Andy Mac
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Joined: 5/12/2004 From: Alexandria, Scotland Status: offline
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OK I am back and this time the New Year is gonna start with a bang Operation Yellow begins initial loading in 4 days !!!!! In the meantime I am securing the other side of the Malacca straight as I continue to prepare for Operation Hangover Cure - it aint original but it is named with feeling ! Medan is secured which will be usefull. OK this turn was well bloody he came after my convoys off of Singapore and he hit hard. I really wish he hadnt not because of the damage but because of the pilot pools and low levels of hellcats I have available It looks like I lost a lot of plaes today he suffered his normal enormous losses but by mixing up the altitudes he pushed my cap out of position for the 3rd strike. It wasnt decisive but it did hurt. After they all get to Singapore I will need to turn off replacements as I will needevery pilot and frame to support Yellow. As a diversion this is working well he must still think this is my main axis of advance to be committing so much against me. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 60 J1N1-S Irving x 33 C6N1-S Myrt x 27 D4Y Judy x 8 G4M2 Betty x 26 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 41 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 54 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 261 J2M Jack x 94 D4Y Judy x 142 B5N Kate x 27 G4M2 Betty x 36 P1Y Frances x 9 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 72 Ki-102a Randy x 36 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 218 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft J2M Jack x 27 C6N1-S Myrt x 9 B6N Jill x 27 P1Y Frances x 53 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 143 Ki-67 Peggy x 26 Ki-46-III Dinah x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 201 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 8 Spitfire VIII x 8 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ikaiei SNLF, at 20,45 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 9 F6F Hellcat x 18 TBM Avenger x 5 Beaufighter VIC x 6 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3 B-25J Mitchell x 27 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 7th Engineer Regiment, at 23,50 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 6 TBM Avenger x 23 P-38J Lightning x 13 B-25J Mitchell x 58 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 84th Chinese Corps, at 43,35 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 18 B7A Grace x 42 Ki-102a Randy x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th Mixed/B Brigade, at 23,50 Allied aircraft Mosquito FB.VI x 10 B-25J Mitchell x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 56th/B Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 90 TBM Avenger x 45 Boomerang II x 8 Spitfire VIII x 5 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 133 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 56th/B Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 3 TBM Avenger x 8 P-38J Lightning x 5 B-25J Mitchell x 38 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 23,44 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIC x 14 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Strike inadequately screened walked into the unbroken undispersed CAP 177 aircraft on CAP Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 6 B6N Jill x 7 G4M1 Betty x 22 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 6 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 54 F6F Hellcat x 98 F4U-1D Corsair x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 6 destroyed B6N Jill: 7 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 19 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 6 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 7 damaged F4U-1D Corsair: 3 damaged Allied Ships CVE Manila Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Wave obsolete fighters against the same 177 plane CAP no leakers A6M5's and Oscars are fodder and these will have been untrained pilots if I were a betting man (the sallies got the jap kills) Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 22 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 28 Ki-21 Sally x 13 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 54 F6F Hellcat x 98 F4U-1D Corsair x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 16 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 20 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 13 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wave 3 32 obsolete fighters are not enough to keep 148 allied CAP fighters away but there are some leakers Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 25 D4Y Judy x 28 B7A Grace x 7 G4M1 Betty x 5 G4M2 Betty x 3 P1Y Frances x 26 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 2 Ki-67 Peggy x 3 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 47 F6F Hellcat x 81 F4U-1D Corsair x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 25 destroyed D4Y Judy: 28 destroyed B7A Grace: 7 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed P1Y Frances: 20 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 3 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 1 damaged F6F Hellcat: 5 damaged F4U-1D Corsair: 4 damaged Allied Ships CVE Manila Bay TK Warwick AK Ferdinand A. Silcox Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 31070 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wave 4 OK this had some real bite this was 62 2nd Gen Jap Fighters against 148 CAP fighters - 100% kills on the Japs but it cost me 22 fighters to do it my pilots are getting tired and are being sucked out of position by the decoy raids Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 33 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 29 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 47 F6F Hellcat x 81 F4U-1D Corsair x 20 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 30 destroyed Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 28 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 10 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged F6F Hellcat: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged F4U-1D Corsair: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wave 5 OK this was the main attack and it hurt 51 Obsolete,24 Jacks and 44 Franks against 125 Allied CAP fighters that were scattered after fighting all over this was a pm strike so my CAP had re organised but even so losses and combat damage had knocked 50 off my at start CAP and leaving a diproportiate number of Wildcats indicating the Corsairs and hellcats had done most of the fighting against the earlier raids My pilots shout down 88 out of 125 Jap fighters but lost a further 60 of my own fatigue is obviously telling on my pilots after the 3rd distinct engagement (I think 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 hit together as they faced the same cap) 38 out of 80 bombers made it through to launch bomb runs on my TF scoring a kamikaze hit on Essex and a Torp hit and Kami hit on Colorado Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 28 J2M Jack x 24 B7A Grace x 33 G4M2 Betty x 12 P1Y Frances x 20 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 29 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 44 Ki-102a Randy x 48 Ki-67 Peggy x 15 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 40 F6F Hellcat x 72 F4U-1D Corsair x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 24 destroyed J2M Jack: 12 destroyed B7A Grace: 29 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged P1Y Frances: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 22 destroyed Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 29 destroyed Ki-84-Ia Frank: 30 destroyed Ki-102a Randy: 36 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 18 destroyed, 4 damaged F6F Hellcat: 36 destroyed F4U-1D Corsair: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships BB California BB Colorado, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire CVE Breton CL Raleigh CV Essex, Kamikaze hits 1 CVL Langley CA Canberra CVL Independence CL Concord CL Richmond Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 31070 feet 2 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 31070 feet 4 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Late in the day more probing by IJN forces just as well they had shot their bolt my CAP is down to 65 Fighter and 1 of the 2 Sonia's gets through Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 3 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 2 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 22 F6F Hellcat x 36 F4U-1D Corsair x 7 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 1 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 3 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Anzio Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A sting in the tail as a Kami hits Nehenta Bay Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 5 Ki-21 Sally x 3 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 22 F6F Hellcat x 33 F4U-1D Corsair x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 2 damaged F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Nehenta Bay, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 162290 troops, 1057 guns, 1044 vehicles, Assault Value = 2903 Defending force 25831 troops, 56 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 420 Allied max assault: 2666 - adjusted assault: 3533 Japanese max defense: 299 - adjusted defense: 257 Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1509 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Vehicles lost 3 Allied ground losses: 1355 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Vehicles lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Medan Allied Shock attack Attacking force 1468 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Defending force 576 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Allied max assault: 24 - adjusted assault: 7 Japanese max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Medan base !!! Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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