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RE: CENTPAC: INVASION MIYAKE-JIMA - 7/22/2015 4:17:36 AM

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Odd turn. I have seen sub vs sub encounters many times but that is the first time I ever saw a mini-sub sunk by a full size sub. Talk about tiny torpedo targets!

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RE: CENTPAC: INVASION MIYAKE-JIMA - 7/24/2015 11:07:40 PM

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jwolf......the info screen shows that Ive sunk 8 BBs and 5 CAs......so I think that would leave the Japanese Navy with 4 BBs(all damaged) and 11 CAs plus a ton of DDs still.

BBfanboy, jwolf or anyone else reading this thread....I will soon be able to drop the atomic bomb and Ive never used
it before so any advice on its best use would be welcome. I am assuming that the bomb should be dropped as per RL....
ie daytime manpower attack at 30,000'. Has anyone dropped an atomic bomb at 10,000' feet and is it more accurate? And
did the plane that dropped the bomb get blown up by it?

7/31-8/1/45.....continued

SAC

The B-29s were rested last turn but very few seemed to be repairing with the over stacked AFs. There are only 150 ready
B-29s with 104 not ready at Saipan. There are 202 B-29s ready with 91 not ready at Tinian.

CENTPAC

Ive turned Miyake-jima into a defensive AF this turn....the Harpoons were withdrawn and now its all fighters flying
CAP (including a night fighter squadron as Dave night bombed the AF there last turn). There are a half dozen engineer
LCUs there in addition to 140,000 supplies so it should build up into a level 5 AF in 2 or 3 turns. All amphibious
shipping will depart from Miyake-jima this turn and Fifth Fleet will cover their withdrawal back to the Bonins. I
will leave a few small surface TFs at Miyake-jima to prevent Dave from naval bombarding the AF.

A night Japanese naval attack put a torpedo in CVE Matanikau but with 22 FLT it will stay on the line.

PV-2 Harpoons were based on Iwo Jima this turn and they will hit the Japanese AF at Shimizu next turn. The only red"x"
over a Japanese AF this turn was at Tsu....and the carrier TBM-3s will be tasked with knocking that AF out next turn.

AEs/AKEs will depart from the Marianas this turn and link up with the AOs just south of Iwo Jima next turn. On the
turn after that the AE/AKEs and the AOs will rendezvous with the carriers of Fifth Fleet within 5 hexes of Iwo Jima
and Iwo Jima will be loaded with VR and VT replacement squadrons so I can re-arm, refuel and take on TBM-3 and F4U-1D replacements all at the same time.

CHINA

Army Group Center unleashes the 2nd Tank Corps at Haichow:

Ground combat at Haichow (93,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18000 troops, 118 guns, 2120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1204

Defending force 2620 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Allied adjusted assault: 888

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 126 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Haichow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2186 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 103 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 39 (27 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
762nd Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
6th RGC Division
19th RGC Temp./A Division
Sasebo 3rd SNLF /4
57th JAAF AF Bn

With the capture of Haichow we have slammed the door shut on the Nanking pocket with over 500,000 IJA troops. With
another 350,00 IJA troops trapped in the Hankow pocket I dont think that there are any significant Japanese maneuver
forces remaining in China...only garrisons.

Army Group South bombards away at Shanghai:

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3557 troops, 161 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 831

Defending force 44356 troops, 674 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 1426

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

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
69th Chinese/B Corps
32nd Chinese/A Corps
16th Chindit Brigade
52nd Chinese/C Corps
46th Chinese/A Corps
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
69th Chinese/C Corps
69th Chinese/A Corps
49th Chinese/B Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
544th Field Artillery Battalion
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
XXXIV Indian Corps
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
South Pacific
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
4th RGC Route Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st RGC Capital/A Division
118th Division
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st RGC Division
26th Engineer Regiment
1st RGC Capital/C Division
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
5th RGC Route Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Div /7
28th RF Gun Battalion
23rd JNAF AF Unit
3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
8th RF Gun Battalion
7th RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai Special Base Force
21st RF Gun Battalion
75th JAAF AF Bn
29th RF Gun Battalion
49th Field AA Battalion
75th Field AA Battalion
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
25th RF Gun Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
23rd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
31st RF Gun Battalion
China Area Fleet
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
217th Naval Const Bn /1

We will reinforce Shanghai with another 9000 AV and over 30 artillery LCUs from Army Group South before we launch an
assault. The carpet bombing of Shanghai has begun and we have knocked out the AF and port here(they dont seem to be
repairing so perhaps Dave is out of supplies there). We will bypass the 370,000 IJA troops hunkered down in Nanking
and the remaining 9000 AV of Army Group South will reinforce the 5000 AV of Army Group Center troops investing Suchow.

The left flank of Army Group Center...over 15,000 AV total...continues to march on Chengting and Peiping.

Dave is on vacation for a week and a half so I have the time now to totally re-organize the Allied air forces in
China. Very few fighters are now needed to support Allied bombers as Dave has pretty much pulled back all his
fighter groups for defense of the Home Islands. The main 4E AFs in China.....level 9 AFs at Tuyun, Liuchow, Kukong,
Hong Kong, Kweilin and Kweiyang and a level 8 AF at Chungking....are all out of range of the Allied front lines.
New level 9 AFs were completed this turn at Sian, Nanchang and Tsinkiang. Sian and Tsinkiang will become 4E bomber
bases now. All the 2E and tac bombers will move to Nanchang, the level 8 AFs at Wenchow and Hangchow(Hangchow
should turn level 9 in 2-3 turns) and smaller front line AFs at Kaifeng and Nanyang. Moving the 2Es forward to
Nanchang and Hangchow opens up the level 9 AFs at Changsha and Hengyang for the 4Es. And of course basing fewer
fighters in the forward AFs means more bombers.

This was a good time for Dave to go on vacation. With all the air reorganization and the activation of the Soviets
this turn I will need several days to write all the orders.

Ensuing posts will cover the Soviet order of battle and objectives.

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RE: CENTPAC: INVASION MIYAKE-JIMA - 7/25/2015 2:35:34 AM

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Looking forward to seeing the Red Army in action!

As for the A-bomb, I am a novice and have no info about that. All I can say is, good luck!

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RE: CENTPAC: INVASION MIYAKE-JIMA - 7/25/2015 3:47:50 AM

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I also have never used an A-bomb. I understand there is a substantial penalty (PPs??) for using one. With closer bases you can achieve the same result with masses of B-29ts.

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GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIETS ARE ACTIVATED - 7/28/2015 3:14:23 AM

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BBfanboy....I just read the rules regarding the atomic bomb. You are only penalized one victory level if you use 3
or more atomic bombs.....so I guess that using two is ok. As far as targeting...you need to pick out a specific
industrial target in the target city and that will then become ground zero for the blast. Im now wondering if the
game actually models the geographic layout of each city.....you would want an industrial target that was historically
at the epicenter of the city so that you could inflict the most damage with your blast radius.

GUNS OF AUGUST: THE SOVIETS ARE ACTIVATED

This is the first time in 11 years of WitP that Im actually giving orders to Soviet forces. The Soviet Army.....Army
Group North.... is absolutely massive. I just did a rough count of Soviet ground troops and I came out with over
37,000 AV.... almost as much as Army Group Center and Army Group South combined! The Soviet air forces are very
large also....Im over stacked at nearly every AF as there simply arent enough BFs with the rule changes in the newest
version of AE. I have over 1700 AC at the adjacent AFs at Vladivostok and Viroshilov as they are both level 9 and
have the highest total of BFs of all Soviet AFs. The USSR's idea of a long range fighter is 7 hexes and there are
very few of those. Most fighters have a range of 5 hexes or less. I downgraded as many of the newer light bomber
squadrons as I could to older 1941 aircraft types with longer range and larger bomb loads.

Dave has a couple of CAs and and a CL that Ive spotted on the west coast of the Home Islands......the Russians have
2 CAs at Vladivostok but they have over 200 long range torpedo bombers.....IL-4Ts with a normal range of 10 hexes
and DB-3Ts with a normal range of 11 hexes. I found one air HQ with a torpedo rating....10th Air Army at Khabarovsk
.....that Im strategically redeploying to Spassk-Dalny and then it will march to the sea....and then I will have
torpedo coverage over almost the entire Sea of Japan.

As far as the Russian Navy is concerned....I now have 46 Soviet subs that will fill most of the Sea Of Japan....
should be very dangerous waters for the IJN if they decide to come out of port.

Now in RL...Im sure that all the Soviet troops were all on the border of Manchukuo when they launched their invasion
on 8/1/45. I dont get to start until 8/2.....and then there are only 15 turns remaining in the game with the 2 day
turns so I will be lucky to advance even 9-10 hexes before the war ends. None of the assault troops are on the border.
Many of the Soviet troops are so far away from the border that it will take over a week to reach enemy territory...
especially in Mongolia. So while the Red Army is definitely impressive....it will have more bark than bite. If this
game was to be continued for another 60-90 days I could easily see all of China and Manchukuo being liberated by the
Allies.

The front line for Army Group North is so large that I need to break it down into a western and eastern segment to
show it all on a map. This post 5 will cover the eastern portion of Army Group North...some 19,000 AV of troops.

5000 AV of Soviet troops will advance on Harbin from the E and NE. Another 5100 AV will advance on Mutankiang from
the E. 2300 AV will advance on Mutankiang from the SE. The 6000 AV of Soviet troops in Vladvostok will drive on Yenki
and then Changchun. On Sakhalin Island...an initial force of 730 AV will advance on Shikuka and Toyohara but they
will be heavily reinforced by aerial and naval transports.

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GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIETS ARE ACTIVATED - 7/29/2015 3:20:55 AM

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GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ACTIVATION....WESTERN HALF OF ARMY GROUP NORTH

The previous post covered the 19,000 AV of Soviet troops in the eastern half of Army Group North. This post covers
the western half of Army Group North...over 18,000 AV of Soviet troops.

I misspoke in the previous post regarding no Soviet troops being deployed on the border of Manchukuo. Here I actually
have 220 AV of Mongolian motorized troops starting on the border at Oboto and an extremely powerful formation of 6600
AV of Soviet troops on the border at Tamsag.

The 220 AV of Mongolian troops will take the lead in an advance on Mangan. Behind them are 650 AV of Soviet troops
at Ulan Bator. The armor/mechanized troops at Ulan Bator have a chance to cross the Gobi Desert and join up with
the Mongolian troops to assault Mangan and then approach Kalgan and eventually move on Peiping from the north. The
infantry at Ulan Bator will spend the entire month of August just crossing the Gobi Desert to get to Manchukuo.

The main army at Tamsag......6600 AV of mostly "Guards" forces...has 3 very powerful units that alone provide over
2000 AV ....1 Guards Armored Division and 2 Guards mechanized corps. Then there are also the remarkable "break-
through" artillery divisions present. Following up the Tamsag forces are 1700 AV at Orderhaan and 3500 AV at
Choybalsan. Togther...this army of over 11,500 AV will advance on Jehol before moving on Peiping from the east.

Then theres the 1400 AV of troops at Ulan Ude and 1950 AV of troops at Chita. I had placed all these units on
"strategic" mode a few turns ago...hoping that they could use both strategic rail and road movement to cross Mongolia
and support the advance on Peiping. Unfortunately....none of these units...not even the armor and mechanized units...
can use strategic movement on highways in Mongolia. So now these troops will be railed to Borzya, along with another
3-4 NKVD divisions.... and from there they will advance on Hailer and then hopefully can approach Harbin from the
north.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIETS ARE ACTIVATED - 7/29/2015 1:49:49 PM

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The Red Army has some really nice, strong units. I just hope you have time enough for them to do the job!

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RE: CENTPAC: INVASION MIYAKE-JIMA - 7/29/2015 3:06:24 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I also have never used an A-bomb. I understand there is a substantial penalty (PPs??) for using one. With closer bases you can achieve the same result with masses of B-29ts.

I think the penalty is a victory level reduction.

The bomb is not properly modeled in the game (Bill mentioned something once about the difficulty of modeling it) and is a huge disappointment in its damage doing capability.

Likely not worth using.

