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RE: The last hurrah - 6/3/2008 12:28:32 PM

1275psi

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The final indignity - CVs do not launch when on bingo fuel -which is fair enough

Promise -the last combat text - too painful to write about!!!

tabpub may put some comments here during the week -then this AAr closed to him again

the empire is shattered now -totally
5 CAs and 8 DDs are trying to get away -probably wont though

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/05/44

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Sub attack at 50,55

Japanese Ships
TK Ken'yo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Shawa Maru #10
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 5
PG Tosho Maru
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Seisho Maru
PG Santo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10
PG Takunan Maru #8
PG Takunan Maru #3
MSW W.38
MSW W.13
PC PC-19

Allied Ships
SS Trepang, hits 2

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Day Air attack on Peking , at 54,29

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 77
P-47C Thunderbolt x 45
B-25J Mitchell x 56

Allied aircraft losses
P-47C Thunderbolt: 1 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 78

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
41 x P-47C Thunderbolt bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-47C Thunderbolt bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Canton , at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Woleai , at 57,72

Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 1

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Woleai , at 57,72

Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 1

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Spitfire VIII bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 24
Mosquito FB.VI x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito FB.VI: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Mosquito FB.VI bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 33

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Liberator VI bombing at 9000 feet
12 x Liberator VI bombing at 9000 feet
9 x Liberator VI bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 8
Beaufighter VIC x 33

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIC: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 21

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Spitfire VIII bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Spitfire VIII bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 31st Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 57,72

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 84
F6F Hellcat x 11
TBM Avenger x 56

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 2 damaged
TBM Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
4 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
6 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
6 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
6 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
6 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
6 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
7 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
7 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
6 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
3 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 30
Mosquito FB.VI x 14

Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito FB.VI: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Mosquito FB.VI bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 15

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th/B Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 7

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Spitfire VIII bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 32,44

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 26

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Beaufighter Mk 21 attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,63

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 57
SB2C Helldiver x 94
TBM Avenger x 96

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 22 damaged
TBM Avenger: 9 destroyed, 17 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CV Taiho, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CV Katsuragi
CV Amagi, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,63

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 9
SB2C Helldiver x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Amagi, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CV Taiho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kako

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,63

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 6
SB2C Helldiver x 23

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Amagi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,63

Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 10
A-20G Havoc x 11
B-25J Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Taiho, on fire
CV Amagi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
2 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,63

Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 9
P-38J Lightning x 26
P-47D Thunderbolt x 19
A-20G Havoc x 31
B-25J Mitchell x 3
B-24J Liberator x 44

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CV Amagi, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 1
CV Taiho, on fire
CA Kako

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
1 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 5000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,63

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi, on fire, heavy damage
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CV Taiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Taiping , at 23,45

Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 1

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-39D Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,61

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 27
P-47D Thunderbolt x 12
B-25J Mitchell x 39

Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Junyo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 38,59

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 31

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1
MSW Togo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ueizuru Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yoshida Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Haguro

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,61

Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Chiyoda

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Menado at 39,67

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 9

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 21
F6F Hellcat x 16
P-40N Warhawk x 17
P-47D Thunderbolt x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 9 destroyed

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Sub attack at 50,55

Japanese Ships
TK Akebono Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Shawa Maru #10
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 5
PG Tosho Maru
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Seisho Maru
PG Santo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10
PG Takunan Maru #8
PG Takunan Maru #3
MSW W.38
MSW W.13
PC PC-19
PC PC-15
PC Awaji
PC Iki
PC Oki
DD Hinoki
DD Yamakaze
CL Abukuma

Allied Ships
SS Trepang, hits 4

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Naval bombardment of Woleai, at 57,72

Allied Ships
DD Sproston
DD Stephen Potter
DD Picking
DD Mullany
DD Hunt
DD Cowell
CL St. Louis
CA Pensacola
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
867 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 26
Port hits 9
Port supply hits 16

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Ground combat at Woleai

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11241 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 316

Defending force 37468 troops, 268 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 587

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Ground combat at Woleai

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26588 troops, 268 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 587

Defending force 29475 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 316

Japanese ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Post #: 1051

RE: The last hurrah - 6/4/2008 1:57:29 AM

1275psi

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A couple of thoughts on what went wrong

1/ Going back to tarakan for what fuel I could get - I gather tabpub was going to come north anyway -but I may have been able to escape.
I tried to combine the fleets -but the second one seems to have decided to go to Djangles -2000 tons of fuel was there . -a combined fleet may have done better.

