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jdsrae -> 7 Feb 44 reports (8/17/2021 2:11:59 PM)
A fairly quiet day after yesterday. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 07, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 10 Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Port hits 1 10 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 11 11 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 8 Wellington GR.XIII: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Wellington B.X x 9 Wellington B.X: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 10 10 x Liberator B.III bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 10 Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged Liberator B.VI: 1 destroyed by flak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 – allied bombers are concentrating on hitting the port, probably to try and destroy supply. The main way supply is being “destroyed” is through the firing of AA ammunition. Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 6 PV-1 Ventura: 4 damaged PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed by flak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 4 B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 4 4 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 9000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 7 PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 5 B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged 5 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 9000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Perth at 46,147 SS RO-36 Allied Ships xAK George Ross, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage xAK George Ross is sighted by SS RO-36 SS RO-36 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK George Ross -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rossel Island , at 105,137 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 2,100 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Ki-84r Frank x 22 22 x Ki-84r Frank strafing at 100 feet – this was meant to identify the Allied unit on the ground but it didn’t work today -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Severe storms Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 22 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet – with so few Franks on LRCAP yesterday I had a hunch that sweeps would come today so all LRCAP was stood down. If the Allies try daylight raids again 3rd Air Army will order an all callsigns LRCAP for a day to see how many 4E bombers it can shoot down. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 12 P-40N5 Warhawk x 21 21 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Weather in hex: Severe storms Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 20 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17 Beaufighter TF.X: 9 damaged Beaufighter TF.X: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Beaufighter TF.X bombing from 6000 feet – not at strafing height but they still take lots of flak Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 13 P-38J Lightning x 32 13 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 07, 44 Repairs completed on SS RO-38 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-32 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service SS Snook is reported HIT a Thames class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT TF 281 snooped by PBY-5A Catalina at 119,113 near Ponape – USN Catalinas must have been mainly looking West rather than South of Wotje. F-5A Lightning sighted over Buna F-7A Liberator sighted over Mandalay a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT a 'S' 1942 and 1943 class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a O19 Class class SS is reported HIT a Thames class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT 18 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Regiment to Warazup – lots of Allied recon throughout Burma and they have shown in SEAF that they don’t mind trying the odd para drop, so 1st Raiding Regt are flown into Warazup’s level 1 airfield to show Allied recon that something is there. 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Majuro Base Force from Makin 10 x H8K2-L Emily transporting supplies to Maloelap 13 x H8K2-L Emily transporting supplies to Ailinglaplap Singapore expands fortifications to size 8 Ace pilot Miyazaki J. of 77th Sentai is promoted to 1LT I.15-1 on BB Fuso converting to size 24 from 1 DD McCook is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Jan 01, 1944 SS Redfin is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Oct 23, 1943 xAK George Ross is reported to have been sunk near Perth on Feb 07, 1944 MTB G-14 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka

Mike Solli -> RE: 7 Feb 44 reports (8/17/2021 3:29:32 PM)
Very nice little op. I love catching AKVs. There aren't that many and even if you don't get the aircraft, more aircraft movement by sea is by xAK, which means they need maintenance.

jdsrae -> 8 Feb 44 reports (8/18/2021 11:44:49 AM)
The BB task force looked like it would move 1 hex less than the others so the CV task force was ordered to cover it. The CA task forces are in this hex under cover of the CVL and CVE task forces. More good experience for the KB fighter corps, but today the CV pilots miss out. Point to note and try to remember for future reference, this was a 10 hex range strike from Roi-Namur. The Rex pilot trainees have another story to tell if they survive the war. Now they can say that they got to witness two air battles while still learning how to fly straight and level! [image]local://upfiles/34194/38CE601E3E4E4C0BA2215882BA6BCC0B.jpg[/image] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 08, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Allied Ships AG Steel Navigator, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Wellington B.X x 12 Wellington GR.XIII x 11 Wellington B.X: 3 damaged Wellington GR.XIII: 5 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 10 Liberator B.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 5 Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 6 B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 4 4 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 9000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8 8 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 136,98 xAK Ayo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E Shirataka Allied Ships SS Guavina SS Guavina launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ayo Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 68,93 TK Kumanoyama, Torpedo hits 1, on fire – Std-A Tanker. She made it to Tarakan about a day later. Fires are out and 27 days of pierside repair are required before attempting the move to IJN Repair Yard Manila. PB Ikuta Maru SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at TK Kumanoyama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 22 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 22 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rossel Island , at 105,137 Ki-84r Frank x 23 23 x Ki-84r Frank strafing at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 21 P-40N5 Warhawk x 6 3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet 3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 2 P-38J Lightning x 22 2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 13 13 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kusaie Island at 125,121 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 170 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 29 F6F-3 Hellcat x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless x 16 F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SBD-5 Dauntless: 9 destroyed CAP engaged: 343 Ku S-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 16 scrambling) – this unit was the only one to scramble extra fighters on top of the standby CAP. 343 Ku S-2 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6th Ku S-1/A with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6th Ku S-1/B with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6th Ku S-1/C with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) Ryujo-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) Shoho-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) Zuiho-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) Ryuho-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) Hosho-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) Chitose-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) Chiyoda-1 with A6M8 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 08, 44 Previous report of sinking of SS Gudgeon incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 68, 93 SS Tullibee is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Gudgeon is reported HIT SS Gudgeon is reported HIT SS Batfish is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Chittagong SS Batfish is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT Search Ki-49-IIa Helen destroyed by CAP at (55,41) a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Myitkyina PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Truk LT Shingo, H. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 4 LT Shingo, H. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 5 LT Shingo, H. of Ryujo-1 attains ace status!! PO2 Okura U. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Okano A. of 6th Ku S-1/C is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Matsubara C. of Chitose-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO2 Matsubara C. of Chitose-1 attains ace status!! PO1 Sugiyama T. of Zuiho-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Moriura, T. of Zuiho-1 is credited with kill number 3 CPO Hirata B. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 7 CPO Hirata B. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 8 PO1 Nishiura R. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Hori T. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Hori T. of Ryujo-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Katagi O. of 6th Ku S-1/B is credited with kill number 5 PO2 Katagi O. of 6th Ku S-1/B attains ace status!! F-7A Liberator sighted over Mandalay 18 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Regiment to Warazup 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Majuro Base Force from Makin Probolinggo expands airfield to size 5 Aircraft B7A2 Grace advances R&D Ryuzaki V. of 15th Sentai is promoted to 1LT Ace pilot Miyajima I. of 77th Sentai Det A is promoted to 1LT ML G-213 arrives at Shimonoseki 35th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Tokyo – 280 max AV, historically these 3x IMBs were used near the Andamans, but in this war they will stay closer to home. This IMB will move to Iwo-jima. 36th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Tokyo – 160 max AV will move to Haha-jima 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – 160 max AV will move to Chichi-jima

jdsrae -> RE: 7 Feb 44 reports (8/18/2021 11:51:39 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mike Solli Very nice little op. I love catching AKVs. There aren't that many and even if you don't get the aircraft, more aircraft movement by sea is by xAK, which means they need maintenance. Not sure if having 90% of the Combined Fleet involved qualifies as a "little op", but based on the results it was one! I shudder to think how much fuel was burnt to sink a few ASW Divs and 2x AKV, but at least this puts the Allies on notice again that the Combined Fleet might pop up at any moment. The Allied CIC mentioned that the OIC of the Wotje Southern search arc has been court-martialed and sent to Antarctica for penguin counting duty. That doesn't sound like too bad a job to me, but in 1944 with winter to look forward to by the time he arrives, that might be seen as a punishment posting. Four of six IJ SigInt hits today were of heavy radio traffic at Pearl Harbour, so this little op might spark a big Allied reaction!

