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21 May 1944 We defend Bangkok for a second day. Indicators and Warnings Subs Thailand The worst units (and the IJNAF, who are low on planes and pilots) are rotated out of the airbattles at Bankok whcih resume. Again losses on both sides are high, however we loose few pilots: Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5 Ki-84r Frank x 129 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4 Ki-84r Frank x 121 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 39 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 6 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 3 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4 Ki-84r Frank x 102 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2 Ki-84r Frank x 93 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 75 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 62 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 50 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 3 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 42 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 18 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 3 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 35 Allied aircraft Thunderbolt I x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Thunderbolt I: 2 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 19 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 9 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed No Allied losses By now our cap is exhausted, more sweeps come in unopposed then the bombers arrive. He is the main attack, many others follow :( Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 14 B-24D1 Liberator x 14 B-24J Liberator x 104 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 20 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 27 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 109 We try a sneek attack on Pisanuloke in central Thailand Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 45 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 13 P-40K Warhawk x 3 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 damaged P-40N26 Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 22 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 58 Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 40 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 13 P-40K Warhawk x 3 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground P-40N26 Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 10 Runway hits 29 Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 13 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 13 P-40K Warhawk x 3 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Sumatra / Malaya / Borneo The B-29 catch us knaping. Sinkawang is being bult up as part of the defence of Borneo and to help escort in convoys to Singapore: Morning Air attack on Singkawang , at 56,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 35 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 3 destroyed on ground D4Y3 Judy: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-57-II Topsy: 2 destroyed on ground B6N2a Jill: 4 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 46 Airbase supply hits 14 Runway hits 80 East DEI An undefended Koepang is hit hard: Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 18 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 43 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 17 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 59 OZ Pacific China Our air combat capability in Thailand has now culminated and aircraft are withdrawn back to the Vietnam / China border. In addition transport aircraft, and training units based around Saigon are withdrawn back to begin the next stage of withdrawel, and to keep our strike capability intact. We need to to a major reorganisation of our fighter force. We have plenty of pilots about to come online to fill out the fighter squadrons. The bomber force has hardly been affected.
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