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RangerJoe -> RE: 1943 August 03 (3/5/2020 9:32:33 AM)
Yes, that is possible since they are so expensive that a player may not want to build too many. Plus all of the ones in maintenance clog the works as far as the number available for use in the squadron.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 04 (3/6/2020 9:56:25 PM)
1943 August 04 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Still no location on IJN carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • The usual. Pacific • Small fry, but still fry. quote: 000016 Morning Air attack 1943-08-04 112,106 Truk Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,106 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 F6F-3 Hellcat x 34 SBD-3 Dauntless x 30 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged Japanese Ships ACM Aoi Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk ACM Tama Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 25 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb • The much-reduced number of IJN subs on patrol looking for Idaho has run past her. It looks like Ponape invasion in 3 days. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Boom, boom, boom... quote: 000001 Night Air attack 1943-08-04 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 5 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Hiei Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000002 Night Air attack 1943-08-04 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 4 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kirishima Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-04 Chittagong 55,41 Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 13 damaged Vildebeest III: 4 destroyed on ground Hurricane IIb Trop: 9 damaged Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed on ground Albacore I: 19 damaged Albacore I: 1 destroyed on ground Beaufort I: 35 damaged Beaufort I: 4 destroyed on ground Hurricane IIc Trop: 33 damaged Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed on ground Catalina I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Hiei CA Chikuma CA Tone Allied ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled) Airbase hits 26 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 46 E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Kirishima BB Kirishima firing at Chittagong BB Hiei firing at Chittagong CA Chikuma firing at Chittagong CA Tone firing at Chittagong 000004 ASW attack 1943-08-04 54,46 Akyab ASW attack near Akyab at 54,46 Japanese Ships CA Tone DD Takanami Allied Ships SS O21 SS O21 is sighted by escort DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • There might be another bombardment group inbound. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 04 (3/6/2020 9:56:57 PM)
1943 August 04 Ouch but not horrible, as they are where they are to take shots at incoming BB's. Note the 2x Emily shot down near Truk. [image]local://upfiles/14248/038A6BCFF9184460910B8E3082046DE9.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 04 (3/7/2020 4:23:38 AM)
1943 August 05 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • CV Kaga is now un-sunk. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Yup. Pacific • They found Idaho but she was ably protected. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-05 116,111 Ponape ASW attack near Ponape at 116,111 Japanese Ships SS I-180 Allied Ships DD Conyngham SS I-180 is sighted by escort DD Conyngham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Conyngham attacking submerged sub .... DD Conyngham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Conyngham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Conyngham fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-08-05 116,111 Ponape ASW attack near Ponape at 116,111 Japanese Ships SS I-180, hits 1 Allied Ships CLAA San Juan CLAA San Diego DD Meredith DD Morris DD Walke DD O'Brien DD Baldwin SS I-180 is sighted by escort DD Morris fails to find sub and abandons search DD Walke fails to find sub and abandons search DD O'Brien fails to find sub and abandons search DD Baldwin fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Baldwin fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Baldwin attacking submerged sub .... DD Baldwin fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000007 Sub attack 1943-08-05 112,106 Truk Sub attack near Truk at 112,106 Japanese Ships CM Itsukushima Allied Ships SS S-47 SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... CM Itsukushima fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000008 ASW attack 1943-08-05 117,111 Ponape ASW attack near Ponape at 117,111 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships BB Idaho, heavy damage DD Flusser DD Duncan DD Conway SC-984 SC-981 DD Benham DD Hammann DD Hobby DD Lardner SS I-16 is sighted by escort DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hobby fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lardner fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Benham attacking submerged sub .... DD Benham is out of ASW ammo DD Benham is out of ASW ammo DD Lardner fails to find sub and abandons search DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000027 Morning Air attack 1943-08-05 112,108 Truk Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 8 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 32 FM-1 Wildcat x 9 F6F-3 Hellcat x 82 SBD-3 Dauntless x 30 TBF-1 Avenger x 49 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CM Sokuten, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk CM Naryu, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 10000 feet 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 7 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 10000 feet 5 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 10000 feet 6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 10000 feet 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 15 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 10000 feet 4 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 10000 feet 3 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 10000 feet 4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 10000 feet 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 10000 feet 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 17 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 201 Ku S-1 Det with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 19000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Sokuten 000028 Morning Air attack 1943-08-05 112,107 Truk Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,107 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 13 SBD-3 Dauntless x 25 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CM Itsukushima, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Itsukushima 000029 Morning Air attack 1943-08-05 112,108 Truk Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 1 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 7 TBF-1 Avenger x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. CAP engaged: 201 Ku S-1 Det with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 000030 Morning Air attack 1943-08-05 112,108 Truk Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 9 TBF-1 Avenger x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 000033 ASW attack 1943-08-05 116,111 Ponape ASW attack near Ponape at 116,111 Japanese Ships SS I-180, hits 5 Allied Ships BB Indiana DD Smith DD Wilson DD Lang DD Stack SS I-180 is sighted by escort DD Lang attacking submerged sub .... DD Lang cannot reach attack position over SS I-180 SS I-180 eludes DD Lang by hugging bottom DD Stack attacking submerged sub .... DD Lang fails to find sub and abandons search DD Stack attacking submerged sub .... DD Stack is out of ASW ammo DD Stack is out of ASW ammo DD Stack is out of ASW ammo DD Stack is out of ASW ammo DD Stack fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000034 ASW attack 1943-08-05 116,111 Ponape ASW attack near Ponape at 116,111 Japanese Ships SS I-180, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Craven DD Blue SS I-180 is sighted by escort I-180 diving deep .... DD Blue attacking submerged sub .... DD Blue is out of ASW ammo DD Blue is out of ASW ammo DD Blue is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub 000035 Submarine attack 1943-08-05 117,111 Ponape Submarine attack near Ponape at 117,111 Japanese Ships SS I-16, hits 9, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Idaho, heavy damage DD Flusser DD Conway SC-984 SC-981 DD Hammann DD Hobby DD Lardner DD Duncan SS I-16 is sighted by escort DD Hammann attacking submerged sub .... DD Hammann is out of ASW ammo DD Hammann is out of ASW ammo DD Hammann is out of ASW ammo DD Hammann is out of ASW ammo DD Hobby fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Lardner attacking submerged sub .... DD Duncan fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hobby attacking submerged sub .... DD Lardner fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hammann fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hobby attacking submerged sub .... SS I-16 forced to surface! DD Lardner firing on surfaced sub .... DD Duncan firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves • Our invasion assets approaching Ponape are undetected so far as we know. They will be in position tomorrow to deliver the invasion the following day. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • We finally once again get some good air attacks in on the intruders, including some from teh damaged base Chittagong. quote: 000003 Night Air attack 1943-08-05 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 4 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000004 Night Air attack 1943-08-05 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato DD Uzuki DD Yayoi BB Mutsu Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 000005 Night Air attack 1943-08-05 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 5 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Mutsu Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000003 Night Air attack 1943-08-05 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 4 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000004 Night Air attack 1943-08-05 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato DD Uzuki DD Yayoi BB Mutsu Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 000005 Night Air attack 1943-08-05 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 5 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Mutsu Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • "We are still here!" quote: 000006 Sub attack 1943-08-05 87,62 Taihoku Sub attack near Taihoku at 87,62 Japanese Ships PB Choun Maru #7 PB Musashi Maru Allied Ships SS Mingo SS Mingo launches 2 torpedoes at PB Choun Maru #7 PB Musashi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Musashi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Musashi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Musashi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Musashi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1943 August 04 (3/7/2020 4:31:06 AM)
I-16 is a mini-sub carrier. Maybe the Kaga is actually a submersible aircraft carrier. [;)]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 06 (3/9/2020 1:38:16 AM)
1943 August 06 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Still no reports on the ijn carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • 10 days until Yorktown is repaired. Pacific • The Ponape invasion will go in tomorrow. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Thwe IJN still denies the sea. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-06 53,48 Ramree Island ASW attack near Ramree Island at 53,48 Japanese Ships DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS O23, hits 1 SS O23 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Uzuki O23 diving deep .... DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub .... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 07 (3/9/2020 11:13:44 PM)
1943 August 07 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Still no word on the IJN carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Logistics In The Pacific. Pacific • Pretty robust coastal defenses at Ponape. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1943-08-07 121,111 Ponape Sub attack near Ponape at 121,111 Japanese Ships SS I-35, hits 6 Allied Ships DD Sims SS I-35 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Sims DD Sims fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sims fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sims attacking submerged sub .... DD Sims fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sims fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB New Mexico Japanese ground losses: 179 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi BB New Mexico firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB New Mexico 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 215 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 17 (9 destroyed, 8 disabled) Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 15 Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 2 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania BB Pennsylvania firing at Ponape BB Arizona firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Arizona 000005 Pre-Invasion action 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Pre-Invasion action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 108 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1 DD Mugford AKA Fomalhaut AKA Betelgeuse AKA Alcyon Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Ralph Talbot firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DD Ralph Talbot DD Mugford firing at 87th Naval Guard Unit 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging AKA Fomalhaut at 17,000 yards 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 000006 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Amphibious Assault at Ponape (119,113) TF 60 troops unloading over beach at Ponape, 119,113 Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) 000007 Pre-Invasion action 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Pre-Invasion action off Ponape (119,113) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Nicholas DD Converse APA McCawley DD Braine APA Du Page Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Nicholas firing at 87th Naval Guard Unit DD Converse firing at 88th Naval Guard Unit 12.7cm/50 T03 DP Battery engaging APA McCawley at 16,000 yards DD Nicholas fired at enemy troops DD Converse 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 000008 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Amphibious Assault at Ponape (119,113) TF 178 troops unloading over beach at Ponape, 119,113 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Motorized Support lost in surf during unload of 43rd Infantry Div /5 000009 Pre-Invasion action 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Pre-Invasion action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 92 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Barton, Shell hits 1 DD Radford DD O'Bannon LCI-21 LCI-23 DD Hughes LCI-22 Japanese ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DD Barton DD Barton firing at Ponape Naval Fortress DD Radford firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DD Radford DD O'Bannon firing at 87th Naval Guard Unit 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LCI-21 at 20,000 yards DD Radford fired at enemy troops DD O'Bannon fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards 000010 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Amphibious Assault at Ponape (119,113) TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Ponape, 119,113 000011 Invasion Support action 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 73 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Hughes DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 LCI-22 LCI-21 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DD Hughes Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DD O'Bannon 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LCI-22 at 20,000 yards 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 000012 Invasion Support action 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire AKA Alcyon Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DD Ralph Talbot 000013 Invasion Support action 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Braine, Shell hits 1, on fire APA Du Page APA Arthur Middleton DD Nicholas DD Braine firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DD Braine 12.7cm/50 T03 DP battery firing at APA Du Page 000027 Invasion Support action 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships APA McCawley, Shell hits 2 DD Braine APA Barnett, Shell hits 1 APA Du Page Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging APA McCawley at 12,000 yards DD Braine firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 12.7cm/50 T03 DP Battery engaging APA Barnett at 12,000 yards DD Braine firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging APA McCawley at 12,000 yards DD Braine firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 12.7cm/50 T03 DP Battery engaging APA McCawley at 12,000 yards DD Braine firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 000028 Invasion Support action 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-23 LCI-21, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage LCI-22 DD Hughes LCI-62 12.7cm/50 T03 DP battery firing at LCI-21 000030 Ground combat 1943-08-07 Ponape 119,113 Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5881 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 190 Defending force 14487 troops, 247 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 484 Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 88th Naval Guard Unit 52nd Naval Guard Unit Ponape Naval Fortress 87th Naval Guard Unit 89th Nav Gd /1 1st JNAF Coy Defending units: 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion • The new fleet carriers and light carriers are on station with the other carriers near Ponape. Tomorrow our artillery units will bombard while the infantry reduces fatigue prior to their first assault. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Two battleship bombardments, but both do little damage. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-07 Chittagong 55,41 Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 damaged Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 damaged Vildebeest III: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Nagato Allied ground losses: 88 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Mutsu BB Mutsu firing at Chittagong Fortress Chittagong Fortress firing at BB Mutsu E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato BB Nagato firing at Chittagong • Southeast Asia Command HQ has finally arrived. It will move to Comilla to lend HQ support to the whole area, especially the units being bombarded along the coast. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 08 (3/12/2020 2:51:26 AM)
