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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 52,38, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Kiyonami DD Asashimo DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui Allied Ships DD Blue DD Helm DD Henley DD Jarvis DD Craven DD Gridley AP Gen. W.A.Mann xAP Hermitage xAP Etolin xAP Maui xAK City of Canterbury xAK City of Exeter xAK City of Yokohama xAK Sea Hound xAK Meigs xAP John A. Rawlins xAP John Adams xAP John Bartram xAP John Burke xAP John C. Calhoun xAP John Drake Sloat xAP John H. Couch xAP John Hart xAP John Muir xAP John P. Holland xAP John Page xAP Joseph Henry xAP Joseph Holt xAP Josiah Royce, on fire xAP Juan Cabrillo xAP Juan de Fuca xAK Jubal A. Early xAP Leland Stanford xAK Leonidas Merritt xAP Leslie M. Shaw xAP Lew Wallace xAP Lewis Cass xAK Louis A. Sengteller xAP Louis Joliet xAK Luther S. Kelly xAP Lydia M. Child xAP Lyman Beecher xAK M. H. De Young xAK Marcus Daly xAK Matthew B. Brady xAP Matthew Lyon, heavy fires xAP Matthew P. Deady xAP Morrison R. Waite Allied convoy is unloading at Diamond Harbour and is still able to get away... Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 21% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 21% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 8,000 yards... Range increases to 9,000 yards... Range increases to 10,000 yards... Range increases to 11,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 13,000 yards... Range increases to 14,000 yards... Range increases to 15,000 yards... Range increases to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range increases to 18,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 21,000 yards... Range increases to 22,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range increases to 26,000 yards... Range increases to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Allied Amphibious TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 236 encounters mine field at Diamond Harbour (52,38) Japanese Ships DD Shiranui, Mine hits 1 while one of our DDs hits our own mine... serioulsy? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 52,37, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-2 Allied Ships CA Shropshire CA Cornwall CA Exeter, Torpedo hits 1 CL Hobart CL Newcastle CL Caradoc DD Arunta DD Warramunga DD Norman DD Quickmatch DD Isaac Sweers APA Callaway, heavy damage xAP Arundel Castle xAP Empress ' Australia xAP Empress ' Asia xAP Duchess of Bedford xAP Largs Bay xAP Chilka xAK African Prince xAK Bhima xAP Changte xAK Clan Mactavish xAK Elysia xAK Karoa xAK Maldive xAK Masula xAK Matiana xAK Mulbera xAK Risaldar xAP Empire Tugela, heavy damage xAK Adrastus xAK Autolycus xAP City of Adelaide, and is sunk xAK City of Hankow xAP City of Lille xAK Clan Macdonald xAP Clan Macpherson xAP Daisy Moller xAK Empire Rani xAK Empire Niger xAP Esperance xAP Gamaria xAP Hadleigh xAP Historian xAP Johilla xAK Kina II xAP Kohistan xAK Mahout xAK Mahsud xAK Markhor xAK Mendoza xAP Orfor xAP Pasha xAK Queda xAP Rizwani xAK Tarantia xAK Trevilley xAK Trevince xAK Triona Allied ground losses: 2174 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 146 destroyed, 73 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 36 (36 destroyed, 0 disabled) I can feel Mundy's pain with my MTB, they really are some dangerous buggers... that lonely one puts a torp into a heavy cruiser and disrupts the landings so much that again some ships collide, this time also causing heavy troop losses... unfortunately the numbers of IJN MTB are very low... Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... xAK Mendoza collides with xAP City of Adelaide at 52 , 37 CA Exeter engages MTB G-2 at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Norman , DD Warramunga Range increases to 3,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Warramunga APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Warramunga Range increases to 4,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Warramunga Range closes to 2,000 yards xAP Slemmestad collides with xAP Empire Tugela at 52 , 37 APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga , DD Arunta xAK Mahsud collides with xAP City of Lille at 52 , 37 APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Adrastus screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Warramunga APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Adrastus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana , xAK Masula screened from combat - escorted by DD Quickmatch , DD Warramunga APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman MTB G-2 engages CA Exeter at 2,000 yards Kanzaki U. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 3,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Warramunga Range increases to 8,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Adrastus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana , xAK Masula , xAK Maldive , xAK Karoa , xAK Elysia , xAK Clan Mactavish screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Warramunga CL Caradoc engages MTB G-2 at 8,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 52,38, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Kiyonami DD Asashimo DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui Allied Ships DD Conyngham DD Cushing DD Downes DD Reid AP Gen. T.H.Bliss, heavy damage APA Wharton APA Harris APA Zeilin APA Henry T. Allen APA J. Franklin Bell APA Hunter Liggett APA American Legion APA Heywood APA John Penn APA U.S. Grant APA McCawley APA Barnett APA Henderson APA President Jackson APA President Adams APA President Monroe APA President Polk APA Crescent City APA Arthur Middleton APA Monrovia APA Calvert APA Ormsby APA Pierce APA Sheridan APA Warren APA Wayne, heavy damage APA La Salle APA Bolivar APA Cambria APA Du Page APA Elmore APA Fayette AK Prince Georges AKA Bellatrix AKA Libra AKA Betelgeuse AKA Alhena, heavy damage AKA Alchiba AKA Algorab AKA Titania AK Etamin AK Adhara AKA Alcyon a second time? Come one... Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 25,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 11,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 13,000 yards... Range increases to 14,000 yards... Range increases to 15,000 yards... Range increases to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range increases to 18,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 21,000 yards... Range increases to 22,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range increases to 26,000 yards... Range increases to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Allied Amphibious TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 52,38, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Kiyonami DD Asashimo DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui Allied Ships BB California BB Tennessee DE Steele DMS Lamberton DMS Perry DMS Long APA George F. Elliot APA Fuller APA William P. Biddle APA Neville APA Harry Lee AP William Ward Burrows LSD Belle Grove LSD Lindenwald LST-30 LST-31 LST-34 LST-38 LST-39 LST-40 LST-119 LST-335 LST-338 LST-339 LST-451 LST-452 LST-454 LST-456 LST-457 LCI-223 LCI-327 LCI-328 LCI-329 LCI-330 LCI-331 LCI-332 LCI-334 LCI-335 LCI-336 LCI-400 LCI-402 LCI-435 LCI-436 LCI-443 LCI-444 LCI-445 LCI-447 LCI-448 next chance, same again... wtf? Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 25,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 8,000 yards... Range increases to 9,000 yards... Range increases to 10,000 yards... Range increases to 11,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 13,000 yards... Range increases to 14,000 yards... Range increases to 15,000 yards... Range increases to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range increases to 18,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 21,000 yards... Range increases to 22,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range increases to 26,000 yards... Range increases to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Allied Amphibious TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 52,38, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Kiyonami DD Asashimo DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Maikaze DD Isokaze DD Shiranui Allied Ships DD Conyngham DD Cushing DD Downes DD Reid AP Gen. T.H.Bliss, heavy damage APA Wharton APA Harris APA Zeilin APA Henry T. Allen APA J. Franklin Bell APA Hunter Liggett APA American Legion APA Heywood APA John Penn APA U.S. Grant APA McCawley APA Barnett APA Henderson APA President Jackson APA President Adams APA President Monroe APA President Polk APA Crescent City APA Arthur Middleton APA Monrovia APA Calvert APA Ormsby APA Pierce APA Sheridan APA Warren APA Wayne, heavy damage APA La Salle APA Bolivar APA Cambria APA Du Page APA Elmore APA Fayette AK Prince Georges AKA Bellatrix AKA Libra AKA Betelgeuse AKA Alhena, heavy damage AKA Alchiba AKA Algorab AKA Titania AK Etamin AK Adhara AKA Alcyon oh lets do it a third time... Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 11,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 13,000 yards... Range increases to 14,000 yards... Range increases to 15,000 yards... Range increases to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range increases to 18,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 21,000 yards... Range increases to 22,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range increases to 26,000 yards... Range increases to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Range increases to 30,000 yards... Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Allied Amphibious TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 52,37, Range 3,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-2, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Shropshire CA Cornwall CA Exeter, on fire CL Hobart CL Newcastle CL Caradoc DD Arunta DD Warramunga DD Norman DD Quickmatch DD Isaac Sweers APA Callaway, heavy damage xAP Arundel Castle xAP Empress ' Australia xAP Empress ' Asia xAP Duchess of Bedford xAP Largs Bay xAP Chilka xAK African Prince xAK Bhima xAP Changte xAK Clan Mactavish xAK Elysia xAK Karoa xAK Maldive xAK Masula xAK Matiana xAK Mulbera xAK Risaldar xAP Empire Tugela, heavy damage xAK Adrastus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Autolycus xAK City of Hankow xAP City of Lille xAK Clan Macdonald xAP Clan Macpherson xAP Daisy Moller xAK Empire Rani xAK Empire Niger xAP Esperance xAP Gamaria xAP Hadleigh xAP Historian xAP Johilla xAK Kina II xAP Kohistan xAK Mahout xAK Mahsud xAK Markhor xAK Mendoza xAP Orfor xAP Pasha xAK Queda xAP Rizwani xAK Tarantia xAK Trevilley xAK Trevince xAK Triona xAK Uffington Court Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 3,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards Allied ships attempt to get underway APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Warramunga Range closes to 2,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Adrastus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana , xAK Masula , xAK Maldive , xAK Karoa , xAK Elysia , xAK Clan Mactavish , xAK Bhima , xAK African Prince screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Norman APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Norman , DD Warramunga Range increases to 3,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Adrastus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana , xAK Masula , xAK Maldive , xAK Karoa , xAK Elysia , xAK Clan Mactavish , xAK Bhima , xAK African Prince screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Warramunga Range closes to 2,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga MTB G-2 engages xAK Adrastus at 2,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Adrastus screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Warramunga Range increases to 3,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman CL Newcastle engages MTB G-2 at 3,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga , DD Arunta APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga , DD Arunta Range increases to 4,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Adrastus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana , xAK Masula , xAK Maldive , xAK Karoa , xAK Elysia , xAK Clan Mactavish screened from combat CA Exeter engages MTB G-2 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards MTB G-2 sunk by CL Newcastle at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 52,37, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-153 MTB G-154, Shell hits 3 Allied Ships CA Shropshire CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1 CA Exeter, on fire CL Hobart CL Newcastle CL Caradoc DD Arunta DD Warramunga DD Norman DD Quickmatch DD Isaac Sweers APA Callaway, heavy damage xAP Arundel Castle xAP Empress ' Australia xAP Empress ' Asia xAP Duchess of Bedford xAP Largs Bay xAP Chilka xAK African Prince, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAK Bhima xAP Changte xAK Clan Mactavish xAK Elysia, Shell hits 1 xAK Karoa xAK Maldive xAK Masula xAK Matiana xAK Mulbera xAK Risaldar xAP Empire Tugela, heavy damage xAK Adrastus, and is sunk xAK Autolycus xAK City of Hankow xAP City of Lille xAK Clan Macdonald xAP Clan Macpherson xAP Daisy Moller xAK Empire Rani xAK Empire Niger xAP Esperance xAP Gamaria xAP Hadleigh xAP Historian xAP Johilla xAK Kina II xAP Kohistan xAK Mahout xAK Mahsud xAK Markhor xAK Mendoza xAP Orfor xAP Pasha xAK Queda xAP Rizwani xAK Tarantia xAK Trevilley xAK Trevince xAK Triona four out of four torps slam into that freighter... running out of MTBs soon... Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... xAP Slemmestad collides with xAP Empire Tugela at 52 , 37 CA Exeter engages MTB G-154 at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga MTB G-154 engages xAK African Prince at 2,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga xAK African Prince sunk by MTB G-154 at 2,000 yards CA Cornwall engages MTB G-153 at 2,000 yards xAK Trevilley collides with xAP City of Lille at 52 , 37 APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga , DD Arunta Range increases to 3,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga xAP Talisse collides with xAP Empire Tugela at 52 , 37 APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Warramunga DD Norman engages MTB G-153 at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Isaac Sweers collides with xAP Empire Tugela at 52 , 37 xAP Nightingale collides with xAP Empire Tugela at 52 , 37 xAP Hadleigh collides with xAP Empire Tugela at 52 , 37 APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Norman , DD Warramunga MTB G-153 engages CA Cornwall at 2,000 yards MTB G-154 engages xAK Elysia at 2,000 yards Nagahama L. orders Japanese TF to disengage APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana , xAK Masula screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Norman Range increases to 5,000 yards APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana , xAK Masula , xAK Maldive , xAK Karoa , xAK Elysia , xAK Clan Mactavish screened from combat - escorted by DD Quickmatch , DD Norman Range increases to 8,000 yards xAK Uffington Court collides with xAP Clan Macpherson at 52 , 37 APA Callaway , LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Nightingale , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Slemmestad , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Derrymore , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Hadleigh , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP City of Lille , xAP Empire Tugela , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay screened from combat - escorted by DD Isaac Sweers , DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Calcutta (52,37) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 670 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-218 LCI-85 LCI-84 LCI-75 DD Hale DD Izard LCI-63 LCI-83 Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 17 (12 destroyed, 5 disabled) LCI-218 fired at enemy troops LCI-85 fired at enemy troops LCI-84 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Calcutta (52,37) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 677 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-83 LCI-75 LCI-63 LCI-85 DD Hale xAK Lavington Court LCI-218 Allied ground losses: 253 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 72 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled) LCI-83 fired at enemy troops LCI-75 fired at enemy troops LCI-63 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 51,37, Range 27,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-158 Allied Ships CA Shropshire CA Cornwall CL Hobart CL Newcastle CL Caradoc DD Arunta DD Warramunga DD Norman DD Quickmatch xAP Arundel Castle xAP Empress ' Australia xAP Empress ' Asia xAP Duchess of Bedford xAP Largs Bay xAP Chilka xAK Bhima xAP Changte xAK Clan Mactavish xAK Elysia xAK Karoa xAK Maldive xAK Masula xAK Matiana xAK Mulbera xAK Risaldar xAK Autolycus xAK City of Hankow xAK Clan Macdonald xAP Clan Macpherson xAP Daisy Moller xAK Empire Rani xAK Empire Niger xAP Esperance xAP Gamaria xAP Historian xAP Johilla xAK Kina II xAP Kohistan xAK Mahout xAK Mahsud xAK Markhor xAK Mendoza xAP Orfor xAP Pasha xAK Queda xAP Rizwani xAK Tarantia xAK Trevilley xAK Trevince xAK Triona xAK Uffington Court xAP Urbino xAP Varela xAK Yenangyaung LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe LSI(L) Brisbane Star LSI(L) Glenstrae LSI(L) Denbighshire xAP Cap St Jacques Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Range increases to 30,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Diamond Harbour at 50,39 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships xAP Josiah Royce, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAP Josiah Royce is sighted by SS I-153 SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Josiah Royce -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Vizagapatnam at 43,42 Japanese Ships SS I-169, hits 4 Allied Ships DD Cowell DD Foote DD DeHaven SS I-169 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Cowell I-169 diving deep .... DD Foote fails to find sub and abandons search DD DeHaven attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 51,39, Range 28,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato, Shell hits 2 BB Mutsu, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1 CA Tone, Shell hits 2 CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2 DD Kiyonami, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1 DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Isokaze, Shell hits 2 DD Shiranui, Shell hits 6 Allied Ships DD Conner, Shell hits 20, and is sunk DD Converse, Shell hits 1 DD Conway, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Cony, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Cotten, Shell hits 1 APA President Hayes, Shell hits 4 xAP Republic xAP President Fillmore xAP President Tyler xAP President Taylor xAP Clan Macgillivray xAP Clan Macnair xAP Clan Macnaughton xAP Dalgoma, Shell hits 1, heavy fires xAP Idomeneus, on fire xAP Lycaon xAP Diomed xAP Zvir xAP Marpessa, heavy damage xAP Wallingford xAP Am. Packer xAP Cape Newenham xAP Cape Perpetua xAP Cape Cleare xAP Cape Johnson xAP Cape Mendocino xAP Cape Meares xAP Cape Cod xAP Cape Neddick xAP Cape San Juan xAP Cape Victory xAP Abigail Adams xAP Adoniram Judson xAP Amos Kendall xAK Christy Mathewson xAK Clarence Darrow xAK Conrad Kohrs xAK David F. Barry xAP David Gaillard xAP David J. Brewer xAK David R. Francis xAP Edgar Allan Poe xAP Edmund Fanning xAP Edmund Randolph xAK Edward D. Baker xAP Edward Livingston xAK Edward N. Westcott xAP Edwin Booth xAP Jeremiah S. Black, Shell hits 4, on fire xAP Jefferson Davis, Shell hits 6, on fire xAP James Schureman, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jane Addams, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP James M. Goodhue, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP James Gordon Bennett, Shell hits 6, on fire xAK Floyd B. Olson, Shell hits 2, heavy fires xAP Gideon Welles, Shell hits 2, on fire xAP Henry Villard, Shell hits 1 while the enemy was able to avoid our surface combat group with his slow and huge invasion convoys during the night we finally get an attack during daylight... and again I am totally amazed by the performance of the USN DDs... fully shell prove against our DD gunfire they landed shells on most of our ships, causing enough damage on our DDs that this TF is knocked out... we do hit some of the transports and freighters but mostly target the DDs and finally two were sunk... not an amazing result, I'd even call that an Allied victory as one of the DDs even puts a torp into Mutsu (light damage) and we totally fail to really harm that convoy... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 28,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Cotten at 28,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Cotten at 28,000 yards BB Nagato engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 28,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards xAP Cape Newenham collides with xAP Abigail Adams at 51 , 39 CA Tone engages DD Conner at 26,000 yards BB Nagato engages APA President Hayes at 26,000 yards BB Nagato engages xAP James Schureman at 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Conner at 24,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Conner at 24,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Conner at 24,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 24,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Conner at 21,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Cony at 21,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Conner at 21,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 21,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Conner at 21,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Cotten at 21,000 yards BB Mutsu engages xAP Jeremiah S. Black at 21,000 yards BB Nagato engages xAP Jefferson Davis at 21,000 yards CA Chikuma engages xAP James Schureman at 21,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Cotten at 18,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Cony at 18,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Cotten at 18,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 18,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Conner at 18,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Converse at 18,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Maikaze at 18,000 yards BB Nagato engages xAP Jane Addams at 18,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Hatsukaze at 18,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 18,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Isokaze at 17,000 yards DD Cony engages DD Isokaze at 17,000 yards DD Conway engages DD Maikaze at 17,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Isokaze at 17,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Conner at 17,000 yards BB Nagato engages APA President Hayes at 17,000 yards DD Maikaze engages xAP Jeremiah S. Black at 17,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Yukikaze at 17,000 yards DD Isokaze engages xAP Jane Addams at 17,000 yards DD Cony engages DD Hatsukaze at 17,000 yards CA Tone engages xAP James M. Goodhue at 17,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 17,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Kiyonami at 15,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Cony at 15,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Conner at 15,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 15,000 yards DD Cony engages DD Shiranui at 15,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages APA President Hayes at 15,000 yards BB Mutsu engages xAP Jeremiah S. Black at 15,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages xAP Jefferson Davis at 15,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Cotten at 15,000 yards BB Mutsu engages xAP James Schureman at 15,000 yards DD Isokaze engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 15,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Conner at 12,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Conner at 12,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Conway at 12,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 12,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Shiranui at 12,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages APA President Hayes at 12,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Jeremiah S. Black at 12,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Cotten at 12,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Conner at 12,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Conner at 12,000 yards DD Asashimo engages xAP James M. Goodhue at 12,000 yards DD Isokaze engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 12,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages xAK Christy Mathewson at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Conner engages BB Mutsu at 10,000 yards DD Conway engages DD Kiyonami at 10,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages APA President Hayes at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Converse at 10,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Cony at 10,000 yards DD Conner engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages xAP Zvir at 10,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Conner at 6,000 yards DD Conway engages DD Isokaze at 6,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 6,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Conway at 6,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Conner at 6,000 yards DD Maikaze engages xAP Jeremiah S. Black at 6,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Jefferson Davis at 6,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages xAP Jane Addams at 6,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAP James Schureman at 6,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Converse at 6,000 yards DD Isokaze engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Conway collides with xAP Cape Victory at 51 , 39 DD Cotten engages BB Mutsu at 8,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Cony at 8,000 yards DD Conway engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards DD Conway engages DD Shiranui at 8,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Cony at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Jane Addams at 8,000 yards DD Shiranui engages xAP James Schureman at 8,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Cony at 8,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards DD Cony engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards DD Conway sunk by CA Chikuma at 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Converse at 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages APA President Hayes at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Jane Addams at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages xAP James Schureman at 10,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP James M. Goodhue at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Shiranui at 11,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Cony at 11,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Conner at 11,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 11,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Cony at 11,000 yards DD Cony engages DD Isokaze at 11,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAP Jefferson Davis at 11,000 yards DD Shiranui engages xAP Jane Addams at 11,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Converse at 11,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAP James M. Goodhue at 11,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 11,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Conner at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Cotten at 8,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Cony