******************************************** 29 DEC 42 *********************************8
Sometimes this game can be quite amazing .. in shallow waters with all kinds of aricraft and DD's on patrol a subamrine lurks finds patrols but ....
ASW attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
DMS Boggs
DMS Southard
DMS Trevor
SS I-175 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS Boggs
.................
Hmmm no word to the DD's on ASW ...
ASW attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
DMS Southard, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Trevor
SS I-175 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS Southard
No DD's ... and one sunk DMS ..
Submarine attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
AP Fuller, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Fuller is sighted by SS I-175
Massive explosion on AP Fuller
SS I-175 launches 2 torpedoes at AP Fuller
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Hmmmm it sure would be nice if some DD's showed up and dropped DC's ..
Submarine attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
AP Wharton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Wharton is sighted by SS I-175
So 3 ships sunk in shallow waters with no less than 2 ASW forces and some DMS .. no DC's dropped ... [:@]
Sub attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-171
Allied Ships
DD Fletcher
DD Meade
DD Kalk
SS I-171 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Fletcher
Another attack no DC's .. it is like the game is stuck ..
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
Manpower hits 6
Fires 7582
...............
ight Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 7 damaged
Manpower hits 3
Fires 8208
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 5 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
Manpower hits 2
Fires 9172
I sure hope this is worth it ... 4 down 26 damaged airframes ..
Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 12
B-17E Fortress x 7
B-17F Fortress x 11
B-24D Liberator x 12
B-26B Marauder x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 21
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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Ok we damage teh soon to be built runway and put construction behind ..
Bombing in china ..
Newbie Allies vs. Experinced WitP
Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
RE: Preparing for '43
"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: Preparing for '43
This problem at Mili is really my fault. Although all 12 ASW / escort forces seem to be ignoring the two submarines and 24 float planes working in the midst of my amphib operation .. . usually I mine as a part of the amphib operation and did not do so to discourage sticking the submarines in the same hex ..
Must remember to do so as some of the most "heroic" i.e either exterme incomptence of my ASW forces or some improbable circumstances produces these kinds of results ...
Ok we shal see what tomorrow brings I hope these AP's have offloaded by then ..
Must remember to do so as some of the most "heroic" i.e either exterme incomptence of my ASW forces or some improbable circumstances produces these kinds of results ...
Ok we shal see what tomorrow brings I hope these AP's have offloaded by then ..
"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: Preparing for '43
*************************** 30 DEC '42 **********************************
The IJ plant another subamrine at Milli and is able to sink 2 xAKL's ..
Submarine attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-3
Allied Ships
xAKL Illinoian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
..................
xAKL Illinoian is sighted by SS I-3
SS I-3 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Illinoian
Sub attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-3
Allied Ships
xAKL White Wing, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
We sink a xAK ...
Sub attack near Guam at 106,96
Japanese Ships
xAK Hakodate Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PB Seikai Maru
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
........
Sub attack near Guam at 106,96
Japanese Ships
xAK Hakodate Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
The Greyback is chased off ..
Sub attack near Rekata Bay at 114,134
Japanese Ships
APD Oite
APD Karukaya
APD Numakaze
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
BURMA:
Bloody day for both sides ..
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 22
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 20
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
.........................
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
...............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
No Allied losses
..............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 2
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Kittyhawk IA sweeping at 18000 feet
..............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
No Allied losses
The results as reported at the 'O' club :
WO Killick, P.E.E. of No.14 Sqn RNZAF is credited with kill number 4
FO Bailey, D.G. of No.17 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
O Abbott P. of No.17 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 3
PO Moorhead O. of No.17 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 4
WCDR Cotton, M.C.C. of No.17 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 5
PO Kilgore R. of No.113 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
PO Turner, P.S. of No.615 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
PO Gillam, D.E. of No.615 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
WO Nicholls, H.T. of No.615 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 3
WO De Maus, W.R. of No.14 Sqn RNZAF is credited with kill number 2
The results reported by maintiance:
Kittyhawk IA from No.14 Sqn RNZAF is written off
Kittyhawk IA from No.14 Sqn RNZAF is written off
Kittyhawk IA from No.14 Sqn RNZAF is written off
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.17 Sqn RAF is written off
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.17 Sqn RAF is written off
More attacks in China ...[>:]
Ok more later .. we are getting our boys home ..
