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TF 140 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)
Japanese Ships
AMc Fuji Maru #4
AMc Heimei Maru
21 mines cleared
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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,76
Japanese Ships
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Wakatake
PB Tokotsu Maru
xAK Koryu Maru
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
xAK Yamazuki Maru
xAK Kogyo Maru
DD Okikaze
E Yaeyama
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Naruto Maru
Saury diving deep ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub
South China Sea stays the area with the biggest chances to sink an enemy ship... this freighter was carrying fuel, which is something I really love to see as it indicates that all the tankers sunk are paying off...
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ASW attack near Lubang at 77,78
Japanese Ships
DD Hayate
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
SS Guardfish, hits 2
SS Guardfish is located by DD Hayate
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
11 sys 15 flt, retiring... SS Drum 39/13/4 and SS Sunfish 13/5/1 were hit by air ASW today...
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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59
Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
E Hato
E Kamo
Allied Ships
SS Grunion, hits 1
SS Grunion launches 6 torpedoes at DD Yukaze
Grunion diving deep ....
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E Kamo attacking submerged sub ....
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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TF 140 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)
Japanese Ships
AMc Fuji Maru #4
AMc Heimei Maru
5 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Bataan at 77,77
Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
SS Pompano, hits 1
SS Pompano is located by DD Oite
Pompano diving deep ....
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asanagi is out of ASW ammo
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 40,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 13
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 38500 feet
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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *
4 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *
the usual stupidity as it happens for both sides... guess I will set some P-47 LRCAP over Vinh again soon...
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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 35
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 4
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-56 Thalia: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 Det A with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 2
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 Det A with A6M5 Zero (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 6000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
couple of Zeroes just aren´t enough to pose any threat to the incoming 4E...
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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-56 Thalia: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 Det A with A6M5 Zero (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 6000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 Det A with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 86
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 22
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 36
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 5th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 36
Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 24
Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 16th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 24
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 72,115 (Lautem)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 62
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 40th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 40th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 40th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
everything airborne today...
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Afternoon Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 72,115 (Lautem)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
B-24J Liberator x 21
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 8th Area Army, at 72,115 (Lautem)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11
B-24J Liberator x 16
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 16th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 5th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 43040 troops, 832 guns, 1101 vehicles, Assault Value = 1731
Defending force 50396 troops, 519 guns, 506 vehicles, Assault Value = 1678
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4
Allied adjusted assault: 2562
Japanese adjusted defense: 6377
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
667 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 109 (83 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1305 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 113 destroyed, 256 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Vehicles lost 277 (139 destroyed, 138 disabled)
Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Marine Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Marine Division
II Australian Corps
181st Field Artillery Regiment
225th USN Base Force
146th USA Base Force
154th FA Bn
177th USAAF Base Force
168th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
104th USN Base Force
119th USAAF Base Force
9th RAAF Base Force
Defending units:
14th Tank Regiment
5th Division
16th Division
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
18th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
52nd Construction Battalion
8th Area Army
48th Field AA Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
51st Construction Battalion
40th JNAF AF Unit
we knock down another fort level but the enemy units still more or less are untouched... except some small units, our troops look fine... all tank units more or less have lost ALL their motorized support already, one of the things I will never understand... why on Earth should units lose all their support during attacks? The tanks are 99% operational as the enemy seems to be unable to knock them out, even the Stuarts are still ok...