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GUNS OF AUGUST:THE MOST POWERFUL UNIT IN AE - 8/1/2015 9:54:58 PM

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HansBolter....I guess that you and BBfanboy have talked me into not using the atomic bomb. The original rule book
states that only using 3 or more A bombs would trigger a loss of a victory level but so many players on the forum
think that even 1 A bomb could cost the Allies a victory level that I wonder if that rule was modified in one of
the updates. Im too lazy to read all of the rule changes since AE came out and I agree that the destructive power
of the A bomb was not modeled properly so why even take a chance on using it.

GUNS OF AUGUST: THE MOST POWERFUL LAND UNIT IN AE

I was just looking at the Soviet LCUs that were stacked at Tamsag when I spotted the 9th Guards Mechanized Corps so
I attached a screenshot of it. It has an assault value of 809 and the cargo load cost is 66666. Imagine how many AKAs
would be required to load this LCU for an amphibious assault! This is the most powerful ground unit that Ive ever seen
in AE.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST:THE MOST POWERFUL UNIT IN AE - 8/1/2015 11:45:25 PM

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Sherman tanks in that Soviet Corps! Have they no pride? Where are the legendary T-34s or the new, secret JS-2 tank with the huge gun?

On an AV comparison basis, I think some of the Chinese Corps can fill out to 827 AV, but of course the firepower is not there.

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GUNS OF AUGUST: THE BREAKTHROUGH ARTILLERY DIVISION - 8/4/2015 3:57:25 AM

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Here is my other favorite Soviet unit.....the breakthrough artillery division.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: THE BREAKTHROUGH ARTILLERY DIVISION - 8/4/2015 1:25:55 PM

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Yeah I wish I could have some of those monster Soviet mech corps and arty divs.

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GUNS OF AUGUST:THE SOVIET ADVANCE BEGINS - 8/6/2015 1:54:07 AM

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8/2-8/3/45

SUBS

SS I-7 is sunk by an Allied surface TF near Taihoku.

SS S-52 is sunk by IJN escorts near Hakodate.

FIFTH FLEET

Fifth Fleet covers the withdrawal of amphibious shipping from Miyake-jima. Only a couple of small surface TFs and
scores of PT boats remain at Miyake-jima.

I staged several VF replacement squadrons into Iwo Jima this turn as I was planning to have Fifth Fleet rendezvous
with AO/AE/AKE TFs next turn to refuel, rearm and take on AC replacements. To my surprise....I was able to take on
AC replacements this turn even though the Allied carriers were 7 hexes from Iwo Jima. Allied carriers received 140
TBM-3s, 61 F4U-1Ds and 57 F6F-5s as carrier air replacements this turn. I ran out of TBM-3s in the replacement
squadrons... I still need another 50-60 to fully rebuild all squadrons...so Im hoping to take on those replacements
next turn as we rearm and refuel. Fifth Fleet will sail to a position 3 hexes NE of Iwo Jima next turn to rendezvous
with the AO/AE/AKEs.

Iwo Jima based PV-2 Harpoons bomb Shimizu AF and carrier TBM-3s hit the Japanese AF at Tsu on the PM of the 2nd day
of the turn and another 50 Japanese AC are destroyed on the ground. Recon shows nearly 200 AC still at Tsu even though
its AF is 98% damaged so Im beginning to wonder if the recon is accurate.

Allied surface TFs sink MLs near Tokara Retto:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 02, 45
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tokara Retto at 100,63, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ML G-303
ML G-305, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-318, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-320
ML G-410
ML G-431, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CLAA Cleopatra
DD Willard Keith
DD Bradford
DD Ingraham
DD Caldwell

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 32% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
DD Caldwell collides with DD Ingraham at 100 , 63
ML G-305 sunk by DD Caldwell at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
ML G-318 sunk by CLAA Cleopatra at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Caldwell engages ML G-431 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
ML G-431 sunk by DD Ingraham at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Dave sends in a night AF attack over Miyake-jima and the Allies suffer about a dozen damaged AC on the ground as the
CAP of P-61 Black Widows dont sortie on the 1st night of the turn.

Carrier Avenger Is hit IJN shipping in port in Tokyo:

Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 25
F4U-1D Corsair x 57

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 12 damaged
Avenger I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
AK Onoe Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Kamo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
185th Shinbu-tai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

Training flight from 185th Shinbu-tai has been caught up in attack

B-29-1s mine the port at Yokohama and hit IJN shipping in port at Nagoya:

Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shii, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Tachibana, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Nire, Bomb hits 1
ML G-408, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

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

Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Nire, Bomb hits 1

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

HAWAIIAN SEA FRONTIER

KB continues to hit Allied shipping in Hawaiian waters:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 183,102

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Santa Paula, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 183,102

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Creighton Victory
DE Hilbert

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 185,99

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 11
D4Y4 Judy x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
xAK Robert C. Grier, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Pontus H. Ross, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Richard Halliburton
xAK Ralph Barnes, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Robert F. Broussard, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Robert L. Hague, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
11 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Pontus H. Ross
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Robert L. Hague

KB has sunk over a score of xAKs over the last few turns and now the USN will finally do something about it. The
carriers repairing in port at Oahu are emptied out of the shipyards. CV Intrepid with 23 ENG and CVE Tulagi with
19 FLT 5 ENG are sent out from Pearl harbor along with 4 CVEs that just completed repairs. The damaged carriers
can only sail 3 hexes per phase but they will head due north and attempt to engage KB.

GUNS OF AUGUST: THE SOVIET ADVANCE BEGINS

Most of the Soviet army is still trying to reach the frontier of Manchukuo and northern China but the
powerful armor/mechanized force at Tamsag advances 2 1/2 hexes down a highway towards Kalgan. The 1st Guards
Airborne Division is dropped at the importatnt crossroads at Tolun. Not only do they secure this dot hex for the
advancing
Soviet armor/mechanized force of 2200 AV but they can recon Japanee defensive positions in front of Kalgan.

Most of the Soviet air force is hammering front line Japanese defenders but the bombers placed on naval attack
hit IJN shipping all across the Inland Sea:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Shikuka at 126,43

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
LST T-149, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shikuka at 126,43

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
LST T-149, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST T-149

Morning Air attack on TF, near Takamatsu at 107,59

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD T-9
APD T-13
APD T-20
APD T-14

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Hakodate at 119,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Hokutatsu Maru
xAK Aki Maru
xAK Kureha Maru #3

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Hachinohe at 118,55

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 12

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4T: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shinmei Maru
xAKL Takunan Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Soryu-1 with N1K2-J George (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Osaka/Kyoto at 109,59

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
E Sagi
E Sokuten

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muroran at 120,52

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hatsu Maru
xAKL Raizan Maru
xAK Miyadono Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hakodate at 119,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML G-433
DD Fuyuzuki
ML G-324

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muroran at 120,52

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-3T x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
E No.37, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
E No.50
E No.45, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x DB-3T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hakodate at 119,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-3T x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Aki Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Kureha Maru #3
xAK Kashu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x DB-3T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tottori at 109,58

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD T-19
xAK Ryoka Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 36

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-311 Hikotai with A5M4 Claude (12 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 11000.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shikuka at 126,43

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
LST T-149, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC CHa-93, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST T-149
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC CHa-93

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ominato at 119,54

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD T-23
APD T-7

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

T-7 dead in the water ...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muroran at 120,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-3T x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CMc Ma 1
xAK Miyadono Maru
xAKL Atuta Maru
xAKL Jouban Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x DB-3T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hakodate at 119,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-3T x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Makigumo
DD Fuyuzuki

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x DB-3T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muroran at 120,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Tosan Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
AK Tokyo Maru
xAK Nisshu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x IL-4T launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45-36-AN Torpedo

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Matsue at 107,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-4T x 24

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Sazanami
DD Samidare
DD Amagiri

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x IL-4T bombing from 12000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Army Group Center's vanguard of over 4500 AV marches adjacent to Chengting.

The Allied 2nd Tank Corps advances north from Haichow.

Army Group South sends reinforcements towards Suchow including the Allied 1st Tank Corps.

Army Group South has reinforced Shanghai with another 6000 AV:

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5576 troops, 348 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 6799

Defending force 45947 troops, 684 guns, 291 vehicles, Assault Value = 1499

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

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

Assaulting units:
11th Australian Division
32nd Chinese/B Corps
49th Chinese/B Corps
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
31st Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division
8th Indian/A Division
6th Marine/A Division
26th Indian Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
49th Chinese/C Corps
38th Chinese/A Corps
69th Chinese/B Corps
16th Chindit Brigade
27th Infantry/A Division
69th Chinese/C Corps
7th Infantry Division
Lushai Brigade
3rd Chinese/C Corps
46th Chinese/A Corps
6th Marine/C Division
8th Indian/C Division
32nd Chinese/A Corps
6th Marine/B Division
69th Chinese/A Corps
7th Australian Division
38th Infantry Division
52nd Chinese/C Corps
37th Infantry/B Division
8th Indian/B Div /1
544th Field Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
XXXIV Indian Corps
225th Field Artillery Battalion
South Pacific
Southwest Pacific
XIV US Corps
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
I US Corps
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Y' Force
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
35th Group Army
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st RGC Division
2nd Amphibious Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
47th Naval Guard Unit
118th Division
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
26th Engineer Regiment
1st RGC Capital/C Division
5th RGC Route Brigade
4th RGC Route Brigade
1st RGC Capital/A Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
12th Div /7
25th RF Gun Battalion
49th Field AA Battalion
28th RF Gun Battalion
75th Field AA Battalion
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
75th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
29th RF Gun Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
23rd JNAF AF Unit
23rd RF Gun Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
21st RF Gun Battalion
31st RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai Special Base Force
China Area Fleet
3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
7th RF Gun Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
217th Naval Const Bn /1

Allied tac/medium and heavy bombers carpet bomb Suchow. Japanese defenders at Suchow suffer thousands of casualties
as the city is in clear terrain. Land based bombers in China hit IJN shipping off Kagoshima:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kagoshima at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 19
TBM-3 Avenger x 22

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-68, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
SC CHa-81, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC CHa-65, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CHa-68 dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC CHa-68
CHa-81 dead in the water ...
CHa-65 dead in the water ...

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GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT - 8/10/2015 1:05:48 AM

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8/4-8/5/45.....CHINA

ARMY GROUP NORTH

In the northern area of Army Group North's sphere of operations.....three columns of Soviet armor and mechanized troops
race across the Gobi Desert. The main Soviet armor/mechanized spearhead of 2100 AV is now 3 turns from Kalgan. Three
hexes behind it is the main body of 4500 AV of infantry and massed artillery.

In the center..... 3 Soviet tank brigades capture Sunwu:

Ground combat at Sunwu (113,34)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7155 troops, 54 guns, 702 vehicles, Assault Value = 399

Defending force 1232 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 351

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 117 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied forces CAPTURE Sunwu !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
408 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
73rd Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
258th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
5th Border Defense Fortress

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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Sunwu

Right behind them are 1100 AV of infantry and artillery.

Just south of here....4 Soviet tank brigades followed by another 1100 AV of infantry and artillery advances on a
secondary road towards Harbin.

In the southern area of operations....Soviet armor will assault Mishan and the border fortress just SE of Yenki next
turn.

ARMY GROUP CENTER

The 4500 AV vanguard of Army Group Center will enter Chengting next turn. Recon shows about 3400 IJA troops there....
less than half a regiment. Allied bombers will start hitting the defenders at Chengting next turn and we will assault
in 2 turns.

More than 6000 AV of Allied troops have now massed at Suchow and we continue to carpet bomb it but will not launch an
attack until another 5000 AV in reinforcements arrive.

