Kurt Sorry man. keep the faith you will get stronger and return the favor. I have to agree with Koniu he will press the attack (but I think you already know this). Go find his AOs and sink them.
Thinz2 vs Zuluhour
Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
RE: disaster in the Coral Sea
SoPac: No sign of the KB today. Several Australian ports receiving damaged vessals of the Pacific Fleet. Wasp and escorts make Aukland; she is the last CV. She will rendevous with the CVEs and begin rigorous carrier training with Navy air crews only carrier capable. Sporadic night raids over Ndeni. As I have nothing left in the AO, Operation Chesapeake is shelved. There are five main bases in SoPac; we will continue to fortify them for future Ops but they will be strictly relegated to defensive roles for the forseeable future.
Burma/India: More night raids. The Beta version reflects night bombing far better, IMHO, as the raids are broken down into packets. I believe the same should be done for daytime raids in bad weather as 200 plane raids from the KB arrive together in heavy rain over our TFs. I won't beef to much as it works both ways and they are most likely 80+ elite pilots.
China: 20th AG and 66th Corp begin the march to Kukong under air bombardment. Chinese fighter squadrons forming in Chungking are welcome relief. They are training hard (30+ exp).
Koniu: I thought he would hit Townsville, Brisbane and Sydney also so evac'd all front line AC to the interior, which included some larger CAT sqns. I have no surface ships without damage within 800nm of the Coral Sea now with the exception of some convoy escorts in the rear depot areas. There has been an increase in IJN sub activity in my rear and I am vigorously persuing them with these assets. I have at least six high value TFs entering the rear area as this is written. Some thoughts though on the previous days actions: Picket ships- would they attract some of the KB raiders away from the main body? How much CAP vs escort? I tend to have far more CAP than escort.. ie 30% range 1 most fighter sqn s.
DOCUP: I'm surprised I'm still in command.[:D]
Burma/India: More night raids. The Beta version reflects night bombing far better, IMHO, as the raids are broken down into packets. I believe the same should be done for daytime raids in bad weather as 200 plane raids from the KB arrive together in heavy rain over our TFs. I won't beef to much as it works both ways and they are most likely 80+ elite pilots.
China: 20th AG and 66th Corp begin the march to Kukong under air bombardment. Chinese fighter squadrons forming in Chungking are welcome relief. They are training hard (30+ exp).
Koniu: I thought he would hit Townsville, Brisbane and Sydney also so evac'd all front line AC to the interior, which included some larger CAT sqns. I have no surface ships without damage within 800nm of the Coral Sea now with the exception of some convoy escorts in the rear depot areas. There has been an increase in IJN sub activity in my rear and I am vigorously persuing them with these assets. I have at least six high value TFs entering the rear area as this is written. Some thoughts though on the previous days actions: Picket ships- would they attract some of the KB raiders away from the main body? How much CAP vs escort? I tend to have far more CAP than escort.. ie 30% range 1 most fighter sqn s.
DOCUP: I'm surprised I'm still in command.[:D]
RE: disaster in the Coral Sea
September 21st - 22nd 1942
SoPac:
KB sweeps Port Morseby for the last two days. In two days combat directors at the base report 370 enemy fighter sorties. The score: 27 lost P40s and P39s to 34 Zeros. Bombers at night achieve little.
SoPac:
KB sweeps Port Morseby for the last two days. In two days combat directors at the base report 370 enemy fighter sorties. The score: 27 lost P40s and P39s to 34 Zeros. Bombers at night achieve little.
RE: disaster in the Coral Sea
September 23rd 1942
SoPac: KB remains off shore and hits Port Morseby again. The field is torn up but we damage KB attack ac and down some more Zeros. It is a shoe string Op. I will trade ac with the KB all day right now if he stays here.
China: We repulse an attack west of Kukong and the 66th Corp takes up a blocking position to the northwest of the city.
Burma: Night raids continue. Small formations are infiltrating back into Burma.
Tidbit: During a night surface engagement off the Great Barrier Reef, One US DD ran into the Yamato and placed a torpedo in her which reportedly breached her belt armor. She is reported sunk. While unlikely one US torpedo could do her in, I suppose it is possible.
Tidbit: We have our first double ace. He flies with VMF221 at Port Morseby.
Tidbit: Against all odds another US CV reaches port!
SoPac: KB remains off shore and hits Port Morseby again. The field is torn up but we damage KB attack ac and down some more Zeros. It is a shoe string Op. I will trade ac with the KB all day right now if he stays here.
