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aztez -> RE: June 1944 (7/7/2012 10:07:13 PM)
Aircraft losses... [image]local://upfiles/15617/84E94CDFFC824E198AC12F5EAA55D841.jpg[/image]

aztez -> RE: June 1944 (7/9/2012 10:19:44 AM)
Pacific (June 9th 1944) Burma Allied airforce conduct a lot of sweeping and bombing missions. We target airfields and ground units. The massive bombing runs againts Rangoon and Toungoo paid off nicely... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 14 A6M5c Zero x 2 J2M3 Jack x 3 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 15 Ki-61-Id Tony x 3 Ki-84a Frank x 21 Allied aircraft Liberator II x 12 Liberator B.III x 14 Liberator B.VI x 47 Liberator GR.III x 5 Wellington GR.XIII x 4 B-24J Liberator x 6 B-25D1 Mitchell x 30 B-25H Mitchell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 34 destroyed on ground Ki-49-IIb Helen: 28 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.III: 2 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 5 damaged Airbase hits 17 Airbase supply hits 20 Runway hits 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 10 A6M5c Zero x 1 J2M3 Jack x 2 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 9 Ki-61-Id Tony x 2 Ki-84a Frank x 14 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 24 B-25H Mitchell x 12 B-29-1 Superfort x 54 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 11 destroyed on ground Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 11 A6M5c Zero x 1 J2M3 Jack x 1 Ki-61-Id Tony x 1 Ki-84a Frank x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 13 Liberator B.VI x 47 Liberator GR.III x 5 B-24J Liberator x 10 B-25D1 Mitchell x 20 B-25H Mitchell x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 1 damaged Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-49-IIb Helen: 6 destroyed on ground Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 3 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 33 There were several smaller raids againts Rangoon also. All in all +200 Helens were torched here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 60 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 20 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 19 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7 Ki-84a Frank x 51 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 14 Liberator B.VI x 48 Liberator GR.III x 4 B-24J Liberator x 46 B-25D1 Mitchell x 25 B-25H Mitchell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 8 damaged N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 7 damaged Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 6 destroyed on ground Ki-84a Frank: 39 damaged Ki-84a Frank: 8 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 2 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 28 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 18 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Ki-84a Frank x 26 Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 58 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 2 damaged N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 3 damaged Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 18 damaged Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 1 N1K1-J George x 27 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13 Ki-61-Id Tony x 1 Ki-84a Frank x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator II x 4 Liberator B.III x 14 Liberator B.VI x 44 Liberator GR.III x 3 Wellington GR.XIII x 4 B-24J Liberator x 41 B-25D1 Mitchell x 27 B-25H Mitchell x 15 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 27 damaged N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed on ground Ki-84a Frank: 3 damaged Ki-84a Frank: 15 destroyed on ground Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 5 destroyed on ground Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 7 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses Liberator II: 1 damaged Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged Wellington GR.XIII: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 47 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 79 Pretty much same as Rangoon. There were more raids and sweeps. In total I think we destroyed 150 enemy fighters here. Ponape / South Pacific CV Hiryu was reportedly torpedoed by US submarine near Ullithi atoll. The damage is unconfirmed. Allied conducted succesfull landings at Ponape. The base was seized and is now fully operational. However IJN decieded to intervene and BB Yamamoto TF caught our support / supply convoy off loading at Ponape. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Yamato, Shell hits 1 BB Musashi, Shell hits 1 BB Fuso, Shell hits 4 BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2 CA Tone, Shell hits 2 CA Chikuma CA Takao CA Atago CL Agano, Shell hits 1 CL Noshiro, Shell hits 1 DD Kishinami DD Asashimo, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Hayashimo, Shell hits 1 DD Isokaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Amatsukaze DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Arashio Allied Ships DD Perkins, Shell hits 5, and is sunk DD Preston, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Reid, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Flusser, Shell hits 8, and is sunk DD Tucker, Shell hits 1, and is sunk DD Downes, Shell hits 11, and is sunk APD George E. Badger, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Nebraskan, Shell hits 5, and is sunk xAKL Kahuku, Shell hits 10, and is sunk xAKL Lahaina, Shell hits 12, and is sunk xAKL Manini, Shell hits 5, and is sunk xAKL Dona Nati, Shell hits 9, and is sunk xAKL Hirondelle, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Caleb Strong, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAK Edgar Allan Poe, Shell hits 12, and is sunk xAK George Westinghouse, Shell hits 10, and is sunk xAK Gideon Welles, Shell hits 6, and is sunk xAK Henry Dearborn, Shell hits 21, and is sunk xAK Henry J. Raymond, Shell hits 5, and is sunk xAK John C. Fremont, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK John Hart, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAK John Page, Shell hits 19, and is sunk xAK Robert Morris, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Samuel Adams, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Stephen J. Field, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: Guns lost 124 (89 destroyed, 35 disabled) Vehicles lost 220 (115 destroyed, 105 disabled) That was unfortunate event since I had set cruiser TF's to escort these ships. However I had set them to follow wrong TF. My opponent also made an mistake since he had put these ships on "remain on station orders". We did get one carrier strike againts these targets but that did not cause the damage I would have like to happen. I wonder whether it is optimal to keep torpedo bombers flying at 7000 feet and dive bombers 11 000 feet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 119,113 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 6 F4U-1A Corsair x 19 F6F-3 Hellcat x 148 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 89 TBM-1C Avenger x 51 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 19 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 4 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 4 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Bomb hits 8, on fire BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 9, on fire BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Musashi, Bomb hits 15, on fire BB Fuso, Bomb hits 4, on fire CA Tone DD Isokaze DD Amatsukaze CA Takao CA Atago DD Asashimo Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 16 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 17 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 17 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 19 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 20 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 11 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Kirishima Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Musashi Damn.. really good opportunity but the pilots did not come through. I had BB TF just south of Ponape and tried to intercept these ships. We did not succeed unfortunately. CL Tromp and some destroyers tried to rear end attack againts KB or it's oilers near Truk. We hit empty and that japanese sunk and damaged most of the ships. I had carriers in the vicinity and could have forced an encounter here but decieded againts it. Whether that was an good call or not remains to be seen... [image]local://upfiles/15617/3FC200D0B05140DF8263FBAB08D0D056.jpg[/image]

aztez -> RE: June 1944 (7/9/2012 10:20:33 AM)
Battle of Ponape... [image]local://upfiles/15617/D0C3D6DCDCBA43768B37A0162B96C3CF.jpg[/image]

crsutton -> RE: June 1944 (7/9/2012 3:00:03 PM)
I forget the name but the dot base hex just south of Akayb is well worth taking. Take it and build it up and you can then ship supply to it and the supply will flow to your units in Burma once you take those three cities in the Burma plain. You will need it as the monsoon will prevent the flow of supply to your troops in Burma if you have a lot there. Because the base has no real port, you will need to ship some LSTs to the theater from the US if you have not already done so. I sent about 25 LSTs and they have been worth their weight in gold in India. It is a great hex to own, and will prove to be invaluable in supporting your reconquest of Burma.

aztez -> Battle of Babaldaob / July 1944 (7/23/2012 7:36:53 PM)
Battle of Babeldaob (July 23rd - 24th 1944) Allied troops invade Babeldaob on late July 1944. We managed to seize all islands but ran in trouble at Pelileu. That base will be dealt a bit later. What ensued is one of those epic naval encounters... I will just post the full combat.txt regarding the Battle of Babeldaob... I'am expecting more blood next turn... Enjoy!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Peleliu at 90,98 Allied Ships BB Tennessee CL Biloxi CL Birmingham CL Denver Japanese ground losses: 267 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (4 destroyed, 11 disabled) Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 31 Port hits 22 Port supply hits 12 BB Tennessee firing at Peleliu Naval Fortress CL Biloxi firing at Peleliu CL Birmingham firing at 1st Amphibious Brigade CL Denver firing at Peleliu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y1 Frances x 13 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 24 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y1 Frances: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships APA Monrovia APA President Jackson LCI-23, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 7 x P1Y1 Frances bombing from 2000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 90,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships DE Steele -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 90,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 26 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 4 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 90,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y1 Frances x 6 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 25 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 5 F6F-3 Hellcat x 31 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 11 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 5 F6F-3 Hellcat x 30 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 7 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,97 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 12 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Talaud-eilanden at 84,95 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 63 B6N2 Jill x 17 D4Y1 Judy x 8 D4Y3 Judy x 27 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak D4Y1 Judy: 2 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 5 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Nicholson DD Trathen, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Thatcher DD David Taylor DD Twining DD Young Aircraft Attacking: 9 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 16 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 26522 troops, 549 guns, 816 vehicles, Assault Value = 1188 Defending force 7070 troops, 89 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 228 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Allied adjusted assault: 589 Japanese adjusted defense: 331 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1088 casualties reported Squads: 67 destroyed, 95 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled Guns lost 17 (3 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 17 (3 destroyed, 14 disabled) Allied ground losses: 645 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled) Assaulting units: 32nd Infantry Division 102nd Combat Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 27th Infantry Division 25th Marine Regiment 34th Combat Engineer Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion Fifth USAAF 14th USN Naval Construction Battalion 227th USN Base Force 131st Field Artillery Battalion Sixth US Army 109th Tank Attack Regiment Defending units: 3rd South Seas Det. 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment Babeldoap Naval Fortress 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yap (96,97) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 12071 troops, 305 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 481 Defending force 1223 troops, 10 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 27 Allied adjusted assault: 138 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 138 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Yap !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 759 casualties reported Squads: 68 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 86 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Infantry Division 23rd Marine Regiment Eighth US Army 155th USA Base Force 177th Construction Regiment USMC AirFMFPac Defending units: 5th South Seas Det. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 24, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 90,98 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y1 Frances x 6 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 22 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y1 Frances: 4 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 90,98 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 8 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 64 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Talaud-eilanden at 84,95 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 7 N1K1-J George x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Trathen, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Young Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 85,96 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 1 A6M5c Zero x 175 N1K1-J George x 1 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 13 F6F-3 Hellcat x 72 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 27 TBM-1C Avenger x 89 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M5c Zero: 10 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 3 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 12 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 14 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 42 destroyed, 10 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Katsuragi CV Amagi CV Taiho CV Zuikaku CV Kasagi CV Shokaku CV Unryu CV Shinano, Bomb hits 1 CV Ikoma CV Aso CV Kaga Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 35000 Raid is overhead 1 planes vectored on to bombers Shokaku-1/A with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers 254 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 35000 Raid is overhead Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Zuikaku-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 21 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers Shinano-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 17 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A6M5c Zero (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Aso-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Ikoma-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 85,96 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 102 N1K1-J George x 1 Allied aircraft Avenger II x 8 Hellcat I x 4 F4U-1A Corsair x 7 F6F-3 Hellcat x 107 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 58 TBM-1C Avenger x 104 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Avenger II: 5 damaged Avenger II: 1 destroyed by flak F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 3 destroyed, 18 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 7 destroyed, 18 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 6 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1 CV Aso CV Kasagi CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage CV Unryu, Torpedo hits 2 CV Taiho, Bomb hits 2 CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire CV Shinano, Bomb hits 1, on fire CV Ikoma CV Katsuragi CV Amagi Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 14 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 15 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes Shokaku-1/A with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Zuikaku-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes 11 planes vectored on to bombers Shinano-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Aso-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 66 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Ikoma-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku Ammo storage explosion on CV Shinano Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shinano -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 89,100 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 84 B6N2 Jill x 30 D4Y1 Judy x 43 D4Y3 Judy x 13 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 16 F6F-3 Hellcat x 72 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 12 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged B6N2 Jill: 6 destroyed by flak D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 6 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 6 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Essex BB Washington CVE Ommaney Bay CVL Princeton CVE Petrof Bay, Bomb hits 1, on fire CV Intrepid, Torpedo hits 1 CVE Savo Island CVE Fanshaw Bay CA Portland, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 2 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 6 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VC(F)-27 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes VC(F)-75 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VC(F)-76 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes VC(F)-77 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes VC(F)-83 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes VC(F)-96 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 89,100 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 8 B6N1 Jill x 9 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 12 F6F-3 Hellcat x 47 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 4 destroyed B6N1 Jill: 5 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 88,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 80 B6N2 Jill x 44 D4Y1 Judy x 9 D4Y3 Judy x 42 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 6 F4U-1A Corsair x 19 F6F-3 Hellcat x 145 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 12 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 19 destroyed, 5 damaged B6N2 Jill: 3 destroyed by flak D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 6 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Hellcat I: 1 destroyed F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DD Bryant CVL Bataan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CVE Cape Esperance, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2 CVE Tulagi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage CVE Steamer Bay, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Franklin, Torpedo hits 1 CVE Shipley Bay CVE Kadashan Bay Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 3 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes VC(F)-27 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes VC(F)-75 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes VC(F)-76 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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes VF-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 8 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes VF-29 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 4 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes VC(F)-78 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VC(F)-90 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes VC(F)-92 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes VC(F)-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes VC(F)-94 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-4 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes VC(F)-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 38800. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Steamer Bay Ammo storage explosion on CVE Tulagi Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Tulagi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 88,99 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CA Northampton CA Minneapolis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Talaud-eilanden at 84,95 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y1 Judy x 5 N1K1-J George x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Twining, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Twining -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 89,98 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 50 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 23 TBM-1C Avenger x 13 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 10 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 11 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CA Ashigara CL Naka BB Yamato, Bomb hits 4 CA Haguro, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage BB Fuso, Bomb hits 6, on fire CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 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 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 89,98 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Allied aircraft Avenger II x 7 Hellcat I x 4 F4U-1A Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 82 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 36 TBM-1C Avenger x 24 Allied aircraft losses Avenger II: 6 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Naka, Bomb hits 3, on fire CL Oyodo CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1 DD Hatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Arashio DD Maikaze DD Ikazuchi DD Shiranui Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 10 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 11 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 2 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Yamato Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Fuso Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Naka Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatsukaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 26030 troops, 547 guns, 814 vehicles, Assault Value = 1117 Defending force 5456 troops, 89 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 Allied adjusted assault: 640 Japanese adjusted defense: 55 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied forces CAPTURE Babeldaob !!! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed A6M5c Zero: 3 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1792 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 109 disabled Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 30 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 57 (38 destroyed, 19 disabled) Vehicles lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 159 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Vehicles lost 27 (4 destroyed, 23 disabled) Assaulting units: 27th Infantry Division 32nd Infantry Division 193rd Tank Battalion 34th Combat Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 102nd Combat Engineer Regiment 25th Marine Regiment 2nd USMC Tank Battalion Sixth US Army 227th USN Base Force Fifth USAAF 14th USN Naval Construction Battalion 131st Field Artillery Battalion 109th Tank Attack Regiment Defending units: 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 3rd South Seas Det. Babeldoap Naval Fortress 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd JNAF Coy [image]local://upfiles/15617/6D014CDCF11F424894E4CEA75E6951D4.jpg[/image]