The IJ plant another subamrine at Milli and is able to sink 2 xAKL's ..
Submarine attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-3
Allied Ships
xAKL Illinoian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
..................
xAKL Illinoian is sighted by SS I-3
SS I-3 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Illinoian
Sub attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-3
Allied Ships
xAKL White Wing, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
We sink a xAK ...
Sub attack near Guam at 106,96
Japanese Ships
xAK Hakodate Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PB Seikai Maru
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
........
Sub attack near Guam at 106,96
Japanese Ships
xAK Hakodate Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
The Greyback is chased off ..
Sub attack near Rekata Bay at 114,134
Japanese Ships
APD Oite
APD Karukaya
APD Numakaze
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
BURMA:
Bloody day for both sides ..
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 22
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 20
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
.........................
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
...............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
No Allied losses
..............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 2
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Kittyhawk IA sweeping at 18000 feet
..............
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
No Allied losses
The results as reported at the 'O' club :
WO Killick, P.E.E. of No.14 Sqn RNZAF is credited with kill number 4
FO Bailey, D.G. of No.17 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
O Abbott P. of No.17 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 3
PO Moorhead O. of No.17 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 4
WCDR Cotton, M.C.C. of No.17 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 5
PO Kilgore R. of No.113 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
PO Turner, P.S. of No.615 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
PO Gillam, D.E. of No.615 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
WO Nicholls, H.T. of No.615 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 3
WO De Maus, W.R. of No.14 Sqn RNZAF is credited with kill number 2
The results reported by maintiance:
Kittyhawk IA from No.14 Sqn RNZAF is written off
Kittyhawk IA from No.14 Sqn RNZAF is written off
Kittyhawk IA from No.14 Sqn RNZAF is written off
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.17 Sqn RAF is written off
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.17 Sqn RAF is written off
More attacks in China ...[>:]
Ok more later .. we are getting our boys home ..
"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: Preparing for '43
******************************** 31 DEC 42 ***********************************************
Big day in the game .. all my USN torps with a failure rate of > 49 .. reduce thier failure rate by 20 points .. so a 50 becomes 30 ... an 80 becomes a 60 .. now I have a P(.40) rather than the P(.20) I have been working with ...I shall see how the game changes ... If I can keep up my submarine contacts it should make a difference this game year ..
We got some ASW work done at Milli
ASW attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-3
Allied Ships
DMS Perry
DMS Lamberton
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
SS I-3 is sighted by escort
...............
ASW attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-3, hits 3
Allied Ships
DMS Hopkins
xAKL Vincent
xAKL Lahaina
DMS Trevor
SS I-3 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Hopkins
One of those hits is "severe engine" which just means some major engine damage .. we shall see if it leaves port or not ..
I pound Jaluit for the next phase of operations .. I will void this atoll of life ...
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
.............
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Bolingbroke IV x 12
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Bolingbroke IV bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
.............
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39
B-17F Fortress x 23
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-24D Liberator x 44
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
.....................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39
B-17F Fortress x 23
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-24D Liberator x 44
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
.....................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 22
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
...................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
.........................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
.............
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
A lot of intellegence came from this attack .. no SNLF unit just the BF and the fortress .. he has abadoned putting up resistance at least here .. I noted a lot of APD movement lately ..
Mandaly keeps getting pounded and we keep taking out airframes though flak ..
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Manpower hits 4
Fires 2917
......................
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
........................
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 damaged
Manpower hits 5
Fires 4363
Complete mess up at Tulagi ..
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
APD Oite
APD Hayate
.................
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 6
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
APD Karukaya
APD Hayate
...............
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 5
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
APD Oite
APD Hayate
We lose 3 B-26's and only scare the IJ APD's ...[:@]
Bombing in China [>:]
More later ..
Big day in the game .. all my USN torps with a failure rate of > 49 .. reduce thier failure rate by 20 points .. so a 50 becomes 30 ... an 80 becomes a 60 .. now I have a P(.40) rather than the P(.20) I have been working with ...I shall see how the game changes ... If I can keep up my submarine contacts it should make a difference this game year ..
We got some ASW work done at Milli
ASW attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-3
Allied Ships
DMS Perry
DMS Lamberton
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
SS I-3 is sighted by escort
...............
ASW attack near Mili at 136,121
Japanese Ships
SS I-3, hits 3
Allied Ships
DMS Hopkins
xAKL Vincent
xAKL Lahaina
DMS Trevor
SS I-3 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Hopkins
One of those hits is "severe engine" which just means some major engine damage .. we shall see if it leaves port or not ..
I pound Jaluit for the next phase of operations .. I will void this atoll of life ...
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
.............
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Bolingbroke IV x 12
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Bolingbroke IV bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
.............
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39
B-17F Fortress x 23
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-24D Liberator x 44
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
.....................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39
B-17F Fortress x 23
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-24D Liberator x 44
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
.....................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 22
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
...................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
.........................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
.............
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
A lot of intellegence came from this attack .. no SNLF unit just the BF and the fortress .. he has abadoned putting up resistance at least here .. I noted a lot of APD movement lately ..
Mandaly keeps getting pounded and we keep taking out airframes though flak ..
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Manpower hits 4
Fires 2917
......................
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
........................
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 damaged
Manpower hits 5
Fires 4363
Complete mess up at Tulagi ..
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
APD Oite
APD Hayate
.................
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 6
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
APD Karukaya
APD Hayate
...............
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 5
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
APD Oite
APD Hayate
We lose 3 B-26's and only scare the IJ APD's ...[:@]
Bombing in China [>:]
More later ..
"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"
The Allies Take the Offense
**************************************** 01 JAN 43 ***********************************
The Submarines make contact ..
Sub attack near Shikuka at 125,45
Japanese Ships
TK Kaijo Maru
PB Lushan Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kaijo Maru
The Saury .. is sorry !!! [:'(]
Now the Whale shows some spirt ...
Sub attack near Tanegashima at 102,63
Japanese Ships
xAK Bingo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Toyu Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
PB Bisaku Maru
Allied Ships
SS Whale
SS Whale launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Bingo Maru
Scratch one xAK [:D]
Then ... the xAK Himalaya Maru shows up ...and the Whale sufaces after firing 4 then followed up with 4 more !! [X(]
Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 100,63
Japanese Ships
xAK Himalaya Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Whale, hits 2
The conning tower and torpedo tubes took 88mm hits .. the commander of the Whale has some explaning to do after jsut getting a complete refit!
BURMA:
Less and Less Lilys show up ..
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed by flak
..................
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
CENPAC:
We accidently smack Jaluit ...
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
................
Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
Bolingbroke IV x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
We do learn that The 61st Guard Unit is at Jaluit and will have to be dealt with .. [;)]
Bombing in China .. [>:]
More later ..
The Submarines make contact ..
Sub attack near Shikuka at 125,45
Japanese Ships
TK Kaijo Maru
PB Lushan Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kaijo Maru
The Saury .. is sorry !!! [:'(]
Now the Whale shows some spirt ...
Sub attack near Tanegashima at 102,63
Japanese Ships
xAK Bingo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Toyu Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
PB Bisaku Maru
Allied Ships
SS Whale
SS Whale launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Bingo Maru
Scratch one xAK [:D]
Then ... the xAK Himalaya Maru shows up ...and the Whale sufaces after firing 4 then followed up with 4 more !! [X(]
Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 100,63
Japanese Ships
xAK Himalaya Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Whale, hits 2
The conning tower and torpedo tubes took 88mm hits .. the commander of the Whale has some explaning to do after jsut getting a complete refit!
BURMA:
Less and Less Lilys show up ..
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed by flak
..................
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
CENPAC:
We accidently smack Jaluit ...
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
................
Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
Bolingbroke IV x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
We do learn that The 61st Guard Unit is at Jaluit and will have to be dealt with .. [;)]
Bombing in China .. [>:]
More later ..
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
I just sent off my turn. My opponent and I got in 5 turns today! Wow!
Lots of radio traffic at Guam and Truk .. I susepct the Combined fleet is coming out to play ...
Maps tomorrow, but in Burma the IJ have drawn a defensive line as I suspect from 60K @Prome to 42K troops @Toungoo .. this will be very very difficult to break in '43.
I am satisfied with the situation in CENPAC. We need more base forces in Theater to to hold our active aircraft. Jaluit will be the next key point to capture as we can project land based dive bombers into the rest of teh Marshalls.
More later ..
Lots of radio traffic at Guam and Truk .. I susepct the Combined fleet is coming out to play ...
Maps tomorrow, but in Burma the IJ have drawn a defensive line as I suspect from 60K @Prome to 42K troops @Toungoo .. this will be very very difficult to break in '43.
I am satisfied with the situation in CENPAC. We need more base forces in Theater to to hold our active aircraft. Jaluit will be the next key point to capture as we can project land based dive bombers into the rest of teh Marshalls.
More later ..
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
5 TURNS, holy moly. I am excited with 2. You set yourself up pretty good for 43. Home for Christmas in 44.
RE: The Allies Take the Offense
ORIGINAL: DOCUP
5 TURNS, holy moly. I am excited with 2. You set yourself up pretty good for 43. Home for Christmas in 44.
I think we are set up for '43 but I do not see getting to the end game any quicker despite our advances. Basically IMHO) the reinforcement schedule dicates pace. I need Hellcats and Essex CV's to stretch the Pacific -- The KB is alive and well, and I need Indian troops to push Burma.
But I do have a plan to keep the IJ busy ..[8D]
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
************************************ 02 JAN '43 *********************************
The "Sorry" hides again ..[8|]
ASW attack near Toyohara at 124,48
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-21
SC CHa-9
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury is located by SC CHa-21
While the SS Porpoise fires three salvos and surfaces to duke it out and fire another salvo! [X(]
Sub attack near Kochi at 106,63
Japanese Ships
xAK Nitii Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Porpoise, hits 1
SS Porpoise attacking on the surface
Brewster, S.B. decides to submerge SS Porpoise due to damage
Scratch another xAK ... [:D]
The IJ continue night bombing .. I was guess these planes are due to withdraw and they are just expending them as funglible items?
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 50 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed by flak
Manpower hits 1
Fires 396
...............
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 6 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
..............
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 damaged
The flak and operational losses are piling up on this group ...
Bombing in China ... [>:]
More later ..
The "Sorry" hides again ..[8|]
ASW attack near Toyohara at 124,48
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-21
SC CHa-9
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury is located by SC CHa-21
While the SS Porpoise fires three salvos and surfaces to duke it out and fire another salvo! [X(]
Sub attack near Kochi at 106,63
Japanese Ships
xAK Nitii Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Porpoise, hits 1
SS Porpoise attacking on the surface
Brewster, S.B. decides to submerge SS Porpoise due to damage
Scratch another xAK ... [:D]
The IJ continue night bombing .. I was guess these planes are due to withdraw and they are just expending them as funglible items?
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 50 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed by flak
Manpower hits 1
Fires 396
...............
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 6 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
..............
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 damaged
The flak and operational losses are piling up on this group ...
Bombing in China ... [>:]
More later ..
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
**************************** 03 - 04 JAN '43 ********************************
We are not doing 2-day turns but 03 JAN 42 only had the usual events of bombing in China .. and
Submarine attack near Madang at 98,123
Japanese Ships
xAK Neikai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O16
xAK Neikai Maru is sighted by SS O16
Scratch one xAK ..
We scare a subamrine hanging off Perth ..
ASW attack near Perth at 48,147
Japanese Ships
SS I-168
Allied Ships
PG Clive
DD Le Triomphant
PG Herald
SS I-168 is sighted by escort
Then on the 4th we decde to keep reducing Jaluit ..
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 29
B-17F Fortress x 23
B-24D Liberator x 63
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
....
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
.....................
Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
This is good .. we need to take out as many guns as possible before landing here ..
.........
This will keep the IJ busy for awhile filing in holes before starting improvemets ...
[:D]
Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
B-17F Fortress x 11
B-24D Liberator x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 77
We take out 2 Oscars at Prome ..
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
6 more sweeps do nothing ..
More bombing in China .. [>:]
The clock is ticking for Japan [;)]
We are not doing 2-day turns but 03 JAN 42 only had the usual events of bombing in China .. and
Submarine attack near Madang at 98,123
Japanese Ships
xAK Neikai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O16
xAK Neikai Maru is sighted by SS O16
Scratch one xAK ..
We scare a subamrine hanging off Perth ..
ASW attack near Perth at 48,147
Japanese Ships
SS I-168
Allied Ships
PG Clive
DD Le Triomphant
PG Herald
SS I-168 is sighted by escort
Then on the 4th we decde to keep reducing Jaluit ..
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Naval Fortress, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 29
B-17F Fortress x 23
B-24D Liberator x 63
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
....
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
.....................
Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
This is good .. we need to take out as many guns as possible before landing here ..
.........
This will keep the IJ busy for awhile filing in holes before starting improvemets ...
[:D]
Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
B-17F Fortress x 11
B-24D Liberator x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 77
We take out 2 Oscars at Prome ..
Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
6 more sweeps do nothing ..
More bombing in China .. [>:]
The clock is ticking for Japan [;)]
"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"
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RE: The Allies Take the Offense
Jan 1st means a lower rate of duds for your American subs, which should help your morale. [:D]
Heavy AA units - You have one at Colombo and at least two at Aukland. If you haven't moved them yet, I would get them closer to the action.
Heavy AA units - You have one at Colombo and at least two at Aukland. If you haven't moved them yet, I would get them closer to the action.
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[/center]RE: The Allies Take the Offense
ORIGINAL: ny59giants
Jan 1st means a lower rate of duds for your American subs, which should help your morale. [:D]
Heavy AA units - You have one at Colombo and at least two at Aukland. If you haven't moved them yet, I would get them closer to the action.
The one in Colombo is in Mandalay right now ... which over time suprised the IJ as the flak losses at 1-2 per turn from 5000 foot night bombing accumulated over the months [;)] The two from Aukland are in Oz protecting Carnes, which was being smacked by night bombing regularly.. after a few Betty's were shashed by heavy flak that stopped [:D]
But good call as in '43 the IJ's Helen's are quite effective unopposed.
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
****************************** 05 JAN '43 *****************************
The submarine war heats up ..
Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47
Japanese Ships
xAK Satsuma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Miho Maru
PB Teiko Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury
I heard sinking sounds ..[;)]
I-168 misses ..[:D].
Submarine attack near Busselton at 47,149
Japanese Ships
SS I-168
Allied Ships
xAK Empire Glen
xAK Empire Glen is sighted by SS I-168
SS I-168 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Empire Glen
The IJN heat up on seeking my subs ..
SS O19 sighted by Japanese Aircraft at 83,63 near Pescadores
SS O19 is reported HIT
PROME:
Prome receives our wrath ..
Morning Air attack on 2nd RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 63
Kittyhawk IA x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
261 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
...................
Morning Air attack on 55th Division, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 64
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
311 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
............
Morning Air attack on 58th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 25
B-24D Liberator x 36
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
563 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1K down .. 48K left to go [8|]
It is going to be a very hard fight .. I cannot get through the jungle and crossing the river into Prome is suicide ..
Bombing in China ..[>:]
More later ..
The submarine war heats up ..
Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47
Japanese Ships
xAK Satsuma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Miho Maru
PB Teiko Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury
I heard sinking sounds ..[;)]
I-168 misses ..[:D].
Submarine attack near Busselton at 47,149
Japanese Ships
SS I-168
Allied Ships
xAK Empire Glen
xAK Empire Glen is sighted by SS I-168
SS I-168 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Empire Glen
The IJN heat up on seeking my subs ..
SS O19 sighted by Japanese Aircraft at 83,63 near Pescadores
SS O19 is reported HIT
PROME:
Prome receives our wrath ..
Morning Air attack on 2nd RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 63
Kittyhawk IA x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
261 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
...................
Morning Air attack on 55th Division, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 64
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
311 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
............
Morning Air attack on 58th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 25
B-24D Liberator x 36
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
563 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1K down .. 48K left to go [8|]
It is going to be a very hard fight .. I cannot get through the jungle and crossing the river into Prome is suicide ..
Bombing in China ..[>:]
More later ..
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
*********************************** 06 JAN 43 ***************************************
Exteremly quiet turn ...
Two submarine actions neither one involving any torpedoes ..
ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 98,67
Japanese Ships
SC Ch 37
SC Ch 38
Allied Ships
SS Trigger, hits 1
...................
Submarine attack near Zamboanga at 75,89
Japanese Ships
xAKL Columbia Maru
Allied Ships
SS Pompano
xAKL Columbia Maru is sighted by SS Pompano
Captain of SS Pompano elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Bombing in China ...[>:]
One interesting development is that the IJN have decided to patrol within my ASW perimerter ..
PBY-5 Catalina reports submarine at 138, 126 near Makin
Two Sub Chaser TF's are nearby and will have to respond ..
I also noted a TF leaving Rangoon .. maybe its a bombardment TF heading to Akayb?
More later ..
Exteremly quiet turn ...
Two submarine actions neither one involving any torpedoes ..
ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 98,67
Japanese Ships
SC Ch 37
SC Ch 38
Allied Ships
SS Trigger, hits 1
...................
Submarine attack near Zamboanga at 75,89
Japanese Ships
xAKL Columbia Maru
Allied Ships
SS Pompano
xAKL Columbia Maru is sighted by SS Pompano
Captain of SS Pompano elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Bombing in China ...[>:]
One interesting development is that the IJN have decided to patrol within my ASW perimerter ..
PBY-5 Catalina reports submarine at 138, 126 near Makin
Two Sub Chaser TF's are nearby and will have to respond ..
I also noted a TF leaving Rangoon .. maybe its a bombardment TF heading to Akayb?
More later ..
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
***************************** 07 JAN 43 ****************************************
The IJ submarines were working overtime to isolate Milli ..
Sub attack near Mili at 137,122
Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 1
Allied Ships
APD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Crosby
APD Ward
APD Kane
APD Lawrence
APD King
APD Humphreys
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
SS I-19 launches 6 torpedoes at APD Hatfield
The Hatfield and 80 troops left are not going to make it .. [:(]
Then the APD's ran into another submarine .. SS I-171 that misses with bad results [;)]
ASW attack near Mili at 137,122
Japanese Ships
SS I-171, hits 4
Allied Ships
APD Litchfield
APD Waters
APD Chew
APD Lawrence
APD King
APD Humphreys
APD Kilty
SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Litchfield
There were fires and flooding ..
I-162 runs into my ASW ..
ASW attack near Makin at 138,126
Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 11
Allied Ships
DD Lansdowne
DD Woodworth
DD McCalla
SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Lansdowne
With 11 solid hits fires, engine damage, conning tower flooding, other flooding .... she should sink soon ..
The Saury finds trouble ..
Sub attack near Toyohara at 124,48
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-21
SC CHa-9
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-21
and so does the Haddock ..
Sub attack near Hengchun at 85,68
Japanese Ships
PB Heimei Maru
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
Captain of SS Haddock elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
My air focused on Munda today ..
Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
B-17F Fortress x 11
B-24D Liberator x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Port hits 21
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1
Bombing in China ... [>:]
More later ..
The IJ submarines were working overtime to isolate Milli ..
Sub attack near Mili at 137,122
Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 1
Allied Ships
APD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Crosby
APD Ward
APD Kane
APD Lawrence
APD King
APD Humphreys
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
SS I-19 launches 6 torpedoes at APD Hatfield
The Hatfield and 80 troops left are not going to make it .. [:(]
Then the APD's ran into another submarine .. SS I-171 that misses with bad results [;)]
ASW attack near Mili at 137,122
Japanese Ships
SS I-171, hits 4
Allied Ships
APD Litchfield
APD Waters
APD Chew
APD Lawrence
APD King
APD Humphreys
APD Kilty
SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Litchfield
There were fires and flooding ..
I-162 runs into my ASW ..
ASW attack near Makin at 138,126
Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 11
Allied Ships
DD Lansdowne
DD Woodworth
DD McCalla
SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Lansdowne
With 11 solid hits fires, engine damage, conning tower flooding, other flooding .... she should sink soon ..
The Saury finds trouble ..
Sub attack near Toyohara at 124,48
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-21
SC CHa-9
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-21
and so does the Haddock ..
Sub attack near Hengchun at 85,68
Japanese Ships
PB Heimei Maru
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
Captain of SS Haddock elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
My air focused on Munda today ..
Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
B-17F Fortress x 11
B-24D Liberator x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Port hits 21
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1
Bombing in China ... [>:]
More later ..
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
******************************* 08 JAN 43 *************************************
I made a huge mistake this turn and did not protect Akayb even though I knew the raid was coming ..[:@] (see my last post ..)
Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
Beaufort I: 24 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed on ground
Vengeance I: 35 damaged
Vengeance I: 2 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Nachi
CA Takao
Allied ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Manpower hits 1
Fires 299
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 26
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 4
CA Mikuma firing at Akyab
CA Nachi firing at 4th NW Frontier Base Force
CA Takao firing at Akyab
The IJ have been squaking about heavy bombers .. but this is pretty high casulties for 3 CA's in my book [;)] Meaning here come the heavy's!! ..
I-162 is most ceertainly gone debris in the water ...
ASW attack near Makin at 137,124
Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 11, heavy damage
Allied Ships
APD Gregory
APD Colhoun
APD Lawrence
APD King
APD Humphreys
APD Kilty
SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Gregory
Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-44
SC CHa-35
Allied Ships
SS Kingfish
Captain of SS Kingfish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
My Beufighters are supposedly night fighters .. [8|]
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 5
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
..................
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 6
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Not a single fighter engaged [8|]
Ok bombing in China .. [>:]
I made a huge mistake this turn and did not protect Akayb even though I knew the raid was coming ..[:@] (see my last post ..)
Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
Beaufort I: 24 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed on ground
Vengeance I: 35 damaged
Vengeance I: 2 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Nachi
CA Takao
Allied ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Manpower hits 1
Fires 299
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 26
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 4
CA Mikuma firing at Akyab
CA Nachi firing at 4th NW Frontier Base Force
CA Takao firing at Akyab
The IJ have been squaking about heavy bombers .. but this is pretty high casulties for 3 CA's in my book [;)] Meaning here come the heavy's!! ..
I-162 is most ceertainly gone debris in the water ...
ASW attack near Makin at 137,124
Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 11, heavy damage
Allied Ships
APD Gregory
APD Colhoun
APD Lawrence
APD King
APD Humphreys
APD Kilty
SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Gregory
Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-44
SC CHa-35
Allied Ships
SS Kingfish
Captain of SS Kingfish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
My Beufighters are supposedly night fighters .. [8|]
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 5
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
..................
Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 6
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Not a single fighter engaged [8|]
Ok bombing in China .. [>:]
"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"
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RE: The Allies Take the Offense
I thought you had reached 1943?? Or you taking a time warp back a year??
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ORIGINAL: ny59giants
I thought you had reached 1943?? Or you taking a time warp back a year??
Oh! I do not want to return to that nightmare of '42! [:D] I have corrected my posts [8D]
But thanks very much for pointing this out .. as I posted hundreds of items in "42" setting up a brain pathway ..
Another posting later today ..
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
*************************************09 JAN 43 *********************************
It was a bad day for the IJN and IJNAAF ..
First, I thought the IJN was going to follow up on their Akyab attack with BB's so I brought in a force to have a final show down and instead the SAG meets up with I-157:
ASW attack near Akyab at 53,45
Japanese Ships
SS I-157, hits 8, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Adelaide
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Arunta
DD Nestor
DD Tjerk Hiddes
SS I-157 is sighted by escort
SS 1-157 will be iffy to make it flooding and engine critical hits ..
I knew I should have replaced the McCalla [:@]
ASW attack near Mili at 137,122
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
Allied Ships
DD Lansdowne
DD Woodworth
DD McCalla
SS I-19 is located by DD Lansdowne
DD Woodworth fails to find sub and abandons search
DD McCalla attacking submerged sub ....
DD McCalla is out of ASW ammo
DD McCalla is out of ASW ammo
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
That was the only one in the group low on ammo ..
Submarine action in the DEI ...
