Captain Cruft
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01 Feb 1944 Quite a few engagements today. For once here is the full combat report. RO-33 survived and is heading to Batavia for emergency repairs. It looks like he is going to land at Denpasar next. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 01, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yugiri DD Amagiri, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Oboro DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2 DD Kisaragi Allied Ships DD Kidd, Shell hits 2, on fire DD LaVallette DD Murray DD Nicholas, Shell hits 1 DD O'Bannon DD Philip DD John Rodgers, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Sigsbee Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 50% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Sigsbee engages DD Mutsuki at 12,000 yards DD John Rodgers engages DD Mutsuki at 12,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD John Rodgers at 12,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards DD O'Bannon engages DD Amagiri at 12,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Kidd at 12,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Sigsbee engages DD Amagiri at 6,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD John Rodgers at 6,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 6,000 yards DD LaVallette engages DD Yugiri at 6,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Kidd at 6,000 yards DD Kisaragi engages DD Kidd at 6,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD LaVallette at 6,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Sigsbee at 6,000 yards DD Kisaragi engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards DD Nicholas engages DD Mutsuki at 6,000 yards DD Murray engages DD Akebono at 6,000 yards DD Amagiri sunk by DD LaVallette at 6,000 yards DD Kidd engages DD Yugiri at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD John Rodgers engages DD Akebono at 7,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Akebono at 7,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD O'Bannon at 7,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Nicholas at 7,000 yards DD Kidd engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Sigsbee at 11,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 11,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Philip at 11,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Sigsbee at 11,000 yards DD LaVallette engages DD Yugiri at 11,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Murray at 11,000 yards DD LaVallette engages DD Akebono at 11,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Kidd at 11,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Sigsbee engages DD Akebono at 13,000 yards DD John Rodgers engages DD Mutsuki at 13,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Philip at 13,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 13,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 13,000 yards DD Mutsuki engages DD Murray at 13,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD LaVallette at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Watampone at 66,105 Japanese Ships SS RO-33, hits 5 Allied Ships DD Piet Hein DE Arrow DD Kortenaer SS RO-33 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Piet Hein RO-33 bottoming out .... DD Piet Hein fails to find sub and abandons search DD Kortenaer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kortenaer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kortenaer attacking submerged sub .... DD Kortenaer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kortenaer fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Watampone at 66,105 Japanese Ships SS RO-39, hits 10 Allied Ships DD Fanning CA Quincy CL Trenton CL Perth AP Gen. J.R.Brooke xAP Rangitata xAP Margaret Fuller xAP Adoniram Judson xAP Cape Alava xAP Santa Maria xAK William S. Clark xAK William L. Garrison xAK R. C. Brennan DD Schley DD Chew DD Selfridge SS RO-39 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Fanning RO-39 bottoming out .... DD Schley fails to find sub and abandons search DD Chew fails to find sub and abandons search DD Selfridge attacking submerged sub .... DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ternate at 78,102 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 36 G3M2 Nell x 6 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10 F4U-1 Corsair x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 10 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Leslie M. Shaw Aircraft Attacking: 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 17 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 7000 feet * CAP engaged: VMF-113 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 22000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes 318th FG/333rd FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,99 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 21 Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 16 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Case DD Cushing DD Reid DD Shaw DD Smith Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 1000 feet CAP engaged: VF-17 with F4U-1 Corsair (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Guides Cavalry Regiment, at 66,66 , near Tourane Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 158 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 30 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 42 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 29 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 36 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Guides Cavalry Regiment, at 66,66 , near Tourane Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 60 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 36 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-43-IIIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Davao at 79,91 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 11 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 13 SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 11 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Asagiri DD Usugumo CAP engaged: 30th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 27000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 34th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (5 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 63rd Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (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 27000 Raid is overhead 6 planes vectored on to bombers 77th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead 1 planes vectored on to bombers 94th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (5 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers 248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ternate at 78,102 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 9 G3M2 Nell x 3 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8 F4U-1 Corsair x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 5 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: VMF-113 with F4U-1 Corsair (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 22000 Raid is overhead 318th FG/333rd FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,99 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11 Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 6 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 3 destroyed Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Trathen Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance CAP engaged: VF-17 with F4U-1 Corsair (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Watampone at 66,105 Japanese Ships SS RO-33, hits 4, on fire Allied Ships xAK Richard Moczkowski xAK Nathaniel Crosby DD McKee DD Hoel SS RO-33 is sighted by escort RO-33 bottoming out .... DD McKee fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hoel fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hoel attacking submerged sub .... DD Hoel cannot establish contact with SS RO-33 DD Hoel fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hoel fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Watampone at 66,105 Japanese Ships SS RO-33, hits 9, heavy damage Allied Ships xAP Frances E. Willard, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Simoon xAP Trade Wind, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1 xAP Simoon is sighted by SS RO-33 SS RO-33 cannot submerge, must engage on the surface xAP Frances E. Willard firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Simoon firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Trade Wind firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Frances E. Willard firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Simoon firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Trade Wind firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Frances E. Willard firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Simoon firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Trade Wind firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Frances E. Willard firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Simoon firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Trade Wind firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Frances E. Willard firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Simoon firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Trade Wind firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Frances E. Willard firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Simoon firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Trade Wind firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Frances E. Willard firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Simoon firing on surfaced sub .... xAP Trade Wind firing on surfaced sub .... Contact with submarine is lost
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