China: We repulse an attack west of Kukong and the 66th Corp takes up a blocking position to the northwest of the city.
Burma: Night raids continue. Small formations are infiltrating back into Burma.
Tidbit: During a night surface engagement off the Great Barrier Reef, One US DD ran into the Yamato and placed a torpedo in her which reportedly breached her belt armor. She is reported sunk. While unlikely one US torpedo could do her in, I suppose it is possible.
Tidbit: We have our first double ace. He flies with VMF221 at Port Morseby.
Tidbit: Against all odds another US CV reaches port!
RE: disaster in the Coral Sea
Tidbit: During a night surface engagement off the Great Barrier Reef, One US DD ran into the Yamato and placed a torpedo in her which reportedly breached her belt armor. She is reported sunk. While unlikely one US torpedo could do her in, I suppose it is possible.
I have three of those reports [;)] and the ghost have returned from Davey Jones' locker .[X(]. I can say that "Ammo explosion" or "Fuel explosion" with heavy damage & fires is a good sign, but the quiet one-torp "severe flooding damage" only means there is major flooding from 1- 100 .. Alfred taught me this one ..[8D]
But .. its a long ways to a port where the Yamato can repair major flooding damage and that is at crusie speed .. that is another tibit Alfred explained to me .. the time to a port can be longer than the actual time in port and she is out of action the whole way ..
Only 6 more months before the Essex class carriers .. the world gets very different for the IJ after that [;)]
"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"
RE: aftermath
September 24th 1942
SoPac: Convoys arriving through the depot area bringing in fresh ac, men and materials. Kido Butai moves NW out of the Port Morseby area or perhaps Rabaul. Port Morseby begins repairs. Yorktown is afloat and in safe harbor. Wasp is in Aukland.
Burma: Night raids again (100% moon) over Calcutta and Ledo.
China: IJA units look like they want Kukong. I will post SitRep map shortly.
Aces: I have had a number of successful sub attacks on the IJN carriers with fuel air explosions and ammo storage explosions. I know what you mean. They all showed up in the Coral Sea this month. I look forward to better torpedos as well as the Essex class, if only because it will be some time before I can employ even a six CV group again. I will not risk Wasp or Yorktown without accurate intel on the Kido Butai.
SoPac: Convoys arriving through the depot area bringing in fresh ac, men and materials. Kido Butai moves NW out of the Port Morseby area or perhaps Rabaul. Port Morseby begins repairs. Yorktown is afloat and in safe harbor. Wasp is in Aukland.
Burma: Night raids again (100% moon) over Calcutta and Ledo.
China: IJA units look like they want Kukong. I will post SitRep map shortly.
Aces: I have had a number of successful sub attacks on the IJN carriers with fuel air explosions and ammo storage explosions. I know what you mean. They all showed up in the Coral Sea this month. I look forward to better torpedos as well as the Essex class, if only because it will be some time before I can employ even a six CV group again. I will not risk Wasp or Yorktown without accurate intel on the Kido Butai.
RE: aftermath
September 26th 1942
SoPac: Sub attack near Kavieng at 109,118
Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, Torpedo hits 1
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CL Nagara
DD Shiranui
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS Cachalot
SoPac:
Heavy Zeke sweeps over Port Morseby. We have no CAP up. Wasp makes for open water. Yorktown under repair. Support TFs arrive in the depot areas.
India:
Light night raids.
China:
movement but quiet. No ground combat of any kind for a couple of days. longest lull since December '41.
SoPac: Sub attack near Kavieng at 109,118
Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, Torpedo hits 1
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CL Nagara
DD Shiranui
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS Cachalot
SoPac:
Heavy Zeke sweeps over Port Morseby. We have no CAP up. Wasp makes for open water. Yorktown under repair. Support TFs arrive in the depot areas.
India:
Light night raids.
China:
movement but quiet. No ground combat of any kind for a couple of days. longest lull since December '41.
RE: aftermath
September 27th-28th 1942
SoPac: Recovery effort from the battle of the Barrier Reef hampered by stepped up bombings on Port Morseby and Ndeni. Local ports assist with system repairs to ships needing to make dry dock. Train Train Train.
Burma: A reinforced division now operating in Burma.
China: IJA threatening Kukong and Wuchang along the north banks of the Pearl River. IJA units moving in the open along the central Yantze, wish I had more bombers.
SoPac: Recovery effort from the battle of the Barrier Reef hampered by stepped up bombings on Port Morseby and Ndeni. Local ports assist with system repairs to ships needing to make dry dock. Train Train Train.
Burma: A reinforced division now operating in Burma.
China: IJA threatening Kukong and Wuchang along the north banks of the Pearl River. IJA units moving in the open along the central Yantze, wish I had more bombers.
RE: aftermath
September 29th - 30th 1942
SoPac: Port Morseby ambushes IJAF raid. While reports are conflicting we down between 10-20 Zeros and at least 10 Bettys with little loss. Fresh squadrons are rotated in. I think I can grind up some of his pilots here while I grow stronger.
Burma: Raids are at night and do little as night CAP seems to divert the bombers from securing hits.
China: Troops on the move in Pearl and Yangtze sectors. An assault is ordered on IJA forces NE of Changsha.
SoPac: Port Morseby ambushes IJAF raid. While reports are conflicting we down between 10-20 Zeros and at least 10 Bettys with little loss. Fresh squadrons are rotated in. I think I can grind up some of his pilots here while I grow stronger.
Burma: Raids are at night and do little as night CAP seems to divert the bombers from securing hits.
China: Troops on the move in Pearl and Yangtze sectors. An assault is ordered on IJA forces NE of Changsha.
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RE: aftermath
Nice job with the TT and the air battles of PM. Keep going after him.
RE: aftermath
October 1st-3rd 1942
Very little to report on any front. Long colomns of merchantmen ply the oceans. There are some sub actions. One notable: Catchalot missed a spread on the KBs oilers moving NW from Truk. Squadrons of fighters and bombers seem to be arriving with increasing frequency now. Another Sqn of Liberators shows up in the east and some RAF, RNAF and RAAF Sqdns show up in the west. The Canadians will see duty soon as well. P38s are in the SoPac AO training for High CAP and sweep duties. Fuel and supply concerns of June and July are melting away as large TFs of merchantmen retrun from their third trips.
Very little to report on any front. Long colomns of merchantmen ply the oceans. There are some sub actions. One notable: Catchalot missed a spread on the KBs oilers moving NW from Truk. Squadrons of fighters and bombers seem to be arriving with increasing frequency now. Another Sqn of Liberators shows up in the east and some RAF, RNAF and RAAF Sqdns show up in the west. The Canadians will see duty soon as well. P38s are in the SoPac AO training for High CAP and sweep duties. Fuel and supply concerns of June and July are melting away as large TFs of merchantmen retrun from their third trips.
RE: aftermath
October 5th 1942
SoPac: Retaliatory strikes ordered against Lunga Point and Tulagi. I do not have escorts. 80 Marauders are to hit Tulagi and over 100 B17s to hit Lunga Point. Orders out.
Burma: 112 Oscars sweep in three seperate attacks at Ledo effectively shutting down the field. The final act has 50 Bettys escorted by 40 more Oscars to which we have no CAP left. We think we have 9 oscar kills and 18 damaged Bettys to Flak and lose 12 P40s.
SoPac: Retaliatory strikes ordered against Lunga Point and Tulagi. I do not have escorts. 80 Marauders are to hit Tulagi and over 100 B17s to hit Lunga Point. Orders out.
Burma: 112 Oscars sweep in three seperate attacks at Ledo effectively shutting down the field. The final act has 50 Bettys escorted by 40 more Oscars to which we have no CAP left. We think we have 9 oscar kills and 18 damaged Bettys to Flak and lose 12 P40s.
RE: aftermath
October 6th 1942
SoPac: The raid on Tulagi costs 4 Marauders. The damage appears small. The raid on Lunga Point is also somewhat dissapointing although the Fortresses bag an M3 Zeke (high alt b&sterd) and damage another handful.
Elsewhere in the Solomons....
ASW attack near Choiseul Bay at 111,131
Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Burma/China: Much recon: no ground action: Large raid on Akyab. Little damage. Much needed support units arriving in India now along with some new air groups. We begin to tap various fighter reserve pools to boost effectiveness of the new arrivals.
Allied Ships
SS Salmon
SS Salmon launches 4 torpedoes at CL Oi
Sub escapes detection
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Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 111,131
Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Salmon
SS Salmon launches 4 torpedoes
Good new from SubPac as we have lost an oiler and tanker to IJN subs in the past week. We do hear sinking sound.
SoPac: The raid on Tulagi costs 4 Marauders. The damage appears small. The raid on Lunga Point is also somewhat dissapointing although the Fortresses bag an M3 Zeke (high alt b&sterd) and damage another handful.
Elsewhere in the Solomons....
ASW attack near Choiseul Bay at 111,131
Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Burma/China: Much recon: no ground action: Large raid on Akyab. Little damage. Much needed support units arriving in India now along with some new air groups. We begin to tap various fighter reserve pools to boost effectiveness of the new arrivals.
Allied Ships
SS Salmon
SS Salmon launches 4 torpedoes at CL Oi
Sub escapes detection
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Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 111,131
Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Salmon
SS Salmon launches 4 torpedoes
Good new from SubPac as we have lost an oiler and tanker to IJN subs in the past week. We do hear sinking sound.
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RE: aftermath
October 7th-10th 1942
SoPac: Much naval movement detected around the souther Solomons, CAs, CSs and CLs. CAP increased on forward bases for expected visit by Kido Butai. Several more TFs will arrive in theater with the remainder of the SeaBees and some more ground strength. We anxiously await more CVEs. It will be two weeks before Yorktown and Co can make for open water and join Wasp and Long Island.
Burma: Raids continue on Akyab. Triple A has arrived and is damaging handfuls of Bettys everyday. We are not ready to commit major air components yet as training is not yet complete for the groups and there is no plan on how to best employ them for any real gain.
India: Dehli is our major training area for the theater and RAF ground crews are arriving to fully staff the fields and reinforce Ledo, Imphal, Dacca or Calcutta if needed. Infantry, armor and artillery reserves are also placed in strategic locations along the coast. We lose another tanker off Ceylon to subs.
Overall: PPs are in short supply (1600) as I need over 6000 to muscle two infantry divisions and armor for the coming year.
China: Kukong bombed hard. We lose 400 yesterday. CAF units just are not skilled enough to provide CAP yet. 20th AG at railhead for rebuilding, 39th Corp and some Central reserve forces to replace them.
SoPac: Much naval movement detected around the souther Solomons, CAs, CSs and CLs. CAP increased on forward bases for expected visit by Kido Butai. Several more TFs will arrive in theater with the remainder of the SeaBees and some more ground strength. We anxiously await more CVEs. It will be two weeks before Yorktown and Co can make for open water and join Wasp and Long Island.
Burma: Raids continue on Akyab. Triple A has arrived and is damaging handfuls of Bettys everyday. We are not ready to commit major air components yet as training is not yet complete for the groups and there is no plan on how to best employ them for any real gain.
India: Dehli is our major training area for the theater and RAF ground crews are arriving to fully staff the fields and reinforce Ledo, Imphal, Dacca or Calcutta if needed. Infantry, armor and artillery reserves are also placed in strategic locations along the coast. We lose another tanker off Ceylon to subs.
Overall: PPs are in short supply (1600) as I need over 6000 to muscle two infantry divisions and armor for the coming year.
China: Kukong bombed hard. We lose 400 yesterday. CAF units just are not skilled enough to provide CAP yet. 20th AG at railhead for rebuilding, 39th Corp and some Central reserve forces to replace them.
RE: aftermath
October 11th -12th 1942
Overall: The last two days are the most quiet of the war. No ground combat, two small air raids, one sub action on the 12th off San Diego. ASW patrol reports 2 hits on I-4. Sonar reports hull breach and possible engine damage.
Zulu HQ begins the seeds of 1943 with a more compact version of Operation Chesapeake. Smaller AO foot print with fewer objectives with a view towards hitting hard and digging in. The Kido Butai will have to be dealt with in a time and space fashion as I must avoid a head on collison at all costs with the carrier fleet as it exists presently. Deception may be easier as I believe Japan has very good recon on the forward areas, but the actual attack elements can still manouver outside his front line trace to any theater. I need long range photo recon.
Note: Japan has begun to recon west Australia and deeper into India. Seaplanes are now a regular sight over Townsville, Luganville, Ndeni and Darwin.
Overall: The last two days are the most quiet of the war. No ground combat, two small air raids, one sub action on the 12th off San Diego. ASW patrol reports 2 hits on I-4. Sonar reports hull breach and possible engine damage.
Zulu HQ begins the seeds of 1943 with a more compact version of Operation Chesapeake. Smaller AO foot print with fewer objectives with a view towards hitting hard and digging in. The Kido Butai will have to be dealt with in a time and space fashion as I must avoid a head on collison at all costs with the carrier fleet as it exists presently. Deception may be easier as I believe Japan has very good recon on the forward areas, but the actual attack elements can still manouver outside his front line trace to any theater. I need long range photo recon.
Note: Japan has begun to recon west Australia and deeper into India. Seaplanes are now a regular sight over Townsville, Luganville, Ndeni and Darwin.