aztez -> RE: Battle of Babaldaob / July 1944 (7/23/2012 8:28:34 PM)
Battle of Babeldaob continues (July 25th - 26th 1944) The main battleships failed to intercept enemy carriers and they caused some damage to allied fleet. Japan managed to find those damaged CVE's fleeing towards Rabaul. Also few of our older Battleships got hit with some destroyers. We managed to score hits on some cruisers plus SS Herring pretty much sunk CV Asimo near Davao... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Peleliu at 88,98, Range 14,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 6 destroyed F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Yamato BB Fuso CA Tone CA Chikuma CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 CL Oyodo CL Naka DD Oyashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Nowaki DD Hagikaze DD Arashio DD Ikazuchi DD Asagiri Allied Ships CVL Bataan, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CVE Saginaw Bay, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CVE Cape Esperance, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CVE Steamer Bay, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CVE Tulagi, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Bryant, Shell hits 3 DD Bullard Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 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: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied 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 CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards BB Fuso engages CVL Bataan at 14,000 yards CVL Bataan sunk by CA Chikuma at 14,000 yards DD Oyashio engages CVE Saginaw Bay at 14,000 yards BB Yamato engages DD Bryant at 14,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Bullard at 14,000 yards DD Bullard engages DD Nowaki at 14,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Bullard at 14,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards BB Fuso engages CVE Tulagi at 13,000 yards DD Nowaki engages CVE Steamer Bay at 13,000 yards DD Oyashio engages CVE Cape Esperance at 13,000 yards Fuel storage explosion on CVE Tulagi CVE Tulagi sunk by CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Bullard at 13,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Bullard at 13,000 yards DD Bryant engages DD Arashio at 13,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Bryant at 13,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Bullard at 13,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Bryant at 13,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards Fuel storage explosion on CVE Steamer Bay CVE Steamer Bay sunk by DD Maikaze at 10,000 yards BB Yamato engages CVE Cape Esperance at 10,000 yards CVE Saginaw Bay sunk by DD Oyashio at 10,000 yards DD Bryant engages DD Maikaze at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Bryant at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards BB Yamato engages CVE Cape Esperance at 8,000 yards Ammo storage explosion on CVE Cape Esperance Fuel storage explosion on CVE Cape Esperance Fuel storage explosion on CVE Cape Esperance CVE Cape Esperance sunk by CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards DD Bryant engages DD Isokaze at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Bullard at 9,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Bryant at 9,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Bullard at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards BB Fuso engages DD Bullard at 13,000 yards BB Yamato engages DD Bullard at 13,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Bullard at 13,000 yards DD Bryant engages DD Nowaki at 13,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Peleliu at 89,98, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Haguro, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Shell hits 2 CL Denver CL Birmingham CL Biloxi DD Hazelwood DD Healy, Shell hits 1 DD Heermann DD Hickox DD Hoel DD Hudson DD Hunt DD Ingersoll Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 10,000 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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... 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... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards Kennedy, C.B. crosses the 'T' CA Haguro engages BB Tennessee at 10,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Biloxi at 10,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Ingersoll at 10,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Healy at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BB Tennessee engages CA Haguro at 11,000 yards DD Ingersoll engages DD Hatsukaze at 11,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Ingersoll at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages BB Tennessee at 9,000 yards DD Hudson engages DD Hatsukaze at 9,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Denver at 9,000 yards DD Hunt engages DD Hatsukaze at 9,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Hoel at 9,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Healy at 9,000 yards BB Tennessee engages CA Haguro at 9,000 yards CL Biloxi engages DD Hatsukaze at 9,000 yards CL Denver engages CA Haguro at 9,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Healy at 9,000 yards DD Hazelwood engages DD Hatsukaze at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards BB Tennessee engages CA Haguro at 12,000 yards DD Hoel engages DD Hatsukaze at 12,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Birmingham at 12,000 yards DD Heermann engages DD Hatsukaze at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 85,96, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna CA Chokai CL Kuma DD Yukikaze DD Hatsuharu DD Yugure Allied Ships DD David Taylor DD Thatcher DD Young Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% 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 Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 88,97, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Sendai, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CV Franklin CVE Kadashan Bay, Shell hits 1 CVE Shipley Bay BB Alabama CA Salt Lake City CL Columbia, Shell hits 1 DD Beale, Shell hits 1 DD Bell DD Bennett Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 9,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CL Sendai engages CVE Kadashan Bay at 7,000 yards CL Sendai engages DD Beale at 7,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Sendai engages CVE Kadashan Bay at 3,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Columbia at 3,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Columbia at 3,000 yards CA Salt Lake City engages CL Sendai at 3,000 yards CL Sendai engages DD Bell at 3,000 yards CL Sendai engages DD Beale at 3,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Columbia at 3,000 yards CL Sendai engages BB Alabama at 3,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards CL Sendai engages CV Franklin at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CL Sendai engages CV Franklin at 7,000 yards CL Sendai engages CV Franklin at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards CV Franklin , CVE Shipley Bay , CVE Kadashan Bay screened from combat - escorted by DD Bennett , DD Bell , DD Beale BB Alabama engages CL Sendai at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Columbia at 11,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 88,97, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Haguro, on fire, heavy damage DD Hatsukaze, heavy damage Allied Ships CV Franklin CVE Kadashan Bay CVE Shipley Bay BB Alabama CA Salt Lake City CL Columbia DD Beale DD Bell DD Bennett Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 9,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Peleliu at 87,98, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Jintsu, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Northampton CA Astoria CA Minneapolis CL Concord CL St. Louis CL Helena DD Worden DD Dale DD Monaghan Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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 CL Jintsu engages CA Astoria at 12,000 yards CL Jintsu engages DD Monaghan at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards CA Astoria engages CL Jintsu at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CL Jintsu at 8,000 yards CL Helena engages CL Jintsu at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CL Helena at 6,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CA Astoria at 6,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CL Concord at 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CL Helena at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CL Helena at 11,000 yards CL Helena engages CL Jintsu at 11,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CL Jintsu at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CL Concord at 9,000 yards CA Astoria engages CL Jintsu at 9,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CL Jintsu at 11,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CA Northampton at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CL Jintsu at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CL Jintsu at 9,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards CL Jintsu engages DD Worden at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CA Astoria at 8,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CL Concord at 8,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CL Jintsu engages CA Minneapolis at 13,000 yards CL Concord engages CL Jintsu at 13,000 yards CL Jintsu engages DD Monaghan at 13,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Peleliu at 87,98, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Shell hits 14, on fire BB Fuso, Shell hits 1 CA Tone CA Chikuma CA Ashigara, Shell hits 2 CL Oyodo CL Naka, Shell hits 1 DD Oyashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Nowaki DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Arashio DD Ikazuchi DD Asagiri Allied Ships CA Northampton CA Astoria CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 4 CL Concord CL St. Louis CL Helena DD Worden DD Dale DD Monaghan Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards Lowry, F. crosses the 'T' BB Yamato engages CA Minneapolis at 12,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Minneapolis at 12,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CA Minneapolis at 12,000 yards BB Yamato engages CL Helena at 12,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CL Naka at 12,000 yards BB Yamato engages DD Monaghan at 12,000 yards BB Yamato engages DD Dale at 12,000 yards DD Worden engages DD Nowaki at 12,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Worden at 12,000 yards DD Worden engages DD Oyashio at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Astoria at 10,000 yards BB Yamato engages CL Helena at 10,000 yards CA Tone engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards CL Oyodo engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Monaghan at 10,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Worden at 10,000 yards DD Dale engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Monaghan at 10,000 yards Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 9,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Astoria at 9,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CA Ashigara at 9,000 yards BB Yamato engages CL Helena at 9,000 yards BB Yamato engages CL St. Louis at 9,000 yards CL Naka engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Dale at 9,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Worden at 9,000 yards DD Monaghan engages DD Shiranui at 9,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Dale at 9,000 yards DD Dale engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CA Ashigara at 9,000 yards BB Yamato engages CL Helena at 9,000 yards CA Tone engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CL Naka at 9,000 yards CL Oyodo engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards DD Dale engages DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards DD Worden engages DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Dale at 9,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Astoria at 11,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Northampton at 11,000 yards BB Yamato engages CL Helena at 11,000 yards CL Naka engages CL Concord at 11,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Monaghan at 11,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Dale at 11,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Monaghan at 11,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Minneapolis at 14,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Astoria at 14,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Northampton at 14,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CL Helena at 14,000 yards CL St. Louis engages CA Tone at 14,000 yards CL Concord engages CL Naka at 14,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Monaghan at 14,000 yards DD Monaghan engages DD Asagiri at 14,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Monaghan at 14,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Worden at 14,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Worden at 14,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Worden at 14,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Talaud-eilanden at 83,97 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze BB Fuso CA Ashigara CA Tone CL Oyodo DD Shiranui DD Isokaze DD Maikaze DD Oyashio DD Arashio DD Nowaki Allied Ships SS Tilefish SS Tilefish launches 6 torpedoes at DD Hagikaze DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nowaki fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Davao at 80,93 Japanese Ships CV Aso, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage DD Kiyonami DD Hamakaze DD Urakaze DD Amatsukaze DD Kagero Allied Ships SS Herring SS Herring launches 6 torpedoes at CV Aso DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Urakaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Kagero fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kagero fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kagero fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kagero fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kagero fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kagero fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Davao at 80,93 Japanese Ships CV Aso, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Hamakaze Allied Ships SS Herring SS Herring launches 6 torpedoes at CV Aso Herring diving deep .... DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 86,96 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 29 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Haguro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Talaud-eilanden at 84,95 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 31 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 12 SBD-3 Dauntless x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 9 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships DD Yugure BB Kongo CAP engaged: Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 14 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Zuikaku-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 85,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 30 B6N2 Jill x 18 D4Y1 Judy x 26 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 11 damaged B6N2 Jill: 3 destroyed by flak D4Y1 Judy: 13 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 4 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB California, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Haraden BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 85,96 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 9 D4Y1 Judy x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 4 damaged B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak D4Y1 Judy: 2 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Hazelwood -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 85,96 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 27 D4Y1 Judy x 11 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y1 Judy: 9 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Birmingham, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Denver DD Heermann CL Biloxi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 85,97 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 1 CL Detroit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 85,94 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 74 B6N2 Jill x 26 D4Y1 Judy x 17 D4Y3 Judy x 31 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 8 damaged B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak D4Y1 Judy: 5 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 5 damaged Allied Ships DD King, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Laws DD Sands DD Van Ghent DD Buchanan, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Fullam DD Foote, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Hatfield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Peleliu at 90,98 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 1 G4M1 Betty x 9 G4M2 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 25 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Helm DD Mugford DE Tisdale, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 85,94 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 74 B6N2 Jill x 46 D4Y1 Judy x 5 D4Y3 Judy x 63 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 12 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 1 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 8 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Sands, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Hatfield, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Buchanan, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Fullam, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Foote, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Laws, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Van Ghent, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD King, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 6 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb 6 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 2 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Buchanan Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sands Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD King Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatfield The operation Babeldaoeb was very much bloody. The mission served it purpose. We got good bases that needed to be secured and the naval battle was an epic one. The show continues.... where??? ... I have my ideas [;)]

