Slitherine

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Night Naval bombardment of Rekata Bay at 113,134

Allied Ships
BB Indiana
DD Bailey
DD Barton
DD Buchanan

Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

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Night Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide
PG Charleston

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Runway hits 5
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 1

CL Adelaide firing at Lunga
PG Charleston firing at Lunga

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Pre-Invasion action off Rekata Bay (113,134)

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia
DD Frazier
AP McCawley

BB West Virginia firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
DD Frazier firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
DD Frazier fired at enemy troops

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Amphibious Assault at Rekata Bay (113,134)

TF 298 troops unloading over beach at Rekata Bay, 113,134

Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (0 destroyed, 19 disabled)

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Morning Air attack on II/19th Naval Guard Unit, at 113,134 (Rekata Bay)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-20A1 Havoc x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 109,128 (Buka)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Ground combat at Rekata Bay (113,134)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 694 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Defending force 3941 troops, 59 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 207

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
49th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
24th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
30th Australian Bde /1
3rd USMC Tank Bn /2
110th Cmbt Engr Bn /1
193rd Tank Bn /1
8th NZ Brigade
2nd/102nd Infantry Bn /1
148th Infantry Rgt /1
2nd Fiji Bn /2

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Morning Air attack on Roti , at 67,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 29
G4M1 Betty x 19

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

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Morning Air attack on Roti , at 67,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
G3M3 Nell x 22

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M3 Nell: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 6

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,129

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A1 Val x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Soerabaja, Bomb hits 2
xAP Duntroon, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Token, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP J. Franklin Bell, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Harpoon, Bomb hits 3

Allied ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AP J. Franklin Bell

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Davao at 80,93

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M3a Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
TBF-1 Avenger x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 5
SC Ch 4

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Davao at 80,93

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
A6M3a Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 5
TBF-1 Avenger x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 10, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC Ch 6, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

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Afternoon Air attack on 7th Hussars Regiment, at 58,60 , near Nakhon Ratchasima

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 27

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 7 damaged

No Allied losses

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Everything OK there Jeff?

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Night Naval bombardment of Sorong at 82,107

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Nagato
DD Oite
DD Matsukaze
DD Kagero
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 3

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Night Naval bombardment of Babo at 83,111

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
DH-84 Dragon: 4 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Minegumo
DD Hamakaze

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 44

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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 23,190 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 33

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 1
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38G Lightning x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 20
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 2
P-38G Lightning x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Runway hits 8

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42214 troops, 575 guns, 352 vehicles, Assault Value = 1139

Defending force 36242 troops, 430 guns, 409 vehicles, Assault Value = 850

Japanese adjusted assault: 245

Allied adjusted defense: 2446

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
4954 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 333 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 40 disabled
Guns lost 93 (2 destroyed, 91 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
600 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Assaulting units:
28th Division
2nd Division
16th Division
11th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
25th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
71st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
209th Field Artillery Battalion
35th Avn Sup
1st USMC AA Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
11th PAAC Avn Sup
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
501st Coast AA Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
4th PAAC Avn Sup
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Night Naval bombardment of Rekata Bay at 113,134

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CL Columbia
DD Kalk
DD Woodworth

Japanese ground losses:
272 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 3

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Morning Air attack on II/19th Naval Guard Unit, at 113,134 (Rekata Bay)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13

Allied aircraft
Bolingbroke IV x 9
A-20A1 Havoc x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 8
B-26 Marauder x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-20A1 Havoc: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged