami DD Akigumo DD Shinonome DD Isonami Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 118,113 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 SBD-5 Dauntless x 5 TBM-1C Avenger x 6 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Isonami DD Akigumo DD Usugumo Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CV Intrepid refuels at Ponape. Im going to standoff the carrier from the IJN DD TFs for a couple more turns but the DDs are more of a nuisance than anything else. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO V Amphibious Corps finally captures Cotabato: Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 40099 troops, 803 guns, 1182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1593 Defending force 28781 troops, 373 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 437 Allied adjusted assault: 320 Japanese adjusted defense: 290 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2413 casualties reported Squads: 23 destroyed, 60 disabled Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 211 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled Allied ground losses: 238 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 52 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Vehicles lost 32 (4 destroyed, 28 disabled) Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 165th Field Artillery Battalion V US Amphib Corps 154th FA Bn 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 2nd Division 4th Division 14th Garrison Unit 44th Field AA Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Air Division 94th JAAF AF Bn 50th JNAF Coy 58th Construction Battalion 22nd JNAF AF Unit 54th Construction Battalion 51st Construction Battalion 24th Special Base Force 36th Field AA Battalion 18th JNAF AF Unit Southern Fleet 16th Division 2nd Army 52nd Construction Battalion 34th Road Const Co 108th JAAF AF Bn Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 39784 troops, 803 guns, 1179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1572 Defending force 26415 troops, 373 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 345 Allied adjusted assault: 348 Japanese adjusted defense: 102 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Cotabato !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 9266 casualties reported Squads: 245 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 628 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 159 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 174 (174 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 122 (122 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 21 Allied ground losses: 292 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Vehicles lost 27 (6 destroyed, 21 disabled) Units pursuing 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 165th Field Artillery Battalion 154th FA Bn V US Amphib Corps 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 4th Division 2nd Division 14th Garrison Unit 58th Construction Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion 3rd Air Division 24th Special Base Force 16th Division 50th JNAF Coy 54th Construction Battalion 2nd Army 22nd JNAF AF Unit 94th JAAF AF Bn 51st Construction Battalion 34th Road Const Co 18th JNAF AF Unit 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Southern Fleet 52nd Construction Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 108th JAAF AF Bn The IJA garrison in Cotabato is forced to retreat towards Davao. The 41st Division marching overland from Mandalaybay should reach Davao next turn and then the main Japanese army on Mindanao will be cut off from supply. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....LUZON The 1st Australian Army captures Atimonan: Ground combat at Atimonan (80,79) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 56889 troops, 1009 guns, 1014 vehicles, Assault Value = 2895 Defending force 393 troops, 30 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied adjusted assault: 1909 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1909 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Atimonan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 304 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 55 (55 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Australian Division 29th British Brigade 18th British Division I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 6th Australian Division 8th Australian Division 30th Australian Brigade 26th Indian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 7th Australian Division 9th Australian Division Defending units: 4th Tank Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment The Allied divisions have a considerable amount of fatigue and disrupted squads/ devices from the amphibious landings. Im going to rest them for a few days as the 2nd wave of troops and engineers are landed. [image]local://upfiles/14495/B46BD29902CF4774B3207514B18B8AD3.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/18/2010 5:30:03 AM)
2/5-2/6/44 CENTPAC The BB Idaho SAG engages and defeats the invincible IJN DDs at Truk: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yamakaze DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1 DD Fubuki, Shell hits 13, and is sunk DD Nagatsuki Allied Ships BB Idaho, Shell hits 2 CL Sumatra DD Stanly DD Taylor DD Thatcher DD Grayson DD Blue DD Patterson DD Gridley DD Conyngham DD Shaw DD Cushing DD Perkins DD Preston DD Reid Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 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... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Fubuki engages BB Idaho at 12,000 yards DD Fubuki engages CL Sumatra at 12,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages BB Idaho at 12,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages BB Idaho at 12,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Cushing at 12,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Shaw at 12,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Gridley at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Shaw engages DD Nagatsuki at 11,000 yards BB Idaho engages DD Fubuki at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Shaw at 11,000 yards DD Gridley engages DD Yamakaze at 11,000 yards DD Cushing engages DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards DD Conyngham engages DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Stanly at 11,000 yards Yamashita, Shizuo orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages BB Idaho at 10,000 yards DD Fubuki engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards DD Reid engages DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Gridley at 10,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages DD Shaw at 10,000 yards DD Stanly engages DD Fubuki at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Fubuki engages BB Idaho at 11,000 yards DD Fubuki engages CL Sumatra at 11,000 yards DD Conyngham engages DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Conyngham at 11,000 yards DD Perkins engages DD Nagatsuki at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Gridley at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Blue at 11,000 yards DD Grayson engages DD Fubuki at 11,000 yards Yamashita, Shizuo orders Japanese TF to disengage BB Idaho engages DD Nagatsuki at 11,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Blue at 11,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Reid at 11,000 yards DD Shaw engages DD Yamakaze at 11,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Patterson at 11,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Thatcher at 11,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages DD Stanly at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Fubuki engages BB Idaho at 10,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Conyngham at 10,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Cushing at 10,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages DD Shaw at 10,000 yards DD Conyngham engages DD Nagatsuki at 10,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Patterson at 10,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards DD Fubuki engages DD Thatcher at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards BB Idaho engages DD Nagatsuki at 8,000 yards CL Sumatra engages DD Ikazuchi at 8,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages DD Reid at 8,000 yards DD Preston engages DD Ikazuchi at 8,000 yards DD Perkins engages DD Nagatsuki at 8,000 yards DD Cushing engages DD Nagatsuki at 8,000 yards DD Blue engages DD Nagatsuki at 8,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards BB Idaho engages DD Ikazuchi at 13,000 yards DD Reid engages DD Ikazuchi at 13,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Grayson at 13,000 yards DD Perkins engages DD Ikazuchi at 13,000 yards DD Shaw engages DD Nagatsuki at 13,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages DD Blue at 13,000 yards DD Grayson engages DD Yamakaze at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... BB New Jersey.....the 1st of the Iowa class BBs.....reaches Rabaul this turn. She will be sent in another Allied SAG to patrol around Truk. CVE Kasaan Bay, CVE Tulagi and CVE Ranee reach the waters around Truk on their way to Philippines. Between the 3 CVEs, CV Intrepid and the land based SBDs, the IJN shipping around Truk is hit repeatedly: Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 26 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Minazuki, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Satsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Oite DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Matsukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Fumizuki Aircraft Attacking: 16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Satsuki Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 11 Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Isokaze DD Hayashio DD Onami Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,109 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 21 SBD-5 Dauntless x 22 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shikinami DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Akigumo Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 54 minutes Allied aircraft TBM-1C Avenger x 11 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Nagatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Yamakaze Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 3 TBF-1 Avenger x 8 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Sazanami DD Fumizuki Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 20 SBD-5 Dauntless x 20 TBM-1C Avenger x 11 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yugumo DD Fumizuki DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Yuzuki DD Minazuki, on fire DD Harukaze DD Oite DD Maikaze DD Asanagi Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,109 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 3 TBF-1 Avenger x 8 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shikinami Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,111 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 12 SBD-3 Dauntless x 22 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Isonami DD Akigumo DD Shikinami Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 12 Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Maikaze Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 20 SBD-5 Dauntless x 17 TBM-1C Avenger x 13 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 8 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yamakaze DD Sazanami DD Nagatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Kikuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Yamakaze dead in the water ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,111 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 3 TBF-1 Avenger x 8 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Isonami DD Shikinami Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 3 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Onami Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,111 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 26 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships DD Isonami, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Shinonome, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Shikinami DD Usugumo DD Akigumo Aircraft Attacking: 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Shinonome -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,111 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 11 damaged Japanese Ships DD Akigumo DD Usugumo DD Shikinami Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 SBD-5 Dauntless x 15 TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Maikaze DD Yamakaze DD Isokaze DD Nagatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Yugumo Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Yamakaze dead in the water ... Nagatsuki dead in the water ... Ikazuchi dead in the water ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 3 TBF-1 Avenger x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Kikuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo There appears to be a lot of IJN shipping in port at Truk now. Over 60 medium bombers at Guam plus all the SBDs and TBFs within range are put on naval/port attack. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN On Mindanao, the 41st Division reaches an empty Davao and a shock attack is ordered for next turn. Transport AC will drop paratroops troops on Dadjangas while amphibious transports land 14th Canadian Brigade there...then the Japanese army on Mindanao will be cut off from supply. On Luzon, the 2nd wave of troops and engineers lands at Atimonan. The engineers build 2 levels of fortifications and should have an airstrip up and running next turn. The equivalent of 8 divisions are now ashore with over 90,000 supplies. StoneAge stages in several dozen fighters to Clark and A2A battles break out all over southern Luzon. When the smoke clears Japan has lost over 80 AC in A2A combat vs 8 Allied. AC Losses include 48 A6M5s, 21 Ki-43-IIb Oscars, 7 Nicks, 2 Irvings, 2 Jacks and 3 Ki-44-IIb Tojos. Im not sure how the Japanese fighters can sustain ops and maintenance when flying out of a 89% damaged airfield but we are going to hit Clark hard next turn with USSAF heavy bombers. [image]local://upfiles/14495/E50328BDD7154BF184EF82A8114D0A5B.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/19/2010 3:45:39 AM)
2/7-2/8/44 SUBS SS Bashaw sinks E Hoko off Aogashima. SS Puffer sinks TK Kaizyo Maru by Torishima. CENTPAC IJN DDs engage USN CVEs in a night battle near Truk: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 07, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,109, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yugumo DD Onami DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Sazanami DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Harukaze DD Oite DD Asanagi Allied Ships CVE Tulagi CVE Kasaan Bay, Shell hits 1 CVE Ranee, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Swanson DD Satterlee DE Foreman DE Fair Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 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... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards DD Oite engages CVE Kasaan Bay at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages CVE Kasaan Bay at 11,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages DD Swanson at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DE Fair at 11,000 yards DD Isokaze engages CVE Ranee at 11,000 yards DD Swanson engages DD Maikaze at 11,000 yards DD Onami engages CVE Ranee at 11,000 yards Toyoshima, Shunichi orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages CVE Ranee at 9,000 yards DD Oite engages DD Swanson at 9,000 yards DD Harukaze engages DD Swanson at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages CVE Kasaan Bay at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Swanson at 9,000 yards DD Asanagi engages DE Fair at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DE Foreman at 9,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Swanson at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Swanson at 9,000 yards DD Onami engages DD Swanson at 9,000 yards DD Swanson engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards Task forces break off... IJN DDs also manage to engage Allied convoys on their way back from the Marianas to the US west coast: Day Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 116,99, Range 26,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Asagumo Allied Ships DD Doyle SC-703 xAK Utahan xAK West Cawthon xAK Sea Fox xAK Sea Hound xAK B. F. Irvine xAK Benjamin H. Brewster xAK Daniel Drake xAK John Hart xAK John M. Bozeman xAK John M. Clayton xAK John Page xAK John S. Bassett Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 29,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Range increases to 26,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 117,98, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Asagumo Allied Ships TK Porcupine xAP Republic LCI-527 SC PC-1082 SC PC-1086 TK S.C.T. Todd xAK Howell Lykes xAK Adabelle Lykes xAK Steel Surveyor xAK Alexander Mitchell xAK Archbishop Lamy xAK Edward Paine xAK Elihu Thomson xAK Francisco Coronado xAK Frederick Billings xAK Gabriel Franchere xAK George H. Powell xAK George Kenny Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat The Allies have simply massed too much carrier air and land based air to face the IJN surface units around Truk....this turn the law of averages catches up with Japan and their navy in and around Truk is largely destroyed: Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 11 PV-1 Ventura x 42 Allied aircraft losses PV-1 Ventura: 7 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yamakaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Nagatsuki, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Ikazuchi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Minazuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Satsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb 14 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb 14 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 22 Hudson III (LR) x 10 B-25D1 Mitchell x 42 Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 2 damaged Hudson III (LR): 1 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Satsuki, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Matsukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 9, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Minazuki, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Yamakaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet * Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet * Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb 22 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 15 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet * Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,111 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 SBD-5 Dauntless x 23 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shinonome DD Isonami, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Akigumo DD Usugumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Usugumo Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,111 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 SBD-5 Dauntless x 13 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 7 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shikinami DD Shinonome DD Akigumo Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Ikazuchi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft Avenger II x 24 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 15 TBF-1 Avenger x 8 Allied aircraft losses Avenger II: 2 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Satsuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Minazuki, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Matsukaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Ikazuchi, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Avenger II bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 1 x Avenger II bombing from 3000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 17 x Avenger II bombing from 2000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,111 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shikinami DD Akigumo DD Shinonome, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Usugumo, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Usugumo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Shinonome Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 113,110 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Shikinami DD Isonami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 18 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Intel reports that Japan loses 10 DDs this turn as Truk harbor is cleared out and only a single 3 ship IJN TF remains in central Pacific waters. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO The US Army 41st Division captures Davao in southern Mindanao. In addition, a combined paradrop/amphibious infantry assault by Fiji Commandos and the Canadian 14th Brigade takes Dajangas. Now the 37,000 strong IJA army in Mindanao is cut off from supply. V Amphibious Corps is taking its time to shock attack across the river south of Cotabato as I want the entire corps to arrive at the same time. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....LUZON Allied transports continue to load supplies and engineers at Atimonan. Seabees complete a rudimentary level 1 airstrip at Atimonan and a squadron of P-47D2s is flown in. Allied heavy bombers launch a new attack on the Japanese fighters at Clark and continue to pummel Naga into submission.....37 Japanese AC are lost in A2A combat vs 7 Allied AC. AC losses include 27 A6M5s, 4 Ki-43-IIa Oscars , 4 KI-43-IIb Oscars and 7 P-38Gs. [image]local://upfiles/14495/F298EB388C6B417CA95BAF7952D43C1B.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN (8/20/2010 3:45:36 AM)
