Slitherine

quote:

Really don't understand the move here. This area is swarming with dangerous Allied fleets. Why would Japan send a small SCTF like this right at me? I did end up losing 40-50 planes attacking the other destroyers that got away so in net VPs it's a wash but all those planes and pilots are replaceable and ships are not.

quote:

The CL Kenya would go on to sink. Without naval bombardment I'm not sure how I'm going to take Rangoon. I could be stuck there for many months.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

quote:

The CL Kenya would go on to sink. Without naval bombardment I'm not sure how I'm going to take Rangoon. I could be stuck there for many months.

In 1943 the IJN can't afford to trade ships on an anything like an even basis. When he runs low on ships the bombardments can proceed. Perhaps if your TFs were optimized for surface combat at first (e.g., including Fletcher-class DD's), with the serious bombardment vessels to follow in a week or so?

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
I fully understand what Japan was trying to accomplish near Ocean.

I bet the cruiser/bb clash was a great one for Japan to watch. All those 5,6 and 8" shells pinging off the armor! That is the kind of fight you love to get into with the Yamoto.

quote:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AK Nitti Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Ammen
DD Philip
DD John Rodgers
DD Spence
DD Stevens
DD Terry
DD Trathen
DD Waller

Japanese ground losses:
1193 casualties reported
Squads: 89 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 47 (42 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Baltimore
CA Wichita
CL Birmingham
CL Marblehead
DD Lang
DD Bancroft
DD McCalla
DD Jenkins

Japanese ground losses:
220 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24
Port hits 4


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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Indiana
DD Gilmer
DD Stewart
DD Gridley
DD Gwin
DD Dashiell

Japanese ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1


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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign
BB California
BB Pennsylvania
BB Oklahoma
BB Colorado
CL Jeanne d'Arc
DD Stuart
DD Litchfield
DD Allen
DD Fanning
DD Hammann
DD Stanly
DD Sigsbee
DD DeHaven
DD Bullard
DE Levy

Japanese ground losses:
656 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 19 (13 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Resources hits 5
Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 84
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 8
Port supply hits 1


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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128

Allied Ships
CA Frobisher
CA Northampton
CL Columbia
CL Cleveland
CL Phoenix
CL Boise
CL Leander
CLAA Oakland
DD Le Hardi
DD Paulding
DD Hatfield
DD Brooks
DD Clark
DD Reid
DD Hughes
DD Farenholt
DD Duncan
DD Guest
DD Fullam
DD Claxton

Japanese ground losses:
368 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Resources hits 2
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 58
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 7

quote:

Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16890 troops, 471 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 495

Defending force 15317 troops, 171 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
24th Marine Regiment
19th Infantry Regiment
7th Infantry Division
226th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
9th Marine Defense Battalion
7th Marine Defense Battalion

Defending units:
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Amphibious Bde /1
88th Naval Guard Unit
14th Garrison Unit /1
2nd Naval Construction Battalion
40th JNAF AF Unit
4th Fleet
21st Air Flotilla
32nd Special Base Force
37th JNAF AF Unit
1st IJN AA Battalion

quote:

Nauru is actually rough terrain so I need to be careful. Kind of unfair an island would be both an atoll AND rough terrain but there it is.

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M4-Q Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 66
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 14
P-38H Lightning x 30
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 41
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F4U-1A Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 108

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M4-Q Nell: 9 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 12 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Edgar Allan Poe
xAP Kedah, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 22
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 19
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 11

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 13
P-38H Lightning x 20
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F4U-1A Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 95

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 15 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Raranga, Torpedo hits 1
AK Prince Georges

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 28
G3M4-Q Nell x 18
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 7
Ki-84a Frank x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 13
P-38H Lightning x 17
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F4U-1A Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 83

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 9 destroyed
G3M4-Q Nell: 12 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 9 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Tjisadane



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M4-Q Nell x 22

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 9
P-38H Lightning x 10
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
F4U-1 Corsair x 3
F4U-1A Corsair x 12
F6F-3 Hellcat x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M4-Q Nell: 15 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 33
Ki-48-IIb Lily x 23
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-38H Lightning x 5
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 2
F4U-1A Corsair x 11
F6F-3 Hellcat x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 destroyed
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
APA Elmore
xAP Ville d'Amiens, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Masaya, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

quote:

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6414 troops, 126 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 243

Defending force 35633 troops, 798 guns, 607 vehicles, Assault Value = 1516

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

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st China Assault Division
5th Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
15th Base Force
2nd IJN AA Battalion

Defending units:
640th TD Bn /1
2nd Marine Division
14th NZ Bde /1
41st Infantry Div /1
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn Rgt /1
27th Infantry Div /1
767th Tank Bn /1
XIV US Corps /1
144th USA Base Force /1
225th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Rgt /1
N Force Detachment /1

quote:

1st China Assault Division

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128

Allied Ships
BB Massachusetts
BB South Dakota
BB Montana
BC Strasbourg
BC Dunkerque
BC Repulse
DD Le Fier
DD Flusser
DD Sterett
DD Benham
DD Maury
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Frankford
DD Doyle
DD Carmick
DD Caldwell
DD Laffey
DD Bradford
DD Beale
DMS Hamilton

Japanese ground losses:
1243 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 108 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Resources hits 5
Airbase hits 29
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 118
Port hits 23
Port fuel hits 5

quote:

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32454 troops, 789 guns, 607 vehicles, Assault Value = 1517

Defending force 11301 troops, 179 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 3532

Japanese adjusted defense: 567

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
4454 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 142 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 53 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 70 (50 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (37 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
535 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 46 (5 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
14th NZ Brigade
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn Regiment
XIV US Corps
33rd Medium Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
144th USA Base Force
N Force Detachment

Defending units:
1st China Assault Division
5th Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th Base Force
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd IJN AA Battalion

quote:

Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19890 troops, 533 guns, 393 vehicles, Assault Value = 420

Defending force 9390 troops, 133 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
24th Marine Regiment
19th Infantry Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
7th Infantry Division
226th Field Artillery Battalion
9th Marine Defense Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
7th Marine Defense Battalion

Defending units:
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
88th Naval Guard Unit
14th Garrison Unit
2nd Amphibious Bde /1
4th Fleet
21st Air Flotilla
32nd Special Base Force

quote:

My LCUs are not in great shape here so I'm inclined to wait 4-5 days before launching another deliberate attack. By that time I'm hoping there will only be around 4,000 defenders.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

quote:

My LCUs are not in great shape here so I'm inclined to wait 4-5 days before launching another deliberate attack. By that time I'm hoping there will only be around 4,000 defenders.

That sounds a trifle optimistic. There seems to be an issue of "diminishing marginal returns" with bombardments. (Apparently the defenders learn to be faster about getting into their foxholes.)

quote:

Lastly things in Rangoon are just stuck. I don't see a way forward here. Overall the Japanese have more AV in Burma than I do and my totals include a number Chinese corps. Navy wise we're at parity and while I can suppress his air force with mine, I can't really make an impact on the ground with them except in open terrain. I am bringing in more reinforcements from India to assist in taking Rangoon but even with them I'm only going to have a small edge in AV. Bypassing Rangoon is also out of the question I think because opening up the Burma road is just too important. Pulling out of Burma to assemble a Sumatra invasion doesn't feel like the right either because the Japanese would likely notice my pullout and I am very against the idea of moving fleet assets to the Indian Ocean yet. So I think I will just have to wait, push harder in other theaters, wait for my strength to build up, and wait for the Japanese to start having major crises elsewhere which reduce their ability to defend Rangoon.

quote:

ORIGINAL: tiemanj
could you bypass Rangoon (such as take Pegu behind him) and backfill? Sure it doesn't open up the Burma road right away, but at least either cuts him off to make it easier, or possibly he sees the move in advance and pulls back leaving Rangoon underdefended.

quote:

Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21752 troops, 550 guns, 414 vehicles, Assault Value = 538

Defending force 5546 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Allied adjusted assault: 198

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
1105 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 20 (15 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
24th Marine Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
19th Infantry Regiment
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
7th Infantry Division
249th Field Artillery Battalion
9th Marine Defense Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
7th Marine Defense Battalion

Defending units:
88th Naval Guard Unit
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Garrison Unit
2nd Amphibious Bde /1

quote:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 135,127, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Naganami, Shell hits 5
DD Onami, Shell hits 1
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 4, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CVE Casablanca, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 8, on fire
CVE Manila Bay, Shell hits 4
CVE Battler, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE Neosho, Shell hits 1
CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 2
DD Conway, Shell hits 1
DD Franks, Shell hits 1
DD Balch
DD John D. Ford
DE Parks
DE Bebas
DE Dionne
DE Doneff, Shell hits 1, on fire
DE Griswold
DE Martin
DE Wileman

quote:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Ailinglaplap at 133,117, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
DD Takanami, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Usugumo
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
BB Montana, Shell hits 1
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Strong
DD Gwin
DD Carmick
DD Sterett
DD Flusser
DD Gilmer
DMS Hamilton, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 46% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 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

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Roi-Namur at 132,114

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8-J Zero: 38 damaged
A6M8-J Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M8 Zero: 76 damaged
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed on ground
D4Y1 Judy: 34 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed on ground
B6N2 Jill: 15 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Boston
CA Baltimore
CA Wichita
CA Northampton
CLAA Oakland
DD Clark
DD Walke
DD Doyle
DD Gansevoort
DD Halford
DD Bush