jdsrae -> 9 Feb 44 reports (8/21/2021 1:09:26 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 09, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Carnarvon at 49,131 SS I-171 Allied Ships xAK Gideon Welles – dud hit… xAK Gideon Welles is sighted by SS I-171 SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Gideon Welles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Weather in hex: Light cloud Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 22 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 17 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Weather in hex: Light cloud Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 17 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 17 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 17 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 4 Airbase hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Carnarvon at 49,131 SS I-171 Allied Ships xAK George Davidson, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK George Davidson is sighted by SS I-171 SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK George Davidson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway Island at 152,106 SS I-45, hits 6 Allied Ships CL Cleveland BB Tennessee BB California BB Oklahoma BB Nevada CL Birmingham CL Phoenix DD William Porter DMS Trevor DD Downes DD Cassin DD Tucker DD Young SS I-45 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Cleveland - all 6 missed... DD Cassin attacking submerged sub .... DD Tucker attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kure Island at 149,98 SS I-43, hits 2 Allied Ships DMS Chandler DMS Palmer DD Cushing DD Shaw SS I-43 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS Chandler DD Cushing attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Weather in hex: Clear sky Ki-84r Frank x 23 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 P-40N5 Warhawk: 8 destroyed CAP engaged: 31st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 11 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Weather in hex: Clear sky Ki-84r Frank x 19 Ki-84r Frank: 6 destroyed – rough day in the office for 31st Sentai. Just noticed that there isn’t a radar set at Imphal so an AA Regt that has one is ordered to move there from Dimapur. That will take a few weeks… Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed 10 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: 31st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 21 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24 24 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 23 23 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 21 21 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 16 P-38H Lightning x 15 P-38J Lightning x 21 16 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet 15 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet 21 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 3 3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 3 3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rossel Island , at 105,137 Ki-84r Frank x 20 20 x Ki-84r Frank strafing at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Bassein at 52,51 DD Nagatsuki DD Yuzuki Allied Ships SS Surf, hits 3 SS Surf is located by DD Nagatsuki DD Yuzuki attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 53926 troops, 810 guns, 2180 vehicles, Assault Value = 2246 Defending force 78735 troops, 1021 guns, 1140 vehicles, Assault Value = 2728 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Allied adjusted assault: 1728 Japanese adjusted defense: 2575 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5) – no point trying to rebuild the level 6 fort. The defence of Chittagong will probably only last another week or so. Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2465 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 185 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 34 (4 destroyed, 30 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3385 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 457 disabled – that’s a Division worth of disabled squads, but not many destroyed. Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 129 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled Guns lost 80 (4 destroyed, 76 disabled) Vehicles lost 182 (9 destroyed, 173 disabled) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 09, 44 SS I-4 terminates patrol and enters Hakodate for repairs a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a Thames class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Tullibee is reported HIT a Grampus class SS is reported HIT a Triton class SS is reported HIT SSX Ha-30 is reported HIT – in the Cochin hex. I’ve been wondering how much damage might be caused by these reports. While this is an SSX so probably more damage was caused than a larger SS, it has 50 system damage, 45 float damage and 3 engine damage. It has been picked up by SS I-22 and will return to Soerabaja for repairs. 2LT Mori C. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Miyabe A. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Fujimoto M. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 2LT Taniguchi K. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Anabuki T. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Mori C. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Kaguyama S. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Inuzuka N. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Goto U. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Goto U. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 CPT Asano, H. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 10 1LT Kanemaru, T. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Nishihata R. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Aino T. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Hashimoto S. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Mili PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Ponape 2LT Aino T. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 SS Tuna is reported HIT a TM-4 class PT is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a Gato class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Batfish is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Chittagong 19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Regiment to Warazup 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Majuro Base Force from Makin Ishigaki expands fortifications to size 4 Astoria expands port to size 5 Darjeeling expands airfield to size 6 Aircraft P1Y2 Frances advances R&D – to Feb 44, so starts production tomorrow. Ace pilot Izumida E. of 1st Sentai is promoted to 2LT TK Butsu Maru arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo xAK George Davidson is reported to have been sunk near Carnarvon on Feb 09, 1944 17th Sentai arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – these 3x fighter Sentai are pencilled in to form the 22nd Air Brigade, 7th Air Division. The 22nd JAAF Base Force is currently at Cagayan on Mindanao. They have all taken rookie pilots and will start Air skill training at Nagoya. Once they can fly straight they will hop, skip and jump to Cagayan. 18th Sentai arrives at Tokyo 19th Sentai arrives at Osaka/Kyoto 2nd RF Gun Battalion arrives at Tokyo – transferred to 31st Army and will move to Truk. [image]local://upfiles/34194/64E1EDC56403463FB9231003F07E6940.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 10 Feb 44 reports (8/21/2021 1:26:08 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 10, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 7 7 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 11 PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed by flak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 15 Wellington GR.XIII: 7 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 8 Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 18 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 16 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 18 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Wellington B.X x 6 Wellington B.X: 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 6 Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Weather in hex: Severe storms Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 12 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed – there have to be a few B24 aces by now… this is the worst night performance for the Nick-C this war that I can remember. Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8 Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged 8 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th/A Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Weather in hex: Light rain Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 18 Beaufighter X x 24 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter TF.X: 13 damaged Beaufighter X: 14 damaged Beaufighter X: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Beaufighter X bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 18 x Beaufighter TF.X bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 10, 44 Repairs completed on SS RO-39 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service an Allied SS is reported HIT a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Myitkyina SS Tambor is reported HIT SS Gudgeon is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Myitkyina 19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Regiment to Warazup 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Majuro Base Force from Makin 31st Sentai converting to size 36 from 27 – at Katha in Burma. More fighter slot are always welcome. SS RO-46 arrives at Takamatsu – will move to 4th Fleet. TK Victor H Kelly is reported to have been sunk near Pearl Harbor on Jul 17, 1943 MTB G-546 arrives at Hakodate MTB G-15 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka 37th Ind. Engineer Regiment arrives at Kumamoto – arrives attached to 18th Army, I will take the hint and move it to PNG. Here come the USN again! [image]local://upfiles/34194/22C952B4C040455FA4C7594E35DBB215.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 10 Feb 44 reports (8/21/2021 1:33:40 PM)
The Allied CIC is offline for about 10 days so there will be an operational pause. That will give me a chance to check on some details like industry and pilot training. I’ve just noticed that the IJAAF fighter corps will expand on 1 Mar 44, with all Sentai increasing to size 49 which should allow 65 pilots per Sentai. That should be at least +300 Army fighters all up, with about half of them in front line units and the other half training. That will increase the available training slots but will also drain the reserve pool of 70+ experience pilots that are currently available. All but four of the 431 IJAAF fighter pilots in the Reserve pool are 50+ experience with 70 Air and 70 Strafe skills. There are 24 pilot names to a page, so roughly they are broken up in the following experience bands: - 60 pilots have 70+ experience. These pilots are ready for service in front line units (3rd and 4th Air Armies). - 288 pilots have 60+ experience. These pilots could be used in front line units in an emergency but will spend more time in an OTU flying CAP100% range 0 to increase their experience to 70. It looks like nearly half of these pilots are WIA, so are not immediately available. - That leaves 79x 50+ experience. These pilots that need more time in an OTU flying CAP100% range 0. I am starting to place the Sentai flying these missions in the large “2nd line” bases like Rangoon, Magwe, Rabaul, Manus. The enemy recon will spot the fighters and it may deter them, even though they aren't fully trained pilots yet. I think I will need to re-role more units to flying this Advanced Training mission soon to keep the throughput of 70+ experience pilots up to the front line units. The final part of the image shows the IJAAF fighter unit reinforcements that are coming. Those arriving in the next few months will generally become more training units and start to pre-position themselves in rear areas like Thailand, Malaya, DEI and the Philippines, while those arriving after about mid-1944 will most likely stay in Japan to train and prepare for the arrival of the B-29s. The bottom of the list is now starting to show the Shinbu-tai special attack units which I have no experience using yet. I have read that they can be used for training and local CAP, so that is my plan for them rather than using them in the "special attack" role. [image]local://upfiles/34194/48083F2FA46245749D7FE5717834DBCA.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 10 Feb 44 reports (8/21/2021 1:45:17 PM)
The P1Y2 Frances just started production and it will become the first choice IJN land based strike aircraft. G3M3s are not being built anymore but the few units still flying them will keep using them for long range Naval Search missions. G4M2 are now being built with 43 in the pool, so one of the G4M1 units will soon upgrade to the M2. There are 229 P1Y1 in the reserve pool but none of them are being used. Next war I won’t bother building them and will just skip over it to go straight to the P1Y2. I did equip one unit with them a few months ago, but the SR4 meant that they were too hard to maintain and not suited to Naval Search missions. I kept building them anyway as I figured I will have opportunities to use them later, especially if/when the pools start to run low on Nells, Bettys and P1Y2s. Morale seems to be a bit low in some of these units. Floggings may have to be re-introduced until morale improves. [image]local://upfiles/34194/94804D2F808A4DF4A3A989F196729858.jpg[/image]

rustysi -> RE: 10 Feb 44 reports (8/22/2021 4:27:45 AM)
quote: G3M3s are not being built anymore but the few units still flying them will keep using them for long range Naval Search missions. How about long range ASW missions? They do get radar at some point.[;)]

jdsrae -> RE: 10 Feb 44 reports (8/22/2021 4:56:20 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rustysi quote: G3M3s are not being built anymore but the few units still flying them will keep using them for long range Naval Search missions. How about long range ASW missions? They do get radar at some point.[;)] There are so many Allied subs at relatively close ranges that Jake, Jill, Judy and Helen have no problems spotting them. Even on NavSearch missions the ASW skills of the pilots are increasing whenever they spot and attack subs. I'll keep the Nell/Betty/Frances for NavSearch and strike missions as there are enough others on ASW around the usual choke points.

