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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/6/2015 4:22:53 PM

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,73, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
xAK Kogyo Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
xAK Teiyo Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Noto Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
xAK Nissyu Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Keisyo Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
xAK Koryu Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Toko Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
xAK Tasmania Maru, Shell hits 55, and is sunk
xAK Yamagata Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
xAK Teihoku Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Miami, Shell hits 4
DD Ammen
DD Fullam, Shell hits 1
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Toungoo

Wow - not only did those cruisers have laser guidance for their ordinance, they had very deep magazines! I bet they are even out of 5" AA ammo!
I presume CL Toungoo is a Cleveland class renamed, and Ammen and Fullam are Sumner class DDs with the 6X 5" guns?

What react setting did you have for the TF?

OK I just checked. DD Craven - who got beat up - is a Gridley class. The other two DD are Fletcher. The two CL are Cleveland class. Ammo of various type remains on the ships, Craven is almost out. The CL have lots of 5 inch and they used a fair slice of ammo, and about half the 6 inch ammo. Overall some 40 mm and even a little 20 mm got used, too!

I pulled Craven's escort back to the CLs as there were only three DD total. She should make it fine.

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/6/2015 4:25:25 PM

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The Singapore Repair Shipyard recons as 16(35) today compared with 15(36) yesterday, so the Empire is making repairs!

Probably forgot to turn them off from earlier. Could be costly though.

I hadn't thought of that. I figured he wants to repair something that won't fit now. I'll drop him a note.

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/6/2015 4:41:49 PM

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The Singapore Repair Shipyard recons as 16(35) today compared with 15(36) yesterday, so the Empire is making repairs!

Probably forgot to turn them off from earlier. Could be costly though.

I hadn't thought of that. I figured he wants to repair something that won't fit now. I'll drop him a note.

Could be, but there is a lot to think about these days I'm sure.

If you can hit that port I sure wouldn't be repairing it!

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/6/2015 5:16:00 PM

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It's the only large thing in the area, and I now can project significant air power into the South China Sea. Any of the big ships that got any degree of flotation or engineering damage in the battles against the Allies in the Andaman Sea are going to keep it unless they can repair at Singapore, which was my reason for hitting it. Any surviving cruisers can still fit there or Soerabaja, but I can hit that with even more planes. The battleships and maybe, if I was lucky enough with the few hits that I got, any carriers will probably need some repairs to Singers to get fixed up.

I figure the flotation damage to Yamato (assuming that sub-fired torpedo did some) is there to stay unless she makes it through the gauntlet to someplace closer to home. Fuso and Ise are stuck as-is if they haven't sunk already. So it's really the unknown damage that I'm thinking about. Once I get real air bases up and operational on both sides of the South China Sea that will really change the situation. So maybe, if he is better protecting it and repairing it, maybe that's about getting repairs done on cruisers and such faster so that he can challenge the current operations at sea while he gets land forces redeployed?

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/6/2015 5:21:03 PM

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Bonus pic - Intel Monkey snapshot of IJ ships encountered in battle today.

Edit to add - left it in order by battle number, so ships appear in the order they were seen, some more than once.

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/7/2015 12:44:46 AM

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It's the only large thing in the area, and I now can project significant air power into the South China Sea. Any of the big ships that got any degree of flotation or engineering damage in the battles against the Allies in the Andaman Sea are going to keep it unless they can repair at Singapore, which was my reason for hitting it. Any surviving cruisers can still fit there or Soerabaja, but I can hit that with even more planes. The battleships and maybe, if I was lucky enough with the few hits that I got, any carriers will probably need some repairs to Singers to get fixed up.

I figure the flotation damage to Yamato (assuming that sub-fired torpedo did some) is there to stay unless she makes it through the gauntlet to someplace closer to home. Fuso and Ise are stuck as-is if they haven't sunk already. So it's really the unknown damage that I'm thinking about. Once I get real air bases up and operational on both sides of the South China Sea that will really change the situation. So maybe, if he is better protecting it and repairing it, maybe that's about getting repairs done on cruisers and such faster so that he can challenge the current operations at sea while he gets land forces redeployed?

Saigon also has a shipyard. I think it starts at 20 but could easily have been expanded.
Between there and the homeland there is HK, Pescadores, Okinawa and Shanghai.
Once the Allies get there hands on one of these shipyards the down time for damaged ships decreases dramatically.

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/7/2015 12:46:35 AM

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/7/2015 2:28:25 AM

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/7/2015 2:31:57 AM

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It's the only large thing in the area, and I now can project significant air power into the South China Sea. Any of the big ships that got any degree of flotation or engineering damage in the battles against the Allies in the Andaman Sea are going to keep it unless they can repair at Singapore, which was my reason for hitting it. Any surviving cruisers can still fit there or Soerabaja, but I can hit that with even more planes. The battleships and maybe, if I was lucky enough with the few hits that I got, any carriers will probably need some repairs to Singers to get fixed up.

I figure the flotation damage to Yamato (assuming that sub-fired torpedo did some) is there to stay unless she makes it through the gauntlet to someplace closer to home. Fuso and Ise are stuck as-is if they haven't sunk already. So it's really the unknown damage that I'm thinking about. Once I get real air bases up and operational on both sides of the South China Sea that will really change the situation. So maybe, if he is better protecting it and repairing it, maybe that's about getting repairs done on cruisers and such faster so that he can challenge the current operations at sea while he gets land forces redeployed?

Saigon also has a shipyard. I think it starts at 20 but could easily have been expanded.
Between there and the homeland there is HK, Pescadores, Okinawa and Shanghai.
Once the Allies get there hands on one of these shipyards the down time for damaged ships decreases dramatically.

