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RE: 1945 April 22 - 10/18/2016 5:15:29 AM

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Tokyo.

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RE: 1945 April 22 - 10/18/2016 2:14:17 PM

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The fight near Chengtu seems incredible -- how can the Japanese have taken so few casualties?

Regarding supply in China, have you been able to get supply moving up from Singapore? Or by any other method or route?

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RE: 1945 April 22 - 10/18/2016 4:52:45 PM

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The fight near Chengtu seems incredible -- how can the Japanese have taken so few casualties?

Regarding supply in China, have you been able to get supply moving up from Singapore? Or by any other method or route?

Near Chengtu, last turn the Chinese unit crossed the river and went into this turn with 41% disruption. I'm sure the disruption was the reason for their performance. Under more usual circumstances that kind of disruption would allow the enemy to pummel them, but the trapped unit has no fight left in it. The Chinese unit will just keep attacking and I assume disruption will go down every turn anyway. I forgot to check it this turn.

I have managed to get 76,000 supply to move to a point on Malaya with the SoPac Command HQ, but no more. And worse, not all of that came from Singapore! So I have some shipping starting to chip away at it on cargo runs.

In hindsight, only a big horde with attendant Command HQ would have done it, the same as got the supply there.

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1945 April 23 - 10/18/2016 7:11:03 PM

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1945 April 23

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Question answered near Chengtu!

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Ground combat at 72,41 (near Chengtu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6578 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 218

Defending force 1579 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 151

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 151 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2084 casualties reported
Squads: 101 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 180 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps

Defending units:
116th/C Division

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The Indian 8th Division is just leaving Hong Kong for Hankow after upgrading its British infantry squads to '44 standard. A fresh and high quality division, they will participate in the next attack on Imperial positions at Hankow.

China west. We will now send units after the other, larger, zombie pocket. That will take our troops two hexes away from roads.

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RE: 1945 April 23 - 10/18/2016 7:11:31 PM

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China east. The British and French battleships are redeploying nearer to Hangchow in preparation for the next attack, but it is still s number of days away.

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RE: 1945 April 23 - 10/18/2016 7:11:56 PM

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China frontier. Chefoo tomorrow.

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RE: 1945 April 23 - 10/18/2016 7:12:17 PM

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Philippines. Probably in two days we will order the assault at Cabanatuan.

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RE: 1945 April 23 - 10/18/2016 7:12:42 PM

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Home Islands west. All units are now loaded, some convoys are still loading supplies. The Tokara Retto invasion will go in just before the Kochi invasion, mostly just to provide more data for DAW HQ to process.

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RE: 1945 April 23 - 10/18/2016 7:13:06 PM

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Home Islands east. The fleet march continues.

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RE: 1945 April 23 - 10/18/2016 7:13:27 PM

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Tokyo.

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1945 April 24 - 10/18/2016 10:33:58 PM

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1945 April 24

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

Chefoo.

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Ground combat at Chefoo (98,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1128 troops, 3 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 3009 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 36

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
Ikaiei SNLF
RGCN Weihaiwei Base Force

Supplies are slow to follow out here, so the attack tomorrow might not go as well.

China west.

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RE: 1945 April 24 - 10/18/2016 10:34:17 PM

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China east.

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RE: 1945 April 24 - 10/18/2016 10:34:35 PM

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China frontier.

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RE: 1945 April 24 - 10/18/2016 10:34:55 PM

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Philippines. Attack at Cabanatuan tomorrow.

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RE: 1945 April 24 - 10/18/2016 10:35:14 PM

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Home Islands west. All convoys have finished loading supplies and on the way to Daito Shoto.

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RE: 1945 April 24 - 10/18/2016 10:35:35 PM

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Home Islands east. Additional escorts have met up with the fast carriers. The fleet movement continues.

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RE: 1945 April 24 - 10/18/2016 10:36:19 PM

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Tokyo. The Fires have almost died out.

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1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 3:43:33 AM

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1945 April 25

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Ansi is occupied by the Allies
Allied forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!
Allied forces CAPTURE Chefoo !!!

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokara Retto

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

IJN sortie!

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 109,72

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 28
F6F-5 Hellcat x 15
SBD-5 Dauntless x 11
TBM-3 Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tanigiri
DD Hatakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
15 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 109,72

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 28
F6F-5 Hellcat x 15
SBD-5 Dauntless x 10
TBM-3 Avenger x 15

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

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tanigiri, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
15 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatakaze

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They took a stab at our repositioning fleet, hoping to avoid surface combat ships and find carriers. They found neither. There is also a larger force of PT and E types just east of Torishima.

Chefoo is free.

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Ground combat at Chefoo (98,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1128 troops, 3 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 2693 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied adjusted assault: 87

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chefoo !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1198 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
Ikaiei SNLF
RGCN Weihaiwei Base Force

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The pursuit is on!

Cabanatuan freed makes only 3 enemy bases left on Luzon.

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Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20170 troops, 282 guns, 319 vehicles, Assault Value = 881

Defending force 6858 troops, 8 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 576

Japanese adjusted defense: 23

Allied assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3079 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 103 destroyed, 26 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
81st (West African) Division
2nd Regiment
1st Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
72nd British Brigade
134th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
1st Engineer Regiment
52nd Construction Battalion
55th Construction Battalion
51st Construction Battalion
38th Field Const Co
12th Naval Construction Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion

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These zombies should expire very quickly.

China west.

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 3:44:02 AM

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China east.

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 3:44:25 AM

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China frontier.

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 3:44:58 AM

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Philippines.

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 3:45:25 AM

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Home Islands west.

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 3:45:52 AM

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Home Islands east.

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 3:46:17 AM

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Tokyo.

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 2:02:23 PM

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When do you expect to be able to attack and make progress at Manila and Clark?

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 3:12:18 PM

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Questions questions questions... your devoted audience wants to know.

Additionally how are your Bomber pools managing along ?

You have had on / off / on / grounded due to weather / on / off bombing runs on Tokyo now for 30 odd days.

Lots of fires and I can only imagine that the Empire is in horrendous shape supply / production wise.

Lots of 4E Bombers in the pool now commuting to the Mariana's given its May 1945 ??

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XXI Bomber Command reached its full strength in April when the 58th and 315th Bombardment Wings arrived in the Marianas; at this time the command comprised five wings equipped with a total of 1,002 B-29s and was the most powerful air unit in the world

I do not presuppose you have that many units on the tarmac but the pools must have recovered since the losses in DEI circa 1943 1944 ??

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 4:51:06 PM

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Questions questions questions... your devoted audience wants to know.

Additionally how are your Bomber pools managing along ?

You have had on / off / on / grounded due to weather / on / off bombing runs on Tokyo now for 30 odd days.

Lots of fires and I can only imagine that the Empire is in horrendous shape supply / production wise.

Lots of 4E Bombers in the pool now commuting to the Mariana's given its May 1945 ??

<< history tidbit >>

XXI Bomber Command reached its full strength in April when the 58th and 315th Bombardment Wings arrived in the Marianas; at this time the command comprised five wings equipped with a total of 1,002 B-29s and was the most powerful air unit in the world

I do not presuppose you have that many units on the tarmac but the pools must have recovered since the losses in DEI circa 1943 1944 ??

Marianas? The only places being bombed from the Marianas are the Bonins. The 4EB striking the HI are based in Formosa and Hokkaido. B-29 pools are in terrible shape, with many squadrons below and even far below TOE. I still have a bunch of squadrons with B-29-1 that I am slowly upgrading to B-29B (the night variant), which means a lack of replacements for the B-29B squadrons on line. The B-24 groups really added punch to the HI strikes. Medium pools are low. Fighter pools are excellent, to the point where many are being used in the FB role (why they are in a bomber pools answer).

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 6:03:39 PM

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Marianas? The only places being bombed from the Marianas are the Bonins. The 4EB striking the HI are based in Formosa and Hokkaido. B-29 pools are in terrible shape, with many squadrons below and even far below TOE. I still have a bunch of squadrons with B-29-1 that I am slowly upgrading to B-29B (the night variant), which means a lack of replacements for the B-29B squadrons on line. The B-24 groups really added punch to the HI strikes. Medium pools are low. Fighter pools are excellent, to the point where many are being used in the FB role (why they are in a bomber pools answer).

Fair enough and thanks..

I meant Mariana's not in terms of where you would base them; rather where they would fly through on the way to your preferred bases.

Do they show up in Seattle ? I have never checked the dbase/incoming groups lists that late into the war ?

i.e. do the 58th and 315th arrive in Seattle then you >> Pearl >> Mariana's >> Home Island for example ?

Needless to say from you comments; while pools are okay not really 1000 units sitting awaiting orders.

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RE: 1945 April 25 - 10/19/2016 7:39:20 PM

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Marianas? The only places being bombed from the Marianas are the Bonins. The 4EB striking the HI are based in Formosa and Hokkaido. B-29 pools are in terrible shape, with many squadrons below and even far below TOE. I still have a bunch of squadrons with B-29-1 that I am slowly upgrading to B-29B (the night variant), which means a lack of replacements for the B-29B squadrons on line. The B-24 groups really added punch to the HI strikes. Medium pools are low. Fighter pools are excellent, to the point where many are being used in the FB role (why they are in a bomber pools answer).

Fair enough and thanks..

I meant Mariana's not in terms of where you would base them; rather where they would fly through on the way to your preferred bases.

Do they show up in Seattle ? I have never checked the dbase/incoming groups lists that late into the war ?

i.e. do the 58th and 315th arrive in Seattle then you >> Pearl >> Mariana's >> Home Island for example ?

Needless to say from you comments; while pools are okay not really 1000 units sitting awaiting orders.

B-29 squadrons are arriving on the East Coast and railing to San Francisco. From there... wait for it!... they fly directly to Hokkaido!!!

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1945 April 26 - 10/19/2016 7:40:00 PM

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1945 April 26

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Kweisui is occupied by the Allies

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Imperial Naval Bombardments

Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokara Retto

Our subs are conducting secret activities.

The sea lanes are secured.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Torishima at 110,69, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Tanigiri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Honolulu
CL Santa Fe
DD Heywood Edwards
DD Thatcher

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 100% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Chandler, Theodore crosses the 'T'
DD Tanigiri engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
DD Tanigiri engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages DD Tanigiri at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Tanigiri engages DD Thatcher at 11,000 yards
DD Tanigiri engages DD Thatcher at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Tanigiri engages DD Heywood Edwards at 9,000 yards
DD Tanigiri engages DD Heywood Edwards at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Tanigiri at 6,000 yards
DD Thatcher engages DD Tanigiri at 6,000 yards
DD Tanigiri sunk by DD Thatcher at 6,000 yards
DD Tanigiri sunk by DD Thatcher at 6,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Air attack on TF, near Aogashima at 116,69

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Saufley
DD Philip

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Aogashima at 116,69

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B7A2 Grace x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Saufley

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Banzai! - Hirano K. in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Chichi-jima at 116,73, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.13, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
E No.17, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
E No.19, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
E No.25, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
E No.33, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
E No.41, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
E No.49, Shell hits 15, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Bullard, Shell hits 1
DD Healy
DD Izard
DD Philip
DD Saufley
DD Taylor
DD Trathen
DD Kunming

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Burke, Arleigh A. crosses the 'T'
DD Kunming engages E No.33 at 18,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.25 at 18,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.13 at 18,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.25 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.33 at 14,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.33 at 14,000 yards
DD Saufley engages E No.25 at 14,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.19 at 14,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.17 at 14,000 yards
Massive explosion on E No.13
DD Healy engages E No.13 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.49 at 13,000 yards
Massive explosion on E No.49
DD Taylor engages E No.49 at 13,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.25 at 13,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.19 at 13,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.17 at 13,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.49 at 13,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.17 at 13,000 yards
Kanzaki H. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.49 at 10,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.41 at 10,000 yards
DD Taylor engages E No.33 at 10,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.25 at 10,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.41 at 10,000 yards
DD Taylor engages E No.17 at 10,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.13 at 10,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.19 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.49 at 9,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.19 at 9,000 yards
DD Taylor engages E No.17 at 9,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.25 at 9,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.19 at 9,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.49 at 9,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.19 at 9,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.13 at 9,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.13 at 9,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.41 at 9,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.33 at 9,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.25 at 9,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.49 at 9,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.17 at 9,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.13 at 9,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.19 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.49 at 10,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.49 at 10,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.33 at 10,000 yards
DD Saufley engages E No.33 at 10,000 yards
E No.49 sunk by DD Philip at 10,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.13 at 10,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.25 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Kunming engages E No.19 at 6,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.33 at 6,000 yards
DD Saufley engages E No.25 at 6,000 yards
DD Saufley engages E No.17 at 6,000 yards
DD Taylor engages E No.17 at 6,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.25 at 6,000 yards
DD Taylor engages E No.41 at 6,000 yards
DD Trathen engages E No.25 at 6,000 yards
DD Saufley engages E No.19 at 6,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.25 at 6,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.19 at 6,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.33 at 6,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.19 at 6,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.41 at 6,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.33 at 6,000 yards
E No.25 sunk by DD Taylor at 6,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.19 at 6,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.13 at 6,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.41 at 6,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.41 at 6,000 yards
DD Taylor engages E No.19 at 6,000 yards
DD Saufley engages E No.13 at 6,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.13 at 6,000 yards
DD Healy engages E No.19 at 6,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.19 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Saufley engages E No.41 at 4,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.33 at 4,000 yards
DD Taylor engages E No.33 at 4,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.13 at 4,000 yards
DD Philip engages E No.19 at 4,000 yards
DD Izard engages E No.13 at 4,000 yards
DD Bullard engages E No.19 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
E No.33 sunk by DD Kunming at 3,000 yards
E No.13 sunk by DD Saufley at 3,000 yards
E No.41 sunk by DD Izard at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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IJN night air strikes did their best to cover for the E flotilla, but to no avail.

And Cabanatuan is secured.

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Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24344 troops, 351 guns, 347 vehicles, Assault Value = 847

Defending force 4406 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 563

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 80 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1880 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 36 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
2nd Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
1st Regiment
81st (West African) Division
72nd British Brigade
147th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp

Defending units:
1st Engineer Regiment
52nd Construction Battalion
12th Naval Construction Battalion
38th Field Const Co
51st Construction Battalion
55th Construction Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion

1st Engineer Regiment Wiped Out at Cabanatuan by attrition!!!
38th Field Const Co Wiped Out at Cabanatuan by attrition!!!
51st Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Cabanatuan by attrition!!!
55th Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Cabanatuan by attrition!!!
12th Naval Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Cabanatuan by attrition!!!
17th Naval Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Cabanatuan by attrition!!!
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