obvert
Posts: 14050
Joined: 1/17/2011 From: PDX (and now) London, UK Status: offline
|
May 3, 1945 The 3rd saw a bit more action as the Allies finally show some intent with the big mob. They're vectoring up toward Okinawa, and they land at Kume-Jima with a small force. It's the only empty base nearby, so I need to try something to kick them off quickly. I've got some glider paras at Chichi-Jima, which is just in range using Emily patrols to transport and drop them. If the allies get one base this close in they can use it to replenish nd as a home base for ships to range from (and run to after a combat). I have no illusion that I can hold anything here if he wants to really invade, so we'll just hope this was an opportunity landing. Air strikes took out a plethora of small gun/rocket landing craft being used to screen the Allied fleet. I sent in two DDs that did make it through and sank four xAKs plus attracting some small naval strikes that were crushed by LR CAP. Will the Allies go for Okinawa? Up North P-47N swept Hakodate and had surprisingly poor results. I think the Japanese actually won this battle, with about 80 P-47N lost on the day! Down South the Allies land at Georgetown and might have enough to get it before I can reinforce. As usual they landed to both sides of the base to stuff up transport, but only with small units, and those will be wiped out tomorrow. The Burma Army is all railing out these next few days. Bye bye Bangkok. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 3, 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Daito Shoto at 99,68, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Enoki DD Kusunoki, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships LCS(L)-25 LCS(L)-26 LCS(L)-27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-30 LCS(L)-31 LCS(L)-32 LCS(L)-33 LCS(L)-34 LCS(L)-49 LCS(L)-50 LCS(L)-51 LCS(L)-52 LCS(L)-53 LCS(L)-54 LCS(L)-55 LCS(L)-56 LCS(L)-57 LCS(L)-58 LCS(L)-59 LCS(L)-88 LCS(L)-90 LCS(L)-114 LCS(L)-115 LCS(L)-116 LCS(L)-117 LCS(L)-119 LCS(L)-125 LCS(L)-126 LSM(R)-188, Shell hits 3, heavy fires LSM(R)-190 LSM(R)-191 LSM(R)-193 LSM(R)-194 LSM(R)-195, Shell hits 3, on fire Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 11,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 96,70 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 13 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships LCI-654 xAP Athlone Castle Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 96,70 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 14 Allied aircraft F6F-3N Hellcat x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CV Bon Homme Richard CV Bennington Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 2000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes Some CAP have air radar Banzai! - Murakami G. in a P1Y2 Frances is willing to die for the Emperor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kume-jima (94,65) TF 194 troops unloading over beach at Kume-jima, 94,65 Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Georgetown (49,74) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships xAK Richard Halliburton xAK Raymond Van Brogan xAK John L McCarley xAK Richard Halliburton firing at 93rd JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Daito Shoto at 97,71, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Enoki, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Kusunoki, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships xAK Bernard L. Rodman, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK John Martin Miller, Shell hits 10, and is sunk xAK Willard R. Johnson, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK William W. Johnson, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Naha at 93,66 Japanese Ships TK Nissyo Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage E Kurahashi E Mutsure TK Tatekawa Maru Allied Ships SS Carp, hits 34, and is sunk SS Carp launches 6 torpedoes at TK Nissyo Maru Carp diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 45 N1K5-J George x 45 Ki-83 x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 23 Ki-100-II Tony x 18 Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-100-II Tony: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47N Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 42 N1K5-J George x 42 Ki-83 x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 21 Ki-100-II Tony x 13 Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M8 Zero: 2 destroyed N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47N Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 32 N1K5-J George x 36 Ki-83 x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 19 Ki-100-II Tony x 11 Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M8 Zero: 2 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed Ki-100-II Tony: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47N Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed Morning Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 23 N1K5-J George x 31 Ki-83 x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 14 Ki-100-II Tony x 8 Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M8 Zero: 2 destroyed N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed Ki-100-II Tony: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47N Thunderbolt: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 100,67 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 4 Ki-43-IV Oscar x 33 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 5 F6F-5 Hellcat x 7 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships LSM(R)-188, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk LSM(R)-195, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 4 x P1Y2 Frances flying as kamikaze Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-43-IV Oscar sweeping at 31000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 97,68 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 21 D4Y4 Judy x 31 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed Allied Ships LST-350, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage LST-353, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 17 (12 destroyed, 5 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tanegashima at 102,67 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 11 B7A2 Grace x 15 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged Allied Ships LCS(L)-114, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-54, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-119, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-125, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-50 LCS(L)-58, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-53, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 15 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 17 N1K5-J George x 24 Ki-83 x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 13 Ki-100-II Tony x 5 Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47N Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hakodate , at 119,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 14 N1K5-J George x 18 Ki-84r Frank x 12 Ki-100-II Tony x 4 Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 27 Japanese aircraft losses N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed Ki-100-II Tony: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47N Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet 1 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 105,71 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 31 D4Y1 Judy x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Henry Bergh, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Henry Bergh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tanegashima at 102,67 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 12 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Allied Ships LCS(L)-51 LCS(L)-49, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-34, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk LCS(L)-50, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LSM(R)-194, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-32 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tanegashima at 102,67 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y1 Judy x 24 Ki-43-IV Oscar x 43 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LCS(L)-59, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LSM(R)-193, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LSM(R)-191 LCS(L)-116, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-52, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk LCS(L)-117, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-51, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-57 LCS(L)-55, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-115, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-33 LCS(L)-126, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-26, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk LSM(R)-190 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Tanegashima at 102,67 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 52 B7A2 Grace x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships LCS(L)-56, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk LCS(L)-32, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-57 LCS(L)-31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LSM(R)-191, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk LCS(L)-88 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 97,72 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 13 Ki-83 x 16 Ki-100-II Tony x 15 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 13 SB2C-4 Helldiver x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed SB2C-4 Helldiver: 5 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 8 TBM-3 Avenger x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships SC CHa-69, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Malacca Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tanegashima at 102,67 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 20 P1Y2 Frances x 9 Ki-43-IV Oscar x 30 Allied aircraft F6F-5 Hellcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships LCS(L)-88, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-90, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk LCS(L)-30 LSM(R)-190, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tanegashima at 102,67 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 55 D4Y4 Judy x 31 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships LCS(L)-30, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-25, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk LCS(L)-57, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCS(L)-33, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Daito Shoto at 97,72 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 7 Ki-83 x 16 Ki-100-II Tony x 11 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 8 SB2C-4 Helldiver x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SB2C-4 Helldiver: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miyako-jima at 92,66 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 11 F6F-5 Hellcat x 8 TBM-3 Avenger x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Nitiryu Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk E Mutsure Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,64 (near Prachuap Khiri Khan) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 8548 troops, 202 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 409 Defending force 15080 troops, 165 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd British Division Defending units: 120th Division 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attachment (1)
< Message edited by obvert -- 2/9/2019 11:33:30 PM >
_____________________________
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
|