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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/13/2010 1:24:35 AM   
racndoc


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SS KXVI is hit by 3 DCs from IJN ASW TF off Bintan.

SS Scorpion is hit by 4 DCs from IJN ASW TF near Hachijo-jima.

SS O24 sinks AG Noshiro by Lingga.



SWPAC:INVASION BABELDAOB.....D-DAY


A Royal Navy SAG including BB Royal Sovereign and BB Ramilies makes a final pre-dawn naval bombardment at babeldaob:


Naval bombardment of Babeldaob at 90,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Ramillies
BB Royal Sovereign
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
CA Suffolk, Shell hits 1
CA Sussex
CA Shropshire
CL Caradoc
CL Danae
CL Perth
CL Tromp
CL Java

Japanese ground losses:
320 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)



Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 98
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 10
Port supply hits 1

BB Ramillies firing at Babeldaob
BB Royal Sovereign firing at Babeldaob
CA Frobisher firing at Babeldaob
CA Hawkins firing at Babeldaob
CA Suffolk firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
CA Sussex firing at Babeldaob
CA Shropshire firing at Babeldaob
CL Caradoc firing at Babeldaob
CL Danae firing at Babeldaob
CL Perth firing at Babeldaob
CL Tromp firing at Babeldaob
CL Java firing at Babeldaob


CD guns open up on the amphibious transports of TF 86 as they head in towards shore:


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Pre-Invasion action off Babeldaob - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

243 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Trenton, Shell hits 6
CL Richmond
CL Adelaide
CL Sumatra
LCI-21
AM Daring
LCI-62, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCI-22
AM Grebe
LCI-219, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AM Sage
LCI-217
LCI-75
LCI-84


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (0 destroyed, 16 disabled)


CL Trenton firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
CL Richmond firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
CL Adelaide firing at 7th JNAF AF Unit
CL Sumatra firing at 7th JNAF AF Unit
AM Daring fires to suppress enemy guns at 11,000 yards
CL Trenton fires to suppress enemy guns at 11,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-21 at 11,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy troops at 11,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-62 at 11,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 11,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-22 at 11,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy troops at 11,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-219 at 11,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 11,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Babeldaob

TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Babeldaob, 90,97


Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (0 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)


10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 503rd Parachute Rgt
13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 43 lost overboard during unload of Americal Infantry Div /360
10 troops of a US Cmbt Eng Sqd 43 lost in surf during unload of Americal Infantry Div /361
Motorized Support lost overboard during unload of Sixth US Army
Motorized Support lost overboard during unload of Sixth US Army /358


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Invasion Support action off Babeldaob - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

251 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Trenton, Shell hits 11, on fire
CL Richmond
CL Adelaide
CL Sumatra
DD Sands, Shell hits 8, on fire
LCI-22
AM Sage
LCI-21
LCI-62, heavy fires, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


CL Trenton firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
CL Richmond firing at 40th JNAF AF Unit
CL Adelaide firing at 40th JNAF AF Unit
CL Sumatra firing at 40th JNAF AF Unit
DD Sands firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

149 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LCI-75
LCI-21
AM Sage
LCI-22
LCI-84


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 42949572 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


After 2 days of unloading over 35,000 combat troops are ashore with tens of thousands of supplies:


Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7665 troops, 87 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 361

Defending force 32765 troops, 659 guns, 771 vehicles, Assault Value = 1252

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
85th Naval Guard Unit
Kure 3rd SNLF
86th Naval Guard Unit
4th Engineer Co
Kure 5th SNLF
19th Naval Guard Unit
Babeldoap Naval Fortress
26th Air Flotilla
42nd Road Const Co
10th Special Base Force
7th JNAF AF Unit
40th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
503rd Parachute Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
8th Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
40th Infantry Division
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
Sixth US Army
148th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps /363

Im pretty happy with the CD gun suppression here....I have a screenshot attached below of damaged assault ships and I think the losses are completely acceptable.

StoneAge had a couple of comments for me after the Babeldaob invasion. First, he was surprsed that I invaded at Babeldaob....he was expecting an attack at Jolo after SWPAC captured Morotai and Talaud-eilanden. Secondly, he was amazed that the Allies were able to land over 40,000 troops in one turn. I told StoneAge that Allied amphibious lift capability was really ramping up as we hit mid 1943.

I wonder if StoneAge will be surprised when CENTPAC unleashes the Marianas offensive later this month.

Sixth Army is ordered to conduct a deliberate attack at Babeldaob next turn.




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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/13/2010 2:58:20 PM   
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SS Grayback sinks TK Azumi Maru off Miri.

SS KXIV sinks TK Zuiyo Maru by Bintan.



SWPAC: INVASION BABELDAOB


Looks like I spoke too soon about the acceptable loss of ships during the assault on Babeldaob. Naval bombardments on D-Day minus one and on D Day suppressed the CDs guns a bit on D-Day but they roared back to life this turn:


Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-26, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Richmond
CL Adelaide
LCI-218, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Tern
LCI-333, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Sumatra
LST-28
LCI-85, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Daring



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-26 at 12,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-218 at 12,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy troops at 12,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-333 at 12,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards
AM Tern fires to suppress enemy troops at 12,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy troops at 12,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-85 at 12,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-85 at 12,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy troops at 12,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LCI-85, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Tern
CL Sumatra
LCI-218, on fire, heavy damage
LCI-333, heavy fires, heavy damage



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-85 at 17,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 17,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-26, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Richmond
CL Adelaide
LST-30, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Sumatra
LCI-334
LCI-218, heavy damage
LST-28



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-26 at 15,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-30 at 15,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 11, 43

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Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-28
AM Tern
CL Richmond
LCI-334, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Daring
CL Adelaide
LST-26, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Sumatra
LCI-218, heavy damage



8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-28 at 10,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy troops at 10,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-334 at 10,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LCI-334 at 10,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-26 at 10,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy troops at 10,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-28, Shell hits 3, on fire
AM Swallow
CL Richmond
LST-30, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AM Tern
LCI-218, heavy damage
LST-26, heavy damage



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-28 at 13,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-30 at 13,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards


The invasion of Babaledaob has now cost the Allies 11 LCIs....every one used during the assault.....and a LST. Evidently for the LCIs its "use 'em and lose 'em.
All remaining empty LSTs are detached from Amphibious TF 86 and sent back to Rabaul to keep them out of harm's way.

Sixth Army launches a couple of bloody assaults at Babeldaob:


Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26714 troops, 659 guns, 534 vehicles, Assault Value = 1260

Defending force 12813 troops, 128 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 355

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 585

Japanese adjusted defense: 557

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2195 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 104 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 121 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 30 (0 destroyed, 30 disabled)


Assaulting units:
40th Infantry Division
503rd Parachute Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
8th Australian Division
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
Sixth US Army
147th Field Artillery Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps /363

Defending units:
19th Naval Guard Unit
Kure 5th SNLF
86th Naval Guard Unit
Kure 3rd SNLF
4th Engineer Co
85th Naval Guard Unit
Babeldoap Naval Fortress
7th JNAF AF Unit
10th Special Base Force
42nd Road Const Co
26th Air Flotilla
40th JNAF AF Unit



Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25995 troops, 659 guns, 533 vehicles, Assault Value = 1202

Defending force 11312 troops, 133 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 246

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 430

Japanese adjusted defense: 381

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2416 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 125 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)


Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
503rd Parachute Regiment
Americal Infantry Division
8th Australian Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
40th Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
Sixth US Army
147th Field Artillery Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps /363

Defending units:
Kure 3rd SNLF
86th Naval Guard Unit
Kure 5th SNLF
4th Engineer Co
85th Naval Guard Unit
19th Naval Guard Unit
Babeldoap Naval Fortress
7th JNAF AF Unit
42nd Road Const Co
10th Special Base Force
26th Air Flotilla
40th JNAF AF Unit



The Japanese fortifications are reduced to level 2. Another deliberate attack is ordered for next turn.

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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/14/2010 12:13:43 AM   
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SS Steelhead sinks SC CHa-33 off Ominato.

SS Searaven is hit by 2 DCs from IJN ASW TF by Tandjoengelar.

SS Steelhead is hit by 8 DCs from IJN ASW TF off Ominato.

SS Sculpin sinks AK Kashiwara Maru near Amami-Oshima.



SWPAC: INVASION BABELDAOB


Allied amphibious transports contin ue to be hit by the accurate CD gunfire at Babeldaob:


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 12, 43
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Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

33 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-26, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Adelaide
CL Richmond
AK Serpens, Shell hits 1
CL Sumatra
AM Grebe
APA Du Page



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-26 at 10,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Serpens at 10,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy troops at 10,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-26 at 10,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-26 at 10,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy troops at 10,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

69 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Murzim, Shell hits 5, on fire
AM Daring
CL Sumatra
AK Serpens, Shell hits 1
AK Sterope, Shell hits 2
AM Tern
APA Du Page
APA Hunter Liggett



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Murzim at 17,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 17,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Serpens at 17,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 17,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Sterope at 17,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 17,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Babeldaob
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Murzim, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CL Adelaide
CL Richmond
AM Daring
CL Sumatra
APA Du Page



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Murzim at 16,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Murzim at 16,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
AM Daring fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards


AK Murazim is sunk at Babeldaob....thats 14 ships lost to CD guns at Babeldaob.


Sixth Army overruns the airfields on Babeldaob in a 3:1 deliberate assault:

Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25907 troops, 659 guns, 533 vehicles, Assault Value = 1188

Defending force 9173 troops, 133 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 474

Japanese adjusted defense: 155

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Babeldaob !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2225 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 76 disabled
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Assaulting units:
40th Infantry Division
503rd Parachute Regiment
8th Australian Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
Americal Infantry Division
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
Sixth US Army
147th Field Artillery Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps /363

Defending units:
19th Naval Guard Unit
86th Naval Guard Unit
85th Naval Guard Unit
Kure 5th SNLF
Kure 3rd SNLF
Babeldoap Naval Fortress
4th Engineer Co
10th Special Base Force
42nd Road Const Co
7th JNAF AF Unit
26th Air Flotilla
40th JNAF AF Unit


We now have control of the bases on Babeldaob with over 90,000 supplies. It will probably take a couple more weeks to mop up all the remaining Japanese troops on the island.

Seabees and base forces will now be landed on the island. Babeldaob is already a level 6 airfield so we will start flying heavy bomber missions against the Marianas from here as soon as the damaged airstrips are repaaired.

Over at Woleai we engage in A2A combat with the new model A6M5s for the first time:


Morning Air attack on Woleai , at 101,103

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 14
A6M5 Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 17



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 24


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AVD Whipple, Bomb hits 1



Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
318th FG/73rd FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 14 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes


Morning Air attack on Woleai , at 101,103

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 10
A6M5 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 20



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed



Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
318th FG/73rd FS with P-38G Lightning (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes






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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/15/2010 4:42:42 AM   
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SUBS


SS Gudgeon sinks TK Meisan Maru off Puerto Princessa.

SS Thresher sinks AK Kozan Maru by Sapporo.

SS RO-37 sinks DMS Hopkins at Yap but is hit by 6 DCs from the escorts and is sunk.



SWPAC


Sixth Army launches 21:1 and 32:1 attacks and inflicts another 4000 casualties on the Japanese at Babeldaob. I think that the Japanese troops remaining on Babeldaob must be out of supply as several units seemed to disintegrate from attrition this turn:


4th Engineer Co Wiped Out at Babeldaob by attrition!!!
42nd Road Const Co Wiped Out at Babeldaob by attrition!!!
Kure 3rd SNLF Wiped Out at Babeldaob by attrition!!!
19th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Babeldaob by attrition!!!
85th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Babeldaob by attrition!!!
Babeldoap Naval Fortress Wiped Out at Babeldaob by attrition!!!
40th JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Babeldaob by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Babeldaob


What had been 25,000 Japanese troops at Babeldaob a week ago is now down to 8000 troops.

The Seventh Air Force HQ is unloaded at Babeldaon along with base forces and now Babeldaob has exceeded the "magic level 10" size for conducting unlimited flight ops. Another Air HQ will be dropped off at Yap next turn along with base forces and as soon as Yap reaches a level 5 airfield it will also attain that "magic level 10" status.

Heavy bombers will be staged into Babeldaob and B-25s into Yap as soon as the Yap airstrips reach level 5(level 10 with air HQ) and then the Japanese airfields in the Marianas will be hammered simultaneously......this aerial offensive will be called OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER.




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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/15/2010 5:00:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		When you say it has reached "size 10" you mean for administration purposes, yes? The airfield can still only hand 300 engines, yes?

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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/16/2010 4:27:10 AM   
racndoc


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Status: offline 		cap_and _gown.....I posted a question about this in the Air Thread just prior to the release of AE. I was concerned that Tinian had a maximum airfield level of size 7 and according to the "engine" rule would only be able to handle 85 B-29s. I was assured by someone on the Air Team that the Allies would be able to stack unlimited bombers on Tinian. Tinian's North Air Field had 20 miles of runways and held the 313th Bomb Wing....the 6th, 9th, 504th and 505th Bomb Groups. Tinian's West field had just under 20 miles of runways and held the 58th Bomb Wing....the 40th, 444th, 462nd and 468th Bomb Groups.

For 9 months starting in 12/44 Tinian was the largest and busiest airbase in the world.....pretty impressive for a level 7 airfield rating.

So to answer your question its been my understanding and experience that if the combination of airfield size plus command radius of your Air HQ is equal to or greater than 10 you have unlimited stacking of ac and engines and unlimited administrative/airgroups.




9/16-9/17/43



SUBS


SS O20 is hit by 3 DCs from IJN SAG near Truk.

SS I-2 is hit by 2 DCs from convoy escorts by San Luis Obispo...thats the 1st IJN sub spotted of the California coast since early 1942.

SS I-40 is hit by 8 DCs from USN CV TF escorts at Yap.

SS Barb sinks AK Myoko Maru by Pagan.

SS I-16 is hit by 33 DCs from USN ASW TF at Yap and sunk.

SS I-24 is hit by 3 DCs from BB PoW SAG at Yap.



SWPAC


A final 320:1 assault at Babeldaob eliminates all remaining Japanese resistance on the island.


Apparently StoneAge sends a small SAG over to investigate the Allied transports unloading at Yap and they are greeted by USN carrier bombers:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 99,97

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
F6F-3 Hellcat x 19
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 12
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
SBD-5 Dauntless x 30
TBF-1 Avenger x 15


Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 9 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 21 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hamakaze
DD Yukikaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Asashio
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Oi


The 2 USN CVEs that were damaged during the invasion of Ulithi just completed repairs at the Sydney shipyard and make their way to rejoin the fleet at Rabaul.

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SS Billfish sinks E Tomozuru off Tanegashima.

SS Trusty sinks AK Sugiyama Maru by Muntok.

SS Corvina is hit by 4 DCs from IJN convoy escorts by Hachijo-jima.

SS Albacore sinks AK Ryuyo Maru off Sapporo.

SS Saury sinks AK Kyokko Maru off Sapporo.



