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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/10/2010 5:30:26 AM   
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SS Albacore sinks PB Yokae Maru by Tokara Retto.

SS Trout puts a torpedo in TK Teiyo Maru off Nago and lights her up like a torch.

SS KVII sinks AK Hakonesan Maru near Balikpappan.



CENTPAC


As the fast carriers of TG 58 make their way to the central Pacific they encounter a small IJN TF near Nauru Island:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Nauru Island at 127,128

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 32
SBD-3 Dauntless x 36


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #6, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
20 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Kaikei Maru caught transferring cargo ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kaikei Maru


Good target practice for the DB pilots.


Task Group 58 is scheduled to rendezvous with an amphibious assault force at point XRAY.....approximately 120 miles SE of Ocean Island....in 2 days.
This amphibious assault force consists of 2 USMC Raider battalions, seabees and base forces.....destination Makin Atoll.

D-Day for Makin is now scheduled for 2/1/43. This will mark the beginning of CENTPAC's Gilberts campaign.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/11/2010 3:17:58 PM   
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SS Skipjack lands a fish on AO Toyo Maru off Talaud Island.

SS Shad sinks PB Bisaku Maru near Toyohara.

SS Skipjack sinks TK Ose Maru off Talaud Island.

SS Nautilus pumps 15 shells from her 6" guns into AK Ryuku Maru by Izu Oshima.



SWPAC


Americal Division takes Dagua.

Next stop is Aitape only 40 miles away.



CBI


III Indian Corps captures Tavoy.

1st Australian Corps captures Vientiane as they close in on Luangprubang.




CENTPAC


The over anxious USMC Raider battalions land 2 days early on Makin atoll. The deserted atoll is quickly secured and now seabees and base engineers will be offloaded to build cargo docks and an airstrip.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/11/2010 5:35:51 PM   
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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/12/2010 3:11:47 PM   
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Every 2 months StoneAge and I list all of our naval and AC losses and ace pilots and pilot replacements.



THE NAVAL WAR


The Japanese have lost 326 ships to 222 Allied. Individual ship losses include:


Allies

3 CV; 1 CVL; 2 BB; 2 CA; 1 CLAA; 3 CL; 14 DD; 12 SS; 6 AP; 66 AK/AKL; 5 AO; 7 TK; 3 AVD; 3 AVP; 3 DMS; 1 AS; 1 AV; 4 SC



Japan

8 CV; 1 CVE; 1 BB(Yamato); 1 CA; 6 CL; 13 DD; 32 SS; 8 SSX; 1 TB; 5 APD; 2 AP; 145 AK/AKL; 1 AO; 18 TK; 10 DMS; 57 PB; 3 AMC; 1 AV; 8 SC

As usual, the numbers that jump out at me(besides the obvious IJN CV losses) are the IJN subs(32) and escorts(57 PB; 8 SC; 10 DMS). StoneAge will find it increasingly difficult to escort his convoys as Allied subs continuely become more lethal.

Here is a sreenshot of all the losses and victory points:






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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/12/2010 3:51:37 PM   
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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/13/2010 2:18:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sardaukar.....yes I am pretty satisfied with the Allied sub loss rate so far in AE. Its certainly better than what it had become in the later stages of CHS....in my last game of CHS I had lost some 60 USN subs by the end of 1943 mainly due to AP bombs dropped by Helens....and I basically got to the point where I just left Allied subs in port....it was suicide to face 80 experience Helen squadrons. Here at least the ordnance dropped on subs is generally GP....not near as lethal to subs as AP and gives them at least a chance to ,make it back to base. Id feel better if both sides ASW AC were using depth charges though. One thing however....we just upgraded to the newest patch and evidently the game developers increased the lethality of ASW AC....hope we arent headed back to the slaughter of CHS.




2/1/43



THE AIR WAR


Total AC losses are almost equal now.....4388 Allied AC to 4294 Japanese AC. In A2A combat the gap has also narrowed....2054 Allied Ac to 1893 Japanese AC.

Here is a screenie of Japanese AC losses.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/13/2010 2:22:44 AM   
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THE AIR WAR....CONTINUED


Here is a screenshot of Allied AC losses. Looks the total of all the losses of the various versions of the Hurricane is catching up with the USAAF P-40E losses....most of all of these losses over the CBI.


The one number that really sticks out to me are the 174 C-47 losses....EVERY one to ops!




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/13/2010 2:52:30 PM   
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THE AIR WAR....... CONTINIUED



Here is a screenshot of the top Allied aces. Looks like 15 of the top 22 aces are British...again reflecting the intensity of the air war over the CBI. What is different from the last posting of aces 2 months ago is now 5 of the top 22 pilots are KIA/MIA...and 4 of those are British Hurricane pilots....looks like I left them in the front lines too long.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/13/2010 2:55:01 PM   
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THE AIR WAR....... CONTINUED



And finally here is a screenie of the pilot replacements. At least the graduation experience of the US Army pilots has increased from 28 to 30 since I last posted this 2 months ago.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/14/2010 12:15:54 AM   
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SS Porpoise is hit by 4 DCs from IJN convoy escorts near Bunguran.

SS I-25 attacks USN amphibious assault TF off Makin and takes 9 DCs from escorts

SS Skipjack sinks CM Hirashima by Butuan.

SS Growler sinks AK Durban Maru near San Fermando.

SS RO-102 puts a fish in CA Minneapolis at Koepang but is hit by 5 DCs from her escorts.

SS Pompon sinks AMc Wa2 off Izu Oshima.

SS RO-62 is hit by 16 DCs from USN ASW at Koepang and is sunk.



CENTPAC


APs and AKs carrying A Regiment from the 2nd Marine Division rendezvous with Admiral Hill's Amphibious Assault TF 86 40 miles west of Tarawa. Tomorrow they are scheduled to invade Tarawa....recon indicates little to no opposition there.

Seabees complete level 1 airstrips and docks at Makin and PBYs are immediately flown in for naval search....capturing Makin has extended USN PBY naval search 900 miles to the north and 1400 miles to the west.

Level 5 airfields will be constructed at Makin and Tarawa to give the Allies bomber bases to suppress Japanese airfields in the Marshalls prior to invasion in April 1943.

Next objective for CENTPAC will be Nauru Island to cover the flank of amphibious operations in the central Pacific.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/15/2010 2:31:52 AM   
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SS Herring sinks AK Daiya Maru by Shimonoeski.

SS Gudgeon sinks TK Manei Maru by Calayan.

SS Sturgeon sinks AO Kyokuto Maru near Tawi Tawi.

SS O24 sinks TK Nitiei Maru off Medan.



CENTPAC


2nd Marine Division captures undefended Tarawa.

Next stop is Nauru island.



DEI


Back in 2/42 StoneAge invaded Ambon but his invasion force was heavily disrupted by the CD guns and then the Dutch defenders drove the IJA attackers back into the sea.

Ever since I had been supplying Ambon by AC transports and SSTs.