2/9-2/10/44 SUBS SS O14 is hit by 14 DCs from IJN convoy escorts off Bintan. SS KXIII sinks AP Hakusan Maru....loaded with troops....off Bintan. Looks like there some troop movements around Singapore. SS O20 sinks PB Tama Maru near Miri. SS Gabilan sinks AKL Uga Maru by Saishu To. The Allies are in the middle of a complete reorganization of their sub fleets. The main forward sub base is now at Ulithi....a level 6 port with 4 AS, 2 AR and a soon to be arriving ARD. This forward base will allow Allied subs to linger longer and deeper in the waters around the Japanese Home Islands....especially in the Inland Sea. There are about a dozen subs.....mostly British and Dutch....still in the SRA. Another half doen Allied subs patrol the South China Sea. All the rest of the Allied subs are redeploying off the Japanese Home Islands from Formosa to Sakhalin. CENTPAC The US Navy's 1st Iowa Class BB.....BB New Jersey....sees her first action in a naval patrol off Truk: Day Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 113,105, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shikinami Allied Ships BB New Jersey CA Australia CL Perth CL Hobart CL Helena DD Foote DD Luce DD Marshall DD McCord DD McKee DD Renshaw Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 28,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 115,104, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shikinami Allied Ships BB New Jersey CA Australia CL Perth CL Hobart CL Helena DD Foote DD Luce DD Marshall DD McCord DD McKee DD Renshaw Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 28,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 116,102, Range 28,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shikinami, Shell hits 4, heavy fires Allied Ships BB New Jersey CA Australia CL Perth CL Hobart CL Helena DD Foote DD Luce DD Marshall DD McCord DD McKee DD Renshaw Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 28,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Shikinami at 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Shikinami at 26,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Shikinami at 26,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 22,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 18,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Shikinami at 18,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Marshall at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Shikinami at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards DD McKee engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Renshaw at 13,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Shikinami at 13,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 20,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Shikinami at 28,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 116,101, Range 28,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shikinami, Shell hits 18, and is sunk Allied Ships BB New Jersey CA Australia CL Perth CL Hobart CL Helena DD Foote DD Luce DD Marshall DD McCord DD McKee DD Renshaw Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 28,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Shikinami at 28,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 27,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 24,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Shikinami at 24,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 23,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 19,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 16,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Foote at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards CL Helena engages DD Shikinami at 14,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Shikinami at 14,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Luce engages DD Shikinami at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 6,000 yards CA Australia engages DD Shikinami at 6,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Shikinami at 6,000 yards DD Marshall engages DD Shikinami at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 5,000 yards CL Hobart engages DD Shikinami at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Luce at 6,000 yards BB New Jersey engages DD Shikinami at 6,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Marshall at 6,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Shikinami sunk by BB New Jersey at 11,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... BB New Jersey stencils the first red meatball on the side of her bridge. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN SS O20 spots a large IJN TK convoy off Miri trying to bring badly needed fuel back to Japan: ASW attack near Miri at 65,83 Japanese Ships E W-10 AMC Gokoku Maru AMC Aikoku Maru AMC Asaka Maru TK Asashio Maru TK Hioki Maru TK Mirii Maru TK Ryuei Maru TK Toa Maru xAK Mikasa Maru xAKL Hidaka Maru E Hatsutaka E Saishu E Ukishima Allied Ships SS O20, hits 4 SS O20 launches 4 torpedoes at E W-10 E Hatsutaka fails to find sub and abandons search E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search... E Ukishima fails to find sub and abandons search E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search... E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search... E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search... E Saishu attacking submerged sub .... E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Allied land based naval bombers on Palawan, Jolo and Mindanao are busy as StoneAge attempts to force passage of the South China Sea: Morning Air attack on TF, near Miri at 63,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 23 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged Japanese Ships PB Tama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Matsumoto Maru PB Kaisho Maru TK Yamazuru Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires TK Akatuki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 21st Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Yamazuru Maru Morning Air attack on TF, near Miri at 65,83 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIc x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AMC Gokoku Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Miri at 66,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 6 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 32810 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 21st Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Morning Air attack on TF, near Miri at 65,83 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 2 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Argentina Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb PBYs on naval search detect 5 separate IJN convoys of TK/AK/APs in the South China Sea off the NW coast of Borneo, desperately trying to force their way north. A large USN SAG covering the buildup at Puerto Princessa is divided into three separate surface TFs....each with a BB and 2 CAs......and all 3 are placed on patrol in the South China Sea off Palawan and Borneo. Another squadron of SBDs is staged into Puerto Pricessa. Next turn should find a very target rich environment. 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racndoc -> SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE GAUNTLET (8/21/2010 4:23:13 AM)
2/11-2/12/44 SUBS SS Guavina sinks TK Gosyu Maru off Aomori. SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN On Mindanao, V Amphibious Corps shock attacks their way across the river just south of Cotabato and routs the IJA army: Ground combat at 78,91 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 40224 troops, 805 guns, 1196 vehicles, Assault Value = 1562 Defending force 16629 troops, 248 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 253 Allied adjusted assault: 786 Japanese adjusted defense: 5 Allied assault odds: 157 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 9668 casualties reported Squads: 177 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 763 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 25 destroyed, 18 disabled Guns lost 11 (7 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 23 (16 destroyed, 7 disabled) Units retreated 21 Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 33 (2 destroyed, 31 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 32nd Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 154th FA Bn V US Amphib Corps 165th Field Artillery Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 2nd Division 4th Division 14th Garrison Unit 52nd Construction Battalion 94th JAAF AF Bn 16th Division 2nd Army 50th JNAF Coy 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 34th Road Const Co 18th JNAF AF Unit 54th Construction Battalion 24th Special Base Force 3rd Air Division 58th Construction Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion Southern Fleet 51st Construction Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 22nd JNAF AF Unit 108th JAAF AF Bn Heavily attritioned and cut off form supply, the remaining Japanese defenders on Mindanao retreat to an isolated mountain hex outside of Mandalay bay for perhaps their final stand. On Luzon, the 1st Australian Army is continuously reinforced and the airfield at Atimonan is enlarged to level 2. General Douglas MacArthur and all of SWPAC HQ should arrive in the next 2 turns. Recon shows that the Jap airfields at Naga, Manila and Clark are closed and less than a dozen Jap fighters remain on Luzon. SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE GAUNTLET Three separate USN surface TFs position themselves on patrol in the South China Sea off of Palawan to interdict at least 5 IJN transports TFs that are attempting to force passage to the NE. The BB South Dakota SAG is the first to engage the oncoming IJN convoys: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 11, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 68,79, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships AV Kimikawa Maru AV Sanyo Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Kobe Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Teison Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Teibi Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Teiritsu Maru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships BB South Dakota CA Portland CA Northampton DD Barton DD Frazier Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled) Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 92% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 12,000 yards CA Portland engages AV Sanyo Maru at 12,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Kobe Maru at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 7,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 7,000 yards DD Frazier engages xAP Teibi Maru at 7,000 yards BB South Dakota engages xAP Teison Maru at 7,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB South Dakota engages xAP Kobe Maru at 5,000 yards CA Portland engages xAP Kobe Maru at 5,000 yards BB South Dakota engages xAP Teibi Maru at 5,000 yards BB South Dakota engages xAP Teison Maru at 5,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Kobe Maru at 5,000 yards BB South Dakota engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards BB South Dakota engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 4,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Teiritsu Maru at 4,000 yards DD Frazier engages xAP Teibi Maru at 4,000 yards xAP Teison Maru sunk by DD Frazier at 4,000 yards BB South Dakota engages xAP Kobe Maru at 4,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards xAP Kobe Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 5,000 yards DD Frazier engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 5,000 yards DD Frazier engages xAP Teiritsu Maru at 5,000 yards xAP Teibi Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 5,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 69,78, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Japanese Ships AV Kimikawa Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk AV Sanyo Maru, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Teiritsu Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Allied Ships BB South Dakota, Shell hits 3 CA Portland CA Northampton DD Barton DD Frazier Japanese ground losses: 140 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 1 disabled Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 30,000 yards Range closes to 29,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 24,000 yards CA Portland engages xAP Teiritsu Maru at 24,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 22,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 22,000 yards CA Portland engages xAP Teiritsu Maru at 22,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 21,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 21,000 yards BB South Dakota engages xAP Teiritsu Maru at 21,000 yards DD Barton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Sanyo Maru at 19,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 19,000 yards CA Portland engages xAP Teiritsu Maru at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 17,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 17,000 yards CA Portland engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 17,000 yards DD Frazier engages AV Sanyo Maru at 17,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 14,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 14,000 yards DD Barton engages xAP Teiritsu Maru at 14,000 yards DD Frazier engages xAP Teiritsu Maru at 14,000 yards DD Barton engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 14,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 10,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 10,000 yards xAP Teiritsu Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards DD Frazier engages AV Sanyo Maru at 10,000 yards DD Barton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 7,000 yards CA Portland engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 7,000 yards DD Frazier engages AV Kimikawa Maru at 7,000 yards DD Barton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Frazier engages AV Sanyo Maru at 6,000 yards AV Kimikawa Maru sunk by CA Portland at 6,000 yards DD Frazier engages AV Sanyo Maru at 6,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Barton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 10,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Barton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 14,000 yards DD Frazier engages AV Sanyo Maru at 14,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Sanyo Maru at 19,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 19,000 yards CA Portland engages AV Sanyo Maru at 19,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards BB South Dakota engages AV Sanyo Maru at 24,000 yards CA Portland engages AV Sanyo Maru at 24,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards CA Northampton engages AV Sanyo Maru at 28,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 69,78, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships TK Matsumoto Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires TK Toen Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk PB Kaisho Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires Allied Ships BB South Dakota, on fire CA Portland CA Northampton DD Barton DD Frazier Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 30,000 yards CA Northampton fires at PB Kaisho Maru at 30,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards CA Portland engages TK Toen Maru at 25,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards CA Northampton engages TK Toen Maru at 23,000 yards CA Portland engages TK Toen Maru at 23,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards BB South Dakota engages TK Toen Maru at 19,000 yards CA Northampton engages TK Toen Maru at 19,000 yards CA Portland engages TK Toen Maru at 19,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards DD Frazier engages TK Toen Maru at 16,000 yards DD Barton engages TK Toen Maru at 16,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards DD Frazier engages TK Matsumoto Maru at 15,000 yards DD Barton engages TK Matsumoto Maru at 15,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Frazier engages TK Toen Maru at 14,000 yards DD Frazier engages PB Kaisho Maru at 14,000 yards DD Barton engages TK Toen Maru at 14,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards BB South Dakota engages PB Kaisho Maru at 11,000 yards CA Northampton engages TK Toen Maru at 11,000 yards DD Frazier engages TK Matsumoto Maru at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards TK Toen Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 8,000 yards DD Barton engages TK Matsumoto Maru at 8,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 68,79, Range 28,000 Yards Japanese Ships xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships BB South Dakota, on fire CA Portland CA Northampton DD Barton DD Frazier Japanese ground losses: 162 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 28,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards CA Northampton engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 21,000 yards Raymond R. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 17,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 67,81, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships E W-10 E Sokuten E Ukishima E Saishu E Hatsutaka TK Kyokuyo Maru TK Nisshin Maru TK Nisshin Maru #2 TK Toa Maru AMC Asaka Maru xAK Mikasa Maru PB Kaika Maru xAKL Assam Maru xAKL Hidaka Maru TK Ryuei Maru TK Seishin Maru TK Kyokuyo Maru TK Mirii Maru TK Hioki Maru TK Asashio Maru AMC Aikoku Maru AMC Gokoku Maru Allied Ships BB South Dakota, on fire CA Portland CA Northampton DD Barton DD Frazier Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 30,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 68,81, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hayate DD Yunagi E Kuretake E Kamo xAP Asama Maru xAP Teia Maru xAP Argentina Maru xAP Hie Maru xAP Hikawa Maru Allied Ships BB South Dakota, on fire CA Portland CA Northampton DD Barton DD Frazier Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Range increases to 30,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat Out of ammunition, the BB South Dakota SAG retires towards Babeldaob. Next in the line of fire......the BB Massachusetts SAG engages the impudent IJN transport TFs: Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 69,78, Range 28,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Japanese Ships AV Sanyo Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Massachusetts CA Quincy CA Vincennes DD Gansevoort DD Meade Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 28,000 yards Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 28,000 yards BB Massachusetts fires at AV Sanyo Maru at 28,000 yards CA Quincy fires at AV Sanyo Maru at 28,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages AV Sanyo Maru at 25,000 yards CA Quincy engages AV Sanyo Maru at 25,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 69,78, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships TK Matsumoto Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Massachusetts CA Quincy CA Vincennes DD Gansevoort DD Meade Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards Range closes to 29,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards CA Quincy engages TK Matsumoto Maru at 26,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages TK Matsumoto Maru at 23,000 yards TK Matsumoto Maru sunk by CA Vincennes at 23,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Puerto Princesa at 70,78, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Kaisho Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Massachusetts CA Quincy CA Vincennes DD Gansevoort DD Meade Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards CA Vincennes engages PB Kaisho Maru at 30,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards PB Kaisho Maru sunk by BB Massachusetts at 25,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 70,80, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships E W-10, Shell hits 3, and is sunk E Sokuten, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage E Ukishima, Shell hits 3, and is sunk E Saishu, Shell hits 6, and is sunk E Hatsutaka, Shell hits 1 TK Kyokuyo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires TK Nisshin Maru TK Nisshin Maru #2 TK Toa Maru AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Mikasa Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires PB Kaika Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk xAKL Assam Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires xAKL Hidaka Maru TK Ryuei Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Seishin Maru TK Kyokuyo Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires TK Mirii Maru TK Hioki Maru TK Asashio Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires AMC Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 29, heavy fires, heavy damage AMC Gokoku Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2 CA Quincy, Shell hits 1 CA Vincennes DD Gansevoort DD Meade Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Hatsutaka at 30,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Saishu at 30,000 yards CA Quincy engages xAKL Assam Maru at 30,000 yards Range closes to 29,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 29,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Saishu at 29,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages TK Hioki Maru at 29,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages xAKL Assam Maru at 29,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages E Hatsutaka at 27,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Saishu at 27,000 yards CA Quincy engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 27,000 yards CA Vincennes engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 27,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards TK Nisshin Maru collides with TK Hioki Maru at 70 , 80 CA Quincy engages E Saishu at 25,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Hatsutaka at 23,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Saishu at 23,000 yards CA Quincy engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 23,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 23,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards CA Quincy engages E Saishu at 19,000 yards CA Vincennes engages TK Nisshin Maru at 19,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages xAKL Assam Maru at 19,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 15,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages E Saishu at 15,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages E Ukishima at 15,000 yards AMC Gokoku Maru engages DD Meade at 15,000 yards AMC Gokoku Maru engages DD Gansevoort at 15,000 yards CA Quincy engages TK Ryuei Maru at 15,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages TK Nisshin Maru #2 at 15,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 11,000 yards CA Vincennes engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 11,000 yards CA Quincy engages E Ukishima at 11,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Sokuten at 11,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 11,000 yards CA Vincennes engages PB Kaika Maru at 11,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages TK Asashio Maru at 11,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages TK Kyokuyo Maru at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages TK Hioki Maru at 9,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages E Saishu at 9,000 yards E Ukishima sunk by CA Quincy at 9,000 yards DD Meade engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 9,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 9,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages TK Nisshin Maru #2 at 9,000 yards CA Quincy engages xAKL Assam Maru at 9,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 9,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages E Saishu at 9,000 yards E W-10 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Meade at 9,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages TK Nisshin Maru at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CA Quincy engages AMC Gokoku Maru at 10,000 yards AMC Gokoku Maru sunk by DD Meade at 10,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages BB Massachusetts at 6,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Saishu at 6,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages E Sokuten at 6,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Meade at 6,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Meade at 6,000 yards CA Quincy engages TK Kyokuyo Maru at 6,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages TK Toa Maru at 6,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages TK Kyokuyo Maru at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CA Vincennes engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 4,000 yards CA Quincy engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 4,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Meade at 4,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Meade at 4,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages TK Hioki Maru at 4,000 yards DD Meade engages TK Kyokuyo Maru at 4,000 yards Scott, Norman orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 3,000 yards E Saishu sunk by CA Quincy at 3,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages CA Quincy at 3,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Meade at 3,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Gansevoort at 3,000 yards AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Gansevoort at 3,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages TK Nisshin Maru at 3,000 yards BB Massachusetts engages xAK Mikasa Maru at 3,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Sokuten at 9,000 yards PB Kaika Maru sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Meade at 9,000 yards AMC Aikoku Maru engages DD Gansevoort at 9,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages TK Ryuei Maru at 9,000 yards DD Meade engages TK Kyokuyo Maru at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CA Vincennes engages E Sokuten at 13,000 yards CA Quincy engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 13,000 yards DD Meade engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 13,000 yards DD Gansevoort engages TK Asashio Maru at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... After the BB Massachusetts SAG has completed its gunnery exercise, its time for the BB Alabama SAG to prove their mettle: Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 70,80, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Wakaba, Shell hits 10, and is sunk DD Mutsuki DD Yayoi, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Uzuki, Shell hits 1 xAP Teiko Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire xAP Miike Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk xAP Buenos Aires Maru, Shell hits 2 xAP Huzi Maru Allied Ships BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 CA Wichita CA Canberra DD Ralph Talbot Japanese ground losses: 677 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 34 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 30,000 yards Range closes to 29,000 yards BB Alabama engages DD Mutsuki at 29,000 yards BB Alabama engages DD Mutsuki at 29,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Miike Maru at 29,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Mutsuki at 28,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Miike Maru at 28,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Teiko Maru at 28,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Mutsuki at 27,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards BB Alabama engages DD Yayoi at 23,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Buenos Aires Maru , xAP Miike Maru , xAP Hakozaki Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Uzuki , DD Yayoi DD Mutsuki engages BB Alabama at 21,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Wakaba at 21,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Buenos Aires Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Mutsuki DD Yayoi engages CA Wichita at 20,000 yards DD Wakaba engages CA Wichita at 20,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Teiko Maru at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Buenos Aires Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Uzuki DD Yayoi engages BB Alabama at 18,000 yards DD Wakaba engages CA Canberra at 18,000 yards DD Wakaba engages DD Ralph Talbot at 18,000 yards DD Wakaba engages DD Ralph Talbot at 18,000 yards CA Wichita engages xAP Teiko Maru at 18,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Buenos Aires Maru , xAP Miike Maru , xAP Hakozaki Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Uzuki , DD Yayoi BB Alabama engages DD Mutsuki at 17,000 yards DD Wakaba engages DD Ralph Talbot at 17,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Mutsuki at 17,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Mutsuki at 17,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards BB Alabama engages DD Uzuki at 14,000 yards DD Yayoi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 14,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Wakaba at 14,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Uzuki at 14,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Miike Maru at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 12,000 yards BB Alabama engages DD Yayoi at 12,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Wakaba at 12,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Huzi Maru at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Uzuki at 11,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Wakaba at 11,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Mutsuki at 11,000 yards DD Wakaba engages DD Ralph Talbot at 11,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Miike Maru at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Buenos Aires Maru , xAP Miike Maru , xAP Hakozaki Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Uzuki , DD Mutsuki DD Yayoi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards DD Wakaba engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Yayoi at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Yayoi at 9,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Huzi Maru at 9,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 9,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Miike Maru at 9,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 9,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Teiko Maru at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Mutsuki at 10,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 10,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 10,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Teiko Maru at 10,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards xAP Huzi Maru screened from combat DD Uzuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 15,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Wakaba at 15,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 15,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Yayoi at 15,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 15,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 15,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards BB Alabama engages DD Uzuki at 18,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Yayoi at 18,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Wakaba at 18,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Wakaba at 18,000 yards BB Alabama engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 18,000 yards Range increases to 22,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Yayoi at 22,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Mutsuki at 22,000 yards CA Wichita engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 22,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards xAP Huzi Maru screened from combat CA Wichita engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 28,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Balabac at 70,80, Range 26,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Mutsuki DD Yayoi, heavy fires DD Uzuki xAP Teiko Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Buenos Aires Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAP Huzi Maru Allied Ships BB Alabama CA Wichita CA Canberra DD Ralph Talbot Japanese ground losses: 383 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards... Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 26,000 yards CA Wichita fires at DD Yayoi at 26,000 yards CA Wichita fires at DD Mutsuki at 26,000 yards CA Wichita fires at xAP Hakozaki Maru at 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Yayoi at 24,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Mutsuki at 24,000 yards CA Wichita engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 24,000 yards CA Wichita engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 24,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Teiko Maru at 24,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Yayoi at 23,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Mutsuki at 23,000 yards CA Wichita engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 23,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 23,000 yards CA Wichita engages xAP Teiko Maru at 23,000 yards Oldendorf, Jesse B. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 20,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Mutsuki at 20,000 yards CA Wichita engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 20,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 20,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Teiko Maru at 20,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Mutsuki at 24,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 24,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 24,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Teiko Maru at 24,000 yards Range increases to 27,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Uzuki at 27,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Mutsuki at 27,000 yards CA Canberra engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 27,000 yards Task forces break off... With all 3 USN surface TFs out of ammo, the SBDs and other land based naval bombers go into action aginst the remnants of the IJN transport TFs in the South China Sea.......but with the mostly inclement weather conditions the results are mixed: Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,79 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 23 SBD-5 Dauntless x 12 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Hie Maru xAP Asama Maru xAP Argentina Maru xAP Hikawa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 72,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 5 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships AK Sakura Maru, Bomb hits 1 AK Kaga Maru Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 72,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIc x 3 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIc: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Asosan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,79 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 18 SBD-5 Dauntless x 19 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AMC Asaka Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires E Hatsutaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Mirii Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires TK Nisshin Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Asaka Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Nisshin Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 72,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 5 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Naminoue Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Naminoue Maru As the remaining IJN transports continue their journey north, they escape out of range of the USN SAGs off Palawan and the SBDs based at Puerto Princessa, Jolo and Butuan. However....as they move farther north they sail into range of the USN CVs/CVLs/CVEs off Atimonan: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 72,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 11 F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 SBD-5 Dauntless x 18 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Mutsuki xAP Buenos Aires Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 163 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Buenos Aires Maru Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,74 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 8 TBF-1 Avenger x 4 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Teia Maru, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Teia Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,74 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 4 SBD-5 Dauntless x 26 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Hikawa Maru xAP Teia Maru, heavy fires xAP Asama Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAP Hie Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage E Kamo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage E Kuretake DD Yunagi Japanese ground losses: 346 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Teia Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Hie Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,74 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 54 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 4 TBM-1C Avenger x 7 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Teia Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Asama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,78 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 11 SBD-5 Dauntless x 2 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships E Hatsutaka, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,78 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 11 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 12000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 10 F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 SBD-5 Dauntless x 9 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged Japanese Ships E Kuretake xAP Hikawa Maru xAP Argentina Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 71 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 4 FM-2 Wildcat x 4 F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 13 TBF-1 Avenger x 28 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Hie Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Argentina Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Hikawa Maru, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage E Kuretake DD Yunagi Japanese ground losses: 577 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Albacore I bombing from 4000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Hie Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Argentina Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Hikawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 32 SBD-5 Dauntless x 51 TBF-1 Avenger x 13 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 3 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Hie Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAP Hikawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Argentina Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DD Yunagi, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk DD Hayate E Kuretake, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 3871 casualties reported Squads: 57 destroyed, 157 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 243 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 13 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Hikawa Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Argentina Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Kuretake Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yunagi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 11 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships E Kuretake, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 19 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,78 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 SBD-5 Dauntless x 2 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Fushimi Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb StoneAge informed that he lost 2 entire divisions at sea last turn. My objective for the past few months has been to sever the SLOC between the SRA and the Japanese Home Islands. I felt that i had accomplished this over a week ago when the airfield at Puerto Princessa was enlarged enough to be able to base SBDs. As shown by the attachment below, its obvious that this vital Japanese artery in the South China Sea has not been _completely_ severed......Japan is still able to force passage north thru the South China Sea. But at what cost? [image]local://upfiles/14495/1740902B50F04288A04240E147376A0F.jpg[/image]

Sredni -> RE: SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE GAUNTLET (8/21/2010 5:56:40 AM)
Did the South Dakota take any real damage? It looks like she was set on fire by an ap and 2 av's lol.

Sardaukar -> RE: SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE GAUNTLET (8/21/2010 6:51:33 AM)
Probably superstructure hit caused admiral's cook to spill and set fire a whole bottle of cognac when doing flambeed steak...[:'(] Great AAR, very interesting to see how the late war develops.