jdsrae -> 11 Feb 44 reports (9/1/2021 11:33:09 AM)
The game is back on after about 2 weeks off. Neither of us can really remember what was happening! Lots of USN spotted moving West towards into their Wotje, Roi-Namur, Kwajalein triangle in the Marshalls. Allied DDs seem to be getting even nastier with very long attacks on the IJN subs. Lots of CVs and BBs spotted on the mouseovers here and BBs identified by sub attacks, all unsuccessful. [image]local://upfiles/34194/DAADA67E0F5642E3966F3A1E932F94C2.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 11 Feb 44 reports (9/1/2021 1:12:05 PM)
Then of course this happens… Two torp hits here, two more shortly after from the same sub, sunk. IJN DD escorts didn’t even spot the USS Pogy in daylight. I was thinking that the worst thing about this is the 27 high 70s experience IJN fighter pilots that went down with her. Pilot casualties for the day are listed as 8KIA, 5WIA and 1MIA. Then a look at the IJN fighter pilot reserve shows this. There were 27 pilots on CVE Chuyo and there are 14 fighter pilots that look like they could have been on Chuyo (75+ experience) that are showing as due back this month. That might mean they were plucked from the water. If so, that’s good news and the loss of a 100-ish point CVE doesn’t matter as much. Still, that’s 27 less fighters on range 0 CAP next time there is a big CV vs CV fur ball… The air unit lost, 6th Ku S-1/C was just bought back for 135 PP. It was due to withdraw permanently on 1 Mar 44. From memory, when the Akagi air group was bought back some of the highly skilled pilots returned with the unit, so I hope that happens again here. When 6th Ku S-1/B was sunk on CVE Unyo and bought back it had lost it’s withdrawal date (*) so I am expecting that to happen again. These fragments can't be resized but they are good for use on the 27 capacity CVEs. I just looked up the interweb and Chuyo was sunk by USS Sailfish on 4 Dec 43, so in this game the ship got +2 months afloat. [image]local://upfiles/34194/18B1574E1174438885FBDBA5ECBC5C24.jpg[/image]

mind_messing -> RE: 10 Feb 44 reports (9/1/2021 1:14:05 PM)
quote: The bottom of the list is now starting to show the Shinbu-tai special attack units which I have no experience using yet. I have read that they can be used for training and local CAP, so that is my plan for them rather than using them in the "special attack" role. From memory, they can only do CAP if they've been converted to kamikaze status. Otherwise they can only do training missions. There's a couple of options for using them, either as: A) kamikaze & defensive CAP B) dedicated training of rookie pilots (to the 50 EXP 70 Air/Defence standard) Option A lets you get more frontline strength (plus naval point defence form kamikaze strikes. Option B gives you much more depth to your pilot training programme, which is important in to 1945. Pilot losses will soar across the board, including fighter pilots via escort missions. My advice would be to start off with Option B with these squadrons to really ramp up pilot training. Your IJA trained pilot numbers seem very low to me, thinking about a '45 air campaign. I would take a pragmatic approach. Forget about 70+ EXP pilots, your goal over the rest of 1944 is to generate as many 60+ EXP pilots as you can to bank into 1945. quote: The P1Y2 Frances just started production and it will become the first choice IJN land based strike aircraft. G3M3s are not being built anymore but the few units still flying them will keep using them for long range Naval Search missions. G4M2 are now being built with 43 in the pool, so one of the G4M1 units will soon upgrade to the M2. There are 229 P1Y1 in the reserve pool but none of them are being used. Next war I won’t bother building them and will just skip over it to go straight to the P1Y2. I did equip one unit with them a few months ago, but the SR4 meant that they were too hard to maintain and not suited to Naval Search missions. I kept building them anyway as I figured I will have opportunities to use them later, especially if/when the pools start to run low on Nells, Bettys and P1Y2s. Morale seems to be a bit low in some of these units. Floggings may have to be re-introduced until morale improves. I take the same approach with the Frances, the Y1 model is just too fragile to be filly effective. I don't agree with your choice to build the G4 models of the G3M3. In my view, the Betty is fully replaces by the Y2 Frances. The G3M3 is older and slower, but it's impossible to argue with it's fantastic range. You may find it helpful to explore using the G3M3 as part of a late '44 night naval strike force, or long-range night bomber.

jdsrae -> 12 Feb 44 reports (9/2/2021 12:21:56 PM)
The USN DD screen around Ponape has 2xDD in each task force. Multiple CV and BB task forces are heading West past Roi-Namur. USN CVE task forces and other randoms are following about 1 day behind. Target Ponape? KB is at Manus Island with CVE and CA task forces at Rabaul. Land based Judy, Betty and friends will attack the USN DD screen tomorrow from Truk, if the DDs are still there. There are 16k troops at Ponape with 322 AV behind level 6 forts. George-3 units at Ponape and Kusaie are set to 70% local CAP range 0 in anticipation of USN CV strikes against both. [image]local://upfiles/34194/30840B350B57410D8C4B88D025B4AD90.jpg[/image] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 12, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 368 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98) Allied Ships DMS Chandler DMS Palmer 17 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ailuk at 136,113 SS I-159 – USN DDs do a good job of screening the big ships over the next few days. Lots of IJN subs launch torps at DDs, miss, and then get themselves crumped. Allied Ships DD Ammen BB Mississippi BB Idaho CA Wichita CL Helena DD Pringle DD Charles Badger DMS Howard DD Thatcher DD Ringgold DD Abner Read DD Radford SS I-159 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Ammen DD Radford attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Koggala at 28,51 SS I-179, hits 1 Allied Ships AM Baluchistan AM Carnatic AM Kathiawar SS I-179 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Baluchistan AM Carnatic attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 368 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98) Allied Ships DMS Chandler DMS Palmer 21 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 13 Liberator B.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Wellington B.X x 10 Wellington B.X: 5 damaged Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 3 destroyed – the RAF bombers don’t seem to get many Nick kills but the B24J is proving to be a beast. Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8 Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged 8 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 7 PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed by flak 6 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 4 Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 8 Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 4 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground – even a few Nick-C can stop this, but there are just too many raids of B24Js coming in for them to stay in the air long enough. Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 368 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98) Allied Ships DMS Chandler DMS Palmer DD Cushing DD Shaw 28 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 117,113, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships – returning from dropping supply at Kusaie, this fast transport task force runs into a couple of USN DDs. CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Shimakaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Aoi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Tade, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships DD Cogswell DD Hailey, Shell hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Balikpapan at 65,100 xAKL Kosho Maru xAKL Anbo Maru PB Taiko Maru SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Kosho Maru PB Taiko Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Taiko Maru is out of ASW ammo OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 12, 44 SS RO-37 terminates patrol and enters Soerabaja for repairs Search H8K2 Emily destroyed by CAP at (129,112) SS Tambor is reported HIT a Thames class SS is reported HIT a 'S' 1942 and 1943 class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a Triton class SS is reported HIT SS I-159 is reported HIT F-7A Liberator sighted over Mandalay F-10 Mitchell sighted over Katha CM Okinoshima sinks at sea APD Shimakaze sinks at sea APD Aoi sinks at sea Search G4M1 Betty destroyed by CAP at (137,113) a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT a Triton class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Myitkyina 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Majuro Base Force from Makin 11 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 111th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 45th Field AA Battalion from Vella Lavella 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 31st Fld AA Gun Co from Munda SSX Ha-30 abandoned due to heavy damage – the mother ship dropped the heavily damaged SSX when it was being attacked by the Indian corvettes, but couldn’t get back to pick it up in time. Kushiro expands airfield to size 7 Toungoo expands airfield to size 5 Ace pilot Ohara G. of Ominato Ku S-1 is promoted to PO1 Ace pilot Hiramoto K. of 11th Sentai is promoted to MAJ Previous report of sinking of DD Baldwin incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service Previous report of sinking of SS Flying Fish incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service ML G-214 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – ML Div 21 is forming up at Kure 5th Air Army arrives at Changchun – will move to Nanking to be the Air Army for the China Theatre.