Now we have a major operation to both reinforce and resupply Ambon covered by a SAG with 3 BBs and an Air Combat TF with 5 CVEs. We are sending tens of thousands of supplies and the British 53rd Brigade into Ambon to make sure we hold this base for future offensive ops in the DEI.

StoneAge sends his CVLs and CVEs in to stop the Allied convoys. As is too common in AE the USN SBDs go in without their fighter escorts and are slaughtered:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 80,103

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3a Zero x 11



Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed



CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Shoho-1 with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes



The IJN naval airstrike is easily repulsed by the massed F4F-4 Wildcats of the CVEs and the land based CAP:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
A6M3a Zero x 11
B5N1 Kate x 32



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 6
Spitfire Vc Trop x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 67


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 18 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Nassau



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 16 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-2F with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 21 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-3F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-5F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
No.54 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
No.452 Sqn RAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-122 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



When the smoke clears Japan has lost 56 AC in A2A combat vs 18 Allied AC. Losses include 15 A6M2, 7 A6M3, 23 Kate, 9 F4F-4, 8 SBD-3 and 2 TBF-1.





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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/16/2010 5:26:50 AM   
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DEI


The British 53rd Brigade continues to unload at Ambon. SBDs from the CVEs covering the operation launch a futile attack on an IJN SAG off Ternate:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ternate at 76,103

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD-3 Dauntless x 10


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb




CENTPAC


CV Lexington finally reaches Pearl Harbor. She will be in the shipyard for 135 days to repair her 32 major FLT damage.

Admiral Hill's Amphibious TF 86 prepares to assault Nauru Island tomorrow.

SBDs stage into Makin Atoll as the airfield is enlarged to level 2.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/16/2010 3:57:16 PM   
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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/17/2010 4:10:30 AM   
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2/14-2/15/43



SUBS


SS harder sinks PB Heizen Maru off Aogashima.



CBI


III Indian Corps captures Luangprabang:


Ground combat at Luangprabang (63,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 11304 troops, 155 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 454

Defending force 1249 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Allied adjusted assault: 413

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 59 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Luangprabang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
911 casualties reported
Squads: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


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


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
268th Motorised Brigade
15th Indian Brigade
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
22nd Indian Brigade
85th British AT Gun Regiment

Defending units:
3rd VM Division


Now all major cities in Indochina have been liberated by the Allies.

The coastal railroad from Saigon to Hanoi is now open to the Allies.



CENTPAC


Allied troops capture Nauru Island.

This concludes CENTPAC's offensive in the Gilberts. The APs will now head back to Pearl for their 3/43 upgrades into APAs.

Meanwhile Tarawa and Makin will be enlarged to level 5 airbases for the reduction of Japanese airfields throughout the Marshalls.

Assault troops and supplies will now be stockpiled in the Gilberts for the thrust into the Marshalls...... currently planned for April/May 1943.


PBYs based at Makin spot an IJN TF off Kwajalein.....possibly containing some CVEs.

The fast carriers of TG 58 are ordered north to intercept the spotted IJN TF and pound any enemy shipping that may be in port in Kwajalein or Eniwetok.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/18/2010 12:19:37 AM   
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SUBS


SS Blackfish sinks AK Tosei Maru by Ominato.

SS Sunfish sinks AK Mitu Maru off Sapporo.



SWPAC


Americal Division captures Aitape.


Hansa Bay is now a level 7 airfield.



CENTPAC


USN carriers strike deep in the Marshalls but fail to locate the large IJN TF spotted yesterday. SBDs work over a couple of lowly auxilliaries:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
SBD-3 Dauntless x 36


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMc Tama Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
32 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



Morning Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 32
SBD-3 Dauntless x 36


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Chokai Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
32 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chokai Maru



The USN fast carriers will rendezvous next turn with a replenishment TF south of Ponape. After topping off their fuel bunkers the carriers will hit Truk for the second time in the war.




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SUBS


SS Sawfish sinks AKL Eiwa Maru off Tsushima.

SS RO-101 sinks AK Admiral Gove near Koepang.

SS Tunny sinks CMcWa3 by Ominato.



CENTPAC.....AIR ASSAULT ON TRUK


The 4 fast carriers of Task Group 58 rendezvous with a replenishment TF some 80 mile south of Ponape. After refueling they will execute a fast "run in" on Truk and hit both the airfields and the port next turn......this will be the 2nd large carrier raid on Truk during the war. IJN naval search spotted TG 58 last turn so the element of surprise is gone but the raid will be launched anyway.

In conjunction with the carrier attack a large land based air attack will be launched on Truk from Mussau Island. Musau was recently enlarged to a level 7 airfield and in combination with its Air HQ has now reached the "magic 10" level for unlimited flight ops. Two squadrons of P-38s will escort the medium and heavy bombers from Mussau Island after Task Group 58's F4F-4s sweep the skiies over Truk.



DEI


I had tried to resupply Batavia for some time by sea but my transport TF refused to close on Batavia even with CVE escorts and a SAG with 3 BBs.
I pulled the transports back to Koepang, converted the TF mission to "Amphibious" and placed an aggressive commander in charge. They are now sailing right up the Java Sea towards Batavia.

Torpedo bombers flying from the CVEs attacked some IJN shipping off Soerabaja:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
TBF-1 Avenger x 8


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Gosei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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



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

Gosei Maru caught transferring cargo ...


StoneAge told me that I was being "brave" sending the CVEs into harm's way in the Java Sea since he has considerable surface forces in the area. After defeating the IJN CVL and CVE airpower over a week ago off Ambon I feel confident that the CVEs and the USN SAG with 3 BBs can escort the amphibious convoy's transports to Batavia. We will soon see but its possible that there will be in major naval battle in the Java Sea over the next few turns.

Recon shows some 60 Japanese fighters based at Truk.




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SS RO-101 sinks AK Govenor Wright at Koepang. That makes 2 Governors in 2 turns. The ASW TFs have apparently run out of DCs at Koepang. Two additonal ASW TFs are now on the way to Koepang along with an AD.

SS Seawolf puts a torpedo in AK Eihuku Maru off Takao.

SS Tunny lands a fish on AK Hohuku Maru near Sendai.

SS Tunny sinks AK Kenzan Maru near Sendai.


Since we occupied Indochina, IJN TFs have largely steerred clear of the south China Sea. It appears as if StoneAge is instead using the Straits of Makassar and the Celebes Sea to route fuel/oil/resources back to the Home Islands. The Allies are now massing Darwin based subs in both the Makassar Straits and the Celebes Sea as well as flooding the channel between Mindanao and the Moluccas to interdict Japanese supply routes.




CAPETOWN


CV Victorious arrives at capetown Now we will finally have a carrier prescence in the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea.



US WEST COAST


The 1st APA....APA Bolivar arrives at Alameda. By 4/1/43 we should have over 20 of these critically important APAs.





