TF Composition CF?
Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki
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TF Composition CF?
With the addition of Unryu the task force now has 3 CVs - Zuikaku, Taiho, Unryu - 3 CAs, 1 CL, and 8 DDs.
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
July 25, 1944
Location: 240 miles east of Aparri
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 0
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 398
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Taiki squares his shoulders and takes a deep breath. Then he steps into the petty officer's wardroom and closes the door behind him. The room’s only occupant is Chief Shun, who at first only glances up incuriously at him. After he takes in the expression on Taiki’s face, however, he carefully folds and sets aside the newspaper he has been reading.
“It’s that time, is it?” he says with a sigh.
“Yes, Mr. Shun,” says Taiki. He deliberately uses the honorific rather than “Chief” to not only confirm that he is here in his role as nakodo but also to try and level the field between them a bit. For the moment, at least, military rank is to be set aside in favor of social convention.
“Well, if that damned assassin didn’t kill me I don’t suppose this will either,” growls Shun. “Sit down, son, and let’s talk.” Taiki appreciates the subtle parry that is Shun’s use of the term “son”. He pulls up a chair and sits facing the chief.
“It is time for us to determine when your daughter and Mr. Ariga are to be married,” he says.
Shun sits silently for a moment. “Yes, it is,” he says finally. “I had hoped it would be after the war, but I do not see an end to the war any time soon.”
“Then sooner is better than later,” says Taiki. “Certainly they have both been patient enough.”
Shun nods. “Yes,” he says. “Yes they have. In that case I have a suggestion. I am told that Hibiki is scheduled for some major work, to be done as soon as time can be spared. That would be a good time.”
“I agree,” says Taiki. “I will go ahead and plan for that, then.”
Shun chuckles a little. “You make a good nakobo,” he says. “If you do not stay in the Navy after the war you will have another career to fall back on.”
“No!” says Taiki emphatically. “It is much harder than fighting in a war. I am going to go back to being a plasterer, thank you.”
“Will you?” says Shun. “You are more than you were, Takahashi. You might find you no longer fit your old life the way you used to.”
“Just a plasterer,” Taiki says firmly.
“Perhaps,” says Shun.
Location: 240 miles east of Aparri
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 0
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 398
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Taiki squares his shoulders and takes a deep breath. Then he steps into the petty officer's wardroom and closes the door behind him. The room’s only occupant is Chief Shun, who at first only glances up incuriously at him. After he takes in the expression on Taiki’s face, however, he carefully folds and sets aside the newspaper he has been reading.
“It’s that time, is it?” he says with a sigh.
“Yes, Mr. Shun,” says Taiki. He deliberately uses the honorific rather than “Chief” to not only confirm that he is here in his role as nakodo but also to try and level the field between them a bit. For the moment, at least, military rank is to be set aside in favor of social convention.
“Well, if that damned assassin didn’t kill me I don’t suppose this will either,” growls Shun. “Sit down, son, and let’s talk.” Taiki appreciates the subtle parry that is Shun’s use of the term “son”. He pulls up a chair and sits facing the chief.
“It is time for us to determine when your daughter and Mr. Ariga are to be married,” he says.
Shun sits silently for a moment. “Yes, it is,” he says finally. “I had hoped it would be after the war, but I do not see an end to the war any time soon.”
“Then sooner is better than later,” says Taiki. “Certainly they have both been patient enough.”
Shun nods. “Yes,” he says. “Yes they have. In that case I have a suggestion. I am told that Hibiki is scheduled for some major work, to be done as soon as time can be spared. That would be a good time.”
“I agree,” says Taiki. “I will go ahead and plan for that, then.”
Shun chuckles a little. “You make a good nakobo,” he says. “If you do not stay in the Navy after the war you will have another career to fall back on.”
“No!” says Taiki emphatically. “It is much harder than fighting in a war. I am going to go back to being a plasterer, thank you.”
“Will you?” says Shun. “You are more than you were, Takahashi. You might find you no longer fit your old life the way you used to.”
“Just a plasterer,” Taiki says firmly.
“Perhaps,” says Shun.
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
“Well, if that damned assassin didn’t kill me I don’t suppose this will either,” growls Shun.