at 8,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Cony at 8,000 yards DD Cony engages DD Yukikaze at 8,000 yards BB Mutsu engages xAP James Schureman at 8,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP James M. Goodhue at 8,000 yards DD Asashimo engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 8,000 yards BB Nagato engages xAP Dalgoma at 8,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages xAK Edward N. Westcott at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards xAP Cape Johnson collides with xAP Cape Victory at 51 , 39 BB Mutsu engages DD Cotten at 10,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards CA Tone engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Cotten at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages xAP Jeremiah S. Black at 10,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Jane Addams at 10,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP James Schureman at 10,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAP James M. Goodhue at 10,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Cotten at 10,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Cony at 10,000 yards DD Asashimo engages xAP President Fillmore at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Conner at 9,000 yards DD Cony engages DD Natsushio at 9,000 yards DD Conner sunk by CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards DD Shiranui engages APA President Hayes at 9,000 yards DD Cotten engages DD Isokaze at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Cony at 9,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Cony at 9,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Converse at 9,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Kiyonami at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards APA President Hayes , xAP Jeremiah S. Black , xAP Jefferson Davis , xAP Jane Addams , xAP James Schureman , xAP James M. Goodhue , xAP James Gordon Bennett , xAP James Buchanan , xAP James B. McPherson , xAP Jacques Laramie screened from combat DD Cotten engages DD Kiyonami at 10,000 yards DD Cony engages DD Kiyonami at 10,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Converse at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Converse at 10,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Cotten at 10,000 yards DD Asashimo engages xAP Gideon Welles at 10,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages xAP George Westinghouse at 10,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Cony at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards BB Mutsu engages xAP Henry Villard at 7,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Cony at 7,000 yards CA Chikuma engages DD Cotten at 7,000 yards DD Natsushio engages APA President Hayes at 7,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Cotten at 7,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages xAP Jefferson Davis at 7,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Maikaze at 7,000 yards DD Converse engages DD Yukikaze at 7,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Cony at 7,000 yards DD Shiranui engages xAP James Gordon Bennett at 7,000 yards DD Asashimo engages DD Cony at 7,000 yards DD Shiranui engages xAK Floyd B. Olson at 7,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 51,37, Range 25,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-153 MTB G-154 Allied Ships CA Shropshire CA Cornwall CL Hobart CL Newcastle CL Caradoc DD Arunta DD Warramunga DD Norman DD Quickmatch xAP Arundel Castle xAP Empress ' Australia xAP Empress ' Asia xAP Duchess of Bedford xAP Largs Bay xAP Chilka xAK Bhima xAP Changte xAK Clan Mactavish xAK Elysia xAK Karoa xAK Maldive xAK Masula xAK Matiana xAK Mulbera xAK Risaldar xAK Autolycus xAK City of Hankow xAK Clan Macdonald xAP Clan Macpherson xAP Daisy Moller xAK Empire Rani xAK Empire Niger xAP Esperance xAP Gamaria xAP Historian xAP Johilla xAK Kina II xAP Kohistan xAK Mahout xAK Mahsud xAK Markhor xAK Mendoza xAP Orfor xAP Pasha xAK Queda xAP Rizwani xAK Tarantia xAK Trevilley xAK Trevince xAK Triona xAK Uffington Court xAP Urbino xAP Varela xAK Yenangyaung LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe LSI(L) Brisbane Star LSI(L) Glenstrae LSI(L) Denbighshire Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 27,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 27,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana , xAK Masula , xAK Maldive , xAK Karoa , xAK Elysia , xAK Clan Mactavish , xAK Bhima screened from combat - escorted by DD Norman , DD Warramunga Nagahama L. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 24,000 yards LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia screened from combat - escorted by DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga Range increases to 28,000 yards LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay screened from combat - escorted by DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga Allied Amphibious TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 52,38, Range 27,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-158 Allied Ships CA Shropshire CA Cornwall CL Hobart CL Newcastle CL Caradoc DD Arunta DD Warramunga DD Norman DD Quickmatch xAP Arundel Castle xAP Empress ' Australia xAP Empress ' Asia xAP Duchess of Bedford xAP Largs Bay xAP Chilka xAK Bhima xAP Changte xAK Clan Mactavish xAK Elysia xAK Karoa xAK Maldive xAK Masula xAK Matiana xAK Mulbera xAK Risaldar xAK Autolycus xAK City of Hankow xAK Clan Macdonald xAP Clan Macpherson xAP Daisy Moller xAK Empire Rani xAK Empire Niger xAP Esperance xAP Gamaria xAP Historian xAP Johilla xAK Kina II xAP Kohistan xAK Mahout xAK Mahsud xAK Markhor xAK Mendoza xAP Orfor xAP Pasha xAK Queda xAP Rizwani xAK Tarantia xAK Trevilley xAK Trevince xAK Triona xAK Uffington Court xAP Urbino xAP Varela xAK Yenangyaung LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe LSI(L) Brisbane Star LSI(L) Glenstrae LSI(L) Denbighshire xAP Cap St Jacques Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 27,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 27,000 yards LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia screened from combat - escorted by DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga Hori P. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 25,000 yards LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani , xAK Clan Macdonald , xAK City of Hankow , xAK Autolycus , xAK Risaldar , xAK Mulbera , xAK Matiana screened from combat - escorted by DD Norman , DD Warramunga Range increases to 29,000 yards LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan screened from combat - escorted by DD Quickmatch , DD Norman , DD Warramunga Range increases to 30,000 yards LSI(L) Denbighshire , LSI(L) Glenstrae , LSI(L) Brisbane Star , LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe , xAP Talisse , xAP Poelau Telo , xAP Tiradentes , xAP Cap St Jacques , xAP Varela , xAP Urbino , xAP Rizwani , xAP Pasha , xAP Orfor , xAP Kohistan , xAP Johilla , xAP Historian , xAP Gamaria , xAP Esperance , xAP Daisy Moller , xAP Clan Macpherson , xAP Changte , xAP Chilka , xAP Largs Bay , xAP Duchess of Bedford , xAP Empress ' Asia , xAP Empress ' Australia , xAP Arundel Castle , xAK Salland , xAK Gausdal , xAK Yenangyaung , xAK Uffington Court , xAK Triona , xAK Trevince , xAK Trevilley , xAK Tarantia , xAK Queda , xAK Mendoza , xAK Markhor , xAK Mahsud , xAK Mahout , xAK Kina II , xAK Empire Niger , xAK Empire Rani screened from combat - escorted by DD Norman , DD Warramunga Hori P. orders Japanese TF to disengage Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 51,39, Range 27,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-153 MTB G-154 Allied Ships CA Shropshire CA Cornwall CL Hobart CL Newcastle CL Caradoc DD Arunta DD Warramunga DD Norman DD Quickmatch xAP Arundel Castle xAP Empress ' Australia xAP Empress ' Asia xAP Duchess of Bedford xAP Largs Bay xAP Chilka xAK Bhima xAP Changte xAK Clan Mactavish xAK Elysia xAK Karoa xAK Maldive xAK Masula xAK Matiana xAK Mulbera xAK Risaldar xAK Autolycus xAK City of Hankow xAK Clan Macdonald xAP Clan Macpherson xAP Daisy Moller xAK Empire Rani xAK Empire Niger xAP Esperance xAP Gamaria xAP Historian xAP Johilla xAK Kina II xAP Kohistan xAK Mahout xAK Mahsud xAK Markhor xAK Mendoza xAP Orfor xAP Pasha xAK Queda xAP Rizwani xAK Tarantia xAK Trevilley xAK Trevince xAK Triona xAK Uffington Court xAP Urbino xAP Varela xAK Yenangyaung LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe LSI(L) Brisbane Star LSI(L) Glenstrae LSI(L) Denbighshire Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 27,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 30,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 18 P1Y2 Frances x 13 Ki-84a Frank x 30 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 14 P-38H Lightning x 57 P-38J Lightning x 19 P-51A Mustang x 31 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 9 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed P-38H Lightning: 2 destroyed P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CA Baltimore Aircraft Attacking: 1 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp and here's part of the disaster starting... we have roughly 300 land based bombers with the same number of fighters set to nav attack and while there are dozens of enemy convoys around all seems to be focussing on Calcutta which is covered by lots and lots of Lightnings on LRCAP from Diamond Harbour... just makes me laugh, we lose a ****load of aircraft on nav search over Calcutta, spot convoys everywhere and all our LBA totally focusses on the fully defended ships at - guess - Calcutta!!! YES! The usual comment of "makes perfect sense"... CAP engaged: 20th TRS with P-38J Lightning (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead 312th BG/387th BS with P-38J Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers 51st FG/16th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 14 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 34550 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 34550. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes 23rd FG/74th FS with P-38H Lightning (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers 23rd FG/75th FS with P-38H Lightning (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 23rd FG/76th FS with P-51A Mustang (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 80th FG/89th FS with P-38H Lightning (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 51st FG/449th FS with P-38H Lightning (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers 311th FBG/530th FBS with P-51A Mustang (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 42 N1K2-J George x 18 P1Y2 Frances x 13 Ki-84a Frank x 40 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 6 P-38H Lightning x 40 P-38J Lightning x 9 P-51A Mustang x 23 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38H Lightning: 2 destroyed P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed P-51A Mustang: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAK Jalaganga APD Schley DD Guest APD Little xAK Sepia APD Rathburne APD Gregory xAP Jacalope our strikes get totally decimated over the only hex within 30 hexes that has enemy aircraft... of course all other spotted and undefended convoys aren't as attractive... Aircraft Attacking: 19 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 3 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 20th TRS with P-38J Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers 312th BG/387th BS with P-38J Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 51st FG/16th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 34550 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers 23rd FG/74th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers 23rd FG/75th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 68 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers 80th FG/89th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 311th FBG/530th FBS with P-51A Mustang (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers 51st FG/449th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 43 N1K2-J George x 38 P1Y2 Frances x 6 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 5 P-38H Lightning x 13 P-38J Lightning x 3 P-51A Mustang x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 7 destroyed, 13 damaged B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed P-51A Mustang: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CA Vincennes CA Quincy xAK Trevaylor APD Kane CA Baltimore xAP Birchbank, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP Wo Sang, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk APD Gregory losing way over 100 aircraft for the sinking of two empty transports... Aircraft Attacking: 32 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 5 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 312th BG/387th BS with P-38J Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers 51st FG/16th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 34550 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 23rd FG/74th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 23rd FG/75th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-51A Mustang (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 311th FBG/530th FBS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 20th TRS with P-38J Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 51st FG/449th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 80th FG/89th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 49,42 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 37 D4Y4 Judy x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK R. C. Brennan xAK Nicholas J. Sinnott, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Jarvis xAP Russell A. Alger, Bomb hits 2, on fire HEY! Look at this! There is no CAP over this huge task force, none at all and we even attack it... KB that is, launching a whopping 15 bombers against it... Aircraft Attacking: 7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Massive explosion on xAK Nicholas J. Sinnott -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,40 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 38 B7A2 Grace x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 4 damaged Allied Ships DD Conyngham APA Monrovia, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp the game has one serious problem, it has had since WITP and that are overflows... as soon as high numbers come into play nothing seems to be working acceptable anymore... ground combat, ships, air attacks, make your choice... we spot hundreds and hundreds of enemy ships, no idea how many task forces in total, we have 1350 carrier based aircraft set to attack, another 600 LBA and all seems to be screwed up as we mostly launch pityful strikes against task forces with dozens of ships... seems like the game doesn't know which target to pick and so it fails to pick any of them... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 48,46 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 38 B7A2 Grace x 10 D4Y4 Judy x 10 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 4 damaged B7A2 Grace: 2 destroyed by flak D4Y4 Judy: 5 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships AK Mintaka, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Murray DD Kimberly, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Kidd xAK T. A. Johnson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 10 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Magazine explodes on DD Kimberly Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK T. A. Johnson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,39 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 14 B7A2 Grace x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAP Arundel Castle xAP Jane Addams, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Kina II, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP James M. Goodhue, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 514 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 68 (59 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 88 (74 destroyed, 14 disabled) there are so many invasion convoys the enemy hasn't even unloaded everything yet but we just fail to strike in good numbers to do the damage we could do, against an enemy that has been without cover for the last turns and only has aircover over Calcutta this turn... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 7 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 48,43 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 40 B7A2 Grace x 12 D4Y4 Judy x 12 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 8 destroyed TBF-1 Avenger: 15 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 23 destroyed Allied Ships xAK Antoine Saugrain, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AK Crater DD Hoel AK Sculptor, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AK Venus, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Sterope, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Benjamin Holt, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Azimech, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk the strikes do damage of course, what else would one expect from the most skilled bomber crews attacking freighters and transports but we just don't launch serious strikes... 24 bombers against this huge task force is a f**king joke... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 12 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 49,43 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 15 D4Y4 Judy x 11 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 4 damaged Allied Ships DD Heermann, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Hazelwood AK Pavo AK Leonis, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage instead of launching strikes with around 100 bombers each we attack huge convoys with strikes the size like this... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Leonis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 40,47 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 9 D4Y4 Judy x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships AKV Engadine, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires AKV Athene, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage AKV Malancha, Bomb hits 1, on fire DE Osterhaus, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk AKV Kittyhawk, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires that convoy has turned around and seems to be running towards Ceylon when it's attacked at max range for the Judies... putting 500kg bombs into those ships might pay off as I'm sure they carry aircraft... he could have needed them at the invasion site at Diamond Harbour... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKV Engadine Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKV Athene -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 49,42 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 22 B7A2 Grace x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Joseph Holt, Torpedo hits 1 xAP Vitus Bering xAP Nathaniel Currier, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Massive explosion on xAP Nathaniel Currier -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,40 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 54 D4Y4 Judy x 15 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships APA Sheridan, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Klipfontein, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage xAP William L. Garrison, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP William Vanderbilt Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 48,43 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y4 Judy x 24 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 4 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships AK Albireo, heavy damage DD Knapp AK Crater, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD LaVallette last of KB's morning strikes... not one seriously sized strike, don't even want to waste the time to count the bombers, nearly 500 were available to attack... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 16 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Crater -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 17 N1K2-J George x 51 P1Y2 Frances x 5 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 10 P-38H Lightning x 37 P-38J Lightning x 13 P-51A Mustang x 21 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 3 destroyed N1K2-J George: 10 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed same as in the morning, the only defended hex attracts the LBA strikes even tough there are way than enough other undefended targets within the same range, some are even closer to the base this strike is coming from... CAP engaged: 20th TRS with P-38J Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes 312th BG/387th BS with P-38J Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes 51st FG/16th FS with P-38G Lightning (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 34550 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 34550. Raid is overhead 23rd FG/74th FS with P-38H Lightning (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 23rd FG/75th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-51A Mustang (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes 80th FG/89th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes 51st FG/449th FS with P-38H Lightning (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes 311th FBG/530th FBS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 27 P1Y2 Frances x 13 Ki-84a Frank x 41 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 7 P-38H Lightning x 23 P-38J Lightning x 9 P-51A Mustang x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 11 destroyed, 5 damaged B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak P1Y2 Frances: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed P-38H Lightning: 2 destroyed P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAK Tweedbank, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Nurani CA Baltimore, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage APD Kane CA Quincy APD King, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage we lose more and more to the butcher... that's the only positive, at least Baltimore takes two torps (already took one earlier from a MTB)... Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 8 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 20th TRS with P-38J Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 312th BG/387th BS with P-38J Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers 51st FG/16th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 34550 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 23rd FG/74th FS with P-38H Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16960. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers 23rd FG/75th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 80th FG/89th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 51st FG/449th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 311th FBG/530th FBS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers 23rd FG/76th FS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 13 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 4 P-38H Lightning x 8 P-38J Lightning x 2 P-51A Mustang x 4 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 5 destroyed No Allied losses no comment anymore... CAP engaged: 20th TRS with P-38J Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 51st FG/16th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 34550 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 23rd FG/74th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 23rd FG/75th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 311th FBG/530th FBS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 312th BG/387th BS with P-38J Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 80th FG/89th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 51st FG/449th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 20 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 2 P-38H Lightning x 7 P-38J Lightning x 1 P-51A Mustang x 4 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: 20th TRS with P-38J Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Raid is overhead 51st FG/16th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 34550 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 57 minutes 23rd FG/74th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 23rd FG/75th FS with P-38H Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Raid is overhead 311th FBG/530th FBS with P-51A Mustang (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 80th FG/89th FS with P-38H Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Raid is overhead 51st FG/449th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 3 P1Y2 Frances x 6 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 2 P-38H Lightning x 4 P-51A Mustang x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 2 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 4 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Wanaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Sepia Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 51st FG/16th FS with P-38G Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 34550 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes 23rd FG/74th FS with P-38H Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 311th FBG/530th FBS with P-51A Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-51A Mustang (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 51st FG/449th FS with P-38H Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes AND THAT'S IT??? Kidding me again? Applause! Next day, again hundreds of undefended targets and the air routine screws totally up, not launching any sized strikes from KB in the morning and for NO reason in the afternoon, we get NO strikes from KB at all... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Calcutta (52,37) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 641 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-83 LCI-75 CA Vincennes LCI-63 LCI-84 xAK Lavington Court Allied ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) LCI-83 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 64065 troops, 673 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 2252 Defending force 33755 troops, 512 guns, 850 vehicles, Assault Value = 1005 Allied ground losses: 120 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade 33rd Division 18th Division 4th Tank Regiment 19th Division 19th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 2nd Division 24th Ind.Mixed Bde /1 11th JNAF AF Unit 23rd AA Regiment 35th JAAF AF Bn 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Army 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 20th AA Regiment 31st Field AA Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 31st JNAF AF Unit 30th JNAF AF Unit 82nd JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 2nd British Division 29th British Brigade 209th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 8th Indian Div /10 6th Indian Division Guides Cavalry Regiment 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion Provisionl Tank Brigade 24th Infantry Div /10 10th Indian Div /9 7th Infantry Div /7 352nd Construction Regiment 41st Infantry Div /12 55th Coastal Artillery Battalion 40th Infantry Div /9 27th Infantry Div /1 19th USN Naval Const Rgt /7 43rd Infantry Div /6 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 339th Construction Regiment Americal Infantry Div /1 V Amphib Corps 33rd Infantry Div /10 6th Infantry Div /10 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 4th Marine Div /11 25th Infantry Div /10 330th Construction Regiment 3rd Marine Div /10
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