2/ Impatience cost me the war -the whole Timor thing was ill concieved and down right dumb -If Id waited a month with him stalled at woleai -a chance to overwhelm a part of his fleet may have offered.

3/ Expanding and building lots of carriers is fine -but if you capture no oil - how the hell are they going to operate!!!

4/ What to do now?
I have 4 judy units on map -a couple of bomber units, some shattered fighter units, and thats about it -all these in the phillipines
The home islands have about a dozen fighter units, six or so bomber units -none full -and the battleships.
If I get the CA's away -I might -i think tabpub will swing after the oil convoy near legaspi -I still have some sort of surface groups -but not much.

The army is the only thing left - quite a few troops poised near davao -in davao ect -this must be his next landing -and soon!

Any one out there got any clues on blockade runners????

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RE: The last hurrah - 6/4/2008 2:17:19 AM

bbbf

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If he has high experience 4E bombers on naval search, blockade runners are in trouble. They seem to hit just about everything.

If you can thread your way through his subs and his search planes, they might have a chance.

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Post #: 1053

Tabpub comments on the war - 6/7/2008 10:26:25 PM

tabpub

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quote:

tabpub may put some comments here during the week -then this AAr closed to him again

Hello,

Let me first start by saying that Herbie ranks #1 in my book for having to deal with all the problems and such from the program; such as the disappearing divisions, the pilot pool overflow and the kamikazes striking landbases and the like; yet he soldiered on and put the best face on these things that he could.

Now, we come to the Celebes Sea and the loss of the IJN carrier component. I had been following the progression of his carriers along the coast of Borneo (by the repeated sightings of my subs by his carrier air). I figured that they were heading North to the Formosa Straits on their way home to Japan; so I had set groups of subs to cover that route. But when subs in the Sulu Sea area reported carrier air sightings there, I figured that he was going to make trouble for the landing at Mendano; so the carrier TG's at Sorong sortied to cover that area.

Now, as I recall, all that came into the area was a small surface task group that did some damage to a couple of freighters carrying supplies and CB units which were pretty much wiped out by airstrikes the next day by carrier and land units. But his carriers were seen to be hanging back near Tarakan with a heading to that port, so this indicated that he was low on fuel and seeking to replenish there; I wished to proceed up there the next day, but my groups were low on fuel also and dropped back to rendezvous with my oilers near Mendano. The next day, they were ordered to proceed up into the Celebes Sea as deep as they could to intercept them; I thought that he would proceed at full speed into the Sulu, but as you will have seen he was unable to.

You have seen most of the combat reports on this, so I won't go over them again. After the second days strikes, Bunker Hill was damaged by a search bomber, so her group left the area; the other 3 split up to cover an arc near the following ports, Tarakan-Jolo-Davao. During this day, surviving ships were found and struck including the last of the fleet carriers Taiho and Katsuragi(sp) off Davao harbor.

As I mentioned to Herbie in an email, I know that he would have preferred to use his carriers at a time of his choosing to interfere and damage my next landing; but, this was one of the very few times in the last two years where our carrier groups have been in close proximity to each other and that I have not been tied to covering an ongoing landing with my carrier groups. This freed me to make a move against his fleet without worry of him striking at loaded shipping with combat troops aboard.

The Woleai situation would have been a better place for his fleet carriers to come and try to damage me, as I had no closer base than Truk, 500 miles away. But, Woleai would not have happened if his carriers had not been operating in the Timor/DEI area at that time.
With them there, Woleai was landed on to secure my shipping lanes from Truk to Sarmi/Biak on New Guinea; my error on Woleai was using two Army Divisions to land there, they don't have the engineer assault value that Marine divisions have and got hung up on stronger than anticipated resistance. 1st Marine Division was then loaded for Woleai to land there, but I neglected to have the already landed units ordered to attack on the day of their landing. So, they attacked alone and achieved no result; they have been withdrawn and a siege ensues there. When 1st Mar is recovered a bit, they will have another go at it later on.

During the entire Pacific campaign, I have been following along the lines of RK Turners April 1942 initial war plan; which called for converging attacks by Central and South toward the Truk/Rabaul area and then along the NG coast toward the Philippines. Operations in Timor or the Aleutians were merely diversionary or flank guards.
Now, the success of the Anglo-Indian armies on the Burma/Indochina front have certainly helped the cause of the entire war; not only due to their attrition on IJ air/ground assets, but by allowing American air units to operate to cover the South China Sea, channeling shipping toward submarine concentrations. And now with the control of the supply line from Rangoon/Bangkok to China, "Matterhorn" (old code name for bombing campaign from China) can now be envisioned. To date, only 2 or 3 groups have been used against the Home Islands in a sporadic manner; 5 more groups are in Asia at this time resting to join the 3 in China, when they do, we hope to see 4 groups per strike package over the factories of Japan. Whether they can get good results without fighter support will be seen....
I will now go to work on the turn and read some of the older pages in this AAR (I have gotten thru page 3, love reading some of the early war stuff from 2 years ago....I had forgotten some of it....and seeing what Herbie thought of what was going on...).

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Sing to the tune of "Man on the Flying Trapeze"
..Oh! We fly o'er the treetops with inches to spare,
There's smoke in the cockpit and gray in my hair.
The tracers look fine as a strafin' we go.
But, brother, we're TOO God damn low...

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RE: Tabpub comments on the war - 6/9/2008 5:04:49 AM

1275psi

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9/6/44
The debacle continues

Its soooooooooooo painful.
A troop conoy is sunk by his CVs in the celebes sea.
4 heavy cruisers -Mogami, mikuma, suzaya, Ashigara are pounded by CV air, and liberators -hao I hate those planes - these cuisers are caught with no Ops points -having refuelled at last. So the fuel goes down with them as well!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
CVL Chiyoda must post a record for hits - double grrrrrrrrrrr

To the north east of Legaspi -the tanker convoy -the whole purpose of this sorry tale -is abandoned by its escorts -they flee to Japan -as a CV task force comes North.
Tomorrow I will have every fighter left not in the Home islands over Jolo - there are still warships here -I will fight on!

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RE: Tabpub comments on the war - 6/12/2008 1:32:08 PM

1275psi

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7th of the 9th 44
Ever reached a stage in a game where it all just gets so awful you wonder what could possibly go wrong next?
thats this moment!
B-29s over nanchang
CA Chikuama -torped by a ss north of Jolo
CVs katsaguri and Taiho both sunk , finished off at davao by a deluge of bombers
CA maogami south of manilla -and a DD, smashed by Liberators flying from China

Another big CV strike at the ships at Jolo -the CAP tries hard -42 george, 42 zeke - it goes down in flames - well they are low 30's experience

-and CAs haguro, ashigara are sunk

I have 60 bombers attack him -6 get through! -and miss 2 enemy CVs.

The empires defences have collapsed -totally.
Will any thing escape?

Just a note as well -the pilot bug continues - it steals pilots again and again -I give up on trying to do anything with pilots -average experience is about 40 now for all units!

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RE: Tabpub comments on the war - 6/12/2008 1:37:51 PM

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i have about 300 planes, all types scattered through the phillipines -all basically fragments
As the last ships try for the North -some fuel is at legaspi now -some -not much -but we will go for it - these planes begin the hops north, trying to cover the retreat
tabpub -low on op points he says -retires -but it wont be for long

189 B-29 hit matsue -the CAP shoots down 6

RUN AWAY!!!

If i get anything out of this fiasco i will re assess my options once in the home islands - but first its save what I can - CHINA air forces are the big menace -reaching now to the phillipines -and hitting anything that floats.

9/9/44
We continue to run away

Battle for Malaya entering final stages too.

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RE: Tabpub comments on the war - 6/18/2008 11:16:18 AM

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10/9/44
CV Franklin hits a mine -thats nice

B-29s over the home islands -night raid at 6000 feet!
51 hits on Kitakushu -and the night fighters could do little

Worse news -enemy CVs racing north into Phillipne sea -cutting them of from the home islands
The vice is closing -CA nachi and 3 DDs are blown into pieces by Liberators operating from japan at Aparri - I hate heavy bomber naval attack - but I think in late 44 its a fair thing -it happened IRL

Mallacca falls in Malaya - no news escapes from there

11/9/44
It gets worse -the CVs park off Aparri -while another TF parks of Legaspi
I have 6 trapped CA in the phillipines left -trying to get fuel to dash home.
I will send them to Manilla for the dash home
His CVs are busy today sinking wrecks, cripples, PGs, MSWs, whatever has had the bad luck to be in range

12/9/44

I get fuel from the fuel convoy at legaspi - His northern group of CVs has moved up towards Okiwana!, the other one still a bit south of legaspi -maybe there will be a break in the traffic -and I can dash home!

