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28 December 1941 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DEI: Our CAs performed terribly today. I thought I'd been through all of these captains, but apparently not. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Arashi DD Hagikaze DD Michishio DD Samidare DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki Allied Ships DD Banckert, Shell hits 1 DD Witte de With DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 2 Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards Chompff, J.M.L.I. crosses the 'T' DD Michishio engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards CA Suzuya engages DD Witte de With at 10,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Banckert at 10,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Hatsuyuki at 10,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Banckert at 10,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Hagikaze at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Piet Hein at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages DD Piet Hein at 8,000 yards CA Mikuma engages DD Piet Hein at 8,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards DD Piet Hein engages DD Arashi at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CA Kumano engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards CA Suzuya engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards CA Mikuma engages DD Banckert at 10,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards DD Piet Hein engages DD Hatsuyuki at 10,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Banckert at 10,000 yards DD Arashi engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Piet Hein at 9,000 yards CA Suzuya engages DD Piet Hein at 9,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Arashi at 9,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Piet Hein at 9,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Piet Hein at 9,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Witte de With at 9,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Arashi DD Hagikaze DD Michishio DD Samidare DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki Allied Ships CL Ceres CL Caledon, heavy damage Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards CL Ceres engages DD Arashi at 11,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then, just after two fast transports unloaded a flood of Allied TFs come in to attack. Good force composition on these. The stronger one acme in second and I thought the two CAs were goners. After the turn though, they are not quite as bad as it looked. Still tenuous, with system damage at 55 and 64, but the other levels are low. Put them on cruise and I'm hoping he's got nothing more to throw at me for now. Two DDs went down for probably two of his, but that of course is worse for me. A 3 BB TF will move over tomorrow at flank to cover the retreat and another 3 CA are moving in from the West and will also be in the area to pick up any pieces that are left. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Samarinda (65,96) 25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Chokai CA Atago DD Yugiri DD Minegumo Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 86 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) CA Chokai firing at Samarinda KNIL Battalion CA Atago firing at Samarinda KNIL Battalion DD Yugiri firing at Samarinda KNIL Battalion DD Minegumo firing at Samarinda KNIL Battalion Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Samarinda (65,96) TF 5 troops unloading over beach at Samarinda, 65,96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Samarinda (65,96) 35 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Umikaze DD Oyashio DD Shikinami Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled DD Umikaze firing at Samarinda KNIL Battalion DD Oyashio firing at Samarinda KNIL Battalion DD Umikaze fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Samarinda (65,96) TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Samarinda, 65,96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Samarinda at 65,96, Range 21,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Oyashio, Shell hits 6, heavy fires DD Umikaze DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, heavy fires DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships CL Leander, Shell hits 1 CL Achilles CL Perth CL Glasgow, Shell hits 1 DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1 DD Encounter DD Isis, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Le Triomphant Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Oyashio at 21,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 21,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Tenedos at 21,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Isis at 21,000 yards CL Achilles engages DD Oyashio at 21,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oyashio at 21,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Le Triomphant at 21,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Tenedos at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Le Triomphant at 19,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages DD Uranami at 19,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages DD Umikaze at 19,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Le Triomphant at 19,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages DD Uranami at 19,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Oyashio at 19,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Tenedos at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oyashio at 17,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Uranami at 17,000 yards CL Achilles engages DD Oyashio at 17,000 yards CL Leander engages DD Oyashio at 17,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages DD Kuroshio at 17,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Isis at 17,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Shikinami at 17,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Uranami at 13,000 yards CL Achilles engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards CL Leander engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Le Triomphant at 13,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Shikinami at 13,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Encounter at 13,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Tenedos at 13,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oyashio at 10,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Uranami at 10,000 yards CL Achilles engages DD Umikaze at 10,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Oyashio at 10,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Le Triomphant at 10,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Uranami at 10,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Tenedos at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Shikinami at 8,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards DD Umikaze engages CL Achilles at 8,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Le Triomphant at 8,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Isis at 8,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Le Triomphant at 10,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Umikaze at 10,000 yards CL Leander engages DD Oyashio at 10,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Le Triomphant at 10,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Shikinami at 10,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Oyashio at 10,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Le Triomphant at 13,000 yards CL Achilles engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Encounter at 13,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Umikaze at 13,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Encounter at 13,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Tenedos at 13,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Encounter at 16,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Encounter at 16,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Isis at 16,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Encounter at 16,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Tenedos at 16,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Oyashio at 19,000 yards CL Achilles engages DD Oyashio at 19,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Le Triomphant at 19,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Isis at 19,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Tenedos at 19,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Shikinami at 21,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Oyashio at 21,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Umikaze at 21,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oyashio at 21,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Oyashio at 24,000 yards CL Achilles engages DD Umikaze at 24,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Oyashio at 24,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Kuroshio