OK - HK etc. I count as past the not-quite blockade of the South China Sea. Saigon I'll have to look at. He could certainly get ships there along the edge of search range (prior to Jesselton starting search missions), but it is pretty exposed to Allied air power with carriers about.

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/9/2015 4:30:18 PM

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Guys, it's gonna be a few more days with pesky real life demanding attention Opposition HQ's attention. Meanwhile, more time available for any special requests for info...

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/9/2015 6:37:37 PM

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Guys, it's gonna be a few more days with pesky real life demanding attention Opposition HQ's attention. Meanwhile, more time available for any special requests for info...

How about a list of your highest experienced warships? Thanks.

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/9/2015 10:16:12 PM

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Guys, it's gonna be a few more days with pesky real life demanding attention Opposition HQ's attention. Meanwhile, more time available for any special requests for info...

What are your big target preps at this point?

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/10/2015 12:41:03 AM

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Lowpe - back shortly with that.

obvert -

SWPac: Cam Ranh Bay with a little follow on for Dalat, plus a division for the base down on the coast southwest of Saigon.

PacAO: Okinawa, both bases, plus surrounding islands. Daito Shoto also.

CBI: Mostly what is in play right now. For the longest time I've had a division prepared for a base sort of west of Palembang, I think it's called Sinabang or something similar. Pretend I never read the map!

And there is some overlap/lending of troops between those areas. And I've left out some small ones and back-fill, like the 3x NZ Rgt preparing for Pagan.

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/10/2015 12:59:51 AM

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Lets see if this comes out...

Editing to make it easier to read.

Exp (D/N) Name
80 / 80 ... SS Taurus
79 / 79 ... SS Sirdar
79 / 79 ... SS Storm
79 / 74 ... DD Rowe
79 / 72 ... DD Hopewell
79 / 70 ... DD Bryant
79 / 68 ... DD Gatling
79 / 68 ... DD Morrison
79 / 66 ... DD Albert Grant
79 / 59 ... DD Fullam
78 / 78 ... SS Trenchant
78 / 76 ... DD Laws
78 / 74 ... DD Wadleigh
78 / 73 ... DD Capps
78 / 70 ... DD Haraden
78 / 70 ... DD Robinson
78 / 59 ... DD Relentless
77 / 75 ... DD Bennion
77 / 68 ... DD Kunming
77 / 65 ... DD Paoshan
76 / 79 ... BB Richelieu
76 / 76 ... CL Stugots
76 / 72 ... DD Porterfield
76 / 72 ... DD Uhlmann
76 / 69 ... DD Callaghan
76 / 68 ... DD Paul Hamilton
76 / 66 ... DD Newcomb
75 / 79 ... BB New Jersey
75 / 77 ... DD Prichett
75 / 73 ... CL Toungoo
75 / 69 ... DD Twining
75 / 58 ... DE Arrow
74 / 74 ... SS Spiteful
74 / 74 ... SS Trusty
74 / 72 ... DD Hall
74 / 71 ... CL Miami
74 / 63 ... CL Santa Fe
74 / 62 ... DD Aulick
74 / 61 ... CL Birmingham
74 / 61 ... DD Izard
74 / 59 ... DD Hudson
74 / 59 ... DD Schroeder
74 / 58 ... DD Halford
74 / 57 ... DD Beale
74 / 57 ... DE Express
74 / 56 ... DD William Porter
74 / 55 ... DD Pathfinder
74 / 55 ... DD Ringgold
74 / 55 ... DE Decoy
73 / 73 ... SS Trespasser
73 / 70 ... DD Marshall
73 / 66 ... DD David Taylor
73 / 65 ... CA London
73 / 64 ... DD LaVallette
73 / 62 ... DD Charles Badger
73 / 62 ... DD Sigsbee
73 / 62 ... DD Taylor
73 / 62 ... DE Encounter
73 / 61 ... DD Bennett
73 / 61 ... DD Cogswell
73 / 61 ... DD Quilliam
73 / 60 ... CL Mobile
73 / 59 ... DD Baldwin
73 / 58 ... DD Dyson
73 / 57 ... DD Kortenaer
73 / 56 ... DD Philip
73 / 55 ... DD Burns
73 / 55 ... DD Lewis Hancock
72 / 78 ... DD Stockham
72 / 76 ... DD Remey
72 / 73 ... BB Iowa
72 / 73 ... DD John Henley
72 / 72 ... SS Tactician
72 / 70 ... DD Irwin
72 / 66 ... DD Tingey
72 / 65 ... CA Prome
72 / 60 ... DD Hutchins
72 / 60 ... DD Quiberon
72 / 59 ... DD Conner
72 / 59 ... DD Knapp
72 / 59 ... DE Electra
72 / 58 ... BB Alabama
72 / 57 ... DD Dashiell
72 / 56 ... CL Biloxi
72 / 56 ... CL Montpelier
72 / 56 ... DD Carmick
72 / 56 ... DD Murray
72 / 55 ... CL Emerald
72 / 55 ... DD Charles Ausburne
72 / 55 ... DD Nicholson
71 / 63 ... DD Piet Hein
71 / 62 ... DD Boyd
71 / 61 ... DD Bradford
71 / 61 ... DD Johnston
71 / 60 ... CVL Unicorn
71 / 60 ... DD Evertsen
71 / 58 ... BC Renown
71 / 58 ... DD Hunt
71 / 58 ... DD Sampson
71 / 56 ... DD Anthony
71 / 56 ... DD Bache
71 / 56 ... DD Pringle
71 / 56 ... DD Strong
71 / 55 ... DD Guest
71 / 55 ... DD Kidd
70 / 79 ... DD Wilkes
70 / 64 ... BB Queen Elizabeth
70 / 63 ... SS Trident
70 / 61 ... DD Kimberly
70 / 60 ... DD Converse
70 / 60 ... DD Thompson
70 / 59 ... DD Picking
70 / 58 ... DD Conway
70 / 58 ... DD Doyle
70 / 58 ... DD Foote
70 / 58 ... DD Hale
70 / 58 ... DD Redoubt
70 / 57 ... DD Hoel
70 / 56 ... DD Heermann
70 / 55 ... DD Clarence Bronson
70 / 55 ... DD Jenkins
70 / 55 ... DD Roebuck
70 / 55 ... DD Swanson
70 / 55 ... DD Walker
70 / 55 ... DD Warrington
70 / 55 ... DD Witte de With

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RE: 1944 June 13 - 3/10/2015 1:03:16 AM

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That does not include sunk ships and obviously it is not a big fancy list with all the ship info. If you want something added to it let me know.

What really surprised me is just how many of the top experience warships are yet to arrive - what you see are those currently in play. Many of the Allied warships to come have superb ratings.

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1944 June 14 - 3/17/2015 5:10:32 AM

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We have the replay but not the turn (the wrong turn file was sent). Kudat is ours, but a dastardly Imperial submarine torpedoed a peaceful CVE conducting reef surveys, causing two ammo explosions, one for each torpedo. She sank. Nothing else terribly remarkable from the replay. Have to wait for the turn file to see what kind of Imperial Fleet sightings were made.

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RE: 1944 June 14 - 3/17/2015 7:42:20 PM

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1944 June 14

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Kudat

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Our subs came up empty, but theirs hit pay dirt.

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Sub attack near Jesselton at 68,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-12, hits 6

Allied Ships
CVE Petrof Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DE Loeser
DD Robinson
DD Prichett

Ammo storage explosion on CVE Petrof Bay
Ammo storage explosion on CVE Petrof Bay
SS I-12 launches 6 torpedoes at CVE Petrof Bay
DD Robinson fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Prichett fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Prichett attacking submerged sub ....
DD Prichett attacking submerged sub ....
DD Prichett fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Prichett attacking submerged sub ....
DD Prichett cannot reach attack position over SS I-12
DD Prichett cannot reach attack position over SS I-12
DD Prichett is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

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She sank during the day. I bought back the Avenger squadron but have to wait two or three days for enough PP to buy back the Hellcats.

Quiet in China. We have reshuffled forces and will try again to eject the two enemy units on the road between Tsuyung and Kunming.

The strikes on retreating Imperial forces north of Rangoon continued, as did the ground attack on the tail of that column.

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Ground combat at 55,51 (near Prome)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44778 troops, 851 guns, 502 vehicles, Assault Value = 1126

Defending force 12489 troops, 145 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 268

Allied adjusted assault: 485

Japanese adjusted defense: 373

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1016 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 27 (16 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
14th Army Engineer Battalion
14th Indian Division
27th Infantry Division
77th LRP Brigade
111th LRP Brigade
XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion
26th Indian Division
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Guards Division
34th Field AA Battalion
16th AA Regiment

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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1098 troops, 104 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 3408

Defending force 49426 troops, 345 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 1272

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd LRP Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
81st (West African) Division
14th LRP Brigade
18th British Division
72nd British Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
18th Cavalry Regiment
44th Indian Brigade
192nd Tank Battalion
25th Indian Division
45th Indian Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
20th Indian Division
50th Tank Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
16th LRP Brigade
5th Indian Division
XV Indian Corps
2/1st Med Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
88th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
3rd/C Division
47th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
21st/B Division
3rd/A Division
16th Garrison Unit
63rd Inf Group Brigade
18th Garrison Unit
1st RTA/A Division
1st RTA/B Division
1st RF Gun Battalion
20th AA Regiment
15th Army
28th Army
62nd JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 56,51 (near Toungoo)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 570 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2557

Defending force 72001 troops, 590 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 2275

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Gordons Battalion
19th Indian Division
23rd Indian Division
29th British Brigade
96th Chinese Division
Rifles of Canada Battalion
88th Chinese Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
22nd New Chinese Division
3rd New Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
7th Indian Division
36th Chinese Division
11th PAVO Regiment
2nd Reserve Division
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
IV Indian Corps
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
40th Inf Group Brigade
53rd Division
56th Infantry Regiment
40th Division
14th Division
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
29th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5146 troops, 33 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Defending force 7325 troops, 44 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 248

Assaulting units:
1st Hyderabad Battalion
BFF Brigade
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion

Defending units:
4th RTA Division
21st Air Flotilla
26th Fld AA Gun Co

At Moulmein Imperial troops are seen withdrawing to the SE, but does that include the 4th RTA Division? The 2nd British Division needs probably two more days to cross the river into Moulmein. They are in that gray area where they could possibly make it in one day, but I doubt it. The troops at Moulmein will wait one more day before attacking, presuming that the 2nd will attack with them. The 82nd West African Div and 4th USMC Div have caught up with 2nd British Div and need two or three days to reach Moulmein in movement mode. The USA 5307th Composite Rgt (Rangers) will likely catch up to them tomorrow with the mission of expelling whatever Japanese unit has arrived in this hex (yesterday or day before) to delay our forward progress. With the divisions bypassing them, they have not achieved their mission.

Over at Pegu all units have finished unloading and only one convoy is still unloading supply. With fewer than 1,000 tons to go I will let them finish. Two other convoys finished unloading supply and are passing south of Rangoon on their way to Ramree Island. A convoy of small ships with an engineer Bn should arrive at Pegu tonight. The convoy of LSI(L) at Ramree has finished loading base forces and engineering units for Pegu or, if it is captured quickly, Moulmein. They'll take about three days to reach Pegu, and the carriers, plus Renown, will stand out to provide air escort around the horn, although Victorious is still en route.

CV Indomitable has upgraded at Bombay and should be back on line in 74 days.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Kudat
Allied Ships Bombarding Babar
Allied Ships Bombarding Haha-jima
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

The good news is that Kudat is ours despite losing a CVE.

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Ground combat at Kudat (69,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3259 troops, 17 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 402 troops, 0 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Allied adjusted assault: 112

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kudat !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 65 (65 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
9th Tank Regiment

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The port at Manado is working right to its limits but luckily it will expand to size 4 tomorrow. Frantic movement of forces to ready for the advanced timetable invasion of Cam Ranh Bay continue. CV Franklin has finished upgrade at Pearl Harbor and will rush directly to Manado to join the fleet. SWPac HQ will be moved from Kendari to Balabac to (hopefully) support the Cam Ranh Bay invasion 12 hexes away. I'm not certain of the rules on that - do command HQs help at all from a multiple of their range? We had a false start with recon of Cam Ranh Bay but it will begin tomorrow form two different bases.

The USA 147th IR will cross the river from Tarakan to Tanjoengselor tomorrow and assault the ex-defenders of Tarakan. The 158th at Balikpapan continues to recover, despite a strike by Bettys today which the Cobras on LRCAP did not stop. The Allied attack bombers flying from Celebes did far more damage to the garrison there.

Here is a little pic of the ground control in Burma. At least some Imperial troops are pulling out of Moulmein and at least some others are pulling back from their position SE of there. We do not yet have recon of the three bases to the east but they must be too lightly held for the Admiral's taste. Possible also is the spectre of a landing on the Pacific side of the continent is now influencing deployments.

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RE: 1944 June 14 - 3/17/2015 8:29:54 PM

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With such a delay between like this one, things slip a bit. Forgot to check Singapore Repair Shipyard so I just fired up the save to look at it - 17! So the Empire is deliberately repairing it. I'll have to investigate later, but I see three possibilities.

1) Get the shipyard large enough to repair major flotation damage to certain CV(s).

2) Get the shipyard large enough to repair damage to BB(s).

3) Get the shipyard large enough to repair serious damage to multiple cruisers at the same time.

I figure 1) is the most important possibility, but I'll have to investigate later to see which CVs require what size of dry dock.

If the yard is being repaired to take a BB that will be at least two more weeks plus a long time to perform the repairs. I'm not even sure that yard could repair Yamato even when fully intact. Multiple cruisers I consider less likely, as they could be repaired one at a time now without burning the supply. Of course, the yard could repair multiple cruisers at once after repairing one or more carriers.

Whatever it is, I'm going to let it proceed unmolested for now. I have other plans for the B-29s, and I have a large number of additional subs re-basing at Manado to support the upcoming Cam Ranh Bay operation. They will pose a great danger to any carriers that are repaired in time to sortie.

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With such a delay between like this one, things slip a bit. Forgot to check Singapore Repair Shipyard so I just fired up the save to look at it - 17! So the Empire is deliberately repairing it. I'll have to investigate later, but I see three possibilities.

1) Get the shipyard large enough to repair major flotation damage to certain CV(s).

2) Get the shipyard large enough to repair damage to BB(s).

3) Get the shipyard large enough to repair serious damage to multiple cruisers at the same time.

I figure 1) is the most important possibility, but I'll have to investigate later to see which CVs require what size of dry dock.

If the yard is being repaired to take a BB that will be at least two more weeks plus a long time to perform the repairs. I'm not even sure that yard could repair Yamato even when fully intact. Multiple cruisers I consider less likely, as they could be repaired one at a time now without burning the supply. Of course, the yard could repair multiple cruisers at once after repairing one or more carriers.

Whatever it is, I'm going to let it proceed unmolested for now. I have other plans for the B-29s, and I have a large number of additional subs re-basing at Manado to support the upcoming Cam Ranh Bay operation. They will pose a great danger to any carriers that are repaired in time to sortie.

He could expand the yard to repair Yamato, but it costs 1000 supply for every 10 points of expansion, plus 1000 supply to repair the expanded points to functional status.
Even without expansion he is already burning 1000 supply a day on SY repair - all to the detriment of his late war supply situation. Great for you!

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1944 June 15 - 3/18/2015 6:35:24 PM

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1944 June 15

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Tawau
Tandjoengselor

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Our subs came up empty again. Our ASW forces in the South China Sea reported sinking one and possibly a second sub.

Quiet in China. I forgot to order that attack, so it's on for tomorrow. A staff member has been executed in sacrifice.

Several Betty raids on our troops NE of Moulmein advancing on that city. No big damage but they did slow the 4th USMC Div. The 2nd British Div stands at 45 miles and so will cross the river tomorrow, with the forces already landed from the sea attacking in support. Queen Elizabeth and Valiant will bombard in support. The USA 5307th Composite has arrived and will attack the enemy present there. SE of Prome we overcame the rear guard and culled the remaining units from the withdrawing column, forcing them to retreat NE, where they are now located just west of Toungoo. Small Allied units are heading to there location, including one from the battle hex SW of Toungoo to block that hex side, as that is where they are heading for escape.

