Speedysteve
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Joined: 9/11/2001 From: Reading, England Status: offline
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Hi all, Well it's confirmed. Faber is trying to evacuate troops from Maloelap and Kwajalein. Patrolling Corsairs intercepted Tabby's and Mavis'. Mandalay is receiving a thorough pounding nowadays. For once i'll post elements of the CR for you to see daily life for the Japanese: Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 17 Liberator VI x 98 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 184 Aircraft bombing at 8000 feet ------------------ Day Air attack on 21st Division, at 33,30 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 7 Beaufighter VIC x 24 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 20 P-38G Lightning x 46 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 33,30 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 8 Vengeance I x 37 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 93 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 33,30 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 13 P-38J Lightning x 51 F-5C Lightning x 1 B-25J Mitchell x 23 B-24J Liberator x 13 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 33,30 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 23 P-38J Lightning x 14 F-5C Lightning x 2 B-25J Mitchell x 28 B-24J Liberator x 25 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 180 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Aircraft bombing at 10000 feet ------------------- I feel something has changed with Faber's convoys. Either he is sailing fewer of them or he has changed his routes. Need to give it a week or two and if still few contacts then we relocate more dramatically. Today SS Swordfish blew up PC CH 13 in the Macassar Strait with a torpedo. SS Crevalle was hunted by an ASW TF 120 miles east of Saipan. Light damage was caused. Air sightings: 9 Air attacks: 1 ----------------- 2 x AK, a DE and an SS arrive in theatre tomorrow. Also a huge TF is sailing from San Francisco to PH consisting of CVE's (7), DD's, DE, LSD, LCI, AP, MSW, DMS, AGC craft that will redistribute amongst my fleets.
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