racndoc -> SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE GAUNTLET (8/22/2010 5:33:23 AM)
Sredni and Saudarkar....good spotting! I didnt mention it but BB South Dakota was thrashed by the APs...she has 20 SYS and 14 ENG and is on the way back to port to repair the damage....she will be out of the war for a few months. 2/13-2/16/44 SUBS SS Bluegill sinks off the coast of Japan from damage suffered from Jap ASW AC. SS Sturgeon sinks TK Nisshin Maru by Pescado. CENTPAC PBY's spot IJN activity at Pagan and a small SAG is sent to investigate: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 15, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Pagan at 110,89, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yugumo DD Onami, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Maikaze, Shell hits 5, heavy fires DD Isokaze DD Sazanami DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 11, and is sunk DD Yuzuki DD Harukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Oite DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CA Louisville, Shell hits 2 DD DeHaven, Shell hits 2 DD Hutchins, Shell hits 1 DD Gillespie, Shell hits 3, on fire Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 57% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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 CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied 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... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Merrill, A.S. "Tip" crosses the 'T' CA Louisville engages DD Fumizuki at 8,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Hutchins at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Hutchins at 8,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Fumizuki at 8,000 yards DD Onami engages DD Hutchins at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Isokaze at 9,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Harukaze at 9,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Yuzuki at 9,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Maikaze at 9,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Onami at 5,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Yuzuki at 5,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Yuzuki at 5,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages DD Hutchins at 5,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Fumizuki at 5,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Gillespie at 5,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Hutchins at 5,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Maikaze at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages CA Louisville at 3,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Onami at 3,000 yards DD Harukaze engages DD Hutchins at 3,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Gillespie at 3,000 yards DD Yugumo engages DD Hutchins at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards DD Mikazuki sunk by DD Gillespie at 2,000 yards DD Harukaze engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Yuzuki at 2,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards DD Onami engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Yugumo at 2,000 yards DD Asanagi engages DD Gillespie at 2,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Harukaze at 2,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Yuzuki at 2,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards DD Yugumo engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards DD Asanagi engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Oite at 2,000 yards DD Asanagi engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards DD Harukaze engages DD DeHaven at 2,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Maikaze at 2,000 yards DD Onami engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Onami at 2,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Oite at 2,000 yards DD Harukaze engages DD Gillespie at 2,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Gillespie at 2,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD DeHaven at 2,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Maikaze at 2,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Asanagi at 2,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Gillespie at 2,000 yards DD Harukaze engages DD Hutchins at 2,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD DeHaven at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards DD Oite engages DD Hutchins at 3,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Harukaze at 3,000 yards DD Hutchins engages DD Yuzuki at 3,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Hutchins at 3,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Hutchins at 3,000 yards DD Gillespie engages DD Onami at 3,000 yards DD Yugumo engages DD Gillespie at 3,000 yards Task forces break off... Land based SBDs and TBFs in the Marianas attack the IJN intruders at Pagan: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 110,89 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 8 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Oite DD Yugumo Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 110,89 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13 F4U-1 Corsair x 7 F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 9 TBF-1 Avenger x 45 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 20 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Harukaze DD Maikaze, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Oite DD Yugumo DD Isokaze DD Sazanami DD Onami Aircraft Attacking: 27 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Sazanami dead in the water ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 110,89 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 37 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged Japanese Ships DD Onami DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi DD Oite, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Harukaze DD Isokaze Aircraft Attacking: 13 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 24 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 110,89 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 13 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Fumizuki DD Yugumo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Asanagi DD Onami Aircraft Attacking: 13 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 110,89 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 47 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 damaged Japanese Ships DD Harukaze DD Onami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Sazanami DD Asanagi DD Yugumo, on fire DD Yuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Sazanami dead in the water ... Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD An IJN cruiser SAG goes wild in the central Pacific and hammers empty Allied transport convoys mid way between Eniwetok and Wake: Night Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 128,102, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Ashigara CL Tama CL Kiso DD Akizuki DD Niizuki DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 DD Kishinami DD Hayanami DD Umikaze Allied Ships DE Greenwood, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Effective, Shell hits 2 TK Chicopee, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk SC PC-786 xAK Anniston City, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Mobile City xAK Steel Age xAK Steel Exporter xAK Steel Trader, Shell hits 2 xAK Robert Luckenbach, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Corrales xAK Makena xAK Great Republic, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK H.T. Harper, Shell hits 9, on fire TK J.A. Moffett, Shell hits 29, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Dannedaike, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk TK Gulfdawn, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Matiana Reduced visibility due to Rain with 46% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 46% moonlight: 4,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T' CA Atago engages DE Greenwood at 4,000 yards CL Kiso engages DE Greenwood at 4,000 yards CL Tama engages TK Gulfdawn at 4,000 yards CA Ashigara engages TK J.A. Moffett at 4,000 yards DD Fujinami engages TK Chicopee at 4,000 yards DD Niizuki engages DE Greenwood at 4,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Great Republic at 4,000 yards DD Fujinami engages xAK Robert Luckenbach at 4,000 yards xAK Anniston City sunk by CA Ashigara at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DE Greenwood engages CA Ashigara at 3,000 yards DE Greenwood sunk by CL Tama at 3,000 yards DD Fujinami engages TK J.A. Moffett at 3,000 yards DD Fujinami engages TK H.T. Harper at 3,000 yards DD Niizuki engages TK Chicopee at 3,000 yards DD Akizuki engages xAK Great Republic at 3,000 yards DD Niizuki engages xAK Robert Luckenbach at 3,000 yards DD Fujinami engages xAK Mobile City at 3,000 yards CA Ashigara engages TK Dannedaike at 3,000 yards TK Dannedaike sunk by CA Atago at 3,000 yards DD Niizuki engages TK Gulfdawn at 3,000 yards DD Niizuki engages TK J.A. Moffett at 3,000 yards DD Akizuki engages TK H.T. Harper at 3,000 yards DD Niizuki engages TK Chicopee at 3,000 yards DD Niizuki engages xAK Steel Trader at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards TK Chicopee sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards TK Gulfdawn sunk by CA Atago at 2,000 yards DD Niizuki engages TK J.A. Moffett at 2,000 yards DD Niizuki engages TK H.T. Harper at 2,000 yards DD Akizuki engages TK J.A. Moffett at 2,000 yards DD Niizuki engages xAK Robert Luckenbach at 2,000 yards DD Fujinami engages xAK Steel Age at 2,000 yards CL Tama engages SC PC-786 at 2,000 yards CA Atago engages AM Effective at 2,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Great Republic at 2,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 129,102, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Ashigara CL Tama CL Kiso DD Akizuki DD Niizuki, Shell hits 1 DD Fujinami DD Kishinami DD Hayanami DD Umikaze Allied Ships AM Effective, Shell hits 2, and is sunk xAK Mobile City, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Steel Age, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAK Steel Exporter, Shell hits 7, on fire xAK Steel Trader, Shell hits 11, and is sunk xAK Corrales, Shell hits 25, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Makena, Shell hits 16, on fire TK H.T. Harper, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Matiana, Shell hits 2 Low visibility due to Rain with 46% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 46% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 7,000 yards AM Effective sunk by CA Ashigara at 7,000 yards CA Ashigara engages TK H.T. Harper at 7,000 yards CL Kiso engages TK H.T. Harper at 7,000 yards CL Tama engages TK H.T. Harper at 7,000 yards DD Umikaze engages TK H.T. Harper at 7,000 yards DD Kishinami engages xAK Steel Trader at 7,000 yards DD Fujinami engages TK H.T. Harper at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CA Ashigara engages xAK Steel Trader at 6,000 yards CA Atago engages xAK Steel Trader at 6,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Steel Exporter at 6,000 yards CL Tama engages xAK Steel Exporter at 6,000 yards DD Umikaze engages xAK Steel Exporter at 6,000 yards DD Hayanami engages TK H.T. Harper at 6,000 yards DD Niizuki engages TK H.T. Harper at 6,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA Ashigara engages TK H.T. Harper at 3,000 yards DD Fujinami engages xAK Steel Trader at 3,000 yards DD Hayanami engages xAK Steel Exporter at 3,000 yards DD Kishinami engages xAK Mobile City at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Ashigara engages xAK Steel Age at 2,000 yards xAK Steel Trader sunk by CA Atago at 2,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Makena at 2,000 yards DD Hayanami engages xAK Corrales at 2,000 yards DD Hayanami engages xAK Steel Exporter at 2,000 yards DD Fujinami engages xAK Mobile City at 2,000 yards xAK Mobile City sunk by CA Ashigara at 2,000 yards DD Niizuki engages xAK Makena at 2,000 yards DD Umikaze engages xAK Corrales at 2,000 yards TK H.T. Harper sunk by DD Umikaze at 2,000 yards DD Hayanami engages xAK Corrales at 2,000 yards DD Kishinami engages xAK Makena at 2,000 yards DD Hayanami engages xAK Matiana at 2,000 yards DD Fujinami engages xAK Makena at 2,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 129,102, Range 14,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Ashigara CL Tama CL Kiso DD Akizuki DD Niizuki DD Fujinami DD Kishinami DD Hayanami DD Umikaze Allied Ships xAK Steel Age, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Steel Exporter, Shell hits 21, and is sunk Low visibility due to Rain Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 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: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 14,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 14,000 yards Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T' CA Ashigara engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards CA Ashigara engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards DD Hayanami engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards DD Kishinami engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards DD Fujinami engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards DD Akizuki engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards CA Ashigara engages xAK Steel Exporter at 14,000 yards CA Atago engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards DD Umikaze engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards DD Hayanami engages xAK Steel Exporter at 14,000 yards DD Fujinami engages xAK Steel Exporter at 14,000 yards DD Akizuki engages xAK Steel Age at 14,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards CA Ashigara engages xAK Steel Exporter at 11,000 yards xAK Steel Age sunk by CA Atago at 11,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Steel Exporter at 11,000 yards DD Akizuki engages xAK Steel Exporter at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Hayanami engages xAK Steel Exporter at 10,000 yards CL Tama engages xAK Steel Exporter at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards xAK Steel Exporter sunk by CL Kiso at 8,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... I staged 2 more SBD squadrons to Wake in case the Japs hang around. All convoys in the vicinity are sent towards a more southerly route. CBI SEAC/Eastern Command troops rout IJA troops just NW of Chumpon: Ground combat at 52,65 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 41866 troops, 885 guns, 1241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1592 Defending force 5929 troops, 154 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 209 Allied adjusted assault: 958 Japanese adjusted defense: 29 Allied assault odds: 33 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4241 casualties reported Squads: 74 destroyed, 64 disabled Non Combat: 167 destroyed, 99 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 18 (9 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 10 Allied ground losses: 316 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Vehicles lost 31 (2 destroyed, 29 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 44th Indian Brigade 26th Indian Division 267th Armoured Brigade SSVF Brigade 8th Indian Brigade Provisionl Tank Brigade 46th Indian Brigade 5th Indian Division 56th Heavy AA Regiment 85th British AT Gun Regiment 8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 14th Army XV Indian Corps 21st Light AA Regiment 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 13th Indian Light AA Regiment 6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Medium Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 137/155th Field Regiment Defending units: 7th RTA Division Yokosuka 4th SNLF 81st Naval Guard Unit 1st RTA/B Division 32nd Field AA Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion 84th JAAF AF Bn 23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 92nd JAAF AF Bn The Allies will continue their offensive south towards the Malay peninsula and Singapore. SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE GAUNTLET Allied land based naval bombers in the Philippines hammer IJN shipping in the South China Sea: Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,75 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 2 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 9 Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 16 F6F-3 Hellcat x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 2 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet 1 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 1 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 3 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 28000 feet * CAP engaged: 253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 32810 , scrambling fighters to 36810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 95 minutes 21st Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36750 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,75 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 4 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 28000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,75 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 10 F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 SBD-5 Dauntless x 9 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Toho Maru xAK Naruto Maru xAK Fushimi Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Fushimi Maru Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 72,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIc x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AO Naruto Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 72,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 24 SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AO Kyokuto Maru AO Erimo Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 72,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 13 SBD-5 Dauntless x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AO Nippon Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires AO Toei Maru SC Ch 12 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Nippon Maru Then USN carrier air engages the Jap convoys: Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,75 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 81 SBD-5 Dauntless x 23 TBF-1 Avenger x 14 TBM-1C Avenger x 11 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Kenyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Toho Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Fushimi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Naruto Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Takanami DD Makinami Japanese ground losses: 417 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 104 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 55 (22 destroyed, 33 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kenyo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toho Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Fushimi Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tatutaki Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Naruto Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tatumiya Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,75 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 20 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 20 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 7 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kenyo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Toho Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Fushimi Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tatutaki Maru, heavy fires xAK Naruto Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Takanami Japanese ground losses: 291 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 16 (9 destroyed, 7 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kenyo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Fushimi Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tatutaki Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Naruto Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,75 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 9 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Fushimi Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Naruto Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Kenyo Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk xAK Teiyo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Tamanami Japanese ground losses: 192 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (9 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Fushimi Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Naruto Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kenyo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Teiyo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tatutaki Maru Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,75 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 24 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet * 12 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,75 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 38 SBD-5 Dauntless x 20 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships DD Makinami DD Tamanami DD Takanami Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 72,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 19 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships AO Shinkoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AO Kyokuto Maru AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires TK Rikko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AO Ken'yo Maru AO Erimo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shinkoku Maru [image]local://upfiles/14495/2A6D2E597F6D48C39B5524DFE0A69550.jpg[/image]

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