Of course, it might make him wish the assassin hadn't failed . . .[;)]
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
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July 26, 1944
Location: 400 miles southeast of Aparri
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 0
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 357
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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The impromptu party that Riku and his friends held last night in their bunk area has left Riku with a headache but few memories of the event. He does recall kissing Benzaiten at some point, which all of his friends thought was hilarious. Then again, by that time they had all had enough to drink that they were at the point where everything seemed hilarious. Riku is uninjured, though, so the python must have put up with it. The snake not only has a nasty bite but she is by now strong enough to break a man’s arm with a blow of her tail.
Riku somehow manages to stagger out of his hammock and report for duty at 0600 hours but soon runs afoul of Paymaster Kataoka’s sense of humor. The plump and cheerful officer is outwardly solicitous of Riku’s condition but keep dropping objects that clang to the deck and echo loudly in the small storerooms where they do most of their work. Eventually Kataoka relents, however, and by the time Riku goes off duty he is even feeling well enough to eat some food. This task done he goes in search of Taiki.
He and Taiki briefly discuss some of the details of the wedding. When they are done Riku hesitates for a moment and then asks a question.
“Do you think that Chief Shun like me, Taiki-san?”
Taiki shakes his head. “No, I don’t really think he does,” he says. “I think that he respects you, at least a little. Most important, he thinks that you will be a good husband to his daughter. But he still doesn’t like you very much.”
“I see,” says Riku. “Well, thank you for being honest. Maybe someday I can change his mind.”
“Perhaps,” says Taiki. “Anything can happen. But I don’t think there are many people the Chief really likes, my friend. Nanami loves you, and that’s what counts.”
“That is true,” says Riku.
“Which brings up something,” says Taiki. “You already know it, I think, so I will only say it this once. If you mess things up and bring Nanami great unhappiness Shun will be very, very angry. You should understand better than most people what that might mean.”
“I know,” says Riku seriously. He swallows, as though feeling phantom fingers around his neck. “Believe me, I know.”
Location: 400 miles southeast of Aparri
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 0
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 357
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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The impromptu party that Riku and his friends held last night in their bunk area has left Riku with a headache but few memories of the event. He does recall kissing Benzaiten at some point, which all of his friends thought was hilarious. Then again, by that time they had all had enough to drink that they were at the point where everything seemed hilarious. Riku is uninjured, though, so the python must have put up with it. The snake not only has a nasty bite but she is by now strong enough to break a man’s arm with a blow of her tail.
Riku somehow manages to stagger out of his hammock and report for duty at 0600 hours but soon runs afoul of Paymaster Kataoka’s sense of humor. The plump and cheerful officer is outwardly solicitous of Riku’s condition but keep dropping objects that clang to the deck and echo loudly in the small storerooms where they do most of their work. Eventually Kataoka relents, however, and by the time Riku goes off duty he is even feeling well enough to eat some food. This task done he goes in search of Taiki.
He and Taiki briefly discuss some of the details of the wedding. When they are done Riku hesitates for a moment and then asks a question.
“Do you think that Chief Shun like me, Taiki-san?”
Taiki shakes his head. “No, I don’t really think he does,” he says. “I think that he respects you, at least a little. Most important, he thinks that you will be a good husband to his daughter. But he still doesn’t like you very much.”
“I see,” says Riku. “Well, thank you for being honest. Maybe someday I can change his mind.”
“Perhaps,” says Taiki. “Anything can happen. But I don’t think there are many people the Chief really likes, my friend. Nanami loves you, and that’s what counts.”
“That is true,” says Riku.
“Which brings up something,” says Taiki. “You already know it, I think, so I will only say it this once. If you mess things up and bring Nanami great unhappiness Shun will be very, very angry. You should understand better than most people what that might mean.”
“I know,” says Riku seriously. He swallows, as though feeling phantom fingers around his neck. “Believe me, I know.”
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July 27, 1944
Location: 175 miles east-southeast of Legaspi
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 0
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 319
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Letter from Colonel Izu to his son, Ensign Izu:
Tomio-san,
How good it was to see you in Japan! I wish that we had more chances to talk, but I do not foresee that happening again before the end of the war, at least not unless your ship calls wherever I happen to be here in the Philippines. It is unfortunate, but the demands of war are more important than our personal wishes, even more important than family.