jdsrae -> RE: 12 Feb 44 reports (9/2/2021 12:23:33 PM)
I’ve been checking the George-5 research each day but it just jumped by +16. Engine bonus has kicked in and all 8 factories nearly switched to production. 2 of these will join the George-3 factories (2x60 + 2x30) to build 240x George-5 per month. The other 6x 30 will change to join the J7W1 research program to make that 10x size 30 factories. That will be another 180k of supply investment spread over the next 12-18 months to repair those factories. [image]local://upfiles/34194/47592FCA6E1F496AA944CDEB86D8194D.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 10 Feb 44 reports (9/2/2021 12:32:56 PM)
Cheers MM, I will most likely use all the kamikaze units for training when they arrive. That will free up some of the units currently training for operations. I will also use most IJA units arriving from now on for training to try and build up the pilot reserve pool. I can't remember why I stopped the Nell and kept the Betty. Betty has longer legs than Frances, so maybe that was it, to keep it for NavS missions. I will just go with what I've got for this game.

rustysi -> RE: 10 Feb 44 reports (9/2/2021 9:15:07 PM)
quote: Land based Judy, Betty and friends will attack the USN DD screen tomorrow from Truk, if the DDs are still there. Would be nice if you had some DB Lilly's for the job. With their range of 11 and two bombs they make decent DD killers. Just sayin'.[8D]

jdsrae -> RE: 10 Feb 44 reports (9/2/2021 9:24:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rustysi quote: Land based Judy, Betty and friends will attack the USN DD screen tomorrow from Truk, if the DDs are still there. Would be nice if you had some DB Lilly's for the job. With their range of 11 and two bombs they make decent DD killers. Just sayin'.[8D] Yeah, nah…Bombing ships is IJN work! These DDs are inside Judy 800kg range anyway, just that they were on ASW patrol yesterday. The DDs must have come in at warp speed, they all just popped out of hyperspace.