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Ground combat at 55,51 (near Prome)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44386 troops, 850 guns, 502 vehicles, Assault Value = 1036

Defending force 11756 troops, 130 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 199

Allied adjusted assault: 684

Japanese adjusted defense: 225

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3874 casualties reported
Squads: 97 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 38 (29 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (11 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
77th LRP Brigade
111th LRP Brigade
27th Infantry Division
14th Indian Division
26th Indian Division
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy Regiment
56th Heavy Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Guards Division
34th Field AA Battalion
16th AA Regiment

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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1098 troops, 104 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 3424

Defending force 63904 troops, 466 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 1702

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

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
25th Indian Division
18th British Division
3rd Cavalry Regiment
14th LRP Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
18th Cavalry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
20th Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Gardner's Horse Regiment
81st (West African) Division
Americal Infantry Division
72nd British Brigade
5th Indian Division
2/1st Med Regiment
XV Indian Corps
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
88th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
21st/B Division
114th Infantry Regiment
1st RTA/A Division
3rd/C Division
47th Infantry Regiment
63rd Inf Group Brigade
16th Garrison Unit
3rd/A Division
19th Tank Regiment
9th Division
18th Garrison Unit
1st RTA/B Division
15th Army
28th Army
20th AA Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
62nd JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 56,51 (near Toungoo)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 570 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2561

Defending force 71999 troops, 590 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 2273

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

Assaulting units:
3rd New Chinese Corps
2nd Gordons Battalion
19th Indian Division
88th Chinese Division
23rd Indian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
8th New Chinese Corps
22nd New Chinese Division
36th Chinese Division
Rifles of Canada Battalion
7th Indian Division
29th British Brigade
96th Chinese Division
11th PAVO Regiment
2nd Reserve Division
IV Indian Corps
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
56th Infantry Regiment
29th Division
40th Inf Group Brigade
53rd Division
14th Division
40th Division
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
77th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5247 troops, 33 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 225

Defending force 7307 troops, 44 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 246

Assaulting units:
1st Hyderabad Battalion
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
BFF Brigade
1st Mysore Battalion

Defending units:
4th RTA Division
21st Air Flotilla
26th Fld AA Gun Co

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Allied Ships Bombarding Haha-jima
Allied Ships Bombarding Babar
Allied Ships Bombarding Chichi-jima
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

The USA 147th sent the Imperials into the jungle.

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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3275 troops, 48 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 994 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 52

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tandjoengselor !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
353 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Port Unit
4th JAAF AF Bn

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The USA 15th continues its recovery at Balikpapan despite another Betty raid that was once again too fast for the P-39D CAP to catch. Singapore Repair Shipyard is 18. There are a bunch of carriers in TF at Singapore but at least one in port there, so I think the theory about needing to patch up some shell holes in the hull of a carrier is correct. Cam Ranh Bay recon is up and running, first look shows 2 units; 1,360 troops; 12 guns; 7 AFV; 149 fighters; 17 bombers.

The carriers are nearing Manado to replenish and will next sortie with the Cam Ranh Bay invasion, although I'm not sure exactly how long that will be. Certainly within two weeks, perhaps a lot sooner. We will have 5x divisions available, one of them in regiments (not enough PP to change HQ to combine them), lots of armor and some arty, HQ, and two Rgts to land on the rail line on either side of CRB to block reinforcement. Hmm: I think I'm going to exceed the stacking limit by "a little". Maybe I'll go even quicker with even less. Meanwhile 2x 25 plane groups of P-47D2 have moved to Jesselton and will cover the convoy of support troops that begins unloading tomorrow. Cruiser TF will take up blocking stations at sea.

Here is an update of yesterday's map showing the hex side control in the active area of Burma.

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RE: 1944 June 15 - 3/18/2015 6:35:52 PM

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An overview map.

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RE: 1944 June 15 - 3/18/2015 6:36:21 PM

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Saigon looks pretty vulnerable, too...

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1944 June 16 - 3/18/2015 11:21:40 PM

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1944 June 16

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Our subs came up empty yet again. They are victims of their own success!

Our attack in China came up short, but did a little better. Almost all the Allied casualties are in the 16th Chinese Corps.

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Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29183 troops, 263 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 886

Defending force 11797 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 315

Allied adjusted assault: 283

Japanese adjusted defense: 1153

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
276 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1011 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
16th Chinese Corps
754th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
9th Australian Division
Y' Force
6th War Area
1st Group Army

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
67th Infantry Brigade

Maxwell Smart commanded the assault at Moulmein: missed it by that much! The bombardment was so good it scared defenders and attackers! The 2nd British Division is very disrupted from crossing the river but in fine shape otherwise. The next attack will be made after one day of rest, by which time there will be at least one more division in place.

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Night Naval bombardment of Moulmein at 55,55

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant

Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 1996
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 2

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at Moulmein
BB Valiant firing at Moulmein

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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 18392 troops, 264 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 591

Defending force 7166 troops, 42 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 246

Allied adjusted assault: 1045

Japanese adjusted defense: 193

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
539 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1221 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 160 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
BFF Brigade
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2nd British Division

Defending units:
4th RTA Division
21st Air Flotilla
26th Fld AA Gun Co

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Ground combat at 56,54 (near Moulmein)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2564 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 833

Defending force 832 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 16

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5307th Composite Regiment
4th Marine Division
82nd (West African) Division

Defending units:
1st RTA/C Division

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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1098 troops, 103 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 3448

Defending force 75986 troops, 563 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 2081

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

Assaulting units:
72nd British Brigade
25th Indian Division
18th British Division
18th Cavalry Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
50th Tank Brigade
81st (West African) Division
192nd Tank Battalion
20th Indian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
14th LRP Brigade
Americal Infantry Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
150th RAC Regiment
5th Indian Division
XV Indian Corps
2/11th Field Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
88th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
3rd/C Division
3rd/A Division
9th Division
1st RTA/A Division
18th Garrison Unit
21st/B Division
63rd Inf Group Brigade
33rd Division
114th Infantry Regiment
16th Garrison Unit
19th Tank Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
1st RTA/B Division
1st RF Gun Battalion
15th Army
20th AA Regiment
28th Army
62nd JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 56,51 (near Toungoo)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 570 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2521