aztez -> RE: Battle of Babaldaob / July 1944 (7/27/2012 6:02:35 PM)
Chapter 2: Battle of Baloelab (August 10th - 11th 1944) After few quiet turns the Japanese navy made new appearance near Baloelab. Few things that "bothers" me a bit and are quite obvious... a) The AA Flak in the stock scenarios is way off. To be quite honest if the allied performed this kind of AA we still would be fighting WW2. b) Very surprised to see so many CV�s still unhurt after those battles. The tweaks regarding bomb damage in terms of Naval vessels.. well I do not like it. You need 1000 hits to actually sunk something. Only torpedoes seem to do anything useful... I was also expecting an surface combat since spotted those BB's turn earlier. Having said that allied vessels performed shamelessly... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 88,90 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 46 Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed CAP engaged: Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes Ikoma-1 with A6M5c Zero (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,97 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 142 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 47 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 A6M5 Zero x 31 A6M5c Zero x 17 B6N2 Jill x 29 B6N2a Jill x 4 D4Y3 Judy x 45 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed A6M5 Zero: 13 destroyed A6M5c Zero: 7 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 8 damaged B6N2a Jill: 2 damaged B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 5 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships LST-477, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Minneapolis DD Healy DD Braine DD Helm LST-465, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Alnitah, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire LST-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk LST-350, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AK Gainsar, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Cleveland LST-472, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk LST-343, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Astoria LST-87 xAP Thomas Barry AP William Ward Burrows LST-342, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk CL Santa Fe DD Ralph Talbot, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DE Crouter, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 2 x A6M5c Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 2 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 15th FG/47th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 18th FG/78th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 318th FG/333rd FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-477 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-473 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-472 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-343 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Alnitah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Peleliu (90,98) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 13047 troops, 139 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 458 Defending force 4890 troops, 150 guns, 363 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 Japanese adjusted assault: 45 Allied adjusted defense: 167 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 5912 casualties reported Squads: 118 destroyed, 165 disabled Non Combat: 189 destroyed, 40 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 22 disabled Guns lost 85 (45 destroyed, 40 disabled) Allied ground losses: 126 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled) Assaulting units: 21st Ind.Mixed Regiment 2nd South Seas Gsn 1st South Seas Det. 1st Amphibious Brigade Maizuru 1st SNLF 4th Indpt SNLF Coy Peleliu Naval Fortress 48th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 4th USMC Tank Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Marine Rgt /4 205th Field Artillery Battalion 15th USN Naval Construction Battalion 2nd Medium Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 10,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Hiei BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 4, on fire CA Mogami CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1 CA Suzuya CL Sendai CL Kuma DD Shimakaze DD Yoizuki, Shell hits 1 DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Hamakaze DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hatsuharu DD Yugure DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1 DD Asagiri, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 54, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk CL Detroit, Shell hits 5, heavy fires DD Guest DD Haggard DD Hailey DD Hale DD Halford DD Halligan DD Lewis Hancock, Shell hits 1, heavy fires DD Haraden, Shell hits 1 Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 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 CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards Minami K. crosses the 'T' BB Yamashiro engages BB Pennsylvania at 10,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL Detroit at 10,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Haraden at 10,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CA Suzuya at 10,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Hale at 10,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Hailey at 10,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Hailey at 10,000 yards DD Hale engages DD Yukikaze at 10,000 yards DD Haraden engages DD Hayanami at 10,000 yards DD Hale engages DD Yoizuki at 10,000 yards DD Haraden engages DD Shimakaze at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages BB Yamashiro at 8,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB Pennsylvania at 8,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Haraden at 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards CA Mogami engages BB Pennsylvania at 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards CL Sendai engages BB Pennsylvania at 8,000 yards DD Asagiri sunk by DD Hailey at 8,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Haraden at 8,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Hailey at 8,000 yards DD Haraden engages DD Yukikaze at 8,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Hailey at 8,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Halford at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages BB Pennsylvania at 7,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL Detroit at 7,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Haraden at 7,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Lewis Hancock at 7,000 yards CA Mikuma engages BB Pennsylvania at 7,000 yards CA Mogami engages BB Pennsylvania at 7,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Hale at 7,000 yards CL Sendai engages BB Pennsylvania at 7,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Haraden at 7,000 yards DD Guest engages DD Hagikaze at 7,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Halford at 7,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Haraden at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages BB Pennsylvania at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Detroit at 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages BB Kongo at 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CA Suzuya at 8,000 yards CL Detroit engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards DD Halford engages DD Ikazuchi at 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards CL Sendai engages DD Hailey at 8,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Guest at 8,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Guest at 8,000 yards DD Halford engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Lewis Hancock at 8,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Hailey at 8,000 yards DD Haraden engages DD Yoizuki at 8,000 yards DD Haraden engages DD Shimakaze at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages BB Pennsylvania at 11,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB Pennsylvania at 11,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Haraden at 11,000 yards DD Lewis Hancock engages DD Yoizuki at 11,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Halligan at 11,000 yards CA Mogami engages BB Pennsylvania at 11,000 yards DD Hale engages DD Hayanami at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Hailey at 11,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Guest at 11,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Haggard at 11,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Haggard at 11,000 yards Hanley, T.H. orders Allied TF to disengage BB Yamashiro engages BB Pennsylvania at 11,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL Detroit at 11,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Haraden at 11,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB Pennsylvania at 11,000 yards CA Mikuma engages DD Halligan at 11,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Halford at 11,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CL Kuma at 11,000 yards CL Sendai engages DD Hailey at 11,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Guest at 11,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Guest at 11,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Hailey at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages BB Pennsylvania at 9,000 yards DD Haraden engages DD Hagikaze at 9,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB Pennsylvania at 9,000 yards BB Pennsylvania sunk by CA Mikuma at 9,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Hale at 9,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Hailey at 9,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Hagikaze at 9,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Haraden at 9,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Lewis Hancock at 9,000 yards Hanley, T.H. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 7,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL Detroit at 7,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Haraden at 7,000 yards DD Lewis Hancock engages DD Hagikaze at 7,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Detroit at 7,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Detroit at 7,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Detroit at 7,000 yards DD Hailey engages DD Hagikaze at 7,000 yards CL Detroit engages CL Sendai at 7,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Hale at 7,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Halford at 7,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Guest at 7,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages DD Guest at 13,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Detroit at 13,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Lewis Hancock at 13,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Halligan at 13,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Halford at 13,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Hale at 13,000 yards CL Kuma engages DD Hailey at 13,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Haggard at 13,000 yards DD Guest engages DD Ikazuchi at 13,000 yards DD Haggard engages DD Yugure at 13,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Lewis Hancock at 13,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Lewis Hancock at 13,000 yards Hanley, T.H. orders Allied TF to disengage BB Yamashiro engages CL Detroit at 13,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Detroit at 13,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Detroit at 13,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Detroit at 13,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Halford at 13,000 yards CL Detroit engages CA Mogami at 13,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Detroit at 13,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Detroit at 13,000 yards DD Guest engages DD Hagikaze at 13,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Lewis Hancock at 13,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Lewis Hancock at 13,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Haraden at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 9,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Hiei BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 7, heavy fires CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CL Kuma DD Shimakaze DD Yoizuki DD Hayanami DD Yukikaze DD Hamakaze DD Hatsuharu DD Yugure DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Astoria, Shell hits 1 CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 12, and is sunk CL Concord CL St. Louis CL Helena DD Worden DD Dale DD Monaghan, Shell hits 3, on fire Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards Minami K. crosses the 'T' BB Yamashiro engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Astoria at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL St. Louis at 9,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Worden at 9,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Astoria at 7,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Northampton at 7,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CA Suzuya at 7,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL Concord at 7,000 yards CL Kuma engages DD Monaghan at 7,000 yards DD Monaghan engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards DD Worden engages DD Yugure at 7,000 yards DD Worden engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards DD Worden engages DD Hamakaze at 7,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Monaghan at 7,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Worden at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Helena at 9,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Concord at 9,000 yards CL Kuma engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Worden at 9,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Worden at 9,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Dale at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Astoria at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL Helena at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL St. Louis at 9,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages CA Mogami at 9,000 yards CL Kuma engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards DD Worden engages DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards DD Monaghan engages DD Hamakaze at 9,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Minneapolis at 12,000 yards CA Minneapolis sunk by BB Hiei at 12,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Northampton at 12,000 yards CL St. Louis engages CA Mikuma at 12,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Dale at 12,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Monaghan at 12,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Monaghan at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 10,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Hiei BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 4, heavy fires CA Mogami CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1 CA Suzuya, Shell hits 4 CL Kuma, Shell hits 1 DD Shimakaze DD Yoizuki DD Hayanami, on fire DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Hamakaze DD Hatsuharu, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Yugure, Shell hits 1 DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships CL Cleveland, Shell hits 29, and is sunk CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Bache DD Braine DD Pringle DD Radford DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Farragut, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DD MacDonough, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Schley, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Ward, Shell hits 25, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards Minami K. crosses the 'T' CL Santa Fe engages DD Yukikaze at 10,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Santa Fe at 10,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Santa Fe at 10,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Santa Fe at 10,000 yards CA Mikuma engages DD MacDonough at 10,000 yards DD Aaron Ward engages DD Yukikaze at 10,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD MacDonough at 10,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD MacDonough at 10,000 yards DD Aaron Ward engages DD Hatsuharu at 10,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Aaron Ward at 10,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD MacDonough at 10,000 yards DD MacDonough engages DD Shimakaze at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Cleveland at 8,000 yards CL Cleveland engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards CL Cleveland engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Pringle at 8,000 yards DD Hatsuharu sunk by DD Braine at 8,000 yards DD Farragut engages DD Hamakaze at 8,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Aaron Ward at 8,000 yards DD Farragut engages DD Hayanami at 8,000 yards DD Farragut engages DD Yoizuki at 8,000 yards DD Farragut engages DD Shimakaze at 8,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Cleveland at 8,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Cleveland at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Santa Fe at 8,000 yards CA Mikuma engages DD MacDonough at 8,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Cleveland at 8,000 yards DD Aaron Ward engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards DD Aaron Ward engages DD Ikazuchi at 8,000 yards DD Aaron Ward engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD MacDonough at 8,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD MacDonough at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CL Cleveland at 5,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Cleveland at 5,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Ward at 5,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Santa Fe at 5,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Santa Fe at 5,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Santa Fe at 5,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Cleveland at 5,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Farragut at 5,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Pringle at 5,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Farragut at 5,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Ward at 5,000 yards DD Aaron Ward engages DD Shimakaze at 5,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Santa Fe at 2,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Santa Fe at 2,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Ward at 2,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Schley at 2,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages CA Mikuma at 2,000 yards DD Yukikaze sunk by DD Farragut at 2,000 yards DD Schley engages DD Yugure at 2,000 yards DD Aaron Ward engages DD Hamakaze at 2,000 yards DD Schley engages DD Hayanami at 2,000 yards DD Ward engages DD Yoizuki at 2,000 yards DD Farragut engages DD Shimakaze at 2,000 yards Minami K. orders Japanese TF to disengage BB Yamashiro engages CL Santa Fe at 2,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Cleveland at 2,000 yards DD Ward sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards DD Schley engages DD Shimakaze at 2,000 yards DD MacDonough engages DD Yugure at 2,000 yards CL Cleveland sunk by CA Mogami at 2,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Santa Fe at 2,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Radford at 2,000 yards DD Pringle engages DD Yugure at 2,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bache at 2,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards CL Santa Fe sunk by CA Mikuma at 7,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Pringle at 7,000 yards DD Braine engages DD Shimakaze at 7,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Aaron Ward at 7,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages DD Schley at 13,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Radford at 13,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Radford at 13,000 yards CA Suzuya engages DD Radford at 13,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Radford at 13,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Pringle at 13,000 yards CL Kuma engages DD Radford at 13,000 yards DD Braine engages DD Ikazuchi at 13,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD MacDonough at 13,000 yards DD Braine engages DD Shimakaze at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 91,96, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Shell hits 6, on fire BB Hiei CA Mogami, Shell hits 7 CA Mikuma, Shell hits 4 CA Suzuya, Shell hits 3 CL Kuma, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Shimakaze DD Yoizuki, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Hayanami DD Hamakaze DD Yugure Allied Ships CA Northampton CA Astoria, Shell hits 1 CL Concord, Shell hits 1 CL St. Louis, Shell hits 5 CL Helena, Shell hits 3 DD Worden, Shell hits 1 DD Dale, Shell hits 1 DD Monaghan, Shell hits 2, on fire Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 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... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Helena at 20,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Helena at 20,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Helena at 20,000 yards CL Helena engages CA Mikuma at 20,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL St. Louis at 20,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Dale at 20,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Dale at 20,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL St. Louis at 17,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL St. Louis at 17,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL St. Louis at 17,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL St. Louis at 17,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL St. Louis at 17,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Dale at 17,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Worden at 17,000 yards DD Dale engages DD Hayanami at 17,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL St. Louis at 16,000 yards BB Kongo engages CA Northampton at 16,000 yards CL Helena engages CA Suzuya at 16,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards CL St. Louis engages CA Mogami at 16,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL St. Louis at 16,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Dale at 16,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Dale at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards CA Astoria engages CA Mikuma at 14,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Helena at 14,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Concord at 14,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL St. Louis at 14,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Concord at 14,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Worden at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Helena at 12,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL St. Louis at 12,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Helena at 12,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL St. Louis at 12,000 yards DD Dale engages DD Hayanami at 12,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Worden at 12,000 yards DD Dale engages DD Hayanami at 12,000 yards DD Worden engages DD Yoizuki at 12,000 yards DD Monaghan engages DD Shimakaze at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CL Kuma engages CA Astoria at 10,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Helena at 10,000 yards CL Helena engages CA Suzuya at 10,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Concord at 10,000 yards CL Helena engages CL Kuma at 10,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Dale at 10,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Dale at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CA Astoria at 9,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Concord at 9,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Helena at 9,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL St. Louis at 9,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL St. Louis at 9,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Helena at 9,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Worden at 9,000 yards DD Dale engages DD Hamakaze at 9,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Worden at 9,000 yards DD Dale engages DD Shimakaze at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CA Astoria engages CA Mogami at 13,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL Helena at 13,000 yards CL Helena engages CA Suzuya at 13,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL St. Louis at 13,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Concord at 13,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL St. Louis at 13,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Dale at 13,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Worden at 13,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Monaghan at 13,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards CA Astoria engages CA Mogami at 19,000 yards CA Northampton engages CA Mogami at 19,000 yards CL St. Louis engages CA Mikuma at 19,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Astoria at 19,000 yards DD Monaghan engages DD Yugure at 19,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Monaghan at 19,000 yards DD Hayanami engages DD Worden at 19,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Monaghan at 19,000 yards Range increases to 25,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Astoria at 25,000 yards BB Kongo engages CL St. Louis at 25,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Helena at 25,000 yards CL St. Louis engages CA Mikuma at 25,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Astoria at 25,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Monaghan at 25,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Yugure at 25,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Hayanami at 25,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 91,94 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 7 TBM-1C Avenger x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 6, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 17 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 7000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1/A with A6M5 Zero (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 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 89,92 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 48 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 A6M5 Zero x 55 A6M5c Zero x 84 Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Akagi-1/B with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 38500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes Akagi-1/C with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Ryuho-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (3 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 38500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes Amagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 38500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes Katsuragi-1 with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes Ikoma-1 with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Akagi-1/A with A6M5 Zero (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,97 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 157 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 A6M5 Zero x 17 A6M5c Zero x 32 B6N2 Jill x 45 B6N2a Jill x 2 D4Y1 Judy x 4 D4Y3 Judy x 49 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed A6M5c Zero: 12 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 15 damaged B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak B6N2a Jill: 2 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 8 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AK Leonis, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Detroit DD MacDonough LST-464, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Helm LST-463, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DE Edward C. Daly, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Thomas Barry LST-353, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk LST-344, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk xAP Santa Maria AP William Ward Burrows, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LST-354, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Radford LST-478 DD Henley, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Chaumont, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Sculptor, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires xAP St. Mihel, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk LST-467, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk DE Steele AK Grumium, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 9 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 6 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x A6M5c Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 9 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 2 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 15th FG/47th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 18th FG/78th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes 318th FG/333rd FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-464 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-354 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-467 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 91,95 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 5 B6N2 Jill x 8 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CL St. Louis CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: 15th FG/47th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 18th FG/78th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 66 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers 318th FG/333rd FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (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 25000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 91,94 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 A6M5 Zero x 7 A6M5c Zero x 4 Allied aircraft PBM-3D Mariner x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses PBM-3D Mariner: 3 destroyed CAP engaged: Akagi-1/C with A6M2 Zero (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 Ryuho-1 with A6M5 Zero (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 15000 Raid is overhead Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (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 15000 Raid is overhead Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (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 15000 Raid is overhead Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M5c 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 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,97 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 A6M5 Zero x 13 A6M5c Zero x 25 B6N2 Jill x 56 B6N2a Jill x 2 D4Y1 Judy x 4 D4Y3 Judy x 43 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 30 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed A6M5c Zero: 11 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed, 32 damaged B6N2 Jill: 8 destroyed by flak B6N2a Jill: 2 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 1 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 19 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 5 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Birmingham, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CA Baltimore DD Hale DE Steele, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Braine DD Radford, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Hoel DD Hickox CL Denver CL Biloxi DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Healy DD Bache Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 2 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 9 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 15th FG/47th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 18th FG/78th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 318th FG/333rd FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Radford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 91,95 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 4 D4Y3 Judy x 8 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed D4Y3 Judy: 5 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: 18th FG/78th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 69 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 318th FG/333rd FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 15th FG/47th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Siargao at 86,92 Japanese Ships CL Sendai Allied Ships SS Sea Devil SS Sea Devil launches 6 torpedoes at CL Sendai Sea Devil diving deep .... CL Sendai attacking submerged sub .... CL Sendai fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Sendai attacking submerged sub .... CL Sendai fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Sendai fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub ..and that how the turn ended.