1943 August 08 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi, Ponape. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Logistics... West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • and more logistics. Pacific • First assault at Ponape tomorrow. quote: 000025 Ground combat 1943-08-08 Ponape 119,113 Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 336 troops, 34 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 482 Defending force 6291 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 190 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: Ponape Naval Fortress 87th Naval Guard Unit 88th Naval Guard Unit 52nd Naval Guard Unit 89th Nav Gd /1 1st JNAF Coy • Invasion of Mili tomorrow. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • A TF just sitting there, taunting us! quote: 000001 Sub attack 1943-08-08 53,45 Akyab Sub attack near Akyab at 53,45 Japanese Ships DD Yukaze Allied Ships SS O21 SS O21 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Yukaze O21 bottoming out .... DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-08-08 51,52 Bassein ASW attack near Bassein at 51,52 Japanese Ships DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS KXIII SS KXIII is sighted by escort KXIII diving deep .... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 ASW attack 1943-08-08 53,48 Ramree Island ASW attack near Ramree Island at 53,48 Japanese Ships E W-11 E Hiyodori Allied Ships SS O19 SS O19 is located by E W-11 O19 diving deep .... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • 22 supply hits on Toungoo today, a base likely to have a lot of supply; nice! Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Wasting their ammo. quote: 000003 ASW attack 1943-08-08 94,59 Shanghai ASW attack near Shanghai at 94,59 Japanese Ships PC Ashi Allied Ships SS Pogy, hits 2 SS Pogy is located by PC Ashi PC Ashi attacking submerged sub .... PC Ashi is out of ASW ammo PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Ashi attacking submerged sub .... PC Ashi is out of ASW ammo PC Ashi is out of ASW ammo PC Ashi is out of ASW ammo PC Ashi is out of ASW ammo PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 09 (3/13/2020 2:32:17 PM)
1943 August 09 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi, Ponape. Amphibious TF 272 unloading at Mili CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Mili !!! Overall • A good day for our subs. A little. but still no location on IJN carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • 1 week for Yorktown to be ready. Pacific • Good bombardment. quote: 000002 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-09 Ponape 119,113 Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 Allied Ships BB Massachusetts BB Indiana BB South Dakota BB North Carolina Japanese ground losses: 574 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled) Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 3 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape BB Indiana firing at Ponape Naval Fortress BB South Dakota firing at 88th Naval Guard Unit BB North Carolina firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-09 Mili 136,121 Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Quincy CA San Francisco Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CA Quincy firing at Mili Naval Fortress Mili Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy Mili Naval Fortress firing at CA San Francisco CA San Francisco firing at Mili Naval Fortress 000004 Pre-Invasion action 1943-08-09 Mili 136,121 Pre-Invasion action off Mili (136,121) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 110 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Baltimore CL Richmond, Shell hits 1 DD Russell DD Grayson, Shell hits 1 DD Bennett APA Elmore Japanese ground losses: 143 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled) Mili Naval Fortress firing at CA Baltimore CA Baltimore firing at Mili Naval Fortress CL Richmond firing at Mili Naval Fortress Mili Naval Fortress firing at CL Richmond DD Russell firing at Mili Naval Fortress Mili Naval Fortress firing at DD Russell DD Grayson firing at Mili Naval Fortress Mili Naval Fortress firing at DD Grayson DD Bennett firing at Mili Naval Fortress Mili Naval Fortress firing at DD Bennett DD Russell fired at enemy guns DD Bennett fired at enemy guns 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 000005 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-09 Mili 136,121 Amphibious Assault at Mili (136,121) TF 272 troops unloading over beach at Mili, 136,121 Allied ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 24th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /2 • Two good assaults. quote: 000032 Ground combat 1943-08-09 Mili 136,121 Ground combat at Mili (136,121) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 7814 troops, 150 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 235 Defending force 1074 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Allied adjusted assault: 130 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 130 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied forces CAPTURE Mili !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1396 casualties reported Squads: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 50 (50 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Allied ground losses: 128 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 148th Infantry Regiment 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Field Artillery Battalion 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: Bandasan SNLF Mili Naval Fortress 000033 Ground combat 1943-08-09 Ponape 119,113 Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14587 troops, 247 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 484 Defending force 5875 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 179 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 134 Japanese adjusted defense: 135 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 805 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 97 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled) Allied ground losses: 385 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 88th Naval Guard Unit 87th Naval Guard Unit 52nd Naval Guard Unit 89th Nav Gd /1 1st JNAF Coy Ponape Naval Fortress • The infantry at Ponape needs rest to recover fatigue and disruption. The casualty ratio was good there, so subsequent assaults should yield progressively better results. There are two ships scouted as CM leaving Truk, and they made 2 hexes. That must be the ARD and an escort. Our CVE will remain at Ponape while the fleet carriers and cruiser escorts move 8 hexes NW of current position (1 hex east of Ponape) to intercept. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Sooner or later a night torpedo attack will land a punch. quote: 000001 Night Air attack 1943-08-09 53,47 Ramree Island Night Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 53,47 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort I x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Asagiri Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000006 ASW attack 1943-08-09 49,65 Victoria Point ASW attack near Victoria Point at 49,65 Japanese Ships DD Kamikaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships SS KX SS KX launches 4 torpedoes at DD Kamikaze KX diving deep .... DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000008 ASW attack 1943-08-09 49,66 Victoria Point ASW attack near Victoria Point at 49,66 Japanese Ships E Hashidate E W-12 Allied Ships SS KIX SS KIX is located by E Hashidate KIX diving deep .... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000030 Sub attack 1943-08-09 49,66 Victoria Point Sub attack near Victoria Point at 49,66 Japanese Ships E Uji, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E W-12 Allied Ships SS KIX SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at E Uji KIX diving deep .... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Staff forgot to change the P-38H sweepers from Toungoo to Lashio and a CAP trap was waiting. Gave better than we got (19 to 13) but still lost a number. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Bang! quote: 000007 Sub attack 1943-08-09 101,63 Tanegashima Sub attack near Tanegashima at 101,63 Japanese Ships PB Nishho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Hakkai Maru PB Mikitade Maru Allied Ships SS Trout SS Trout launches 2 torpedoes at PB Nishho Maru Trout diving deep .... PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Mikitade Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Mikitade Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Mikitade Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Mikitade Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Mikitade Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Mikitade Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Mikitade Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Mikitade Maru is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 10 (3/14/2020 3:24:34 AM)
1943 August 10 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi, Ponape. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No sightings of IJN carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Logistics. Pacific • Sadly, no afternoon attack. quote: 000013 Morning Air attack 1943-08-10 110,106 Truk Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 110,106 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 62 SBD-3 Dauntless x 30 SBD-5 Dauntless x 32 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged Japanese Ships LSD Akitsu Maru LSD Nigitsu Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Shinshu Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 241 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Shinshu Maru • Our fleet carriers will pursue to the west and slightly north. Will the IJN carriers appear? Ground assault tomorrow on Ponape. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • An actual convoy! quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-10 86,62 Taichu ASW attack near Taichu at 86,62 Japanese Ships PB Fukuei Maru Allied Ships SS Mingo SS Mingo is sighted by escort Mingo bottoming out .... PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukuei Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 Sub attack 1943-08-10 92,64 Miyako-jima Sub attack near Miyako-jima at 92,64 Japanese Ships xAK Tacoma Maru xAK Brisbane Maru E Yomogi Allied Ships SS Tautog SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tacoma Maru E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 11 (3/15/2020 6:41:22 PM)
1943 August 11 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Landing Craft TF 94 offshore of Rongelap CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Ponape !!! Allied forces CAPTURE Rongelap !!! Overall • Trying to increase the pace of operations. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Lots of forward movement to go with the repairs and upgrades. Pacific • Got them! quote: 000001 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-11 Ponape 119,113 Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB New Mexico Japanese ground losses: 353 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled) OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi BB Mississippi firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB New Mexico BB New Mexico firing at Ponape Naval Fortress 000002 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-11 Rongelap 132,111 Amphibious Assault at Rongelap (132,111) TF 94 troops unloading over beach at Rongelap, 132,111 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) 000018 Morning Air attack 1943-08-11 105,105 Satawal Morning Air attack on TF, near Satawal at 105,105 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 96 SBD-3 Dauntless x 30 SBD-5 Dauntless x 32 TBF-1 Avenger x 18 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 9 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yunagi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Shinshu Maru, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Akitsu Maru, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk E Maeshima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 276 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 45 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 42 (31 destroyed, 11 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 20 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 17 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Shinshu Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Akitsu Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yunagi 000020 Afternoon Air attack 1943-08-11 105,105 Satawal Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Satawal at 105,105 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 49 SBD-5 Dauntless x 32 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Yunagi, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 17 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yunagi • Thousands of enemy remain on Ponape. Disruption is acceptable compared to what the enemy's must be so we attack their positions tomorrow. quote: 000022 Ground combat 1943-08-11 Ponape 119,113 Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14411 troops, 247 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 455 Defending force 4895 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied adjusted assault: 300 Japanese adjusted defense: 71 Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Ponape !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 782 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 64 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 35 (32 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 455 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 52nd Naval Guard Unit 87th Naval Guard Unit 88th Naval Guard Unit 89th Nav Gd /1 1st JNAF Coy Ponape Naval Fortress 000023 Ground combat 1943-08-11 Rongelap 132,111 Ground combat at Rongelap (132,111) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 240 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 9 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Rongelap !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: B Coy/NG Rifles • There are two AO in TF at Guam, but I think our carriers will not pursue. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Proceeding to gather the assigned forces for Kavieng and Manus, but that will take a bit. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • The Empire appears to be switching large armored units back from the recent effort at Bhamo toward Mandalay. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Getting a little traction. quote: 000003 ASW attack 1943-08-11 93,65 Kume-jima ASW attack near Kume-jima at 93,65 Japanese Ships TK Tatekawa Maru TK San Ramon Maru TK Akebono Maru TK Akatsuki Maru DD Kasumi Allied Ships SS Runner SS Runner is sighted by escort Runner diving deep .... DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 Sub attack 1943-08-11 95,61 Nago Sub attack near Nago at 95,61 Japanese Ships PB Tenshin, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Keinan Maru Allied Ships SS Pogy SS Pogy launches 4 torpedoes at PB Tenshin Pogy diving deep .... PB Keinan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keinan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keinan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keinan Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Keinan Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Keinan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 12 (3/16/2020 2:51:08 AM)
1943 August 12 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious TF 150 offshore of Ontong Java CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Ontong Java !!! Overall • So far we have sent 7 Fletcher DD to Southeast Asia command, and I think we will send 4 more. The first just arrived at Aden and is heading for Bombay. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Same. Pacific • Still more than 6,600 enemy on Ponape so the assault continues tomorrow. quote: 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-12 Ponape 119,113 Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 310 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania BB Pennsylvania firing at 87th Naval Guard Unit BB Arizona firing at 88th Naval Guard Unit 000019 Ground combat 1943-08-12 Ponape 119,113 Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14137 troops, 247 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 Defending force 4085 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Allied adjusted assault: 296 Japanese adjusted defense: 7 Allied assault odds: 42 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1237 casualties reported Squads: 57 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (14 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 41st US Naval Const Bn /1 38th US Naval Const Bn /1 40th US Naval Const Bn /1 39th US Naval Const Bn /1 225th Field Artillery Battalion 7th Base Group /1 43rd US Naval Const Bn /1 249th Field Artillery Battalion 46th US Naval Const Bn /1 Defending units: 87th Naval Guard Unit 52nd Naval Guard Unit 89th Nav Gd /1 88th Naval Guard Unit 1st JNAF Coy Ponape Naval Fortress • Our fleet carriers are now 8 hexes WSW of Truk; they will continue to steer clear of Truk's submarinepens as they circle southeast then east toward Kwajalein. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Search will begin out of Ontong Java tomorrow. quote: 000017 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-12 Ontong Java 115,131 Amphibious Assault at Ontong Java (115,131) TF 150 troops unloading over beach at Ontong Java, 115,131 Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 000020 Ground combat 1943-08-12 Ontong Java 115,131 Ground combat at Ontong Java (115,131) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 337 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 9 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Ontong Java !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 1st Aus Para Bn /8 Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Surface forces probing again. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-12 49,65 Victoria Point ASW attack near Victoria Point at 49,65 Japanese Ships E Yanagi Allied Ships SS KX SS KX is located by E Yanagi E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-08-12 47,70 Phuket ASW attack near Phuket at 47,70 Japanese Ships PB Shonan Maru #2 Allied Ships SS KXV SS KXV is sighted by escort KXV diving deep .... PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonan Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 ASW attack 1943-08-12 53,45 Akyab ASW attack near Akyab at 53,45 Japanese Ships E Hiyodori Allied Ships SS O19 SS O19 is sighted by escort O19 bottoming out .... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiyodori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • There might be bombardments groups inbound. Hard to tell from limited scouting reports. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 13 (3/16/2020 3:21:05 PM)
1943 August 13 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Sending a bunch of ships to SoPac & SWPac to move troops around. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Sending lots of stuff forward. Pacific • Is this convoy bringing troops to the Marianas Islands? Pagan is our first target so hopefully not there. A few hundred enemy left at Ponape. quote: 000002 Sub attack 1943-08-13 107,88 Pagan Sub attack near Pagan at 107,88 Japanese Ships xAK Tatumiya Maru PB Kinsyo Maru #4 SC Ch 22 SC Ch 21 CMc Kurosaki xAP Naminoue Maru xAP Kongo Maru xAP Koan Maru xAP Buenos Aires Maru xAP Hakozaki Maru xAP Teia Maru xAK Shofuku Maru xAK Cheribon Maru xAK Mitimei Maru xAK Ryuun Maru xAK Sinkyo Maru xAK Shinyubari Maru xAK Kamoi Maru xAK Naruto Maru xAK Okiyu Maru xAK Tamon Maru DD Amatsukaze PB Shonon Maru #15 PB Shuko Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Gunnel SS Gunnel launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tatumiya Maru DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shonon Maru #15 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub and abandons search DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000009 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-13 Maloelap 136,117 Night Naval bombardment of Maloelap at 136,117 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied Ships CA Quincy CA San Francisco Japanese ground losses: 128 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Quincy Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy CA Quincy firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CA San Francisco CA San Francisco firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress 000027 Ground combat 1943-08-13 Ponape 119,113 Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14049 troops, 246 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 483 Defending force 2812 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Allied adjusted assault: 274 Japanese adjusted defense: 3 Allied assault odds: 91 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3804 casualties reported Squads: 92 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 196 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 4 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 38th US Naval Construction Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 41st US Naval Construction Battalion 39th US Naval Construction Battalion 43rd US Naval Construction Battalion 40th US Naval Construction Battalion 7th Base Group 46th US Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 87th Naval Guard Unit 88th Naval Guard Unit 89th Nav Gd /1 52nd Naval Guard Unit 1st JNAF Coy • The fleet carriers and escort carriers are heading back to Kwajalein to replenish. We will set up an advance submarine base at Ponope to better reach oil rich target areas. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Moderate damage at Chittagong and Cox's Bazar both. Mutsu is between Cox's Bazar and Akyab. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-13 52,55 Rangoon ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55 Japanese Ships E Karii E Yanagi Allied Ships SS Trusty, hits 2 SS Trusty is located by E Karii Trusty bottoming out .... E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yanagi attacking submerged sub .... E Yanagi is out of ASW ammo E Yanagi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Night Air attack 1943-08-13 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Nagato Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000004 Night Air attack 1943-08-13 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort I x 9 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000005 Night Air attack 1943-08-13 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 5 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu DD Uzuki BB Nagato DD Yayoi Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 000006 Night Air attack 1943-08-13 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu DD Uzuki Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 000007 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-13 Chittagong 55,41 Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 10 damaged Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground Vildebeest III: 6 damaged Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground Albacore I: 7 damaged Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground Catalina I: 2 damaged Beaufort I: 7 damaged Beaufort I: 1 destroyed on ground Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Nagato Allied ground losses: 132 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Mutsu BB Mutsu firing at Chittagong Fortress Chittagong Fortress firing at BB Mutsu E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato BB Nagato firing at Chittagong 000008 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-13 Cox's Bazar 54,43 Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 29 damaged P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Hudson IIIa: 9 damaged Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Takao Allied ground losses: 303 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 29 Port fuel hits 2 E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Atago CA Atago firing at Cox's Bazar CA Takao firing at Cox's Bazar 000010 ASW attack 1943-08-13 54,44 Akyab ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS O21, hits 3 SS O21 launches 6 torpedoes at BB Mutsu O21 bottoming out .... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub .... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • BB Prince of Wales has finished upgrading at Colombo and is heading to Bombay with CL Caradoc and DD Redoubt. BC Repulse has 78 days more to go upgrading. We have lots of subs in the way of Mutsu getting to safety. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 14 (3/17/2020 3:33:20 AM)
1943 August 14 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • We still don't know where the IJN carriers are. • Saipan has been set as our second objective in the Marianas Islands. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • As if repairing major warships were not enough, the ship yards are bursting with merchant upgrades. Pacific • Ponape secured. quote: 000027 Ground combat 1943-08-14 Ponape 119,113 Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14083 troops, 247 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 492 Defending force 171 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Allied adjusted assault: 206 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 206 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 179 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 39th US Naval Construction Battalion 43rd US Naval Construction Battalion 7th Base Group 249th Field Artillery Battalion 41st US Naval Construction Battalion 38th US Naval Construction Battalion 40th US Naval Construction Battalion 225th Field Artillery Battalion 46th US Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 89th Nav Gd /1 New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • First halfway good look indicates 2 units and 5.5k troops at Rabaul. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya • Big convoy! quote: 000007 Sub attack 1943-08-14 69,96 Donggala Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96 Japanese Ships xAK Yosyu Maru xAK Ryunan Maru xAK Kyokusei Maru xAK Tokusima Maru xAK Siraha Maru xAK Kuwayama Maru xAK Keihuku Maru xAK Karachi Maru xAK Himalaya Maru E Yugao Allied Ships SS Haddo SS Haddo launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yosyu Maru Haddo diving deep .... E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yugao attacking submerged sub .... E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Tough old bugger. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-14 54,44 Akyab ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44 Japanese Ships DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS O24 SS O24 is sighted by escort O24 bottoming out .... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub .... DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub000003 Night Air attack 1943-08-14 54,44 Akyab Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, heavy damage DD Uzuki Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 000004 Night Air attack 1943-08-14 54,44 Akyab Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000005 Night Air attack 1943-08-14 54,44 Akyab Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 4 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, heavy damage DD Uzuki Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 000006 Sub attack 1943-08-14 48,65 Victoria Point Sub attack near Victoria Point at 48,65 Japanese Ships PB Rokko Maru #2 PB Kyo Maru #11 Allied Ships SS KX SS KX launches 2 torpedoes at PB Rokko Maru #2 KX diving deep .... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Night Air attack 1943-08-14 54,44 Akyab Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, heavy damage DD Uzuki Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 000004 Night Air attack 1943-08-14 54,44 Akyab Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000005 Night Air attack 1943-08-14 54,44 Akyab Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 4 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, heavy damage DD Uzuki Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 000025 Submarine attack 1943-08-14 54,46 Akyab Submarine attack near Akyab at 54,46 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXIV BB Mutsu is sighted by SS KXIV SS KXIV launches 4 torpedoes • Mutsu is claimed as sunk, and I believe it because the escorts with it are not scouted close by, and as our search coverage there is very strong I assume that means their movement was no longer slowed by the damaged BB. Tonight the B-24's will mine Rangoon and Moulmein. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Not worth a torpedo! quote: 000002 Sub attack 1943-08-14 111,70 Torishima Sub attack near Torishima at 111,70 Japanese Ships SC CHa-9 SC CHa-14 Allied Ships SS Grenadier Captain of SS Grenadier elects not to launch torpedoes at this target Grenadier diving deep .... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

