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Sub attack near Laoag at 80,72
Japanese Ships
xAK Teiyo Maru
xAK Tatumiya Maru
DD Numakaze
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Teiyo Maru
Sturgeon diving deep ....
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Numakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
ploink...
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ASW attack near Sapporo at 118,50
Japanese Ships
PB Fukui Maru
Allied Ships
SS Whale
SS Whale is sighted by escort
Whale diving deep ....
PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukui Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Fukui Maru cannot reach attack position over SS Whale
SS Whale eludes ASW attack from PB Fukui Maru
SS Whale eludes PB Fukui Maru by diving deep
PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Perth at 43,147
Japanese Ships
SS I-166, hits 1
Allied Ships
AM Cairns
AM Bunbury
AM Outarde
SS I-166 is located by AM Cairns
I-166 diving deep ....
AM Outarde fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns attacking submerged sub ....
AM Cairns loses contact with SS I-166
AM Cairns attacking submerged sub ....
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Cairns seems to be a very good ASW vessel, compared to all the other AMs in this area... if a ship attacks, usually it´s AM Cairns... should check the captain and the crews experience...
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Sub attack near Sapporo at 120,49
Japanese Ships
xAK Taibun Maru
PB Takunan Maru
Allied Ships
SS Peto
SS Peto launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Taibun Maru
Peto diving deep ....
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
more duds...
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Sub attack near Sapporo at 119,49
Japanese Ships
xAK Gozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Teshio Maru
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
SS Haddock launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Gozan Maru
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
then a hit on a freighter... 3 more months and then it will become really dangerous for the Japanese...
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Sub attack near Ominato at 118,52
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-18
SC CHa-13
Allied Ships
SS Sealion
SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-18
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
dud
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ASW attack near Ominato at 118,52
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-18
SC CHa-2
Allied Ships
SS Whale
SS Whale is located by SC CHa-18
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on Tarakan Base Force, at 67,92
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 13
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
the enemy is moving eight units onto Hengyang and will cross the river soon... we´ve got 3000 av there (without supplies of course as we can only supply units OUTSIDE of bases - stupid [8|]) and we´ve got level 5 forts. It´s a clear hex so I expect the enemy to shred us as soon as he has recovered from the river crossing... at the same time we try to get an Army into his back but you´ve got a unit in every hex to stop supply flowing into it so cutting the enemy off will be hard to impossible as he can dislodge any of my Armies smaller than 1000 av in clear hexes easily...
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 69
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 53
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
big combined strike on Lae... Lae and Buna should be closed forever... two of our divisions from Port Moresby have moved out of the hex and are now one hex West of Buna... expect Buna to fall within the next three weeks, what is now there shouldn´t be much of a threat and it should be only reinforced by the IJA div that was forced to retreat from PM. Our divebombers should make reinforcing any base in range of Port Moresby a very dangerous task... only fast transport TFs are an option IMO but if something gets screwed up, you will lose cruisers or destroyers... of course KB could support reinforcements or an evacuation but then KB runs into danger of being hit hard by LBA if we get a coordinated strike of dive bombers and fighters.
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Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-17F Fortress x 14
B-24D Liberator x 36
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 7 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 101
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
Cooktown´s bombers were set on airfield attack and Merauke´s level 1 airfield was hit hard. Most of the fighters turned back due to technical faults or were damaged... the have not been any threat to our bomber formation and this time we´ve destroyed a good number of enemy fighters on the ground... Milne Bay has reached level 8 airfield some time ago and also PM´s airfield is suitable for our heavy bombers and we could bring them in any time to fly a massive strike out of New Guinea already...
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Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 5 damaged
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
even the following piecemeal strikes aren´t really endangered...
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Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
the heavy bombers are the true kings of the air and so far there´s nothing the Japanese can do about it...
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Afternoon Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 25
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet *
first sweep... [8|]
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Afternoon Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 24
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet
second sweep... [8|] two squadrons, two sweeps, nothing new... those two squadrons are the creme de la creme of Allied land based aviation and if those two can´t fly together you shouldn´t expect any other formation to fly together... ridicoulos but that´s how it works... Mandalay got no Cap in the air and that´s quite surprising as there are quite a lot of ac at the base... got a hundred medium bombers in India (non Blenheim) and am thinking about using them soon... guess I know the outcome already though... will use 300 fighters for a sweep, none of them will go in before the bombers, the bombers will come in piecemeal without an escort and they will meet 50+ Tojos that will shred my bombers... then the sweeps will trickle in one by one to be bounced and shred too... in the end we´ll lose five months of medium bomber replacements (Wellingtons: 6 per month[8|]) and a good number of fighters for a dozen Tojos shot down over their own base...
if I would upgrade my Indian Mitchells to 4Es, the enemy would have to abandon all of Burma just because I´ve got four dozen heavy bombers in India...
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ASW attack near Ominato at 118,52
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-18
SC CHa-14
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
SS Haddock is located by SC CHa-18
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