JAPANESE NAVAL DOCTRINE REGRESSES TO PRE-WAR DOGMA


Evidently the IJN TF commanders never got the memo that enemy aircraft are capable of sinking ships from a great distance. This turn IJN SAGs attempt to bombard and engage in surface combat in the face of complete Allied air superiority in separate actions in the CBI, the DEI and the central Pacific.



SWPAC


The IJN SAG that was hit by USN carrier air last turn off Ulithi continued on without flagship CL Oi and engaged the BB PoW SAG at Yap:


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 18, 43
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 99,97, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Hamakaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Asashio
DD Oshio

Allied Ships
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CA Houston
CA Quincy
CA Dorsetshire
CA Cornwall
CL Achilles
CL Hobart
CL Kenya, Shell hits 1
CL Newcastle
CL Boise
DD Grayson, Shell hits 1
DD Scout
DD Tenedos
DD Thanet
DD Thracian, Shell hits 1
DD Express
DD Norman
DD La Triomphant



To add insult to injury the IJN DD squadron is then attacked by carrier air for the 2nd turn in a row:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 102,98

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 25
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
SBD-5 Dauntless x 28


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 24 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 20 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze
DD Asashio
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Tanikaze
DD Yukikaze



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 27000 feet
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 25000 feet
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 25000 feet
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 102,98

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 9


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Oshio
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 102,98

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 5



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 26
SBD-3 Dauntless x 41
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26
TBF-1 Avenger x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 25 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 19 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oshio, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Asashio



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 27000 feet
5 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 27000 feet
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 27000 feet
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 25000 feet
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Tanikaze


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 102,98

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 5
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Oshio, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Tanikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Oshio
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Tanikaze



DD Oshio is sunk.



CBI


The BB Yamashiro/BB Mutsu SAG sails into the Andaman Sea to bombard Tavoy. Sure, the Allied medium bombers are worthless and 100 miss for every hit but eventually a couple of Beauforts land torpedoes on BB Mutsu:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mergui at 52,61

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 3
Hudson IIIa x 7
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10
Hurricane IIc Trop x 47
Liberator II x 10
Wellington Ic x 5
Kittyhawk III x 7
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-17F Fortress x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 2 damaged
Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
Liberator II: 2 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Sagiri
CL Tama
BB Mutsu, Torpedo hits 2
BB Yamashiro



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
10 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
5 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb



The IJN SAG manages to sink a couple of AKLs at Tavoy before launching a naval bombardment:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Tavoy at 53,60, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi
CL Isuzu
CL Yura
CL Tama
DD Shikinami
DD Sagiri
DD Oboro
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Oite

Allied Ships
xAKL Bordvik, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
xAKL Proteus, Shell hits 4, and is sunk



Improved night sighting under 71% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 71% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages xAKL Proteus at 8,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages xAKL Proteus at 8,000 yards
xAKL Proteus sunk by BB Mutsu at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAKL Bordvik at 5,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages xAKL Bordvik at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages xAKL Bordvik at 7,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages xAKL Bordvik at 7,000 yards
DD Oite engages xAKL Bordvik at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages xAKL Bordvik at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
xAKL Bordvik sunk by BB Yamashiro at 12,000 yards
xAKL Bordvik sunk by BB Yamashiro at 12,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...



Naval bombardment of Tavoy at 54,60

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington B.X: 1 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu
CA Nachi
CL Tama
CL Yura
CL Isuzu
DD Oite
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Oboro
DD Sagiri
DD Shikinami


Allied ground losses:
297 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Airbase hits 33
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 128
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

BB Yamashiro firing at Tavoy
BB Mutsu firing at Tavoy
CA Nachi firing at Tavoy
CL Tama firing at Tavoy
CL Yura firing at Tavoy
CL Isuzu firing at Tavoy
DD Oite firing at Tavoy
DD Yuzuki firing at Tavoy
DD Kikuzuki firing at Tavoy
DD Fumizuki firing at Tavoy
DD Minazuki firing at Tavoy
DD Oboro firing at Tavoy
DD Sagiri firing at Tavoy
DD Shikinami firing at Tavoy




DEI


Another brave IJN SAG sails through scores of Allied bombers based at Ambon on its mission to bombard Sorong. Eventually some SBDs, TBFs and Beauforts score a few hits:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 42
Mitchell II x 7


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 2 destroyed, 38 damaged
Mitchell II: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Naganami



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
10 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
10 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1/A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 27
Mitchell II x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 5


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 destroyed, 26 damaged
Mitchell II: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Takanami
CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugumo



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo


CA Kumano is sunk. The IJN SAG then bombards Sorong after sinking a couple of PTs:


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sorong at 82,107, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Fubuki
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Isonami
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
PT-36
PT-37
PT-38
PT-39
PT-40, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-43
PT-44
PT-45
PT-46
PT-47
PT-48
PT-59, Shell hits 2, and is sunk



Improved night sighting under 71% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 71% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Berg I. gains tactical advantage
CA Mikuma engages PT-59 at 8,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-48 at 8,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-44 at 8,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-59 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Isonami engages PT-48 at 6,000 yards
DD Isonami engages PT-48 at 6,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-39 at 6,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages PT-59 at 6,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages PT-37 at 6,000 yards
PT-46 engages DD Ikazuchi at 6,000 yards
PT-45 engages CA Mikuma at 6,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages PT-44 at 6,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-39 at 6,000 yards
PT-36 engages CA Mikuma at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
PT-59 sunk by DD Usugumo at 7,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-46 at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-45 at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-44 at 7,000 yards
PT-40 sunk by CA Mikuma at 7,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-38 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages PT-48 at 11,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-46 at 11,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-45 at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-47 at 11,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages PT-48 at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages PT-38 at 11,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-36 at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


Naval bombardment of Sorong at 82,107

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)


Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 66

CA Mikuma firing at Sorong
CA Mogami firing at Sorong





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SS Capelin sinks TK Komaki Maru by Taihoku.

SS Apogon sinks PB Nanei Maru off Amami Oshima.

SS Wahoo puts a fish in AK Nichibi Maru near Shikuka.

SS KXIV takes 3 DCs from IJN ASW by Lingga.

SS Truant is hit by 4 DCs from convoy escorts off Muntok.

SS I-121 sinks AK Aldinga but takes 3 DCs in return from escorts by Ambon.

SS Mingo sinks AK Nichibi Maru off Wakkanai.



SWPAC: OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER


OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER will commence next turn with the objective of total destruction of ALL Japanese air forces throughout the Marianas and neutralization of Japanese airbases at Guam, Tinian and Saipan. Successful completion of OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER is a necessary prerequisite for the CENTPAC Marianas Offensive to kick off in October.

The SWPAC offensive to capture Babeldaob, Yap, Woleai and Ulithi was needed to provide bases for USAAF fighters and bombers to engage and destroy the Japanese air forces in the Marianas. The seabees at Yap just built up the airfield to level 5 this turn and the US 7th Air Force HQ is now activated there.
The 1 Group RNAF Air HQ is now activated at Babeldaob.

Over 250 heavy bombers are staged into Babeldaob and are targeting the airfield at Tinian. Over 230 B-25s and heavy bombers are staged into Yap and are targeting the airfield at Guam.....they will be escorted by 2 squadrons of the brand new P-38H long range fighters.

Task Group 58....8 CVs and 3 CVLs....sails to their launch point some 160 miles S of Guam......Hellcats from TG 58 will fly early morning sweeps at Guam, Tinian and Saipan prior to the arrival of the land based bombers. TG 58 is responsible for neutralization of Saipan....some 250 SBDs and 150 TBFs are put on naval/airfield attack. Recon shows an IJN SAG at Truk......if they retreat towards either Japan or the Marianas they will be caught in the crosshairs of TG 58 naval bombers.

Recon show the presence of nearly 300 Japanese aircraft thoughout the Marianas.



CBI: JAPAN INVADES INDOCHINA


I thought that I was crazy about worrying of a Japanese invasion of a coastal port in Indochina. StoneAge had been flying recon and ground bombing attacks against all of the ports on the Indochina coast and in response I garrisoned every level 2 port or larger with a brigade.

Well this turn Japan invades at not one but TWO separate ports. The IJA 12th Division storms ashore at Cam Ranh Bay while the IJA 14th Division attacks at Soc Trang.

Allied divebombers, medium and heavy bombers throughout Indochina attempt to repel the invaders:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 7
Hudson IIIa x 6
Liberator II x 14
Wellington Ic x 4
B-17F Fortress x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Teikyo Maru
xAP Oryoku Maru
xAP Yoshino Maru
xAP Kokuryu Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 5000 feet *
7 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 13


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 5000 feet *


Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Oryoku Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Yoshino Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 4


Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 6
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Suwa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Kokuryu Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 7
Hudson IIIa x 4
Liberator II x 14
Wellington Ic x 6
B-17F Fortress x 5


Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Akasisan Maru
xAP Oryoku Maru
xAP Atsuta Maru
xAP Yoshino Maru
xAP Husimi Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 5000 feet *
9 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
5 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Teikyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vengeance I bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamo Maru
xAP Suwa Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Husimi Maru

Japanese ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 5000 feet *




By the end of the turn over 7000 IJA troops are ashore at Soc Trang and over 8000 IJA troops at Cam Ranh Bay. I originally had 2nd UK Division and 7th Australian Division in reserve at Saigon for just such a contingency....but the Allies were consumed with "victory disease" and 7th Aussie was sent to the DEI while 2nd UK was sent to back up the assault at Prachuap Khiri Khan. Now 2nd UK Division, 2 armored brigades, 2 Chindit brigades and a Gurkha brigade will be sent towards Saigon. The East African Division in transit just arrived at Moulmein by railroad and it too will be diverted to Saigon.




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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER - 6/19/2010 7:35:51 PM   
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER


OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER commences on 9/24/43 with Hellcats from the fast carriers of Task Group 58 sweeping Guam at high altitude:


Morning Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 27
A6M5 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 11



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 36


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 35000 feet

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
201 Ku S-1/A with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 5 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 36750.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 5 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes



Then the land based fighters and bombers at Yap and Babeldaob take over:


Morning Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 15
A6M5 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 13



Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 18
B-24D Liberator x 8
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 20
B-25D1 Mitchell x 31
B-25G Mitchell x 9
P-38H Lightning x 46
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 9
PV-1 Ventura x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed on ground
H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
P-38H Lightning: 5 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled



Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 57

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25G Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M3a Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Raid is overhead
201 Ku S-1/A with A6M3a Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead


Morning Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8



Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
201 Ku S-1/A with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
201 Ku S-1/A with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead



Morning Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead



Afternoon Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9



Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/A with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes




Morning Air attack on Tinian , at 108,94

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 24
B-24D1 Liberator x 97
B-24J Liberator x 6
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 48


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 41
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 163

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Tinian , at 108,94

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 15


Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Tinian , at 108,94

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6


Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged



Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Tinian , at 108,94

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged



Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



At Saipan its an all Navy show:


Afternoon Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
A6M5 Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 34



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 15


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 17 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
A6M5 Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 34



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 33


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed



CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 16 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 36740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes



Afternoon Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2
A6M5 Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 15



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3
SBD-5 Dauntless x 86
TBF-1 Avenger x 47


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 26 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged



Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers


Afternoon Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2
A6M5 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 10



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 52
SBD-3 Dauntless x 28
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23
TBF-1 Avenger x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 11 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asashio, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yukikaze
DD Hamakaze



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

Also attacking Saipan ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD
Also attacking Saipan ...
Also attacking Saipan ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 32


Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 13 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb




Carrier bombers pummel an IJN DD squadron off Saipan:


Afternoon Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2
A6M5 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 10



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 52
SBD-3 Dauntless x 28
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23
TBF-1 Avenger x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 11 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asashio, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yukikaze
DD Hamakaze



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
261 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32810
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

Also attacking Saipan ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD
Also attacking Saipan ...
Also attacking Saipan ...


On 9/25 the IJN SAG that had been at Truk is spotted as it heads back north and is hit by carrier bombers:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,104

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14
SBD-5 Dauntless x 67
TBF-1 Avenger x 15


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 20 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Hatsukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Yamakaze
DD Kiyonami
DD Hayanami

Japanese ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Takao class CA
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso



Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,104

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 10


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kuroshio
CA Maya, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kiso, heavy fires



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Furutaka class CA
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,104

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 13


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, heavy fires
DD Yamakaze



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso



CL Kiso is reported sunk.


After 2 days of continuous aerial attacks on the Marianas recon reports that Guam is 53% suppressed, Tinian is 52% suppressed and Saipan is 39% suppressed.




CBI


Allied land based bombers hammer Japanese assault shipping as they continue their invasions at Soc Trang and Cam Ranh Bay:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
Hurricane FR.IIb x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Brazil Maru
xAP Kamakura Maru
xAP Haruna Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hurricane FR.IIb bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Vengeance I x 16


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Atsuta Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Hiyoshi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Yoshino Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAP Kamo Maru

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb




Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Hiyoshi Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sumanoura Maru, Bomb hits 2



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Hiyoshi Maru


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamakura Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Kongo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Kongo Maru


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kongo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tatsuta Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
xAP Haruna Maru, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
299 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
3 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Kongo Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Tatsuta Maru



Morning Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Haruna Maru, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Vengeance I x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamo Maru
xAP Yoshino Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP Husimi Maru

Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
7 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
P-40N5 Warhawk x 11


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Koan Maru
xAP Kamakura Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tatsuta Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
368 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hurricane FR.IIb bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Vengeance I x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Husimi Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
xAP Kamo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
3 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Vengeance I x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Sumanoura Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Akasisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Akasisan Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 9
P-40N5 Warhawk x 21


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamakura Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAP Tatsuta Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
572 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 71 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Kamakura Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Tatsuta Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Tatsuta Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Tatsuta Maru


Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 22


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 17 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Atsuta Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kamo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PC Sumire, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Yoshino Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
7 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Atsuta Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Kamo Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Yoshino Maru


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Vengeance I x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamo Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Kamo Maru


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Vengeance I x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Brazil Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
7 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Brazil Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 6
P-40N5 Warhawk x 11


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Brazil Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Brazil Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Koan Maru



With complete Allied air supremacy over Indochina Allied medium and heavy bombers pound the IJA troops that have landed at Soc Trang and Cam Ranh Bay. The IJA 14th Division defeats the 1st Burma Brigade and captures Soc Trang. At Cam Ranh Bay the IJA 12th Division is defeated by the 15th Indian Brigade.









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SUBS


SS Amberjack sinks TK Tonan Maru #3 off Naga.

SS Kingfish sinks E Matsuwa by Aogashima.

SS Gudgeon sinks PB Sureboko Maru near Culion.

SS Drum is hit by 4 DCs from IJN ASW TF off Bintan.




OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER


After 4 days of OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER Guam is 60% neutralized and Tinian is 56% neutralized. The fast carriers of Task Group 58 have caused 97% damage at Saipan.....the USN carriers will now return to Rabaul to take on AC replacements and replenish their armaments.

OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER will turn the Marianas into a Japanese "No Fly Zone".....with only 8 CVs and 3 CVLs the Allies cant afford a RL Marianas Turkey Shoot here. Four days ago there were some 300 Japanese AC in the Marianas....now there are only 35 AC remaining of which 14 are auxilliary AC.

TG 58 spots and sinks DD Hamakaze off Saipan.