at 24,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Samarinda at 65,96, Range 25,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago, Shell hits 5 CA Chokai, Shell hits 2 DD Oshio DD Arashio DD Minegumo DD Hibiki DD Asagiri DD Sagiri, Shell hits 1 DD Yugiri Allied Ships CL Leander, Shell hits 2 CL Achilles CL Perth CL Glasgow DD Tenedos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires DD Encounter, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Isis, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 1 Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Glasgow at 25,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Glasgow at 25,000 yards CL Achilles engages CA Chokai at 25,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Leander at 25,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Asagiri at 25,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Isis at 25,000 yards CL Leander engages DD Oshio at 25,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Leander at 20,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Leander at 20,000 yards CL Achilles engages DD Yugiri at 20,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Leander at 20,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Le Triomphant at 20,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Isis at 20,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Isis at 20,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Oshio at 20,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards CL Achilles engages CA Chokai at 17,000 yards CL Leander engages CA Atago at 17,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Yugiri at 17,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Isis at 17,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Le Triomphant at 17,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Isis at 17,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Isis at 17,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages DD Arashio at 17,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Isis at 17,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards CL Achilles engages CA Chokai at 14,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CA Atago at 14,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Achilles at 14,000 yards CL Leander engages CA Atago at 14,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Asagiri at 14,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages DD Hibiki at 14,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Arashio at 14,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Isis at 14,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Encounter at 14,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Leander at 10,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Le Triomphant at 10,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Tenedos at 10,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Le Triomphant at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Glasgow at 8,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Achilles at 8,000 yards CL Achilles engages CA Chokai at 8,000 yards CL Leander engages CA Atago at 8,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages DD Sagiri at 8,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Hibiki at 8,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Asagiri at 8,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Isis at 8,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CA Chokai at 12,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Atago at 12,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Tenedos at 12,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Tenedos at 12,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages DD Asagiri at 12,000 yards DD Isis engages DD Minegumo at 12,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Arashio at 12,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Tenedos at 12,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Oshio at 12,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Perth at 17,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Perth at 17,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Achilles at 17,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Sagiri at 17,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Le Triomphant at 17,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD Isis at 17,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Encounter at 17,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Tenedos at 17,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CA Atago at 24,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Perth at 24,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Achilles at 24,000 yards CL Leander engages CA Chokai at 24,000 yards CA Atago engages DD Le Triomphant at 24,000 yards CA Atago engages DD Isis at 24,000 yards CA Atago engages DD Encounter at 24,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Tenedos at 24,000 yards Range increases to 29,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Achilles at 29,000 yards CL Achilles engages CA Atago at 29,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Samarinda at 65,96, Range 24,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Chokai DD Oshio DD Arashio DD Minegumo DD Hibiki DD Asagiri DD Sagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships CL Achilles CL Perth CL Glasgow DD Le Triomphant Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Hibiki at 24,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Minegumo at 24,000 yards Range increases to 27,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Glasgow at 27,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Glasgow at 28,000 yards CA Atago engages CL Achilles at 28,000 yards Range increases to 29,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Samarinda at 65,96, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Atago, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Chokai, Shell hits 3 DD Oshio DD Arashio DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Hibiki DD Asagiri DD Sagiri DD Yugiri, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships CA Houston, Shell hits 2 CA Louisville CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1 CA Canberra DD Alden DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 2 DD Parrott, Shell hits 1 Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Yugiri at 20,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Sagiri at 20,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Asagiri at 20,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Hibiki at 20,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Barker at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Pensacola at 18,000 yards CA Houston engages CA Chokai at 18,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD John D. Edwards at 18,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Barker at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Pensacola at 16,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Minegumo at 16,000 yards DD Barker engages DD Asagiri at 16,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD John D. Edwards at 16,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD John D. Edwards at 16,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Alden at 16,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Barker at 16,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards CA Pensacola engages CA Chokai at 12,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Barker at 12,000 yards DD Barker engages DD Sagiri at 12,000 yards DD Parrott engages DD Minegumo at 12,000 yards DD Sagiri engages DD John D. Edwards at 12,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Barker at 12,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD John D. Edwards at 12,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD John D. Edwards at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Atago engages CA Houston at 9,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Atago at 9,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD John D. Edwards at 9,000 yards DD Parrott engages DD Hibiki at 9,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Barker at 9,000 yards DD Alden engages DD Oshio at 9,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Oshio at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Chokai at 11,000 yards CA Atago engages CA Louisville at 11,000 yards CA Atago engages CA Louisville at 11,000 yards CA Houston engages CA Atago at 11,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Parrott at 11,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD John D. Edwards at 11,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Parrott at 11,000 yards DD Parrott engages DD Arashio at 11,000 yards DD Alden engages DD Oshio at 11,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CA Atago engages CA Canberra at 13,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Atago at 13,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Chokai