RangerJoe -> RE: 1943 August 14 (3/17/2020 3:44:22 AM)
That is sad [:(] when all of those planes could not hit a cripple. But kudos to the sub crew! [&o]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 14 (3/17/2020 3:55:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe That is sad [:(] when all of those planes could not hit a cripple. But kudos to the sub crew! [&o] Yes, but all of those attacks were at night, and the game makes naval strikes at night quite difficult.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 15 (3/17/2020 1:37:55 PM)
1943 August 15 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Soryu shows up on sunk list. No info on operational carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Repairs, upgrades, and logistics. Pacific • Fleet elements replenishing. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Can't tell if they are inbound or not. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-15 54,56 Moulmein ASW attack near Moulmein at 54,56 Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Takao DD Ikazuchi DD Shikinami DD Shinonome Allied Ships SS KXVIII, hits 3 SS KXVIII is sighted by escort DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shinonome attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 16 (3/18/2020 3:52:46 AM)
1943 August 16 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious Assault at Bikini (131,110) CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Bikini !!! Overall • Logistics! West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Yorktown is ready at Pearl Harbor. She and the CVL and CVE there will wait for the two fleet carriers repairing on the West Coast. One of those will be ready in a few days, the other in 15 days plus transit time. Pacific • Another anchovy. quote: 000004 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-16 Bikini 131,110 Amphibious Assault at Bikini (131,110) TF 94 troops unloading over beach at Bikini, 131,110 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain • Kavieng and Manus are without occupying forces. We are dispatching small forces to capture them ASAP. Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Haha! quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-16 51,51 Bassein ASW attack near Bassein at 51,51 Japanese Ships E W-18 Allied Ships SS Truant SS Truant is located by E W-18 E W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 encounters mine field 1943-08-16 Moulmein 55,55 TF 85 encounters mine field at Moulmein (55,55) Japanese Ships DMS W-14 6 mines cleared 000005 encounters mine field 1943-08-16 Rangoon 54,53 TF 85 encounters mine field at Rangoon (54,53) Japanese Ships DMS W-14, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 24 mines cleared Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Capelin might not make it. quote: 000003 Sub attack 1943-08-16 110,63 Hamamatsu Sub attack near Hamamatsu at 110,63 Japanese Ships E Ishigaki E Wakamiya, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships SS Capelin, hits 11, heavy damage SS Capelin launches 2 torpedoes at E Ishigaki E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub .... SS Capelin forced to surface! E Wakamiya firing on surfaced sub .... E Ishigaki firing on surfaced sub .... E Wakamiya firing on surfaced sub .... E Ishigaki firing on surfaced sub .... E Wakamiya firing on surfaced sub .... E Ishigaki firing on surfaced sub .... E Ishigaki firing on surfaced sub .... E Wakamiya firing on surfaced sub .... E Ishigaki firing on surfaced sub .... E Wakamiya firing on surfaced sub .... E Ishigaki firing on surfaced sub .... E Wakamiya firing on surfaced sub .... E Ishigaki firing on surfaced sub .... Contact with submarine is lost Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 17 (3/18/2020 3:22:50 PM)
1943 August 17 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Logistics and... West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • you guessed it. Pacific • BB Idaho was flooding so we sent her back 2 hexes to Wotje, where she is pier side. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • They are looking for merchants, we are looking for them. quote: 000002 Night Air attack 1943-08-17 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 7 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Takao Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000003 Night Air attack 1943-08-17 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 8 damaged Japanese Ships CA Takao DD Ikazuchi CA Atago Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 000004 Night Air attack 1943-08-17 55,41 Chittagong Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 5 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Takao Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000005 Submarine attack 1943-08-17 53,57 Moulmein Submarine attack near Moulmein at 53,57 Japanese Ships AD Toyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Trident AD Toyu Maru is sighted by SS Trident SS Trident launches 4 torpedoes at AD Toyu Maru 000006 Sub attack 1943-08-17 49,65 Victoria Point Sub attack near Victoria Point at 49,65 Japanese Ships E Yanagi E Karii Allied Ships SS KX SS KX launches 2 torpedoes at E Yanagi KX diving deep .... E Karii fails to find sub, continues to search... E Karii fails to find sub, continues to search... E Karii attacking submerged sub .... E Karii is out of ASW ammo E Karii fails to find sub, continues to search... E Karii fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • More trouble heading up the Burma coast. As best I can tell, there are 3 ASW TF clearing the way, 1 CA TF which might be the Atago & Co, and 1 TF of 10 ships including DD. The last is level with Bassein. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • We're still here. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-17 93,57 Shanghai ASW attack near Shanghai at 93,57 Japanese Ships SC CHa-38 SC CHa-39 SC CHa-51 Allied Ships SS Pogy SS Pogy is located by SC CHa-38 Pogy bottoming out .... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-51 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 18 (3/19/2020 2:46:41 PM)
1943 August 18 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • Still nothing about the IJN carriers. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Repairs, logistics, more repairs, more logistics. Pacific • Tomorrow the fleet should be gather at Ponape for a little excursion to Truk. No aircraft at Truk now. We lost 2x 4EB to flak there so we are increasing altitude from 8,000 ft to 10,000 ft. We are going to hit again with the battleships, from 20,000 yards to reduce return hits. Several ASW TF will patrol into the Truk hex to disrupt the defending subs when the battleships strike. • About 1,900 men on Jaluit. Making invasion lands tomorrow. About 2,500 troops and we are landing a division. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • Modest damage but the engineers are on strike. quote: 000018 Afternoon Air attack 1943-08-18 54,43 Cox's Bazar Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 2 Hurricane IIc Trop x 6 P-40K Warhawk x 16 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Isuzu Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Beaufighter TF.X launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000019 Afternoon Air attack 1943-08-18 54,43 Cox's Bazar Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 13 Vildebeest III x 15 P-40K Warhawk x 25 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 2 damaged Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CL Isuzu CL Abukuma CL Kinu CA Maya CL Yura Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000020 Naval bombardment 1943-08-18 Cox's Bazar 54,43 Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 7 damaged Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Maya CL Abukuma CL Kinu CL Yura CL Isuzu Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 CA Maya firing at Cox's Bazar CL Abukuma firing at Cox's Bazar CL Kinu firing at Cox's Bazar CL Yura firing at Cox's Bazar CL Isuzu firing at Cox's Bazar Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Soon torpedoes will work 90% of the time. quote: 000001 Sub attack 1943-08-18 113,66 Aogashima Sub attack near Aogashima at 113,66 Japanese Ships PB Sureboko Maru Allied Ships SS Apogon SS Apogon launches 2 torpedoes at PB Sureboko Maru Apogon diving deep .... PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sureboko Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Sureboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • The sub which got hammered a couple of days ago has cleared the ASW zone but has flooding of more than 90. Complete combat report attached.

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 August 18 (3/19/2020 3:56:45 PM)
quote: witpqs: • Soon torpedoes will worj 90% of the time. You misspelled worg ... [image]local://upfiles/35791/456BD7B96DAA46848F6CD8086691543A.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: 1943 August 18 (3/19/2020 3:59:50 PM)
Or did you mean Worf? [image]local://upfiles/35791/4CB0117BC8674FB89E4A11CCCA147BCC.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 18 (3/19/2020 4:05:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: witpqs: • Soon torpedoes will worj 90% of the time. You misspelled worg ... [image]local://upfiles/35791/456BD7B96DAA46848F6CD8086691543A.jpg[/image] [:D] Fixed!

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 19 (3/21/2020 1:22:30 AM)
1943 August 19 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. Amphibious Assault at Makin (136,125) CHANGED OWNERSHIP Allied forces CAPTURE Makin !!! Overall • No carrier info. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Another Fletcher sent to Aden. I think that makes 10. We will send 2 more. Pacific • No ground losses (destroyed). quote: 000001 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-19 Makin 136,125 Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 Allied Ships CA Minneapolis CA Astoria CA New Orleans Port hits 23 Port fuel hits 7 Port supply hits 3 CA Minneapolis firing at Makin CA Astoria firing at Makin CA New Orleans firing at Makin 000002 Pre-Invasion action 1943-08-19 Makin 136,125 Pre-Invasion action off Makin (136,125) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Salt Lake City CA Chicago DD Gansevoort DD Frazier LST-30 Japanese ground losses: 634 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 45 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CA Salt Lake City firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit CA Chicago firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit DD Gansevoort firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit DD Frazier firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit DD Gansevoort fired at enemy troops DD Frazier fired at enemy troops 000003 Pre-Invasion action 1943-08-19 Makin 136,125 Pre-Invasion action off Makin (136,125) 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Baltimore DD Grayson DD Pringle DD Bennett APA Elmore DD Russell Japanese ground losses: 321 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CA Baltimore firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit DD Grayson firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit DD Pringle firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit DD Bennett firing at 51st Naval Guard Unit DD Grayson fired at enemy troops DD Pringle fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards 000004 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-19 Makin 136,125 Amphibious Assault at Makin (136,125) TF 272 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 136,125 Allied ground losses: 117 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (0 destroyed, 11 disabled) 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 32nd Infantry Div /7 000005 Invasion Support action 1943-08-19 Makin 136,125 Invasion Support action off Makin (136,125) Allied Ships APA Elmore CA Baltimore DD Russell Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards 000006 Amphibious Assault 1943-08-19 Makin 136,125 Amphibious Assault at Makin (136,125) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force TF 64 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 136,125 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST-29 000022 Ground combat 1943-08-19 Makin 136,125 Ground combat at Makin (136,125) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 12013 troops, 202 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 352 Defending force 865 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Allied adjusted assault: 300 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 300 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Makin !!! Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 942 casualties reported Squads: 70 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 32nd Infantry Division Defending units: 51st Naval Guard Unit New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • A large IJN CL force near Andaman Island. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Capelin limps a hex at 90 flotation damage. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 19 (3/22/2020 4:22:06 AM)
1943 August 20 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No IJN carrier info. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Repairs and logistics. Repairs and logistics. Pacific • Tankers! quote: 000003 Sub attack 1943-08-20 100,96 Ulithi Sub attack near Ulithi at 100,96 Japanese Ships TK Eiyo Maru PB Fukui Maru Allied Ships SS Jack SS Jack launches 2 torpedoes at TK Eiyo Maru PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • We see merchants move through this area. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-20 49,66 Victoria Point ASW attack near Victoria Point at 49,66 Japanese Ships E W-11 Allied Ships SS KIX, hits 1 SS KIX is sighted by escort KIX diving deep .... E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-11 attacking submerged sub .... E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000004 Sub attack 1943-08-20 49,53 Rangoon Sub attack near Rangoon at 49,53 Japanese Ships E Hachijo Allied Ships SS KXII SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes at E Hachijo KXII diving deep .... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • They have established a lane for their warships outside of the lane where our subs hunt their transports and merchants. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Spottoed a convoy south of the Home Islands. quote: 000002 Sub attack 1943-08-20 102,70 Daito Shoto Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 102,70 Japanese Ships xAK Tacoma Maru xAK Sydney Maru xAK Brisbane Maru E Yomogi Allied Ships SS Grenadier, hits 1 SS Grenadier launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tacoma Maru E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Yomogi attacking submerged sub .... E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 21 (3/22/2020 6:40:14 PM)
1943 August 21 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier Intel. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Repairs. Etc. Pacific • Two TF's of subs, one x3 and one x4 heading toward Ponape; estimate they will arrive tomorrow. We have a number of ASW TF waiting for them. The carriers just east of Ponape have refueled; the battleships at Ponape will refuel tomorrow, then all will set out for the raid on Truk. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • They try to clear the way out for their inbound bombardment TF quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-21 52,48 Ramree Island ASW attack near Ramree Island at 52,48 Japanese Ships E Hachijo Allied Ships SS KXIII, hits 4 SS KXIII is sighted by escort KXIII diving deep .... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hachijo attacking submerged sub .... E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • Looks like one on the way in: 8 hexes from Cox's Bazar. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Lots of ASW action. quote: 000002 ASW attack 1943-08-21 98,63 Amami Oshima ASW attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 Japanese Ships PB Narita Maru Allied Ships SS Tuna SS Tuna is sighted by escort Tuna diving deep .... PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Narita Maru attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Sub attack 1943-08-21 98,63 Amami Oshima Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 Japanese Ships PB Narita Maru PB Kanko Maru PB Kibi Maru Allied Ships SS Tuna SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at PB Narita Maru Tuna diving deep .... PB Kibi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kibi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kibi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kibi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kibi Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000021 Sub attack 1943-08-21 90,62 Taihoku Sub attack near Taihoku at 90,62 Japanese Ships PB Rokko Maru PB Fukuei Maru Allied Ships SS Grayling SS Grayling launches 2 torpedoes at PB Rokko Maru PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukuei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • A batch of 7 subs arrived and is dispersing to patrol locations mostly south and west of Japan. Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 22 (3/23/2020 1:04:13 PM)