CBI


The IJA 12th Division can only muster a 1:2 assault at Cam Ranh Bay. The 3rd Carabiniers Regiment rails in to Cam Ranh Bay from Haiphong.

Allied air continues to pound the IJA troops at Soc Trang and Cam Ranh Bay.







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SS I-37 is hit by 5 DCs from a USN SAG near Mussau Island.

SS Shad sinks off the Japanese coast from a bomb hit by IJN ASW AC.



OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER


After a week of OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER Saipan and Tinian are completely neutralized. Guam is a bit tougher to suppress....there are probably more construction engineers here repairing damage....but Guam will be the 1st invasion in the Marianas and consequently the first place to undergo naval bombardment so complete neutralization here is not as critical....as long as the rest of the Marianas is shut down.

Babeldaob ....with over 250 heavy bombers.....is probably the Allies most exposed airbase. With StoneAge's propensity to send IJN SAGs to bombard our airfields Im sending a USN SAG commanded by Adm Halsey to cover Babeldaob....they will be escorted by 6 CVEs.

The fast carriers of Task Group 58 return to Rabaul and take on AC replacements and replenish their armaments.

Amphibious transports at Rabaul begin loading assault troops for Guam.



CBI


The Allied garrison at Cam Ranh Bay continues to hold out.

The IJA 14th Division at Soc Trang begins to advance on Saigon.



INTEL SCREEN


Every 2 months StoneAge and I post all of our ship and AC losses. Here is the intel screen for 10/1/43:







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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/22/2010 7:54:05 PM   
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THE AIR WAR


The Allies seem to be getting the upper hand now in A2A combat....A2A losses are 2549 Allied AC vs 3291 Japanese AC.

For total AC losses the Allies are pulling ahead of Japan.....7692 Allied AC vs 7164 Japanese AC. Allied AC losses to flak and ops are skyrocketing as the Allies attempt long term suppression of Japanese airfields at Wotje, Roi-Namur and Truk and short term base suppression at Babeldaob, Yap, Guam, Tinain and Saipan. If you try to play historically and bypass certain Japanese bases while attempting neutalization by air power, high flak and op losses are unavoidable.

Here is a screenie of Japanese AC losses:







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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/22/2010 8:10:14 PM   
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THE AIR WAR....CONTINUED


Here is a screenshot of Allied plane losses. Not surprsingly, the C-47 transport aircraft takes the lead....465 have been lost.......... all to ops. I had put all these C-47s on supply transport from India to Burma probably a year ago and havent touched them. Im grounding all of these transport AC as I can ship in supply by sea now to Rangoon, Moulmein and Tavoy.

Moving up to 2nd place on the loss list are the SBD-3s with 458 losses.....222 to flak.

Interestingly, the TBF-1 Avengers have moved up to 6th on the loss list with 228 losses.....76 to flak and 107 to ops.

F6F Hellcats make the list for the first time as they become the predominate US Navy carrier fighter.




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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/22/2010 8:23:45 PM   
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THE AIR WAR....CONTINUED


Here is a screenshot of the top Allied pilots.......this has changed quite a bit in the last few months. Now 5 of the top 11 pilots are US Navy......3 of the top ten pilots are from VF-6.




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THE AIR WAR......CONTINUED


And finally here is a screenshot of the pilot pools......the US Army graduating pilots reach their nadir of the war....an average experience of just 23 which is the 2nd worst after China.




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THE NAVAL WAR


Ship losses as of 10/1/43 include:



ALLIED

4 CV; 1 CVL; 3 CVE; 6 BB; 2 CA; 4 CL; 2 CLAA; 23 DD; 1 DE; 2 APD; 12 AP; 102 AK/AKL; 11 AO; 19 TK; 27 SS; 4 DMS; 1 LSD; 5 LST; 15 LCI



JAPANESE

8 CV; 4 CVL; 3 CVE; 7 BB; 9 CA; 12 CL; 1 CS; 28 DD; 5 APD; 5 AP; 247 AK/AKL; 5 AO; 41 TK; 66 SS; 9 SSX; 20 SC; 8 E; 85 PB; 1 LSD




10/3/43: NAVAL BATTLE OF BABELDAOB


I was expecting StoneAge to naval bombard the important airbase at Babeldaob so a SAG commanded by Adm Halsey with 3 fast BBs and a CV escort TF with 6 CVEs was sent to help protect the island.

Sure enough, the BB Yamato SAG showed up at Babeldaob the day after Allied surface forces arrived. The BB Yamato SAG was tracked all day on 10/2/43 by PBYs and was repeatedly attacked by horizontal bombers based at Babeldaob and by the CVE torpedo bombers and divebombers:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 88,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 41
P-38H Lightning x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Yamato
CL Natori



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 88,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
FM-1 Wildcat x 6
F6F-3 Hellcat x 19
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 12
TBF-1 Avenger x 7


Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 8 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CL Sendai
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
BB Yamato
CL Kinu



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 88,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 4


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 88,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 4


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo


Most of the CVE torpedo bombers became lost/detached due to the rainy weather and missed attacking the BB Yamato SAG.


Despite being tracked and attacked by Allied AC all day on the 2nd of October, the BB Yamato SAG was able to engage in a daylight gunnery battle with USN CVEs at Babeldaob while Adm Halsey's SAG sat by idly:


Day Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 20,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Yamato, Shell hits 1
CA Ashigara
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
CL Nagara
CL Natori
CL Kinu
DD Shimakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Akizuki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Teruzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Niizuki
DD Wakazuki
DD Tamanami
DD Onami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Isokaze
DD Harusame, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Harukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CVE Santee, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CVE Nassau, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CVE Copahee, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
CVE Casablanca, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
CVE Natoma Bay, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Beale
DD Braine, Shell hits 4
DD Brownson, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Converse, Shell hits 1
DD Terry, Shell hits 3
DD Thatcher, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Phelps, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Isaac Sweers, Shell hits 5, on fire
CLAA Prince Robert, Shell hits 16, and is sunk



Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CLAA Prince Robert at 20,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Nassau at 20,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Santee at 20,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Sangamon at 20,000 yards
CLAA Prince Robert engages CL Sendai at 20,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Converse at 20,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Braine at 20,000 yards
DD Onami engages DD Braine at 20,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Converse at 20,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Terry at 20,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages DD Braine at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Nassau at 18,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages CLAA Prince Robert at 18,000 yards
CLAA Prince Robert engages CA Ashigara at 18,000 yards
CL Natori engages CVE Sangamon at 18,000 yards
CLAA Prince Robert engages CL Nagara at 18,000 yards
CLAA Prince Robert engages CL Sendai at 18,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Terry at 18,000 yards
DD Converse engages DD Harusame at 18,000 yards
DD Terry engages DD Maikaze at 18,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Beale at 18,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Brownson at 18,000 yards
DD Braine engages DD Wakazuki at 18,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Converse at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Natoma Bay at 16,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages CLAA Prince Robert at 16,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CLAA Prince Robert at 16,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CVE Nassau at 16,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages CVE Santee at 16,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages CVE Sangamon at 16,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA Prince Robert at 16,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CLAA Prince Robert at 16,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages DD Terry at 16,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Brownson at 16,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages DD Converse at 16,000 yards
DD Brownson engages DD Hatsuyuki at 16,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Braine at 16,000 yards
DD Converse engages DD Onami at 16,000 yards
DD Converse engages DD Tamanami at 16,000 yards
DD Terry engages DD Wakazuki at 16,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Terry at 16,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages DD Braine at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Onami engages CVE Natoma Bay at 12,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages CLAA Prince Robert at 12,000 yards
DD Harusame engages CVE Copahee at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Nassau at 12,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages CVE Santee at 12,000 yards
CL Natori engages CLAA Prince Robert at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CLAA Prince Robert at 12,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Terry at 12,000 yards
DD Terry engages DD Harukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Onami engages DD Terry at 12,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Converse at 12,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Brownson at 12,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Braine at 12,000 yards
DD Onami engages DD Braine at 12,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Brownson at 12,000 yards
DD Akizuki engages DD Braine at 12,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages DD Terry at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages CVE Natoma Bay at 8,000 yards
CLAA Prince Robert sunk by BB Hiei at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CVE Santee at 8,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Isaac Sweers at 8,000 yards
DD Onami engages DD Phelps at 8,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages DD Converse at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Phelps at 8,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Converse at 8,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Brownson at 8,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Braine at 8,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Onami at 8,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Niizuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Natoma Bay at 9,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages CVE Casablanca at 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CVE Copahee at 9,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CVE Nassau at 9,000 yards
DD Onami engages CVE Santee at 9,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages CVE Sangamon at 9,000 yards
CL Nagara engages DD Isaac Sweers at 9,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CVE Natoma Bay at 9,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Isaac Sweers at 9,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Terry at 9,000 yards
DD Converse engages DD Teruzuki at 9,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Brownson at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Braine at 9,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Terry at 9,000 yards
DD Onami engages DD Braine at 9,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CVE Copahee sunk by BB Yamato at 12,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages CVE Casablanca at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CVE Natoma Bay at 12,000 yards
DD Onami engages CVE Nassau at 12,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages CVE Santee at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages CVE Sangamon at 12,000 yards
DD Onami engages DD Isaac Sweers at 12,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CVE Natoma Bay at 12,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Thatcher at 12,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages DD Terry at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Converse at 12,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Brownson at 12,000 yards
DD Braine engages DD Onami at 12,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Beale at 12,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Phelps at 12,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Phelps at 12,000 yards
DD Braine engages DD Akizuki at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Casablanca at 13,000 yards
CVE Casablanca sunk by BB Kirishima at 13,000 yards
DD Harusame engages CVE Santee at 13,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Hatsuyuki at 13,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages DD Phelps at 13,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Thatcher at 13,000 yards
DD Converse engages DD Matsukaze at 13,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages DD Brownson at 13,000 yards
DD Braine engages DD Hatsuyuki at 13,000 yards
DD Beale engages DD Hatsuzuki at 13,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Converse at 13,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages DD Braine at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Santee at 15,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages CVE Santee at 15,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CVE Santee at 15,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CVE Santee at 15,000 yards
CVE Santee sunk by CL Kinu at 15,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Matsukaze at 15,000 yards
DD Onami engages DD Braine at 15,000 yards
DD Beale engages DD Akizuki at 15,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Beale at 15,000 yards
DD Beale engages DD Onami at 15,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Phelps at 15,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Braine at 15,000 yards
DD Brownson engages DD Akizuki at 15,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Sangamon at 15,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages CVE Sangamon at 15,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CVE Sangamon at 15,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Hatsuyuki at 15,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Thatcher at 15,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CVE Sangamon at 15,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Brownson at 15,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Terry at 15,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Beale at 15,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Beale at 15,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Converse at 15,000 yards
DD Brownson engages DD Maikaze at 15,000 yards
DD Braine engages DD Onami at 15,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages DD Niizuki at 15,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Thatcher at 15,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 15,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages DD Terry at 15,000 yards
DD Harusame engages CVE Sangamon at 15,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CVE Sangamon at 15,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CVE Sangamon at 15,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CVE Sangamon at 15,000 yards
DD Terry engages DD Harusame at 15,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Converse at 15,000 yards
CVE Sangamon sunk by CL Sendai at 15,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Brownson at 15,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Harukaze at 15,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Wakazuki at 15,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Converse at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages CVE Nassau at 11,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Maikaze at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CVE Nassau at 11,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages DD Akizuki at 11,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CVE Nassau at 11,000 yards
CL Natori engages CVE Nassau at 11,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Brownson at 11,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CVE Nassau at 11,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Beale at 11,000 yards
DD Braine engages DD Akizuki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CVE Nassau at 8,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages DD Phelps at 8,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages DD Matsukaze at 8,000 yards
DD Terry engages DD Matsukaze at 8,000 yards
CL Natori engages CVE Nassau at 8,000 yards
CVE Nassau sunk by CL Nagara at 8,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Thatcher at 8,000 yards
DD Terry engages DD Harukaze at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Thatcher at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Thatcher at 10,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Harusame at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Thatcher at 10,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Terry at 10,000 yards
CL Kinu engages DD Thatcher at 10,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Brownson at 10,000 yards
DD Braine engages DD Onami at 10,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Beale at 10,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Isaac Sweers at 10,000 yards
DD Braine engages DD Isokaze at 10,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages DD Onami at 10,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Terry at 10,000 yards
DD Akizuki engages DD Converse at 10,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages DD Braine at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Akizuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 12,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Phelps at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages DD Maikaze at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Terry at 12,000 yards
CL Kinu engages DD Thatcher at 12,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Brownson at 12,000 yards
CL Nagara engages DD Thatcher at 12,000 yards
DD Beale engages DD Onami at 12,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Harukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Brownson at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Converse at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 19,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Thatcher at 19,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages DD Maikaze at 19,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Terry at 19,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Braine at 19,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Thatcher at 19,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Beale at 19,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Beale at 19,000 yards
DD Brownson engages DD Susuzuki at 19,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Akizuki at 19,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Isaac Sweers at 24,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Phelps at 24,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Thatcher at 24,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Terry at 24,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Brownson at 24,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Braine at 24,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Thatcher at 30,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Phelps at 30,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Thatcher at 30,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Thatcher at 30,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Brownson at 30,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Braine at 30,000 yards
Task forces break off...


This was the 2nd time this game that an IJN SAG was able to attack USN CVEs while the USN SAG was asleep at the wheel. All six CVEs were sunk....then the CVE TF finally withdrew from combat. Adm. Halsey is the Allies most aggressive commander....with an aggressiveness rating of 90.....AND the USN SAG was set to react at 6 hex range AND the IJN SAG had been spotted AND it was done in broad daylight. If surface TFs will not protect air combat TFs in the same hex then I dont know what to say.

After the annihilation of the USN CVEs then Adm Halsey's SAG finally engaged the BB Yamato SAG in naval gunnery combat:


Day Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 7, on fire
BB Yamato, Shell hits 13, heavy fires
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Sendai, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Nagara, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Natori, Shell hits 9, on fire
CL Kinu, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
DD Susuzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsuzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Niizuki
DD Wakazuki, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tamanami
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
BB Washington, Shell hits 2
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 13, on fire
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 7, on fire
CA Northampton, Shell hits 4
CA Louisville, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Chicago, Shell hits 3
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 3
CA New Orleans
CA Astoria
CA Wichita, Shell hits 1
CL Boise, Shell hits 2
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Henley, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Gridley, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Maury, Shell hits 1
DD Ellet, Shell hits 2



Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
BB Hiei engages BB Massachusetts at 18,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Hiei at 18,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Sendai at 18,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Wichita at 18,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Wichita at 18,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Salt Lake City at 18,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Chicago at 18,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CL Sendai at 18,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages DD Hatsuyuki at 18,000 yards
CL Boise engages CL Sendai at 18,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Ellet at 18,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Ellet at 18,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Wakazuki at 18,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Henley at 18,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Wakazuki at 18,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Blue at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages BB Yamato at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB South Dakota at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB South Dakota at 12,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Chicago at 12,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Louisville at 12,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CL Natori at 12,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Nagara at 12,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CA Chicago at 12,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CL Sendai at 12,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Maikaze at 12,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Tamanami at 12,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Wakazuki at 12,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Patterson at 12,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Maikaze at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages BB Yamato at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB South Dakota at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Washington at 8,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Chicago at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA New Orleans at 8,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CA Salt Lake City at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Chicago at 8,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CL Sendai at 8,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Hatsuyuki at 8,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Isokaze at 8,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Ellet at 8,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Henley at 8,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Henley at 8,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Susuzuki at 8,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Hatsuyuki at 8,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Niizuki at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Massachusetts at 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB South Dakota at 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB South Dakota at 7,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA New Orleans at 7,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Astoria at 7,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages CL Sendai at 7,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CA Louisville at 7,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Louisville at 7,000 yards
CA Northampton engages CL Sendai at 7,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Ellet at 7,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Susuzuki at 7,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Mugford at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 7,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Hatsuyuki at 7,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Isokaze at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages BB Yamato at 11,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages BB Kirishima at 11,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Washington at 11,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Natori at 11,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Astoria at 11,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CA New Orleans at 11,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Salt Lake City at 11,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CL Sendai at 11,000 yards
CA Louisville engages DD Matsukaze at 11,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards
CL Boise engages CL Nagara at 11,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Patterson at 11,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Wakazuki at 11,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Mugford at 11,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB South Dakota at 13,000 yards
BB Washington engages BB Hiei at 13,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Sendai at 13,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Kinu at 13,000 yards
CL Natori engages CL Boise at 13,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Salt Lake City at 13,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Sendai at 13,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Matsukaze at 13,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Patterson at 13,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Wakazuki at 13,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Patterson at 13,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Henley at 13,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Matsukaze at 13,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Wakazuki at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Massachusetts at 16,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB South Dakota at 16,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB South Dakota at 16,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CA Ashigara at 16,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Northampton at 16,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages CL Natori at 16,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Nagara at 16,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Chicago at 16,000 yards
CA Northampton engages CL Sendai at 16,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Maury at 16,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Tamanami at 16,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Tamanami at 16,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Wakazuki at 16,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Maury at 16,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Mugford at 16,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Susuzuki at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Massachusetts at 20,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB South Dakota at 20,000 yards
BB Washington engages BB Hiei at 20,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Salt Lake City at 20,000 yards
CA Northampton engages CL Kinu at 20,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Salt Lake City at 20,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CL Kinu at 20,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Northampton at 20,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CL Boise at 20,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages DD Maikaze at 20,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Niizuki at 20,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Henley at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Massachusetts at 21,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB South Dakota at 21,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Wichita at 21,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Astoria at 21,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages CL Kinu at 21,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Salt Lake City at 21,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Chicago at 21,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CL Sendai at 21,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CL Boise at 21,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Maury at 21,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Wakazuki at 21,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Patterson at 21,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Hatsuzuki at 21,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Niizuki at 21,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Mugford at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages BB Yamato at 20,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB South Dakota at 20,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Washington at 20,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Louisville at 20,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Astoria at 20,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Salt Lake City at 20,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CA Salt Lake City at 20,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Boise at 20,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages DD Matsukaze at 20,000 yards
CA Northampton engages CL Sendai at 20,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Isokaze at 20,000 yards
CA Louisville engages DD Maikaze at 20,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages DD Maury at 20,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Wakazuki at 20,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Mugford at 20,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Hatsuzuki at 20,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Gridley at 20,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Hatsuzuki at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Massachusetts at 17,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Massachusetts at 17,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB Washington at 17,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Astoria at 17,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA New Orleans at 17,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Salt Lake City at 17,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Wichita at 17,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Matsukaze at 17,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Mugford at 17,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Maury at 17,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Wakazuki at 17,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Isokaze at 17,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Henley at 17,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 17,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Isokaze at 17,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Blue at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
BB Washington engages BB Yamato at 15,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB South Dakota at 15,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB South Dakota at 15,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CA Ashigara at 15,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Astoria at 15,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA New Orleans at 15,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CA Salt Lake City at 15,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Chicago at 15,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Mugford at 15,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Hatsuyuki at 15,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Boise at 15,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Ellet at 15,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Isokaze at 15,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Hatsuzuki at 15,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 15,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Mugford at 15,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Matsukaze at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Massachusetts at 11,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Northampton at 11,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CL Kinu at 11,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA New Orleans at 11,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Salt Lake City at 11,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CL Natori at 11,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Louisville at 11,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Isokaze at 11,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Isokaze at 11,000 yards
DD Wakazuki engages DD Gridley at 11,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Susuzuki at 11,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Mugford at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Yamato at 7,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB South Dakota at 7,000 yards
BB Hiei sunk by BB Washington at 7,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Wichita at 7,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Astoria at 7,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages CL Natori at 7,000 yards
CL Nagara engages CA Salt Lake City at 7,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Boise at 7,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Louisville at 7,000 yards
CL Boise engages CL Sendai at 7,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Wakazuki at 7,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Hatsuzuki at 7,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Susuzuki at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Washington engages BB Yamato at 8,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Kirishima at 8,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CL Kinu at 8,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages CL Nagara at 8,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Natori at 8,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards
CA Northampton engages CL Natori at 8,000 yards
CL Natori engages CL Boise at 8,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Ellet at 8,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Maury at 8,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Tamanami at 8,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages DD Blue at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages BB Yamato at 13,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Kirishima at 13,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Kinu at 13,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Astoria at 13,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Nagara at 13,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Salt Lake City at 13,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Isokaze at 13,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages DD Gridley at 13,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Tamanami at 13,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Wakazuki at 13,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Gridley at 13,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Patterson at 13,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Hatsuzuki at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Massachusetts at 17,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages BB South Dakota at 17,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Northampton at 17,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Kinu at 17,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CL Natori at 17,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Natori at 17,000 yards
DD Matsukaze engages DD Henley at 17,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Patterson at 17,000 yards
CL Kinu engages CA Northampton at 17,000 yards
CL Boise engages CL Kinu at 17,000 yards
DD Ellet engages DD Maikaze at 17,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Wakazuki at 17,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Hatsuyuki at 17,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Hatsuzuki at 17,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Susuzuki at 17,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Hatsuzuki at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages BB Yamato at 21,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Chicago at 21,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Wichita at 21,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CL Kinu at 21,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CL Nagara at 21,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Ashigara at 21,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages DD Matsukaze at 21,000 yards
BB Massachusetts engages DD Hatsuyuki at 21,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Northampton at 21,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Susuzuki at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 26,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Washington at 26,000 yards
BB Washington engages BB Kirishima at 26,000 yards
BB Washington engages BB Kirishima at 26,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CL Kinu at 26,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA New Orleans at 26,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Kinu at 26,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Matsukaze at 26,000 yards
CA Louisville engages DD Hatsuyuki at 26,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Maikaze at 26,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Tamanami at 26,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Hatsuzuki at 26,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Henley at 26,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Massachusetts at 29,000 yards
BB Washington engages BB Yamato at 29,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages CL Natori at 29,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Nagara at 29,000 yards
CA Chicago engages DD Matsukaze at 29,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CL Nagara at 29,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Niizuki at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Ralph Talbot at 29,000 yards
Task forces break off...


BB Washington sinks BB Hiei(for the 3rd time this war) so now the Japanese are down to BB Yamashiro BB Mutsu, and damaged BB Yamato and BB Kirishima. BB Yamato has huge durability so I imagine she will be spending a lot of time in the shipyard to repair her damage.

Just in case the battle damage has slowed the IJN BBs down I staged 2 squadrons of TBFs and 2 squadrons of Beaufort VIII(torpedo range of 8 hexes) into Babeldaob.

Here is a screenshot of the damaged US ships following the Naval Battle of Babeldaob:











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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/23/2010 4:04:00 AM   
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SUBS


SS O16 is hit by 4 DCs from IJN ASW TF off Kangean.

SS Escobar sinks TK Haldo Maru by Amami Oshima.

SS RO-108 is hit by 8 DCs from USN convoy escorts at Ulithi.

SS Steelhead is hit by 7 DCs from IJN ASW TF near Sapporo.



CBI


The IJA 14th Division marches on Saigon. I had the 2nd UK Division and the 268th Motorized Brigade boarding railcars in Bangkok to be railed to Phnom Penh but StoneAge dopped paratroops into Kompong Chhnang and cut the railroad. Now these troops will need to march into Kompong Chhnang and clear out the IJA paratroops before reinforcing Saigon.

Meanwhile, the 23rd Chindit Brigade reached Cam Ranh Bay today by railroad and it will be railed into Saigon next turn.

Allied medium, heavy and divebombers pummel IJN assault shipping off Cam ranh Bay and Soc Trang:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2
Hurricane FR.IIb x 6
Vengeance I x 20
P-40N5 Warhawk x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CM Itsukushima, Bomb hits 11, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
6 x Hurricane FR.IIb bombing from 100 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Itsukushima


Morning Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane FR.IIb x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane FR.IIb: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shirakumo
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 7



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane FR.IIb bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Shirakumo caught transferring cargo ...
Sawakaze caught transferring cargo ...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 24
Beaufort VIII x 3
P-40N5 Warhawk x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Naganami, Bomb hits 1
DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
E Fuyo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Asagao



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
3 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
3 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Naganami caught transferring cargo ...
Shirakumo caught transferring cargo ...
Fuyo caught transferring cargo ...
Asagao caught transferring cargo ...



Morning Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Naganami
DD Sawakaze
DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
6 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Naganami caught transferring cargo ...
Sawakaze caught transferring cargo ...
Shirakumo caught transferring cargo ...


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane FR.IIb x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Naganami
E Fuyo, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Hurricane FR.IIb bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Naganami caught transferring cargo ...
Fuyo caught transferring cargo ...


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13
P-40N5 Warhawk x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Yachiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Sawakaze
E Asagao, Bomb hits 1
DD Shirakumo, on fire, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
3 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
3 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Yachiyo Maru caught transferring cargo ...
Sawakaze caught transferring cargo ...
Asagao caught transferring cargo ...
Shirakumo caught transferring cargo ...









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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/23/2010 4:57:26 AM   
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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/24/2010 4:45:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		cap_and _gown.....Java is a fairly sleepy backwater now. I have some 1300 Dutch AV behind level 5 forts at Batavia with 34,000 supplies. The last time I tried to resupply Batavia I lost 3 BBs and over 20 AKs. I used to base a fair amout of air at Batavia but the fairly regular bombardment runs by thge IJN forced me to relocate them.

I have the Ist Australian Corps and 18th UK Division on Timor and I had been thinking of using them to help liberate Java.

Now......Im planning on using the Ist Australian Corps and 18th UK to invade southern Luzon in early 1944 while SWPAC invades northern Luzon. I think that its more productive to completely isolate Japan from the SRA that to reconquer the SRA one island at a time.




10/4-10/5/43



SUBS


SS Dragonet sinks AK Chihaya Maru off Ningpo.

SS Grayback sinks TK Teiyo Maru near Miri.



CBI


Allied air continues to hit IJN invasion shipping at Soc Trang:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,73

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane FR.IIb x 6
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tokuho Maru #5, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hurricane FR.IIb bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Tokuho Maru #5 caught transferring cargo ...


The IJA 12th Division appears to be pinned on the beach at Cam Ranh Bay.

The IJA 14th Division is now mired down in the swamp just outside of Saigon....its being hit repeatedly by Allied bombers every day its disruption is skyrocketing while morale is plummeting:


Ground combat at 59,71

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7404 troops, 84 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 208

Defending force 907 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Japanese adjusted assault: 50

Allied adjusted defense: 34

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
14th Division

Defending units:
1st Burma Brigade



Ground combat at 59,71

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7199 troops, 84 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 196

Defending force 856 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese adjusted assault: 11

Allied adjusted defense: 58

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker: leaders(-), disruption(-), morale(-)

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
14th Division

Defending units:
1st Burma Brigade


The lowly 1st Burma Brigade has stopped 14th Division in its tracks.


The 2nd UK Division and the 268th Motorized Brigade rail in to Battambang from Bangkok.....here they will unload and march overland to Kompong Chhnang to overrun the roadblock of IJA paratroopers.



SWPAC


Inclement weather helps the BB Yamato SAG to escape frpm the wrath of Allied torpedo bombers:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 86,90

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 12000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb




Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 86,90

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 12000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



Ive attached a screenshot that shows the BB Yamato SAG retiring NW into the central Philippines......StoneAge will probably try to get his cripples into port at Manila and then maybe a Chinese shipyard for repairs.....USN subs are pulled off their convoy patrols and directed to the passages through the central Philippine islands and will guard the entrance to ports at Manila and on the Chinese coast.


StoneAge moves acouple of cruiser SAGs N of Babeldaob/Yap/Ulithi for naval bombardment runs next turn. TBFs score hits on one of the IJN cruiser SAGs:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 93,89

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 18


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Noshiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Hayashio
DD Namikaze
DD Fujinami
DD Amatsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Tenryu class CL


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 93,89

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 15


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Noshiro, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Namikaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Umikaze



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Nagara class CL



PTs are on patrol off all 3 bases and 2 more squadrons each of SBDs and TBFs are staged into the area.

Amphibious TF 86......covered by 5th Fleet.....is one day's sail out of Rabaul heading north towards Guam.

StoneAge was basing fighters in Rota to intercept OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER attacks against Guam and Tinian so heavy bombers based at Babeldaob are now hitting Rota.

Allied bombers at Ambon hit IJN DDs off Bara:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 73,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 12
A-24 Banshee x 12
P-38H Lightning x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 12 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Uranami
DD Akatsuki



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1/A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
251 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
251 Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 73,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3



Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 6
Vengeance I x 9
P-38H Lightning x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Mitchell II: 3 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Uranami
DD Ayanami



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
9 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 69,107

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3



Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 3


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1/A with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead











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Status: offline 		I've been lurking here for some time, trying to decide whether to buy the game. After reading your report of the US CVEs being destroyed in broad daylight under the noses of an aggressive and superior US BB taskforce, I think I'll give it a pass. There's just too much wonky about the game engine at this point, it seems to me, and I'm not up for the frustration! You appear to have done everything right, but gotten this inexplicable and implausible outcome... you have more patience than I would in the situation!

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RE: SWPAC SUMMER 1943 OFFENSIVE - 6/25/2010 4:12:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		Buddy, if you pass on this game, there is nothing better out there!

Trust me, I've searched for a long time, and nothing, nothing at all matches this game in terms of depth and realism. Sure, there are some odd things, no one says its perfect, but almost everything else is so much worse. I cannot play HOI3 after playing this game, because the minimal level of detail and unrealistic gameplay of HOI3 are so disappointing after WITP.

AE is also better than the original WITP, trust me on that point as well. I could not return to the old game without the very useful added features of this game.

You know, the people who post on the forum here are very experienced, and they pick out the smallest bugs and issues (and complain about them sometimes), but really, those issues are minuscule compared to the overall scope and excellent quality of the game.

So please, if you buy any game for its realism and historically accurate detail, BUY THIS GAME!! It is so, so, so superior to all other war games I have ever seen. Yes the price tag is high, but this is the best game I have ever played, bar none! It is worth every penny. I would pay twice as much if I had to buy it again!

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CENTPAC'S MARIANAS OFFENSIVE - 6/25/2010 4:56:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		sourdust.....Im a bit frustrated by having my surface TFs sit back and let the CVEs get crushed since it has happened in 2 of my last 3 amphibious assaults but at this point in this game I guess the Japanese player needs all the help(luck) he can get. In retrospect I wonder if my surface TF didnt react to the IJN bombardment TF because the range was zero....maybe I would have been better off by having my surface TF stand off one hex from Babeldaob and then maybe it might have reacted to the the IJN bombardment TF.



10/6-10/7/43


SS RO-64 sinks AK George Livanos but is hit by 8 DCs in return at Woleai.

SS Truant sinks AK Meiyo Maru near Muntok.

SS Sworfish sinks SC Ch 7 by Hengchun.



CENTPAC: MARIANAS OFFENSIVE


Fifth Fleet will sail to a point 40 miles SW of Guam this turn. Adm Hill's Amphibious TF 86 is carrying Ist Amphibious Corps and will pause with the rest of Fifth Fleet off the coast of Guam for about a week while the island is subjected to a horrific aerial and naval bombardment. The BB Pennsylvania/BB Tennessee SAG will begin the naval bombardment festivities tomorrow.

Seventh Air Force will continue to suppress the Japanese airfields on Rota, Saipan and Tinian while carrier bombers, medium and heavy bombers pound Guam from above.

Three separate USN SAGs will take turns bombarding Guam, retiring to the level 6 naval base at Ulithi, refueling and reloading and then will return to Fifth Fleet in the Marianas.

I think StoneAge figured out what I had been planning....he hit Ulithi last turn with 3 separate IJN DD/Cruiser SAGs and caused 80% airfield damage while destroying over 40 Corsairs/P-38s/PBYs on the ground.....the IJN SAGs made their bombardment run the turn before the Fifth Fleet arrived on station. I had to withdraw the AE/AKE/AR/AD/AV ships from Ulithi when the IJN SAGs were spotted 2 turns ago but they will return this turn and the seabees on Ulithi should quickly repair the facilities there.

The RN BB PoW/BC Repulse SAG will sail to Babeldaob to protect against future IJN SAG naval bombardments there...this time they will be covered by land based air instead of CVEs.

XIVth Corps will assault Tinian in late October and XIth Corps will invade Saipan in mid November.

Somewhat belatedly, Im sending CD units to Ulithi, Yap and eventually Babeldaob.




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RE: CENTPAC'S MARIANAS OFFENSIVE - 6/25/2010 8:14:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		This can happen if Surface Combat TF is set to follow CV TF and not vise versa. One should always have the other TFs follow SC TF, to maximize chances of it getting to combat first. I don't know if that was the case, but that helps.

Also, IIRC, game checks combat based on TF number, so if possible, create your SC TFs first and then CV TFs etc. Lower number will get checked for combat first.


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CENTPAC'S MARIANAS OFFENSIVE - 6/26/2010 4:09:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sardaukar....you may be right....I didnt check the TF number sequence before combat that turn so it is possible that the CVE TF had a lower TF number than the surface TF. I think what irritated me here was that the incoming IJN SAG was spotted and tracked for 3 days but was basically protected by bad weather....it even paused for an entire turn in the hex adjacent to the USN surface TF and CVE with a nice cloud over it. The majority of CVE torpedo bombers got lost or detached and didnt attack and the few who did attack didnt achieve anything due to the inclement weather. And of course the scores of medium bombers based on Babeldaob and Yap were completely ineffectual against naval targets.

Sometimes it feels like we are playing WitP Warplan Orange where the BBs rule the seas and aircraft are only useful for search.



SUBS


SS Trespaser sinks TK Bokuei Maru off Muntok.

SS Tuna takes 5 DCs from IJN ASW TF near Naga.



CBI


268th Motorized Brigade reaches the Jap paratroop roadblock at Kompong Chhnang.....after a massive aerial bombardment they will shock attack to eliminate the IJA paratroops there so the UK 2nd Division can march to Phnom Penh.



CENTPAC: MARIANAS OFFENSIVE


An IJN SAG bombards Talaud:


Naval bombardment of Talaud Island at 79,97

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 3 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu
CA Nachi
CL Tama
CL Yura
CL Isuzu
DD Oite
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Oboro
DD Sagiri
DD Shikinami


Allied ground losses:
272 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Airbase hits 41
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 319

BB Yamashiro firing at Talaud Island
BB Mutsu firing at Talaud Island
CA Nachi firing at Talaud Island
CL Tama firing at Talaud Island
CL Yura firing at 14th Canadian Brigade
CL Isuzu firing at Talaud Island
DD Oite firing at 14th Canadian Brigade
DD Yuzuki firing at Talaud Island
DD Kikuzuki firing at Talaud Island
DD Fumizuki firing at Talaud Island
DD Minazuki firing at Talaud Island
DD Oboro firing at Talaud Island
DD Sagiri firing at Talaud Island
DD Shikinami firing at Talaud Island



The Allies lose a half dozen fighters in the bombardment.


The CENTPAC MARIANAS OFFENSIVE kicks off with a naval bombardment of Guam:


Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
B6N1 Jill: 3 destroyed on ground
H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground

140 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Chester, Shell hits 6
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland, Shell hits 6

Japanese ground losses:
386 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 16 (5 destroyed, 11 disabled)



Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 153

BB Tennessee firing at Guam
BB Pennsylvania firing at Guam
CA Vincennes firing at Guam
CA San Francisco firing at Guam
CA Chester firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Indianapolis firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Portland firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion


TF 227....the BB Tennesee/BB Pennsylvania TF will sail to Ulithi to rearm/refuel..and then they will rejoin Fifth Fleet off Guam.

The RN Bombardment TF with 2 "R" class BBs will bombard Guam next turn.

And USN fast BBs will bombard Guam the turn after that.







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RE: CENTPAC'S MARIANAS OFFENSIVE - 6/26/2010 6:56:55 PM   
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SUBS


SSX Ha-25 is sunk by bombardment TF escorts at Guam.

SS S-35 is hit by 4 DCs from IJN convoy escorts off Muntok.

SS RO-106 is hit by 9 DCs from USN ASW TF at Ulithi.

SS Swordfish is hit by 15 DCs from IJN ASW TF near Hong Kong.

SSX Ha-28 is sunk by bombardment TF escorts at Guam.

SS Runner sinks off the coast of Japan from damage caused by ASW AC.

SSX Ha-26 is sunk by bombardment TF escorts at Guam.

SSX Ha-27 outs a fish in BB Oklahoma at Guam.




CBI


The 268th Motorized Brigade crushes the IJA paratroops at Kompong Chhnang and the rail line is now open from Bangkok to Phnom Penh. Six brigades in Bangkok can now rail down to Phnom Penh next turn.

The IJA 12th Division is still trapped on the beaches at Cam Ranh Bay while the IJA 14th Division is bogged down in the swamp next to Saigon.

More Japanese troops invade at Rachgia on the Indochina coast.



CENTPAC: INVASION GUAM.....D-DAY MINUS ONE



Allied bombardment TFs pound Guam for the 3rd turn in a row but an IJN mini-sub puts a torpedo in BB Oklahoma.

Two bombardment TFs are reloading and refueling at Ulithi and will rejoin Fifth Fleet in the Marianas next turn.

Allied land based and carrier air has now shut down the 5 Japanese airfields in the Marianas at Guam, Tinian, Rota, Saipan and Pagan so Fifth Fleet has little to fear from Japanese bombers.

An incoming IJN surface TF or transport TF is spotted north of Pagan.

Amphibious TF 86 will begin landing Ist Amphibious Corps early tomorrow after a final pre-dawn naval bombardment. This will be the largest amphibious assault by the Allied forces to date and the Order of Battle includes:


Ist Amphibious Corps

2nd USMC Division
4th USMC Division
37th Division
102nd CBT ENG Reg
22nd USMC Reg
147th Regiment
4th USMC Raiders
1st USMC Tank
2nd USMC Tank
1st USMC Corps Tank
193rd Tank
754th Tank
640th Tank Destroyer
223rd FA









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CENTPAC'S MARIANAS OFFENSIVE - 6/28/2010 1:50:41 AM   
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SUBS


SSX Ha-32 is hit by 8 DCs from Allied bombardment TF at Guam and is sunk.

SS RO-106 is hit by 10 DCs from USN ASW TF at Ulithi.

SS I-20 is hit by 7 DCs from USN air combat TF escorts at Guam.

SS I-11 is hit by 18 DCs from USN air combat TF escorts at Guam.

SS O21 sinks TK Zuiyo Maru off Bintan.

SS I-22 is hit by 8 DCs from USN ASW TF at Guam and is sunk.

SS RO-44 is sunk by Allied bombardment TF at Ulithi.

SS I-176 is hit by 20 DCs from USN ASW TF at Guam.

SS I-10 is sunk by USN ASW TF at Ulithi.

SS I-169 is sunk by USN ASW TF at Guam.



CBI


The IJA paratroops that were defeated at Kompong Chhnang retreated to Phnom Penh where they were annihilated this turn:

Ground combat at Phnom Penh (58,69)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 13887 troops, 320 guns, 341 vehicles, Assault Value = 821

Defending force 358 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 213

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 213 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
458 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)



Assaulting units:
268th Motorised Brigade
2nd British Division
77th Chindit Brigade
224 Group RAF
RAF 221 Group Base Force

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Regiment


Allied troops will now retake Rachgia and Soc Trang cutting off the IJA 14th Division outside of Saigon from supply. Then the IJA 14th Division will be surrounded and destroyed.

StoneAge orders a couple of shock attacks from 14th and 12th Divisions here hoping to pull a rabbit out of a hat:


Ground combat at Cam Ranh Bay (64,72)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7168 troops, 32 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 172

Defending force 5883 troops, 62 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 302

Japanese adjusted assault: 13

Allied adjusted defense: 379

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 29 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), morale(-), supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1864 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 119 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 64 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Assaulting units:
12th Division
93rd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
3rd Carbiniers Regiment
15th Indian Brigade
23rd Chindit Brigade


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Ground combat at 59,71

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6611 troops, 84 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

Defending force 4488 troops, 22 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 297

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 985

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 328

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-), supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1576 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 127 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 64 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (0 destroyed, 9 disabled)



Assaulting units:
14th Division

Defending units:
254th Armoured Brigade
2nd Burma Brigade


With the Allies having complete and total air superiority over Indochina the IJA troops are too disrupted and demoralized to continue their offensive...they should instead be planning retreat or withdrawal before its too late.



CENTPAC: INVASION GUAM.....D-DAY


The BB PoW SAG was pulled out of the line at Babeldaob to unleash a final naval bombardment at Guam before Ist Amphibious Corps storms ashore:


Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed on ground
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed on ground

217 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CA Cornwall
CA Suffolk
CA Sussex, Shell hits 2
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 7, on fire
CL Newcastle
CL Kenya
CL Danae, Shell hits 1
CL Achilles, Shell hits 3

Japanese ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 245
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1

BB Prince of Wales firing at Guam
BC Repulse firing at Guam
CA Cornwall firing at Guam
CA Suffolk firing at Guam
CA Sussex firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Dorsetshire firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Newcastle firing at Guam
CL Kenya firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Danae firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Achilles firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion


As the assault transports of Amphibious TF 86 make their way towards shore the battered but unbowed Jap CD guns open up at point blank range:


Pre-Invasion action off Guam - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

377 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond, Shell hits 7, on fire
CL Adelaide
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 1
DD King
LST-27
LST-335, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAP President Taylor, Shell hits 1, on fire
LST-30
AM Sage
LST-32
LST-34


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)


CL Marblehead firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Richmond firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Adelaide firing at 113th JAAF AF Bn
CL Sumatra firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
DD King firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-27 at 13,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-335 at 13,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging xAP President Taylor at 13,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-335 at 13,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging xAP President Taylor at 13,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
DD King firing at enemy troops
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
12cm 10YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Guam

TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 106,95


Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)


10 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 22nd Marine Rgt
13 troops of a USMC Rifle Squad 43 accidentally lost during unload of 4th Marine Div /395
10 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 4th Marine Div /389
13 troops of a USMC Rifle Squad 43 lost overboard during unload of 2nd Marine Div
10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 2nd Marine Div /390
13 troops of a USMC Rifle Squad 43 lost overboard during unload of 4th Marine Div /391
13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 43 lost from landing craft during unload of 37th Infantry Div /384
Motorized Support lost in surf during unload of 2nd Marine Div /386


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Invasion Support action off Guam - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

253 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 3
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
DD King, Shell hits 1
xAP President Taylor, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-27
CL Richmond, on fire
AM Heed
AM Sage
LST-461
LST-32


Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


CL Marblehead firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Adelaide firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Sumatra firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
DD King firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging xAP President Taylor at 10,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-27 at 10,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging xAP President Taylor at 10,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging xAP President Taylor at 10,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
12cm 10YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging xAP President Taylor at 10,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
DD King firing at enemy troops
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
12cm 10YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging DD King at 3,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

107 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-27, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
CL Sumatra
CL Adelaide
LST-32, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond
AM Sage
LST-30


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-27 at 13,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-27 at 13,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-32 at 13,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 13,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

126 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-27, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond
AM Chevreuil
DD King
LST-461, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-335
AM Sage
LST-32, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-30
LST-34


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)


20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-27 at 10,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-27 at 10,000 yards
DD King fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-461 at 10,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

33 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-30, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Richmond
CL Marblehead
LST-32, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Sumatra
CL Adelaide
AM Chevreuil



15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-30 at 16,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-32 at 16,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
12cm 10YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-32 at 16,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-30 at 16,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-32 at 16,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

37 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-335, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Adelaide
CL Marblehead
LST-32, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-30, on fire
CL Sumatra
LST-462



20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-335 at 15,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-32 at 15,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-30 at 15,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

59 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-34, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Sumatra
CL Adelaide
LST-30
CL Richmond
CL Marblehead
LST-462
LST-335, heavy damage
LST-463



20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-34 at 12,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards



After 2 days of landings over 4 Allied divisions are ashore:


Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7281 troops, 110 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 310

Defending force 51745 troops, 989 guns, 1293 vehicles, Assault Value = 2018

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
48th Naval Guard Unit
63rd Naval Guard Unit
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
38th Field AA Machinecannon Company
8th RF Gun Battalion
Southeast Area Fleet
15th Base Force
11th JNAF AF Unit
111th Naval Construction Battalion
3rd JNAF AF Unit
38th Field AA Battalion
113th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
37th Infantry Division
754th Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
4th Marine Raider Battalion
22nd Marine Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
640th TD Bn /394
I US Amphib Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion




The Allies lose AP President Taylor and 3 LSTs with another half dozen LSTs heavily damaged.


I dont know about physical damage but the naval bombardments are having an obvious psychological effect on StoneAge....he said that he sent me the wrong files this turn because he was "too shell shocked".