ARMY GROUP SOUTH

More than 8000 AV of Allied troops have massed at Shanghai with 45 artillery formations:

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19555 troops, 1339 guns, 1157 vehicles, Assault Value = 8040

Defending force 45961 troops, 684 guns, 290 vehicles, Assault Value = 1490

Japanese ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry/A Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
69th Chinese/C Corps
52nd Chinese/C Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
11th Australian Division
33rd Infantry Division
69th Chinese/B Corps
8th Indian/A Division
8th NZ Brigade
8th Indian/C Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
26th Indian Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
37th Infantry/B Division
6th Infantry Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
4th Marine/C Division
7th Australian Division
7th Infantry Division
27th Infantry/B Division
95th Chinese Corps
16th Chindit Brigade
32nd Chinese/B Corps
31st Infantry Division
32nd Chinese/A Corps
Lushai Brigade
6th Marine Division
69th Chinese/A Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
38th Infantry Division
99th Chinese/C Corps
49th Chinese/C Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
8th Indian/B Div /1
Tenth US Army
I US Corps
134th Field Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
1 USMC Seacoast Art
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
134th Medium Regiment
South Pacific
35th Group Army
544th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
XXIV CorpsArtillery
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
88th Medium Regiment
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
Eighth US Army
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
I Corps Artillery
XI Corps Artillery
85th Medium Regiment
33rd Medium Regiment
X Corps Artillery
165th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
55th Heavy Regiment
208th Field Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
Y' Force
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
134th (East Ang) Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
XIV US Corps
2/16th Field Regiment
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st Artillery Regiment
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Indian Medium Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XXXIV Indian Corps
XIV Corps Artillery
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
1st RGC Capital/C Division
26th Engineer Regiment
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th RGC Route Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
118th Division
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
1st RGC Division
5th RGC Route Brigade
1st RGC Capital/A Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
12th Div /7
28th RF Gun Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
7th RF Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
31st RF Gun Battalion
23rd RF Gun Battalion
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
75th Field AA Battalion
29th RF Gun Battalion
China Area Fleet
8th RF Gun Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
49th Field AA Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai Special Base Force
23rd JNAF AF Unit
21st RF Gun Battalion
25th RF Gun Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
75th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
217th Naval Const Bn /1

We will let the massed artillery work over the defenders here for a few turns (4x defensive terrain) while Allied bombers attack the AF and port to reduce supplies. Another 5000 AV of reinforcements will arrive here before we launch an attack.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI ... - 8/10/2015 1:43:15 AM

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What is the total AV of Soviet troops on Sakhilin as of the Soviet activation?

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI ... - 8/10/2015 2:07:09 AM

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Love to see the Red Army in action. I wonder about Shanghai -- in the time you have left, do you think you will be able to take it? I'm guessing the fort is at the max level and it will be a real b**ch to assault unless or until you bomb it extensively.

Edit: And if you do take Shanghai, will anything be left standing in the city when you're done?

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI ... - 8/10/2015 5:00:24 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

What is the total AV of Soviet troops on Sakhilin as of the Soviet activation?

Can't answer that question off hand but almost all Soviet units are unrestricted, so a few amphib ships could quickly ferry overwhelming force to Sakhalin. Shikuka is a clear hex so even with forts it is vulnerable.

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GUNS OF AUGUST: 5TH FLEET TAKES HEAVY LOSSES OVER TOKYO - 8/12/2015 4:06:35 AM

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mind-messing.....the Soviets have about 750 AV at Alexandrovsk. There are an additional 500-550 AV at Ohka but there is
no road from Okha to Alexandrovosk so you need to transport all the troops via air or xAK/LST.

BBfanboy.....I havent found any Soviet AP/xAPs yet so Im airlifting all the troops to Sakhalin while xAKs/LSTs bring in
all the equipment.

8/4-8/5/45.....CONTINUED

SUBS

SS I-366 is sunk by Allied escorts near Torishima.

SS RO-103 torpedoes CL Raleigh at Miyake-jima

SS ShCh torpedoes Oregon Maru off Niigata.

SS Strategem sinks xAK Hokusin Maru off Yokohama.

SS Robalo sinks AKE London Maru near Shikotan(I think this AKE was meant to replenish KB).

SSX Ha-D-111 is sunk by an Allied surface TF at Miyake-jima.

SOVIET NAVAL ATTACKS BY LAND BASED AIR

After a wildly successful first turn by Soviet torpedo bombers I decreased their max range to 8-9 hexes as there are no
long ranged Soviet fighters for escorts and I feared a Japanese CAP trap. Well Dave had a nice fat target of TKs off
Hakodate and evidently the Soviet TBs had enough range to get slaughtered by the LRCAP trap. The Soviets lose 52 DB-3Ts
and 72 IL-4Ts. There arent enough replacement TBs so Im converting several TB squadrons over to A-20s and B-25s.....
these will be more effective any way in ground bombardment of Japanese troops.

FIFTH FLEET TAKES HEAVY LOSSES OVER TOKYO

Dave threw everything but the kitchen sink at Miyake-jima this turn:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 04, 45
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ML G-427, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland
CL Raleigh
DD Thatcher
DD The Sullivans
DD Trathen
CL Duguay Trouin

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 5,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
Poole E. crosses the 'T'
CLAA Oakland collides with DD Trathen at 112 , 63
CL Duguay Trouin engages ML G-427 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages ML G-427 at 2,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages ML G-427 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages ML G-427 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages ML G-427 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages ML G-427 at 7,000 yards
DD Trathen engages ML G-427 at 7,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages ML G-427 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages ML G-427 at 8,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages ML G-427 at 8,000 yards
DD Trathen engages ML G-427 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages ML G-427 at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
ML G-427 sunk by CL Duguay Trouin at 11,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-1008
MTB G-1017

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland
CL Raleigh
DD Thatcher
DD The Sullivans
DD Trathen
CL Duguay Trouin

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 5,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MTB G-1017 at 4,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MTB G-1017 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MTB G-1017 at 2,000 yards
DD Trathen engages MTB G-1017 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MTB G-1017 at 5,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages MTB G-1017 at 5,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MTB G-1017 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MTB G-1017 at 7,000 yards
DD Trathen engages MTB G-1017 at 7,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MTB G-1017 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages MTB G-1017 at 8,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages MTB G-1017 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MTB G-1017 at 10,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-1008 at 10,000 yards
DD Trathen engages MGB G-1008 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MTB G-1017 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-1008 at 11,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MTB G-1017 at 11,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MGB G-1008 at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MTB G-1017 at 10,000 yards
DD Trathen engages MGB G-1008 at 10,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MTB G-1017 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MTB G-1017 at 9,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages MTB G-1017 at 9,000 yards
DD Trathen engages MTB G-1017 at 9,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MTB G-1017 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MTB G-1017 at 11,000 yards
DD Trathen engages MGB G-1008 at 11,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MGB G-1008 at 11,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MTB G-1017 at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages MTB G-1017 at 10,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MGB G-1008 at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ML G-409, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland
CL Raleigh
DD Thatcher
DD The Sullivans
DD Trathen
CL Duguay Trouin

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
Poole E. crosses the 'T'
ML G-409 sunk by CL Duguay Trouin at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Fuyo
E Hayabusa, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland
CL Raleigh
DD Thatcher
DD The Sullivans, Shell hits 1
DD Trathen
CL Duguay Trouin

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 10,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 12,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin fires at E Hayabusa at 12,000 yards
CL Raleigh fires at E Hayabusa at 12,000 yards
DD The Sullivans fires at E Fuyo at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hayabusa at 7,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Hayabusa at 7,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages E Hayabusa at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hayabusa at 6,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Fuyo at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hayabusa at 3,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Fuyo at 3,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages E Hayabusa at 3,000 yards
Kawakami B. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hayabusa at 4,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages E Hayabusa at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Hayabusa at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hayabusa at 12,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Hayabusa at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages E Hayabusa at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hayabusa at 14,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Fuyo at 14,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E Fuyo at 14,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages E Hayabusa at 14,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Yayoi, Shell hits 2, on fire
E Nadakaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
E Hatsukari, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland, Shell hits 1
CL Raleigh
DD Thatcher, Shell hits 1
DD The Sullivans, on fire
DD Trathen, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Duguay Trouin, Shell hits 1

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Matsubara J. crosses the 'T'
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 12,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Nadakaze at 12,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Nadakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages E Nadakaze at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Nadakaze at 5,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E Nadakaze at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hatsukari at 4,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 4,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Nadakaze at 4,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages E Nadakaze at 4,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 4,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E Yayoi at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hatsukari at 3,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 3,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Yayoi at 3,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages E Nadakaze at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Nadakaze at 5,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Nadakaze at 5,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hatsukari at 5,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Nadakaze at 5,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages E Hatsukari at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 6,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Nadakaze at 6,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Yayoi at 6,000 yards
Poole E. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hatsukari at 11,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Nadakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E Yayoi at 11,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages E Hatsukari at 11,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Nadakaze at 11,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages E Nadakaze at 11,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hatsukari at 11,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages E Nadakaze at 11,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Nadakaze at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 10,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Yayoi at 10,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E Nadakaze at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hatsukari at 11,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages E Yayoi at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 13,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 13,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Nadakaze at 13,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages E Nadakaze at 13,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages E Yayoi at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 14,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages E Nadakaze at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Nadakaze at 15,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Yayoi at 15,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E Yayoi at 15,000 yards
Matsubara J. orders Japanese TF to disengage
CL Duguay Trouin engages E Hatsukari at 15,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages E Nadakaze at 15,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 12,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
DD Haruzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Asashimo
DD Kiyoshimo
DD Ariake
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Smith, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Phelps, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 12,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CL Phoenix at 12,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Smith at 12,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Smith at 12,000 yards
Frederick, C.A. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 5,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Kiyoshimo at 5,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Namikaze at 5,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Kiyoshimo at 5,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Phelps at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 3,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CL Phoenix at 3,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Smith at 3,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Phelps at 3,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Phelps at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 6,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Asashimo at 6,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Smith at 6,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Asashimo at 6,000 yards
DD Haruzuki engages DD Phelps at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 7,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Suzuya at 7,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Smith at 7,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Ariake at 7,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Haruzuki at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 11,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Phelps at 11,000 yards
DD Haruzuki engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Phelps at 11,000 yards
Frederick, C.A. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CL Phoenix at 12,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Phelps at 12,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 11,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Kiyoshimo at 11,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 11,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Suzuya at 11,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Namikaze at 11,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 11,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Phelps at 11,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Phelps at 11,000 yards
DD Haruzuki engages DD Phelps at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Phoenix at 10,000 yards
CL Phoenix sunk by CA Suzuya at 10,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Namikaze at 10,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Kiyoshimo at 10,000 yards
DD Smith engages DD Haruzuki at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Phelps sunk by BB Yamashiro at 8,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Smith at 8,000 yards
Frederick, C.A. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Smith at 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Smith at 10,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Smith at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
DD Haruzuki engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Smith at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Smith at 10,000 yards
DD Haruzuki engages DD Smith at 10,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Smith at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
DD Haruzuki, heavy fires
DD Asashimo
DD Kiyoshimo
DD Ariake
DD Namikaze

Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Aaron Ward at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Aaron Ward at 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Monssen at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Aaron Ward at 6,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Aaron Ward at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Aaron Ward at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Aaron Ward at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Monssen at 5,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Ariake at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Ariake at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Ariake at 11,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Monssen at 11,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Monssen at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Monssen at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Monssen at 9,000 yards
orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Monssen at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Monssen at 13,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Monssen at 13,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 14,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Ariake at 14,000 yards
DD Haruzuki engages DD Monssen at 14,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Monssen at 14,000 yards
DD Haruzuki engages DD Monssen at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1
DD Fujinami
DD Shiranui

Allied Ships
DE Willmarth, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
DE Wiseman, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
DE Doyle C. Barnes, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DE Richard S. Bull, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DE Richard S. Bull at 12,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DE Doyle C. Barnes at 12,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DE Richard S. Bull at 12,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages DE Richard S. Bull at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DE Richard S. Bull at 7,000 yards
DE Doyle C. Barnes sunk by CA Chokai at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DE Richard S. Bull at 5,000 yards
DE Richard S. Bull sunk by CA Maya at 5,000 yards
DE Willmarth engages DD Shiranui at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DE Wiseman at 2,000 yards
DE Willmarth engages CA Maya at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DE Willmarth at 2,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages DE Wiseman at 2,000 yards
Drake P. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DE Wiseman at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages DE Wiseman at 6,000 yards
DE Wiseman engages DD Shiranui at 6,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages DE Wiseman at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DE Wiseman at 5,000 yards
DE Wiseman engages CA Maya at 5,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages DE Willmarth at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
Massive explosion on DE Wiseman
CA Chokai engages DE Wiseman at 4,000 yards
DE Willmarth sunk by CA Chokai at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DE Wiseman sunk by CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Duguay Trouin
CLAA Oakland

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 113,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Smith, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Smith

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CLAA Oakland
DD The Sullivans, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland
CL Duguay Trouin

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-67-Ib Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 13

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CLAA Oakland

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 113,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Monssen

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1
DD The Sullivans, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Duguay Trouin

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DE Jobb, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CLAA Phoebe, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-67-Ib Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 113,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Monssen

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
F4U-1D Corsair: 4 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
P-51D Mustang: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Day Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 28,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2
DD Asashimo
DD Kiyoshimo, Shell hits 1
DD Ariake
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Trathen, Shell hits 4

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 27,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CL Raleigh at 27,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Namikaze at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages CA Suzuya at 21,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages CA Suzuya at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages CL Raleigh at 18,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Namikaze at 18,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Ariake at 18,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kiyoshimo at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Raleigh at 15,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Trathen at 15,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DD Namikaze at 15,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DD Ariake at 15,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Trathen at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Raleigh at 14,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages CA Suzuya at 14,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Trathen at 14,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Trathen at 14,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Trathen at 14,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Trathen at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Raleigh at 13,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Trathen at 13,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Trathen at 13,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Trathen at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Raleigh at 11,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Trathen at 11,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DD Namikaze at 11,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Trathen at 11,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DD Kiyoshimo at 11,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DD Asashimo at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages CL Raleigh at 10,000 yards
CL Raleigh sunk by CA Suzuya at 10,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Trathen at 10,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Trathen at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Trathen at 9,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Trathen at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Trathen at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Trathen at 16,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Trathen at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages DD Trathen at 24,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya
DD Asashimo
DD Kiyoshimo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Ariake, Shell hits 1
DD Namikaze, heavy fires

Allied Ships
DD Monssen

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Monssen at 18,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Ariake at 18,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Monssen at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 13,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Ariake at 13,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Monssen at 13,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 11,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 11,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Kiyoshimo at 11,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Asashimo at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Asashimo at 5,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Monssen at 5,000 yards
Jeffries J. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Monssen at 7,000 yards
DD Namikaze engages DD Monssen at 7,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Ariake at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages DD Monssen at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
CA Suzuya collides with DD Ariake at 112 , 63
Range increases to 26,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,64, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CMc Ento

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland
DD Thatcher
DD The Sullivans
CL Duguay Trouin

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Kiri

Allied Ships
DD Smith, heavy fires, heavy damage

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Allied Escort TF evades combat

Day Time Surface Combat, near Shimizu at 112,62, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD T-2, Shell hits 1, on fire
APD T-9, Shell hits 2
APD T-13, Shell hits 6, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland, Shell hits 1
DD Thatcher
DD The Sullivans
CL Duguay Trouin

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-13 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-13 at 17,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-13 at 17,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages APD T-13 at 17,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages APD T-13 at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-13 at 16,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-2 at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-2 at 14,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages APD T-9 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-13 at 12,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-2 at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages APD T-2 at 12,000 yards
Fujimatsu E. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages APD T-13 at 9,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-9 at 9,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages APD T-9 at 9,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages APD T-9 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-13 at 15,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-13 at 15,000 yards
CLAA Oakland engages APD T-2 at 15,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages APD T-9 at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-877, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MGB G-887

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland
DD Thatcher
DD The Sullivans
CL Duguay Trouin

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 13,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MGB G-887 at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MGB G-877 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 10,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MGB G-887 at 10,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MGB G-887 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 8,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MGB G-887 at 8,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MGB G-877 at 8,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 8,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-877 at 8,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MGB G-887 at 8,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages MGB G-887 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-877 at 13,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MGB G-887 at 13,000 yards
MGB G-877 sunk by DD Thatcher at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 18,000 yards
DD The Sullivans engages MGB G-887 at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
CL Duguay Trouin engages MGB G-887 at 25,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Recon had spotted a BB in port in Tokyo and Ive bombed Tokyo port the last 3 turns but the BB never seems to be in port
when the Allied bombers arrive. The commitment of BB Yamashiro at Miyake-jima is a real game changer. Im willing to risk
cruisers to defend Miyake-jima but I wont risk a BB unless there are hundreds of carrier fighters LRCAPing the base
and right now 5th Fleet is out of position as it takes replacements and re-arms near the Bonins. Dave will probably
bombard the airfield and port at Miyake-jima next turn with BB Yamashiro and the CAs and I cant stop it so I will need
to evacuate all the fighters from the AF and all the remaining surface TFs and cripples in the port. Fifth Fleet losses
2 CLs, 2 DDs and 4 DEs in the surface action off Miyake-jima. I will leave 2 small night fighter squadrons on the AF
at Miyake-jima and use the B-29-1s to mine Yokohama as all ships that transit from Tokyo must pass through Yokohama.
Other than that.....the only thing between the IJN BB and CAs and Miyake-jima is a force of some 60 PT boats. Fifth Fleet
will sail adjacent to Torishima so it can rendezvous with the cripples that are evacuating Miyake-jima.

Fifth Fleet TBMs hit IJN shipping in port at Nagoya, Yokohama and Tokyo while PV-2 Harpoons hit IJN shipping at
Hamamatsu:

Morning Air attack on Hamamatsu , at 111,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 18

Allied aircraft
PV-2 Harpoon x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-2 Harpoon: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
E No.138, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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

Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PV-2 Harpoon bombing from 2000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(47 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 19
N1K1-J George x 28
N1K2-J George x 36
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 58
F4U-1D Corsair x 104
TBM-3 Avenger x 167

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 2 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair IV: 6 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 12 destroyed
TBM-3 Avenger: 48 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
E Nadakaze, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
E Hatsukari, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Haruzuki, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kamo Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Onoe Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Port hits 20
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
17 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 16000 feet *
15 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 16000 feet *
6 x Corsair IV sweeping at 16000 feet *
10 x Corsair IV sweeping at 16000 feet *
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 16000 feet *
15 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 16000 feet *

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
S-312 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 25 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
352 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 28 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
Akagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (19 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000.
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (42 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
42 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 96

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 14 damaged

Japanese Ships
SS I-160, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
DD Shii, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tachibana, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 3
N1K1-J George x 10
N1K2-J George x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 39

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 15 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamo Maru, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
S-312 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
352 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
Akagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 151 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 588 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 34

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 13 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 4 destroyed by flak

Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 6 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 3 destroyed by flak

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 2
N1K1-J George x 5
N1K2-J George x 4
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 33

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 5 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
210 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
S-312 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 73 minutes
352 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
Akagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 1
N1K1-J George x 2
N1K2-J George x 1
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-312 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
352 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
Akagi-1 with A6M5c 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 31000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 125 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 33

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 6 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 6

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 1
N1K1-J George x 1

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Haruzuki, and is sunk
AK Onoe Maru, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
352 Ku S-2 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
Akagi-1 with A6M5c Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 9

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Nire, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

The 1st attack on Tokyo went well as Allied escorts held off Japanese CAP and LRCAP but successive waves of TBM-3s
were slaughtered over 2 days. The Allies lose 443 AC in A2A combat over the Home islands this turn(187 TBM-3s)
including Soviet TB losses...the worst aerial defeat of the war. Overall...the Allies lose 557 AC this turn vs
Japanese losses of 153 AC.

Ive spent the last 2 turns sending TBM-3 replacements to Fifth Fleet and I have fewer TBM-3s now than I did 2 turns
ago. In fact.. Im running low on F4U-1Ds and TBM-3s so Im down converting to F6F-5s and TBM-1s. I dont really need
the 14 hex standoff range any longer as the threat of a massed naval air strike against Allied carriers has been
greatly reduced. However, I believe I was wrong in the strategy of gaining air supremacy over Japan with Fifth Fleet.
Even with killing Japanese AC at 2:1 and 3:1 ratios over the last several turns I simply cant replace my aircraft
losses while at sea while Japan has no problem absorbing replacements over the entirety of the Home Islands. To
have any chance of gaining complete air superiority over the Home Islands I will need to fly USAAF fighters out of
Iwo Jima and Miyake-jima and that means keeping those AFs open.

Keeping Miyake-jima open means somehow dealing with BB Yamashiro and the CAs. Last turn TBM-3s destroyed all IJN
shipping in port at Nagoya, Tokyo and Yokohama. Ive attached a screenshot of Japan. There are no ships in port at
Tokyo but Dave has disbanded ships in port at both Yokohama and Nagoya. This makes me think that Dave will disband
BB Yamashiro in port at Tokyo next turn after it bombards Miyake-jima because why would I bomb an empty port. Besides....Tokyo is covered by some 1400 AA guns so it has the most port protection from an aerial attack. There
is also a red "x" at Tsu.

Next turn I will have 50 P-51Ds based on Iwo Jima sweep Tsu. 75 Iwo Jima based P-47s will sweep Tokyo. Then over
275 carrier fighters will sweep Tokyo. In the PM phase of the turn...all the SBDs will hit the AF at Tsu(only about
40 AA guns there) while all the TBM-1s TBM-3s, Avenger Is and IIs hit the currently empty port at Tokyo.

HAWAIIAN SEA FRONTIER

The ad hoc Allied carrier force of a partially damaged CV and CVE along with 4 newly repaired CVEs steams north
from Hawaii at a speed of 3 hexes per phase. No sign of KB last turn so we will continue to head N next turn.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: 5TH FLEET TAKES HEAVY LOSSES OVER T... - 8/12/2015 1:46:07 PM

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I didn't think the Japs had so much left!

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RE: CENTPAC: INVASION MIYAKE-JIMA - 8/12/2015 2:57:59 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I also have never used an A-bomb. I understand there is a substantial penalty (PPs??) for using one. With closer bases you can achieve the same result with masses of B-29ts.

I think the penalty is a victory level reduction.

The bomb is not properly modeled in the game (Bill mentioned something once about the difficulty of modeling it) and is a huge disappointment in its damage doing capability.

Likely not worth using.

Penalty is only if you use more than 2.

17.1.2 USING ATOMIC BOMBS
If the Allies use 3 or more atomic bombs during the game, then the level of victory moves 1
level in favor of the Japanese. This is in addition to the 2 level move if the game ends with
the time expiring in 1946. If the player achieves a Decisive Victory having used more than 3
A-bombs, then the Allies win a Marginal Victory.
If the game ends on its own due to time expiring in 1946, and 3 or more Atomic Bombs have
been used, the best Victory Level the Allied player can hope for is a Marginal Victory for the
Japanese (or a Marginal Loss for the Allies).

< Message edited by Sardaukar -- 8/12/2015 4:00:43 PM >

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THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: PT BOATS TAKE ON IMPERIAL JAPANES... - 8/15/2015 6:58:47 PM

racndoc

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Sardaukar...thanx for posting the excerpt from the rule book.

8/6-8/7/45

SUBS

SS S-53 is sunk by E boats near Ominato.

SS I-55 is sunk by an Allied ASW TF off Chichi-jima.

SS I-166 is sunk by carrier escorts near Torishima.

SS ShCh sinks an IJN LST off Niigata.

SS RO-103 puts 2 torpedoes in CVL Unicorn and is sunk in return by the carrier escorts near Torishima.

SS Golet sinks E No.44 off Kushiro.

SAC

The B-29s excecute a day light manpower raid at 13,000' over Yokohama. With the B-29Bs flying at normal range I was
expecting a really big firestorm but the max fire was only 246,000. At least there was still a level 100,000 fire
burning at the end of the turn. The Allies have now scored 28,596 strategic points.

Next turn I will use the B-29s at 6000' over Yokohama in a night manpower attack. Then all the torpedo bombers of
Fifth Fleet will launch a daytime manpower attack at 13,000' over Yokohama.

FIFTH FLEET: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE

With BB Yamashiro and multiple IJN CAs on the loose all Allied combatant ships left at Miyake-jima that could still
make steam were withdrawn to rendezvous with the carriers of Fifth Fleet off Torishima.

All that remained at Miyake-jima to face the Imperial Japanese Navy were USN PT boats since they were
expendable.