DEI


The Allied resupply convoy reaches Batavia this turn and begins to unload. Meanwhile the CVEs escorting the resupply convoy are spectacularly ineffective:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Sampit at 57,100

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Oboro
DD Sagiri
DD Kikuzuki



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sampit at 57,100

Weather in hex: Overcast

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Kikuzuki



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb


All SBDs and TBFs in the CVE escort TF are now placed on naval attack as the floatplanes handle the naval search. Once we can unload some supplies at Batavia the 2 squadrons of P-38s based there wil be able to fly CAP again.


SS S-36 spots an IJN SAG off Donggala with BB Yamashiro, 3 CAs and 2 CLs possibly headed for the Allied resupply convoy.


CENTPAC.....AERIAL ASSAULT ON TRUK


The day begins with a sweep of Truk by land based P-38s and carrier borne F4F-4s:


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Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 32,300 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 8
Ki-46-IIIb Dinah x 6



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 50
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 3 destroyed
Ki-46-IIIb Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *
6 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *
1 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 28300 feet *

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 25 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 32810.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
Spc.Attck.Unit with Ki-45 KAIb Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35200 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
Spc.Attck.Unit Det with Ki-46-IIIb Dinah (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 34450 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 29
PB4Y-1P Liberator x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 1 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *
7 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes



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Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
F-4 Lightning x 1
P-38F Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
17 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *



Then the land based heavy and medium bombers go in to carpet bomb the multiple airstrips on Truk Atoll:


Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9
B-17E Fortress x 52
B-17F Fortress x 12
LB-30 Liberator x 18
B-24D Liberator x 68
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 15
P-38F Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 10 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

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



Airbase hits 33
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 237

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
17 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *
8 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 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 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
P-38F Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
17 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *
8 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 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 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6
P-38F Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 2 damagedthe airstrips



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
17 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *
8 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *



In the afternoon the carrier based SBDs and TBFs work over the airstrips and harbors throughout mighty Truk Atoll:


Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
SBD-2 Dauntless x 29
SBD-3 Dauntless x 28
TBF-1 Avenger x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 17 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
AG Mamiya, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
14 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
19 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 54
TBF-1 Avenger x 29


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 43 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AG Mamiya, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Choan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 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
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



The next day it is more of the same:


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Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 33,300 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
24 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 28300 feet



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Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4
B-17E Fortress x 43
B-17F Fortress x 15
LB-30 Liberator x 15
B-24D Liberator x 57
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 4


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 8 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-IIIb Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
H6K4-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

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



Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 197

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
SBD-2 Dauntless x 19
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
TBF-1 Avenger x 44


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 9 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 31 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 12 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tsuneshima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Heijo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Hitora Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk



Runway hits 21
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb


When the smoke clears the Japanese have lost 82 AC vs 68 Alied AC including: 40 Nells(destroyed on the ground), 44 A6M2s, 32 SBDs, 16 P-38Fs, 7 Nicks, 7 F4F-4s, 3 B-25Cs and 3 B-17Es.

SBDs lost 27 AC to flak at Truk in addition to the 3 B-25s and the 3 B-17s. Obviously StoneAge heavily reinforced Truk with flak units since we last visited. I mourne the loss of 27 crack SBD pilots but after sinking 8 IJN CVs the SBDs will be needed more for airfield suppression in the Japanese home islands and the central Pacific than in the classic antiship role. I know that the SBDs will suffer horrific losses as they bomb Japanese airfields but it will be a necessary expense to suppress the Japanese home island airfields and help the B-29s get through. So from now on for the SBDs at least it will be more a necessity of quantity over quality.

After the enormous sacrifice of the SBD pilots we leave Truk atoll a smoking ruin...similar to Cavite on 12/9/41. The airstrips are 100% neutralized and the ports are 25% neutralized. The USN fast carriers will now retire to Pearl Harbor but the B-25s, B-17s and B-24s based at Mussau Island will continue to hammmer Truk around the clock.
Truk....which wa at one point the most powerful Japanese base outside of Japan.... is finished as an important Japanese installation for the remainder of the war.


The fast carriers of TG 58 will hit the ports of Eniwetok and Kwajalein on their way back to Pearl.....after these carrier raids of the last week Japan will have concern over conducting ANY port ops in the central Pacific.




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< Message edited by AdmSpruance -- 3/20/2010 4:48:32 AM >

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Post #: 257
RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/20/2010 4:41:50 AM   
WLockard


Posts: 183
Joined: 11/13/2005
Status: offline 		I think if you put your SBDs at 9,000 feet for port/airfield/ground attack, they will make a level bomb run and not go to low altitudes. That should save a number of pilots.

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Post #: 258
RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/20/2010 7:57:22 PM   
racndoc


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From: Newport Coast, California
Status: offline 		WLockyard....thanx for the suggestion. Where can I find the info on how altitudes affect DB and TB missions?




2/22-2/23/43



SUBS


SS Scorpion sinks AK Bisan maru off Kanoya.

SS Grampus sinks TK Nisan Maru by Toyohara.

SS Tunny is hit by 4 DCs from IJN ASW near Hakodate.

SS Searaven puts a torpedo in AK Enzyu Maru off Naha.



CENTPAC


As the fast carriers depart Truk the land based bombers at Mussau Island continue to put a hurt on the atoll's multiple anchorages:


Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Light rain

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


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-17E Fortress x 39
B-17F Fortress x 15
LB-30 Liberator x 15
B-24D Liberator x 57
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 4


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 4 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 8 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

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



Port hits 31
Port fuel hits 12
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-17E Fortress x 30
B-17F Fortress x 15
LB-30 Liberator x 12
B-24D Liberator x 48
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 4


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 6 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged



Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



On the way back to Pearl the carriers of TG 58 pay a visit to both Eniwetok and Kwajalein:


Afternoon Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 24
SBD-3 Dauntless x 40


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 14 damaged



Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb



Morning Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 24
F4F-4 Wildcat x 41
SBD-3 Dauntless x 22


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shonan Maru #8, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb




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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 29,300 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 25


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
25 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 28300 feet *



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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115

Weather in hex: Overcast

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 23
F4F-4 Wildcat x 41
SBD-2 Dauntless x 22


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb



CV Enterprise, CV Yorktown , CV Saratoga and CV Hornet will now head back to Pearl Harbor for rest and refitting prior to the Marshalls operations that will commence in April 1943.


Meanwhile, the massive buildup continues on Tarawa for the upcoming offensive.




DEI


StoneAge launches naval and aerial attacks on the Batavia resupply convoy and her escorts:


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 22, 43
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Fubuki
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Isonami
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
BB California
BB Mississippi
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
CA San Francisco
CL Achilles
DD Blue
DD Craven
DD Shaw
DD Porter



Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 92% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Scott, Norman crosses the 'T'
DD Shikinami engages DD Craven at 11,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Usugumo at 11,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Craven at 11,000 yards
CA Northampton engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Porter at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages BB Mississippi at 10,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Craven at 10,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages DD Usugumo at 10,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages CA San Francisco at 10,000 yards
CA Northampton engages DD Shikinami at 10,000 yards
CL Achilles engages DD Shikinami at 10,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Ikazuchi at 10,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Usugumo at 10,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD Craven at 10,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD Craven at 10,000 yards
BB California engages DD Shikinami at 10,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Porter at 10,000 yards
CL Achilles engages DD Ikazuchi at 10,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD Porter at 10,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Shaw at 10,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Ikazuchi at 10,000 yards
Shibuya, Shiro orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB West Virginia collides with CL Achilles at 49 , 98
BB Mississippi engages DD Shikinami at 8,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages DD Shikinami at 8,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages CA San Francisco at 8,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Porter at 8,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Ikazuchi at 8,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Shaw at 8,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Craven at 8,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Blue at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 18
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 34



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 72


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 destroyed
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 8 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Suwannee
CVE Nassau
CVE Long Island



CAP engaged:
VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (2 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-2F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-3F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-5F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-122 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers



Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 2
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 28



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-2F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-3F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-5F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-122 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
35th FG/41st FS with P-38E Lightning (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 39000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
347th FG/68th FS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 39000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers


Despite the round the clock attacks the resupply convoy reaches Batavia and unloads 60,000 supplies.

The night surface action leaves BB West Virginia with 2 SYS 4 FLT 8 ENG and CL Achilles with 2 SYS 17 FLT and 21 ENG as the IJN DDs give the Allies a black eye.


In the air the CVE F4F-4 pilots rise to the challenge and shoot down 45 Japanese fighters and escorts at a cost of 5 Wildcats. Even though the CVE DB and TB pilots cant hit the broad side of a barn the fighter pilots show that they are indeed capable of conducting a point defense....this will be critical for SWPAC as the CVEs will be covering their advance through New Guinea and the DEI to the Philippines.

Altogether Japan loses 58 AC this turn to 17 Allied AC. Individual losses include 38 Sallys, 24 Oscars and 6 F4F-4s.

Another 40,000 supplies remain on the transports at Batavia to be unloaded tomorrow but now the P-38s and P-40s based there can help provide CAP over the port.




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SUBS


SS I-36 sinks xAP Santa Elena off Ambon.

SS O16 sinks AK Koryu Maru near Bunguran.

SS I-36 sinks AK Iron Knob by Ambon.

SS Triton sinks CMcWa1 off Siergo.

SS Harder sinks AMc Fumi Maru near Aogashima.

SS Pompano puts a torpedo in AK Eihuku Maru by Kochi.



DEI.....NAVAL BATTLE OF BATAVIA


An IJN SAG with BB Mutsu and BB Yamashiro launches a devastating night attack on the USN Battleship force protecting Batavia:


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 24, 43
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 7,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Isuzu
CL Yura, Shell hits 1
CL Tama
DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Urakaze
DD Arashi, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB California, Shell hits 43, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Northampton, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 3
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1
DD Blue, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Craven, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Shaw
DD Porter, Shell hits 7, heavy fires



Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 75% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Kogure, Gunji* crosses the 'T'
BB Mutsu engages BB Mississippi at 7,000 yards
BB California engages BB Mutsu at 7,000 yards
BB Mississippi engages CA Mikuma at 7,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA San Francisco at 7,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA Northampton at 7,000 yards
CL Tama engages BB Mississippi at 7,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Porter at 7,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages BB Mississippi at 7,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Arashi at 7,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Blue at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages BB Mississippi at 2,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB Mississippi at 2,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages BB West Virginia at 2,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA San Francisco at 2,000 yards
BB Mississippi engages CA Nachi at 2,000 yards
CL Achilles engages BB Mutsu at 2,000 yards
DD Arashi engages DD Porter at 2,000 yards
BB Mississippi sunk by CL Isuzu at 2,000 yards
DD Arashi engages DD Craven at 2,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Craven at 2,000 yards
BB California engages DD Minegumo at 2,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Craven at 2,000 yards
DD Arashi engages DD Blue at 2,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Porter at 2,000 yards
DD Craven sunk by DD Kazegumo at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB California at 4,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB West Virginia at 4,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CA Mikuma at 4,000 yards
CA Mogami engages BB California at 4,000 yards
CL Achilles engages BB Mutsu at 4,000 yards
BB California engages CL Tama at 4,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Shaw at 4,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Blue at 4,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages DD Blue at 4,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages DD Porter at 4,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Blue at 4,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Kazegumo at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages BB California at 6,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Mutsu at 6,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA San Francisco at 6,000 yards
BB California engages CA Mogami at 6,000 yards
BB California engages CA Nachi at 6,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Kazegumo at 6,000 yards
BB California engages CL Yura at 6,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages DD Blue at 6,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages DD Shaw at 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Porter at 6,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages DD Shaw at 6,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Arashi at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB California engages BB Yamashiro at 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA San Francisco at 10,000 yards
CA Mogami engages BB California at 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Achilles at 10,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Kazegumo at 10,000 yards
CL Yura engages BB California at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages BB California at 10,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Minegumo at 10,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages DD Porter at 10,000 yards
DD Kazegumo sunk by BB California at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB California engages BB Yamashiro at 11,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB West Virginia at 11,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA San Francisco at 11,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA Northampton at 11,000 yards
BB California engages CA Nachi at 11,000 yards
BB California engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
CL Yura engages CA Northampton at 11,000 yards
DD Arashi engages DD Blue at 11,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages DD Blue at 11,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Porter at 11,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Minegumo at 11,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Porter at 11,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages DD Porter at 11,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Shaw at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB California at 13,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB California at 13,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages BB California at 13,000 yards
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Achilles at 13,000 yards
BB California engages CL Tama at 13,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Suzukaze at 13,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Blue at 13,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Porter at 13,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Oshio at 13,000 yards
DD Arashi engages DD Blue at 13,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Porter at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...
aval


Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Isuzu
CL Yura
CL Tama
DD Urakaze
DD Arashi, on fire
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
CA Northampton, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shaw
DD Porter, Shell hits 1, on fire




Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 67% moonlight: 8,000 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...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 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 Yamashiro engages CA Northampton at 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Porter at 8,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
CL Yura engages CA Northampton at 8,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Yamashiro at 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CA Northampton at 8,000 yards
CA Mogami engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Shaw at 8,000 yards
CL Yura engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB West Virginia sunk by BB Yamashiro at 7,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CA Northampton at 7,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Porter at 7,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Shaw at 7,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Hagikaze at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CA Northampton at 6,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages DD Porter at 6,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Shaw at 6,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CA Northampton at 6,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Shaw at 6,000 yards
DD Shaw engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CA Northampton at 8,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


BB Mississippi, BB West Virgina and BB California are all sunk in the most devastating US naval defeat of the war. Heavily damaged CA Northampton struggles back to Darwin with 53 SYS 48 FLT 9 ENG.



After crushing the US battleship force the IJN SAG strikes the CV escort TF:


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 29,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Isuzu
CL Yura
CL Tama
DD Urakaze
DD Arashi, on fire
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
CVE Suwannee
CVE Nassau
CVE Altamaha
CVE Copahee
CVE Prince William
CVE Long Island
CA Wichita
DD Chevalier
DD Nicholas
DD Waller
DD Grayson
DD Ralph Talbot



Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 75% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 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 10,000 yards...
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Allied CV Escort TF evades combat


Fortunately the CVEs are able to evade combat and escape.


The transports unloading at batavia are dead meat and all 20 AKs are sunk:



Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Isuzu
CL Yura
CL Tama
DD Urakaze
DD Arashi, on fire
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
xAK Santa Rita, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Chatanooga City, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Steel Maker, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Steel Engineer, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
xAK Steel Ranger, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAK Steel Traveler, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
xAK Steel Voyager, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
xAK Steel Worker, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAK Liloa, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
xAK Manukai, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
xAK Mormacmar, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK San Anselmo, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
xAK San Felipe, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
xAK Admiral Wiley, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Admiral Laws, Shell hits 16, and is sunk



Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 67% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 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 Yamashiro engages xAK Admiral Laws at 8,000 yards
CA Mogami engages xAK Admiral Laws at 8,000 yards
xAK Admiral Wiley sunk by CL Yura at 8,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Mormacmar at 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Steel Engineer at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Steel Ranger at 6,000 yards
CA Nachi engages xAK San Felipe at 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Manukai at 6,000 yards
CL Yura engages xAK Manukai at 6,000 yards
xAK Susan Luckenbach sunk by BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
xAK Steel Worker sunk by BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Steel Traveler at 6,000 yards
xAK Steel Ranger sunk by BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Chatanooga City at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Admiral Laws at 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK San Felipe at 4,000 yards
CA Nachi engages xAK Steel Maker at 4,000 yards
xAK Manukai sunk by CA Nachi at 4,000 yards
CL Yura engages xAK Mormacmar at 4,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages xAK Steel Maker at 4,000 yards
xAK Steel Maker sunk by DD Asagumo at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages xAK Admiral Laws at 2,000 yards
xAK San Felipe sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
xAK Steel Engineer sunk by CA Nachi at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Liloa at 2,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Steel Voyager at 2,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages xAK Steel Traveler at 2,000 yards
xAK Mormacmar sunk by DD Asagumo at 2,000 yards
xAK Chatanooga City sunk by CA Mogami at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages xAK Admiral Laws at 3,000 yards
xAK Admiral Laws sunk by CA Mikuma at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Steel Voyager at 3,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Liloa at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK San Anselmo at 2,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Liloa at 2,000 yards
CA Mogami engages xAK Steel Traveler at 2,000 yards
xAK Santa Rita sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
CL Tama engages xAK San Anselmo at 2,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages xAK San Anselmo at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK San Anselmo at 3,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages xAK Liloa at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Steel Traveler at 3,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK San Anselmo at 3,000 yards
DD Arashi engages xAK San Anselmo at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages xAK Steel Traveler at 2,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Steel Traveler at 2,000 yards
CL Tama engages xAK Steel Traveler at 2,000 yards
CL Tama engages xAK Steel Traveler at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Isuzu
CL Yura
CL Tama
DD Urakaze
DD Arashi, on fire
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
AM Dash, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
PG Swan, Shell hits 6, and is sunk



Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 67% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PG Swan at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages PG Swan at 6,000 yards
PG Swan sunk by CA Mogami at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages AM Dash at 7,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages AM Dash at 7,000 yards
DD Arashi engages AM Dash at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages AM Dash at 8,000 yards
AM Dash sunk by CL Yura at 8,000 yards
AM Dash sunk by CL Yura at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CA Nachi
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Isuzu
CL Yura
CL Tama
DD Urakaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
xAK Alabaman, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Lena Luckenbach, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Walter Luckenbach, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Diamond head, Shell hits 17, and is sunk




Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 67% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages xAK Diamond head at 8,000 yards
CA Mogami engages xAK Diamond head at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Walter Luckenbach at 7,000 yards
CA Mogami engages xAK Diamond head at 7,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages xAK Alabaman at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Diamond head at 4,000 yards
CL Tama engages xAK Diamond head at 4,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Alabaman at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Diamond head at 6,000 yards
xAK Diamond head sunk by CA Mikuma at 6,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages xAK Walter Luckenbach at 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Walter Luckenbach at 6,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages xAK Walter Luckenbach at 6,000 yards
CA Nachi engages xAK Walter Luckenbach at 6,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages xAK Walter Luckenbach at 6,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages xAK Walter Luckenbach at 6,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages xAK Walter Luckenbach at 6,000 yards
xAK Walter Luckenbach sunk by CA Nachi at 6,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages xAK Alabaman at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Lena Luckenbach at 5,000 yards
DD Oshio engages xAK Alabaman at 5,000 yards
CA Nachi engages xAK Lena Luckenbach at 5,000 yards
CL Yura engages xAK Lena Luckenbach at 5,000 yards
xAK Lena Luckenbach sunk by CL Isuzu at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Alabaman at 7,000 yards
CA Nachi engages xAK Alabaman at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages xAK Alabaman at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages xAK Alabaman at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages xAK Alabaman at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages xAK Alabaman at 9,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


The CVEs get involved in yet another surface combat as they escape towards darwin:


Day Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 51,99, Range 26,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
CVE Suwannee
CVE Nassau
CVE Altamaha
CVE Copahee
CVE Prince William
CVE Long Island
CA Wichita
DD Chevalier
DD Nicholas
DD Waller
DD Grayson
DD Ralph Talbot



Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 52,100, Range 29,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
CVE Suwannee
CVE Nassau
CVE Altamaha
CVE Copahee
CVE Prince William
CVE Long Island
CA Wichita
DD Chevalier
DD Nicholas
DD Waller
DD Grayson
DD Ralph Talbot



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 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 29,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat



I still think that the operation was necessary to resupply Batavia but the cost was extremely high. There are no USN BBs left west of Hawaii now. I may have to bring some of the RN BBs from India to the DEI to make up for the losses.












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RE: NAVAL DISASTER IN THE DEI - 3/22/2010 2:29:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ouch. I've had a similar experience in my game as well. In several old battleship vs old battleship encounters, the Allies have always got the short end of the stick by a lot.

Even with superior numbers, the US pre-war fleet just gets destroyed, even if they have double the number of Japanese ships. And if you happen to run into Yamato or Musashi, I wouldn't expect it to be pretty. I'd say experience makes a difference. A big difference.