There were so many ground troops involved in the Guam invasion....Amphibious TF 86 was maxed out at 100 ships...that I was a bit deficient on supplies. Another amphibious TF will depart from Rabaul next turn to bring in another 40,000 supplies. A deliberate attack is ordered for next turn...just after 2 more naval bombardments.

Airpower is great for suppressing airfields and ports....but the developers have totally nerfed it for ground combat in hexes with doubling or tripling terrain and forts. Here at Guam.....just like at Babeldaob.....and just like I will face at Tinian and Saipan....the Japs have level 6-8 forts in jungle terrain. I sen in over 110 carrier bombers for virtually no effect:


Afternoon Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 106,95 (Guam)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
A6M3a Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
FM-1 Wildcat x 13
F6F-3 Hellcat x 69
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 24
SBD-5 Dauntless x 29
TBF-1 Avenger x 58


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 9 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 6 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 28 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 27000 feet
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x FM-1 Wildcat sweeping at 22000 feet

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/A with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
281 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes

Also attacking Wake Coastal Gun Battalion ...
Also attacking 48th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 63rd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 48th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Wake Coastal Gun Battalion ...
Also attacking 48th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 63rd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 48th Naval Guard Unit ...


Wow...here I actually cause 5 casualties and some disruption. I had been bombing Prachuap Khiri Khan in Thailand for several weeks with virtually the entire SEAC/Eastern Command Air Force....over 200 tactical/medium and heavy bombers on a daily basis and more AC were lost than were casualties inflicted...I was lucky if 200 bombers could inflict a dozen casualties or if the equivalent of 6 divisions and 6 artillery regiments could inflict a 40-50 casualties so I finally shut down the offensive there and grounded the Allied air force.

Here is the next aerial attack on Guam:


Afternoon Air attack on Wake Coastal Gun Battalion, at 106,95 (Guam)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
FM-1 Wildcat x 5
F6F-3 Hellcat x 36
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 23
SBD-5 Dauntless x 29
TBF-1 Avenger x 56


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 13 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 7 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 41 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 35000 feet

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/A with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
253 Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes

Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Wake Coastal Gun Battalion ...
Also attacking 63rd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 48th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking Southeast Area Fleet ...
Also attacking Wake Coastal Gun Battalion ...
Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Wake Coastal Gun Battalion ...
Also attacking 63rd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking Wake Coastal Gun Battalion ...


43 of 56 TBF-1s are either damaged or destroyed and not one casualty is inflicted.....all Im doing is using up my carrier ops and killing my experienced pilots.....and to disagree with previous posters in this thread my DBs and TBs were set at 16,000-19,000 feet and they still came in at low altitude.....my only recourse is to naval bombard.


Speaking of naval bombardment......StoneAge sends a small cruiser TF in to bombard Babeldaob while my BB PoW surface TF is away. First the IJN SAG hammers a small Allied surface TF and sinks CL Emerald:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Niizuki
DD Yugumo
DD Akigumo
DD Makigumo
DD Takanami
DD Tamanami
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
CL Emerald, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Waller
DD Hammann



Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
CA Mikuma engages CL Emerald at 1,000 yards
CA Mogami engages CL Emerald at 1,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages CL Emerald at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
CL Emerald engages CA Mikuma at 2,000 yards
CL Emerald sunk by CA Mogami at 2,000 yards
DD Takanami engages DD Waller at 2,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages DD Waller at 2,000 yards
Task forces break off...


Then the IJN SAG engages and destroys 2 PT TFs:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, on fire
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Niizuki
DD Yugumo
DD Akigumo
DD Makigumo
DD Takanami
DD Tamanami
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
PT-60, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT-61
PT-63, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-66, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PT-67, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-68, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-73, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
PT-74, Shell hits 1
PT-75, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-76, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-77
PT-78, Shell hits 12, and is sunk



Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards
PT-78 sunk by DD Makigumo at 2,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-76 at 2,000 yards
PT-74 engages DD Takanami at 2,000 yards
PT-73 sunk by CA Mikuma at 2,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages PT-66 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
PT-66 sunk by CA Mikuma at 5,000 yards
PT-68 sunk by CA Mikuma at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
PT-76 sunk by DD Maikaze at 3,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages PT-74 at 3,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-63 at 3,000 yards
PT-75 engages CA Mogami at 3,000 yards
PT-63 sunk by DD Tamanami at 3,000 yards
PT-60 sunk by CA Mikuma at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PT-77 at 5,000 yards
PT-75 sunk by DD Maikaze at 5,000 yards
PT-67 sunk by DD Niizuki at 5,000 yards
orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Niizuki engages PT-77 at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...


Night Time Surface Combat, near Babeldaob at 90,97, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Niizuki
DD Yugumo
DD Akigumo
DD Makigumo
DD Takanami
DD Tamanami
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-21, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-22
PT-23
PT-24
PT-25
PT-26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-27, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
PT-28, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PT-29, Shell hits 2, on fire
PT-30
PT-42



Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 92% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Allied ships attempt to get underway
Szukalski, H.O. gains tactical advantage
PT-27 sunk by DD Tamanami at 2,000 yards
PT-26 sunk by DD Makigumo at 2,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages PT-25 at 2,000 yards
PT-21 sunk by DD Makigumo at 2,000 yards
Szukalski, H.O. orders Allied TF to disengage
PT-29 engages DD Maikaze at 2,000 yards
PT-28 sunk by DD Maikaze at 2,000 yards
Task forces break off...



15 USN PTs are sunk....I dont know why I even bother to built them...maybe I should just build barges instead because they fight just as well and dont cause any victory points. Initially in AE PT boats were effective but too many people complained and now they are worthless.


So after annihilating an Allied surface TF and two PT TFs the IJN SAG still had enough operation points to put the hammertime on Babeldaob:


Naval bombardment of Babeldaob at 90,97

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 5 destroyed on ground
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 34

CA Mikuma firing at Babeldaob
CA Mogami firing at Babeldaob


So 2 IJN CAs inflicted more casualties on Allied ground troops that did a RN BB, BC, 4 CAs and 4 CLs at Guam.......and thats after fighting 3 separate Allied TFs. Nice.

To add insult to injury Ive attached a screenshot that shows the IJN SAG ending its turn 7 hexes from Babeldaob. The IJN SAG was not hit either on the way in or way out by Allied air at Babeldaob or at Yap. At Yap there were over 100 B-25s and Venturas on naval attack with 14 hex range.

More importantly....at Babeldaob there were 24 Helldivers with 11 hex range, 24 TBFs with 8 hex range and 12 Beauforts with 9 hex range...and they all just sat back and watched the IJN bombardment TF...... just like the USN surface TF did at Babeldaob a few turns ago.




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CENTPAC'S MARIANAS OFFENSIVE - 6/28/2010 7:25:24 PM   
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SUBS


SS Barb sinks TK San Clemente Maru off Amami Oshima.

SS RO-101 is hit by 32 DCs from bombardment TF escorts at Guam and is sunk.

SS I-154 is hit by 7 DCs from amphibious TF escorts at Guam.

SS Tuna is hit by 6 DCs from IJN SAG near Naga.

SS Sculpin sinks PB Eifuku Maru by Amami Oshima.



CENTPAC: INVASION GUAM


Two more Allied bombardment TFs hit Guam in an effort to suppress the CD guns:


Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

328 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 4
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 4
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Chester, Shell hits 3
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 59

BB Tennessee firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
BB Pennsylvania firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Vincennes firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA San Francisco firing at Guam
CA Chester firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Indianapolis firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Portland firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion


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Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

301 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Ramillies, Shell hits 5
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 2
CA Frobisher, Shell hits 7, on fire
CA Hawkins
CA Shropshire
CL Caradoc
CL Perth
CL Tromp
CL Java

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 107
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

BB Ramillies firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
BB Royal Sovereign firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Frobisher firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Hawkins firing at Guam
CA Shropshire firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Caradoc firing at Guam
CL Perth firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Tromp firing at Guam
CL Java firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion


Japan attacks Adm Halsey's surface TF at Guam with a barge:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
LB-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
CA New Orleans
CA Quincy
CA Wichita
DD Mugford
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Shaw
DD Perkins
DD Preston



Low visibility due to Rain with 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 92% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Halsey, Wm F "Bull" crosses the 'T'
LB-117 sunk by BB North Carolina at 2,000 yards
LB-117 sunk by BB North Carolina at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


Allied amphibious transports continue to unload at Guam under the withering fire of the CD guns:


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 16, 43
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Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Cetus
CL Sumatra
CL Adelaide
LST-335, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
AK Mintaka, Shell hits 1, on fire
LST-34, on fire, heavy damage
APA Custer



CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-335 at 16,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Mintaka at 16,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 16,000 yards


Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Cetus, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Adelaide
CL Marblehead
CL Sumatra
LST-34, heavy damage
APA Custer



20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Cetus at 19,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 19,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Cetus at 19,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 19,000 yards
CL Adelaide fires to suppress enemy guns at 19,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 19,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-34, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Strive
CL Sumatra
AK Mintaka, Shell hits 1
CL Adelaide
CL Marblehead
APA Custer



20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-34 at 10,000 yards
CL Sumatra fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Mintaka at 10,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging LST-34 at 10,000 yards
CL Marblehead fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards


An AKA and 2 more LSTs are lost to the CD guns.

Japan launches a surprise banzai attack at Guam:


Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7261 troops, 110 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 310

Defending force 51766 troops, 989 guns, 1293 vehicles, Assault Value = 2019

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 5569

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3574 casualties reported
Squads: 88 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 115 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (0 destroyed, 13 disabled)



Assaulting units:
48th Naval Guard Unit
63rd Naval Guard Unit
144th Infantry Regiment
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
38th Field AA Battalion
38th Field AA Machinecannon Company
15th Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit
Southeast Area Fleet
111th Naval Construction Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
11th JNAF AF Unit
113th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
22nd Marine Regiment
4th Marine Raider Battalion
2nd Marine Division
37th Infantry Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion


Ist Amphibious Corps follows up with 2 deliberate attacks:


Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49966 troops, 989 guns, 1293 vehicles, Assault Value = 2019

Defending force 12699 troops, 192 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 173

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7

Allied adjusted assault: 4165

Japanese adjusted defense: 589

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 7)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 7

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1597 casualties reported
Squads: 65 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
424 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 87 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 67 (1 destroyed, 66 disabled)


Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
4th Marine Raider Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
1st USMC Tank Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment
37th Infantry Division
2nd Marine Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
63rd Naval Guard Unit
48th Naval Guard Unit
144th Infantry Regiment
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
38th Field AA Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
38th Field AA Machinecannon Company
11th JNAF AF Unit
111th Naval Construction Battalion
15th Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit
Southeast Area Fleet
113th JAAF AF Bn


Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49314 troops, 989 guns, 1292 vehicles, Assault Value = 1985

Defending force 11910 troops, 193 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 175

Allied adjusted assault: 3452

Japanese adjusted defense: 531

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 7)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1709 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 90 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (9 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
501 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)


Assaulting units:
4th Marine Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment
4th Marine Raider Battalion
2nd Marine Division
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
37th Infantry Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
63rd Naval Guard Unit
48th Naval Guard Unit
144th Infantry Regiment
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
11th JNAF AF Unit
8th RF Gun Battalion
111th Naval Construction Battalion
38th Field AA Battalion
38th Field AA Machinecannon Company
Southeast Area Fleet
15th Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit
113th JAAF AF Bn


The Japanese fortification level on Guam is reduced to level 6 and Ist Amphibious Corps will launch a shock attack tomorrow.



THE NAVAL BATTLE OF GUAM


Admiral Tanaka takes on Admiral Halsey's BB surface TF with a cruiser SAG:


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 17, 43

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
DD Fujinami
DD Hayanami
DD Kiyonami
DD Hamanami
DD Kuroshio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 2
BB Washington
CA New Orleans
CA Quincy, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Wichita, Shell hits 3
DD Mugford
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Shaw, Shell hits 1
DD Perkins
DD Preston, Shell hits 2, on fire



Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
BB North Carolina engages CA Myoko at 12,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CA Myoko at 12,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Wakaba at 12,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Nenohi at 12,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Nenohi at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Preston at 12,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Hamanami at 12,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Hayanami at 12,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages DD Preston at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CA Myoko at 6,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages CA Myoko at 6,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Drayton at 6,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Nenohi at 6,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages DD Preston at 6,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages DD Preston at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Preston at 6,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Hamanami at 6,000 yards
DD Kiyonami engages DD Preston at 6,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages DD Drayton at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Washington engages CA Myoko at 4,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Quincy at 4,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CA Myoko at 4,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Wakaba at 4,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages CA Atago at 4,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Umikaze at 4,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Shaw at 4,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DD Case at 4,000 yards
DD Kiyonami engages DD Case at 4,000 yards
DD Hayanami engages DD Preston at 4,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Mugford at 4,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA New Orleans at 4,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Wichita at 4,000 yards
CA Wichita engages CA Atago at 4,000 yards
CA Quincy engages CA Atago at 4,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages DD Shaw at 4,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Umikaze at 4,000 yards
DD Perkins engages DD Hatsukaze at 4,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Preston at 4,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DD Case at 4,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Kiyonami at 4,000 yards
DD Case engages DD Hayanami at 4,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages DD Preston at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Quincy engages CA Myoko at 7,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Wichita at 7,000 yards
DD Ariake engages CA Wichita at 7,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Nenohi at 7,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Case at 7,000 yards
DD Case engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Case at 7,000 yards
DD Case engages DD Kiyonami at 7,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages DD Drayton at 7,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages DD Shaw at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA New Orleans at 12,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages CA Atago at 12,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA Wichita at 12,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Nenohi at 12,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Hatsukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Shaw at 12,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DD Drayton at 12,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Lamson at 12,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Umikaze at 12,000 yards
DD Lamson engages DD Fujinami at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...


The good news is that Admiral Halsey actually stepped up to fight this time. The bad news is evidently Admiral Halsey lost the battle as the USN surface TF retreated towards Rabaul.....now Amphibious TF 86 is vulnerable to naval attack.