13/9/44
NOPE!
I flee towards manilla, while 40 odd fighters and some Kamis smash against his CAP .
I have all the george fighters I have in the phillipines -4 units worth -but experience is shot!

14/9/44
Well, there is no escape -his CVs come right intothe Luzon bay area -and attack my ships in Manilla
despite 60 CAP -he blasts through -CURSES!!!
Chikuma , Mogami,Tone, Suzaya all hit hard

I have no choice, the survivors will dash to the pescadores -and hope the liberators won't get them

I am pulling out the remnants of my air back to the HI - then a re assessment!

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Cursed liberators - 6/24/2008 1:26:33 PM

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15/9/44
The great defeat continues -but I wil fight on

With no other choice -the surviving ships dash for home around the top of the phillipines -while the cvs remain and continue to sink my merchant and small ships around legaspi

Luck ain't with me.........
the liberators come in -and so do the p40ns -but its manily straffing, and 500lbs bombs
Kumano, Mikuma,tone -are all hit -multiple bombs -but at the end they can still do 28 knots -they may make it at last!

And just to show what might have been if the pilot bug had not come - 63 oscars at legaspi escort 11 jills into a navy attack from Aparri

all oscars die against the 53 hellcats -but 8 jills get through -and 3 torps into BB washington
Nice.

I am now finally all but have air forces all back into home islands - will soon after a bit of a re organisation begin to shuttle them into the phillipines - I fight on!

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/2/2008 10:34:24 PM

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16/9/44
AFTER A FEW COMPUTER PROBLEMS -WE RE COMMENCE

The cruisers may make the dash -they are not attacked today as they skirt the south of formosa -I hope they will make the home islands tomorrow -bad weather in China today!

Tabpub continues bombing all over the map - kendari looks like the next invasion target, and his CVs head south towards Legaspi again -where he keeps hitting cripples and the like
I lose 4 PC/PG/MSW to SS today -and about 6 more crippled ships.

The great return to Japan of scattered air groups continues -but a reverse flow back to the phillipines of groups restored and re built has begun -all my Zeke reinforcements have been turning up as AM3a's -as the zeke pool is empty -but I had about 300 AM3a's left -so at least this feature is working

At the experience level these guys are though -plane model won't make much difference!

In manilla 3 crippled cruisers are still pumping out water, putting out fires ect -the next mission -get them home!

The invasion of the phillipines cannot be far away - I need 2 weeks to re organise I think -then I hope to offer at least some resistance
Also, the blockade runners have to begin -this could be fun -not!

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/7/2008 9:17:27 AM

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A small crumb of comfort as the CA's reach the home islands -safe? for a while!
129 B-29s bomb Osaka at night -62 manpower hits -nasty -the CAP is non existant!
usual bombing in malaya -down south

Blockade runners dispatched.

I begin to load 3 brigades and 2 full divisions in the home islands -for the phillipines -its a lst effort to get them there.

18/9/44

129 B-29s attack again tonight -Osaka again -121 manpower hits!!!

19/9/44

Southern phillipines -he begins to bomb davao -, and the convoys sail
Another 3 heavily damaged CA's get away from Manilla -can I get them home too?
I have a pipeline of planes coming into the phillipines - an effort to get it done -but I hope to at least keep the invasion honest!

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/12/2008 1:26:17 AM

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tabpub tells me -here comes trouble -as if i ain't in it deep enough now!
I am using Okiwana as a stepping stone to the phillipines for air groups transitting north and south -today liberators from China visit -its painful -watching the liberators shoot down zeros

-lost 6 in the air to the bombers today!

I keep sending planes south -invasion phillipines is coming.

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/12/2008 1:32:16 AM

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Lots of B-29 raids over japan at night -I do have some LRCAP nightfighters -they have little impact

davao is bombed -and here comes the southern philipine invasion -several huge fleets are coming north!

Almost on cue - Woleai has fallen at last to the extra marines who finally cracked the defences. bummer.

Examination of defences - Djangles, 1 and a half divisions - davao -4 divisions, and Cotabo? to the north of davao -3 divisions of troops.
It will be a Djangles landing -all I can do is hope the troops can keep him tied down for the next month or so.
the fleet cannot sail -still too little fuel to do so.

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/12/2008 1:35:40 AM

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man -this is hopeless -today I had the majority of the air power i have in the area attack -
mostly Jackc-at 50 experience -the best i have got now -and nothing returned to the airfields at all -and no allied planes shot down iether!

Cursed stock air routines!
Mind you 300 hellcat CAP aint going to be penetrated iether!

very depressed, the high command pulls the air groups back -and waits for an opening.

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/12/2008 1:37:21 AM

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23/9/44
CA mogami, Chokia caught creeping home -as good as sunk near Aparri today
tabpub tells me he has co ordination hassles -he will land tomorrow -djangles is the target -how many troops did he bring?

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/12/2008 1:39:14 AM

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british task forces of toabali/palembang!

And did he bring enough troops to the invasion -

YEP!!!

(he's getting pretty bloody good at this you know

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/16/2008 8:44:36 AM

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25 and 26th of Sept 44

Well there are only 2 things to relate now -as the empire is shrinking rapidly.
The invasion of Djangles continues -about 6 or 7 divisions of troops are coming ashore -all under the masive CAP cover he can bring

Im prostrate against the power of this invasion -and the rest of the phillipines are now really exposed -basically a lack of supplies and AV support -I had to take some home to defend the home islands

Both nights B-29's and now Black widows are operating over the home land -my night fighters are now intercepting OK -just not scoring any hits

I have moved about 200 fighters into the phillipines north -just going to wait another 2 days -and hopefully his planes might be a bit tired.

3 divisions are enroute to Aparri - most of my turn involves plotting the ASW escorts, and LRCAP - so far so good -halfway there !

Oh -the british CV's have declared the south China sea theres -are swanning around miri -hunting -they sunk 3 pg today.
Nothing left to sink south of Manilla now!

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/21/2008 9:48:36 AM

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27/9/44
B-29's over tokyo tonight - not too much harm done.

he has over 500 carrier aircraft over Djangles today -plus LBA attacking -iots endless replay time!
yet the first attack today only reduces the forts to 6.
It will fall tomorrow - and the phillipines are in terrible peril now!

British CV's swanning around in the south china sea -hit tay tay.

Aparri recieves a LBA visit - my cap did OK, but a PG is sunk.

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/28/2008 8:10:06 AM

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bloody hell -great big post -times out

Djangles falls OK!
I lose a lot of planes
He's winning

That about covers it

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/28/2008 8:12:21 AM

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29/9/44

B-29s over nagoya tonight -7 hits
Swatow China falls - I almost am in despair over china -its all going to collapse soon here

Djangles already has A/c based there.
Can I get my reinforcement convoy into Naga -one day to go!

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RE: Cursed liberators - 7/28/2008 8:13:40 AM

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My notes for the 30/9/44

Well, this is a week old -and they say

Endless bombing all over the map
Stupid Kamis

It was not a good day for japan apparently.............

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RE: Cursed liberators - 8/4/2008 11:17:43 AM

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1/10/44
well yesterday was crud -today was a little better
71 superforts make a daylight attack on japan today -and meet 20 george and 17 tony -none over 40 experience - and yet for 3 fighters i take out 17 forts, about time we shot some down.

t bolts begin ops in the southern phillipines
3 divisions arrive at naga - under heavy CAP -It will be good to get them, and all the supplies they have , ashore.

47 units reported Djangles

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RE: Cursed liberators - 8/4/2008 11:20:21 AM

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2/10/44
back to the night raids -86 forts -and 50 night fighters damage 17 of them, for 6 fighters lost.
36 hits Hiroshima

And here comes invasion palua islands!

So, fleet still off davao -another smaller one coming to palua.
And surely his planes are getting tired -and not all fields are suppressed..

Airgroups begin moving south!

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RE: Cursed liberators - 8/4/2008 11:22:09 AM

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3/10/44

paras grab Zamboanga to the west of cagayan!
Ships a plenty here
CVs midway between Davao and there
Ulithi invaded! -pretty heavy carnage on the beaches

I order as many airgroups as i can -south -attack!!!!

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RE: Cursed liberators - 8/4/2008 11:33:57 AM

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Well tabpub notes all the suddenly filled airfields -and takes advantage.
Of all the features of WITP -the instant knowledge of occupied fields -this surely is the one AE must address..........