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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/23/2010 4:13:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		Xxzard.....I totally agree with you. All of the slow BBs have had all of the upgrades with the new surface gunnery radar and they have been at sea most of the war which is the main way to increase experience short of actual combat....Norman Scott was the TF commander. StoneAge was fortunate that it was a night action...if he planned it that way then I tip my hat to him....the Japanese have their largest surface advantage at night. Curiously, the old pre-war USN heavy cruisers seem to do better in surface combat than the slow BBs. Would be interesting if you could replicate a late 1944 Surigao Strait night action with slow USN BBs under Admiral Oldendorf's command and see if they could annihilate a 2 BB IJN surface force.

Oh well....Im sending in the pros now....a Royal Navy SAG from India centered around BB PoW and BC Repulse with Vice Admiral Sommerville in command....78 naval and 85 aggression....take that Tanaka!



2/28-3/1/43



SUBS


SS Trout sinks AK Heito Maru off Kume-jima.

SS Wahoo lands a fish on AK Bordeaux near Wakkanai.

SS Flying Fish puts a torpedo in AK Teisin Maru by Wakkanai.

SS Pogy sinks AKL Gozan Maru off Fukue-jima.

SS Flying Fish sinks AK Bordeaux Maro near Wakkanai.

SS Gunnard sinks AK Teisin Maru by Wakkanai.

SS S-30 sinks TK Kiyo Maru off Balikpappan.

SS RO-101 scores a torpedo hit on AK Admiral Nulton near Koepang.






CENTPAC


The USN CVs make it back to Pearl for R&R. CV Enterprise ties up pierside to complete her 10/42 upgrades.....now the US Navy....and the Allies....are down to a total of 3 fleet carriers for the entire Pacific.


The US 13th Air Force in the Bismarcks stands down after turning Truk into a smoking ruin....recon shows 100% airfield damage and over 80% harbor damage to the atoll.

Truk will never again be used as a major anchorage or a major airbase for the duration of the war.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/23/2010 2:24:50 PM   
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62. Gameplay Change: Placed limits on glide bombing altitudes. A TD/DB/FB/F group must be at 10-20K altitude to perform glide bombing, otherwise it is a normal level bombing attack. Groups were at maximum altitude and conducting glide bombs attack, sometimes without engaging CAP or flak.

Under 10k and over 20k should be a level bomb attack.

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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/25/2010 2:04:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		WLockyard...thanks for the explanation of setting aircraft altitudes!



3/2-3/5/43



SUBS


SS Pogy is hit by 7 DCs from IJN ASW off hanghai.

SS RO-101 sinks yet another ship.....AK Harry Luckenbach.....by Koepang.

SS Scorpion sinks AK Kiyoshima Maru near Kanoya.

SS Drum sinks TK Ryuei Maru off Naha.

SS Shad sinks TK Akebono Maru by Kanozawa.

SS Sculpin sinks AK Taibin Maru near Wenchow.

SS S-34 torpedoes SS I-21 off Bara...after losing 2 USN subs to Jap sub launched torpedoes this war we finally return the favor.



DEI


After the success of SS RO-101 at Koepang...sinking 4 Allied ships in a week in the harbor despite the presence of ASW AC and an ASW TF.....StoneAge has flooded the Timor Sea and the area around Koepang with a wolfpack of at least 7 subs spotted so far. Ive reinforced Koepang with 2 additional ASW TFs and several squadrons of experienced ASW AC including a seasoned TBF air group fragment that survived the sinking of CV Wasp. Ive also got 3 minelayers on the way to Koepang...in the early part of the war the minefields were the only effective way to keep IJN subs out of Allied harbors.

I had been reinforcing Koepang with the 9th Australian Division when all the IJN subs started showing up but now their transport convoy along with all the other transport TFs in the area are being withdrawn from the Timor Sea until after we have dealt with this IJN sub menace.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/26/2010 1:47:05 AM   
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SUBS


SS I-26 sinks DD Talbot off Koepang.

SS Truant sinks AKL Kosho Maro near Medan.

SS Tarpon sinks off Amami-Oshima from DC damage.



DEI


I sent a hunter/killer ASW TF with an expert TF commander into a hex with a spotted IJN sub just SE of Koepang....and the hunted ends up killing the hunter as DD Talbot is sunk. A CM made it into Koepang and laid a 60 mine minefield so next time Japanese subs enter Koepang port they should have a surprise....5 more DMs and CMs are on their way to Koepang along with 2 ACMs to maintain the minefields.

The Allies continue their buildup in the DEI for the planned 1944 offensive into the Celebes and Borneo...and probably also a relief attempt on Java. Unfortunately, we just lost 3 BBs trying to reinforce Batavia...the DEI is the only spot on the map where Japan controls the seas around the front lines so we have to exercise some care and caution here.

Batavia, our most exposed position, now has 1300 AV behind level 5 forts with 75,000 supplies so this will provide a beachhead for the reconquest of Java.

Ambon, our 2nd most exposed position, now has 230 AV behind level 4 forts with 13,000 supplies and several RAAF engineer units for airfield and port construction.

Koepang now has 1200 AV and 325,000 supplies and can now conduct itself as a level 10 airbase with its Air HQ. But after losing the 3 BBs at Batavia and faced with 2 powerful IJN SAGs in the Java Sea, all the remaining IJN CVLs and CVEs and an IJN sub wolfpack surrounding Timor we were forced to withdraw
the British troop convoy carrying the 9th Australian Division before it could complete offloading. The 9th Australian troop convoy will wait it out at Darwin until we can bring up another SAG to cover and also achieve some suppression of the subs. The 29th British Brigade was unloaded at Koepang...this brigade is a precursor to the 36th Indian Division.....the bulk of which will arrive at Karachi and Madras over the next 10 months, By early 1944 we will have 18th UK Division, 9th Australian Division and 36th Indian Division available on Timor for offensive operations into the DEI. We also hope to pull most of the 1st Australian Corps out of Thailand and Indochina for redeployment to the DEI by that time.

At Darwin, the Allies have some 1000 AV of Australia Command units and 350,000 supplies. We plan to accumulate over 1,000,000 supplies and 1,000,000 fuel points here prior to commencing offensive operations in the DEI. Most of the Australia Command LCUs at Darwin will be transferred into the 1st Australian Corps by spending PPs over the next year. All told....we plan on having available 18th UK, 36th Indian and 4-5 Aussie Divisions available for offensive ops in the DEI by early 1944.



SHIPYARDS


American shipyards are packed to the gills as the US Navy prepares for the upcoming Marshalls offensive.

On the west coast, Bremerton has BB Tennessee and BB Pensylvania along with CA Houston and some DDs all undergoing refits and upgrades. San Francisco is filled to capacity with upgrades to BB Nevada and BB Oklahoma along woth over a score of upgrading xAPs. All four of these old BBs in west coast ports have major refits that require some 120-150 days...so these ships will miss the Marshalls offensive but should be ready for the Marianas in the last half of 1943. Los Angeles has dozens of xAKs upgrading and the shipyards are full here also.

On Oahu, Pearl Harbor is especially overtaxed as CV Lexington is repairing her torpedo damage, CV Enterprise is upgrading, and some 20 APs are converting into APAs. Fortunately BBs Idaho, Arizona, North Carolina, South Dakota, Washington and Indiana just completed their repairs and upgrades at Pearl last week opening up both pierside and shipyard space for the CVs and APAs.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/27/2010 7:29:18 PM   
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SUBS


SS Finback puts a fish in CL Kashima by Tokara Retto.

SS Truant gets in a gun battle with AKL Fukuyu Maru landing 10 shells but is forced to retire after suffering 5 hits in return.

SS Tinosa sinks SC Ch 14 off Hakodate.

SS Peto sinks SC Cha-23 near Kanoya.

SS I-10 sinks CM Prins van Orange ofbuilt up into massive airfields...and the Bismarkf Selarce.

SS Porpoise sinks near salajar from DC damage.



SITZKRIEG IN THE PACIFIC


This is definitely the quietest time of the war to date. With the ceasefire in China nothing much is happening on the ground save continued mop up operations in Thailand and Indochina against a RTA and a Viet Minh fragment....just cant seem to kill them completely.

In the air, nothing much happening save for 3 B-25 squadrons based at Mussau Island doing their daily "milk run" against Truk to keep it over 90% damage.

At sea, its mainly the sub wars although there have been a couple of IJN naval bombardments at Batavia over the last couple weeks. The first bombardment caught me as I was transferring some heavy bombers back to Australia from SE Asia as I lost 6 4Es on the ground....but most everyone else was damaged. The last naval bombardment killed some P-38s and P-40s on the ground so I am puling all my fighters out of Batavia for the time being as I cant stop the bombardments.

Paradoxically, while this is the quietest time of the war regarding front line combat the Allied transports are working at a frenzied tempo to move the troops, supplies and fuel needed for the upcoming operations.



LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS


Im sure that StoneAge is wondering where the next Allied blow will fall.

Invading the DEI from Koepang and Ambon has to be high on his list.....he has massed the remainder of his carrier forces here along with at least 2 IJN SAGs with BBs plus a sub wolfpack. This would be the most direct Allied route to cut off Japan from her oil and resource centers.

However from a logistics standpoint there is no way...the Allies only have 2 divisions here for offensive purposes and it will probably take the remainder of 1943 to bring in three divisions from India and 3 more from Australia along with sufficient fuel and supplies to sustain continuous offensive ops.

Right now the British merchant marine is running convoys from Abadan-Perth, Capetown-Perth and Aden-Darwin to bring in the troops, supplies and fuel. The Aussie merchant marine is running convoys from Sydney-Koepang and Sydney-Ambon to bring in construction and aviation engineers and supplies.

But there is a critical shortage of fuel in Darwin and Koepang.....in fact the USN Air Combat TF in the DEI based around 5 CVEs had to refuel in Batavia of all places when it escorted the resupply convoy there. And currently there isnt enough fuel in Darwin or Koepang to support the ASW and surface TFs there so we have had to curtail most of our ops there. Fuel is on the way to Darwin from Noumea via the US merchant marine but its a slow process.

So a major offensive from the DEI is out fo the question until 1944.

StoneAge is probably worried about an Allied offensive into the Marianas.....this is obvious as they will provide the USAAF with the massive airfields they require to firebomb Japan. StoneAge know that Mussau, Manus and Kavieng have been built up into major airfields and ports so an invasion into the Marianas would be logical but again its impossible now due to logistics.

The main US base west of Hawaii for all of 1942 was Noumea. Virtually 90% of all convoys leaving the US ended up at Noumea since the war began. At its peak Noumea had over 12 divisions, 20 base force/aviation units, 30 seabee/construction units and over 1.5 million supplies and fuel. Capturing the Solomons/Bismarcks/Admiralties and Papua New Guinea used up an enormous amount of supplies and fuel.

I found that as SOPAC invaded the Bismarks and the Admiralties the Allies had reached the end of their logistical tether....it was just too far to sail from Noumea to the combat zones any longer. The US need to acquire another major base closer to the combat zones.

Manus looked like a good candidate...it can be built up into a level 7 port and its the closest level 7 port to the Marianas......but its too exposed. The IJN BBs could race in at any time and wreak havoc with helpless transports while they were loading and unloading.

Instead...the US is building up Rabaul to become their major base west of Hawaii for 1943. Its a perfect anchorage....its protected from the open ocean by multiple islands that have all built up into massive airfields with over 1000 AC......the Bismarck Sea in now an Allied lake....I dont anticipate any IJN subs showing up here as the area is crisscrossed by naval search and ASW AC. Rabaul is perhaps the most protected anchorage for the Allies outside of Tacoma and has now been built up intoa level 6 airfield and port.

This moves the US main base about 1000 north from New Caledonia to New Britain. With the capture of the Gilberts that shaves off 2000 miles off the route each way for convoys leaving the US west coast to their front line base...or over a week each way for most convoys.

The biggest problem is moving all the troops/supplies and fuel from Noumea to Allied front line bases. The port in Noumea is full every turn with ships loading as they move 8 divisions to Rabaul, 3 USMC and 1 army divison to the Gilberts and Hawaii for the Marshalls ops, supplies to Manus for the bomber offensive on Truk, supplies to New Guinea for the SWPAC offensive, fuel to Darwin for DEI ops, and transfer of the remaining 1 million supplies and fuel northward to Rabaul.

Even with the Cebu naval base unit and several naval service detachments at Rabaul the port there is overloaded every turn as men and materiel flow in. So there is a logistical logjam at both Noumea and Rabaul that precludes any offensive ops(outside of SWPAC in New Guinea) until June 1943 at the earliest.

So that leaves the 3rd obvious choice for StoneAge to consider....invasion of the Marshalls. Its logical that the Allies would attack here after taking the Gilberts in February 1943. In fact, this is the only place where its logistically possible for the Allies to invade before June 1943. In addition to the logistical considerations, the fact that the USN has all of their CVs, fast BBs and APs at Pearl undergoing repairs and upgrades makes the Marshalls the only place possible for the Allies to attack next month.

Hawaii had been neglected for most of 1942.....StoneAge flooded the Hawaiian Sea frontier with subs so most convoys leaving the US west coast took the great southern route to Noumea....well south of any IJN sub patrols. Now the US is rapidly building up in Hawaii...moving the troops/supplies and fuel needed for both the Marshalls and the Marianas ops. And while CENTPAC is securing the Marshalls in April/May 1943, SWPAC will be building up in Rabaul for its western New Guinea/Paulaus/Carolines ops for June/July/August 1943. And then while SWPAC is conducting its offensives in June-August 1943 CENTPAC will be massing in Rabaul for its Marianas offensive in September-December 1943.

For the last half of 1943, Rabaul will be the hub for all Allied offensive operations.




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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/28/2010 11:07:11 PM   
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SUBS


SS Hoe sinks CS Nishin off Aogashima.

