AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 30, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Almagan at 110,90, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Kunashiri E Ishigaki E Saga E Uji E W-25 Allied Ships YMS-273, Shell hits 3, on fire YMS-218, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 10,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 10,000 yards E W-25 fires at YMS-218 at 10,000 yards E Uji fires at YMS-273 at 10,000 yards YMS-218 sunk by E Kunashiri at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards E W-25 engages YMS-273 at 8,000 yards E Ishigaki engages YMS-273 at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards Massive explosion on YMS-273 E W-25 engages YMS-273 at 5,000 yards E Uji engages YMS-273 at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards E Kunashiri engages YMS-273 at 4,000 yards E Ishigaki engages YMS-273 at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Pagan at 110,89, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Kiso Maru PB Nanpo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire TK Amatsu Maru, Shell hits 7 TK Kozui Maru TK Kyoko Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk TK Sanraku Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk TK Yuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk TK Katsukawa Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships PT-103 PT-111 PT-112 PT-113 Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching! Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... PB Nanpo Maru engages PT-113 at 1,000 yards PT-111 engages TK Katsukawa Maru at 1,000 yards TK Katsukawa Maru sunk by PT-103 at 1,000 yards TK Sanraku Maru sunk by PT-111 at 1,000 yards TK Kyoko Maru sunk by PT-113 at 1,000 yards PT-113 engages TK Amatsu Maru at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards PT-113 engages PB Nanpo Maru at 2,000 yards TK Yuho Maru sunk by PT-112 at 2,000 yards PT-103 engages PB Kiso Maru at 2,000 yards Schweitzer, S.K. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 4,000 yards PT-112 engages PB Nanpo Maru at 4,000 yards PB Nanpo Maru engages PT-103 at 4,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Anatahan at 110,92, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Sanae E Asagao E Fuyo E Karukaya Allied Ships AM Sage, Shell hits 1 AM Skylark, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 4,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards AM Skylark engages E Karukaya at 4,000 yards E Asagao engages AM Sage at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards E Asagao engages AM Skylark at 5,000 yards E Fuyo engages AM Skylark at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards AM Skylark engages E Asagao at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards E Karukaya engages AM Skylark at 2,000 yards AM Skylark engages E Fuyo at 2,000 yards AM Skylark engages E Asagao at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards AM Skylark engages E Karukaya at 4,000 yards AM Skylark engages E Fuyo at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards E Asagao engages AM Skylark at 6,000 yards E Fuyo engages AM Skylark at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards E Asagao engages AM Skylark at 7,000 yards E Fuyo engages AM Sage at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards E Karukaya engages AM Skylark at 8,000 yards E Fuyo engages AM Sage at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards AM Sage engages E Asagao at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards AM Skylark engages E Karukaya at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Pagan at 110,89, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships TK Omurosan Maru, Shell hits 17, heavy fires TK Otowasan Maru, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Allied Ships PT-114 PT-147 PT-148 PT-152 Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching! Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards PT-152 engages TK Otowasan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-152 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-147 engages TK Otowasan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-152 engages TK Otowasan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-152 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-114 engages TK Otowasan Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards PT-148 engages TK Otowasan Maru at 3,000 yards PT-114 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PT-152 engages TK Otowasan Maru at 2,000 yards TK Otowasan Maru sunk by PT-147 at 2,000 yards PT-147 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-148 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-147 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-152 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 2,000 yards PT-152 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards PT-114 engages TK Omurosan Maru at 4,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 109,94, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Sanae E Asagao E Fuyo E Karukaya Allied Ships DD Conyngham DD Preston Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards DD Conyngham engages E Karukaya at 5,000 yards E Fuyo engages DD Conyngham at 5,000 yards E Sanae engages DD Conyngham at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards E Asagao engages DD Conyngham at 3,000 yards DD Conyngham engages E Sanae at 3,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Preston engages E Asagao at 5,000 yards DD Conyngham engages E Fuyo at 5,000 yards DD Conyngham engages E Sanae at 5,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Preston engages E Fuyo at 8,000 yards DD Conyngham engages E Asagao at 8,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Preston engages E Asagao at 13,000 yards DD Preston engages E Fuyo at 13,000 yards DD Preston engages E Sanae at 13,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Pagan at 110,89, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Oyodo CL Agano CL Noshiro CL Teshio CL Ninaru Allied Ships PT-114 PT-147 PT-148 PT-152 Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 7,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CL Noshiro engages PT-148 at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CL Ninaru engages PT-148 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Agano engages PT-148 at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CL Teshio engages PT-148 at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 109,93, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Yaeyama E Shirakami E Nuwashima E Wakataka Allied Ships SC-635 Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 4,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 7,000 yards... 