Naval bombardment davao - carnage!!!! -100 plus planes destroyed
Cebu field attacked -more planes destroyed

But not all fields can be suppressed
Biggest day of the war......................

120 fighters, 30 bombers attack his CVs - 140 CAP
I lose THE LOT -he loses 16

14 judy kamis -2 hit msw -it sinks
20 fighters, 20 bombers - all s/d
2 oscars, 21 judy, 7 helen -all kamis -1 helen gets through -and rams a AK
32 zeke -all lost
19 sally attack -and hit 2 AK
9 lilly attack -2 ram the BB penny -and bounce off

then over near YAP
40 fighters, 3 betty -20 CAP -2 betty survive -and miss

Then off palua- 29 oscar escort 40 kami zeke and 7 betty -and the 66 fighter CAP fails to stop them

CVE kadashima bay?? - 1 torp -3 kami hits!
CVE Nehenta bay? - 2 kamis -ammo explosion!!
CVE Rudyerd bay? - 1 kami -heavy damage!

And in the south china sea -enemy CVs beat off an attack - but I sink 1 DD, 2 AK with Sonias!!!! near davao.

The cost

44 planes lost for him
655 for me

(thats more than I am building for 6 months -so we can see where this war is headed)

I was pleased about my timing -man -if i had experienced pilots (pre bug that is) -and oil..........

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Kamis work! - 8/5/2008 9:33:09 AM

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yesterday kamis killed 3 CVE's

To prove, 100%, with out doubt that they work - heres todays carnage

(Ive got this aspect of the game down pat at least!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/05/44

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Sub attack near Inch'on at 58,36

Japanese Ships
AP Taiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Roncador

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Sub attack near Inch'on at 58,36

Japanese Ships
AP Taiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Roncador

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Day Air attack on Morotai , at 43,68

Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 42

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 31

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 20000 feet
18 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 20000 feet
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Day Air attack on Davao , at 41,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 64

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
62 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Cebu Island , at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 32
P-38J Lightning x 6
B-24J Liberator x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 6 destroyed
B6N Jill: 5 destroyed
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Division, at 43,68

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 50
B-25J Mitchell x 7

Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Naval Guard Unit, at 64,92

Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th Ind. Brigade, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Spitfire VIII attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Ankei SNLF, at 49,34

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 19
P-47C Thunderbolt x 38
B-25J Mitchell x 65

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
12 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
8 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
35 x P-47C Thunderbolt attacking at 100 feet
7 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
3 x P-47C Thunderbolt attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd Ind. Brigade, at 47,42

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 20
B-25J Mitchell x 115

Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 9000 feet
41 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 9000 feet
45 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 12
Spitfire VIII x 17

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vb: 3 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Spitfire VIII attacking at 100 feet
9 x Spitfire VIII attacking at 100 feet
12 x Spitfire Vb attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Spitfire VIII attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Spitfire VIII attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 12th Ind. Mixed Regiment, at 55,67

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 27th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 40,61

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 60
TBM Avenger x 35

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
TBM Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
12 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
11 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
7 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
12 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
7 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
12 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
7 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
12 x FM-2 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
7 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Spitfire VIII attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Spitfire VIII attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 23,45

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Spitfire VIII attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 46,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 32

Allied aircraft
Hellcat II x 48
Corsair IV x 8
Barracuda x 16
Avenger II x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 28 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hellcat II: 3 destroyed
Corsair IV: 1 destroyed
Avenger II: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Barracuda launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Barracuda launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Barracuda launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Barracuda launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,46

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 52
A6M5 Zeke x 16
D4Y Judy x 99

Allied aircraft
Hellcat II x 46
Corsair IV x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 51 destroyed
A6M5 Zeke: 9 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 83 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hellcat II: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Corsair IV: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Cumberland, Bomb hits 1, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Queen Elizabeth, Bomb hits 1, Kamikaze hits 3
BB Valiant, Bomb hits 2, Kamikaze hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
7 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,46

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 11
Ki-48 Lily x 11

Allied aircraft
Hellcat II x 20
Corsair IV x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hellcat II: 5 damaged
Corsair IV: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Kamikaze hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,46

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 12
A6M5 Zeke x 190
D4Y Judy x 89
B5N Kate x 17
P1Y Frances x 13

Allied aircraft
Hellcat II x 44
Corsair IV x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M5 Zeke: 140 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 71 destroyed
B5N Kate: 14 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hellcat II: 27 destroyed
Corsair IV: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CVE Begum, Kamikaze hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Shah, Kamikaze hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
BB Revenge, Kamikaze hits 2
CLAA Caradoc
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 41,62