RE: aftermath
October 14th 1942
SoPac: SitRep: Depot areas: base and air compositions:
Suva: Designation RA1: main supply and transport hub South Pacific::
Fuel: 86704
Supply: 157344
Port: 5 (max)
Air fields: 9 (max)
Fortifications 8 (99%)
Flak: 113
4E- 84
2E- 112
F- 87
DB- 18
Cats & ASW ac
Pago Pago: RA2: staging area: training area: reserves
Fuel: 29880
Supply: 25241
Port-3 (68%)
Air fields-4 (81%)
Entrenchments: 3 (64%)
Flak-43
4E- 84
DB-18
Cats
Noumea: RA3: staging area: fighter training:
Fuel-0
Supply- 24651
Forts- 4 (14%)
Airfields- 6 (43%)
Port- 5 (78%)
Flak-47
F-37
DB- 35
ASW ac & Search ac
SoPac: SitRep: Depot areas: base and air compositions:
Suva: Designation RA1: main supply and transport hub South Pacific::
Fuel: 86704
Supply: 157344
Port: 5 (max)
Air fields: 9 (max)
Fortifications 8 (99%)
Flak: 113
4E- 84
2E- 112
F- 87
DB- 18
Cats & ASW ac
Pago Pago: RA2: staging area: training area: reserves
Fuel: 29880
Supply: 25241
Port-3 (68%)
Air fields-4 (81%)
Entrenchments: 3 (64%)
Flak-43
4E- 84
DB-18
Cats
Noumea: RA3: staging area: fighter training:
Fuel-0
Supply- 24651
Forts- 4 (14%)
Airfields- 6 (43%)
Port- 5 (78%)
Flak-47
F-37
DB- 35
ASW ac & Search ac
RE: aftermath
It is time to plan the first quarter of 1943, I will welcome suggestions, comments, etc. Through the end of Oct 42 I will layout the Allied OOB and front line traces.
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RE: aftermath
October 15th 1942
DEI: IJ forces occupy the remainder of Timor and islands to the south east of Java.
SoPac: We lose an xAP off Port Morseby to a sub. It had an entire base force on it. B24s staging. RNZAF fighters also staging.
Burma: Mechanics from the RAF arrive at fields all over India to service aircraft on the Burma frontier.
China: Kukong has the attention of the IJA. Its unclear if he realizes the 20th AG has pulled out for refit. The 20th has reached the railhead at Changsha and begun the long march to the rear.
West Coast: another CVE arrives. She will go on a shakedown cruise and meet the Long Island, Copahee, and Wasp in ten days.
DEI: IJ forces occupy the remainder of Timor and islands to the south east of Java.
SoPac: We lose an xAP off Port Morseby to a sub. It had an entire base force on it. B24s staging. RNZAF fighters also staging.
Burma: Mechanics from the RAF arrive at fields all over India to service aircraft on the Burma frontier.
China: Kukong has the attention of the IJA. Its unclear if he realizes the 20th AG has pulled out for refit. The 20th has reached the railhead at Changsha and begun the long march to the rear.
West Coast: another CVE arrives. She will go on a shakedown cruise and meet the Long Island, Copahee, and Wasp in ten days.
RE: interlude
SoPac: IJ aircraft recon Suva today[X(]
SoPac: orders out. Liberators (60) ordered on a raid over Munda at 22ooo'. P38s reach FA1 (forward area 1) to reinforce high CAP against the M3 Zekes.
SoPac: orders out. Liberators (60) ordered on a raid over Munda at 22ooo'. P38s reach FA1 (forward area 1) to reinforce high CAP against the M3 Zekes.
RE: interlude
SoPac: High Alt raid results: limit of normal range: overall skill avg 38-40.
Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 54
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Off Burma Coast:
ASW attack near Great Nicobar at 43,67
Japanese Ships
AO Toei Maru
AO Nippon Maru
AO Kokuyo Maru
AO Ken'yo Maru
DD Asagiri
Allied Ships
SS KIX
SS KIX is sighted by escort
KIX diving deep ....
DD Asagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
This could have been a good day if.....
Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 54
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Off Burma Coast:
ASW attack near Great Nicobar at 43,67
Japanese Ships
AO Toei Maru
AO Nippon Maru
AO Kokuyo Maru
AO Ken'yo Maru
DD Asagiri
Allied Ships
SS KIX
SS KIX is sighted by escort
KIX diving deep ....
DD Asagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
This could have been a good day if.....