Captain Cruft
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Joined: 3/17/2004 From: England Status: offline
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02 Jan 1944 Well I am going to have to revise those ship numbers I just splurged. Today I lost 6 Fubuki class DDs because once again the Fast Transport routine did not behave as expected. They were picking up an SNLF from Lotabato, the second of two TFs to do so. The earlier one got in and out at night without a hitch. There were some compensations elsewhere in the turn but it's still very frustrating. I will just have to desist from using FT in the presence of Allied anti-naval air. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Tockangbesi-eilanden at 71,109 Japanese Ships SS I-175, hits 32, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1 CL Richmond AP Gen. G.O.Squier xAP Tabinta xAP Edward Livingston xAP Golden Eagle xAK Robert S. Bean xAK Michael Casey xAK John S. Bassett DD McKee DD Hoel SS I-175 launches 4 torpedoes at BB Arizona DD McKee attacking submerged sub .... DD Hoel attacking submerged sub .... SS I-175 forced to surface! DD Hoel firing on surfaced sub .... BB Arizona firing on surfaced sub .... DD McKee firing on surfaced sub .... DD Hoel firing on surfaced sub .... BB Arizona firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 70,106 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 158 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 46 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 24 Ki-48-IIc Lily x 25 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 7 destroyed Ki-48-IIc Lily: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-48-IIc Lily: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships PG Swan, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Alcoa Pennant, Bomb hits 2 xAP Boschfontein, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAP Archbishop Lamy, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Robin Wentley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Robert M. Lafollette, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DE Express PG Sacramento, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Vehicles lost 33 (7 destroyed, 26 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-48-IIc Lily releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb 15 x Ki-48-IIc Lily releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes 18th FG/12th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 18 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 33000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Archbishop Lamy Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Robin Wentley Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PG Sacramento -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Kosugiri, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Uranami Japanese ground losses: 83 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kosugiri -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships DD Uranami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Tagonami, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Sazanami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 263 casualties reported Squads: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Massive explosion on DD Shirakumo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Tagonami, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Ushio, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Sazanami, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Tagonami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Shirakumo, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Sazanami, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk DD Uranami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lolobato at 79,102 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 38 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14 TBF-1 Avenger x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Uranami, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk DD Tagonami, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 17 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 10000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Uranami Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Tagonami
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