MrKane
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25th Oct 1943 My patrol planes noticed some Japanese warships around Palembang, obvious conclusion was Martin want attack Batavia. It seems it was good conlusion. Two groups cruisers show up near Batavia at night 24/25th. I had only Burke's Flechers in area and 20 PTs. All PTs as usually run away. However Burke engaged both groups and scored torpedo hit on heavy cruiser Haguro (it is reported as sunk, but I doubt in this report). Reports: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1 CA Haguro, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1 CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 CA Furutaka CL Oi DD Ikazuchi DD Asagiri, Shell hits 3 DD Sazanami, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Hatakaze Allied Ships DD Anthony, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Charles Ausburne DD Bache, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Bennett, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Claxton, Shell hits 2 DD Converse DD Dyson DD Foote DD LaVallette, Shell hits 1, on fire Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 10% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Burke, Arleigh A. crosses the 'T' CA Furutaka engages DD LaVallette at 7,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Foote at 7,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Foote at 7,000 yards DD LaVallette engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Claxton at 7,000 yards DD Claxton engages DD Sazanami at 7,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Charles Ausburne at 7,000 yards DD Anthony engages DD Sazanami at 7,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Anthony at 4,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Bennett at 4,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Anthony at 4,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Claxton at 4,000 yards DD Claxton engages DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Sazanami at 4,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Bache at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD LaVallette at 3,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD LaVallette at 3,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Dyson at 3,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Sazanami at 3,000 yards CL Oi engages DD LaVallette at 3,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Hatakaze at 3,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Bache at 3,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Anthony at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Anthony at 4,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Anthony at 4,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Dyson at 4,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Claxton at 4,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Bache at 4,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Charles Ausburne at 4,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Claxton at 4,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD LaVallette at 8,000 yards DD Bennett engages CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Dyson at 8,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Converse at 8,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Claxton at 8,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Hatakaze at 8,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Bache at 8,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Asagiri at 8,000 yards DD Anthony engages DD Ikazuchi at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD LaVallette engages DD Hatakaze at 10,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD LaVallette at 10,000 yards DD Dyson engages DD Sazanami at 10,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD LaVallette at 10,000 yards CL Oi engages DD LaVallette at 10,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Asagiri at 10,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Sazanami at 10,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Charles Ausburne at 10,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Claxton at 10,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD LaVallette at 12,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Sazanami at 12,000 yards DD Dyson engages DD Sazanami at 12,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD LaVallette at 12,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Anthony at 12,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD LaVallette at 12,000 yards DD Claxton engages DD Sazanami at 12,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Charles Ausburne at 12,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD LaVallette at 12,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Anthony at 13,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Foote at 13,000 yards DD Dyson engages DD Hatakaze at 13,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Converse at 13,000 yards CL Oi engages DD LaVallette at 13,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Bache at 13,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Bache at 13,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Claxton at 13,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Anthony at 13,000 yards DD LaVallette engages DD Hatakaze at 13,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Foote at 13,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Dyson at 13,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD LaVallette at 13,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Claxton at 13,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Bennett at 13,000 yards DD Anthony engages DD Sazanami at 13,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Anthony at 13,000 yards DD LaVallette engages DD Ikazuchi at 13,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Bache at 11,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Anthony at 11,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Bache at 11,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Converse at 11,000 yards DD Claxton engages DD Hatakaze at 11,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Hatakaze at 11,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD LaVallette at 11,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Bennett at 11,000 yards DD Anthony engages DD Sazanami at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Bennett at 9,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD LaVallette at 9,000 yards DD Dyson engages DD Sazanami at 9,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Converse at 9,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Bennett at 9,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Bennett at 9,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Asagiri at 9,000 yards DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Sazanami at 9,000 yards DD Anthony engages DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD LaVallette engages DD Asagiri at 12,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Foote at 12,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Dyson at 12,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Bennett at 12,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Anthony at 12,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Bennett at 12,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Bache at 12,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Charles Ausburne at 12,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Bache at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Batavia at 49,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 15 damaged P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 6 damaged 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Furutaka CA Ashigara CA Chikuma CL Oi Allied ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 CA Furutaka firing at 40th Infantry Division CA Ashigara firing at 24th Infantry Division CA Chikuma firing at 259th Coastal Artillery Battalion 259th Coastal Artillery Battalion firing at CA Chikuma CL Oi firing at Batavia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 50,93, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Busho Maru PB Okuyo Maru #2 PB Hirota Maru, Shell hits 2 PB Kimnon Maru, Shell hits 3 Allied Ships PT-22 PT-23 PT-24 PT-25 PT-26 PT-27 PT-29 PT-30 PT-31 PT-32 PT-129 PT-130, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards Garrett C. gains tactical advantage PT-130 engages PB Hirota Maru at 4,000 yards PB Busho Maru engages PT-130 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PT-130 engages PB Kimnon Maru at 2,000 yards PB Okuyo Maru #2 engages PT-130 at 2,000 yards PT-31 engages PB Kimnon Maru at 2,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-27 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards PT-130 engages PB Kimnon Maru at 3,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-32 at 3,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-27 at 3,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-24 at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-130 at 2,000 yards PB Hirota Maru engages PT-130 at 2,000 yards PT-130 sunk by PB Busho Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-32 at 3,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-30 at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PT-129 engages PB Hirota Maru at 2,000 yards PB Okuyo Maru #2 engages PT-129 at 2,000 yards PT-30 engages PB Kimnon Maru at 2,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-25 at 2,000 yards PT-29 engages PB Okuyo Maru #2 at 2,000 yards PT-25 engages PB Busho Maru at 2,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-129 at 2,000 yards PT-129 engages PB Hirota Maru at 2,000 yards PT-129 engages PB Okuyo Maru #2 at 2,000 yards PB Busho Maru engages PT-129 at 2,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards PT-32 engages PB Okuyo Maru #2 at 2,000 yards PB Okuyo Maru #2 engages PT-129 at 2,000 yards PB Busho Maru engages PT-129 at 2,000 yards PB Kimnon Maru engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards PT-23 engages PB Kimnon Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards PT-129 engages PB Busho Maru at 3,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,97, Range 17,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chikuma CA Haguro, Shell hits 3 CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1 CL Oi, Shell hits 2 DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1 DD Asagiri, Shell hits 1 DD Sazanami, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Hatakaze, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships DD Anthony DD Charles Ausburne DD Bache, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Bennett DD Claxton DD Converse, Shell hits 1 DD Dyson, Shell hits 2 DD Foote DD LaVallette, Shell hits 3, on fire Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD LaVallette at 17,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Foote at 17,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Dyson at 17,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Foote at 17,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Bennett at 17,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Dyson at 17,000 yards DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Sazanami at 17,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Dyson at 17,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Foote at 15,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Dyson at 15,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Claxton at 15,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Dyson at 15,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Sazanami at 15,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Anthony at 15,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD LaVallette at 11,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Foote at 11,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Dyson at 11,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Converse at 11,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Claxton at 11,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Sazanami at 11,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Dyson at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Claxton at 11,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD LaVallette engages DD Asagiri at 7,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Dyson at 7,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Bache at 7,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Converse at 7,000 yards CL Oi engages DD LaVallette at 7,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Hatakaze at 7,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Bennett at 7,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Claxton at 7,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Converse at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD LaVallette at 8,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Dyson at 8,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Claxton at 8,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Bennett at 8,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD LaVallette at 8,000 yards DD Dyson engages DD Sazanami at 8,000 yards DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Hatakaze at 8,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Anthony at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD LaVallette at 10,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Bennett at 10,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Dyson at 10,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Converse at 10,000 yards CL Oi engages DD LaVallette at 10,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Bache at 10,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Bache at 10,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Claxton at 10,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD LaVallette at 13,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Foote at 13,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Charles Ausburne at 13,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Asagiri at 13,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Claxton at 13,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Bennett at 13,000 yards DD Bache engages DD Sazanami at 13,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Charles Ausburne at 13,000 yards DD Anthony engages DD Ikazuchi at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD LaVallette at 14,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Dyson at 14,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Hatakaze at 14,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Claxton at 14,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages DD Bennett at 14,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD LaVallette at 14,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Charles Ausburne at 14,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Anthony at 14,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Anthony at 17,000 yards DD Foote engages DD Hatakaze at 17,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Dyson at 17,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD LaVallette at 17,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Anthony at 17,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Bennett at 17,000 yards DD Sazanami engages DD Bache at 17,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Charles Ausburne at 17,000 yards DD Asagiri engages DD Anthony at 17,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Dyson at 24,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Foote at 24,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Bache at 24,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Converse at 24,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Anthony at 24,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,97, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Magan Maru Allied Ships PT-361 PT-362 PT-364 PT-365 PT-367 PT-372 PT-373 PT-374 PT-375 PT-376 PT-377 PT-378 Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 8,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PB Magan Maru engages PT-378 at 2,000 yards PB Magan Maru engages PT-378 at 2,000 yards PB Magan Maru engages PT-378 at 2,000 yards PB Magan Maru engages PT-378 at 2,000 yards PB Magan Maru engages PT-364 at 2,000 yards PB Magan Maru engages PT-361 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PT-378 engages PB Magan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-373 engages PB Magan Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards PT-378 engages PB Magan Maru at 7,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards PB Magan Maru engages PT-375 at 12,000 yards Task forces break off...
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