jdsrae -> 13 Feb 44 reports (9/3/2021 11:18:56 AM)
Spent the whole combat replay eagerly anticipating the Judy strikes on nearby DDs... This explains why no Judy dive bomber sorties launched. Some idiot left them set to Naval Search... I wonder if the pilots enjoyed the change of scenery from 15k'. [image]local://upfiles/34194/541657C9AF3B413F98343356F293E3E6.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 13 Feb 44 reports (9/4/2021 12:24:52 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 13, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ailuk at 135,113 SS RO-42, hits 10 Allied Ships DD Charles Ausburne DD Braine DD Bennett SS RO-42 is located by DD Charles Ausburne DD Bennett attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Eniwetok at 125,112 SS RO-60, hits 1 SS RO-60 is sighted by escort DD Gatling attacking submerged sub .... DD Gatling is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Carnarvon at 49,131 SS I-171 Allied Ships xAK Henry Dearborn xAK Henry Dearborn is sighted by SS I-171 SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Henry Dearborn – how can you miss an unescorted freighter!? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Eniwetok at 125,112 SS RO-60, hits 25, and is sunk – the IJN sub massacre continues. Allied Ships CA Boston CLAA Reno CLAA Juneau DD Schroeder DD Stembel DD Stanly DD Sigsbee SS RO-60 is sighted by escort DD Sigsbee attacking submerged sub .... SS RO-60 forced to surface! DD Sigsbee firing on surfaced sub .... DD Stembel firing on surfaced sub .... DD Stanly firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Carnarvon at 49,131 SS I-171 Allied Ships xAK Dardanus xAK Dardanus is sighted by SS I-171 SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Dardanus – another miss! This sub skipper’s stats will need to be looked at... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 6 Wellington GR.XIII x 10 Wellington GR.XIII: 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 13 Liberator B.VI x 2 Liberator B.III: 1 damaged Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 – Nick-D night fighters from 5th Sentai will make their debut here tomorrow night, flying LRCAP range 0 from Katha. Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged Airbase hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Wellington B.X x 4 Wellington B.X: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 12 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Allied aircraft Wellington B.X x 5 Wellington B.X: 1 damaged Wellington B.X: 1 destroyed by flak Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Carnarvon at 49,131 SS I-171 – finally a hit, but this sub is almost out of torps now. Reports of fuel cargo burning. The IJN subs attached to 3rd Fleet are patrolling in the shallow water hexes hard up against the NW Australia coast. There seem to be lots of Allied merchants running as single ships, assumed to be to Darwin. In real life, the waters around here have 10+ metre tide height variations so would be dangerous to get too close to the coast for either side. Allied Ships xAK George Vancouver, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK George Vancouver is sighted by SS I-171 SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK George Vancouver -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,118 – there are about 450 AV at Kusaie Island in multiple IJN land units, but no naval fortress or coastal defence guns to fire back. N1K2-J George: 11 damaged Allied Ships DD Hoel DD Halligan DD Hale DD Foote DD Dyson DD Daly Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Zamboanga at 76,87 PB Hakkaisan Maru TK Amakusa Maru PB Sinko Maru Captain of SS Apogon elects not to launch torpedoes at this target Apogon diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Exmouth at 50,130 SS I-34 Allied Ships xAK Henry Dearborn, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Henry Dearborn is sighted by SS I-34 Massive explosion on xAK Henry Dearborn – more reports of fuel cargo burning. SS I-34 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Henry Dearborn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Likiep at 134,113 SS RO-42, hits 2 Allied Ships DD Charles Ausburne DD Braine DD Bennett SS RO-42 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Charles Ausburne DD Bennett attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Exmouth at 50,129 SS I-34 Allied Ships xAK Henry Dearborn, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Henry Dearborn is sighted by SS I-34 SS I-34 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Henry Dearborn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 65 encounters mine field at Kusaie Island (125,118) Allied Ships DD Hoel DD Hale DD Foote 5 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 65 encounters mine field at Kusaie Island (125,118) Allied Ships DD Dyson DD Daly DD Hoel, Mine hits 1 – is showing as sunk on the Intel list 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 114,111 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud G4M1 Betty x 9 – torpedo runs against DDs don’t get many hits Allied Ships DD Claxton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihir at 111,117 Weather in hex: Clear sky G4M1 Betty x 16 G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged Allied Ships DD Izard, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Hunt It looks like the USN DD screen is made up of lots of 2 ship Fletcher class detachments. At 10 points a pop, there are 100+ victory points on offer well out in front of the main body and USN CV based air cover. KB will move to just North of Mussau Island to try and clear 4-5 of these dets without getting too close to the USN main force. If the USN CVs move West of Ponape they could react into strike range of KB, but the KB strike range has been limited to 8 hexes for both Judy and Jill. That means a big CV vs CV battle could happen tomorrow, but the chances should be <50% as IJNHQ expect the Allied CVs to stay near their BB task forces. 2x USN BB task forces look like they are lined up to bombard Ponape tomorrow with a straight run in from the East, then they should withdraw back towards Roi-Namur to rearm. KB is not going to charge in, but will try to clear the Allied SW sector of screening DDs, then reassess the situation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 113,112 Weather in hex: Overcast G4M1 Betty x 6 Allied Ships DD Dortch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihir at 110,122 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud G4M1 Betty x 12 G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged Allied Ships DD Hickox -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 116,108 Weather in hex: Severe storms G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied Ships DD Haggard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 114,111 Weather in hex: Partial cloud G4M1 Betty x 6 G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Claxton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihir at 110,120 Weather in hex: Moderate rain G4M1 Betty x 11 G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged Allied Ships DD Guest OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 13, 44 Task Force 334 lays defensive minefield at Tinian ( 108 , 94) and sets course for Saipan Repairs completed on SS I-4 at Hakodate, ship returned to service SS Batfish is reported HIT APD Tade followed by Allied Aircraft at 119,113 near Ponape – the one surviving APD has disbanded in port at Ponape where it could attract some USN air strikes. There might not be many George left on CAP if 12+ BBs bombard the hex overnight, which is expected. F-10 Mitchell sighted over Rangoon a Gato class SS is reported HIT a 'P' Class class DD is reported HIT SS O20 is reported HIT a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT SS Batfish is reported HIT F-10 Mitchell sighted over Rangoon 5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 45th Field AA Battalion from Vella Lavella 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 31st Fld AA Gun Co from Munda Repairs completed on SS RO-37 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service Hachijo-jima expands airfield to size 1 Saipan expands fortifications to size 7 – stopped for now with supply on the island still at about 30k. More supply is probably needed before committing to trying to build level 8 forts. Toungoo expands fortifications to size 3 952 Ku T-1 converting to size 9 from 6 Loss of SS RO-60 on Feb 13, 1944 is admitted LST T-106 arrives at Shimonoseki DD Izard is reported to have been sunk near Lihir on Feb 13, 1944 xAK Henry Dearborn is reported to have been sunk near Exmouth on Feb 13, 1944 51st Air Flotilla arrives at Ominato – will stay there, which lets 12th Air Flotilla move back to Oita where it will stay until the end. 11th Ind.Infantry Brigade arrives at Hankow – will stay here as the core of the garrison, allowing 1st Ind Mixed Bde to move to Kunming, then 59th/A Div will move into Burma to help cover North Burma bases on the railway. 7th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Shanghai – stay as garrison 8th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Shanghai – stay as garrison 14th Ind.Infantry Brigade arrives at Peiping – will move to Sian to replace 9th Ind Mixed Bde as the garrison there. 9th IMB is planning for Warazup in North Burma, so has a long march ahead after 14th IIB arrives. The situation in Burma might change before 9th IMB gets there. 9th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Canton – stay as garrison 10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Canton – stay as garrison 11th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Canton – stay as garrison 15th Mortar Battalion arrives at Changchun – 20th Army, so will move to Mutankiang 17th Mortar Battalion arrives at Tsitsihar – 4th Army, so will move to the Soviet border at Heiho. This got me thinking about the NE corner of Manchukuo near the Soviet railway line. The 3x Cavalry Bdes from China could make good raiders in that area. I might start to move them to Moho which already has a size 2 airfield. 6th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Tokyo – 14th Army, will move to the Marianas 56th Naval Guard Unit arrives at Tokyo – will move to the Kuriles 40th Ind. Engineer Regiment arrives at Peiping – will stay to build forts. 38th IER will move back to the 6th Army area in Manchukuo, to build up Tsitsihar which is in a clear terrain hex but behind the river on the main Soviet axis of advance from the North. A bit later it could move to Moho. 41st Ind. Engineer Regiment arrives at Shanghai – will stay to build forts which are currently level 6 +25%. [image]local://upfiles/34194/7CC5959F6E75495F959F6804D7192939.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 14 Feb 44 reports (9/4/2021 12:41:12 AM)
Just got the turn back. A 4 ship DD Div just tried to clear Ponape of PT boats but MTB Div 54 did well. It didn't seem to waste torps on the DDs and only lost one PT boat to a single 5" shell hit. Looks like the DD screen will stay in place. BB task forces are assumed to be next into Ponape. Let's see how MTB Div 54 does against them! CV task forces look like they have moved to SE of Ponape, which should be outside reaction range to KB. Exciting stuff, but the assets that the USN can throw at Ponape is a daunting sign of things to come... [image]local://upfiles/34194/F9B34AE7AE5A4EBC917339DA38792E14.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 14 Feb 44 reports (9/4/2021 12:59:48 AM)