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 12,000 yards... Allied ASW Combat TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 109,93, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Yaeyama, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk E Shirakami, Shell hits 9, and is sunk E Nuwashima, Shell hits 14, and is sunk E Wakataka, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Relentless DD Rotherham, Shell hits 1, on fire Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 12,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 12,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Yaeyama at 12,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 7,000 yards E Yaeyama sunk by DD Rotherham at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 9,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 9,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Wakataka at 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 6,000 yards Massive explosion on E Shirakami DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 6,000 yards Tomonari, A. orders Japanese TF to disengage DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 6,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Wakataka at 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 5,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Nuwashima at 5,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Shirakami at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Relentless engages E Nuwashima at 4,000 yards E Shirakami sunk by DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Wakataka at 4,000 yards DD Relentless engages E Nuwashima at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages E Wakataka at 4,000 yards DD Relentless engages E Wakataka at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Relentless engages E Wakataka at 2,000 yards E Nuwashima sunk by DD Relentless at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards E Wakataka sunk by DD Relentless at 3,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Almagan at 110,90, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Hachijo E W-26 E Tsubame E Sarushima E Taboko, Shell hits 5, on fire E Tatsuko Allied Ships PT-114, Shell hits 1, heavy fires PT-147, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-148 PT-152, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Hirata, E. crosses the 'T' Range closes to 11,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-152 at 11,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-114 at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards E Tsubame engages PT-114 at 5,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-114 at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards PT-152 engages E Tsubame at 4,000 yards PT-148 engages E Taboko at 4,000 yards E Tsubame engages PT-152 at 4,000 yards PT-148 engages E W-26 at 4,000 yards PT-152 engages E Hachijo at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards E Tsubame engages PT-152 at 3,000 yards PT-114 engages E Taboko at 3,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-147 at 3,000 yards PT-114 engages E Tsubame at 3,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-114 at 3,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-148 at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards E Tatsuko engages PT-114 at 2,000 yards PT-148 engages E Taboko at 2,000 yards PT-147 engages E Taboko at 2,000 yards E Tsubame engages PT-152 at 2,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-147 at 2,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-114 at 2,000 yards Knight, H. orders Allied TF to disengage E Taboko engages PT-148 at 2,000 yards PT-147 engages E Sarushima at 2,000 yards PT-114 engages E Sarushima at 2,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-114 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards PT-147 engages E Tatsuko at 5,000 yards PT-114 engages E Tsubame at 5,000 yards PT-147 engages E W-26 at 5,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-152 at 5,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards PT-114 engages E Tatsuko at 9,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-152 at 9,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-147 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards E Tatsuko engages PT-147 at 12,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-147 at 12,000 yards PT-147 sunk by E Hachijo at 12,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-148 at 16,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-114 at 16,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-152 at 16,000 yards PT-152 engages E Hachijo at 16,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tinian at 108,95 Japanese Ships SS I-5, hits 7, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships BB California CA Vincennes CA Northampton CL Cleveland CL Trenton CL Richmond DD Lang DD Balch DD Selfridge SS I-5 launches 4 torpedoes at BB California I-5 diving deep .... DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Balch attacking submerged sub .... DD Selfridge fails to find sub and abandons search DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Balch attacking submerged sub .... DD Balch attacking submerged sub .... Massive explosion on SS I-5 Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Tinian at 108,95 Japanese Ships SS RO-63 Allied Ships xAK Dalgoma, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Dalgoma is sighted by SS RO-63 SS RO-63 