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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 71,72
Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #11, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Kyo Maru #12
Allied Ships
SS Trout, hits 3
SS Trout launches 6 torpedoes at PB Kyo Maru #11
PB Kyo Maru #12 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
taking on some PB, we kill one and get away... SS Pompon wasn´t as lucky and took a bomb, retiring with 56 sys 30 flt 6 eng... with such a high sys dam this means the sub is in danger of sinking... have to start thinking about enemy air ASW now, while it has been 100% useless for one and a halve years it has become really good in the last couple of months... enemy air ASW has become a problem for the silent service...
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ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,63
Japanese Ships
E Hato
E Kamo
E Kiji
Allied Ships
SS Bonefish, hits 1
SS Bonefish is located by E Hato
Bonefish diving deep ....
E Kamo fails to find sub and abandons search
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji attacking submerged sub ....
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near Kanoya at 103,63
Japanese Ships
E Hato
E Kamo
E Kiji
Allied Ships
SS Bonefish
SS Bonefish launches 6 torpedoes at E Hato
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub and abandons search
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near Kushiro at 122,54
Japanese Ships
xAK Gyoko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
PB Chiyo Maru #4
Allied Ships
SS Runner
SS Runner launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Gyoko Maru
Runner diving deep ....
PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chiyo Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Runner gets a freighter...
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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 71,72
Japanese Ships
TK Terukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Mirii Maru
PB Kyo Maru #12
Allied Ships
SS Trout
SS Trout launches 4 torpedoes at TK Terukawa Maru
Trout diving deep ....
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
and Trout sinks a tanker after sinking one of the escorts earlier... [:)]
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Sub attack near Tanegashima at 102,63
Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
E W-8
PB Eifuku Maru
TK Takane Maru
DD Yukaze
DD Matsukaze
Allied Ships
SS Bonefish
SS Bonefish launches 6 torpedoes at DD Asakaze
Bonefish diving deep ....
DD Yukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Matsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
another tanker convoy spotted, this time a destroyer is targetted, missed...
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 23
Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 30
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
OMG I just have to be more carefully again... after nearly two years of war I have really become less careful... the bombers again went in 9000ft too low...
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 23
Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 30
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 11
Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
PV-1 Ventura x 24
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 67
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 35
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 63
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 35
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 52
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
everything that can carry bombs from Darwin to Dili flew today...
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 25
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 47
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 16
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 27
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 15
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Dili , at 71,115
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 17
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 16th Chinese Corps, at 65,60
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108 [X(][X(]
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 12
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 22
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12 [8|]
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Kohoku Maru
xAK Nishimi Maru
xAK Kunitu Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 5 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
13th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36750 , scrambling fighters to 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
damn, next mistake on my part... the front has moved slightly closer to Truk lately and I usually keep my heavy bombers on nav attack / rest when they are not supposed to fly an attack against an enemy base... as we´re closer to Truk now, this unfortunetely resulted in a nav strike against a convoy there and the bombers flew at their max range... and how did they attack? Of course, in bits and pieces, coming in as famous strike packs... and this time we suffer, we really suffer...
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Nishimi Maru
xAK Kunitu Maru
xAK Sensan Maru
xAK Kohoku Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 5 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
13th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (4 airborne, 0 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 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 119 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 96 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
it sure is a good idea to have each squadron flying alone, as stupid as the sweeps we usually get... this is the first time our bombers really get shred by the enemy and this without working radar... guess all our attacks will come to a halt as soon as land based radar is going to work... then we´re back at beta stage testing how everything turns out, it will become worse I fear as the strike packs then meet full Cap all the time... oh my god...
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Kunitu Maru
xAK Nishimi Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 5 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
13th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 83 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 116 minutes
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
I´ve not got any trained crews for nav attack within these heavy bomber squadrons so it´s no surprise they haven´t hit anything, only the USN heavies are tasked to fly nav attacks and these are expected to score the hits... all USAAF bomber squadrons to fly nav attack are medium bomber squadrons (B-25C) set to 1000ft and trained on lownav... as soon as the B-25C are used up, I´m screwed...
this has been the worst day for the USAAF bomber squadrons so far, it´s like the Schweinfurt raid in the Pacific... now what if most or all of the 300 fighters reported at Truk would have been in the air with a working radar?
adjusted the bombers´ ranges though...
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Sub attack near Selaroe at 77,118
Japanese Ships
SS RO-101
Allied Ships
LCT-163, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS RO-101 attacking LCT-163 on the surface
