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Joined: 10/4/2004 From: Argleton Status: offline
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Home Islands west. 37 units, 120,220 troops, 892 guns, and 1,384 AFV. The infantry divisions still have most disruption values in the teens and most fatigue values in the 40s. Kochi airfield complex is at 8+97% and will make size 9 tomorrow. Should we attack right away then? I think so. But there was Heavy Rain over Kumamoto today, so the only casualties inflicted were the 318 inflicted by BB Texas and BB Tennessee. Rain is forecast tomorrow again. I am convinced that Hatsuharu is actually 10 separate ships, all named the same. quote:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kumamoto at 102,59, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-540 MTB G-550 MTB G-843 MTB G-845 MTB G-875 MTB G-885 MTB G-1006 Allied Ships DE Charles R. Greer, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AGC Appalachian, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 7227 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 113 destroyed, 412 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Low visibility due to Rain with 32% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 32% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 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... Kawabata A. gains tactical advantage AGC Appalachian sunk by MTB G-1006 at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards MTB G-1006 engages DE Charles R. Greer at 2,000 yards MTB G-1006 engages DE Charles R. Greer at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards MTB G-1006 engages DE Charles R. Greer at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DE Charles R. Greer engages MTB G-1006 at 2,000 yards MTB G-845 engages DE Charles R. Greer at 2,000 yards MTB G-845 engages DE Charles R. Greer at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards DE Charles R. Greer engages MTB G-1006 at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DE Charles R. Greer engages MTB G-1006 at 4,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DE Charles R. Greer engages MTB G-1006 at 8,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kumamoto at 102,59, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-540 MTB G-550, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-843 MTB G-845, Shell hits 2, and is sunk MTB G-875 MTB G-885 MTB G-1006 Allied Ships CL Columbia CL Miami CL Duluth CL Topeka, Shell hits 1 DD Compton DD Gainard DD Stormes DD Stephen Potter DD Wickes Poor visibility due to Rain with 32% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 32% 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... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 2,000 yards MTB G-550 sunk by CL Topeka at 2,000 yards Kawabata A. orders Japanese TF to disengage CL Topeka engages MTB G-845 at 2,000 yards DD Wickes engages MTB G-1006 at 2,000 yards MTB G-540 engages CL Topeka at 2,000 yards MTB G-540 engages DD Stormes at 2,000 yards MTB G-845 sunk by DD Gainard at 2,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards CL Miami engages MTB G-1006 at 8,000 yards DD Wickes engages MTB G-885 at 8,000 yards DD Compton engages MTB G-1006 at 8,000 yards Kawabata A. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Stormes engages MTB G-885 at 9,000 yards DD Compton engages MTB G-1006 at 9,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kumamoto at 102,59, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-538 MTB G-545 MTB G-548 MTB G-555 MTB G-841 MTB G-848 MTB G-873, Shell hits 1, on fire MTB G-880 MTB G-883, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-1001 Allied Ships CA Baltimore DD Colahan DD Dyson DD Foote DD Healy CA Prome Reduced visibility due to Rain with 32% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 32% 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: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Nagahama S. gains tactical advantage MTB G-1001 engages DD Foote at 2,000 yards MTB G-883 sunk by DD Foote at 2,000 yards DD Foote engages MTB G-880 at 2,000 yards MTB G-873 engages DD Foote at 2,000 yards MTB G-848 engages DD Foote at 2,000 yards DD Colahan engages MTB G-1001 at 2,000 yards MTB G-1001 engages DD Foote at 2,000 yards Massive explosion on MTB G-873 CA Baltimore engages MTB G-873 at 2,000 yards MTB G-1001 engages DD Healy at 2,000 yards DD Colahan engages MTB G-873 at 2,000 yards MTB G-548 engages CA Baltimore at 2,000 yards CA Baltimore engages MTB G-545 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CA Prome engages MTB G-873 at 4,000 yards CA Baltimore engages MTB G-880 at 4,000 yards DD Foote engages MTB G-880 at 4,000 yards DD Dyson engages MTB G-880 at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CA Prome engages MTB G-873 at 6,000 yards CA Baltimore engages MTB G-873 at 6,000 yards DD Healy engages MTB G-873 at 6,000 yards DD Foote engages MTB G-880 at 6,000 yards DD Dyson engages MTB G-873 at 6,000 yards DD Colahan engages MTB G-880 at 6,000 yards CA Prome engages MTB G-548 at 6,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kumamoto at 102,59, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships CVE Saginaw Bay CVE Makin Island CVE Sargent Bay CVE Attu CVE Shamrock Bay CVE Takanis Bay CVE Tracker DD Prichett, Shell hits 2 DD Robinson DD Woodworth, Shell hits 6, on fire DE Greenwood DE Loeser DE Lovelace CVE Commencement Bay, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 Reduced visibility due to Rain with 32% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 32% moonlight: 1,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 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... Makino, Hiroshi crosses the 'T' DD Hatsuharu engages DD Woodworth at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages CVE Commencement Bay at 2,000 yards DD Prichett engages DD Hatsuharu at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DE Lovelace at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages CVE Commencement Bay at 7,000 yards DD Robinson engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Kumamoto at 102,59, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships E W-27, Shell hits 2, on fire E W-28, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CVE Savo Island, Shell hits 1, on fire CVE St. Lo CVE Fanshaw Bay CVE Hoggatt Bay CVE Kwajalein CVE Bougainville CVE Hollandia DD Thompson DD Doyle DD Sampson DE Donaldson DE Greiner, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DE Mitchell Poor visibility due to Rain Maximum visibility in Rain: 6,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards E W-28 engages DE Greiner at 6,000 yards DE Greiner engages E W-27 at 6,000 yards E W-28 engages CVE Kwajalein at 6,000 yards E W-28 engages DE Donaldson at 6,000 yards E W-28 engages DE Greiner at 6,000 yards E W-27 engages DE Donaldson at 6,000 yards DD Sampson engages E W-27 at 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DE Donaldson engages E W-28 at 9,000 yards Massive explosion on E W-28 E W-28 engages CVE Bougainville at 9,000 yards E W-28 engages CVE Kwajalein at 9,000 yards E W-28 engages CVE Savo Island at 9,000 yards E W-28 engages DE Greiner at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CVE Hollandia , CVE Bougainville , CVE Kwajalein , CVE Hoggatt Bay screened from combat - escorted by DD Sampson , DD Doyle , DD Thompson , DE Mitchell , DE Greiner , DE Donaldson Range increases to 12,000 yards E W-28 engages CVE Kwajalein at 12,000 yards E W-28 engages CVE Savo Island at 12,000 yards DE Donaldson engages E W-28 at 12,000 yards Narike, C. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 15,000 yards CVE Hollandia , CVE Bougainville , CVE Kwajalein screened from combat - escorted by DD Sampson , DD Doyle , DD Thompson , DE Mitchell , DE Greiner , DE Donaldson E W-28 engages CVE Hollandia at 15,000 yards E W-27 engages CVE Hollandia at 15,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards CVE Hollandia , CVE Bougainville , CVE Kwajalein , CVE Hoggatt Bay screened from combat - escorted by DD Sampson , DD Doyle , DD Thompson , DE Mitchell , DE Greiner , DE Donaldson Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You could also have called this night "The Return of the MTB!". Commencement Bay is retiring to join a very long yard list of carriers needing serious attention. Another amphibious HQ in an AGC is being sent up from Guam in case they need to coordinate unloading of partially prepared divisions at Kumamoto.
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