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Dalgoma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tinian at 108,95 Japanese Ships SS RO-66 Allied Ships DD Boyd BB South Dakota CA Cornwall CA Quincy CL Marblehead DE Sutlej DD Braine SS RO-66 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Boyd RO-66 diving deep .... DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Braine attacking submerged sub .... DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4 Ki-21-IIb Sally x 18 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 No Japanese losses Manpower hits 6 Fires 23931 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Fires 16453 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Fires 23931 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 No Japanese losses Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 No Japanese losses Manpower hits 12 Fires 33187 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tinian at 108,95 Japanese Ships SS RO-67, hits 2 Allied Ships DD Fletcher DD Thatcher DD Terry DD Taylor DD Strong SS RO-67 is sighted by escort DD Thatcher fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Terry fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Taylor fails to find sub and abandons search DD Strong attacking submerged sub .... DD Thatcher attacking submerged sub .... SS RO-67 eludes ASW attack from DD Thatcher DD Thatcher cannot establish contact with SS RO-67 DD Terry fails to find sub and abandons search DD Strong fails to find sub and abandons search DD Thatcher fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Thatcher fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Thatcher fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Thatcher fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tinian at 108,95 Japanese Ships SS RO-68, hits 9 Allied Ships DD Benham BB California CA Vincennes CA Northampton CL Cleveland CL Trenton CL Richmond DD Lang DD Balch DD Selfridge SS RO-68 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Benham DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Selfridge attacking submerged sub .... DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search DD Selfridge attacking submerged sub .... DD Selfridge cannot reach attack position over SS RO-68 DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Selfridge attacking submerged sub .... DD Selfridge is out of ASW ammo DD Selfridge is out of ASW ammo DD Selfridge is out of ASW ammo DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Selfridge attacking submerged sub .... DD Selfridge is out of ASW ammo DD Selfridge is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tinian at 108,95 Japanese Ships SS I-164, hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships BB South Dakota CA Cornwall CA Quincy CL Marblehead DE Sutlej DD Braine SS I-164 is sighted by escort DD Braine attacking submerged sub .... DD Braine cannot establish contact with SS I-164 DD Braine attacking submerged sub .... Debris floats to surface in area of attack! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tinian at 108,95 Japanese Ships SS RO-61, hits 6 Allied Ships DD Stack DD Wilson DD Sterett SS RO-61 is located by DD Stack DD Wilson fails to find sub and abandons search DD Sterett attacking submerged sub .... DD Sterett fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sterett fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sterett fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sterett fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sterett fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pagan at 109,89 Japanese Ships DD Uruyuke, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Myojinami Allied Ships SS KXIII, hits 1 SS KXIII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Uruyuke KXIII diving deep .... DD Myojinami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Myojinami attacking submerged sub .... DD Myojinami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Myojinami attacking submerged sub .... DD Myojinami fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pegu (55,53) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 30895 troops, 509 guns, 1353 vehicles, Assault Value = 999 Defending force 39823 troops, 321 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 1364 Allied adjusted assault: 378 Japanese adjusted defense: 400 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1025 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 138 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled) Vehicles lost 40 (14 destroyed, 26 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1998 casualties reported Squads: 41 destroyed, 139 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 143 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 51 disabled Guns lost 59 (5 destroyed, 54 disabled) Vehicles lost 106 (7 destroyed, 99 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment 255th Armoured Brigade 3rd Burma Battalion 2/6th Armoured Regiment Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment 2/8th Armoured Regiment 44th Indian Brigade 2/4 MG Battalion I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 1st Army Tank Regiment 2/9th Armoured Regiment 2/5th Armoured Regiment 2/7th Armoured Regiment 2/4th Armoured Regiment 4/14th Punjab Battalion RAF 221 Group Base Force RAF 224 Group Base Force Defending units: 4th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 6th RTA Division 18th Tank Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 26th Division 12th Garrison Unit 6th Java Militia Regiment 48th Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 75,48 (near Kweiyang) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 6224 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 154 Defending force 1565 troops, 24 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Allied adjusted assault: 56 Japanese adjusted defense: 43 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 174 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 112 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st New Chinese Corps Defending units: 16th RGC Temp. Division Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment