AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 31, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Saipan at 110,96 Japanese Ships SS I-153, hits 11, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships AM Pursuit AM Revenge SS I-153 is located by AM Pursuit AM Revenge attacking submerged sub .... Sounds of submarine breaking up detected! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Pagan at 111,90, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Hachijo E W-26 E Tsubame E Sarushima, Shell hits 1 E Tatsuko Allied Ships PT-153, Shell hits 3, and is sunk PT-156 PT-157, Shell hits 4, and is sunk PT-162, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards E Tatsuko fires at PT-157 at 2,000 yards PT-157 sunk by E Sarushima at 2,000 yards E Tsubame fires at PT-153 at 2,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-162 at 2,000 yards PT-162 engages E Tsubame at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards E Tatsuko engages PT-162 at 3,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-162 at 3,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-162 at 3,000 yards E Tatsuko engages PT-162 at 3,000 yards PT-156 engages E Tsubame at 3,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-162 at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards E Tatsuko engages PT-162 at 4,000 yards E Sarushima engages PT-156 at 4,000 yards E Hachijo engages PT-153 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards E Sarushima engages PT-162 at 3,000 yards E Tsubame engages PT-153 at 3,000 yards PT-162 engages E Hachijo at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PT-162 sunk by E Tatsuko at 2,000 yards PT-153 sunk by E Hachijo at 2,000 yards E Tsubame engages PT-156 at 2,000 yards PT-156 engages E Sarushima at 2,000 yards PT-156 engages E Sarushima at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards E W-26 engages PT-156 at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards E Tatsuko engages PT-156 at 4,000 yards E Sarushima engages PT-156 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards E Tatsuko engages PT-156 at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 504 encounters mine field at Pagan (110,89) Allied Ships PT-227, Mine hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 17 encounters mine field at 108,95 Allied Ships DD Taylor DD Strong DD Stanly DD Saufley 6 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Almagan at 110,90, Range 14,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yudachi DD Yamakaze Allied Ships PT-221 PT-222, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-225, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 14,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards PT-225 sunk by DD Yamakaze at 9,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-221 at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-221 at 7,000 yards Enderson, G.B. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-222 at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-222 at 11,000 yards Enderson, G.B. orders Allied TF to disengage DD Yudachi engages PT-222 at 11,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-221 at 11,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT-222 at 13,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-221 at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-222 at 14,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-221 at 14,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT-221 at 15,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT-221 at 15,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT-222 at 16,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT-221 at 16,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-222 at 17,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-222 at 17,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT-221 at 18,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-221 at 18,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-222 at 19,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT-222 at 19,000 yards PT-222 sunk by DD Yudachi at 19,000 yards Enderson, G.B. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 20,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-221 at 20,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-221 at 20,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 110,93, Range 17,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Sanae E Asagao, Shell hits 2 E Fuyo E Karukaya Allied Ships DD Abbot, Shell hits 1 DD Ammen DD Anthony DE Encounter, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Racehorse Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 26,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... Zawada, B.L. crosses the 'T' DD Ammen engages E Fuyo at 17,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Fuyo at 17,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards DD Racehorse engages E Fuyo at 13,000 yards E Fuyo engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards DD Ammen engages E Fuyo at 13,000 yards E Sanae engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Fuyo at 13,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Karukaya at 11,000 yards E Fuyo engages DE Encounter at 11,000 yards E Asagao engages DE Encounter at 11,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Sanae at 11,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Karukaya at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards E Karukaya engages DE Encounter at 8,000 yards DD Anthony engages E Sanae at 8,000 yards DD Ammen engages E Fuyo at 8,000 yards E Sanae engages DE Encounter at 8,000 yards E Sanae engages DE Encounter at 8,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Karukaya at 12,000 yards DD Anthony engages E Karukaya at 12,000 yards DD Ammen engages E Asagao at 12,000 yards DD Abbot engages E Karukaya at 12,000 yards E Karukaya engages DE Encounter at 12,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Racehorse engages E Karukaya at 14,000 yards DD Anthony engages E Karukaya at 14,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Asagao at 14,000 yards DD Abbot engages E Fuyo at 14,000 yards E Karukaya engages DE Encounter at 14,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Karukaya at 13,000 yards E Fuyo engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards DD Ammen engages E Asagao at 13,000 yards E Sanae engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards E Sanae engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards E Karukaya engages DE Encounter at 14,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Fuyo at 14,000 yards E Asagao engages DE Encounter at 14,000 yards E Sanae engages DE Encounter at 14,000 yards E Asagao engages DE Encounter at 14,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards E Karukaya engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards DD Anthony engages E Fuyo at 13,000 yards E Asagao engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards DD Abbot engages E Sanae at 13,000 yards E Asagao engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards E Karukaya engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards E Asagao engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards E Sanae engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards E Asagao engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards DD Racehorse engages E Sanae at 13,000 yards DD Anthony engages E Sanae at 13,000 yards DD Ammen engages E Fuyo at 13,000 yards DD Abbot engages E Sanae at 13,000 yards E Sanae engages DE Encounter at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards E Karukaya engages DE Encounter at 14,000 yards DD Anthony engages E Asagao at 14,000 yards E Asagao engages DE Encounter at 14,000 yards DD Abbot engages E Fuyo at 14,000 yards DE Encounter engages E Karukaya at 14,000 yards DD Ammen engages E Asagao at 14,000 yards DD Abbot engages E Karukaya at 14,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards Range increases to 25,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Anatahan at 110,92, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Sanae E Asagao, Shell hits 1, on fire E Fuyo E Karukaya, Shell hits 2, heavy fires Allied Ships DD Voyager DD Vampire DD Vendetta DD Warramunga DD Norman DD Le Triomphant Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages E Asagao at 14,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Fuyo at 14,000 yards DD Warramunga engages E Sanae at 14,000 yards DD Vampire engages E Fuyo at 14,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages E Karukaya at 11,000 yards DD Norman engages E Karukaya at 11,000 yards DD Warramunga engages E Karukaya at 11,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Sanae at 11,000 yards DD Vampire engages E Fuyo at 11,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Asagao at 11,000 yards Komura, G. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages E Karukaya at 9,000 yards DD Norman engages E Asagao at 9,000 yards DD Warramunga engages E Asagao at 9,000 yards DD Vendetta engages E Sanae at 9,000 yards DD Vampire engages E Sanae at 9,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Fuyo at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Karukaya at 12,000 yards DD Vendetta engages E Fuyo at 12,000 yards DD Vendetta engages E Sanae at 12,000 yards DD Vampire engages E Karukaya at 12,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Sanae at 12,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards DD Norman engages E Karukaya at 15,000 yards DD Warramunga engages E Asagao at 15,000 yards DD Vendetta engages E Karukaya at 15,000 yards DD Vampire engages E Asagao at 15,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Karukaya at 15,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards DD Le Triomphant engages E Karukaya at 18,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Asagao at 18,000 yards DD Vampire engages E Sanae at 18,000 yards DD Voyager engages E Karukaya at 18,000 yards Range increases to 22,000 yards Range increases to 25,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Almagan at 109,90 Japanese Ships E Saga E W-25 E Uji Allied Ships SS Sawfish SS Sawfish is sighted by escort E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search... E Uji fails to find sub and abandons search E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tinian at 109,96 Japanese Ships SS RO-60 Allied Ships SC-738, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SS RO-60 launches 2 torpedoes Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 108,95 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 7 N1K1-J George x 54 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 30 FM-1 Wildcat x 44 F6F-3 Hellcat x 113 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 4 destroyed N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 24 planes vectored on to bombers VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Raid is overhead VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 11 planes vectored on to bombers VF-37 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VRF-6F with FM-1 Wildcat (4 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-225 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-422 with FM-1 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 108,95 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 2 N1K1-J George x 16 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 28 FM-1 Wildcat x 37 F6F-3 Hellcat x 109 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 35 planes vectored on to bombers VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Raid is overhead 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Raid is overhead 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 19 planes vectored on to bombers VF-37 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 16 planes vectored on to bombers VRF-6F with FM-1 Wildcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-225 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-422 with FM-1 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 17 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 108,95 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 39 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 3 N1K1-J George x 26 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 24 FM-1 Wildcat x 30 F6F-3 Hellcat x 95 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 35 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 31 planes vectored on to bombers VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 21700. Raid is overhead VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers VF-37 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 16 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 14 planes vectored on to bombers VRF-6F with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 11 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-225 with F4F-3 Wildcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VMF-422 with FM-1 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Almagan at 109,90 Japanese Ships E Saga E W-25 E Uji Allied Ships SS Scorpion SS Scorpion is sighted by escort Scorpion diving deep .... E W-25 fails to find sub and abandons search E Uji fails to find sub, continues to search... E Uji fails to find sub, continues to search... E Uji fails to find sub, continues to search... E Uji fails to find sub, continues to search... E Uji fails to find sub, continues to search... E Uji fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 57,52 (near Chiang Mai) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 7321 troops, 221 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 4703 Defending force 38968 troops, 1115 guns, 848 vehicles, Assault Value = 698 Japanese adjusted assault: 0 Allied adjusted defense: 1693 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 3658 casualties reported Squads: 306 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 83 destroyed, 164 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 67 (66 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled) Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Division 46th Naval Guard Unit 4th Guards Division 2nd Guards Division 19th Division 2nd Division 56th Division 2nd RTA Division Yokosuka 1st SNLF 5th Guards Division 17th Division 48th Division 53rd Naval Guard Unit 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade Yokosuka 5th SNLF 7th Guards Inf. Regiment Guards Tank Division 33rd Division Guards Mixed Brigade 1st Mobile Engineer Regiment 1st RTA Division 52nd Division 11th Militia Regiment 55th Const Co 1st RF Gun Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion 17th Army 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 22nd Ind.Mtn Gun Battalion 54th Const Co 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st AA Regiment 10th RF Gun Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Ind.AA Gun Co 52nd Field AA Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 16th Field AA Machinecannon Company 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th Fld AA Gun Co 25th Field AA Machinecannon Company 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 55th Field AA Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 57th Field AA Battalion 29th Ind. Engineer Regiment Defending units: 41st Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 34th Combat Engineer Regiment BFF Brigade 251st Coast AA Regiment 110th USA Base Force 76th Coast AA Regiment 64th Coast AA Regiment 138th USA Base Force 214th Coast AA Regiment 216th Coast AA Regiment