Fotunately....there was only 3% moonlight and with the overcast conditions maximum visibility was only 2000 yards.
The PT boats radars picked up the onrushing IJN surface TFs at 8000 yards and the resultant combat at 2000 yards was
like a knife fight:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 06, 45

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Kiri

Allied Ships
PT-83
PT-181
PT-318
PT-319
PT-320
PT-321
PT-322
PT-323
PT-324
PT-325
PT-326
PT-327
PT-328
PT-329

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
DD Yamagumo engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-326 at 4,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages PT-320 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-328 at 3,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-324 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
PT-327 engages DD Yamagumo at 4,000 yards
DD Kiri engages PT-321 at 4,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-318 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages PT-329 at 6,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-320 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
PT-322 collides with PT-323 at 112 , 63
DD Kiri engages PT-181 at 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-181 at 8,000 yards
DD Kiri engages PT-327 at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Fujinami

Allied Ships
PT-65
PT-103
PT-104
PT-277
PT-278
PT-279
PT-280
PT-281
PT-282
PT-283
PT-284
PT-285
PT-286
PT-287
PT-305, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-305 at 4,000 yards
PT-286 engages CA Maya at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-305 sunk by CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-277 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-286 at 4,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-287 at 4,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-278 at 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-104 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-287 at 8,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-286 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-287 at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-286 at 10,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-287 at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Fujinami

Allied Ships
PT-179
PT-180
PT-330
PT-331
PT-332
PT-333
PT-334
PT-335
PT-336
PT-337
PT-338, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-339, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-340
PT-341, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Specht, W.C. gains tactical advantage
CA Chokai engages PT-341 at 5,000 yards
PT-341 sunk by CA Maya at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-339 at 4,000 yards
PT-338 sunk by CA Chokai at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
PT-340 engages CA Chokai at 5,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-339 at 5,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-337 at 5,000 yards
PT-179 engages CA Maya at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-340 at 6,000 yards
PT-339 sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-340 at 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-180 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-340 at 9,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-179 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shimizu at 112,62, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kiyoshimo
E Yayoi
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
PT-83
PT-181
PT-318
PT-319
PT-320
PT-321
PT-322
PT-323
PT-324
PT-325
PT-326
PT-327
PT-328
PT-329

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
E Hayabusa engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages PT-329 at 2,000 yards
E Yayoi engages PT-181 at 2,000 yards
E Yayoi engages PT-319 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
E Hayabusa engages PT-329 at 6,000 yards
PT-328 engages E Yayoi at 6,000 yards
PT-327 engages E Yayoi at 6,000 yards
PT-322 engages E Hayabusa at 6,000 yards
PT-181 engages E Yayoi at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
PT-329 engages E Hayabusa at 9,000 yards
E Yayoi engages PT-328 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
PT-328 engages E Hayabusa at 10,000 yards
E Yayoi engages PT-181 at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Torpedo hits 1
CA Suzuya
DD Asashimo
DD Shiranui

Allied Ships
PT-35, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-306, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-307
PT-308
PT-309
PT-310
PT-311
PT-312, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-313, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-314, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-315, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PT-316, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PT-317, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
BB Yamashiro engages PT-35 at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-35 at 4,000 yards
PT-314 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-310 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-317 at 3,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-35 at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-315 at 3,000 yards
PT-313 engages BB Yamashiro at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-35 at 3,000 yards
PT-313 sunk by CA Suzuya at 3,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-315 at 3,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-306 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-35 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-316 at 2,000 yards
PT-315 sunk by CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-317 at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-316 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-317 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
PT-317 engages CA Suzuya at 4,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-317 at 4,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-317 at 4,000 yards
PT-309 engages BB Yamashiro at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-308 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-317 at 5,000 yards
PT-316 sunk by CA Suzuya at 5,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-317 at 5,000 yards
PT-317 sunk by DD Asashimo at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-312 at 8,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-312 at 8,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-312 at 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-308 at 8,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-306 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-312 at 5,000 yards
PT-311 engages CA Suzuya at 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-310 at 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-306 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-307 at 6,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-306 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-312 at 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-309 at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-312 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-312 sunk by CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-310 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-309 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-308 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-307 at 2,000 yards
PT-306 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
Zubal, D.G. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-310 at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-309 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-309 at 6,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-308 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E8N2 Dave: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Suzuya, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Asashimo
DD Shiranui

Allied Ships
PT-62
PT-63, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-64
PT-288, Shell hits 1
PT-295
PT-296
PT-297
PT-298
PT-299
PT-300, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PT-301, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-302, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-303, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
PT-304, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
PT-304 engages BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-304 at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-302 at 2,000 yards
PT-304 sunk by DD Asashimo at 2,000 yards
PT-303 engages BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
PT-302 engages BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-303 at 2,000 yards
PT-300 engages BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
PT-288 engages CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-63 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya sunk by PT-303 at 4,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-303 at 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-295 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-302 at 5,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-303 at 5,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-299 at 5,000 yards
PT-295 engages BB Yamashiro at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-303 at 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-301 at 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-63 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-303 at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-288 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-303 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-301 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-63 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-303 at 2,000 yards
PT-302 sunk by DD Asashimo at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-301 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-295 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-288 at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT-303
BB Yamashiro engages PT-303 at 2,000 yards
PT-301 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage
PT-303 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-299 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-288 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-299 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-299 at 3,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-298 at 3,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-298 at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-63 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-299 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-295 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-63 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 3,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-299 at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-297 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
PT-63 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-300 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
PT-300 sunk by DD Asashimo at 2,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-1008
MTB G-1017

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-23
PT-24
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29
PT-38
PT-84
PT-264

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
MTB G-1017 engages PT-264 at 1,000 yards
MTB G-1017 engages PT-84 at 1,000 yards
MTB G-1017 engages PT-28 at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
MTB G-1017 engages PT-29 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Oga, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-23
PT-24
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29
PT-38
PT-84
PT-264

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Fay, S. gains tactical advantage
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
PT-27 engages E Oga at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-23 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-23 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
Morioka I. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 3,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
PT-264 engages E Oga at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
PT-23 engages E Oga at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
PT-20 collides with PT-29 at 112 , 63
E Oga engages PT-23 at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-887

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-23
PT-24
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29
PT-38
PT-84
PT-264

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
MGB G-887 engages PT-84 at 2,000 yards
PT-84 engages MGB G-887 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 111,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CMc Ento, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT-83
PT-181
PT-318
PT-319
PT-320
PT-321
PT-322
PT-323
PT-324
PT-325
PT-326
PT-327
PT-328
PT-329

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
PT-329 engages CMc Ento at 2,000 yards
PT-324 engages CMc Ento at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
PT-324 engages CMc Ento at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-329 engages CMc Ento at 2,000 yards
CMc Ento sunk by PT-325 at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Fujinami

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-23
PT-24
PT-27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-28
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-38, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-84, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
PT-264, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-29 at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-84 at 2,000 yards
PT-38 sunk by CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-23 at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT-84
Massive explosion on PT-84
PT-84 sunk by CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-29 at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-27 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-29 at 7,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-29 at 7,000 yards
PT-264 sunk by CA Chokai at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-20 at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-29 at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-28 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-29 at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-29 at 6,000 yards
PT-27 sunk by DD Fujinami at 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-24 at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-23 at 6,000 yards
PT-29 sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-28 at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-23 at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-20 at 6,000 yards
Fay, S. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-20 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

The remaining PTs get worked over by a kamikaze squadron:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 113,63

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed

Allied Ships
PT-20, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk
PT-23, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk
PT-24, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk
PT-28, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick flying as kamikaze

PT-20 dead in the water ...
PT-23 dead in the water ...
PT-24 dead in the water ...
PT-28 dead in the water ...

I think that my PT boats did more damage to the Imperial Japanese Navy last turn than than they have in my 11 years
of playing WitP. The PT boats were decimated but they kept the important AF at Miyake-jima open so that the night
fighters could keep the Japanese night bombers at bay:

Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 13

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-67-Ib Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

P-47Ns and P-51Ds flying out of Iwo Jima sweep Tokyo and Tsu in conjunction with carrier fighters from Fifth
Fleet:

Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 35
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 27

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 13 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (35 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(35 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
35 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 27 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 26

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 36000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 454 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
26 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 143 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 40900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Corsair II sweeping at 36000 feet

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 70 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 21

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4U-4 Corsair sweeping at 41000 feet

Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 16
Ki-84a Frank x 86

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(40 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 40 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(46 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 46 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Raid is overhead
25th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000.
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 15

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 41000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 4
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 54

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 5 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 60 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 70 minutes
25th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 44

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 24 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 20 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 27

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 41000 feet *
6 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 41000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 23

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 10 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

CAP engaged:
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 253 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 29

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 5
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4
Ki-84a Frank x 35

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(17 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 17 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 18 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
25th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 1
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3
Ki-84a Frank x 22

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 36000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 39000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 132 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 150 minutes
25th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000.
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 5

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 35440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 37440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Corsair II sweeping at 36000 feet

CAP engaged:
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Corsair IV sweeping at 39000 feet

No carrier bombers flew on the 1st day of the turn due to the weather. However, on the 2nd day of the turn, the
weather cleared and the SBDs pounded the AF at Tsu while the torpedo bombers found their expected targets in the
previously empty port of Tokyo:

Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 20
F6F-5 Hellcat x 20
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 135
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 52
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23
SBD-6 Dauntless x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 7 destroyed on ground
D4Y1 Judy: 8 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 11 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-6 Dauntless: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
23 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 50
Avenger II x 38
Corsair II x 24
Corsair IV x 34
Hellcat I x 17
F4U-1A Corsair x 27
F4U-1D Corsair x 78
F4U-4 Corsair x 24
F6F-5 Hellcat x 48
TBM-3 Avenger x 206

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 10 damaged
Avenger II: 1 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 25 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 40, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yamagumo, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kiri, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
LB-114, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
APD T-2, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Shiranui, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
LB-106, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-118, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-104, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-119, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-113, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Repair Shipyard hits 2
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
24 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
23 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Magazine explodes on DD Kiri
Magazine explodes on DD Shiranui

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 8
F4U-1D Corsair x 20
TBM-3 Avenger x 58

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 14 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
LB-117, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-123, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-116, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-115, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 31
TBM-3 Avenger x 48

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 20 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
LB-102, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LB-122, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yamagumo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 24
TBM-3 Avenger x 8

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Corsair II sweeping at 36000 feet
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 14
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 18
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y1 Judy: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 5 damaged

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
14 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 3 damaged

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

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 20
TBM-3 Avenger x 21

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 11 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x F4U-4 Corsair sweeping at 41000 feet
14 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 17

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 10 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 2

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 7 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 14

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 2 damaged

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 7 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 21

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 37000 feet

The carrier bombers of Fifth Fleet also got their licks in on an IJN surface TF at Yokohama:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 113,61

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 31
F4U-1D Corsair x 42
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 16
SBD-5 Dauntless x 25
TBM-3 Avenger x 13

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 7 damaged
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-5 Dauntless: 6 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 3 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Matsu
CA Maya
APD T-23, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Shiokaze
APD T-7, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Akishimo
DD Take
CA Chokai
E W-24, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
E No.215, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-7
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-23
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E No.215

The Japanese lose 133 AC in A2A combat this turn vs Allied losses of 56 AC. Another 129 Japanese AC are destroyed on
the ground. The Japanese lose BB Yamashiro, Ca Suzuya, 3 DDs, 2 Es and 2 APDs.

Next turn the air combat TFs of Fifth Fleet will begin to refuel as the carriers slowly approach the coast of Japan.
Two surface TFs will be detached to protect Miyake-jima from naval bombardment. Thge SBDs will once again target the
AF at Tsu.

CHINA

Army Group North captures Misahn as Soviet armor races ahead of the infantry:

Ground combat at Mishan (114,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6164 troops, 153 guns, 546 vehicles, Assault Value = 1693

Defending force 778 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 206

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 206 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
832 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 77 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
39th Rifle Division
1207th SU Regiment
72nd Mechanized Brigade
1419th SU Regiment
75th Tank Brigade
204th Tank Brigade
55th Motorcycle Battalion
1253rd SU Regiment
42nd Mechanized Brigade
22nd Rifle Division
77th Tank Brigade
43rd/44th AA Battalion
1138th Cannon Regiment
182nd Howitzer Regiment
1124th Cannon Regiment
50th Cannon Regiment
22nd/24th AA Battalion
45th/103rd AA Battalion
87th Howitzer Regiment
28th/70th AA Battalion

Defending units:
12th Border Defense Fortress

The vanguard of Army Group Center invests Chengting and an assault will be launched next turn. The Allied 2nd Tank
Corps enters Tsingtao and an attack is ordered for next turn. Army Group Center continues to mass troops at
Suchow.

