S-27 and S-16 are moving to Guam to join the sub patrol there. Guam will fall shortly so all supplies heading there have been diverted to the ANZAC main forward operating base at Rabaul.
S-39 at Takao has damage 27/37/0 and is heading for Hong Kong for emergency repairs. S-40 is moving down from the Pescadores to take her place. I believe I sent a sub up from Manila (see screenie), but I have not made a note of it.
Now Singapore is size 9, the US DMs will start to lay more minefields - first stop Kendari.
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Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 4
TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
161 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Matsu, Shell hits 2
DD Kashiwa, Shell hits 3
AP Heito Maru, Shell hits 3
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3
Japanese ground losses:
243 casualties reported
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TF 1141 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
DD Swasey
DD Renshaw
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ASW attack near Guam at 62,66
Japanese Ships
DD Katsura, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kashiwa
DD Matsu
DD Kaba
CL Tatsuta
Allied Ships
SS S-16
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ASW attack near Guam at 62,66
Japanese Ships
DD Katsura, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kashiwa
DD Matsu
DD Kaba
CL Tatsuta
Allied Ships
SS S-16
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ASW attack near Guam at 62,66
Japanese Ships
AP Hakusan Maru
DD Katsura, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kashiwa
DD Matsu
DD Kaba
Allied Ships
SS S-16
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Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 4
TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Havana Maru, Shell hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
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TF 1141 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
DD Tingey
DD Swasey
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Day Air attack on TF, near Guam at 62,66
Allied aircraft
Vought VE-7SF x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vought VE-7SF bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought VE-7SF bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Guam at 62,66
Allied aircraft
Vought VE-7SF x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1
I haven't checked the replay yet, but my guess is that it bounced off...
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vought VE-7SF bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought VE-7SF bombing at 2000 feet
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Sub attack near Takao at 48,45
Japanese Ships
AP Takayo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Sunk
Allied Ships
SS S-40
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Ground combat at Davao
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 23921 troops, 195 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 593
Defending force 5698 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 177
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Allied ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Not long to go...
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Ground combat at Davao
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1951 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156
Defending force 32412 troops, 276 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 568
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Guam
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12743 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
Defending force 2468 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
1st US Cav Div is still at San Diego. The APs I moved there have started upgrades. I must concentrate a little better to stop cock-ups like that happening...
BB New York was ready at Pearl and joined the Battle Line. BC Saratoga provided some heavy metal for the Scouting Force.
Here is a screenie of the action off Guam. 24lb bombs are really not that much use against warships...
The China Station DDs arrived at Manila and are escorting all ships, including PGs and the badly damaged vessels, to Singapore. At Singapore L-2 left to lay defensive mines at Brunei.
