witpqs
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1941 December 12 At this writing I only have the replay and will have to wait for the 100% current situation. A busy day. High level recap: KB is still missing. Forces D and Z missed that sKB, but only just, and all air attacks missed them! Force Y was sighted and attacked ineffectually by a Jake, but of course is now spotted. The foxes are in the hen house that is Exodus, and the chickens are running as fast as they can. The same near and at Palembang as IJN DDs clean out the joint. The Imperial infection on Borneo is spreading like wildfire. Enterprise & Co. found and smote those raiders. Wake is invaded and reduced but holds. I wonder if this third sighting is wrong, or if DAW is carrier hunting? quote:
TF 497 observes E14Y1 Glen at 182,103 near Pearl Harbor TF 203 followed by E14Y1 Glen at 182,104 near Pearl Harbor TF 204 sights Japanese Torpedo Bomber at 182,104 near Pearl Harbor Some details. Amphibious landings made/continued at: Wake Island Shortlands Mersing Wake Island Aitape Wewak Kuching Singkawang Fell to the Empire: Langkawi Guam Wewak Atimonan Aitape A bunch of merchants, tankers of varying sizes, and at least one AO went down in the DEI and Philippines. This helped a bit: quote:
TF 334 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91) Japanese Ships DD Yugiri, Mine hits 1, heavy damage DD Asagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage From Wake Island the USMC CD guns achieved "AMC Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires; xAKL Toyotsu Maru, Shell hits 1; xAK Aratama Maru, Shell hits 1" with 99 total ground casualties. A scratch surface force found some of the Palembang raiders: quote:
Day Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 50,89, Range 23,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Murakumo, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships CL Mauritius DD Vendetta, Shell hits 4, heavy fires DM Stronghold DD Jupiter Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards CL Mauritius engages DD Hatsuyuki at 21,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards CL Mauritius engages DD Hatsuyuki at 17,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DM Stronghold at 17,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Murakumo engages DD Vendetta at 14,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Murakumo engages DD Vendetta at 11,000 yards DD Vendetta engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DM Stronghold at 11,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Murakumo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards DD Jupiter engages DD Murakumo at 7,000 yards DD Murakumo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DM Stronghold at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Mauritius engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards DD Vendetta engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DM Stronghold at 11,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards DD Jupiter engages DD Murakumo at 15,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vendetta at 15,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards CL Mauritius engages DD Hatsuyuki at 16,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Jupiter at 16,000 yards DD Vendetta engages DD Hatsuyuki at 16,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DM Stronghold at 16,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards CL Mauritius engages DD Hatsuyuki at 18,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards CL Mauritius engages DD Murakumo at 24,000 yards Task forces break off... Admiral Wa mentioned something about running out of ammo on all those tankers!! A scratch ASW force issued new orders at sea as a scratch surface force to protect Exodus instead ran into an Imperial invasion in the Sulu Sea: quote:
Day Time Surface Combat, near Puerto Princesa at 72,85, Range 16,000 Yards Japanese Ships APD Hagi, Shell hits 1, on fire TB Hayabusa, Shell hits 1 xAK Atago Maru, Shell hits 2 xAK Meiyo Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Santos Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Zyuyo Maru xAKL Hidaka Maru, Shell hits 2 xAKL Raizan Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Scout, Shell hits 2 DD Thanet, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 514 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 16,000 yards DD Scout engages TB Hayabusa at 16,000 yards DD Thanet engages APD Hagi at 16,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Thanet engages TB Hayabusa at 12,000 yards DD Scout engages APD Hagi at 12,000 yards DD Scout engages xAK Santos Maru at 12,000 yards DD Scout engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 12,000 yards DD Thanet engages xAKL Raizan Maru at 12,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards APD Hagi screened from combat DD Scout engages TB Hayabusa at 8,000 yards DD Scout engages TB Hayabusa at 8,000 yards DD Thanet engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 8,000 yards DD Thanet engages TB Hayabusa at 8,000 yards DD Thanet engages APD Hagi at 8,000 yards APD Hagi , xAK Zyuyo Maru , xAK Santos Maru screened from combat - escorted by TB Hayabusa DD Thanet engages xAKL Raizan Maru at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards APD Hagi , xAK Zyuyo Maru , xAK Santos Maru screened from combat - escorted by TB Hayabusa DD Thanet engages TB Hayabusa at 10,000 yards DD Scout engages xAK Atago Maru at 10,000 yards DD Scout engages xAKL Raizan Maru at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards xAK Meiyo Maru collides with xAK Santos Maru at 72 , 85 APD Hagi , xAK Zyuyo Maru screened from combat - escorted by TB Hayabusa DD Thanet engages xAK Santos Maru at 7,000 yards DD Scout engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 7,000 yards DD Thanet engages xAK Atago Maru at 7,000 yards DD Thanet engages xAKL Raizan Maru at 7,000 yards DD Scout engages xAKL Hidaka Maru at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Thanet engages TB Hayabusa at 8,000 yards DD Scout engages TB Hayabusa at 8,000 yards DD Scout engages xAK Santos Maru at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards APD Hagi , xAK Zyuyo Maru , xAK Santos Maru , xAK Meiyo Maru screened from combat DD Thanet engages TB Hayabusa at 7,000 yards DD Scout engages TB Hayabusa at 7,000 yards DD Thanet engages xAKL Hidaka Maru at 7,000 yards xAK Zyuyo Maru , xAK Santos Maru , xAK Meiyo Maru , xAK Atago Maru screened from combat - escorted by TB Hayabusa DD Thanet engages APD Hagi at 7,000 yards DD Thanet engages xAKL Raizan Maru at 7,000 yards DD Scout engages xAKL Hidaka Maru at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards xAK Zyuyo Maru , xAK Santos Maru screened from combat - escorted by TB Hayabusa DD Thanet engages TB Hayabusa at 5,000 yards DD Scout engages TB Hayabusa at 5,000 yards DD Scout engages xAK Atago Maru at 5,000 yards DD Scout engages xAKL Raizan Maru at 5,000 yards Davies, E.S. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 4,000 yards xAK Zyuyo Maru screened from combat DD Thanet engages TB Hayabusa at 4,000 yards DD Scout engages TB Hayabusa at 4,000 yards DD Scout engages xAK Atago Maru at 4,000 yards DD Scout engages xAKL Raizan Maru at 4,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Thanet engages TB Hayabusa at 9,000 yards DD Scout engages TB Hayabusa at 9,000 yards DD Scout engages xAK Zyuyo Maru at 9,000 yards DD Thanet engages xAK Santos Maru at 9,000 yards DD Thanet engages xAK Atago Maru at 9,000 yards DD Scout engages xAKL Raizan Maru at 9,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards xAK Zyuyo Maru , xAK Santos Maru screened from combat - escorted by TB Hayabusa Range increases to 18,000 yards xAK Zyuyo Maru screened from combat Task forces break off... This day 3 x Vildebeests scored with their preferred weapon, "xAKL Hanakawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage". And as noted earlier, in successive attacks planes from Enterprise sank AMC Hokoku Maru and AMC Aikoku Maru near Howland Island. A screen capture will have to wait until this evening when the turn file is available.
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