Defending force 72034 troops, 590 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 2276

Assaulting units:
8th New Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Division
7th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
23rd Indian Division
22nd New Chinese Division
3rd New Chinese Corps
22nd (East African) Brigade
Rifles of Canada Battalion
96th Chinese Division
11th PAVO Regiment
88th Chinese Division
29th British Brigade
2nd Reserve Division
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
IV Indian Corps
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
40th Division
29th Division
53rd Division
40th Inf Group Brigade
14th Division
56th Infantry Regiment
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
77th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

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CA London is leaving Ramree Island to refuel at Colombo and then head for Cape Town to make full repairs. CVE Shah is almost to Colombo and will likely enter dry dock there. CL Emerald, with damage repaired to 0-81(81)-30(30)-0, is being pulled from dry dock and will make her way (carefully!) to Bombay to continue repairs. CVE Begum is still making temporary repairs at Chittagong.

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Allied Ships Bombarding Babar
Allied Ships Bombarding Moulmein
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

Tarakan has 90 Oil and 90 Refinery producing for us! There is more than 70k tons of oil to haul back to Australia too. The Northern Resources Area - NRA!

Armor, artillery, and AA are loading at Kaimana for Cam Ranh Bay. Beginning tomorrow or the day after infantry will begin loading at Manado, Talaud-eilanden, and Morotai. Additional surface combat ships will begin pulling into Manado tomorrow. There are also troops to load at Koepang, Boela, and Ambon, but they will have to follow. The rush is on!

The Emperor appears to be fortifying more islands. We are dispatching destroyers to annoy them.

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1944 June 17 - 3/19/2015 6:06:56 AM

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1944 June 17

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Our subs got an xAK, but an enemy sub destroyed CA Quincy at Chichi Jima. She is struggling to make Iwo Jima with 98% flotation damage.

Quiet in China.

The Empire has ramped up their air strikes on our forces at Moulmein, but ran into strong aerial opposition and took heavy losses. A few Bettys were lost to carrier CAP when they tried to hit convoys retiring to Ramree island. Our P-51B squadron knocked the wind out of the George contingent at Tavoy. There are now three divisions at Moulmein and they will attack tomorrow. Richelieu will bombard in support, then retire for repairs. The smaller units will stand down to continue recovering squads. Imperial forces have peaked at 2,445 AV at Rangoon. Our units from near Prome will take a few more days to arrive. First the artillery will join the daily bombardments. When the assault units are adequately recovered the reduction of the defense will begin.

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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1098 troops, 103 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 3477

Defending force 89941 troops, 697 guns, 268 vehicles, Assault Value = 2445

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
81st (West African) Division
Americal Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
Gardner's Horse Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
18th Cavalry Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
25th Indian Division
72nd British Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
14th LRP Brigade
255th Indian Tank Brigade
20th Indian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
18th British Division
150th RAC Regiment
5th Indian Division
XV Indian Corps
2/9th Field Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
88th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
19th Division
47th Infantry Regiment
21st/B Division
16th Garrison Unit
1st RTA/A Division
114th Infantry Regiment
9th Division
3rd/C Division
3rd/A Division
33rd Division
18th Garrison Unit
19th Tank Regiment
63rd Inf Group Brigade
1st RTA/B Division
1st RF Gun Battalion
15th Army
28th Army
20th AA Regiment
62nd JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 56,51 (near Toungoo)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 570 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2534

Defending force 72083 troops, 590 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 2280

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

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

Assaulting units:
96th Chinese Division
Rifles of Canada Battalion
22nd New Chinese Division
11th PAVO Regiment
7th Indian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
88th Chinese Division
8th New Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Division
19th Indian Division
23rd Indian Division
29th British Brigade
2nd Reserve Division
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
IV Indian Corps
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
29th Division
56th Infantry Regiment
14th Division
40th Inf Group Brigade
53rd Division
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
40th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

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Allied Ships Bombarding Babar
Allied Ships Bombarding Chichi-jima
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

A good commander and three excellent crews can work miracles.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Torishima at 111,68, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tachikaze, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Hirokawa Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
AK Sakito Maru, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
AK Sasako Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
AK Kyushu Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Capps, Shell hits 1
DD Marshall, Shell hits 1
DD Remey, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
1039 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 61 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 10% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Remey engages DD Sawakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Remey at 12,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Kyushu Maru at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Remey at 8,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Marshall at 8,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Capps at 8,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Sakito Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Remey engages DD Tachikaze at 5,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Capps at 5,000 yards
DD Capps engages DD Minekaze at 5,000 yards
DD Capps engages AK Sasako Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Sakito Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Marshall at 2,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Marshall at 2,000 yards
DD Capps engages DD Minekaze at 2,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Kyushu Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Sakito Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Marshall at 3,000 yards
DD Marshall engages DD Tachikaze at 3,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Capps at 3,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Kyushu Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Sasako Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Sakito Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Remey at 3,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Capps at 3,000 yards
DD Capps engages DD Tachikaze at 3,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Kyushu Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Remey engages DD Tachikaze at 4,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Remey at 4,000 yards
DD Remey engages DD Minekaze at 4,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Kyushu Maru at 4,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Sakito Maru at 4,000 yards
Moosbrugger, Fred orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 5,000 yards
AK Kyushu Maru screened from combat
DD Remey engages DD Tachikaze at 5,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Marshall at 5,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Capps at 5,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Sakito Maru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
AK Kyushu Maru screened from combat
DD Remey engages DD Sawakaze at 9,000 yards
DD Remey engages DD Sawakaze at 9,000 yards
DD Capps engages DD Tachikaze at 9,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Sasako Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
AK Kyushu Maru , AK Sasako Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Tachikaze
DD Sawakaze engages DD Remey at 12,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Marshall at 12,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Remey engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Very minor damage to our destroyers, but one will head to Guam to get some devices repaired. The second 3x DD TF was attacked without effect by bombers from the mainland in the morning. They had fewer ops points remaining yesterday and so were standing off to run in tonight, which they will do to try can catch survivors. Or catch an ASW group, that would work.