SS Swordfish sinks AK Hakodate Maru near Nakadori-jima.

SS Narwhal engages an IJN convoy on the surface by Aogashima...first Narwhal torpedoes and sinks AK Omi Maru and then she gets into a gunnery duel with SC CH 13. Narwehal lands 4 6" shells on the SC sinking her but is hit 4 times by return fire and is forced to submerge.



SWPAC


The 112th Calvary Regiment completes the SWPAC reconquest of Papua New Guinea by taking Vanima. Now SWPAC is within 40 miles of Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea.

After that, SWPAC will be advancing by amphibious assault rather than by overland.


The buildup continues at Rabaul. Here is a screenshot of the Allied ASW and naval search arcs around Rabaul:







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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 3/31/2010 2:29:22 AM   
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SUBS


SS Snook sinks AK Ikuta Maru off Shanghai.

SS Gudgeon sinks AK Nansin Maru by Laoag.

SS Tinosa is lost off the coast of Japan with all hands as she succumbs to damage from ASW AC bombs.



CENTPAC


A few days ago Marine SBD pilots flying from bases at Tarawa and Makin began to soften up Japanese defenses at Mili. The losses were unsustainable....we were losing approximately 4 SBDs per turn from 2 divebomber squadrons so divebomber flights were halted and we sent in the B-25s instead:


Morning Air attack on Mili Naval Fortress, at 136,121 (Mili)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15


No Allied losses

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



Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb


The only Japanese unit on Mili is the "Mili Naval Fortress" unit. The SBDs suffered very heavy losses bombing Truk and also what I consider to be prohibitive losses bombing the Japanese Bubba Gump shrimp wharf at Mili. I dont think that divebombers can be used in AE to attack Japanese airfields and ports as was done historically due to prohibitive losses. Their main and apparently only value is as an antiship platform as they cant stand up to land based AAA.


StoneAge sends an IJN SAG with 3 BBs to bombard the US base at Kavieng. Unlike his previous naval bombardment missions which were "shoot and scoot", this mission doesnt bombard until the last bombardment phase of the 2 day turn and suffersw repeated air attacks:


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 109,115

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 13


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kongo



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 21, 43

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kongo



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 9
A-29 Hudson x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 3
SBD-3 Dauntless x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 4 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 5 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1
CA Tone
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
CA Atago



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
10 x A-29 Hudson bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Jintsu


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
BB Hiei



Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb


Im a bit disappointed in the performance of the SBDs here.....they werent all Marine pilots. One SBD squadron was a refugee from sunken CV Wasp. When the smoke clears the US loses 22 SBDs over Kavieng.....16 from A2A.


Then the IJN bombardment TF hammers Kavieng:


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Naval bombardment of Kavieng at 106,122

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
CL Naka
CL Sendai


Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 17 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Airbase hits 32
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 314

BB Hiei firing at Kavieng
BB Haruna firing at Kavieng
BB Kongo firing at Kavieng
CA Chokai firing at Kavieng
CA Maya firing at Kavieng
CA Atago firing at Kavieng
CA Takao firing at Kavieng
CA Chikuma firing at Kavieng
CA Tone firing at Kavieng
CL Naka firing at Kavieng
CL Sendai firing at Kavieng


Kavieng airfield suffers 97% runway damage and 60% service damage......the 4 seabee units at Kavieng will very busy tomorrow. Ten Allied AC are destroyed on the ground during the bombardment.


Meanwhile, an IJN carrier TF is spotted NW of Truk.







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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 4/1/2010 2:18:21 AM   
racndoc


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SS I-31 lands a torpedo on AP Empress Asia near Koepang. AP Empress was carrying an aviation base force and made it to Koepang to unload but some casualties were suffered.



CENTPAC


The IJN bombardment TF that hit Kavieng last turn hit Mussau Island this turn without reloading and caused substantial damage:


Naval bombardment of Mussau Island at 105,120

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 destroyed on ground
B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed on ground
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed on ground
P-38F Lightning: 4 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 5 destroyed on ground
LB-30 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
B-17F Fortress: 2 destroyed on ground
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
CL Jintsu
CL Naka
CL Sendai
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Yamagumo
DD Asashio
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Isokaze
DD Oyashio
DD Kuroshio
DD Kiyonami
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo


Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)


Airbase hits 55
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 186

BB Hiei firing at Mussau Island
BB Haruna firing at Mussau Island
BB Kongo firing at Mussau Island
CA Chokai firing at Mussau Island
CA Maya firing at Mussau Island
CA Atago firing at Mussau Island
CA Takao firing at Mussau Island
CA Chikuma firing at Mussau Island
CA Tone firing at Mussau Island
CL Jintsu firing at Mussau Island
CL Naka firing at Mussau Island
CL Sendai firing at Mussau Island
DD Kasumi firing at Mussau Island
DD Arare firing at Mussau Island
DD Yamagumo firing at Mussau Island
DD Asashio firing at Mussau Island
DD Tanikaze firing at Mussau Island
DD Hamakaze firing at Mussau Island
DD Isokaze firing at Mussau Island
DD Oyashio firing at Mussau Island
DD Kuroshio firing at Mussau Island
DD Kiyonami firing at Mussau Island
DD Akigumo firing at Mussau Island
DD Yugumo firing at Mussau Island


The Allies lose 49 AC on the ground at Mussau including 25 heavy bombers and 10 B-25s. By daybreak the IJN SAG had sailed out of range of the SBDs and TBDs and the Allied aerial response was muted:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 109,111

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 4
A-29 Hudson x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 4 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Hiei



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-29 Hudson bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb


This confirms my decision to make Rabaul the main port for staging LCUs and transports as the outer islands are too easily exposed to IJN naval bombardments.
Unfortunately most of my multiple torpedo squadrons had been set for trainng the previous turn when Kavieng was bombarded and the performance of my SBDs was abyssmal,

Looks like I will either have to park my fleet carriers off the Bismarcks to protect against naval bombardments or permanently station an Allied SAG with at least 3 BBs here as land based AC are not up to the challenge.......but the last time I stationed an Allied SAG with 3 BBs to protect a port against naval bombardment
(Batavia) I lost all 3 BBs to an inferior IJN force with 2 BBs that apparently didnt suffer any losses/

Even with the virtual destruction of IJN fleet carriers its difficult to defend forward bases on 3 fronts......Gilberts/Marshalls, New Guinea/Bismarcks and the DEI....in early 1943 with only 3 USN fleet carriers operational. Im thinking of moving my fast BBs (with Admiral Lee in command) to defend the Bismarcks while the slow pre-war BBs support amphibious ops in the Marshalls.

Here is a screenshot of the departing IJN bombardment TF:








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RE: IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANC... - 4/3/2010 12:31:14 PM   
Miller


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Status: offline 		Lol at that sighting report....one more Battleship than the IJN have in entire game.

Good to see your opponent sticking with the game despite losing it in Feb '42.

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