aztez -> RE: Battle of Babaldaob / July 1944 (7/27/2012 7:04:32 PM)
Battle of Baloelab (August 12th - 13th 1944) Despite reforming and rearming the surface vessels these ships were not much of an challenge to BB Musashi's group. Very poor battle done by the allied captains... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 12, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kirishima BB Musashi CA Tone CA Chikuma CA Takao CA Atago CA Chokai CL Oyodo DD Akigumo DD Oyashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Nowaki DD Arashio Allied Ships CL Detroit DD Guest DD Haggard DD Hailey DD Hale DD Halford DD Halligan DD Lewis Hancock DD Haraden Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 39% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 39% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 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... 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: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied 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 CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 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 Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 4,000 yards... Range increases to 5,000 yards... Range increases to 6,000 yards... Range increases to 7,000 yards... Range increases to 8,000 yards... Range increases to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards... Range increases to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 17,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 21,000 yards Range increases to 22,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 23,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range increases to 26,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards Range increases to 27,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 27,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 29,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 30,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards... Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Shell hits 1 BB Kirishima BB Musashi, Shell hits 7 CA Tone, Shell hits 2 CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Takao, Shell hits 1 CA Atago CA Chokai CL Oyodo DD Akigumo DD Oyashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Nowaki DD Arashio Allied Ships CL Denver CL Biloxi, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Hazelwood DD Healy DD Heermann DD Hickox DD Hoel DD Hudson Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 28% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards Range closes to 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... 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: 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 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... 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 CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Biloxi at 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Denver at 4,000 yards DD Hudson engages BB Haruna at 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Hickox at 4,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Takao at 4,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Chikuma at 4,000 yards CA Tone engages CL Biloxi at 4,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CL Oyodo at 4,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Hudson at 4,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Hoel at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Biloxi at 5,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Denver at 5,000 yards BB Haruna engages CL Biloxi at 5,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Biloxi at 5,000 yards DD Hickox engages DD Shiranui at 5,000 yards CA Takao engages CL Biloxi at 5,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Healy at 5,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Tone at 5,000 yards DD Hickox engages DD Arashio at 5,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Hoel at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Hudson collides with DD Hickox at 90 , 97 BB Musashi engages CL Biloxi at 7,000 yards BB Kirishima engages CL Biloxi at 7,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Hudson at 7,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Hoel at 7,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Atago at 7,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Takao at 7,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Healy at 7,000 yards CA Tone engages CL Biloxi at 7,000 yards CL Oyodo engages CL Biloxi at 7,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Hudson at 7,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Hickox at 7,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Hoel at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Biloxi at 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Denver at 8,000 yards BB Haruna engages CL Biloxi at 8,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Biloxi at 8,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Biloxi at 8,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Takao at 8,000 yards CA Chikuma engages CL Biloxi at 8,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Hazelwood at 8,000 yards DD Healy engages DD Nowaki at 8,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 4,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Shell hits 1 BB Kirishima BB Musashi, Shell hits 16 CA Tone CA Chikuma, on fire CA Takao, Shell hits 2, on fire CA Atago CA Chokai CL Oyodo, Shell hits 2 DD Akigumo DD Oyashio DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Nowaki DD Arashio Allied Ships CA Baltimore, Shell hits 39, and is sunk CL Boise, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Fletcher, Shell hits 33, and is sunk DD Abbot, Shell hits 1 DD Ammen DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 DD Charles Ausburne Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 28% moonlight: 2,000 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: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Baltimore at 4,000 yards BB Kirishima engages CA Baltimore at 4,000 yards BB Haruna engages CA Baltimore at 4,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Aulick at 4,000 yards CA Atago engages CA Baltimore at 4,000 yards CA Takao engages CA Baltimore at 4,000 yards DD Fletcher engages BB Musashi at 4,000 yards CA Baltimore engages CL Oyodo at 4,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Aulick at 4,000 yards DD Fletcher engages DD Shiranui at 4,000 yards DD Aulick engages DD Maikaze at 4,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Fletcher at 4,000 yards Shannon N. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 2,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Baltimore at 2,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Boise at 2,000 yards BB Haruna engages CA Baltimore at 2,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Aulick at 2,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Anthony at 2,000 yards CA Takao engages CA Baltimore at 2,000 yards CA Baltimore engages CA Chikuma at 2,000 yards DD Fletcher engages DD Maikaze at 2,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Fletcher at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards CA Baltimore sunk by BB Musashi at 3,000 yards DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Ammen at 3,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Abbot at 3,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Fletcher at 3,000 yards DD Anthony engages DD Maikaze at 3,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Boise at 2,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 2,000 yards DD Aulick engages DD Isokaze at 2,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Anthony at 2,000 yards DD Ammen engages CA Atago at 2,000 yards CA Takao engages CL Boise at 2,000 yards Magazine explodes on DD Fletcher DD Fletcher sunk by BB Musashi at 2,000 yards CL Boise engages CL Oyodo at 2,000 yards DD Anthony engages DD Shiranui at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Boise at 5,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Aulick at 5,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Boise at 5,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Ammen at 5,000 yards CA Takao engages CL Boise at 5,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Abbot at 5,000 yards DD Abbot engages DD Akigumo at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL Boise at 7,000 yards BB Kirishima engages CL Boise at 7,000 yards BB Haruna engages CL Boise at 7,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Anthony at 7,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Ammen at 7,000 yards CL Boise engages CA Takao at 7,000 yards CL Oyodo engages CL Boise at 7,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1 BB Musashi, on fire CA Tone CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Takao, on fire CA Atago CA Chokai CL Oyodo DD Akigumo DD Oyashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Nowaki DD Arashio Allied Ships DD Bache, Shell hits 25, and is sunk DD Braine, Shell hits 34, and is sunk DD Harrison, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, and is sunk DD Pringle, Shell hits 6, and is sunk DD Mugford, Shell hits 3, and is sunk DD Sands, Shell hits 43, and is sunk Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 28% moonlight: 2,000 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... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 4,000 yards DD Sands engages DD Oyashio at 4,000 yards DD Pringle sunk by BB Kirishima at 4,000 yards DD Hunt sunk by BB Kirishima at 4,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Braine at 4,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Bache at 4,000 yards DD Braine engages DD Oyashio at 4,000 yards Souders, Q. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Sands sunk by BB Musashi at 2,000 yards DD Mugford engages DD Oyashio at 2,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Harrison at 2,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Braine at 2,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Bache at 2,000 yards DD Harrison sunk by CA Chikuma at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Mugford at 5,000 yards DD Braine engages DD Oyashio at 5,000 yards DD Bache sunk by DD Oyashio at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Braine at 6,000 yards DD Braine sunk by BB Musashi at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Mugford at 4,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Shell hits 1 BB Kirishima BB Musashi, Shell hits 8, on fire CA Tone CA Chikuma, on fire CA Takao, heavy fires CA Atago CA Chokai CL Oyodo DD Akigumo DD Oyashio DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Nowaki DD Arashio Allied Ships CA Astoria, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Concord CL St. Louis DD Worden Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 28% moonlight: 2,000 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 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... Range closes to 16,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 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... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Astoria at 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL St. Louis at 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Astoria at 4,000 yards BB Musashi engages CL St. Louis at 4,000 yards BB Haruna engages CA Astoria at 4,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Worden at 4,000 yards DD Nowaki engages CA Astoria at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Astoria at 6,000 yards BB Kirishima engages CA Astoria at 6,000 yards BB Haruna engages CA Astoria at 6,000 yards CA Atago engages CA Astoria at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Astoria at 8,000 yards CA Atago engages CL St. Louis at 8,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Astoria at 8,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Worden at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Worden at 8,000 yards Scanland, F. orders Allied TF to disengage Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Babeldaob at 90,97 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 55 damaged P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed on ground SB2C-1C Helldiver: 17 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed on ground SBD-5 Dauntless: 10 damaged PBY-5 Catalina: 8 damaged PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged Japanese Ships BB Musashi BB Kirishima BB Haruna CA Chokai CA Atago CA Takao, on fire CA Chikuma CA Tone CL Oyodo Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 48 BB Musashi firing at Babeldaob BB Kirishima firing at Babeldaob BB Haruna firing at 131st Field Artillery Battalion CA Chokai firing at 27th Infantry Division CA Atago firing at 32nd Infantry Division CA Takao firing at 27th Infantry Division CA Chikuma firing at 32nd Infantry Division CA Tone firing at Babeldaob CL Oyodo firing at Babeldaob The radar is not that useful in later years either.. those ships should have held the enemies off from Babeldaob shores. Well.. did not happen so plan B is needed. As for regarding the naval bombs in the game.. my opponent concurs that the tweaks were way over board. "Many of the carriers in this battle did not fight in the other, they were refitting at the time. Several of my carriers from the original battle are going to be in dry dock for almost a year trying to repair the damage from that one. I agree with you though. My second battle line arrives and does the job the first one failed to accomplish.." They are on the drydock.. not sunk mostly it seems. Grrrrr........ I do agree completely with castor troy.. the naval bomb damage levels truly do suck. This ain't stopping us though... again not even going to comment on the FLAK / AA... [:@]

JocMeister -> RE: Battle of Babaldaob / July 1944 (7/29/2012 11:24:16 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: aztez Chapter 2: Battle of Baloelab (August 10th - 11th 1944) After few quiet turns the Japanese navy made new appearance near Baloelab. Few things that "bothers" me a bit and are quite obvious... a) The AA Flak in the stock scenarios is way off. To be quite honest if the allied performed this kind of AA we still would be fighting WW2. b) Very surprised to see so many CV�s still unhurt after those battles. The tweaks regarding bomb damage in terms of Naval vessels.. well I do not like it. You need 1000 hits to actually sunk something. Only torpedoes seem to do anything useful... I totally agree with you on the flak. I have no clue why someone decided it was a good idea to virtually remove AA effects from the game? Funny thing is that people are complaining that for example a certain device has the wrong ammo amount by 0.25% on the 2/43 upgrade on the a certain canadian YMS but arn�t bothered at all by the completly ahistorical AA. I have yet to get an explaination from anyone why this is? I have not noticed the "tweaked bombdamage" though? When things get hit they seem to go "boom" in my game atleast? Though armoured ships seem to suffer little from 500PS bombs!

witpqs -> RE: Battle of Babaldaob / July 1944 (7/29/2012 3:54:47 PM)
AFAIK Babes has addressed very nicely (not just bomb damage). But I thought this game was the older Scenario 1?

aztez -> Battle of Guam / August 1944 (8/1/2012 8:05:55 PM)
JocMeister: I have hopes that DaBabes modifications changes things.. fingers crossed. Not helping in this one though. witpqs: Yeah. This is stock scenario 1.. had to check that myself since this one started ages ago as you can expect. Invasion of Guam begins on August 22nd 1944 (D-day +1 ) Allied ships embarked towards Marinas while the Japanese navy had their fun at Baloebab. On early morning the allied fleets reached their target at Guam. I was and still expecting heavy resistance here but the initial landings went better than expected. Refreshing to have some good dice rolls on the road too. This is combat summary detailing operations on D-day and D+1 day... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 22, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-24, hits 4, heavy damage Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Achilles DD Evans DD Bryant DMS Chandler DMS Perry DMS Hamilton DMS Zane APA Leon APA Elmore APA Du Page APA Cambria APA Callaway APA Bolivar APA La Salle APA Wayne APA Warren APA Ormsby APA Monrovia APA President Monroe APA Barnett APA John Penn APA Henry T. Allen AKA Algorab AKA Algol AKA Alchiba AKA Betelgeuse AKA Fomalhaut AKA Libra AKA Bellatrix LST-220 LST-203 LST-174 LST-172 LST-171 LST-78 LST-40 LST-32 LST-29 LST-28 LST-27 LST-21 LST-17 LST-16 DD William Porter DD Picking DD Murray SSX Ha-24 is sighted by escort DD William Porter fails to find sub and abandons search DD Picking fails to find sub and abandons search DD Murray attacking submerged sub .... Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-20 Allied Ships BB New Jersey CA Portland DD McCord DD Marshall DD Luce DD LaVallette DD Knapp DD Kimberly DD Kidd DD Johnston DD Ingersoll DD Brownson DD David Taylor DD Renshaw DD Remey DD Abner Read SSX Ha-20 is sighted by escort DD David Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Renshaw fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Remey fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Abner Read fails to find sub and abandons search Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-21, hits 7, heavy damage Allied Ships LST-19, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Marblehead DD McGowan DD Paul Hamilton DD Bryant DMS Chandler DMS Howard DMS Perry DMS Zane APA Leon APA Knox APA Du Page APA Cambria APA Callaway APA John Land APA La Salle APA Warren APA Sheridan APA James O'Hara APA Crescent City APA President Monroe APA President Jackson APA John Penn APA Harry Lee APA Henry T. Allen AKA Algorab AKA Algol AKA Alchiba AKA Betelgeuse AKA Libra AKA Bellatrix AP Gen. A.E.Anderson LST-215 LST-174 LST-172 LST-171 LST-44 LST-32 LST-30 LST-29 LST-28 LST-27 LST-25 LST-18 LST-17 DD William Porter DD Picking Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) SSX Ha-21 launches 2 torpedoes at LST-19 DD William Porter fails to find sub and abandons search DD Picking attacking submerged sub .... Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-22, hits 14, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Brownson BB New Jersey CA Portland DD McCord DD Marshall DD Luce DD LaVallette DD Knapp DD Kimberly DD Kidd DD Johnston DD Ingersoll DD David Taylor DD Renshaw SSX Ha-22 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Brownson DD David Taylor fails to find sub and abandons search DD Renshaw attacking submerged sub .... Sounds of submarine breaking up detected! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 43 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB New Jersey BB Iowa CA Portland, Shell hits 2 CL Perth Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled BB New Jersey firing at 11th Division BB Iowa firing at 6th Division 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Portland CA Portland firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion CL Perth firing at 6th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Guam (106,95) TF 323 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 106,95 Allied ground losses: 1703 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 314 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 275 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 163 (3 destroyed, 160 disabled) Vehicles lost 153 (1 destroyed, 152 disabled) 155mm M1 Howitzer dropped into water during unload of 24th Infantry Div /2 Motorized Support accidentally lost during unload of Thirteenth USAAF 10 troops of a US Cmbt Eng Sqd 44 lost in surf during unload of 6th Infantry Div /1 57mm M1A3 AT Gun lost from landing craft during unload of 43rd Infantry Div /3 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost overboard during unload of 43rd Infantry Div /5 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost from landing craft during unload of 6th Infantry Div /4 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost in surf during unload of 25th Infantry Div /2 57mm M1A3 AT Gun accidentally lost during unload of 24th Infantry Div /4 8 Engineers lost overboard during unload of 116th RN Base Force /2 10 troops of a US Cmbt Eng Sqd 44 accidentally lost during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /3 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost from landing craft during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /5 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost in surf during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam (106,95) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 587 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Canberra, Shell hits 2 CA Australia, Shell hits 4 CL Marblehead CL Adelaide, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Achilles, Shell hits 8, on fire CL Leander, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Picking, Shell hits 1 DD McKee, Shell hits 1, on fire DD McGowan DD Paul Hamilton, Shell hits 1 DD Evans, Shell hits 2, on fire LST-16, Shell hits 1, on fire LST-20 DD William Porter LST-18 LST-17 LST-19, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Canberra 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Australia CA Australia firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion CL Marblehead firing at 6th Division CL Adelaide firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CL Adelaide 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CL Achilles CL Achilles firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CL Leander 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DD Picking DD Picking firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion DD McKee firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DD McKee DD McGowan firing at 6th Division 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DD Paul Hamilton DD Paul Hamilton firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DD Evans 12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-16 at 16,000 yards CL Adelaide firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards 12cm 10YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-20 at 16,000 yards DD Picking fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Guam , at 106,95 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84a Frank x 4 Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 67 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 3 damaged B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tinian , at 108,94 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 20 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 10 damaged Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Woleai , at 101,103 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 33 No Allied losses Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam (106,95) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 586 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST-16, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Marblehead LST-17 LST-171 LST-30 LST-24 LST-21 CA Canberra LST-19, heavy damage LST-18 LST-25 DD William Porter LST-20 Allied ground losses: 224 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-16 at 22,000 yards CL Marblehead firing to suppress enemy battery at 22,000 yards 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-17 at 22,000 yards CL Marblehead firing to suppress enemy battery at 22,000 yards LST-171 fired at enemy troops LST-30 fired at enemy troops LST-24 fired at enemy troops LST-21 fired at enemy troops LST-17 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 11490 troops, 165 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 1305 Defending force 63663 troops, 1232 guns, 1594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2411 Japanese ground losses: 145 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 6th Division 1st Ind.Mixed Regiment 11th Division 46th Naval Guard Unit 10th Ind.Mixed Regiment Yokosuka 6th SNLF Det. 3rd Special Base Force 56th Naval Guard Unit 67th Field AA Battalion 24th Air Flotilla Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 25th Special Base Force 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion 15th Base Force 64th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 93rd Infantry Div /7 24th Infantry Div /6 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 6th Infantry Div /8 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 25th Infantry Div /7 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 706th Tank Battalion 775th Tank Battalion 711th Tank Battalion 43rd Infantry Div /8 353rd Construction Regiment 2nd Eng Amph Bde I US Corps 871st Engineer Aviation Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 97th Field Artillery Battalion 116th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 23, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam (106,95) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 368 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST-16, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Marblehead CL Adelaide LST-18 LST-17 LST-203 LST-171 LST-30 LST-28 LST-20 LST-19, heavy damage DD William Porter LST-21 Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-16 at 17,000 yards 12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-18 at 17,000 yards 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-17 at 17,000 yards LST-203 fired at enemy troops LST-171 fired at enemy troops LST-30 fired at enemy troops LST-28 fired at enemy troops LST-20 fired at enemy troops LST-17 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-20, hits 2 Allied Ships DD Thatcher CL Trenton DD Laffey DD Whipple DD John D. Edwards DD Edsall DD Lansdowne SSX Ha-20 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Thatcher DD Whipple fails to find sub, continues to search... DD John D. Edwards fails to find sub and abandons search DD Edsall attacking submerged sub .... DD Lansdowne fails to find sub and abandons search Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-20, hits 3, heavy damage Allied Ships BB New Jersey CA Portland DD McCord DD Marshall DD Luce DD LaVallette DD Knapp DD Kimberly DD Kidd DD Johnston DD Ingersoll DD Brownson DD David Taylor DD Renshaw SSX Ha-20 is sighted by escort DD David Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Renshaw attacking submerged sub .... Large oil slick appears over area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-25, hits 6, heavy damage Allied Ships CL Trenton DD Young DD Whipple DD John D. Edwards DD Edsall DD Lansdowne SSX Ha-25 is sighted by escort DD Whipple fails to find sub and abandons search DD John D. Edwards fails to find sub and abandons search DD Edsall fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lansdowne fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Lansdowne attacking submerged sub .... Debris floats to surface in area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam (106,95) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 605 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST-17, Shell hits 1 CL Marblehead CL Adelaide LST-18 LST-19, heavy damage DD McDermut LST-220 LST-203 LST-78 LST-44 LST-32 CA Canberra DD William Porter LST-27 LST-21 Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-17 at 17,000 yards 12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-18 at 17,000 yards 12cm 10YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-19 at 17,000 yards 12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-19 at 17,000 yards LST-220 fired at enemy troops LST-203 fired at enemy troops LST-78 fired at enemy troops LST-44 fired at enemy troops LST-32 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam (106,95) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 338 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST-19, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Marblehead LST-29 LST-20 LST-18 LST-219 LST-45 LST-44 LST-40 LST-32 LST-30 LST-28 LST-25 LST-17 DD William Porter LST-21 Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-19 at 22,000 yards 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-29 at 22,000 yards 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-20 at 22,000 yards 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-18 at 22,000 yards CL Marblehead firing to suppress enemy battery at 22,000 yards LST-219 fired at enemy troops LST-45 fired at enemy troops LST-44 fired at enemy troops LST-40 fired at enemy troops LST-32 fired at enemy troops LST-30 fired at enemy troops LST-29 fired at enemy troops LST-28 fired at enemy troops LST-25 fired at enemy troops LST-18 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-26 Allied Ships BB New Jersey CA Portland DD McCord DD Marshall DD Luce DD Knapp DD Kimberly DD Kidd DD Johnston DD Ingersoll DD Brownson DD David Taylor DD Renshaw DD Remey DD Abner Read SSX Ha-26 is sighted by escort DD David Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Renshaw fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Remey fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Abner Read fails to find sub and abandons search Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-27 Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Achilles DD Evans DD Bryant DMS Chandler DMS Perry DMS Hamilton APA Leon APA Elmore APA Du Page APA Cambria APA Callaway APA Bolivar APA La Salle APA Wayne APA Warren APA Ormsby APA Monrovia APA President Monroe APA Barnett APA John Penn APA Henry T. Allen AKA Algorab AKA Algol AKA Alchiba AKA Betelgeuse AKA Fomalhaut AKA Libra AKA Bellatrix LST-220 LST-203 LST-174 LST-172 LST-171 LST-78 LST-40 LST-32 LST-29 LST-28 LST-27 LST-21 LST-19, on fire, heavy damage LST-17 DD William Porter DD Picking DD Murray DD McKee SSX Ha-27 is sighted by escort DD William Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Picking fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Murray fails to find sub and abandons search DD McKee fails to find sub and abandons search Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam (106,95) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 365 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST-26, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD McDermut DD Albert Grant LST-17, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CL Adelaide LST-18, Shell hits 2, on fire LST-220 LST-203 LST-172 LST-66 LST-43 LST-20 DD William Porter LST-25 LST-24 LST-27 Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-26 at 16,000 yards DD Albert Grant firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-17 at 16,000 yards CL Adelaide firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards 12cm 10YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-18 at 16,000 yards CL Adelaide firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards 20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-17 at 16,000 yards CL Adelaide firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards 12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-17 at 16,000 yards DD McDermut firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards 12cm 10YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-17 at 16,000 yards LST-220 fired at enemy troops LST-203 fired at enemy troops LST-172 fired at enemy troops LST-66 fired at enemy troops LST-43 fired at enemy troops LST-20 fired at enemy troops LST-17 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 34312 troops, 389 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 1302 Defending force 64742 troops, 1231 guns, 1596 vehicles, Assault Value = 2446 Japanese ground losses: 321 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 11th Division 6th Division Yokosuka 6th SNLF 46th Naval Guard Unit 10th Ind.Mixed Regiment Det. 3rd Special Base Force 1st Ind.Mixed Regiment 56th Naval Guard Unit 24th Air Flotilla 15th Base Force 25th Special Base Force 67th Field AA Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion 64th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 24th Infantry Division 93rd Infantry Division 775th Tank Battalion 25th Infantry Division 711th Tank Battalion 706th Tank Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 6th Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn I US Corps 353rd Construction Regiment 97th Field Artillery Battalion 871st Engineer Aviation Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 2nd Eng Amph Bde 116th RN Base Force ...and that is how the D-day + 1 ended. To be honest it went better than expected. Allied LBA's continue to bomb Marianas and surrounding bases while navy is protecting the sealanes. The distrubtion and fatigue levels are looking good and supplies got into shores as well... [image]local://upfiles/15617/8839D9835EDF4A85B4BA18E1DF675BB4.jpg[/image]

aztez -> RE: Battle of Guam / September 1944 (8/7/2012 10:48:22 AM)
Battle of Guam update (September 27th 1944) The battle of Guam has raged on for an month. Allied side have landed additional infatry and armoured units to break the defenses here. It really has been an grind but thankfully this should soon be over. This is last turns bombardment assault and ground assault is scheduled next turn... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 67804 troops, 1735 guns, 1845 vehicles, Assault Value = 3958 Defending force 39977 troops, 556 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 876 Assaulting units: 2nd Regiment XI Corps Combat Engineer Regiment 25th Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 77th Infantry Div /7 2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade 43rd Infantry Division XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment 716th Tank Battalion 31st Infantry Division 1st Filipino Inf Regiment 706th Tank Battalion 24th Marine Regiment 24th Infantry Division 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment 711th Tank Battalion 93rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 44th Tank Battalion 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 81st Infantry Division 775th Tank Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 11th Airborne Division 96th Infantry Div /7 353rd Construction Regiment I US Corps 15th Marine Defense Battalion 871st Engineer Aviation Battalion 11th USN Naval Construction Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 116th RN Base Force 97th Field Artillery Battalion Third US Fleet 58th Aviation Base Force 2nd Eng Amph Bde 41st Aviation Base Force 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion 42nd USN Naval Construction Battalion VII US Amphib Force III US Amphib Corps 229th USN Base Force 1393rd Construction Regiment XIII US Bomber Cmnd Defending units: 11th Division 51st Ind.Mixed Bde /1 91st Division 1st Ind.Mixed Regiment 9th Ind.Mixed Rgt /1 Sasebo 6th SNLF 6th Division 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment 12th Ind.Mixed Rgt /1 56th Naval Guard Unit 67th Naval Guard Unit 14th Div /13 Det. 3rd Special Base Force 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion 24th Air Flotilla 25th Special Base Force Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 67th Field AA Battalion 10th Ind.Mixed Regiment 15th Base Force 64th JNAF AF Unit Japanese have flown reinforcements via air and barges. Now it seems the tide is finally turned. The forts began with level 6 and really was tough in terms distrubtion to get them down. I have used B29's heavily in this campaign at Marianas but enemy units are well supplied. I did spot enemy carriers few weeks back closing in towards Marianas but they turned around before entering the zone. I'am and was ready to duel it out with them. Where did they head out? Well those carriers and large surface combat TF's showed up near Chittadong past week. We have had couple of large combats in coastal waters around India/Burma. I can confirm that BB Queen Elizabeth and BC Renown along with some cruisers were sunk. The enemy losses are anyones guess but at least some destroyers are sunk while few cruisers and battleships damaged (maybe some sunk). The carriers are now moving towards Singapore since the allied LBA bomber numbers are huge in this theatre and we launched large naval strikes. Touche that only CV Katsuragi and couple CVE's were reportedly hit but better than nothing. Would love them to have stayed a bit longer but things got too heated. As for Marianas... well once Guam is done there is 0% chance of him holding out at Marianas. I would love him to try but my opponent is not inexperienced. Either way the victory at Marianas will mark the end of Japan... I have plenty of supplies, reserves and ships in the area so if he wants to fight here than fine by me. To summarize it is not walk in the park to gain foothold againts well supplied large enemy bases with some forts + terrain bonuses. If I was not fully prepared for this grind this would have been absolute disaster. Now.. hopefully the 1st objective is done next turn and we can move on after that. Plenty of bases to capture around the map to make enemy bleed.... This whole saga will cost him a lot of good ground units. As it stands there are 60-70 000 men at Truk which is pretty much isolated and closed down. At Tinian another 60 000 men are sitting and unless he does try to evacuate them via air than they will be wiped out in due time. In other areas the garrisons seem to be between 20-30 000 men (Saipan, Pagan and Rota)... these troops will have similar fate as his troops in Guam. Whether I actually move againts these troops swiftly is yet to be decied.. I could just let them starve a bit and continue the diffrent variations of an offensive plans. Decisions, decisions.. I love to have several options available! [:D]

aztez -> Carrier clash / November 1944 (8/12/2012 8:13:13 PM)
Central Pacific (November 6th 1944) The Guam is now firmly in our hands and we are invading Rota just north of the Island chain. Japanese have around 30000 men there, 60 000 at Tinian, 60 000 at Saipan and 25 000 men at Pagan. It is real grinding business that is ongoing at Marianas. Whether I actually seize the whole chain now remains to be seen since I have options. Allied aircraft spotted enemy carriers on November 1st heading near Davao heading north east towards Japan. My opponent tells me that these ships where heading to Tokyo and Yokohama for upgrades and did not expect to see allied carriers that far up in the north. Anyway.. we moved in with mixed results. Hard to say due to heavy FOW in the game what the actual losses are in this encounter but it was bloody as hell... that is for sure. Two things.. I think we should have done better since we got out few coordinated strikes. ...and the allied FLAK is utter joke in stock scenarios. There really is no excuse how this got so screwed up. It is beyond joke. Don't know whether to cry [sm=00000117.gif] ...or laugh [:D] Having said that not regreting engaging him at all. This needed to be done for sure... Here are the events regarding carrier battle that took place.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 95,80 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 74 D4Y3 Judy x 8 Allied aircraft Corsair II x 15 Hellcat I x 13 Seafire IIC x 7 FM-2 Wildcat x 11 F4U-1A Corsair x 22 F6F-3 Hellcat x 268 F6F-5 Hellcat x 55 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 13 destroyed D4Y3 Judy: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-14 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Raid is overhead 5 planes vectored on to bombers VF-30 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers No.800 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers No.881 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-27 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-80 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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-82 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-83 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-84 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-85 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-86 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-87 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-88 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-91 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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 92,80 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 136 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 7 F6F-3 Hellcat x 100 F6F-5 Hellcat x 8 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 26 TBM-1C Avenger x 80 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 12 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 23 destroyed, 28 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Shinano CV Amagi CV Unryu CV Hiryu CV Kaga CV Kasagi CV Hiyo, Torpedo hits 1 CV Taiho, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 2 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 1 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 1 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 1 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 13 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Hiyo-1/B with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes Hiryu-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes Zuiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Shinano-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes Unryu-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes Amagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 38500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 95,80 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 109 B6N2 Jill x 45 B7A2 Grace x 80 D4Y3 Judy x 60 Allied aircraft Corsair II x 12 Hellcat I x 11 Seafire IIC x 5 FM-2 Wildcat x 11 F4U-1A Corsair x 19 F6F-3 Hellcat x 238 F6F-5 Hellcat x 50 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 15 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 14 destroyed, 6 damaged B6N2 Jill: 4 destroyed by flak B7A2 Grace: 6 destroyed, 19 damaged B7A2 Grace: 2 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 6 destroyed, 18 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Corsair II: 1 destroyed F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CVL Cabot CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CVE Nehenta Bay, Bomb hits 1 CVE Sargent Bay, Bomb hits 2, on fire CA Salt Lake City CVE Kasaan Bay, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires CVE Takanis Bay, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Shipley Bay, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CVE Shah, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CVE Fanshaw Bay, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk CVL San Jacinto, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CVE Shamrock Bay, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires CVE Sitkoh Bay, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Rudyerd Bay CVE White Plains, Bomb hits 4, on fire CV Hancock, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 6 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 9 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 15 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 14 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 10 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VF-27 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VF-30 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers No.800 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers No.881 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-21 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-27 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-65 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-75 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-77 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-80 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-82 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Fuel storage explosion on CVE Kasaan Bay Fuel storage explosion on CVE Shah Ammo storage explosion on CVE Fanshaw Bay Ammo storage explosion on CVE Takanis Bay Ammo storage explosion on CVE Shamrock Bay Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Shamrock Bay Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Shah Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Sitkoh Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 94,80 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 29 B6N2 Jill x 48 D4Y3 Judy x 27 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 14 F6F-3 Hellcat x 53 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 15 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 9 destroyed, 16 damaged B6N2 Jill: 8 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 5 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Bougainville BB Idaho CVE Nassau, Bomb hits 1, on fire CV Bunker Hill CVE Admiralty Island, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CVE Ranee CV Wasp II, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CVE Matanikau Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 12 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes VC(F)-80 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes VC(F)-91 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes VMF-214 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 9 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VF-14 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes Fuel storage explosion on CVE Nassau Fuel storage explosion on CV Wasp II -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 92,80 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 116 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 46 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 41 TBM-1C Avenger x 39 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 12 destroyed, 7 damaged SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 17 destroyed, 9 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Kasagi CV Unryu CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Shinano, Bomb hits 1 CVL Ibuki CV Taiho Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 3 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 1 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 9 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 3 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 16 planes vectored on to bombers Hiryu-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers Shinano-1 with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers Hiyo-1/B with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers Zuiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 91,80 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 77 Allied aircraft Avenger II x 7 Barracuda II x 9 Corsair II x 11 Hellcat I x 10 Seafire IIC x 5 F4U-1A Corsair x 13 F6F-3 Hellcat x 42 F6F-5 Hellcat x 16 TBM-1C Avenger x 76 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Avenger II: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Barracuda II: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 7 destroyed, 10 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CVL Ryuho CVE Kaiyo CVL Chitose CVL Mizuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CVL Nisshin CVE Unyo, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 1 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 5 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 5 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 5 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 5 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x Barracuda II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo CAP engaged: Shokaku-1/B with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Junyo-1/B with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Akagi-1/A with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes Akagi-1/B with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Ryuho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 91,80 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 42 Allied aircraft TBM-1C Avenger x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Ryuho Aircraft Attacking: 1 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Junyo-1/B with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes Akagi-1/A with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes Akagi-1/B with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9570 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes Shokaku-1/B with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes Ryuho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 91,80 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 39 Allied aircraft Avenger II x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Avenger II: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Chitose CVL Nisshin, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo CAP engaged: Junyo-1/B with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes Akagi-1/A with A6M5c Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes Akagi-1/B with A6M5c Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes Shokaku-1/B with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes Ryuho-1 with A6M5c Zero (4 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes Hosho-1 with A6M5c Zero (4 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 92,80 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 116 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 44 F6F-5 Hellcat x 2 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 13 TBM-1C Avenger x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 5 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 7 destroyed CAP engaged: Akagi-1/A with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Hosho-1 with A6M5c Zero (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes Junyo-1/B with A6M5c Zero (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Hosho-1 with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Hiryu-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Zuiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Shinano-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 12 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 16 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 94,80 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 75 B6N2 Jill x 24 B7A2 Grace x 59 D4Y3 Judy x 39 Allied aircraft Corsair II x 11 Hellcat I x 9 Seafire IIC x 4 FM-2 Wildcat x 2 F4U-1A Corsair x 14 F6F-3 Hellcat x 136 F6F-5 Hellcat x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 10 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak B7A2 Grace: 5 destroyed, 24 damaged B7A2 Grace: 5 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 6 destroyed, 8 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Ranee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires CVE Matanikau CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Wasp II, Torpedo hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Idaho, Bomb hits 6, on fire CV Bunker Hill DD Izard Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 6 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 9 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VF-30 with F6F-5 Hellcat (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 15000 Raid is overhead No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes VC(F)-65 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes VC(F)-94 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-214 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VF-30 with F6F-5 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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-65 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Raid is overhead VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-13 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 15000 Raid is overhead VC(F)-94 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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes VC(F)-4 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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes Fuel storage explosion on CV Wasp II Fuel storage explosion on CV Wasp II Ammo storage explosion on CVE Bougainville Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Bougainville Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Ranee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 90,81 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 40 Allied aircraft Avenger II x 4 Corsair II x 5 Hellcat I x 5 FM-2 Wildcat x 6 F4U-1A Corsair x 10 F6F-3 Hellcat x 73 F6F-5 Hellcat x 14 TBM-1C Avenger x 24 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 6 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Corsair II: 1 destroyed Hellcat I: 1 destroyed F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 5 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 3 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Mizuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 7000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 7000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 7000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x Avenger II bombing from 7000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 7 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 7000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 1 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 7000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 2 x Hellcat I sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 6 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 15000 feet * 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 6 x FM-2 Wildcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * CAP engaged: Shokaku-1/B with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 10 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes Zuiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 9 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes Ammo storage explosion on CVL Mizuho Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CVL Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ibuki Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese TK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 90,81 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 14 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 39 F6F-5 Hellcat x 66 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 143 TBM-1C Avenger x 109 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Kaiyo, Bomb hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk CVE Unyo, and is sunk CVL Mizuho, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk CLAA Tatsuta, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 17 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 17 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 17 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 8 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 17 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 17 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 9 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 17 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 11 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 11 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 24 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 26 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 26 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 20 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Zuiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11190 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes Shokaku-1/B with A6M5c Zero (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ibuki Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Shokaku class CV Fuel storage explosion on CV Hiyo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Kaiyo Fuel storage explosion on CVL Ibuki Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Mizuho -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 90,81 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 8 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 F6F-5 Hellcat x 2 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Zuiho-1 with A6M5c Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes Shokaku-1/B with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 90,81 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5c Zero x 3 Allied aircraft Barracuda II x 3 Corsair II x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 20 F6F-5 Hellcat x 9 TBM-1C Avenger x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Barracuda II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 2 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * 3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet * CAP engaged: Shokaku-1/B with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes Zuiho-1 with A6M5c 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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes ...and that how the turn ended. I haven't had chance to take a look on the turn but some carriers are definately lost.

aztez -> February 1945 (10/4/2012 6:47:45 PM)
Pacific war (Early february 1945) A short recap of latest developments. We have now reached end of january 1945. After the fierce naval battles around Marianas that were reported in greater detail earlier things have cooled down. At the moment I have no confirmed sightings of his carriers but flying excessive search patterns in order to gain intel. If/When I spot them I not backing down.. eager to commit my naval assets for that onslaught. As said though no intel at the moment. Once we finally overrun Guam things became a bit easier. Despite heavy forces we have now outrun and seized Rota, Saipan and Tinian. In overall we destroyed around 150 000 troops defending the island chain. Not bad at all.. also Truk is 60 000 men POW camp! I have not seized the the final bases at Northern New Guinea since focus has been at Marianas. Now that is almost done.. well we will up the anti for sure. China is quiet.. nothing to report. My supply levels are not good but not disastrous either. As odd as it might sound it seems I halted the major offensive here. Grinding and luck paid up. At Burma the large scale stalemate and dugout war continues around Mandalay region. I'am happy to commit to this at this point but have plans for this region also. Lets just say all the good things for those that wait. My opponent did couple large "nuke" naval bombardments off the coastal regions in Burma. He scorched a lot planes but I'am more than ok. We actually have air supremacy here despite some efforts from the japanese to regain it. Oh.. and the first waves of B29's have now visited Japan. Intrestingly my opponet stated that he has never been bombed before.. thus either his opponents have quit or he has halted the allied advance before in range. ...well that will change since I inted to put japan in stoneage. I will keep you guys informed as the game progresses...

aztez -> Carrier clash / Near Iwo Jima / June 1945 (11/20/2012 6:34:00 PM)
Near Iwo Jima (June 1st 1945) We had an carrier clash where Japanese forces engaged our fleets near Iwo Jima. I have to say that abysmal performance by the allied pilots and flak crews. Than again as many have said the air to air model leaves a lot to desired for... to put it kindly. Here is the full combat.txt files from that encounter.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 103,75 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 42 B6N1 Jill x 18 D4Y4 Judy x 18 Allied aircraft Corsair II x 11 Hellcat I x 8 Seafire IIC x 6 FM-2 Wildcat x 16 F4U-1A Corsair x 13 F6F-3 Hellcat x 83 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 4 destroyed B6N1 Jill: 9 destroyed D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: VC(F)-91 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-94 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-91 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers No.800 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers No.881 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-27 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-82 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-84 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 9 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-85 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 6 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-86 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 9 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 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 28 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-87 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 9 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-88 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-96 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 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 18 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-97 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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-98 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 103,75 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 25 B6N2 Jill x 17 B7A2 Grace x 26 D4Y3 Judy x 27 Allied aircraft Corsair II x 10 Hellcat I x 7 Seafire IIC x 6 FM-2 Wildcat x 13 F4U-1A Corsair x 12 F6F-3 Hellcat x 75 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 7 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak B7A2 Grace: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 4 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Hollandia CV Indomitable CVE Thetis Bay BB Washington CLAA Atlanta CV Illustrious CVE Makassar Strait CVE Makin Island Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VC(F)-91 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 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 16 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-94 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead VC(F)-91 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 2 planes vectored on to bombers No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers No.881 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-27 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-84 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-87 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-88 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-96 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-97 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-98 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers No.800 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-82 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-85 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-86 with FM-2 Wildcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Banzai! - Nikaido T. in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor Banzai! - Kotani R. in a D4Y3 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor Banzai! - Kawasaki R. in a D4Y3 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 102,78 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 106 B6N2a Jill x 21 B7A2 Grace x 101 D4Y3 Judy x 60 D4Y4 Judy x 72 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 135 F6F-5 Hellcat x 82 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 11 destroyed B6N2a Jill: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged B6N2a Jill: 2 destroyed by flak B7A2 Grace: 18 destroyed, 25 damaged B7A2 Grace: 8 destroyed by flak D4Y3 Judy: 23 destroyed, 9 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 10 destroyed by flak D4Y4 Judy: 16 destroyed, 17 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 5 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, Kamikaze hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Hancock, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Boston, Bomb hits 1, on fire CVE Marcus Island, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1 BB Alabama, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire CV Intrepid, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage BB South Dakota, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CV Essex CV Franklin, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1 CVL Cabot CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 3, Kamikaze hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Rudyerd Bay, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires CVE Petrof Bay, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Hornet II, Bomb hits 1, on fire CVE Ommaney Bay, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Nehenta Bay DD Bradford, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 12 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 10 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 5 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 6 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-94 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes VC(F)-65 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes VC(F)-94 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VC(F)-94 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Raid is overhead VC(F)-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VC(F)-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VF-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 6 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 11 on standby, 8 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 14 planes vectored on to bombers VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 11 on standby, 8 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 7 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 7 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 17 planes vectored on to bombers VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers VF-27 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 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 21 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-21 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes Banzai! - Ibusuki N. in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor Ibusuki N. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming CVE Marcus Island Matsunaga A. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming BB Alabama Banzai! - Kanno W. in a D4Y4 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor Banzai! - Oyama S. in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor Kawamura T. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming CV Intrepid Banzai! - Minowa S. in a D4Y3 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor Ammo storage explosion on CV Hornet II Fuel storage explosion on CVE Rudyerd Bay Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Rudyerd Bay Banzai! - Abe T. in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor Abe T. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming CV Hancock Banzai! - Obayashi U. in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor Ammo storage explosion on CVL Princeton Ammo storage explosion on CVL Princeton Ammo storage explosion on CVE Manila Bay Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Manila Bay Ammo storage explosion on CVE Manila Bay Okura D. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming CVE Manila Bay Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Alabama Banzai! - Kawakubo T. in a D4Y3 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Hancock Banzai! - Ikeda A. in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor Banzai! - Morioka P. in a D4Y3 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor Ammo storage explosion on CV Franklin Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB South Dakota -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 102,78 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2a Jill x 9 Allied aircraft Hellcat I x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 100 F6F-5 Hellcat x 63 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2a Jill: 6 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes VC(F)-94 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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Hellcat I (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VC(F)-68 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes VC(F)-94 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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes VC(F)-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes VC(F)-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VF-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VF-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes VF-27 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VC(F)-21 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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes VC(F)-75 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes VC(F)-76 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 105,71 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 90 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 F6F-5 Hellcat x 16 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 56 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 2 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 26 destroyed, 5 damaged SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CVL Chitose CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 1, on fire CVE Shimane Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires CVL Chiyoda CVE Shinyo, Bomb hits 5, on fire CVE Yamashiro Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Fuyuzuki Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Zuikaku-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes Unryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Aso-1 with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Kaga-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Shokaku-1/A with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Shokaku-1/C with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers Akagi-1/B with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Akagi-1/C with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Ryuho-1 with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Shimane Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 104,73 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 36 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 169 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 33 F6F-5 Hellcat x 29 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 24 TBM-1C Avenger x 45 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 7 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 8 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 10 destroyed, 3 damaged SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 24 destroyed, 1 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku CV Taiho CV Shinano CV Kasagi CV Katsuragi CV Hiryu CV Kaga Aircraft Attacking: 1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Hiryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Shinano-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Zuikaku-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 35760. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers Aso-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 105,71 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 66 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 18 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 23 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 11 destroyed Japanese Ships CLAA Abukuma Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Shokaku-1/A with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Shokaku-1/C with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Akagi-1/B with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Akagi-1/C with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 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 18 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Zuikaku-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Ryuho-1 with A7M2 Sam (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Aso-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 105,71 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 47 Allied aircraft F6F-5 Hellcat x 33 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 21 TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 11 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 3 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CVL Chitose CV Shokaku CVL Chiyoda CVE Shinyo, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Shimane Maru, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Shokaku-1/A with A7M2 Sam (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Akagi-1/B with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Akagi-1/C with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Zuikaku-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Ryuho-1 with A7M2 Sam (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers Aso-1 with A7M2 Sam (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Shokaku-1/C with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Shimane Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 104,73 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 125 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 7 F6F-5 Hellcat x 17 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 31 TBM-1C Avenger x 15 TBM-3 Avenger x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 5 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 destroyed, 7 damaged SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak TBM-3 Avenger: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku CV Shinano CV Aso CV Amagi CV Kaga CV Unryu CV Kasagi CV Katsuragi Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 1 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 8 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 1 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers Hiryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes 11 planes vectored on to bombers Shinano-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 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 33 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Zuikaku-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 26100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 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 48 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A7M2 Sam (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 14 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers Aso-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 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 32 minutes 14 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 104,73 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 88 Allied aircraft Barracuda II x 3 Corsair II x 7 Hellcat I x 5 Seafire IIC x 4 F4U-1A Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 5 TBM-1C Avenger x 27 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Barracuda II: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Hellcat I: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Unryu CV Amagi CV Aso CV Katsuragi CV Kasagi Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Barracuda II launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 1 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 1 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 4 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers Hiryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Shinano-1 with A7M2 Sam (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Zuikaku-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Taiho-1 with A7M2 Sam (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers Amagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Katsuragi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers Kasagi-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Aso-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers Unryu-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers ...pretty much sums things up from that battle. Again had the allied pilots and crews performed this badly we still would be fighting the war in the pacific... [image]local://upfiles/15617/B2A8911B3F414011A2784E5ADAF42B93.jpg[/image]

MAurelius -> RE: Carrier clash / Near Iwo Jima / June 1945 (11/20/2012 9:55:15 PM)
typically lopsided WITP AE results... no comment as all criticism is unwelcome on this forum.... I mean this was in '45... jeez

JocMeister -> RE: Carrier clash / Near Iwo Jima / June 1945 (11/21/2012 7:48:59 PM)
aztez, Ouch. I feel for you! That sucks [:(] MAurelius, You certainly got a hang of this forum a lot faster then I did! Sadly you are correct! [:(]

aztez -> Late february 1946 (3/2/2013 9:07:05 PM)
Few pics from this scenario 2 game from late february 1945. I'am not going into detailed theatre by theatre or operational analysis on this since the game is still ongoing. However few pics and it is a bit diffrent than the game I got ongoing vs Dave... some similar issues as well. * Allied late naval AA is not worth much... * Allied submarine fleet is pretty annihilated in this one too. The japanese ASW is nuclear... E boats and air ASW. Those things really do stand up in the stock scenarios. The air to air war is diffrent since yes.. we are lacking on points. Allthough this is scenario 2 with the "Star Wars" alltitudes in play... not that suprised by this. There are still plenty to go in this one and more detailed stuff later on... [image]local://upfiles/15617/B7257DB308E945C2B9060C616197BDBE.jpg[/image]

aztez -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/2/2013 9:07:40 PM)
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aztez -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/2/2013 9:08:51 PM)
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aztez -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/2/2013 9:09:42 PM)
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aztez -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/2/2013 9:10:12 PM)
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crsutton -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/20/2013 6:37:56 PM)
Yes, bad strike packages going out on strikes for you. Unlucky day. But is it a bad policy to combine CVEs with CVs in one Task force or were they in different TFs? I noticed that you had very few corsairs with your carriers. I think that is a must for 1945 because the hellcat is not competitive with the Sam.

GreyJoy -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/20/2013 6:53:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton Yes, bad strike packages going out on strikes for you. Unlucky day. But is it a bad policy to combine CVEs with CVs in one Task force or were they in different TFs? I noticed that you had very few corsairs with your carriers. I think that is a must for 1945 because the hellcat is not competitive with the Sam. To be honest this seems exactly like the results i had with Rader. Stock games always end like this... Allied flak is crap and the japanese late war packages simply too much to handle for the CV CAP. The only solution is DBB with latest beta patch (that slows the coordination issue). In DBB allied flak is simply a KILLER, even in 1942/43 and japanese naval ASW (even late war one) is close to useless. But i feel your pain mate...i've been through this myself

crsutton -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/21/2013 1:35:47 AM)
Well, since coordination was tweaked even in stock both Ark and I have noticed that with LBA is much more difficult to coordinate when attacking carriers. So, it might be a little different now. I am just starting to get close to Japan so have not really experienced a massive air attack in my game. I am sure it is coming though.

aztez -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/21/2013 8:26:01 AM)
Hi guys! I have been a bit busy lately but both of my PBEM's are still ongoing. This one on late march 1946 and the game vs erstad on late january 1946. crsutton: Yup. The luck factor always plays it's part. No, there were some CVE's in the same TF mostly providing CAP. Also I use several TF's with follow routines. As for the Corsairs I will need to double check the turn file. I think I have way more than were flying that day. Just be careful when operating with your carriers. That might backfire if things go all wrong. Personally I still do have plenty of firepower left in this one despite the losses. Greyjoy: I have similar effects vs erstad. The flak is what it is in stock games. If anyone is counting on that to save ships they should reconsider their tactics. Naval ASW useless? That I have disagree. At least in the official patches it same as nuking the submarines. I use the subs in deep water hexes but they get annihilated. Either you are doing something "wrong" or my opponents are using the ASW routines on their favour. I don't know but it is sad assignment to sail with the submarine fleets in both of my PBEM's. I think the game vs erstad is even worse than this one. The game has now moved into late march 1946.... (short recap below) Allied B29's have been heavily involved on bombing enemy industrial targets, airfields around the Japan. The japanese are putting up heavy CAP's but we keep on grinding. I have fighters flying sweep missions from Iwo Jima, Hahaha-Jima and Chichi Jima. Despite these efforts I doubt I'am hurting him that much since he has stockpiled a lot of engines and such. As you can see we have now secured the islands around Iwo Jima which is good news for the allied side. We will continue the advance but where and when remains to be seen... Who knows may even launch an amphibitious landings at Japan... a longshot but who knows. In Burma we have finally secured Mandalay and routed some enemy forces west of the base. The main defensive line is now at Magwe... Japanese navy conducted an bombardments off the coast near Akyab. These managed to destroy several bombers but luckily we put torpedoes in few of his remaining battleships. The carriers providing cover for the enemy forces escaped unscratched. In Russia we have two major offensives... one at Yenki and even bigger north of the base (Changchuang or something like that). We shall see who will win the battle of attrition here.

obvert -> RE: Late february 1946 (3/21/2013 10:24:25 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton Well, since coordination was tweaked even in stock both Ark and I have noticed that with LBA is much more difficult to coordinate when attacking carriers. So, it might be a little different now. I am just starting to get close to Japan so have not really experienced a massive air attack in my game. I am sure it is coming though. This is my win reason for wanting to upgrade my game with Jocke to the newer patch with the coordination 'fix.' He is not ready yet as he is still feeling he is making up for the fact that i had these advantages when i was n the offensive earlier. I completely understand that. I actually am worried as the Japanese player of getting in the kind of strikes we see here and mores those in the GJ/rader game. I think they're out of context for what he game should look like, and if the US can't put up the 'big blue blanket' then they can't prosecute the late stages of the war. Obviously I wan to use kamis and large strikes against naval targets, I just don't want the kind of strikes that can derail the game as they did in the GJ game.

aztez -> THE END 1946 (4/30/2013 6:14:33 PM)
THE END / SUMMER 1946 I have finally finished off one PBEM game I started a longtime ago. First I would like to say that I highly recommend katsuragi as an opponent. He is definately skilled and stubborn player. Personally feeling a bit exchausted at the moment but it feels good to have this one in the bag! I will post some screenies from the game file... What was the low points on the game? Again have to say the submarine warfare since the ASW is badly broken in stock scenarios. Also, not a big fan of "statosphere" air vs air fighting but can live with it. I'am a bit disappointed that was not able to finish the imperial navy completely off. A bit more luck and it might have been diffrent story and skill is also an factor. The best play was that I was able to push off major japanese offensive in China. It was an close shave and had that gone bad... well things might have been ugly. How the ended.. allied troops finally got through in Burma and we were just days off from Rangoon. The brave japanese army was in full retreat. Allies were planning an invasion to either Okinawa or Home Islands itself. That did not go through since my opponent played aggressively with his naval assets. KUDOS to him doing that.. those operations were postponed and never got green light again. We managed to secure Iwo Jima and surrounding islands. In Russia the ground war was very bloody and I'am pretty confident that Manchuko army just barely survived in this one! Again it did survive so well played... I did bomb japanese industrial assets daily with heavy bombers! How much I actually hurt him.. not sure. This was an scenario 2 game so I think his assets were still in good shape. Both sides lost a lot off ships! ...but never was able to hurt his tankers enough. Really don't know but one thing for sure I have utmost respect towards katsuragi! He is an gentleman and very tough opponent!!! Also when/if I start new PBEM games Dave and Chris are the only two persons I need duel againts! Lucky to have such an opponents... For now though here are the screenies... (I still have the game ongoing vs Dave.. and need to update that AAR soon) [image]local://upfiles/15617/02B18A3AC6C949E19E479E9C0FCA2484.jpg[/image]

aztez -> RE: THE END 1946 (4/30/2013 6:15:19 PM)
Aircraft losses... [image]local://upfiles/15617/E7C2139F14C34706AC0C24F1112A1C72.jpg[/image]

aztez -> RE: THE END 1946 (4/30/2013 6:15:59 PM)
Pilots... [image]local://upfiles/15617/C84F534109814E489DED5B4CA9CA2CD5.jpg[/image]

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