Speedysteve
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Hi all, The intense action continues as we start to enter another phase of invasions. In the SRA Japanese air space is contested again over Singapore, Batavia and Soerabaja: Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 11 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 11 Ki-102a Randy x 3 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 6 B-29 Superfortress x 119 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 6 destroyed Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed N1K1-J George: 6 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 1 destroyed, 23 damaged Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 123 And: Day Air attack on Batavia , at 19,59 Japanese aircraft J2M Jack x 14 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 13 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 18 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 34 Japanese aircraft losses J2M Jack: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 6 destroyed Ki-84-Ia Frank: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged And: Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65 Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 15 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 18 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 43 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed Initial Allied intel has indicated that the Japanese have withdrawn airpower from Singapore and Soerabaja. Potentially dispersing it to other parts of Java, Borneo and Indo China. Also in the SRA the Allied second wave should start to land at Kuching either tomorrow or the day after. CV Hancock and Bennington tracked the TK convoy further east and sunk: PG Takunan Maru #10 TK Ryuei Maru TK Choran Maru AO Medan Maru I am moving further to the NE deep into enemy territory. The furthest I have been here to attack further enemy shipping before moving back to support the Kuching invasion. Screenshot attached. Mossie LR strikes from Pontianak damaged 4 x AK at Brunei today. --------------------- Tomorrow all CV TF's will be back at Saipan. From there we sail to Iwo Jima to surpress the area for the upcoming invasion. A follow up B29 raid flew today from Saipan. The results were devastating. Due to the fact the airfields were so heavily damaged yesterday the enemy was unable to fly and they were smashed on the ground (110+ Zeke's for example!) In total the enemy lost 245 planes to my 34 today................. ----------------------- SS Grouper missed DD Fubuki 240 miles NW of Lingayen. SS Lancetfish was attacked by an ASW TF 120 miles ESE of Saigon. 8 x DC near miss - 26/10/0. Back to Darwin. SS Blenny was heavily damaged by 3 x DC hit, 1 x DC near miss 240 miles NE of Camranh Bay. I forgot to move her today SS Halibut missed PC CH-18 east of Iwo Jima and is returning to Saipan. Air sightings = 20 Air attacks = 4 -------------------------- An LCI(R), AK, MSW and a DD arrive in theatre tomorrw as does 82nd W. African Division (just one more Indian Division to arrive in 22 days time and we go for Victoria Point).
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