Japanese ground losses:
367 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 63
Port hits 20
Port fuel hits 8
Port supply hits 6


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Night Naval bombardment of Ailinglaplap at 133,117

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 287 damaged
N1K1-J George: 8 destroyed on ground
A6M8 Zero: 7 damaged
A6M8 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BC Strasbourg
BC Dunkerque
BC Repulse
DD Stewart
DD Benham
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Frankford
DD Caldwell
DD Laffey
DD Dashiell
DMS Hovey

Japanese ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 82
Port hits 23



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Night Naval bombardment of Wotje at 135,115 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8-J Zero: 10 damaged
A6M8-J Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

302 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD McCook
DD Satterlee, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Bailey, Shell hits 3
DD Woodworth
DD Saufley
DD Hazelwood
DD Harrison
DD Eaton

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Port hits 4


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Night Naval bombardment of Kwajalein Island at 132,115 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8-J Zero: 78 damaged
A6M8-J Zero: 5 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 63 damaged
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground

227 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Kuwa, Shell hits 2, on fire
SS I-19, hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Birmingham
CL Columbia
CL Cleveland
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 1
CL Boise
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2
CL Leander
DD Le Hardi
DD Paulding
DD Brooks
DD Reid
DD Bancroft
DD Duncan, Shell hits 2
DD Fullam
DD Claxton

Japanese ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 16
Runway hits 103
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1


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Night Naval bombardment of Wotje at 135,115 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8-J Zero: 43 damaged
A6M8-J Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

195 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Waller
DD Trathen
DD Terry
DD Taylor
DD Stevens
DD Spence
DD John Rodgers
DD Ringgold
DD Philip
DD Bradford
DD Beale
DD Ammen

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 32
Port hits 15
Port supply hits 2

quote:

Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H8K2 Emily: 3 damaged
H8K2 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground

414 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 13
BB California
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 38, on fire
BB Arizona
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 2
BB Nevada, Shell hits 36, on fire
BB Colorado
CL Jeanne d'Arc
DD Harwood
DD Tenedos
DD Vampire
DD Stuart
DD Allen
DD Drayton
DD Fanning
DD Hammann
DD Thompson
DD Sigsbee
DD DeHaven, Shell hits 1
DD Bullard
DE Levy, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
526 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 11
Port hits 20

quote:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Ebon at 132,121, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CB Kasuga
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
DD Suzunami, Shell hits 1
DD Oshio
DD Akatsuki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Uranami
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
DD Flusser
DD Gilmer, Shell hits 1

quote:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Mili at 135,121, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1
CLAA Kinu
CLAA Kuma
DD Hanazuki
DD Urazuki
DD Kiyonami
DD Harusame
DD Momo
DD Take
DD Ume, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CV Essex
CVL Princeton
CVL Belleau Wood
CVL Monterey
CVL Varennes, Shell hits 1
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Guest
DD Hudson
DD Kidd
DD Lardner
DD Hughes, Shell hits 1
DD Lang
DD Case
DD Humphreys

quote:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Mili at 135,122, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Beale, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Bradford, Shell hits 1
DD Philip, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Ringgold, Shell hits 2
DD Taylor
DD Waller, Shell hits 2

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Mili at 135,122

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 36
A6M8-J Zero x 4
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 93
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
SBD-5 Dauntless x 104
TBF-1 Avenger x 114
TBM-1C Avenger x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 6 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 12 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CA Myoko
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 7, on fire
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Uranami, on fire
CLAA Kuma
DD Take


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Jaluit at 134,121

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 11
TBF-1 Avenger x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

quote:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 1

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 177
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
SBD-5 Dauntless x 144
TBF-1 Avenger x 99
TBM-1C Avenger x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 32 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 9 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CB Kasuga, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asagiri
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Oshio, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Akatsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Take
DD Ikazuchi, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Suzunami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CLAA Kinu
DD Kiyonami
DD Hanazuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 196
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
SBD-5 Dauntless x 134
TBF-1 Avenger x 79
TBM-1C Avenger x 4

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 20 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
CLAA Kinu, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CB Kasuga, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ume, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Take, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Momo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Urazuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CLAA Kuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Kiyonami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Hanazuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire

quote:

Just a pure bloodbath there. Allied fighters also found their mark sweeping the atolls of the Marshalls with very good K/D ratios.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

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Just a pure bloodbath there. Allied fighters also found their mark sweeping the atolls of the Marshalls with very good K/D ratios.

A spectacular job! (I wonder if the flak guns were largely 25mm, which might account for the large number of damaged aircraft but relatively few outright losses.)

Ot of curiousity, what's the current situation for South Dakota?