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BBfanboy -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/17/2021 9:29:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe There can be rather large plane factory in China....sad to say. Where is that sad puppy? Not in China, in stock anyway - but in Manchukuo - at Harbin. I am not aware of any others outside Japan.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/17/2021 9:40:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe There can be rather large plane factory in China....sad to say. Where is that sad puppy? Not in China, in stock anyway - but in Manchukuo - at Harbin. I am not aware of any others outside Japan. Oh, that's well protected by location then.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/17/2021 9:50:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe There can be rather large plane factory in China....sad to say. Where is that sad puppy? Look around Mudken . . .

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/18/2021 3:11:07 AM)
I've got all the Home Island locations entered (not small islands with no production of any kind) so all I have to do is add factories for cities as we get recon and update others from time to time. Updated totals below. We got good recon on Tsu, but Maebashi is still a black hole. Of course there are others which are not yet on the recon list. [image]local://upfiles/14248/ED6A67473EC34B5E8617B2535BA0CE4F.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/18/2021 3:27:42 AM)
Maebashi does have a few aircraft factories.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/18/2021 3:31:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Maebashi does have a few aircraft factories. About 452. I just don't know what they are. I probably had recon of them but didn't take a pic or write it down, but at least going forward I'll have a rough log of recon.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/18/2021 3:50:53 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Maebashi does have a few aircraft factories. About 452. I just don't know what they are. I probably had recon of them but didn't take a pic or write it down, but at least going forward I'll have a rough log of recon. If I rightly remember it, the A6M2 starts there and then there other were factories including research factories. Not a lot if any manpower if I recall that correctly as well.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/18/2021 4:38:08 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Maebashi does have a few aircraft factories. About 452. I just don't know what they are. I probably had recon of them but didn't take a pic or write it down, but at least going forward I'll have a rough log of recon. If I rightly remember it, the A6M2 starts there and then there other were factories including research factories. Not a lot if any manpower if I recall that correctly as well. These are only identified generically as "aircraft factory" by faded recon. quote: 38 61 15 21 31 31 51 18 31 21 31 41 31 31 Whatever they are, they need to be put out of commission!

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 10 (8/18/2021 4:38:44 AM)
1944 December 10 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Davao CHANGED OWNERSHIP Sawahloento is occupied by the Allies Overall • 7,060 strategic points. • 119x B29's report ready. • +496 VP today. • Enemy carriers and battleships are at Hong Kong. • We upgraded so many squadrons to P-51D so quickly that the replacement pool has not built up despite the high production rate. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Transiting a hostile strait is DANGEROUS! quote: 000053 ASW attack 1944-12-10 55,79 Kuantan ASW attack near Kuantan at 55,79 Japanese Ships E No.37 Allied Ships SS Blackfish SS Blackfish is located by E No.37 E No.37 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.37 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.37 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.37 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.37 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000008 ASW attack 1944-12-10 50,84 Singapore ASW attack near Singapore at 50,84 Japanese Ships DD Yugure Allied Ships SS Truant, hits 9, heavy damage SS Truant launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yugure Truant bottoming out .... DD Yugure attacking submerged sub .... DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugure fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Our carriers moved 2 hexes east and slipped outside of enemy search coverage. • There is an E and AO at Batavia. We are sending 2x DD to get them, but that will take two days. • We are sending a group of DM to mine the entrance to Palembang, and the carriers will cover them on their close approach and withdrawal. The objective is to impede Imperial movement of ground forces to Singapore from Palembang. • Samarinda is repaired and the engineers are moving to Balikpapan to repair the base there. Supplies are being brought in to get oil production at Samarinda up to full capacity. Production at Balikpapan is already 100%. Philippines China • Got one! quote: 000006 Sub attack 1944-12-10 76,68 Hong Kong Sub attack near Hong Kong at 76,68 Japanese Ships PB Sansei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Hardhead SS Hardhead launches 2 torpedoes Hardhead diving deep .... Sub escapes detection India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Smote! quote: 000055 Ground combat 1944-12-10 51,69 Nakhon Si Thammarat Ground combat at 51,69 (near Nakhon Si Thammarat) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 19264 troops, 325 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 676 Defending force 756 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Allied adjusted assault: 243 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 243 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1065 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 28th (East African) Brigade 2nd British Division 48th Gurkha Brigade 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 4th Raiding Regiment • And the march down the peninsula continues. • Another Division at Bangkok is ready for the liberation of China. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Got some! quote: 00001 Night Air attack 1944-12-10 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 5 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 14 F6F-5N Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Nehenta Bay CVE Gambier Bay Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 8000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 66 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes Some CAP have air radar 000002 Night Air attack 1944-12-10 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 8 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 13 F6F-5N Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Nehenta Bay Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Some CAP have air radar 000003 Night Air attack 1944-12-10 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 4 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 13 F6F-5N Hellcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Kadashan Bay Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 8000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Some CAP have air radar 000004 Night Air attack 1944-12-10 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 6 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 12 F6F-5N Hellcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Barnes CVE Marcus Island Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 62 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Raid is overhead Some CAP have air radar 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-10 Chichi-jima 111,74 Night Naval bombardment of Chichi-jima at 111,74 Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Richmond DD Balch DD Selfridge Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead CL Marblehead firing at Chichi-jima Fortress SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Richmond CL Richmond firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force DD Balch firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force DD Selfridge firing at Chichi-jima Fortress 000007 Sub attack 1944-12-10 111,62 Hamamatsu Sub attack near Hamamatsu at 111,62 Japanese Ships E No.44 E No.72 Allied Ships SS Grayling SS Grayling launches 2 torpedoes at E No.44 Grayling diving deep .... E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.72 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000009 Day Time Surface Combat 1944-12-10 98,69 Daito Shoto Day Time Surface Combat, near Daito Shoto at 98,69, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Kiji, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 26, and is sunk xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Kotoku Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships DD English, Shell hits 1 DD Moale DD Taussig DD Walke II, Shell hits 1 DD O' Brien II DD Barton II Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 4,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 9,000 yards Japanese ships attempt to get underway Range closes to 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... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards DD O' Brien II engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 4,000 yards DD Moale engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards xAK Kotoku Maru sunk by DD O' Brien II at 5,000 yards DD Walke II engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 5,000 yards DD English engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards xAK Mogamigawa Maru sunk by DD Barton II at 6,000 yards DD O' Brien II engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards DD Moale engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards E Kiji engages DD Barton II at 5,000 yards DD O' Brien II engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 5,000 yards DD Walke II engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 6,000 yards DD Taussig engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards DD English engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Walke II engages E Kiji at 5,000 yards DD Taussig engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 5,000 yards DD English engages E Kiji at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD English engages E Kiji at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 9,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 9,000 yards DD Moale engages E Kiji at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Walke II engages E Kiji at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Taussig engages E Kiji at 11,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 11,000 yards DD Moale engages E Kiji at 11,000 yards DD English engages E Kiji at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Taussig engages E Kiji at 6,000 yards DD Moale engages E Kiji at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Barton II engages E Kiji at 7,000 yards DD English engages E Kiji at 7,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Walke II engages E Kiji at 12,000 yards DD O' Brien II engages E Kiji at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... 000015 Morning Air attack 1944-12-10 98,69 Daito Shoto Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 9 damaged Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD O' Brien II Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 000046 Afternoon Air attack 1944-12-10 98,69 Daito Shoto Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 6 Ki-84a Frank x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 4 damaged Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Barton II DD English Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 000054 Ground combat 1944-12-10 Chichi-jima 111,74 Ground combat at Chichi-jima (111,74) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24920 troops, 537 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 542 Defending force 3434 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Allied adjusted assault: 152 Japanese adjusted defense: 7 Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 911 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 377 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) Assaulting units: 93rd Infantry Division 160th Infantry Regiment 364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 3rd Arm Amphib Battalion 97th Field Artillery Battalion 145th Field Artillery Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 181st Field Artillery Battalion 168th Field Artillery Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion 226th Field Artillery Battalion 726th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion Defending units: Chichi-jima Fortress 19th Naval Guard Unit Chichi-jima Special Base Force 000056 Wiped Out 1944-12-10 Chichi-jima 111,74 19th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Chichi-jima by attrition!!! Chichi-jima Fortress Wiped Out at Chichi-jima by attrition!!! • We will try to get the next convoy at Daito Shoto - it's there now - but avoid the air strikes. • Our P-51D squadrons will stand down, some to rest, others to reequip. • Landings on Haha-jima tomorrow. A jolly good time is expected. • Cleanup on Chichi-jima continues tomorrow. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 10 (8/18/2021 4:39:15 AM)
1944 December 10 Air losses. Our sweeps did a bit better than 2 to 1. [image]local://upfiles/14248/1982A926ED00468C8BDC3A81A8160E25.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 10 (8/18/2021 4:39:37 AM)
1944 December 10 Tokyo. Fires are currently 2,148. Almost all damage seen so far was to industry with only trivial damage seen to engine or aircraft factories. [image]local://upfiles/14248/0F405424488349B5A4AFE4C070D11DBF.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/18/2021 11:35:24 AM)
I did mean the plane facility at Harbin, and wasn't precise when I said China. Sorry.[8\|] Anyway, I usually like to make that a big Frank factory as it is pretty safe until mid 1945* (most times![:D]). When I say big, I mean around 200 points I recall. One thing to check is to see if Japan is repairing any factory...that could help you prioritize what to target.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 09 (8/18/2021 2:10:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe I did mean the plane facility at Harbin, and wasn't precise when I said China. Sorry.[8\|] I have friends from there. To me that is China. [8D]

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 11 (8/19/2021 1:47:59 AM)
1944 December 11 INVADED Amphibious TF 59 offshore of Haha-jima Amphibious TF 218 offshore of Haha-jima Amphibious TF 450 offshore of Haha-jima INVESTED Quinhon Davao CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • 7,562 strategic points. • 133x B29's report ready. • +496 VP today. • IJN battleships sighted at Hong Kong. • Consolidating USA recon in various theaters to get additional P-5E Lightning groups to the Bonins. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Sighted, sighted... quote: 000001 ASW attack 1944-12-11 52,83 Djemadja ASW attack near Djemadja at 52,83 Japanese Ships PB Heizan Maru Allied Ships SS KXV SS KXV is sighted by escort KXV bottoming out .... PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000015 ASW attack 1944-12-11 52,84 Tioman Island ASW attack near Tioman Island at 52,84 Japanese Ships PB Takuna Maru #7 Allied Ships SS Pargo, hits 4 SS Pargo is sighted by escort Pargo bottoming out .... PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takuna Maru #7 attacking submerged sub .... PB Takuna Maru #7 is out of ASW ammo PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takuna Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Our carriers will move between Pontianak and Palembang. • Our DM TF will be near the carriers tomorrow and will use their location as a departure spot for their run in to the mining target. • Our two destroyers are 13 hexes from Batavia and will probably get there tomorrow night. Philippines China • Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Chinese Army reenters China! The Chinese Army 3rd New Corps has taken up a blocking position on the road 1 hex east of LangSon, inside the borders of China. Over the next several days a number of Allied supporting units will arrive in train, including tanks, artillery, and antiaircraft. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Tomorrow two Bdes will enter Langson from the SE and SW (they each have 1 mile to go). • As a result of the foregoing, tomorrow our force between Hanoi and LangSon will assault the enemy positions there. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Night actions. quote: 000002 Night Time Surface Combat 1944-12-11 98,69 Daito Shoto Night Time Surface Combat, near Daito Shoto at 98,69, Range 3,000 Yards Japanese Ships E No.10, Shell hits 7, and is sunk E No.12, Shell hits 6, and is sunk xAK Burma Maru xAK Clyde Maru xAK India Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire xAK Gokoku Maru #2, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Nikki Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Phoenix DD Cummings DD Case Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 10% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese 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 CL Phoenix engages E No.12 at 3,000 yards DD Cummings engages E No.12 at 3,000 yards CL Phoenix engages E No.12 at 3,000 yards Massive explosion on E No.12 E No.12 sunk by CL Phoenix at 3,000 yards DD Case engages E No.10 at 3,000 yards DD Cummings engages xAK Nikki Maru at 3,000 yards DD Case engages xAK Burma Maru at 3,000 yards E No.10 sunk by CL Phoenix at 3,000 yards DD Case engages xAK Nikki Maru at 3,000 yards DD Case engages xAK Gokoku Maru #2 at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CL Phoenix engages xAK Gokoku Maru #2 at 2,000 yards DD Case engages xAK India Maru at 2,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania BB Arizona BB Oklahoma BB Nevada Japanese ground losses: 199 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania BB Pennsylvania firing at 12th Garrison Unit BB Arizona firing at Haha-jima BB Oklahoma firing at Haha-jima OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Nevada BB Nevada firing at 52nd JNAF AF Unit 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-11 Chichi-jima 111,74 Night Naval bombardment of Chichi-jima at 111,74 Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Richmond DD Balch DD Selfridge CL Marblehead firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force CL Richmond firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force DD Balch firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force DD Selfridge firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force 000005 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships BB West Virginia BB Colorado BB Maryland Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Runway hits 1 Port hits 1 BB West Virginia firing at Haha-jima BB Colorado firing at 12th Garrison Unit BB Maryland firing at 12th Garrison Unit 000006 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB Idaho Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Mississippi firing at 12th Garrison Unit BB Idaho firing at 12th Garrison Unit 000007 Night Air attack 1944-12-11 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 95 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 6 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 16 F6F-5N Hellcat x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Wake Island CVE Sangamon Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes Some CAP have air radar 000008 Night Air attack 1944-12-11 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 4 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 16 F6F-5N Hellcat x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Kasaan Bay Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes Some CAP have air radar 000009 Night Air attack 1944-12-11 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 6 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 14 F6F-5N Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Kasaan Bay CVE Casablanca Aircraft Attacking: 5 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes Some CAP have air radar 000010 Night Air attack 1944-12-11 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 5 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 13 F6F-5N Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Wake Island CVE Casablanca Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 64 minutes VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes Some CAP have air radar 000011 Night Air attack 1944-12-11 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 3 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 12 F6F-5N Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 damaged Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Kasaan Bay Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 33700. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 66 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes Some CAP have air radar 000012 Night Air attack 1944-12-11 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 5 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 11 F6F-5N Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Sangamon CVE Wake Island Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 67 minutes VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes Some CAP have air radar 000013 Night Air attack 1944-12-11 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 7 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 9 F6F-5N Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Wake Island CVE Casablanca Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 73 minutes VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes Some CAP have air radar 000014 Night Air attack 1944-12-11 111,74 Chichi-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 6 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 9 F6F-5N Hellcat x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 5 damaged Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CVE Kasaan Bay CVE Wake Island Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes Some CAP have air radar • Our small SCTF got some. • Night air strikes against our carriers continued to be worrisome. • Day actions. quote: 000016 Pre-Invasion action 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Pre-Invasion action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Charles R. Greer DE Gilmore DE Dempsey AKA Castor DE Charles R. Greer fired at enemy troops DE Gilmore fired at enemy troops DE Dempsey fired at enemy troops 000017 Pre-Invasion action 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Pre-Invasion action off Haha-jima (110,75) 41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Stadtfeld DE Halloran DE Greiner DE Crouter APA Sanborn Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DE Stadtfeld fired at enemy troops DE Halloran fired at enemy troops DE Greiner fired at enemy troops DE Crouter fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards 000018 Amphibious Assault 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Amphibious Assault at Haha-jima (110,75) TF 218 troops unloading over beach at Haha-jima, 110,75 Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) 11 troops of a Aus Inf Sect 43 accidentally lost during unload of 1st Australian Bde /2 000019 Pre-Invasion action 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Pre-Invasion action off Haha-jima (110,75) 39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Walker APA Banner DD Charrette Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Walker firing at 12th Garrison Unit DD Walker 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 000020 Amphibious Assault 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Amphibious Assault at Haha-jima (110,75) TF 450 troops unloading over beach at Haha-jima, 110,75 Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) 000021 Invasion Support action 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Charles R. Greer DE Gilmore DE Dempsey AKA Castor DE Charles R. Greer fired at enemy troops DE Gilmore fired at enemy troops DE Dempsey fired at enemy troops 000022 Amphibious Assault 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Amphibious Assault at Haha-jima (110,75) TF 59 troops unloading over beach at Haha-jima, 110,75 000023 Invasion Support action 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Stadtfeld DE Halloran DE Greiner DE Crouter APA Sanborn DE Stadtfeld fired at enemy troops DE Halloran fired at enemy troops DE Greiner fired at enemy troops DE Crouter fired at enemy troops 000024 Invasion Support action 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Walker DD Charrette APA Banner DD Charrette firing at 12th Garrison Unit 000025 Day Time Surface Combat 1944-12-11 104,73 Iwo-jima Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo-jima at 104,73, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mogami DD Hayate, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Minekaze DD Okikaze DD Tachikaze Allied Ships CL Phoenix, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Cummings, Shell hits 2 DD Case, Shell hits 1 Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 5,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Phoenix at 4,000 yards DD Case engages DD Tachikaze at 4,000 yards DD Hayate engages DD Case at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Phoenix at 2,000 yards DD Case engages DD Tachikaze at 2,000 yards DD Hayate sunk by DD Cummings at 2,000 yards DD Minekaze engages DD Case at 2,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Phoenix at 6,000 yards DD Case engages DD Tachikaze at 6,000 yards DD Okikaze engages DD Cummings at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards CL Phoenix engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards DD Cummings engages DD Tachikaze at 8,000 yards DD Case engages DD Okikaze at 8,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Phoenix at 13,000 yards DD Tachikaze engages DD Case at 13,000 yards DD Minekaze engages DD Cummings at 13,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards CL Phoenix engages CA Mogami at 15,000 yards DD Tachikaze engages DD Case at 15,000 yards DD Cummings engages DD Okikaze at 15,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Phoenix at 17,000 yards DD Cummings engages DD Minekaze at 17,000 yards DD Minekaze engages DD Cummings at 17,000 yards Task forces break off... 000059 Invasion Support action 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Charles R. Greer DE Gilmore DE Dempsey AKA Castor DE Charles R. Greer fired at enemy troops DE Gilmore fired at enemy troops DE Dempsey fired at enemy troops 000060 Invasion Support action 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Stadtfeld DE Halloran DE Greiner DE Crouter APA Sanborn DE Stadtfeld fired at enemy troops DE Halloran fired at enemy troops DE Greiner fired at enemy troops DE Crouter fired at enemy troops 000061 Ground combat 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Ground combat at Haha-jima (110,75) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4713 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Defending force 17263 troops, 244 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 605 Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 12th Garrison Unit 52nd JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 28th Australian Brigade 6th Australian Brigade 5th LH Motor Regiment 2/6th Armoured Regiment 2/9th Armoured Regiment 2/5th Armoured Regiment 1st Australian Brigade 101st LH Motor Regiment 000062 Ground combat 1944-12-11 Chichi-jima 111,74 Ground combat at Chichi-jima (111,74) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24823 troops, 539 guns, 415 vehicles, Assault Value = 519 Defending force 1572 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Allied adjusted assault: 98 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 98 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 356 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 93rd Infantry Division 21st Infantry Regiment 160th Infantry Regiment 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 3rd Arm Amphib Battalion 168th Field Artillery Battalion 145th Field Artillery Battalion 226th Field Artillery Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion 181st Field Artillery Battalion 97th Field Artillery Battalion 726th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion Defending units: Chichi-jima Special Base Force 000063 Ground combat 1944-12-11 Haha-jima 110,75 Ground combat at Haha-jima (110,75) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 17263 troops, 244 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 605 Defending force 5785 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158 Allied adjusted assault: 334 Japanese adjusted defense: 484 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1054 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 55 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3098 casualties reported Squads: 74 destroyed, 273 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 62 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 23 disabled Guns lost 91 (8 destroyed, 83 disabled) Vehicles lost 143 (24 destroyed, 119 disabled) Assaulting units: 2/9th Armoured Regiment 2/5th Armoured Regiment 1st Australian Brigade 2/6th Armoured Regiment 28th Australian Brigade 6th Australian Brigade 5th LH Motor Regiment 101st LH Motor Regiment Defending units: 12th Garrison Unit 52nd JNAF AF Unit 000064 surrounded 1944-12-11 Chichi-jima 111,74 Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Chichi-jima • The hunter became the hunted: our small SCTF was intercepted on the way back to Iwo-jima. CL Phoenix is in OK shape but will need a bit of yard time. • We have a CA, CL, +DD's SCTF leaving Iwo-jima to try and catch Mogami. They will make a high speed run. • The Haha-jima invasion landed well, but the fortifications are much stronger than anticipated. The troops will rest for several days before beginning assaults to break through. Meanwhile, we will work up to a rotation of daily naval bombardments. The units are well supplied, and are already taking replacements. A good deal more supply will unload over the coming days. quote: APA Windsor runs aground while attempting to unload at Haha-jima • Clean up continues on Chichi-jima. • Tomorrow 3 squadrons of P-51D will sweep Kanoya. 122 fighters seen there by recon. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 11 (8/19/2021 1:48:40 AM)
1944 December 11 Tokyo. Fires currently 446. Our recon is fading so we might not get a solid picture for a few turns. [image]local://upfiles/14248/A3A214D6E29A452ABA98740A55153EC5.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 11 (8/19/2021 1:48:57 AM)
1944 December 11 Agrihan is full of 4E recon aircraft. If 2 more come ready without others going into maintenance the aircraft stack level for the base will be exceeded. Does anybody know if that limit cuts in half recon flights the way it cuts in half other types of mission (such as strikes)? [image]local://upfiles/14248/D5203F081A6C440A858AAE9826B65BF3.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: 1944 December 11 (8/19/2021 2:33:49 AM)
Shouldn't matter - IME only two recon aircraft from each assigned group/partial group will fly the mission - one morning and one afternoon. Check your pilot mission stats before and after the turn to see.

Nomad -> RE: 1944 December 11 (8/19/2021 3:35:18 AM)
If you look at it, the stack level of 244 is 61 4 engine aircraft. That is the total of all the ready and damaged aircraft at the base. There will be no change if some are repaired.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 11 (8/19/2021 3:41:30 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad If you look at it, the stack level of 244 is 61 4 engine aircraft. That is the total of all the ready and damaged aircraft at the base. There will be no change if some are repaired. Thanks. I know that aircraft stood count count partial and I thought aircraft not ready counted partial too. I never even bothered to check the tally.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 12 (8/22/2021 7:27:27 AM)
We had a Gmail dumping a regular correspondent into Spam episode. Sorry sods. 1944 December 12 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Davao Haha-jima CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • 7,576 strategic points. • 156x B29's report ready. • +125 VP today. • Enemy carriers and battleships sighted at Hong Kong. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Rejected. quote: 000057 Afternoon Air attack 1944-12-12 54,90 Pontianak Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pontianak at 54,90 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 13 Allied aircraft F6F-5 Hellcat x 138 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 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 21 minutes VF-25 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes VF-3 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes VF-22 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 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 14000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes • The mining mission goes in tonight/tomorrow. • The convoy of tankers/oilers appears to already be 2 hexes out of Palembang and heading for Singapore. • The 2x DD raid on the small convoy at Batavia should arrive in daylight tomorrow. • A P-47 Squadron will sweep Singapore tomorrow. Philippines • More LCU's are on the way to Mindanao. China • No joy. quote: 000014 Sub attack 1944-12-12 74,68 Hong Kong Sub attack near Hong Kong at 74,68 Japanese Ships E No.138 Allied Ships SS Ling, hits 1 SS Ling launches 2 torpedoes at E No.138 Ling diving deep .... E No.138 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.138 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.138 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.138 attacking submerged sub .... E No.138 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000015 Sub attack 1944-12-12 74,68 Hong Kong Sub attack near Hong Kong at 74,68 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze Allied Ships SS Blueback SS Blueback launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hokaze Blueback diving deep .