This is how the 14 Feb 44 turn ended. Parts of KB have low detection but other parts are not spotted. KB only launched one small Judy and a separate small Jill strike which was a bit disappointing. 3x Fletchers were sunk with others damaged. MTB Div 54 withdrew from a 20ish ship BB task force to avoid contact. Wise move! Coffee is required to plan the next move. [image]local://upfiles/34194/F89AD2CE906249F1A1DFEEFA07B6BCE3.jpg[/image] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 15, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Ponape at 117,109 SS I-44 DD Hazelwood is sighted by SS I-44 SS I-44 launches 4 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 120,112, Range 6,000 Yards MTB G-540 MTB G-542, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-543, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-544, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-545 Allied Ships DD Hall Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 7,000 yards MTB G-544 sunk by DD Hall at 6,000 yards MTB G-542 sunk by DD Hall at 6,000 yards MTB G-543 sunk by DD Hall at 3,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 7,000 Yards APD Tade, Shell hits 12, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Idaho BB New Mexico BB Mississippi CA Wichita CL Helena DD Abbot DD Ammen DD Anthony DD Bache DD Charles Badger DD Beale DD Bell DD Boyd DD Miller DD Pringle DD Radford DD Abner Read DD Ringgold DD Thatcher DMS Howard Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 6,000 yards APD Tade sunk by BB Mississippi at 4,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 6,000 Yards MTB G-540, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-545, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Cony DD Erben DD Harrison DD Heermann Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 7,000 yards Blanchard, J.W. crosses the 'T' MTB G-545 sunk by DD Harrison at 6,000 yards MTB G-540 sunk by DD Heermann at 4,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 68,93 TK Amakusa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Akikawa Maru PB Sinko Maru SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at TK Amakusa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ponape at 123,111 SS I-43, hits 13 Allied Ships – hitting an AO would have been good… AO Cossatot AO Saranac AO Neshanic DE Lovering DE Burden R. Hastings SS I-43 is sighted by escort DE Lovering attacking submerged sub .... DE Lovering is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese aircraft losses H8K2 Emily: 1 damaged N1K2-J George: 4 damaged 33 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Heermann DD Harrison DD Erben DD Cony Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 8 3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Harrison – Ponape Naval Fortress didn’t seem to fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 121 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Shell hits 1 BB New Mexico BB Idaho, Shell hits 8 CA Wichita, Shell hits 3 CL Helena Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi 3rd Special Base Force firing at BB Mississippi Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB New Mexico – this time the Fortress guns warm themselves up, scoring a few hits but no major damage. Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Idaho Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Wichita Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CL Helena -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ponape at 120,113 SS RO-44, hits 3 Allied Ships – so many IJN contacts with big USN ships over the next few days for no result BB Mississippi CL Helena DD Charles Badger DMS Howard DD Ringgold DD Abner Read DD Radford DD Pringle SS RO-44 is sighted by escort DD Pringle attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ponape at 120,113 SS RO-44 Allied Ships BB Mississippi CL Helena DD Charles Badger DMS Howard DD Ringgold DD Abner Read DD Radford DD Pringle SS RO-44 is sighted by escort DD Radford attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Koggala at 28,51 SS I-179 Allied Ships AM Orissa AM Carnatic AM Kathiawar SS I-179 is located by AM Orissa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 117,112 SS I-155, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Hall SS I-155 launches 2 torpedoes DD Hall attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kavieng at 108,119 DD Kagero CA Ashigara CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko DD Shiranui DD Yukikaze DD Tanikaze DD Hagikaze SS Tunny launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kagero -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 117,108 Weather in hex: Clear sky G4M1 Betty x 6 N1K2-J George x 14 G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Haggard, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 119,113 Weather in hex: Partial cloud N1K2-J George x 22 N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 26 F6F-3 Hellcat x 50 SBD-5 Dauntless x 18 F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships – the Allies took the bait, and almost got away with it for free. xAK Shirashika Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk PB Myoken Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage CAP engaged: 263 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 263 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 117,112 SS I-155 Allied Ships DD Hall SS I-155 launches 2 torpedoes OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 15, 44 Previous report of sinking of DD Hazelwood incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 117, 109 Repairs completed on SS I-8 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Search D4Y1-C Judy destroyed by CAP a 'N' Class class DD is reported HIT Search E14Y1 Glen destroyed by CAP a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT PO1 Hagiri D. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Kubota B. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Hagiri D. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 5 PO1 Hagiri D. of 263 Ku S-2 attains ace status!! PB Myoken Maru sinks at sea an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Tambor is reported HIT 6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 45th Field AA Battalion from Vella Lavella Butte expands airfield to size 5 Loss of APD Tade on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of xAK Shirashika Maru on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of TK Amakusa Maru on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted DD Haggard is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Feb 15, 1944 PT-62 is reported to have been sunk near Wotje on Dec 05, 1943 Loss of MTB G-540 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of MTB G-542 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of MTB G-543 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of MTB G-544 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of MTB G-545 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Tsugaru-1 arrives at Tokyo – resized to 24 and will conduct ASW training courses flying F1M2 Petes 42nd Ind. Engineer Regiment arrives at Tokyo – attached to 7th Area Army so will move to Malaya to move dirt somewhere. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 14, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Exmouth at 53,128 SS I-34 Allied Ships xAK George Taylor, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK George Taylor is sighted by SS I-34 SS I-34 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK George Taylor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 12,000 Yards MTB G-540 MTB G-541, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-542 MTB G-543 MTB G-544 MTB G-545 Allied Ships DD Cony DD Erben DD Harrison DD Heermann -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cox's Bazar at 54,43 xAKL Hachirogata Maru PB Rokko Maru SS Truculent launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Hachirogata Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft P-70 Havoc x 8 CAP engaged: 15th FG/6th NFS with P-70 Havoc (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling) Some CAP have air radar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 11 Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese aircraft losses D4Y1-C Judy: 3 damaged D4Y1-C Judy: 1 destroyed on ground N1K2-J George: 35 damaged N1K2-J George: 4 destroyed on ground H8K2 Emily: 9 damaged H8K2-L Emily: 3 damaged 133 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Tennessee BB California BB Oklahoma BB Nevada, Shell hits 1 CL Birmingham CL Cleveland, Shell hits 2 CL Phoenix, Shell hits 2 Japanese ground losses: 172 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 24 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ailinglaplap at 133,117 DD Flusser DD Fanning DD Baldwin DD Harding DD Satterlee DD Thompson DD Meade Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 9 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 54,128 SS I-34, hits 1, on fire Allied Ships xAK George Read, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAK George Read is sighted by SS I-34 SS I-34 attacking xAK George Read on the surface SS I-34 low on gun ammo, Toshima, S. breaks off surface engagement and submerges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards MTB G-540 MTB G-542 MTB G-543 MTB G-544 MTB G-545 Allied Ships BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB California BB Tennessee CL Phoenix CL Cleveland CL Birmingham DD McKee DD Murray DD Nicholas DD Philip DD William Porter DD Stevens DD Wadsworth DD Wickes DD Young DD Tucker DD Cassin DD Downes DMS Trevor Japanese TF attempts to evade combat – Run away!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 57,128 SS I-169 Allied Ships xAK Dardanus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Dardanus is sighted by SS I-169 SS I-169 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Dardanus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kusaie Island at 125,113 SS I-11, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Heermann DD Cony DD Harrison SS I-11 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Heermann DD Harrison attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 57,128 SS I-169 Allied Ships xAK George Read, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK George Read is sighted by SS I-169 SS I-169 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 116,108 G4M1 Betty x 6 N1K2-J George x 12 Allied Ships DD Haggard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihir at 110,122 G4M1 Betty x 16 G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied Ships DD Hickox -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 114,111 Weather in hex: Light rain D4Y4 Judy x 15 N1K2-J George x 20 D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Claxton, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 113,112 G4M1 Betty x 4 G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Dortch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,108 D4Y4 Judy x 6 D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Hazelwood -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tabar Island at 110,118 Weather in hex: Clear sky A6M8 Zero x 12 D4Y4 Judy x 9 D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Johnston, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 116,108 Weather in hex: Overcast G4M1 Betty x 6 N1K2-J George x 10 Allied Ships DD Haggard, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihir at 110,122 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud G4M1 Betty x 16 G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied Ships DD Hickox -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihir at 110,120 Weather in hex: Moderate rain B6N2 Jill x 15 Allied Ships DD Guest, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 114,111 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms D4Y4 Judy x 13 N1K2-J George x 2 D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Claxton, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 113,112 Weather in hex: Heavy rain G4M1 Betty x 4 N1K2-J George x 17 G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Dortch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,108 Weather in hex: Moderate rain D4Y4 Judy x 5 D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Hazelwood, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kusaie Island at 125,113 SS I-11, hits 6, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB Idaho CA Wichita CL Helena DD Beale DD Abbot DMS Howard DD Thatcher DD Ringgold DD Abner Read DD Radford SS I-11 is sighted by escort DD Thatcher attacking submerged sub .... OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 14, 44 an Allied DD is reported HIT a Fletcher HB class DD is reported HIT an Allied DD is reported HIT DD Hunt is reported HIT Search D4Y1-C Judy destroyed by CAP at (123,114) DD Claxton is reported HIT DD Johnston is reported HIT an Allied DD is reported HIT SS O20 is reported HIT Search E14Y1 Glen destroyed by CAP a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT 6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 45th Field AA Battalion from Vella Lavella Genzan expands fortifications to size 5 Allahabad expands airfield to size 6 Aircraft N1K5-J George advances R&D – production starts, and all George-2 factories switch over to George-5. Front line land based units in 4th Fleet area will start to upgrade to the new George-5 if there is a lull in the action. SS Burrfish is reported to have been sunk near Balikpapan on Jan 07, 1944 xAK George Read is reported to have been sunk near Port Hedland on Feb 14, 1944 Loss of MTB G-541 on Feb 14, 1944 is admitted SC CHa-76 arrives at Takamatsu – will join ASW patrols in the Tsushima Strait 341 Ku S-2 arrives at Matsuyama – will stay in Japan for now to run Air skill training courses for rookies. 762 Ku K-1 arrives at Kanoya – G4M2 Betty re-allocated to 62nd Air Flotilla, 1st Air Fleet. With 60+ experience pilots it will move to the Marianas.