IJN surface TFs hit the USN ASW TFs at Guam either destroying them or forcing them to reteat towards Rabaul:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Urakaze
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1
DD Arashio
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Asanagi
DD Yukaze
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
DD Ammen, Shell hits 1
DD Meredith
DD Conyngham
DD Smith



Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Yukaze engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
DD Meredith engages DD Yukaze at 11,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages DD Ammen at 11,000 yards
DD Ammen engages DD Yamagumo at 11,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Ammen at 11,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Meredith at 11,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages DD Smith at 7,000 yards
DD Conyngham engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards
DD Asanagi engages DD Conyngham at 7,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Nagatsuki at 7,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Conyngham at 7,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Smith at 7,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Conyngham at 7,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Smith at 7,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Ammen at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Conyngham at 6,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages DD Conyngham at 6,000 yards
DD Ammen engages DD Nagatsuki at 6,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Ammen at 6,000 yards
DD Conyngham engages DD Arashio at 6,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards
DD Conyngham engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Natsugumo at 6,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Conyngham at 6,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages DD Meredith at 6,000 yards
DD Ammen engages DD Arashio at 6,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Ammen at 6,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Natsugumo at 6,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Conyngham at 6,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Conyngham at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Conyngham engages DD Numakaze at 9,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Conyngham at 9,000 yards
DD Ammen engages DD Asanagi at 9,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages DD Ammen at 9,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Conyngham at 9,000 yards
DD Meredith engages DD Natsugumo at 9,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Smith at 9,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Meredith at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages DD Smith at 13,000 yards
DD Conyngham engages DD Yukaze at 13,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Meredith at 13,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Ammen at 13,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Conyngham at 13,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Ammen at 13,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Smith at 13,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Smith at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Arare, Shell hits 1
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Akebono
DD Okikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Nokaze
E Karukaya
E Tsuga

Allied Ships
DD Baldwin, Shell hits 30, heavy fires, heavy damage
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
DE Gilmore, Shell hits 48, and is sunk
DE LeHardy, Shell hits 12, and is sunk



Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Hara, Tameichi crosses the 'T'
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Baldwin at 12,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DE LeHardy at 12,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DE Gilmore at 12,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DE LeHardy at 12,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Yamakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Asagumo at 12,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Baldwin at 12,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Baldwin at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Minegumo at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DE Gilmore at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Baldwin at 9,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Yukikaze at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Baldwin at 5,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages DD Baldwin at 5,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD Baldwin at 5,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Kawakaze at 5,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DE LeHardy at 5,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Baldwin at 5,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Minegumo at 5,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Hayashio at 5,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages E Karukaya at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DE LeHardy at 3,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DE LeHardy at 3,000 yards
DD Arare engages DE Gilmore at 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DE Gilmore at 3,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
E Tsuga engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages E Karukaya at 3,000 yards
Lee K. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Kasumi at 2,000 yards
DE LeHardy sunk by E Tsuga at 2,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DE Gilmore at 2,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Minegumo at 2,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Nokaze at 2,000 yards
E Tsuga engages DE Gilmore at 2,000 yards
E Tsuga engages DE John D. Edwards at 2,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DE John D. Edwards at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Minegumo at 3,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Akebono at 3,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Amatsukaze at 3,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages E Karukaya at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages DE Gilmore at 2,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DE John D. Edwards at 2,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DE John D. Edwards at 2,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages E Karukaya at 2,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages DE Gilmore at 2,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DE John D. Edwards at 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Kasumi at 2,000 yards
E Tsuga engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Nokaze at 2,000 yards
DE Gilmore engages E Tsuga at 2,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages E Karukaya at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Arare at 3,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DE John D. Edwards at 3,000 yards
DD Arare engages DE Gilmore at 3,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages E Karukaya at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages DE Gilmore at 2,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DE John D. Edwards at 2,000 yards
DE Gilmore sunk by DD Kasumi at 2,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Baldwin at 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Yukikaze at 2,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages E Tsuga at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DE John D. Edwards at 3,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Asagumo at 3,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Baldwin at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DE John D. Edwards engages DD Okikaze at 6,000 yards
DD Baldwin engages DD Kawakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Baldwin at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Minegumo collides with DD Arare at 106 , 95
DD Nokaze engages DD Baldwin at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Baldwin at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Baldwin at 11,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DE John D. Edwards at 11,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Baldwin at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...



Now Amphibious TF 86 is alone and is hit by the IJN surface TF:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 7,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1
DD Asagumo
DD Arare, Shell hits 5
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Akebono
DD Okikaze
DD Nokaze
E Karukaya, Shell hits 2
E Tsuga

Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 2
CL Richmond, Shell hits 6
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
APD Fox
APD Litchfield
APD Manley
APD Colhoun
APD Gregory
APD Little
APD McKean
APD Stringham
DD King
DMS Hovey
DMS Trevor
DMS Hamilton, Shell hits 1
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
DMS Lamberton
DMS Long
DMS Chandler, Shell hits 2
AM Sage
AM Swallow
AM Heed
AM Motive
AM Champion
AM Sheldrake
AM Strive, Shell hits 1
APA Neville
APA Harry Lee
APA U.S. Grant, Shell hits 2, on fire
APA President Jackson, Shell hits 8
APA President Adams
APA Bolivar
APA Callaway
APA Cambria
APA Custer, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
AK Cetus
AK Mintaka, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Leonis
AK Ascella
AK Cheleb
AK Pavo
AK Livingston
AKA Betelgeuse, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage



Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 78% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Allied ships attempt to get underway
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Arare at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Kasumi at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages CL Marblehead at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Minegumo at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Hayashio at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Yukikaze at 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages APA Custer at 7,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages APA U.S. Grant at 7,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages APD Fox at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
APD Fox collides with APA Callaway at 106 , 95
CL Marblehead engages DD Nokaze at 4,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Kasumi at 4,000 yards
CL Marblehead sunk by DD Akebono at 4,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages DD Arare at 4,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DMS Chandler at 4,000 yards
DMS Long engages E Tsuga at 4,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages E Tsuga at 4,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages AKA Betelgeuse at 4,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages AK Cheleb at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Arare at 2,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Okikaze at 2,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages DD Kasumi at 2,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Kawakaze at 2,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Yamakaze at 2,000 yards
E Tsuga engages DMS Long at 2,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Arare at 2,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages CL Richmond at 2,000 yards
E Tsuga engages DMS Hamilton at 2,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Amatsukaze at 2,000 yards
AM Sheldrake engages E Tsuga at 2,000 yards
CL Richmond engages E Karukaya at 2,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages APA President Jackson at 2,000 yards
E Karukaya engages APD Manley at 2,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages AKA Betelgeuse at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Nokaze at 4,000 yards
CL Adelaide engages DD Asagumo at 4,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD King at 4,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DMS Chandler at 4,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DMS Long at 4,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Arare at 4,000 yards
DMS Boggs engages E Karukaya at 4,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Minegumo at 4,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DMS Trevor at 4,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Hayashio at 4,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Yukikaze at 4,000 yards
E Karukaya engages AM Champion at 4,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages APA U.S. Grant at 4,000 yards
E Karukaya engages APD Stringham at 4,000 yards
DD Arare engages AK Mintaka at 4,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages AK Cetus at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Nokaze at 5,000 yards
CL Adelaide engages DD Amatsukaze at 5,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages DD Akebono at 5,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Kawakaze at 5,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DMS Chandler at 5,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Kasumi at 5,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DMS Lamberton at 5,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Asagumo at 5,000 yards
DMS Hamilton engages E Karukaya at 5,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Amatsukaze at 5,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Hayashio at 5,000 yards
CL Richmond engages E Tsuga at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DMS Chandler at 7,000 yards
CL Adelaide engages DD Kasumi at 7,000 yards
DD King engages DD Kawakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD King at 7,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DMS Long at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages DMS Lamberton at 7,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DMS Boggs at 7,000 yards
DD King engages DD Minegumo at 7,000 yards
DD King engages DD Amatsukaze at 7,000 yards
E Tsuga engages DMS Hovey at 7,000 yards
E Karukaya engages AM Strive at 7,000 yards
CL Richmond engages E Tsuga at 7,000 yards
E Tsuga engages AM Motive at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages AK Pavo at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD King engages DD Nokaze at 9,000 yards
CL Adelaide engages DD Kasumi at 9,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD King at 9,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD King at 9,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Yamakaze at 9,000 yards
DMS Long engages E Karukaya at 9,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages E Tsuga at 9,000 yards
DMS Hamilton engages E Tsuga at 9,000 yards
DMS Trevor engages E Tsuga at 9,000 yards
DD King engages DD Hayashio at 9,000 yards
AM Strive engages E Karukaya at 9,000 yards
AM Sheldrake engages E Tsuga at 9,000 yards
E Tsuga engages AM Champion at 9,000 yards
E Tsuga engages AM Motive at 9,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages APA Harry Lee at 9,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages APD Litchfield at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD King at 12,000 yards
CL Adelaide engages DD Kasumi at 12,000 yards
DD King engages DD Kawakaze at 12,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DMS Chandler at 12,000 yards
E Tsuga engages DMS Long at 12,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DMS Boggs at 12,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DMS Hamilton at 12,000 yards
E Karukaya engages DMS Trevor at 12,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Hayashio at 12,000 yards
CL Richmond engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
CL Richmond engages E Tsuga at 12,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages APA Callaway at 12,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages AK Pavo at 12,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...



Now Amphibious TF 86 is also forced to retreat towards Rabaul.


The IJN surface TFs then bombard Allied troops on Guam......the US Marines actually do more damage to the IJN bombardment TFs than the US Navy:


Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

297 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze
DD Okikaze
DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 3
DD Yamakaze
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 3
DD Arare
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
E Tsuga
E Karukaya, Shell hits 1



DD Nokaze firing at 2nd Marine Division
DD Okikaze firing at 37th Infantry Division
DD Akebono firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Kawakaze firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Yamakaze firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Kasumi firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Arare firing at 37th Infantry Division
DD Asagumo firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Minegumo firing at 2nd Marine Division
DD Amatsukaze firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Hayashio firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Yukikaze firing at 4th Marine Division
E Tsuga firing at 2nd Marine Division
E Karukaya firing at 4th Marine Division


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Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

204 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
DD Yukaze
DD Asanagi
DD Nagatsuki
DD Yamagumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1
DD Michishio
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 3



DD Numakaze firing at 2nd Marine Division
DD Yukaze firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Asanagi firing at 2nd Marine Division
DD Nagatsuki firing at 4th Marine Division
DD Yamagumo firing at 2nd Marine Division
DD Natsugumo firing at 2nd Marine Division
DD Arashio firing at 2nd Marine Division
DD Michishio firing at 2nd Marine Division
DD Urakaze firing at 4th Marine Division



Another IJN SAG attacks at Yap:


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Yap at 96,97, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Sazanami
DD Satsuki
DD Hakaze
DD Namikaze

Allied Ships
PT-107
PT-108
PT-109
PT-110
PT-115
PT-116



Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages PT-116 at 12,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages PT-115 at 12,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-115 at 12,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages PT-107 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages PT-115 at 8,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-115 at 8,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages PT-110 at 8,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages PT-115 at 8,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-116 at 8,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages PT-115 at 8,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages PT-115 at 8,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-109 at 8,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages PT-116 at 8,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-115 at 8,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-115 at 8,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages PT-116 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages PT-108 at 11,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages PT-115 at 11,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages PT-107 at 11,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages PT-108 at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages PT-107 at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Yap at 96,97, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Sazanami
DD Satsuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hakaze
DD Namikaze

Allied Ships
PT-119, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-120, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-121, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-122, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-123, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT-124, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-125, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-126, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
PT-127, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-128, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-129, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT-130, Shell hits 2, and is sunk



Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages PT-130 at 12,000 yards
PT-127 sunk by DD Namikaze at 12,000 yards
PT-130 sunk by DD Shinonome at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-129 at 9,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages PT-129 at 9,000 yards
PT-124 sunk by DD Satsuki at 9,000 yards
PT-122 sunk by DD Shinonome at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
PT-129 sunk by DD Namikaze at 5,000 yards
PT-128 sunk by DD Satsuki at 5,000 yards
PT-119 sunk by DD Satsuki at 5,000 yards
PT-125 sunk by DD Sazanami at 5,000 yards
PT-120 sunk by DD Usugumo at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-126 sunk by DD Namikaze at 2,000 yards
PT-123 sunk by DD Shinonome at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
PT-121 sunk by DD Namikaze at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Yap at 96,97, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Sazanami
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
xAK Mana, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Manulani, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Cape Isabel, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
YMS-314, Shell hits 2, and is sunk



Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages xAK Manulani at 9,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages xAK Manulani at 9,000 yards
DD Sazanami engages xAK Manulani at 9,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages xAK Manulani at 9,000 yards
xAK Manulani sunk by DD Usugumo at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAK Cape Isabel at 7,000 yards
YMS-314 sunk by DD Shinonome at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
xAK Cape Isabel sunk by DD Usugumo at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
xAK Mana sunk by DD Usugumo at 4,000 yards
xAK Mana sunk by DD Usugumo at 4,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


All 12 PTs are sunk but at least one a torpedo hit is scored on an IJN DD.


The the IJN TF bombards Yap:


Naval bombardment of Yap at 96,97

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed on ground
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed on ground
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze
DD Sazanami
DD Usugumo
DD Shinonome


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

DD Hakaze firing at Yap
DD Sazanami firing at Yap
DD Usugumo firing at Yap
DD Shinonome firing at Yap



At daylight on 10/17 there are IJN surface ships scattered throughout the Marianas but the medium and carrier bombers turn in a less than stellar performance:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Rota at 107,95

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 32
SBD-5 Dauntless x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
LB-122, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
LB-124, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
LB-119, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-123, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
LB-118



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 32000 feet
10 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 35000 feet
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 32000 feet
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 32000 feet
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
281 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 108,93

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 11


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
LB-113, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-116, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
LB-114, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

LB-116 dead in the water ...
LB-114 dead in the water ...



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 106,95

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
PV-1 Ventura x 6


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki
DD Yakaze



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 106,95

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 18
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Ushio
DD Kawakaze, on fire
E Ishigaki
E Hasu
DD Suzunami



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kawakaze



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 107,89

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M5 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 31
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 38


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 8 destroyed, 30 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kuroshio
CA Atago
CA Myoko
DD Nenohi
DD Hamanami



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 27000 feet *
12 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 35000 feet
1 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
801 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead


Hmmmm....every single Helldiver in that attack is damaged or destoyed.



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Almagan at 109,90

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 25
TBF-1 Avenger x 11


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Nagatsuki
DD Urakaze



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 107,94

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 8
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14
SBD-5 Dauntless x 16


Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Yamakaze, on fire
E Tsuga



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yamakaze
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Akebono


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 106,95

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes


Allied aircraft
FM-1 Wildcat x 7
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 5


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
E Kunashiri



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 106,95

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
FM-1 Wildcat x 7
F6F-3 Hellcat x 13


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze, on fire



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kawakaze


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 107,89

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
801 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Almagan at 109,90

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 10


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Asanagi
DD Michishio
DD Yukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yap at 96,92

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14
TBF-1 Avenger x 17


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Namikaze
DD Satsuki, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 106,95

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15
FM-1 Wildcat x 7


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Ushio
DD Kawakaze
DD Shigure
DD Shiratsuyu



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
281 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yap at 98,87

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 107,89

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M5 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 20 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Atago



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
201 Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
801 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes


All 26 SBDs are damaged or destoyed.



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Almagan at 109,90

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 22
TBF-1 Avenger x 27


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 20 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Yamagumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Asanagi
DD Urakaze
DD Natsugumo
DD Numakaze



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 107,94

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 8
SBD-5 Dauntless x 11


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hayashio
DD Okikaze



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yamakaze


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 107,89

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 10
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 35000 feet
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 107,89

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 8
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 20


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Myoko
DD Umikaze
DD Nenohi
DD Hayanami
DD Hamanami



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes



Again, all 20 Helldivers are damaged or destroyed.


Today 121 divebombers attack CA Myoko and CA Atago and 100 of them are either damaged or destroyed with nary a single bomb hit being scored.
Gee, I wonder if IJN AA is overated here.


In the NAVAL BATTLE OF GUAM the Allies lose 12 PT, 3 xAK, 1 YMS, 1 AKA, 2 DE, 1 CL, 1 DD and 2 LST while Japan loses 4 DDs and an E boat.

In addition, the Allies have 2 CAs and another 2 CLs heavily damaged.

The 8 CVs and 3 CVLs of Task Group 58 are ordered to sail 500 miles north tomorrow in an effort to cut off withdrawing IJN surface units.







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SS I-154 is hit by 12 DCs from USN bombardment TF at Guam.

SS Triton puts a fish in AK Marei Maru off Naha.



CENTPAC: INVASION SAIPAN


The BB Oklahoma/BB Idaho bombardment TF engages the IJN DD TFs remaining at Guam:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Suzunami, Shell hits 1
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 1
DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
DD Mikazuki
DD Yakaze, Shell hits 1
E Hasu
E Kiji

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Idaho, Shell hits 1
CA Houston
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
CA Baltimore
CL Concord
DD Mustin
DD Stack, Shell hits 1
DD Sterett
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2, on fire



Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 78% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Scott, Norman crosses the 'T'
DD Mustin engages DD Yakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Mikazuki at 12,000 yards
DD Ushio engages DD Wilson at 12,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Wilson at 12,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Shiratsuyu at 12,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Wilson at 12,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Suzunami at 12,000 yards
DD Sterett engages DD Mikazuki at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Mustin at 7,000 yards
DD Mustin engages DD Mikazuki at 7,000 yards
DD Shigure engages CA Baltimore at 7,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages DD Shigure at 7,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Ushio at 7,000 yards
DD Mustin engages DD Suzunami at 7,000 yards
E Kiji engages DD Sterett at 7,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Suzunami at 7,000 yards
Arima, Tokiyoshi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Mustin engages DD Yakaze at 4,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Mikazuki at 4,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu engages CA Minneapolis at 4,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Mustin at 4,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages CL Concord at 4,000 yards
DD Suzunami engages DD Wilson at 4,000 yards
E Kiji engages CA Baltimore at 4,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages E Hasu at 4,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Mustin at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Ushio engages BB Idaho at 7,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages DD Mikazuki at 7,000 yards
DD Ushio engages DD Mustin at 7,000 yards
DD Shigure engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Wilson at 7,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Shigure at 7,000 yards
DD Suzunami engages DD Wilson at 7,000 yards
DD Sterett engages E Kiji at 7,000 yards
CA Baltimore engages E Hasu at 7,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Mustin at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Idaho engages DD Shigure at 9,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages DD Stack at 9,000 yards
CA Baltimore engages DD Shigure at 9,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages DD Suzunami at 9,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Shiratsuyu at 9,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Wilson at 9,000 yards
CA Houston engages E Kiji at 9,000 yards
CL Concord engages E Hasu at 9,000 yards
DD Suzunami engages DD Mustin at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
DD Ushio engages DD Wilson at 11,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Wilson at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Wilson at 11,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Wilson at 11,000 yards
CA Houston engages E Kiji at 11,000 yards
BB Idaho engages E Hasu at 11,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Mustin at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Nokaze

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Idaho
CA Houston
CA Minneapolis
CA Baltimore
CL Concord
DD Mustin
DD Stack
DD Sterett
DD Wilson, on fire



Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 78% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
BB Idaho engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
BB Idaho engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Sterett at 12,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Stack at 11,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Stack at 11,000 yards
CA Baltimore engages DD Yukikaze at 11,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Yukikaze at 11,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Kawakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Yukikaze at 11,000 yards
DD Mustin engages DD Yukikaze at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Yukikaze sunk by BB Idaho at 9,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Wilson at 9,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Kawakaze at 9,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Stack at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Idaho engages DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Idaho engages DD Kawakaze at 10,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages DD Kawakaze at 10,000 yards
CA Baltimore engages DD Kawakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Sterett at 10,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Idaho
CA Houston
CA Minneapolis
CA Baltimore
CL Concord
DD Mustin, Shell hits 1
DD Stack
DD Sterett
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1, heavy fires



Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 78% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Wilson at 12,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards
CA Baltimore engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards
DD Mustin engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB Idaho engages DD Shigure at 11,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages DD Shigure at 11,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Shigure at 11,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Stack at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Sterett at 10,000 yards
BB Oklahoma engages DD Shigure at 10,000 yards
CA Baltimore engages DD Shigure at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Yakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Sterett at 7,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Shigure at 7,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Wilson at 7,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Sterett at 7,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Mustin at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Yakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Sterett at 12,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


The bombardment TF lays down another naval gunnery barrage on Guam but the islands CD guns continiue to fight back:


Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

181 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Shell hits 5
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 13
CA Baltimore, Shell hits 1
CA Minneapolis
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
CL Concord

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 95
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

BB Idaho firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
BB Oklahoma firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Baltimore firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Minneapolis firing at Guam
CA Houston firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Concord firing at Guam



Admiral Halsey's surface TF is ordered back to Guam and this time they remain on station and take on the deadly IJN DDs:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Kunashiri, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
E Ishigaki, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Shaw
DD Perkins




Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Shaw engages E Ishigaki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Washington engages E Ishigaki at 9,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages E Kunashiri at 9,000 yards
DD Shaw engages E Ishigaki at 9,000 yards
DD Drayton engages E Kunashiri at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
E Kunashiri sunk by BB Washington at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages E Ishigaki at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
E Ishigaki sunk by BB Washington at 5,000 yards
E Ishigaki sunk by BB Washington at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD Nokaze

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Shaw
DD Perkins




Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Halsey, Wm F "Bull" crosses the 'T'
DD Nokaze engages DD Lamson at 12,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Drayton at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Lamson at 10,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Kawakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Shaw at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Nokaze at 6,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Kawakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Perkins at 6,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Lamson at 6,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Mugford at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Kawakaze at 4,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Perkins at 4,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Shaw at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Nokaze at 7,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Kawakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Kawakaze at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Kawakaze sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Nokaze at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Nokaze at 11,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Nokaze at 11,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Shaw
DD Perkins




Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Yakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Case at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Case at 9,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Case at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Case at 6,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Yakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Yakaze at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Yakaze at 5,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Yakaze at 5,000 yards
DD Perkins engages DD Yakaze at 5,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Yakaze at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Yakaze at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Yakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Perkins engages DD Yakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Drayton at 11,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Shaw
DD Perkins




Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Nokaze at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Nokaze at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Nokaze at 7,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Nokaze at 7,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Shaw at 7,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Nokaze at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Nokaze at 6,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Nokaze at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Mugford at 9,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Nokaze at 9,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Drayton at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Shaw at 13,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Shaw
DD Perkins




Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Shaw at 11,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Nokaze at 11,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Nokaze at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Nokaze at 10,000 yards
DD Perkins engages DD Nokaze at 10,000 yards
DD Case engages DD Nokaze at 10,000 yards
DD Drayton engages DD Nokaze at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Nokaze engages DD Perkins at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Nokaze at 10,000 yards
DD Nokaze sunk by BB North Carolina at 10,000 yards
DD Nokaze sunk by BB North Carolina at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...


The fast carriers of Task Group 58 run into an IJN DD squadron in a confused night action:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 105,95, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Suzunami
DD Oyashio, on fire
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Ushio
DD Mikazuki
E Hasu
E Kiji

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown
CV Enterprise
CVL Princeton
CLAA Atlanta
CLAA Juneau
CL Nashville
CL Santa Fe
DD Daly
DD Dashiell
DD DeHaven
DD Eaton
DD Fullam, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD O'Bannon
DD Philip
DD Renshaw



Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 78% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages DD Renshaw at 11,000 yards
DD Fullam engages DD Ushio at 11,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
DD Suzunami engages DD Renshaw at 11,000 yards
CLAA Atlanta engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Philip at 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Suzunami at 11,000 yards
DD Fullam engages DD Suzunami at 11,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Mikazuki at 11,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


The USN carriers are unscathed but instead of sailing 500 miles north of Guam to engage retreating IJN surface units as ordered they reset their orders and head back towards Rabaul.



A followup amphibious TF attempting to unload additional supplies on Guam is engaged by the CD guns:


Pre-Invasion action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

76 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Leonis, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Richmond
DMS Chandler
AK Cheleb
DMS Lamberton
DMS Hamilton
DMS Trevor
DMS Hovey



20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
CL Richmond fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Cheleb at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 10,000 yards
DMS Chandler firing at enemy troops
DMS Lamberton firing at enemy troops
DMS Hamilton firing at enemy troops
DMS Trevor firing at enemy troops
DMS Hovey firing at enemy troops


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Amphibious Assault at Guam

TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 106,95





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Invasion Support action off Guam
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

48 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Leonis, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Richmond
DMS Chandler
AK Ascella, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Cheleb, Shell hits 1
DMS Lamberton
DMS Hamilton
DMS Trevor, Shell hits 1, on fire
DMS Hovey



20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 15,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Leonis at 15,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Ascella at 15,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards
12cm 3YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging AK Cheleb at 15,000 yards
DMS Chandler fires to suppress enemy guns at 15,000 yards
DMS Chandler firing at enemy troops
DMS Lamberton firing at enemy troops
DMS Hamilton firing at enemy troops
DMS Trevor firing at enemy troops
20cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging DMS Trevor at 2,000 yards
15cm 41YT CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging DMS Trevor at 2,000 yards
12cm 10YT DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging DMS Trevor at 2,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Coastal Battery engaging DMS Trevor at 2,000 yards
DMS Hovey firing at enemy troops


AK Leonis is sunk by the CD guns.


The BB Pennsylvania/BB Tennessee bombardment TF runs into another IJN surface TF as they approach Guam:


Day Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 104,95, Range 28,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Suzunami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Ushio
DD Mikazuki
E Hasu
E Kiji

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Tennessee
CA Portland
CA Indianapolis
CA Chester
CA San Francisco
CA Vincennes
DD Aaron Ward
DD Frankford
DD O'Brien
DD Walke



Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
BB Tennessee engages DD Mikazuki at 28,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Mikazuki at 27,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages DD Oyashio at 27,000 yards
CA Chester engages DD Oyashio at 27,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages DD Oyashio at 27,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages E Hasu at 27,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Oyashio at 29,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Ushio at 29,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Oyashio at 29,000 yards
CA Chester engages DD Oyashio at 29,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Mikazuki at 28,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages DD Ushio at 28,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Shiratsuyu at 28,000 yards
CA Chester engages DD Oyashio at 28,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages E Hasu at 28,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Mikazuki at 29,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages DD Ushio at 29,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Oyashio at 29,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages DD Oyashio at 29,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages DD Ushio at 28,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Oyashio at 28,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages DD Oyashio at 28,000 yards
CA Portland engages DD Oyashio at 28,000 yards
CA Vincennes engages DD Oyashio at 28,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Oyashio at 28,000 yards
CA Chester engages DD Oyashio at 28,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Mikazuki at 26,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Shiratsuyu at 26,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Oyashio at 26,000 yards
DD Oyashio sunk by CA Chester at 26,000 yards
Arima, Tokiyoshi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 23,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Mikazuki at 23,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Ushio at 23,000 yards
CA Vincennes engages DD Suzunami at 23,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Suzunami at 23,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages E Hasu at 23,000 yards
CA Portland engages DD Suzunami at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages DD Suzunami at 22,000 yards
CA Vincennes engages DD Suzunami at 22,000 yards
CA Portland engages DD Suzunami at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Ushio at 21,000 yards
CA Chester engages E Kiji at 21,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages DD Suzunami at 21,000 yards
CA Portland engages DD Suzunami at 21,000 yards
Task forces break off...



US carrier bombers engage the remaining IJN surface units in the Marianas as the daylight arrives:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 105,94

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 18
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Kiji, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ushio
E Hasu
DD Shiratsuyu



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guam at 104,95

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 35
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7
TBF-1 Avenger x 29


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Suzunami, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Mikazuki



Aircraft Attacking:
17 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rota at 107,95

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 8
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14


Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
LB-118, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 105,94

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed




Aircraft Attacking:
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 27000 feet *
1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 35000 feet

CAP engaged:
261 Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 9 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes




Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guam at 105,94

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 43
SBD-5 Dauntless x 21


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
E Kiji, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Kiji
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Shiratsuyu


Japan loses 10 DDs and 3 E boats from the surafce and aerial combat. As the attached screenshot shows the Marianas are now devoid of IJN ships save for the sub wolfpack still lurking at Guam.


The Ist Amphibious Corps launches a shock attack that overruns the airfields on Guam:


Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 48785 troops, 989 guns, 1291 vehicles, Assault Value = 1947

Defending force 10805 troops, 185 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 4606

Japanese adjusted defense: 351

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Guam !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1918 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 85 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 64 (64 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
650 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 74 (2 destroyed, 72 disabled)


Assaulting units:
193rd Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
22nd Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
4th Marine Raider Battalion
37th Infantry Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
48th Naval Guard Unit
63rd Naval Guard Unit
144th Infantry Regiment
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
38th Field AA Battalion
111th Naval Construction Battalion
38th Field AA Machinecannon Company
3rd JNAF AF Unit
8th RF Gun Battalion
11th JNAF AF Unit
15th Base Force
Southeast Area Fleet
113th JAAF AF Bn


A 2nd shock attack surrounds the Japanese defenders on Guam and they begin to disintegrate from attrition:


Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 48126 troops, 989 guns, 1292 vehicles, Assault Value = 1916

Defending force 9525 troops, 121 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

Allied adjusted assault: 3895

Japanese adjusted defense: 43

Allied assault odds: 90 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1526 casualties reported
Squads: 112 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 120 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
225 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 68 (2 destroyed, 66 disabled)


Assaulting units:
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
37th Infantry Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment
4th Marine Raider Battalion
2nd Marine Division
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
63rd Naval Guard Unit
144th Infantry Regiment
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
38th Field AA Machinecannon Company
38th Field AA Battalion
15th Base Force
Southeast Area Fleet
111th Naval Construction Battalion
11th JNAF AF Unit
8th RF Gun Battalion
3rd JNAF AF Unit
113th JAAF AF Bn


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38th Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Guam by attrition!!!

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8th RF Gun Battalion Wiped Out at Guam by attrition!!!

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111th Naval Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Guam by attrition!!!

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38th Field AA Machinecannon Company Wiped Out at Guam by attrition!!!

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Wake Coastal Gun Battalion Wiped Out at Guam by attrition!!!

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3rd JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Guam by attrition!!!


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Guam



What had been a defensive force of 30,000 Japanese 4 days ago is now down to 13,000....it will take about a week to mop up the remaining pockets of resistance.




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RE: CENTPAC'S MARIANAS OFFENSIVE - 6/30/2010 9:18:19 AM   
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ORIGINAL: AdmSpruance
Today 121 divebombers attack CA Myoko and CA Atago and 100 of them are either damaged or destroyed with nary a single bomb hit being scored.
Gee, I wonder if IJN AA is overated here.


They would have been nailed except he attack under Thunderstorms...


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