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Tomorrow or the next day the supporting units will catch up with the infantry east of LangSon. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Good casualty count. A rear guard remains for destruction tomorrow. quote: 000066 Ground combat 1944-12-12 69,56 Haiphong Ground combat at 69,56 (near Haiphong) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 50338 troops, 965 guns, 1115 vehicles, Assault Value = 1529 Defending force 14759 troops, 166 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 291 Allied adjusted assault: 1352 Japanese adjusted defense: 301 Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 5479 casualties reported Squads: 112 destroyed, 82 disabled Non Combat: 129 destroyed, 80 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 70 (32 destroyed, 38 disabled) Vehicles lost 50 (20 destroyed, 30 disabled) Units retreated 4 Allied ground losses: 411 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 50th Tank Brigade 19th Indian Division 20th Indian Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 5th Indian Division 85th Medium Regiment 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 87th Medium Regiment 88th Medium Regiment Defending units: 14th Division 65th Naval Guard Unit 13th Army 15th AA Regiment 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion • 4 more days to cut of Tourane. • Saigon will be cut off within a week, leaving an exit to the SW, toward Soc Trang. That will put them in the open for our bombers and tanks. • About 2 more days to reach Nakhon Si Thammarat (down the peninsula). Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff. quote: 00001 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Charles R. Greer DE Gilmore DE Dempsey AKA Castor DE Charles R. Greer fired at enemy troops DE Gilmore fired at enemy troops DE Dempsey fired at enemy troops 000002 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Stadtfeld DE Halloran DE Greiner DE Crouter APA Sanborn DE Stadtfeld fired at enemy troops DE Halloran fired at enemy troops DE Greiner fired at enemy troops DE Crouter fired at enemy troops 000003 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AM Effective APA Banner AM Effective fired at enemy troops 000004 Night Air attack 1944-12-12 110,75 Haha-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Haha-jima at 110,75 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 5 damaged Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships APA Dauphin APA George Clymer Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 000005 Night Air attack 1944-12-12 110,75 Haha-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Haha-jima at 110,75 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 8 damaged Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships APA Du Page APA Adair Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Banzai! - Taniguchi C. in a Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy is willing to die for the Emperor 000006 Sub attack 1944-12-12 99,68 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 99,68 Japanese Ships xAK Clyde Maru, Torpedo hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Bowfin SS Bowfin attacking xAK Clyde Maru on the surface 000007 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-12 Chichi-jima 111,74 Night Naval bombardment of Chichi-jima at 111,74 Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Richmond DD Balch DD Selfridge SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead CL Marblehead firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force CL Richmond firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force DD Balch firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force DD Selfridge firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force 000008 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Night Naval bombardment of Haha-jima at 110,75 Allied Ships BB Tennessee OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee BB Tennessee firing at 12th Garrison Unit 000009 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Charles R. Greer DE Gilmore DE Dempsey AKA Castor DE Charles R. Greer fired at enemy troops DE Gilmore fired at enemy troops DE Dempsey fired at enemy troops 000010 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Stadtfeld DE Halloran DE Greiner DE Crouter APA Sanborn DE Stadtfeld fired at enemy troops DE Halloran fired at enemy troops DE Greiner fired at enemy troops DE Crouter fired at enemy troops 000011 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Charles R. Greer DE Gilmore DE Dempsey AKA Castor DE Charles R. Greer fired at enemy troops DE Gilmore fired at enemy troops DE Dempsey fired at enemy troops 000012 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Stadtfeld DE Halloran DE Greiner DE Crouter APA Sanborn DE Stadtfeld fired at enemy troops DE Halloran fired at enemy troops DE Greiner fired at enemy troops DE Crouter fired at enemy troops 000013 Submarine attack 1944-12-12 98,69 Daito Shoto Submarine attack near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Japanese Ships xAK Burma Maru Allied Ships SS Sealion II xAK Burma Maru is sighted by SS Sealion II SS Sealion II launches 2 torpedoes • Got one! • Daytime. quote: 000016 Sub attack 1944-12-12 100,65 Amami Oshima Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 100,65 Japanese Ships PB Kinsyo Maru #4 PB Suyozai Maru PB Okuyo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Bowfin SS Bowfin launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kinsyo Maru #4 Bowfin diving deep .... PB Suyozai Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Okuyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub000021 Morning Air attack 1944-12-12 103,68 Daito Shoto Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 103,68 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 35 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5b Zero: 21 destroyed A6M5b Zero: 4 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA Salt Lake City, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire CL Honolulu DD Cooper DD McCook DD Laffey II Aircraft Attacking: 32 x A6M5b Zero flying as kamikaze Kamikaze: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb 000022 Morning Air attack 1944-12-12 103,68 Daito Shoto Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 103,68 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84a Frank x 45 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 30 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Honolulu, Kamikaze hits 8, on fire DD Allen M. Sumner, Kamikaze hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Salt Lake City, Kamikaze hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Laffey II, Kamikaze hits 2 DD Cooper, Kamikaze hits 10, and is sunk DD Wadleigh, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk DD McCook, Kamikaze hits 8, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 44 x Ki-84a Frank flying as kamikaze Massive explosion on DD Allen M. Sumner Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City Magazine explodes on DD Wadleigh Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Honolulu Massive explosion on DD McCook Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Cooper Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD McCook 000061 Submarine attack 1944-12-12 98,69 Daito Shoto Submarine attack near Daito Shoto at 98,69 Japanese Ships xAK Burma Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sealion II xAK Burma Maru is sighted by SS Sealion II SS Sealion II attacking on the surface 000062 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AKA Arcturus AKA Procyon AKA Castor AKA Arcturus fired at enemy troops AKA Procyon fired at enemy troops AKA Castor fired at enemy troops 000063 Invasion Support action 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Stadtfeld DE Crouter APA Sanborn DE Stadtfeld fired at enemy troops DE Crouter fired at enemy troops • Ouch! Best damn kamikazes ever. Must have had a lot of experience. • We got one also! • Things were more orderly on the ground. quote: 000064 Ground combat 1944-12-12 Haha-jima 110,75 Ground combat at Haha-jima (110,75) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3988 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90 Defending force 14830 troops, 248 guns, 422 vehicles, Assault Value = 311 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 12th Garrison Unit 52nd JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 5th LH Motor Regiment 1st Australian Brigade 2/9th Armoured Regiment 2/6th Armoured Regiment 2/5th Armoured Regiment 28th Australian Brigade 6th Australian Brigade 101st LH Motor Regiment 000065 Ground combat 1944-12-12 Chichi-jima 111,74 Ground combat at Chichi-jima (111,74) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 24907 troops, 540 guns, 417 vehicles, Assault Value = 534 Defending force 1042 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 310 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 310 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 709 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 160th Infantry Regiment 93rd Infantry Division 21st Infantry Regiment 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 3rd Arm Amphib Battalion 226th Field Artillery Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 97th Field Artillery Battalion 181st Field Artillery Battalion 168th Field Artillery Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion 145th Field Artillery Battalion 726th AmphTrac Engineer Battalion Defending units: Chichi-jima Special Base Force • Tonight we will have land based Black Widows over the convoys at Haha-jima. • Salt Lake City is utterly wrecked, heavy inflamed, and without escort. We'll see if she makes it. Honolulu and Laffey II need some yard time but will make their way back fine. Oddly enough the Kamikaze strikes came from the same airfield we swept with fighters. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 12 (8/22/2021 7:27:54 AM)
1944 December 12 Air losses. We did 26 to 7 against fighters in the air, plus bombers destroyed. [image]local://upfiles/14248/A2C9B8BFD0864D2D9B971A3D2E110586.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 12 (8/22/2021 7:28:11 AM)
1944 December 12 Tokyo. Fires currently 92. More damage, most of all to Heavy and Light Industries but some other as well. [image]local://upfiles/14248/07A011AF86BC4CFB9ED5BEA2E4730D5E.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: 1944 December 12 (8/22/2021 10:00:55 AM)
Franks make some of the best Kamikazes...because they are fast enough and armored... On the plus side, Japan might be slightly weaker defensively in the air that is two full squadrons as Kamikazes.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 12 (8/22/2021 2:08:11 PM)
For purposes of that spreadsheet I just started using to keep better track of strategic target recon: Do I understand correctly that a player can change what a factory is, but a player cannot add or delete factories? For example, if the game starts with 6 aircraft factories in Tokyo, regardless of what and how many they are producing, that game will always have 6 aircraft factories in Tokyo, but the player might change what they produce and/or expand them, and the size of the factory might become damaged or destroyed? Same example with engine factories? Same example with naval and merchant shipyards (if I understand correctly, a repair shipyard is always a repair shipyard)? And other types of industry can only be expanded, damaged, or destroyed?

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 December 12 (8/22/2021 3:52:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs For purposes of that spreadsheet I just started using to keep better track of strategic target recon: Do I understand correctly that a player can change what a factory is, but a player cannot add or delete factories? For example, if the game starts with 6 aircraft factories in Tokyo, regardless of what and how many they are producing, that game will always have 6 aircraft factories in Tokyo, but the player might change what they produce and/or expand them, and the size of the factory might become damaged or destroyed? Yes Same example with engine factories? Yes Same example with naval and merchant shipyards (if I understand correctly, a repair shipyard is always a repair shipyard)? Naval and Merchant can be switched. Repair shipyards can be enlarged. And other types of industry can only be expanded, damaged, or destroyed? Armaments and Vehicles can be switched as well as expanded.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 December 12 (8/22/2021 3:54:58 PM)
quote: witpqs We had a Gmail dumping a regular correspondent into Spam episode. Sorry sods. I want to find good gmail addresses to forward the SPAM to google employees . . . This includes the SPAM texts . . .

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 12 (8/23/2021 3:40:54 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: witpqs We had a Gmail dumping a regular correspondent into Spam episode. Sorry sods. I want to find good gmail addresses to forward the SPAM to google employees . . . This includes the SPAM texts . . . That would be so delicious! [:D]

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 13 (8/26/2021 3:29:07 PM)
1944 December 13 INVADED INVESTED Quinhon Davao Haha-jima LangSon CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Strategic points: 7,746 • B29's reporting ready: 183 • +/- VP today: 204 • Enemy battleships seen at Hong Kong. • There are over a thousand unidentified aircraft factories in the Home Islands. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii Pacific New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Got two! quote: 000011 Sub attack 1944-12-13 49,89 Muntok Sub attack near Muntok at 49,89 Japanese Ships TK Mirii Maru TK Kanze Maru PB Fuji Maru #4 Allied Ships SS O20 SS O20 launches 4 torpedoes at TK Mirii Maru O20 bottoming out .... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000045 Morning Air attack 1944-12-13 52,91 Billiton Morning Air attack on TF, near Billiton at 52,91 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-5 Hellcat x 22 SBD-5 Dauntless x 28 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships E Wakataka, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AO Sata, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Wakataka Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata • The AO ran from Batavia, evading our destroyers, but ran into our carriers. • The swamp NE of Palembang has been mined. Our DM's are heading east, but might encounter a group of patrol craft coming from the northeast. • The carriers will move south into the Java Sea. • Tomorrow or the next day Soerabaja will be surrounded and our troops will move in from all sides. • In less than a week the Indian 44th Bde will enter Benkoelen. • Our fighter sweep of Singapore did a bit better than 2 to 1. Philippines China • Got one! quote: 000003 Sub attack 1944-12-13 70,68 Samah Sub attack near Samah at 70,68 Japanese Ships E No.138, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage E No.134 Allied Ships SS Trepang SS Trepang launches 2 torpedoes at E No.138 E No.134 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.134 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.134 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.134 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.134 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Tomorrow the remaining units in the other spearhead will be in position east of LangSon. India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Good casualty count. A rear guard remains for destruction tomorrow. • The brave HQ rear guard. quote: 000054 Ground combat 1944-12-13 69,56 Haiphong Ground combat at 69,56 (near Haiphong) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 50059 troops, 965 guns, 1115 vehicles, Assault Value = 1491 Defending force 1896 troops, 0 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 1211 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1211 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1908 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 69 (69 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 19th Indian Division 50th Tank Brigade 20th Indian Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 5th Indian Division 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 85th Medium Regiment 86th Medium Regiment 87th Medium Regiment 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 88th Medium Regiment Defending units: 13th Army • The force east of Haiphong will move into LangSon. • A Bde from Haiphong will keep the road to LanSon open until the vanquished enemy can no longer move back there. • Tourane will be surrounded in 3 days. • The advance down the peninsula continues, next battle stop in 2 or 3 days. • A battle in the wilderness tomorrow. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Nighttime stuff, skipping the landing of supply on Haha-jima. quote: 000004 Night Air attack 1944-12-13 110,75 Haha-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Haha-jima at 110,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 4 damaged Allied Ships APA Gilliam APA Banner Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 000005 Night Air attack 1944-12-13 110,75 Haha-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Haha-jima at 110,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 7 damaged Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships APA Du Page APA Haskell Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 000006 Night Air attack 1944-12-13 110,75 Haha-jima Night Air attack on TF, near Haha-jima at 110,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 5 damaged Allied Ships APA Lamar APA William P. Biddle Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp • The Black Widow LRCAP should be more effective in coming days. Of course almost all ships have finished unloading. • Skipping the landing of supply on Haha-jima. quote: 000053 Ground combat 1944-12-13 Haha-jima 110,75 Ground combat at Haha-jima (110,75) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4025 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96 Defending force 15034 troops, 248 guns, 422 vehicles, Assault Value = 335 Assaulting units: 12th Garrison Unit 52nd JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 28th Australian Brigade 6th Australian Brigade 5th LH Motor Regiment 2/5th Armoured Regiment 2/6th Armoured Regiment 1st Australian Brigade 2/9th Armoured Regiment 101st LH Motor Regiment • 352 AV on Haha-jima. The troops are recovering well, but two units are in poor shape for disabled squads and devices. • CA Salt Lake City did sink. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1944 December 13 (8/26/2021 3:29:32 PM)
1944 December 13 Tokyo. Currently 14 Fires. Looks like most additional damage was to Heavy and Light Industries. [image]local://upfiles/14248/A59C765F6F9E4111AFE95A73307802D8.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: 1944 December 13 (8/26/2021 4:45:25 PM)
That is good, damaging the supply production.

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