The Japanese launch a banzai attack on the Army Group South troops besieging Shanghai:

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5097 troops, 270 guns, 155 vehicles, Assault Value = 1602

Defending force 347379 troops, 5312 guns, 4853 vehicles, Assault Value = 11382

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 20761

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99

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

Japanese ground losses:
2864 casualties reported
Squads: 152 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 214 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 295 (222 destroyed, 73 disabled)
Vehicles lost 106 (86 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th RGC Route Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
9th RGC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
1st RGC Division
1st RGC Capital/A Division
Shanghai SNLF
47th Naval Guard Unit
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st RGC Capital/C Division
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
118th Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
26th Engineer Regiment
5th RGC Route Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
12th Div /7
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
75th Field AA Battalion
3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
23rd JNAF AF Unit
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
86th JAAF AF Coy
25th RF Gun Battalion
75th JAAF AF Bn
8th RF Gun Battalion
28th RF Gun Battalion
China Area Fleet
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
31st RF Gun Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
29th RF Gun Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
7th RF Gun Battalion
21st RF Gun Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
49th Field AA Battalion
Shanghai Special Base Force
23rd RF Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
217th Naval Const Bn /1

Defending units:
88th Chinese Division
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
31st Infantry Division
69th Chinese/B Corps
37th Infantry/A Division
4th Marine/B Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Australian/B Division
32nd Chinese/A Corps
41st Infantry Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
33rd Infantry Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
38th Infantry Division
32nd Chinese/B Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
6th Marine Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
49th Chinese/C Corps
3rd Australian/A Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
16th Chindit Brigade
4th Marine/C Division
7th Australian Division
7th Infantry Division
68th Chinese Corps
20th Indian/A Division
69th Chinese/A Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
69th Chinese/C Corps
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
37th Infantry/C Division
37th Infantry/B Division
11th Australian Division
4th Marine/A Division
13th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese/C Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
26th Indian Division
20th Indian/B Division
8th NZ Brigade
27th Infantry/C Division
Lushai Brigade
27th Infantry/B Division
3rd Australian/C Division
95th Chinese Corps
8th Indian/A Division
20th Indian/C Division
6th Infantry Division
8th Indian/B Division
27th Infantry/A Division
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
8th Indian/C Division
165th Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
XI Corps Artillery
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
134th (East Ang) Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
2/16th Field Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Y' Force
134th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Artillery Regiment
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XXIV CorpsArtillery
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
85th Medium Regiment
Eighth US Army
198th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
South Pacific
I US Corps
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
1 USMC Seacoast Art
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
XXXIV Indian Corps
35th Group Army
XIV Corps Artillery
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
88th Medium Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
134th Medium Regiment
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I Corps Artillery
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
X Corps Artillery
208th Field Regiment
XIV US Corps
544th Field Artillery Battalion
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /5

These must have been Japanese reinforcements that crossed the river to enter Shanghai. Army Group South has now massed
over 11,000 AV at Shanghai We will carpet bomb Shanghai next turn and then assault the city in 2 turns.

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Post #: 921

RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: PT BOATS TAKE ON IMPERIAL JAP... - 8/15/2015 7:34:20 PM

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quote:

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, and is sunk

YES!! Super job by all your forces, especially the valiant PT crews, to make that happen!

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GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT - 8/18/2015 6:27:31 AM

racndoc

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8/8-8/9/45

SUBS

SS I-48 is sunk by an Allied surface TF near Miyake-jima.

SS I-369 is sunk by Allied carrier escorts near Torishima.

SS Argonaut II is sunk by E boats by Fukue-jima.

STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND

The Allies city bomb Yokohama around the clock as the B-29s bomb manpower at 6000' during the night and over 500
torpedo bombers from Fifth Fleet city bomb Yokohama manpower by day. The B-29s create a 558,000 firestorm on the 1st
night of the turn and a 543,000 firestorm on the 2nd night of the turn. Meanwhile....Fifth Fleets torpedo bombers keep
a 250,000 firestorm burning during the day and at the end of the turn Yokohama has a level 182,000 firestorm. The
Allies have now scored 29,008 strategic points and 38 B-29s were lost over Yokohama last turn.

The B-29s will rested be next turn but the torpedo bombers of Fifth Fleet will again excecute daylight manpower
attacks.

FIFTH FLEET: ALLIED CARRIERS MOVE IN CLOSE TO DESTROY IJN SHIPPING IN COASTAL WATERS

I moved Fifth Fleet in to coastal waters of the Japanese Home Islands to take out as much shipping as possible as
Fifth Fleet sucked in an inordinate amount of IJN naval bombers and surface raiders:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Torishima at 112,68, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ML G-205, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
ML G-308, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
ML G-316, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-323, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
ML G-326, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-405, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
ML G-437, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-437 at 2,000 yards
ML G-405 engages CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
ML G-437 sunk by CL Gambia at 2,000 yards
ML G-308 engages DD MacDonough at 2,000 yards
ML G-205 engages CL Gambia at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on ML G-405
CA Suffolk engages ML G-405 at 2,000 yards
ML G-326 engages CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
DD Monaghan engages ML G-323 at 2,000 yards
ML G-308 sunk by CL Gambia at 2,000 yards
ML G-205 sunk by DD MacDonough at 2,000 yards
ML G-405 sunk by DD Farragut at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Gambia engages ML G-326 at 4,000 yards
ML G-323 sunk by DD Monaghan at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-326 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-326 at 7,000 yards
ML G-326 sunk by DD Balch at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
ML G-316 sunk by CA Suffolk at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.213, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
E W-27, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Drexler
DD Cowell

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 4,000 yards
Valon, F.P. crosses the 'T'
CL Newcastle engages E W-27 at 4,000 yards
DD Cowell engages E W-27 at 4,000 yards
E W-27 sunk by CL Newcastle at 4,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages E No.213 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
E No.213 sunk by CL Newcastle at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyuzuki
DD Makigumo
DD Akishimo
DD Asashio
DD Matsu
DD Take
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
DD Yakaze
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 7, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Drexler, Shell hits 2
DD Cowell, Shell hits 2

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Drexler at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyuzuki engages DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Numakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
DD Drexler engages DD Shiokaze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Numakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Drexler at 6,000 yards
DD Fuyuzuki engages DD Drexler at 6,000 yards
DD Cowell engages DD Akishimo at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Drexler at 7,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Drexler at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Naval bombardment of Miyake-jima at 112,63

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 14 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 5 destroyed on ground
F8F-1 Bearcat: 8 damaged
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 destroyed on ground
F6F-5N Hellcat: 4 damaged
F6F-5N Hellcat: 1 destroyed on ground
F4U-1A Corsair: 13 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed on ground
Thunderbolt II: 7 damaged
Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed on ground
PBM-5 Mariner: 5 damaged
PBM-5 Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
DD Fujinami

Allied ground losses:
524 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 100 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (3 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30

E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Chokai
CA Chokai firing at Miyake-jima
CA Maya firing at Miyake-jima
DD Fujinami firing at 5th Marine Division

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Night Naval bombardment of Miyake-jima at 112,63

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 3 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
P-51D Mustang: 31 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed on ground
Thunderbolt II: 11 damaged
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed on ground
F6F-5N Hellcat: 1 damaged
F6F-5N Hellcat: 1 destroyed on ground
P-61A Black Widow: 3 damaged
P-61A Black Widow: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Take
DD Matsu
DD Asashio
DD Akishimo
DD Makigumo
DD Fuyuzuki

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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 27

DD Shiokaze firing at Miyake-jima
DD Take firing at Miyake-jima
DD Matsu firing at Miyake-jima
DD Asashio firing at Miyake-jima
DD Akishimo firing at Miyake-jima
DD Makigumo firing at Miyake-jima
DD Fuyuzuki firing at Miyake-jima

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Night Naval bombardment of Miyake-jima at 112,63

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 3 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed on ground
P-61A Black Widow: 4 damaged
P-61A Black Widow: 1 destroyed on ground
PBM-5 Mariner: 2 damaged
PBM-5 Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
F8F-1 Bearcat: 2 damaged
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
DD Asashimo

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

DD Asashimo firing at Miyake-jima

I was a bit surprised that 2 Allied surface TFs couldnt prevent the naval bombardment of the AF at Miyake-jima but
that was overshadowed by the enormous loss of Japanese naval bombers:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 35
D4Y4 Judy x 32

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 135
Corsair IV x 106
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 38
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 315
F4U-1D Corsair x 507
F4U-4 Corsair x 88
F6F-5 Hellcat x 572

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 8 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 16 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(22 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Raid is overhead
VMF-111 with F4U-1D Corsair (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(19 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
Raid is overhead
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (12 airborne, 30 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
A6M5b Zero x 45
N1K1-J George x 18
P1Y1 Frances x 98

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 135
Corsair IV x 106
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 38
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 315
F4U-1D Corsair x 507
F4U-4 Corsair x 88
F6F-5 Hellcat x 570

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 13 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 52 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire IIC: 1 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Petrof Bay
CVE Saginaw Bay
CVE Marcus Island

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x P1Y1 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
2 x P1Y1 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 32
B5N2 Kate x 31
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 12
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 10

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 134
Corsair IV x 106
Hellcat F.II x 22
Seafire IIC x 35
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 310
F4U-1D Corsair x 498
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 553

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 7 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (2 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 28

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 130
Corsair IV x 101
Hellcat F.II x 22
Seafire IIC x 30
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 300
F4U-1D Corsair x 479
F4U-4 Corsair x 85
F6F-5 Hellcat x 533

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 4 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (3 airborne, 14 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 21 on standby, 4 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (2 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 82
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 24

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 121
Corsair IV x 92
Hellcat F.II x 19
Seafire IIC x 27
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 282
F4U-1D Corsair x 440
F4U-4 Corsair x 78
F6F-5 Hellcat x 497

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 16 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 12 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
No.879 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (6 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VC(F)-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (7 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VRF-6F with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 3 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes
VC(F)-68 with F4U-1D Corsair (7 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VC(F)-83 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VC(F)-98 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VMF-323 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (14 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 11 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (11 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (13 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (10 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (11 airborne, 11 on standby, 4 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 3 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 20

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 116
Corsair IV x 91
Hellcat F.II x 18
Seafire IIC x 26
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 273
F4U-1D Corsair x 418
F4U-4 Corsair x 77
F6F-5 Hellcat x 480

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (9 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17020.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 25 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-22 with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
No.879 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (6 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire L.III (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
No.1845 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VC(F)-92 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VC(F)-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VRF-4F with F6F-5 Hellcat (10 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VRF-6F with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
No.807 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters between 10860 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VC(F)-63 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VC(F)-68 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VC(F)-83 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
VC(F)-86 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 34
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 27

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 113
Corsair IV x 91
Hellcat F.II x 18
Seafire IIC x 26
Seafire L.III x 24
F4U-1A Corsair x 267
F4U-1D Corsair x 412
F4U-4 Corsair x 76
F6F-5 Hellcat x 470

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 14 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-67-Ib Peggy flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 7 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (13 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (7 airborne, 10 on standby, 3 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 25 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-22 with F4U-1A Corsair (10 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-24 with F6F-5 Hellcat (2 airborne, 10 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
No.879 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (8 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire L.III (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
No.1845 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VC(F)-92 with F4U-1D Corsair (11 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VRF-4F with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 11 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 7 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
No.807 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 19

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 111
Corsair IV x 89
Hellcat F.II x 18
Seafire IIC x 24
Seafire L.III x 22
F4U-1A Corsair x 261
F4U-1D Corsair x 400
F4U-4 Corsair x 74
F6F-5 Hellcat x 462

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (11 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 7 on standby, 7 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (14 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (13 airborne, 11 on standby, 1 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (10 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 11 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 4 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 3 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 14 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (17 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 17020.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 3 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (11 airborne, 7 on standby, 7 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 11 on standby, 7 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes

Once the carriers of Fifth Fleet got in close the the Japanese mainland they worked over multiple IJN TFs:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 31

Allied aircraft
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 113,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 25

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 4 damaged
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
SBD-5 Dauntless: 9 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Makigumo
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1
DD Akishimo
DD Fuyuzuki
DD Matsu, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Maya
DD Take
DD Shiokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Shiokaze

Japanese naval bombers also went after Allied surface TFs at Miyake-jima:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M5b Zero x 35
D4Y4 Judy x 46

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 11
P-51D Mustang x 37
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
F6F-5 Hellcat x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 11 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 24 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Gambia
DD Sproston

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D4Y4 Judy flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
12 x D4Y4 Judy flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Raid is overhead
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VMF-111 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