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 3

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 36
F4U-1D Corsair x 29
P-38J Lightning x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 55,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 6
G4M1 Betty x 3
G4M2 Betty x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Marcus Daly
LCI(G) LCI(G)-220

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 39,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 4

Allied aircraft
P-47D Thunderbolt x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 4 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 54,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 68
G4M2 Betty x 20
P1Y Frances x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 28
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 84
F6F Hellcat x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 64 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 13 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 28 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged
F6F Hellcat: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CVE Saginaw Bay
CVE Santee
CVE Suwannee, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CVE Fanshaw Bay

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Morotai , at 43,68

Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 24
A-20G Havoc x 50

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
22 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
5 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
7 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
7 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Cebu Island , at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 20
F4U-1 Corsair x 20
SB2C Helldiver x 96
TBM Avenger x 90

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
B6N Jill: 12 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 21 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 2 destroyed
A6M5 Zeke: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
TBM Avenger: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
14 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
31 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
15 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
32 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
18 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
18 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
9 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Jolo , at 38,59

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 17
SB2C Helldiver x 92
TBM Avenger x 81

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 13 destroyed
B6N Jill: 10 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
TBM Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 96

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
15 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
12 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
15 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
15 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
15 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
15 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
31 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
15 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 55,67

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 28
F6F Hellcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 6 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 55,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 11
G4M2 Betty x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 32
F6F Hellcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 7 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
APD Clemson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Francis P. Blair, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 53,44

Japanese Ships
PG Keijo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Scabbardfish

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Ground combat at Taiping

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 194541 troops, 1396 guns, 1471 vehicles, Assault Value = 4746

Defending force 117058 troops, 417 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 2020

Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Woleai

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35427 troops, 480 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 657

Defending force 16927 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Allied max assault: 460 - adjusted assault: 489

Japanese max defense: 80 - adjusted defense: 74

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
130 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
289 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 2

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Ground combat at Singapore

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22987 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 734

Defending force 36067 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Ulithi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31929 troops, 326 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 747

Defending force 13795 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Japanese ground losses:
166 casualties reported

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RE: Kamis work! - 8/12/2008 10:00:29 AM

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6/10/44
143 superforts pound Nagoya tonight -the night fighters do little.......
Takao is getting bombed from China
Palua recieves a pounding -but my air force is gone

36 betty attack truk -and all fail to return.............

7/10/44
Woleai - resistance all but ends
here I have learnt a big lesson - tuck it away for aother games
All my remaining planes retreat to Japan -rebuild efforts underway

8/10/44
157 forts - matsuyama.
AAAAAh Crud -this is getting bad!!!!
Invasion on Jolo island -this is going to fall quick

The big news -The long dormant front in China has collapsed - Its too painful to look at -but basically the vast bulk of the army in China is in the process of being surrounded and eliminated -I am pulling out, but fear he will move quicker!

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A deflating balloon - 8/18/2008 9:53:42 AM

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Well, how many japanese players have been to this stage -the total feeling of helplessness as the allies beat us up?

we must be sickos!

9/10/44

tabpub's CVEs that i beat up -them or his british fleet CVs leave Honkers area (canton) and sail merrily back towards singapore -some of my precoius sallies - how few bombers I have left -impale themselves on his corsairs.

Jolo fell
Home islands bombed again

Im re organising -again, blah, blah, blah - shuffling the deck chairs on the titanic!!

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RE: A deflating balloon - 8/18/2008 9:58:08 AM

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10/10/44

guns fall silent Woleai at last
well done japanese electrons -a classic defence

China -the front has collapsed -and vast numbers of Japanese troops are trapped - cursed zone of control! -6 divs trapped at Hsingyang

getting to the stage now that I just fast forward the replays -too many bombs -too many ships, too many disasters

Still, I am getting my planes ready in the home islands for another effort -we fight on!

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RE: A deflating balloon - 8/18/2008 10:01:10 AM

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11th and 12th of the 10th

Singapore falls
123 forts night bomb Osaka -50 night fighters shoot down exactly none -for 3 lost!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhh crud.

My AAR posts are now beginning to become penguin like in detail, soon the great............
..might have to begin

really, I have run out of ideas, its all about hanging in until AE comes out.

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