The IJN carriers with some 200 aircraft embarked are passing south of Groot Natoena, clearly bent on interfering with our plans! Our carriers are all at Manado and will sortie at once. A reasonable assumption is that DAW HQ sees our carriers absent and wants to both a) strike, and b) reposition the Emperor's carriers closer to the Emperor. I had visions of preventing that with a wall of subs, air bases on both sides of the passage, and carriers afoot. Obviously the Admiral sees the threat quite clearly. A supply convoy for Balabac and a troop convoy for Kudat will hold south of Jolo. The troop convoys at Jesselton and Balabac will continue unloading. The surface groups will pull in tight to Jesselton to hide under the protection 50x P-47 jocks. CAP levels at Jesselton and Balabac are elevated to 50%.

The troops at Kaimana are loaded and that convoy is heading to Manado. Two armoured units are now loading at Koepang but those ships are slower and will not make the first wave.

Imperial carriers waste no time! They are scouted as going NE, but if they take a course directly to the east they will be within range of DB and TB attacks from Tarakan, with Corsairs, Lightnings, and Thunderbolts available for escort.

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RE: 1944 June 17 - 3/19/2015 6:07:20 AM

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Here is the stricken Quincy.

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RE: 1944 June 17 - 3/19/2015 7:01:39 PM

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If Quincy can't make it to a base in 2 hexes, I am sure she will not make it. Just scuttle her and save the Captain and a few VPs.

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RE: 1944 June 17 - 3/19/2015 8:22:26 PM

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I didn't know that would save the captain! I'll check his stats again and consider it. I didn't scuttle right away because the captain has good leadership and inspiration stats, the crew is good, and the stats for the escort are good. I figure she might limp into Iwo Jima. Of course, she might spend the rest of the war there!

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1944 June 18 - 3/20/2015 11:09:05 PM

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1944 June 18

The Empire captured:

The Allies captured:
Moulmein

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:

There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:

Our subs came up empty.

Quiet in China.

We captured Moulmein and established the strength of that isolated division west of Toungoo. The defenders of Rangoon are being steadily attrited by our aerial onslaught.

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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36584 troops, 530 guns, 251 vehicles, Assault Value = 1270

Defending force 6586 troops, 40 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 173

Allied adjusted assault: 1067

Japanese adjusted defense: 211

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Moulmein !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2637 casualties reported
Squads: 82 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (12 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
476 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
82nd (West African) Division
1st Hyderabad Battalion
BFF Brigade
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
4th Marine Division
1st Mysore Battalion
2nd British Division

Defending units:
4th RTA Division
21st Air Flotilla
26th Fld AA Gun Co

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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1098 troops, 103 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 3495

Defending force 89534 troops, 697 guns, 267 vehicles, Assault Value = 2425

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

Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
72nd British Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
20th Indian Division
50th Tank Brigade
18th British Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
81st (West African) Division
Americal Infantry Division
254th Armoured Brigade
192nd Tank Battalion
18th Cavalry Regiment
25th Indian Division
3rd Cavalry Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
14th LRP Brigade
5th Indian Division
2/9th Field Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
XV Indian Corps
88th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
47th Infantry Regiment
3rd/C Division
114th Infantry Regiment
9th Division
33rd Division
63rd Inf Group Brigade
18th Garrison Unit
16th Garrison Unit
19th Division
3rd/A Division
1st RTA/A Division
19th Tank Regiment
21st/B Division
1st RTA/B Division
20th AA Regiment
28th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
15th Army
62nd JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 56,51 (near Toungoo)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 562 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2539

Defending force 72125 troops, 590 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 2283

Assaulting units:
3rd New Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Division
Rifles of Canada Battalion
36th Chinese Division
22nd New Chinese Division
23rd Indian Division
19th Indian Division
8th New Chinese Corps
22nd (East African) Brigade
88th Chinese Division
7th Indian Division
29th British Brigade
11th PAVO Regiment
2nd Reserve Division
IV Indian Corps
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
14th Division
53rd Division
56th Infantry Regiment
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
40th Division
29th Division
40th Inf Group Brigade
77th Infantry Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

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Ground combat at 56,50 (near Prome)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1197 troops, 18 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Defending force 8592 troops, 106 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Assaulting units:
2nd Loyal Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Guards Division
34th Field AA Battalion
16th AA Regiment

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Allied Ships Bombarding Babar
Allied Ships Bombarding Moulmein
Allied Ships Bombarding Pagan

The Empire was game to come on again south of Japan. What commander would brave Imperial air power two days in a row? Would the same commander possibly attack a convoy at night and then savage an ASW force in the morning before escaping?