1943 August 22 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No carrier Intel. This is getting redundant. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • There is light at the end of the major combatant repair tunnel. Pacific • Those two multi sub TF's moved east of Ponape hunting for the carriers (one found them) instead of right at Ponape. quote: 000004 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-22 Majuro 136,119 Night Naval bombardment of Majuro at 136,119 Allied Ships CA Minneapolis CA Astoria CA New Orleans Japanese ground losses: 325 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Port hits 13 Port supply hits 5 CA Minneapolis firing at Majuro CA Astoria firing at Majuro Base Force CA New Orleans firing at Majuro 000005 Sub attack 1943-08-22 120,113 Ponape Sub attack near Ponape at 120,113 Japanese Ships SS I-3, hits 3 Allied Ships DD Gillespie DD Caldwell DD Maury SS I-3 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Gillespie I-3 diving deep .... DD Maury attacking submerged sub .... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury attacking submerged sub .... DD Maury is out of ASW ammo DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Maury fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub • The fleet sets off for the (very) minor adventure to Truk. The snap invasion forces for Kavieng and Manus are sailing into the area, so they will be escorted to their destinations right after the strike on Truk. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • There are cruisers positioned to strike any base now. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-22 50,63 Victoria Point ASW attack near Victoria Point at 50,63 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze xAK Aobasan Maru Allied Ships SS KXVII SS KXVII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shiokaze DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000002 ASW attack 1943-08-22 52,47 Ramree Island ASW attack near Ramree Island at 52,47 Japanese Ships E Hashidate E W-12 Allied Ships SS KXI SS KXI is located by E Hashidate KXI diving deep .... E W-12 attacking submerged sub .... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-12 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia • Got one! Been a while. quote: 000003 ASW attack 1943-08-22 110,70 Torishima ASW attack near Torishima at 110,70 Japanese Ships PB Busho Maru E W-23 Allied Ships SS Grenadier SS Grenadier is located by PB Busho Maru Grenadier diving deep .... E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000006 ASW attack 1943-08-22 111,70 Torishima ASW attack near Torishima at 111,70 Japanese Ships SC CHa-9 SC CHa-14 Allied Ships SS Grenadier SS Grenadier is located by SC CHa-9 SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-14 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub 000007 Sub attack 1943-08-22 92,68 Miyako-jima Sub attack near Miyako-jima at 92,68 Japanese Ships AS Arabia Maru, Torpedo hits 1 DD Murasame Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton launches 4 torpedoes at AS Arabia Maru Triton diving deep .... DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 22 (3/23/2020 1:04:41 PM)
1943 August 22 Ouch! The Empire pulls off a CAP trap over Lashio. [image]local://upfiles/14248/6DB68E2C353147DD9AAC033DED889EA5.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 23 (3/24/2020 1:02:52 AM)
1943 August 23 INVADED Invested: Taung Gyi. CHANGED OWNERSHIP Overall • No info on carriers. • We sent a total of 12x Fletcher DD to work in the Indian Ocean under SEAC. West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii • Possible SigInt of something SE of Hawaii. Pacific • They had a go as our carriers were moving away. quote: 000001 ASW attack 1943-08-23 120,113 Ponape ASW attack near Ponape at 120,113 Japanese Ships SS I-38, hits 3 Allied Ships DD Flusser SS I-38 is located by DD Flusser I-38 diving deep .... DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Flusser attacking submerged sub .... DD Flusser attacking submerged sub .... DD Flusser is out of ASW ammo DD Flusser is out of ASW ammo DD Flusser is out of ASW ammo DD Flusser is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub 000003 Night Naval bombardment 1943-08-23 Maloelap 136,117 Night Naval bombardment of Maloelap at 136,117 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1 CA Astoria CA New Orleans Japanese ground losses: 184 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Minneapolis Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CA Minneapolis CA Minneapolis firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress CA Astoria firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria CA New Orleans firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CA New Orleans • Tonight the ASW TF's and battleship bombardment TF's go into Truk. Amazing though it is, the entire fleet is 3 hexes SE of Truk and no DL at all. New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain Philippines DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya China India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina • We will get them soon. quote: 000002 ASW attack 1943-08-23 53,43 Cox's Bazar ASW attack near Cox's Bazar at 53,43 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago DD Shikinami DD Shinonome Allied Ships SS O24, hits 1 SS O24 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Takao DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shinonome attacking submerged sub .... DD Shinonome is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub 000004 Night Air attack 1943-08-23 54,43 Cox's Bazar Night Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 17 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 3 damaged Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships DD Ikazuchi CA Takao CA Atago Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000005 Night Air attack 1943-08-23 54,43 Cox's Bazar Night Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort I x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Atago Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 000006 encounters mine field 1943-08-23 Moulmein 55,55 TF 246 encounters mine field at Moulmein (55,55) Japanese Ships AMc Mogami Maru #7 AMc Wa 18 AMc Wa 13 24 mines cleared • The cruisers ran in looking for merchants, but only found occean. Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia Complete combat report attached.

witpqs -> RE: 1943 August 23 (3/24/2020 1:03:14 AM)
1943 August 23 Hmm. quote: Radio call sign of AMc Kumi Maru detected at 187,119. Measures are being taken. [image]local://upfiles/14248/104B14FE46724C4B822DC37D81C01116.jpg[/image]

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