But having said that, please try to visit your mother more often. It has been hard on her these last few years, even with both your sisters now at home. Not that she has uttered a word of complaint, of course. But I have been married to her for almost thirty years and I can tell. I think that the burden of this war falls even more heavily on women then it does on men. You and I, we have our duties, and we have weapons and the means to use them. But the burden at home grows more and more heavy the longer we are away. And this is an increasingly cruel war. As the enemy draws closer to Japan being female does not guarantee that one will be safe.
At the moment my regiment is stationed near Aparri, at the northern end of Luzon. I find there is something appropriate in this, for it was here that Japan first established a presence in the Philippines. That was back during the Muromachi period, around 1400. We were eventually evicted by the Spanish, who in turn were evicted by the Americans. We have now evicted the Americans and once again Aparri is a Japanese base. It’s an interesting circle, isn’t it? And a rather satisfying one.
It is not all peaceful here at present, though. There are many guerrilla bands active throughout the islands here and it takes a lot of effort to keep their activities in check. This I think is such a waste. Had we arrived taking the attitude of a friendly elder brother to these people they would have welcomed us as liberators and turned completely against the Americans. But we came as conquerors and now they see us as no different, perhaps even worse, than the Spanish and Americans who preceded us.
It is too late to change things now. Those officers who tried a more lenient approach were demoted or transferred. Perhaps if we still control the place once the war is over things will change.
The Americans will not have an easy time taking it back from us, that is certain. Had they tried it even six months ago they might have succeeded, but we have a great many more troops here now, on Luzon and Mindanao and many of the other islands too. The air facilities are also being greatly expanded. Many of these air bases are run by the Army but your Navy has quite a presence too. I would like to tell you that we cooperate with each other in all ways but that would not be truthful.
May you and your ship continue to achieve success in battle. Lead well, fight well, and if necessary die well. Perhaps someday, when this war is successfully included, we will have time to sit together and talk. You have always been a good son and I am proud of the man you have become. I hope to have time to get to know that man better.
Izu
Location: 175 miles east-southeast of Legaspi
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 0
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 319
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Letter from Colonel Izu to his son, Ensign Izu:
Tomio-san,
How good it was to see you in Japan! I wish that we had more chances to talk, but I do not foresee that happening again before the end of the war, at least not unless your ship calls wherever I happen to be here in the Philippines. It is unfortunate, but the demands of war are more important than our personal wishes, even more important than family.
But having said that, please try to visit your mother more often. It has been hard on her these last few years, even with both your sisters now at home. Not that she has uttered a word of complaint, of course. But I have been married to her for almost thirty years and I can tell. I think that the burden of this war falls even more heavily on women then it does on men. You and I, we have our duties, and we have weapons and the means to use them. But the burden at home grows more and more heavy the longer we are away. And this is an increasingly cruel war. As the enemy draws closer to Japan being female does not guarantee that one will be safe.
At the moment my regiment is stationed near Aparri, at the northern end of Luzon. I find there is something appropriate in this, for it was here that Japan first established a presence in the Philippines. That was back during the Muromachi period, around 1400. We were eventually evicted by the Spanish, who in turn were evicted by the Americans. We have now evicted the Americans and once again Aparri is a Japanese base. It’s an interesting circle, isn’t it? And a rather satisfying one.
It is not all peaceful here at present, though. There are many guerrilla bands active throughout the islands here and it takes a lot of effort to keep their activities in check. This I think is such a waste. Had we arrived taking the attitude of a friendly elder brother to these people they would have welcomed us as liberators and turned completely against the Americans. But we came as conquerors and now they see us as no different, perhaps even worse, than the Spanish and Americans who preceded us.
It is too late to change things now. Those officers who tried a more lenient approach were demoted or transferred. Perhaps if we still control the place once the war is over things will change.
The Americans will not have an easy time taking it back from us, that is certain. Had they tried it even six months ago they might have succeeded, but we have a great many more troops here now, on Luzon and Mindanao and many of the other islands too. The air facilities are also being greatly expanded. Many of these air bases are run by the Army but your Navy has quite a presence too. I would like to tell you that we cooperate with each other in all ways but that would not be truthful.
May you and your ship continue to achieve success in battle. Lead well, fight well, and if necessary die well. Perhaps someday, when this war is successfully included, we will have time to sit together and talk. You have always been a good son and I am proud of the man you have become. I hope to have time to get to know that man better.
Izu
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July 28, 1944
Location: 175 miles east-southeast of Legaspi
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 288
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Chief Engineer Sakati frowns. He can hear a very faint vibration in the aft engine’s main turbine. Most people would not be able to tell it was there but Sakati is attuned to every sound and vibration his machinery produces.
This particular vibration means that one of the bearings is starting to wear a little unevenly. It is not a problem yet and in fact the bearing is still good for tens of thousands of miles. But Sakati had hoped they would have more than a week at sea before problems started cropping up again. At any rate there is nothing he can do about it right now. He makes a mental note to keep an ear on the situation and moves on.
Location: 175 miles east-southeast of Legaspi
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 288
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Chief Engineer Sakati frowns. He can hear a very faint vibration in the aft engine’s main turbine. Most people would not be able to tell it was there but Sakati is attuned to every sound and vibration his machinery produces.
This particular vibration means that one of the bearings is starting to wear a little unevenly. It is not a problem yet and in fact the bearing is still good for tens of thousands of miles. But Sakati had hoped they would have more than a week at sea before problems started cropping up again. At any rate there is nothing he can do about it right now. He makes a mental note to keep an ear on the situation and moves on.
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Ahh, the unfixable point comes back out of hiding.....
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Taiki shakes his head. “No, I don’t really think he does,” he says. “I think that he respects you, at least a little. Most important, he thinks that you will be a good husband to your daughter. But he still doesn’t like you very much.”
Riku has a daughter with Nanami!? I think Riku should stop worrying and just jump off the ship now
Tomio-san
I would think that the -san honorific would be dropped when a father addresses his son, or did you mean to imply that the colonel is treating our ensign as a fellow man, or maybe I'm just plain wrong
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Taiki shakes his head. “No, I don’t really think he does,” he says. “I think that he respects you, at least a little. Most important, he thinks that you will be a good husband to your daughter. But he still doesn’t like you very much.”
Riku has a daughter with Nanami!? I think Riku should stop worrying and just jump off the ship now
Tomio-san
I would think that the -san honorific would be dropped when a father addresses his son, or did you mean to imply that the colonel is treating our ensign as a fellow man, or maybe I'm just plain wrong
Fixed the mistake. As for using the honorific, I originally omitted it but then decided, as you suggest, that adding it indicates that he is according his son some respect.
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Taiki shakes his head. “No, I don’t really think he does,” he says. “I think that he respects you, at least a little. Most important, he thinks that you will be a good husband to your daughter. But he still doesn’t like you very much.”
Riku has a daughter with Nanami!? I think Riku should stop worrying and just jump off the ship now
Tomio-san
I would think that the -san honorific would be dropped when a father addresses his son, or did you mean to imply that the colonel is treating our ensign as a fellow man, or maybe I'm just plain wrong
No doubt...the sharks would be far more lenient than Shun would.
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July 29, 1944
Location: 180 miles southeast of Tacloban
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 256
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Message from Ulithi, received by Hibiki at 1640 hours:
[font="Courier New"]Ammunition low. There is no more water. Enemy now in control of most of atoll. We shall attack tonight and attempt to atone for our failure. May divine fortune favor the defenders of Japan. Farewell.[/font]
Location: 180 miles southeast of Tacloban
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 256
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Message from Ulithi, received by Hibiki at 1640 hours:
[font="Courier New"]Ammunition low. There is no more water. Enemy now in control of most of atoll. We shall attack tonight and attempt to atone for our failure. May divine fortune favor the defenders of Japan. Farewell.[/font]
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July 30, 1944
Location: 350 miles east-southeast of Davao
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 475
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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“We’ve reached the rendezvous point,” Captain Ishii tells Lieutenant Miharu. “The other carrier force is a day or two behind us. Whether we will be joined by other ships I do not know. Reconnaissance reports some cruisers and destroyers at Ulithi and a lot of enemy shipping approaching the atoll but no sign of the enemy’s carrier or heavy surface forces.”
“I doubt we will move until those have been located,” says the lieutenant.
“I doubt we will either,” says the captain. “Especially if I am right concerning the nature of Ozawa’s orders. We want no part of a carrier engagement right now.”
“It seems unlikely the enemy would leave ships unprotected at Ulithi,” comments Lieutenant Miharu.
“Maybe,” says Ishii. “But the enemy has no reason to suspect we are in the area. Perhaps they have gotten careless. We shall see what the next few days bring.”
Location: 350 miles east-southeast of Davao
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 475
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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“We’ve reached the rendezvous point,” Captain Ishii tells Lieutenant Miharu. “The other carrier force is a day or two behind us. Whether we will be joined by other ships I do not know. Reconnaissance reports some cruisers and destroyers at Ulithi and a lot of enemy shipping approaching the atoll but no sign of the enemy’s carrier or heavy surface forces.”
“I doubt we will move until those have been located,” says the lieutenant.
“I doubt we will either,” says the captain. “Especially if I am right concerning the nature of Ozawa’s orders. We want no part of a carrier engagement right now.”
“It seems unlikely the enemy would leave ships unprotected at Ulithi,” comments Lieutenant Miharu.
“Maybe,” says Ishii. “But the enemy has no reason to suspect we are in the area. Perhaps they have gotten careless. We shall see what the next few days bring.”
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July 31, 1944
Location: 350 miles east-southeast of Davao
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 444
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Situation in the Carolines, beginning of August 1944:
Location: 350 miles east-southeast of Davao
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 444
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Situation in the Carolines, beginning of August 1944:
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CF--Which map are you using? It is quite nice.
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CF--Which map are you using? It is quite nice.
This is Subchaser's map, version 2.1 I think. It's available on Spooky's website. I don't play the game using it but I like using it for the AAR because it's very clean.
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“But the enemy has no reason to suspect we are in the area. Perhaps they have gotten careless. We shall see what the next few days bring.”
Ozawa would do well to scribe a circle of the PBY Catalina search range from Woleai -- and stay out of it until the time is right.
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
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Ozawa would do well to scribe a circle of the PBY Catalina search range from Woleai -- and stay out of it until the time is right.
Once again, Capt. Harlock, you have anticipated an entry before I post it. You're right, it would have been a good idea.
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August 1, 1944
Location: 350 miles east-southeast of Davao
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 414
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Contact report from a C6N Saiun reconnaissance plane based on Saipan:
[font="Courier New"]Many enemy aircraft carriers and escorts 20 miles southwest of Guam. Course east, est. speed 15 knots.[/font]
Location: 350 miles east-southeast of Davao
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 414
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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Contact report from a C6N Saiun reconnaissance plane based on Saipan:
[font="Courier New"]Many enemy aircraft carriers and escorts 20 miles southwest of Guam. Course east, est. speed 15 knots.[/font]
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August 2, 1944
Location: 350 miles east-southeast of Davao
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 382
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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A lookout alerts Captain Ishii to something happening astern. When he steps out of the bridge and looks in that direction he can see scattered black bursts of anti-aircraft fire blossoming under the clouds some distance off. That ought to be where Junyo and Hiyo are, he thinks. He raises his binoculars and takes a closer look.
The fire is sporadic and scattered and at first Ishii doesn’t see the target. Then he spots the distinctive shape of an American PBY banking and climbing into the clouds. Ishii lowers the binoculars and swears. What is one of those doing all the way out here? With the cloud cover increasing he had not thought there was much chance they would be discovered but it seems that luck has worked against them. As Ishii returns to the bridge he wonders what Admiral Ozawa will do now.
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Broadcast from submarine I-183, on patrol 120 miles southeast of Ulithi:
[font="Courier New"]Winds E-SE at 21 knots. Pressure 1007 mb, falling. Cloud cover 100%, precipitation moderate, sea state 4.[/font]
Location: 350 miles east-southeast of Davao
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 382
Orders: Proceed to fleet rendezvous east-southeast of Davao
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A lookout alerts Captain Ishii to something happening astern. When he steps out of the bridge and looks in that direction he can see scattered black bursts of anti-aircraft fire blossoming under the clouds some distance off. That ought to be where Junyo and Hiyo are, he thinks. He raises his binoculars and takes a closer look.
The fire is sporadic and scattered and at first Ishii doesn’t see the target. Then he spots the distinctive shape of an American PBY banking and climbing into the clouds. Ishii lowers the binoculars and swears. What is one of those doing all the way out here? With the cloud cover increasing he had not thought there was much chance they would be discovered but it seems that luck has worked against them. As Ishii returns to the bridge he wonders what Admiral Ozawa will do now.
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Broadcast from submarine I-183, on patrol 120 miles southeast of Ulithi:
[font="Courier New"]Winds E-SE at 21 knots. Pressure 1007 mb, falling. Cloud cover 100%, precipitation moderate, sea state 4.[/font]