Japanese naval airstrikes continued on the 2nd day of the turn:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 15
B5N2 Kate x 3
D4Y4 Judy x 2

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 133
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 35
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 310
F4U-1D Corsair x 492
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 546

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 8 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (12 airborne, 30 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
A6M5b Zero x 6
N1K1-J George x 11
P1Y1 Frances x 6

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 133
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 35
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 310
F4U-1D Corsair x 492
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 546

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (11 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
16 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (16 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (16 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (14 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 20
D4Y4 Judy x 7
N1K1-J George x 1

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 133
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 34
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 308
F4U-1D Corsair x 492
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 544

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 9 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (20 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (15 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (23 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (23 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (18 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (10 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (16 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (19 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 10
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 133
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 34
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 308
F4U-1D Corsair x 491
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 543

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 10 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (20 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (19 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (19 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (27 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (22 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (13 airborne, 10 on standby, 3 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (17 airborne, 10 on standby, 4 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (16 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (19 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (14 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

Allied carrier bombers responded by hitting IJN shipping off the length and breadth of the Japanese Home Islands:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 31

Allied aircraft
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 11 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 15 destroyed

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 113,61

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 22

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 7 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Shiokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akishimo
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
CA Maya

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Shiokaze
Magazine explodes on DD Makigumo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Matsue at 107,57

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 55

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 13 damaged

Japanese Ships
AO Kokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Samidare
E No.12, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Amagiri
AO Kazahaya, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AO Toei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Sazanami
E No.60, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yugiri
AO Naruto

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
26 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Kokuyo Maru
No.12 dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E No.12
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Kazahaya
No.60 dead in the water ...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kobe at 108,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 36

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 6 damaged
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
E No.144, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Sakura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Arare
DD Shigure
DD Nara

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E No.144
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sakura

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 25

Allied aircraft
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 25
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 11 destroyed, 4 damaged
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Sakura Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AG Arasaki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
E No.59

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

Morning Air attack on Masan , at 102,54

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 136
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 36
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 309
F4U-1D Corsair x 493
F4U-4 Corsair x 85
F6F-5 Hellcat x 543

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (12 airborne, 30 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 28

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 8
F4U-1D Corsair x 48
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair IV: 3 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Shoho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Havre Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tone Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK India Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Karachi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Syunko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Kuretake

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK India Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shikano Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Karachi Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Syunko Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 113,61

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 21
Corsair IV x 22
Hellcat I x 18
F4U-1D Corsair x 12
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 15
SBD-5 Dauntless x 21

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 8 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Fujinami
SC CHa-99, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC Ch 43, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Maya
PB Kure Maru #5, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SC Ch 57, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SC CHa-47

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kure Maru #5
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC Ch 57

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Matsue at 107,57

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 22
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 51

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Samidare, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E No.112, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Amagiri
DD Yugiri
AO Toei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Naruto, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
****ei-tai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes

Training flight from ****ei-tai has been caught up in attack
No.112 dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Toei Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Naruto

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shimonoseki at 104,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 33

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 11
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-4 Corsair: 1 destroyed
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-301 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (14 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
18 planes vectored on to bombers

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kobe at 108,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 11
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 3

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Arare

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 20

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 16
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Sasako Maru
xAK Anyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 7

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 16
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
E No.51
E Aguni, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
TK Jinei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
E No.9, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Aguni
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E No.9

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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 6
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 54
SBD-6 Dauntless x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 4 damaged
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-6 Dauntless: 2 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 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
18 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Maebashi , at 113,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
F8F-1 Bearcat x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x F8F-1 Bearcat sweeping at 38000 feet

At the end of the turn......Japan has lost another 758 AC in A2A combat vs 143 Allied AC,

I lost almost 150 SBDs this turn so Fifth Fleet is running low on fighters, SBDs and TBMs. Fifth Fleet will
complete refueling next turn and withdraw towards the Bonins to take on F4U-1As, F4U-1Ds, TBM-3s and F6F-5s. The
remaining torpedo planes will continue to bomb manpower at Yokohama in day light attacks.

Its now 8/9/45 and I havent receieved an atom bomb yet.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI ... - 8/18/2015 1:21:51 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

quote:

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

What is the total AV of Soviet troops on Sakhilin as of the Soviet activation?

Can't answer that question off hand but almost all Soviet units are unrestricted, so a few amphib ships could quickly ferry overwhelming force to Sakhalin. Shikuka is a clear hex so even with forts it is vulnerable.

quote:

mind-messing.....the Soviets have about 750 AV at Alexandrovsk. There are an additional 500-550 AV at Ohka but there is
no road from Okha to Alexandrovosk so you need to transport all the troops via air or xAK/LST.

Ah, that sinks my hopes to capture all of Sakhilin as Japan after the Russians activate. I had hoped that it would be possible to stack the odds on Sakhilin, wipe out the Russians and open up the Sea of Okhotsk to the IJN.

500 AV at Okha means that's likely impossible - between the forts and the CD guns the cost would be too high. A shame, as I think a serious Japanese campaign to take those isolated Soviet bases might provide a fairly safe way to make up the VP windfall that Soviet activation entails.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI ... - 8/18/2015 1:30:12 PM

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quote:

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 136
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 36
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 309
F4U-1D Corsair x 493
F4U-4 Corsair x 85
F6F-5 Hellcat x 543

Just a little bit outnumbered ...

Naive question about tactics: would it be possible to move surface fleets into some of the Japanese ports to attack the shipping directly? Or would there be too much danger of enemy air attack or mines?

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GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT - 8/19/2015 7:57:40 AM

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jwolf....many of the ports are mined. On the Pacific coast of Japan....many of the ports have coastal defense
guns.... especially the ports where the majority of IJN shipping is located.

8/8-8/9/45

CHINA:ARMY GROUP NORTH....SOVIET ARMOR AND MECHANIZED RACES AHEAD OF THE INFANTRY

A combined assault of Soviet armor and infantry overruns IJA troops outside of Mutankiang:

Ground combat at 111,43 (near Mutankiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44040 troops, 743 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2086

Defending force 1219 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 1881

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1881 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1693 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 80 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Rifle Brigade
480th Guards SU Regiment
366th Rifle Division
393rd Rifle Division
386th Rifle Division
479th Guards SU Regiment
105th Rifle Division
40th Rifle Division
689th Naval Inf. Battalion
218th Tank Brigade
25th Army

Defending units:
2nd Border Defense Fortress

In the northwestern sphere of Army Group North operations....Soviet armor and mechanized originating in Mongolia
has raced across the Gobi Desert and will capture an evacuated Mangan next turn.

Dave is expecting an assault on Kalgan from this direction(north) and has placed defensive forces to slow them
down. What Dave hasnt planned on is the extremely powerful force of 2 Soviet mechanized corps and 1 tank corps
that are racing along a highway towards Kalgan(from the NE) at the rate of 2 1/2 hexes per turn. With the Soviet
Guards 1st Airborne Division holding the highway open for them...they will race 3 hexes total into Kalgan this
turn without Dave ever seeing then coming. While there are 46,000 IJA troops in Peiping.... there are only 5000
IJA troops in Kalgan and once the Soviet mobile forces arrive next turn it will be too late to reinforce. Soviet
level bombers and DBs will bomb ground troops in Kalgan this turn.

Farther east.... 2 Soviet tank brigades will assault Nunkiang. Additional Soviet troops will assault IJA troops
to the E of Mutankiang to support other forces that are advancing on Mutankiang from the SE.

On Sakhalin Island....Soviet troops will attack Shikuka.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: ARMY GROUP CENTER RACES TOWARDS PEI... - 8/19/2015 8:28:47 AM

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8/8-8/9/45.......CONTINUED

CHINA:ARMY GROUP CENTER

The vanguard of Army Group Center captures Chengting:

Ground combat at Chengting (92,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 147244 troops, 1205 guns, 626 vehicles, Assault Value = 4608

Defending force 385 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 5338

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 5338 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chengting !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
531 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
96th Chinese Corps
32nd Infantry Division
90th Chinese/C Corps
40th Chinese/B Corps
98th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
43rd Infantry Division
36th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese/A Corps
259th Brigade
9th Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
93rd Infantry Division
61st Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
1st Prov Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese/C Corps
Jingcha War Area
2nd Group Army

Defending units:
76th JAAF AF Bn
15th RGC Temp./C Division

Peiping will be caught in a vise between the vanguard of Army Group Center and the armored/mechanized spearhead of Army
Group North.

The Allied 2nd Tank Corps captures Tsingtao:

Ground combat at Tsingtao (95,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17462 troops, 115 guns, 2042 vehicles, Assault Value = 1160

Defending force 1791 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Allied adjusted assault: 910

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 910 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsingtao !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1941 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
762nd Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
Ching Tao Special Base Force

Next turn....elements of Army Group Center will assault Tsinan.

Army Group Center has massed overe 11,000 AV at Suchow and an attack will launched when an additional 4000 AV of
troops arrives.

ARMY GROUP SOUTH....THE ASSAULT ON SHANGHAI

Army Group South has massed over 11,000 AV and 45 artillery LCUs at Shanghai:

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19732 troops, 1339 guns, 1161 vehicles, Assault Value = 11645

Defending force 44378 troops, 543 guns, 222 vehicles, Assault Value = 1451

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

Assaulting units:
37th Infantry/C Division
27th Infantry/A Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
11th Australian Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
88th Chinese Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
7th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
8th Indian/B Division
6th Marine Division
37th Infantry/A Division
20th Indian/B Division
4th Marine/A Division
3rd Australian/A Division
38th Infantry Division
95th Chinese Corps
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
6th Infantry Division
69th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
8th Indian/A Division
32nd Chinese/A Corps
4th Marine/C Division
49th Chinese/C Corps
8th NZ Brigade
32nd Chinese/B Corps
68th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
69th Chinese/B Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
69th Chinese/C Corps
13th Chinese Corps
37th Infantry/B Division
33rd Infantry Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
3rd Australian/B Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
4th Marine/B Division
52nd Chinese/C Corps
27th Infantry/B Division
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
27th Infantry/C Division
99th Chinese/C Corps
31st Infantry Division
Lushai Brigade
16th Chindit Brigade
20th Indian/C Division
3rd Australian/C Division
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
20th Indian/A Division
7th Australian Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
26th Indian Division
8th Indian/C Division
1 USMC Seacoast Art
205th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
XIV US Corps
1st Artillery Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
85th Medium Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
87th Medium Regiment
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Y' Force
544th Field Artillery Battalion
XI Corps Artillery
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XXXIV Indian Corps
134th Medium Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
35th Group Army
South Pacific
134th Field Artillery Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
XXIV CorpsArtillery
I Corps Artillery
Tenth US Army
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
134th (East Ang) Regiment
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment
Southwest Pacific
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XIV Corps Artillery
148th Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
X Corps Artillery
Eighth US Army
88th Medium Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion
2/16th Field Regiment
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
4th RGC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
5th RGC Route Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
26th Engineer Regiment
1st RGC Division
118th Division
1st RGC Capital/A Division
1st RGC Capital/C Division
12th Div /7
China Area Fleet
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
21st RF Gun Battalion
75th Field AA Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
Shanghai Special Base Force
49th Field AA Battalion
29th RF Gun Battalion
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
31st RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai SNLF
7th RF Gun Battalion
75th JAAF AF Bn
26th RF Gun Battalion
23rd RF Gun Battalion
23rd JNAF AF Unit
86th JAAF AF Coy
52nd JAAF AF Bn
217th Naval Const Bn /1

Next turn a deliberate assault will be ordered on the 70,000 IJA defenders there in 4x terrain.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: ARMY GROUP CENTER RACES TOWARDS PEI... - 8/19/2015 1:12:59 PM

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I love following the massive land war in China and Manchuria. It gives a much different flavor to the usual type of campaign in the Pacific.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: FIFTH FLEET REARMS AND TAKES ON AC ... - 8/22/2015 9:00:32 AM

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jwolf....its not just the size of land war in China. With the ability to build so many level 8 and 9 AFs the air war in
China is almost more massive than the land war. Virtually all of the Allied 4Es and 2Es as well as most of their land
based tac bombers (and also include all the Soviet air forces) allows the Allies to concentrate air power here like no
where else on the map. With the Soviets activated....Dave has turned off the combat animations as the 001 combat replay
files are now taking too long to run.

8/10-8/11/45

SUBS

SS ShCh-113 sinks LST T-141 off Toyama.

SS I-35 is sunk by an Allied surface TF near Chichi-jima.

HAWAIIAN SEA FRONTIER: ALLIED CARRIERS ENGAGE KB

This happened 2 turns ago but I forgot to post about it. The ad hoc Allied carrier TF with 1 damaged CV, 1 damaged
CVE and 4 newly repaired CVEs that could only sail 3 hexes per movement phase due to unrepaired damage got into
surface combat with KB east of Midway:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 168,74, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Junyo
CL Yubari
DD Akizuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Asagiri
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
CV Intrepid
CVE Casablanca
CVE Shipley Bay
CVE Tulagi
CVE Shamrock Bay
CVE Commencement Bay
DD Luce
DD Marshall
DD Uhlmann
DD Van Valkenburgh
DD Baldwin
DD Carmick
DD McCook
DD Sterett
DD Wilson

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

Neither side launched during the ensuing daylight air missions so bad weather must have been involved. This last
turn I continued to search for KB but with the element of surprise gone Dave high tailed it out of there. The ad
hoc Allied carrier force will be sent back to Pearl harbor to complete repairs.

FIFTH FLEET REARMS AND TAKES ON AC REPLACEMENTS NEAR THE BONINS

The Allied carriers sailed to within 5 or 6 hexes of Iwo Jima and once again were able to suck in TBM-3s, F4U-1As,
F4U-1Ds and F6F-5 replacements from the VR squadrons based on Iwo Jima. The US VF squadrons are at 99% TOE, the
TBM-3 squadrons are at 90% TOE and the SBD squadrons are at 50% TOE. I dont have any VR SBD squadrons in the area
so Im flying in VMSB squadrons from the Philippines while the VB squadrons are pulled off the carriers to take
on replacements in the Marianas. Its been an ongoing struggle for me to continue to take on carrier aircraft
replacements while at sea in a war zone. Fifth Fleet continues to refuel and rearm AA and carrier ops while bombing
the Home islands.

Last turn the TBMs continue to city bomb manpower at Yokohama while the B-29s were rested. The Allies now have
29,186 strategic points and Yokoyama was ablaze with a level 152,000 fire on the 1st day of the turn and a level
99,000 fire on the 2nd day of the turn. Yokohama was left with a level 33,000 at the end of the turn.

Next turn the Allied TBM-3s go back into air superiority missions over Japan. There are dark red "x"s at Matsue and
Okayama. Next turn the TBM-3s will hit the AFs at both cities. There are also nearly 100 Japanese fighters at
Maebashi that have been flying night LRCAP over Tokyo and Yokohama. Next turn carrier Avenger Is and IIs will hit
the AF at Maebashi.

The Allied surface TFs at Miyake-jima engage IJN MTBs and MLs:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ML G-307, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-324, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
ML G-402, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-423, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
ML G-433, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-484, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
ML G-606, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
ML G-606 sunk by CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
ML G-484 sunk by CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
ML G-402 sunk by CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
ML G-433 sunk by CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-324 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-423 at 3,000 yards
ML G-324 sunk by CA Suffolk at 3,000 yards
CL Gambia engages ML G-423 at 3,000 yards
ML G-423 sunk by CA Suffolk at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA London engages ML G-307 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA London engages ML G-307 at 6,000 yards
DD Balch engages ML G-307 at 6,000 yards
CA London engages ML G-307 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA London engages ML G-307 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-307 at 9,000 yards
CL Gambia engages ML G-307 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-307 at 10,000 yards
ML G-307 sunk by DD Monaghan at 10,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-1008, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
MTB G-1017
MGB G-1028

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
MGB G-1008 sunk by CA Suffolk at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages MGB G-1028 at 2,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages MTB G-1017 at 2,000 yards
DD Balch engages MTB G-1017 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages MTB G-1017 at 4,000 yards
DD Dale engages MTB G-1017 at 4,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages MTB G-1017 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Dale engages MTB G-1017 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 10, 45
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-887
MTB G-353

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
DD Dale engages MTB G-353 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Farragut engages MTB G-353 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

The Japanese execute night bombing attacks against both Fifth Fleet and Miyake-jima:

Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 12

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Glory
CVE Steamer Bay
CVE Kwajalein

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Hirata P. in a G3M3 Nell is willing to die for the Emperor

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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 118 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 7

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon
CVL Vengeance

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 113 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Tracker

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 4
F6F-5N Hellcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 58 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 4
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 11

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-67-Ib Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet *

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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 10

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Munda
CVL Glory
CVE Kwajalein

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Striker

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Steamer Bay

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Muto J. in a G3M3 Nell is willing to die for the Emperor

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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Shah

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Maki J. in a D4Y4 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor

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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 8

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Pursuer, Kamikaze hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 9

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 8

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 7

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Colossus
CVE Fencer

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Okano V. in a B6N2a Jill is willing to die for the Emperor

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y1 Frances x 10

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 7
F6F-5N Hellcat x 9

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P1Y1 Frances bombing from 14000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 81 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 9

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 7
F6F-5N Hellcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 5
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 7
D4Y4 Judy x 4

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 4
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
7 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 12

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Drexler

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 5

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 14

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 2
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 68 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 7

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 17

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Gambia

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 15

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 6

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 5

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 10

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 7 damaged
P-61A Black Widow: 1 destroyed on ground
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 damaged
PBM-5 Mariner: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet *

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Dale
CA Suffolk
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 7 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 1 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 5

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 10 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed on ground
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Gambia

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 damaged
F8F-1 Bearcat: 2 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Carrier SBDs attack CA Maya for the 3rd turn in a row but the ships luck holds out as no hits are scored:

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chiba at 114,61

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 9
N1K2-J George x 13
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 46

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 21
Corsair IV x 38
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
SBD-5 Dauntless x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair IV: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Maya

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-312 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
381 Ku S-1 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 31 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 24000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes

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GUNS OF AUGUST: ARMY GROUP SOUTH ASSAULTS SHANGHAI WITH... - 8/22/2015 9:30:17 AM

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8/10-8/11/45......CONTINUED

ARMY GROUP SOUTH

Army Group South launches a pair of 2:1 attacks on Shanghai after 2 turns of carpet bombing and the massed artillery fire
of over 45 LCUs:

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 329907 troops, 5367 guns, 4492 vehicles, Assault Value = 11690

Defending force 43094 troops, 536 guns, 220 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Allied adjusted assault: 8407

Japanese adjusted defense: 4129

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
4307 casualties reported
Squads: 177 destroyed, 253 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 138 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 43 disabled
Guns lost 178 (93 destroyed, 85 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
17012 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 1555 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 213 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 94 disabled
Guns lost 187 (9 destroyed, 178 disabled)
Vehicles lost 42 (4 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Assaulting units:
49th Chinese/C Corps
33rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
27th Infantry Division
4th Marine Division
52nd Chinese/C Corps
32nd Chinese/B Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
88th Chinese Division
Lushai Brigade
32nd Chinese/A Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
41st Infantry Division
38th Infantry Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Australian/C Division
7th Infantry Division
26th Indian Division
16th Chindit Brigade
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
8th Indian/B Division
3rd Australian/B Division
69th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/B Corps
8th NZ Brigade
31st Infantry Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
13th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
6th Marine Division
8th Indian/A Division
37th Infantry Division
68th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
95th Chinese Corps
20th Indian Division
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
11th Australian Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Australian/A Division
7th Australian Division
6th Infantry Division
8th Indian/C Division
1st Indian Medium Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
XIV US Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
1st Artillery Regiment
1 USMC Seacoast Art
35th Group Army
I Corps Artillery
694th Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
XI Corps Artillery
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
XIV Corps Artillery
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
85th Medium Regiment
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
Y' Force
134th (East Ang) Regiment
X Corps Artillery
South Pacific
33rd Medium Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
544th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Medium Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
Tenth US Army
XXIV CorpsArtillery
Eighth US Army
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
2/16th Field Regiment
XXXIV Indian Corps
148th Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
1st RGC Division
4th RGC Route Brigade
5th RGC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
1st RGC Capital/A Division
118th Division
2nd Amphibious Brigade
26th Engineer Regiment
1st RGC Capital/C Division
7th RF Gun Battalion
23rd RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai SNLF
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
China Area Fleet
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
23rd JNAF AF Unit
75th JAAF AF Bn
31st RF Gun Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
49th Field AA Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
29th RF Gun Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
21st RF Gun Battalion
75th Field AA Battalion
86th JAAF AF Coy
Shanghai Special Base Force
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
217th Naval Const Bn /1

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 318038 troops, 5364 guns, 4492 vehicles, Assault Value = 10158

Defending force 38952 troops, 462 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 1041

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 5365

Japanese adjusted defense: 2589

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5178 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 198 disabled
Non Combat: 98 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 47 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 88 (39 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (18 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
5912 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 1488 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 227 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 141 disabled
Guns lost 167 (7 destroyed, 160 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (3 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
13th Chinese Corps
16th Chindit Brigade
33rd Infantry Division
6th Marine Division
69th Chinese Corps
11th Australian Division
3rd Australian/B Division
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
Lushai Brigade
32nd Chinese/A Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Australian/C Division
3rd Australian/A Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
32nd Chinese/B Corps
6th Infantry Division
68th Chinese Corps
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
38th Infantry Division
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
49th Chinese/B Corps
20th Indian Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
7th Infantry Division
8th Indian/B Division
49th Chinese/C Corps
52nd Chinese/C Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
7th Australian Division
26th Chinese/A Corps
8th NZ Brigade
95th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
97th Chinese/B Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
8th Indian/A Division
31st Infantry Division
88th Chinese Division
37th Infantry Division
26th Indian Division
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
46th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
4th Marine Division
8th Indian/C Division
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
Y' Force
I Corps Artillery
88th Medium Regiment
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
1st Medium Regiment
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
208th Field Regiment
XIV US Corps
544th Field Artillery Battalion
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
87th Medium Regiment
XXIV CorpsArtillery
85th Medium Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
XXXIV Indian Corps
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2/16th Field Regiment
XI Corps Artillery
1 USMC Seacoast Art
I US Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
1st Indian Medium Regiment
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
X Corps Artillery
134th Medium Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
35th Group Army
4th Field Artillery Battalion
134th (East Ang) Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
South Pacific
XIV Corps Artillery
33rd Medium Regiment
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
26th Engineer Regiment
118th Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
5th RGC Route Brigade
4th RGC Route Brigade
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
2nd Amphibious Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st RGC Capital/A Division
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
1st RGC Capital/C Division
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
21st RF Gun Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
Shanghai Special Base Force
31st RF Gun Battalion
75th JAAF AF Bn
23rd JNAF AF Unit
29th RF Gun Battalion
86th JAAF AF Coy
7th RF Gun Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
1st RGC Division
Shanghai SNLF
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
23rd RF Gun Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
49th Field AA Battalion
China Area Fleet
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
217th Naval Const Bn /1

I started the turn with 11,690 AV at Shanghai and ended up with 8800 AV so it was a pretty expensive turn. And it
appears that the 2 turns of carpet bombing with hundreds of tac,medium and heavy bombers and massed artillery fire
of 45 LCUs didnt affect the morale, disruption or fatigue of the defenders very much if at all. Well at least we
knocked down the forts 2 levels. The Allied troops here will be rested for a turn or two before they resume the
assault.

ARMY GROUP CENTER

Army Group Center captures Tsinan this turn:

Ground combat at Tsinan (93,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21962 troops, 283 guns, 184 vehicles, Assault Value = 880

Defending force 1190 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 680

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 680 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsinan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
896 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Australian Division
77th Indian Para Brigade
37th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
34th Chinese/C Corps

Defending units:
32nd JAAF AF Coy /1
27th Air Flotilla
60th JAAF AF Bn
227th Naval Const Bn /1

Next turn....over 15,000 AV of AGC troops will assault Suchow after another carpet bombing attack. There are about
120,000 IJA defenders in Suchow vs the 75,000 in Shanghai but Suchow is in clear terrain so Im expecting to capture
that base in one turn. Farther north....the Allied 2nd Tank Corps will assault Weihsien.

ARMY GROUP NORTH

Powerful Soviet mechanized and tank corps move 3 hexes to invest Kalgan. The 2 mechanized corps with an AV of over 1600 will attack Kalgan's 5000 defenders next turn with a tank corps and 2 SU regiments held in reserve for exploitation after the assault.

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