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aogashima at 112,65, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Yamahuku Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Konsan Maru
xAK Senyo Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Shinko Maru
xAK Shinkyo Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Syozui Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Taian Maru, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
xAK Taiko Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Toko Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires

Allied Ships
DD McKee
DD Sigsbee, Shell hits 5
DD Sproston, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Reduced visibility due to Rain with 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 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...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 3,000 yards
DD Sproston launches Torpedoes at DD Tamanami at 3,000 yards
DD Sigsbee launches Torpedoes at DD Tamanami at 3,000 yards
DD McKee launches Torpedoes at DD Tamanami at 3,000 yards
xAK Shinkyo Maru sunk by DD McKee at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Hamakaze engages DD Sproston at 2,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Sigsbee at 2,000 yards
DD Sigsbee engages xAK Taiko Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Hamakaze engages DD Sproston at 2,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Sigsbee at 2,000 yards
DD Sigsbee engages xAK Taian Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Sigsbee engages DD Hamakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD McKee at 2,000 yards
DD Sproston engages xAK Toko Maru at 2,000 yards
DD McKee engages xAK Senyo Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Hamakaze engages DD Sproston at 3,000 yards
DD Hamakaze engages DD Sigsbee at 3,000 yards
DD Sproston engages xAK Toko Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Sigsbee engages xAK Taian Maru at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Sproston at 4,000 yards
DD McKee engages DD Tamanami at 4,000 yards
DD McKee engages xAK Taian Maru at 4,000 yards
DD McKee engages xAK Yamahuku Maru at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Sproston engages DD Hamakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Sigsbee at 2,000 yards
DD McKee engages DD Tamanami at 2,000 yards
DD Sproston engages xAK Taiko Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Sproston engages xAK Syozui Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Sproston engages DD Hamakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages DD Sigsbee at 2,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Aogashima at 112,65, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-155, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
SC CHa-159, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC CHa-170, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC CHa-171, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD McKee
DD Sigsbee
DD Sproston

Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 5,000 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: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
SC CHa-171 sunk by DD Sproston at 5,000 yards
SC CHa-159 sunk by DD McKee at 5,000 yards
DD Sproston engages SC CHa-155 at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Sproston engages SC CHa-155 at 4,000 yards
DD McKee engages SC CHa-155 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Sigsbee engages SC CHa-170 at 3,000 yards
DD Sigsbee engages SC CHa-155 at 3,000 yards
SC CHa-155 sunk by DD McKee at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Sproston engages SC CHa-170 at 4,000 yards
DD McKee engages SC CHa-170 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
SC CHa-170 sunk by DD Sigsbee at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Sproston had her center 5 inch mount knocked out and Sigsbee needs some repair time. CA Quincy and her escort made 0 progress toward Iwo Jima and are still staring at Chichi Jima. She is no worse off but no better off. The enemy sub is still there, however.

Over in the South China Sea things got exciting. Both surface combat TF ordered to patrol at Jesselton reacted toward a small - possibly ASW - TF that was beating the waters ahead of the KB. meanwhile, the KB had run a little faster past their pathfinder to the north. The cruisers did not catch their quarry. LBA and KB aircraft did find them, and the KB also struck at the convoy at Jesselton, but all that had to wait until the morning storms lifted. A small group of Avengers with stout escort also found the KB.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Groot Natoena at 61,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 9000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miri at 62,82

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 50

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 16
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
TBF-1 Avenger x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi
CA Mogami

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M5b Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
Kaga-1 with A6M5b Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 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 5 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Taiho-1 with A6M5b Zero (3 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Groot Natoena at 61,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 12
B6N2 Jill x 14
D4Y1 Judy x 21
D4Y2 Judy x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 7 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 3 destroyed by flak
D4Y1 Judy: 7 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak
D4Y2 Judy: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
D4Y2 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Walke
CA Northampton
CA Chester
CL Stugots
DD Morris
DD The Sullivans, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
11 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
3 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
10 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Banzai! - Abe K. in a D4Y2 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 22
B6N1 Jill x 17
B6N2 Jill x 18

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25
F4U-1 Corsair x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 9 destroyed
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Forafric
DD Ingersoll
xAP Dalgoma, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Silksworth
DD Ralph Talbot
xAP Orfor, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Ganges

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B6N1 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
12 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
58th FG/69th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
58th FG/310th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VMF-223 with F4U-1 Corsair (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

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xAP Dalgoma can only make 4 knots and has put into Jesselton for temporary repairs. DD The Sullivans has about 50% flotation damage and will head for that same port to pump out. We got lucky, and newspapers smuggled out of the Empire lament that prior to this day "KB pilots are long gone". The combat replay showed that although the Zeros were torn asunder, they stayed with their wards to the targets at Jesselton.

Our carriers will take a position about 3 hexes north of Balabac, with some TFs straggling. That position is 10 hexes from the nearly 150 fighters at Cam Ranh Bay: what is their range, are they kamikazes, will the IJN carriers continue heading closer to Cam Ranh Bay? A group of P-38J has been moved into Jesselton to bolster the P-47D2 groups there, but they suffered no casualties today. Regional forecast for tomorrow is overcast.

There is one more unit at Cam Ranh Bay (3) but only a few hundred more troops. Some of the major combat units for that operation which just repositioned for final have now made the transition to combat mode and will load tomorrow and the next day as transport arrives at their locations. Two divisions are ordered to load tomorrow, along with another armoured unit, and convoys will shove off for the passage each as soon as it is ready. The carriers and surface elements will remain on station in the South China Sea, and the slow BB bombardment groups will refuel at sea and just keep going, getting whatever head start they can.

Nine USN CVL have finished upgrades at Pearl Harbor and are leaving for Manado. They will obviously miss the opening action but they will be required to sustain our presence in the passage between the Sulu Sea and Cam Ranh Bay. The B-29 groups have begun transferring from Celebes to the Marianas.

KB position is highlighted. What will they do tomorrow?