at 13,000 yards CA Atago engages CA Houston at 13,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Parrott at 13,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Asagiri at 13,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Barker at 13,000 yards DD Minegumo engages DD Alden at 13,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD John D. Edwards at 13,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Canberra at 17,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Pensacola at 17,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Atago at 17,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Sagiri at 17,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hibiki at 17,000 yards DD Barker engages DD Asagiri at 17,000 yards DD Alden engages DD Yugiri at 17,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Barker at 17,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards CA Houston engages CA Chokai at 19,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 19,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Alden at 19,000 yards Range increases to 22,000 yards CA Canberra engages CA Chokai at 22,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Atago at 22,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Yugiri at 22,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Sagiri at 22,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Hibiki at 22,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Oshio at 22,000 yards Range increases to 26,000 yards CA Canberra engages CA Atago at 26,000 yards CA Pensacola engages CA Atago at 26,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Minegumo at 26,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Oshio at 26,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Samarinda at 65,96, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Kuroshio, heavy fires DD Oyashio, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Umikaze DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, heavy fires DD Shikinami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires Allied Ships CA Houston CA Louisville CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1 CA Canberra DD Alden DD Barker, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Parrott, Shell hits 1 Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Shikinami at 22,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Uranami at 22,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Oyashio at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Shikinami at 20,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Oyashio at 20,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Oyashio at 17,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Oyashio at 17,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Oyashio at 17,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Oyashio at 17,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Parrott at 17,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD John D. Edwards at 17,000 yards DD Barker engages DD Uranami at 17,000 yards DD Alden engages DD Kuroshio at 17,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Shikinami at 14,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Parrott at 14,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 14,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD John D. Edwards at 14,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Barker at 14,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD John D. Edwards at 11,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Uranami at 11,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Parrott at 11,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD John D. Edwards at 11,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 11,000 yards DD Alden engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 9,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Barker at 9,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD John D. Edwards at 9,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD John D. Edwards at 9,000 yards DD Barker engages DD Uranami at 9,000 yards DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Alden at 13,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Uranami at 13,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 13,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards DD Parrott engages DD Kuroshio at 13,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD John D. Edwards at 13,000 yards DD Barker engages DD Uranami at 13,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Alden at 13,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Shikinami at 17,000 yards DD Parrott engages DD Uranami at 17,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Oyashio at 17,000 yards DD Parrott engages DD Kuroshio at 17,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Shikinami at 20,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Uranami at 20,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Oyashio at 20,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Parrott at 20,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 20,000 yards Range increases to 23,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Shikinami at 23,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Oyashio at 23,000 yards Range increases to 25,000 yards CA Canberra engages DD Shikinami at 25,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Oyashio at 25,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Oyashio at 25,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Oyashio at 25,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Uranami at 28,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Samarinda at 65,96, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chokai, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Ouch! I thought this was it. Allied Ships CA Houston CA Louisville CA Pensacola CA Canberra DD Alden Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Getting, F.E. crosses the 'T' CA Pensacola engages CA Chokai at 20,000 yards CA Louisville engages CA Chokai at 20,000 yards CA Pensacola engages CA Chokai at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards CA Pensacola engages CA Chokai at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Canberra at 16,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Alden at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Canberra at 14,000 yards CA Houston engages CA Chokai at 14,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Alden at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards CA Pensacola engages CA Chokai at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Pensacola engages CA Chokai at 10,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Louisville at 10,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Samarinda at 65,96, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Umikaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires This was it. Allied Ships CA Houston CA Louisville CA Pensacola CA Canberra DD Alden Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Umikaze at 22,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Umikaze at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Umikaze at 19,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Umikaze at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Umikaze at 17,000 yards Getting, F.E. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 14,000 yards CA Pensacola engages DD Umikaze at 14,000 yards CA Houston engages DD Umikaze at 14,000 yards DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 14,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards CA Louisville engages DD Umikaze at 19,000 yards Range increases to 25,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As some recompense, Kates finish off the two British CLs near Palembang. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 50,91 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 B5N1 Kate x 16 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Caledon, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk CL Ceres, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Caledon Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- China: The unit blocking near Sinyang will be attacked tomorrow. Bombing is getting devastating at Nanchang. Here is an example of just one of the attacks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 26th Chinese Corps, at 85,54 (Nanchang) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 440 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PI: Sweeps again meet empty air. More bombing is moving in. Pacific: Forgot to turn off the bombing at Wake and unfortunately Wildacts suddenly appeared there. I lost 8 Nells and pilots. That sucks. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HMS Caledon. Slowly we're picking away at the Allied fleets. Now to make sure we can get our injured ships back to port. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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