jdsrae -> RE: 14 Feb 44 reports (9/4/2021 3:14:48 AM)
Combined Fleet task forces will not move so we will see if the Allies react to spotting it. It’s CAP has been boosted by LRCAP range 0 from Manus, Kavieng and Rabaul. The Air Group commanders orders remain largely unchanged, other than the Betty that I let try to bomb from 8k’ have switched back to torps. There’s a chance I could get another turn back in a few hours.

rustysi -> RE: 14 Feb 44 reports (9/4/2021 5:57:40 AM)
quote: This explains why no Judy dive bomber sorties launched. Oops.[:D]

jdsrae -> 15 Feb 44 reports (9/4/2021 9:54:05 PM)
The USN CVs finally launch an air strike on Ponape. The airfield is still open but the escorts far out number the CAP so it was something like a 2-2 draw. The KB Air Admiral doesn't seem to want to launch at 1-2 DD task forces in the USN DD screen, which is understandable with the USN CV force fairly close. Land based aircraft sink another couple of Fletchers and some of the DD screen move back to the East. KB looks to be completely unspotted. [image]local://upfiles/34194/4C6DC82B2CF5453AB95DF6F261595670.jpg[/image] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 15, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Ponape at 117,109 SS I-44 DD Hazelwood is sighted by SS I-44 SS I-44 launches 4 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 120,112, Range 6,000 Yards MTB G-540 MTB G-542, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-543, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-544, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-545 Allied Ships DD Hall Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 7,000 yards MTB G-544 sunk by DD Hall at 6,000 yards MTB G-542 sunk by DD Hall at 6,000 yards MTB G-543 sunk by DD Hall at 3,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 7,000 Yards APD Tade, Shell hits 12, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Idaho BB New Mexico BB Mississippi CA Wichita CL Helena DD Abbot DD Ammen DD Anthony DD Bache DD Charles Badger DD Beale DD Bell DD Boyd DD Miller DD Pringle DD Radford DD Abner Read DD Ringgold DD Thatcher DMS Howard Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 6,000 yards APD Tade sunk by BB Mississippi at 4,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 6,000 Yards MTB G-540, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-545, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Cony DD Erben DD Harrison DD Heermann Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 7,000 yards Blanchard, J.W. crosses the 'T' MTB G-545 sunk by DD Harrison at 6,000 yards MTB G-540 sunk by DD Heermann at 4,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 68,93 TK Amakusa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Akikawa Maru PB Sinko Maru SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at TK Amakusa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ponape at 123,111 SS I-43, hits 13 Allied Ships – hitting an AO would have been good… AO Cossatot AO Saranac AO Neshanic DE Lovering DE Burden R. Hastings SS I-43 is sighted by escort DE Lovering attacking submerged sub .... DE Lovering is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese aircraft losses H8K2 Emily: 1 damaged N1K2-J George: 4 damaged 33 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Heermann DD Harrison DD Erben DD Cony Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 8 3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Harrison – Ponape Naval Fortress didn’t seem to fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 121 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Shell hits 1 BB New Mexico BB Idaho, Shell hits 8 CA Wichita, Shell hits 3 CL Helena Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi 3rd Special Base Force firing at BB Mississippi Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB New Mexico – this time the Fortress guns warm themselves up, scoring a few hits but no major damage. Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Idaho Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Wichita Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CL Helena -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ponape at 120,113 SS RO-44, hits 3 Allied Ships – so many IJN contacts with big USN ships over the next few days for no result BB Mississippi CL Helena DD Charles Badger DMS Howard DD Ringgold DD Abner Read DD Radford DD Pringle SS RO-44 is sighted by escort DD Pringle attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ponape at 120,113 SS RO-44 Allied Ships BB Mississippi CL Helena DD Charles Badger DMS Howard DD Ringgold DD Abner Read DD Radford DD Pringle SS RO-44 is sighted by escort DD Radford attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Koggala at 28,51 SS I-179 Allied Ships AM Orissa AM Carnatic AM Kathiawar SS I-179 is located by AM Orissa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 117,112 SS I-155, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Hall SS I-155 launches 2 torpedoes DD Hall attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kavieng at 108,119 DD Kagero CA Ashigara CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko DD Shiranui DD Yukikaze DD Tanikaze DD Hagikaze SS Tunny launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kagero -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 117,108 Weather in hex: Clear sky G4M1 Betty x 6 N1K2-J George x 14 G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Haggard, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 119,113 Weather in hex: Partial cloud N1K2-J George x 22 N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 26 F6F-3 Hellcat x 50 SBD-5 Dauntless x 18 F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships – the Allies took the bait, and almost got away with it for free. xAK Shirashika Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk PB Myoken Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage CAP engaged: 263 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 263 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 117,112 SS I-155 Allied Ships DD Hall SS I-155 launches 2 torpedoes OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 15, 44 Previous report of sinking of DD Hazelwood incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 117, 109 Repairs completed on SS I-8 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Search D4Y1-C Judy destroyed by CAP a 'N' Class class DD is reported HIT Search E14Y1 Glen destroyed by CAP a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT PO1 Hagiri D. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Kubota B. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Hagiri D. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 5 PO1 Hagiri D. of 263 Ku S-2 attains ace status!! PB Myoken Maru sinks at sea an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Tambor is reported HIT 6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 45th Field AA Battalion from Vella Lavella Butte expands airfield to size 5 Loss of APD Tade on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of xAK Shirashika Maru on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of TK Amakusa Maru on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted DD Haggard is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Feb 15, 1944 PT-62 is reported to have been sunk near Wotje on Dec 05, 1943 Loss of MTB G-540 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of MTB G-542 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of MTB G-543 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of MTB G-544 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Loss of MTB G-545 on Feb 15, 1944 is admitted Tsugaru-1 arrives at Tokyo – resized to 24 and will conduct ASW training courses flying F1M2 Petes 42nd Ind. Engineer Regiment arrives at Tokyo – attached to 7th Area Army so will move to Malaya to move dirt somewhere.

jdsrae -> 16 Feb 44 reports (9/4/2021 9:57:06 PM)
A Judy unit moved forward to Ponape and it got 2x Fletchers today. 4x 800kg bomb hits on one and 5 on another. They had range set to about 3 on the assumption that the Allied CVs would stay about where they are. More IJN subs missed guessing the correct hexes for the CV by 1, so they live to guess again today! [image]local://upfiles/34194/C00CF12D696C444BB474A13FABED2957.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 16 Feb 44 reports (9/4/2021 10:07:15 PM)
The score in the air was 50-14 today. The Allies won't be happy about no escort on the Ponape strike. It created 1 more ace and 4 more pilots qualified for CV service getting to 81 experience. Over Chittagong, a single Sqn Spitfire VIII sweep got 2-1 vs Franks. Another sign of things to come. [image]local://upfiles/34194/5F5579BF0F9544CFA1819782243276C7.jpg[/image] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 16, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,118 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Monssen DD Grayson DD Gwin DD Meredith Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port hits 1 DD Monssen firing at Kusaie Island DD Grayson firing at Kusaie Island DD Gwin firing at Kusaie Island DD Meredith firing at 1st Amphibious Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 18 Liberator B.III: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 4 Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 5 Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Darwin at 76,124 SS RO-39 Allied Ships xAK Gideon Welles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Gideon Welles is sighted by SS RO-39 SS RO-39 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Gideon Welles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Madjene at 65,102 xAKL Takegawa Maru xAKL Anbo Maru PB Taiko Maru Captain of SS Bluegill elects not to launch torpedoes at this target -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Darwin at 76,124 SS RO-39 xAK George H. Williams is sighted by SS RO-39 SS RO-39 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 117,112 Weather in hex: Overcast D4Y4 Judy x 20 N1K2-J George x 7 Allied Ships DD Hall, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st USMC Parachute Battalion, at 105,137 (Rossel Island) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Ki-49-IIb Helen x 22 22 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Also attacking 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion ... Also attacking 1st USMC Parachute Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 8 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 118,114 D4Y4 Judy x 20 N1K2-J George x 7 D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Dortch, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms N1K2-J George x 21 N1K2-J George: 2 damaged D4Y1-C Judy: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 48 TBF-1 Avenger x 45 TBM-1C Avenger x 9 SB2C-1C Helldiver: 20 destroyed, 2 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Runway hits 9 Port hits 7 Port supply hits 1 CAP engaged: 263 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 4 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000. 263 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 17000. OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 16, 44 ASW Combat TF 28 terminates patrol and enters Shanghai for repairs SS I-185 terminates patrol and enters Rabaul for repairs Repairs completed on E Yugao at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Kuretake at Tokyo, ship returned to service Search D4Y1-C Judy destroyed by CAP at (125,115) a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT TF 19 snooped by PB4Y-1 Liberator at 109,111 near Truk F-5A Lightning sighted over Cox's Bazar Search D4Y1-C Judy destroyed by CAP Search D4Y1-C Judy destroyed by CAP an Allied SS is reported HIT PO2 Kasai B. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Oyama U. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Sugiyama B. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Nomura O. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Nomura O. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Nomura O. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Hori P. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Hori P. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kumagaya P. of Yokosuka Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kumagaya P. of Yokosuka Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Matsunaga G. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Matsunaga G. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Minami U. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Nojima R. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Matsumoto W. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kanno D. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kanno D. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Matsumoto W. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Muranaka J. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kanno D. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Kanno D. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO1 Kanno D. of 263 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO1 Nagano D. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Kumagaya E. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Katsuma N. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Katsuma N. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Nojima R. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Hagiri P. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Nojima R. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Handa D. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Nagano D. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Handa R. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Handa R. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kasai B. of 263 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Minami L. of 263 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 Comilla expands airfield to size 6 TK Nichinan Maru arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo DD Dortch is reported to have been sunk near Ponape on Feb 16, 1944 LST-22 is reported to have been sunk near Port Moresby on Aug 28, 1943 MTB G-547 arrives at Sapporo ML G-215 arrives at Hakodate TK Athelduke is reported to have been sunk near Perth on Apr 27, 1943

jdsrae -> 17 Feb 44 reports (9/8/2021 12:57:36 PM)
The war has skipped ahead with the 17-20 Feb 44 turns now done. Chittagong is still getting smashed by Allied bombers of all sorts of flavours every day. Allied CVs have withdrawn a bit and seem to have split up, which could create an opportunity. One CV task force is near Wake Island while another with CVEs is in the Marshalls. KB has moved forward to just West of Ponape to try and setup an opportunity for a strike.

jdsrae -> RE: 17 Feb 44 reports (9/10/2021 1:50:22 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 17, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 124,114 SS I-9 Allied Ships DD Lewis Hancock DD The Sullivans DD LaVallette SS I-9 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Lewis Hancock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 9 Liberator B.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 6 Liberator B.VI: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Siquijor at 77,87 TK Baiei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Yamadori Maru Allied Ships SS Apogon SS Apogon launches 2 torpedoes at TK Baiei Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Darwin at 76,124 SS RO-39 Allied Ships xAK George H. Williams, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK George H. Williams is sighted by SS RO-39 SS RO-39 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Ki-84r Frank x 6 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 14 10 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 2 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 12 12 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 13 13 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 105,137 (Rossel Island) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Ki-49-IIb Helen x 22 Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Also attacking 1st USMC Parachute Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 P-38J Lightning x 15 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 93 – that’s a lot of Thunder! 2 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet 2 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 2 P-38J Lightning x 24 2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 2 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 43 2 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 B-25D1 Mitchell x 32 Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 B-25G Mitchell x 27 B-25G Mitchell: 24 damaged B-25G Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 147 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 11 B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 15 B-25D1 Mitchell x 18 A-20G Havoc: 13 damaged A-20G Havoc: 3 destroyed by flak B-25D1 Mitchell: 18 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 229 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 45 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Tank Regiment, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 B-25D1 Mitchell: 8 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft A-36 Mustang x 11 B-24D1 Liberator x 12 B-24J Liberator x 24 P-51A Mustang x 7 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25H Mitchell x 12 B-25H Mitchell: 10 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 72 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 28 25 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet 3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 19 19 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kusaie Island , at 125,118 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms N1K2-J George x 52 N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 24 F6F-3 Hellcat x 66 TBF-1 Avenger x 24 TBM-1C Avenger x 34 Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 3 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 16 destroyed – another good lot of Hellcats shot down, but they kept George away from the bombers again. TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 11 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Runway hits 5 CAP engaged: 265 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 8 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 35300. 265 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 7 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 16000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tezpur (60,36) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 2763 troops, 36 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 116 Defending force 100 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied assault odds: 119 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied forces CAPTURE Tezpur !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 11 (8 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Assaulting units: Merrills Marauders Regiment Defending units: 28th Field AA Machinecannon Company OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 17, 44 Repairs completed on DD Inazuma at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS RO-33 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service an Allied SS is reported HIT a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Chittagong F-5A Lightning sighted over Chittagong a 'S' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT SS Scamp is reported HIT PO1 Matsuba F. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Ichimura U. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Ichimura U. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Obayashi T. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kasai A. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kurakane K. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Ohara H. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Hori A. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Matsuba S. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Matsuba S. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Sakai H. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kaneko B. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Hori A. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO1 Hori A. of 265 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO1 Nishiura R. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Obuchi C. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Sugiyama G. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Maki G. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Kasai A. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 3 PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Majuro PO1 Ikura K. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 Repairs completed on CL Naka at Manila, ship returned to service – routine repairs, this CL Div will stay at Manila and the DD Fubuki I/II/III will stay in port until their 3/44 upgrades start. Repairs completed on DD Ushio at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Oboro at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Sagiri at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Ayanami at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hibiki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Akatsuki at Manila, ship returned to service Allied forces CAPTURE Tezpur !!! Naha expands fortifications to size 4 Peiping expands fortifications to size 6 Rangoon expands fortifications to size 7 Balikpapan expands fortifications to size 6 Ace pilot Daigo U. of 31st Sentai is promoted to 2LT Tsugaru-1 on BB Fuso converting to size 24 from 1 Repairs completed on BB Haruna at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service SS Angler is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Jan 03, 1944 xAK George H. Williams is reported to have been sunk near Darwin on Feb 17, 1944 [image]local://upfiles/34194/D5E04D20088544A3A7F3C1AF1F4E63F3.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 18 Feb 44 reports (9/10/2021 2:03:26 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 18, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Maloelap at 136,116 SS I-16, hits 17, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Baldwin SS I-16 is located by DD Baldwin I-16 diving deep .... DD Baldwin attacking submerged sub .... Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Maloelap at 136,116 SSX Ha-33 Allied Ships DD Baldwin DD Harding SSX Ha-33 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Baldwin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Samarinda at 67,96 TK Ogura Maru #3, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Shonan Maru #1 SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at TK Ogura Maru #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Taihoku at 89,61 CL Kiso DD Usugumo DD Uranami DD Murakumo DD Hatsuyuki DD Shirayuki SS Seawolf is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Lord Howe Island at 99,167 SS I-27 Allied Ships xAK William P. McArthur, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK William P. McArthur is sighted by SS I-27 SS I-27 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK William P. McArthur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Truk at 111,108 DD Yukikaze CA Ashigara CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko DD Shiranui DD Kagero DD Tanikaze DD Hagikaze SS Muskallunge launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yukikaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 6 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 4 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 105,137 (Rossel Island) Ki-49-IIb Helen x 23 Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 2 P-38J Lightning x 22 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 2 P-38J Lightning x 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 9 A-36 Mustang x 11 B-24D1 Liberator x 12 B-24J Liberator x 12 P-51A Mustang x 7 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 12 B-24J Liberator x 11 Liberator B.III: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kusaie Island , at 125,118 N1K2-J George x 40 N1K2-J George: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 18 F6F-3 Hellcat x 60 TBF-1 Avenger x 21 TBM-1C Avenger x 26 F4U-1A Corsair: 3 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 5 destroyed TBF-1 Avenger: 8 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 22 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 18 Port hits 1 CAP engaged: 265 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 6 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 35300. 265 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 6 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 35300. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 1st Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-84r Frank x 6 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 48 P-38J Lightning x 38 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 13 A-36 Mustang x 11 P-51A Mustang x 7 Liberator B.VI: 3 damaged Liberator B.VI: 1 destroyed by flak A-36 Mustang: 1 destroyed Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-25G Mitchell x 8 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 50 B-25G Mitchell: 7 damaged B-25G Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 36th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 B-25C Mitchell x 10 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 68 Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 22 Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 11th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th/C Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th/A Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25G Mitchell x 3 B-25G Mitchell: 2 damaged B-25G Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th/A Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25H Mitchell x 6 B-25H Mitchell: 6 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 18, 44 Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard DD Uzuki Repairs completed on BB Kirishima at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CL Sendai at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Shikinami at Manila, ship returned to service a Elco 77ft PT class PT is reported HIT Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (137,101) an Allied SS is reported HIT a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Dimapur Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (137,101) an Allied SS is reported HIT PO1 Nishizawa, H. of Soryu-1 is credited with kill number 5 – must have shot down a patrol aircraft PO1 Nishizawa, H. of Soryu-1 attains ace status!! PO1 Hirano U. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Morita H. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Nakajima W. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO1 Nakajima W. of 265 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO2 Kawasaki O. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO2 Kawasaki O. of 265 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO1 Nakajima W. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 6 PO1 Matsuki A. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Kawakami F. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 WO Makino R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Makino R. of 87th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Makino R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 WO Dohibara K. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Sakai H. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 Ailinglaplap expands fortifications to size 6 – just in time before being invaded, but supply is running low and the only way to get it in would be by submarine. I’m starting to see the value in SSTs… Ace pilot Nomura J. of Ominato Ku S-1 is promoted to PO1 Ace pilot Kaoki S. of 59th Sentai is promoted to 2LT 12th Sentai converting to Ki-67-Ia Peggy E Kurahashi arrives at Tokyo Loss of TK Ogura Maru #3 on Feb 18, 1944 is admitted Loss of SS I-16 on Feb 18, 1944 is admitted [image]local://upfiles/34194/570D1A9BBFCD4F31B9E9C680B8D1E15F.jpg[/image]

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