Sub attack near Morotai at 80,99
Japanese Ships
E Kiji
CL Katori
E Hayabusa
E Hiyodori
AO Toho Maru
AO Shinkoku Maru
AO San Clemente Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
TK Itukusima Maru
TK Huzisan Maru
DD Tsuga
DD Amatsukaze
E Kamo
Allied Ships
SS O20
SS O20 launches 4 torpedoes at E Kiji
Followed up by the USN Tuna:
Sub attack near Morotai at 79,99
Japanese Ships
E Kamo
CL Katori
E Kiji
E Hayabusa
E Hiyodori
AO Toho Maru
AO Shinkoku Maru
AO San Clemente Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
TK Itukusima Maru
TK Huzisan Maru
DD Tsuga
DD Amatsukaze
Allied Ships
SS Tuna, hits 2
SS Tuna launches 4 torpedoes at E Kamo
The Tuna gets the bell rung .. but not enough ... [;)]
Sub attack near Morotai at 79,99
Japanese Ships
AO Shinkoku Maru, Torpedo hits 1
CL Katori
E Kiji
E Hayabusa
E Hiyodori
AO Toho Maru
AO San Clemente Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
TK Itukusima Maru
TK Huzisan Maru
DD Tsuga
DD Amatsukaze
E Kamo
Allied Ships
SS Tuna
SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at AO Shinkoku Maru
BINGO!!! An AO out for quite while .. I do not think she will sink no heavy damage and no fires .. but an escort TF will have to guide her to the nearest port in shark infested waters [:D]
The USN Saurry fires off duds in 2 encouters off the Japan Coast ..
BURMA:
The Betty's sortie unescorted to hit my little KV escorting an xAKL moving supplies to Cox's Bazzar .. they meet the RAF ...
Morning Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
Kittyhawk IA x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
KV Jasmine
13 Betty's down .. zero good guys!!
SWEET!
We hit Prome:
Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 64
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
457 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
...................
Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 26
B-24D Liberator x 36
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
About 800 out of 42,000 troops ... just about 2% this day ..
Jaluit:
The Jaluit Base force receives our ire ..
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 40
B-17F Fortress x 22
LB-30 Liberator x 12
B-24D Liberator x 33
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
671 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
..................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 25
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Along with the 61st Naval Guards
Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Slowly we depopulate this atoll ...[8D]
Bombing in China ... [>:]
More later ...
It was a bad day for the IJN and IJNAAF ..
First, I thought the IJN was going to follow up on their Akyab attack with BB's so I brought in a force to have a final show down and instead the SAG meets up with I-157:
ASW attack near Akyab at 53,45
Japanese Ships
SS I-157, hits 8, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Adelaide
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Arunta
DD Nestor
DD Tjerk Hiddes
SS I-157 is sighted by escort
SS 1-157 will be iffy to make it flooding and engine critical hits ..
I knew I should have replaced the McCalla [:@]
ASW attack near Mili at 137,122
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
Allied Ships
DD Lansdowne
DD Woodworth
DD McCalla
SS I-19 is located by DD Lansdowne
DD Woodworth fails to find sub and abandons search
DD McCalla attacking submerged sub ....
DD McCalla is out of ASW ammo
DD McCalla is out of ASW ammo
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McCalla fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
That was the only one in the group low on ammo ..
Submarine action in the DEI ...
Sub attack near Morotai at 80,99
Japanese Ships
E Kiji
CL Katori
E Hayabusa
E Hiyodori
AO Toho Maru
AO Shinkoku Maru
AO San Clemente Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
TK Itukusima Maru
TK Huzisan Maru
DD Tsuga
DD Amatsukaze
E Kamo
Allied Ships
SS O20
SS O20 launches 4 torpedoes at E Kiji
Followed up by the USN Tuna:
Sub attack near Morotai at 79,99
Japanese Ships
E Kamo
CL Katori
E Kiji
E Hayabusa
E Hiyodori
AO Toho Maru
AO Shinkoku Maru
AO San Clemente Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
TK Itukusima Maru
TK Huzisan Maru
DD Tsuga
DD Amatsukaze
Allied Ships
SS Tuna, hits 2
SS Tuna launches 4 torpedoes at E Kamo
The Tuna gets the bell rung .. but not enough ... [;)]
Sub attack near Morotai at 79,99
Japanese Ships
AO Shinkoku Maru, Torpedo hits 1
CL Katori
E Kiji
E Hayabusa
E Hiyodori
AO Toho Maru
AO San Clemente Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
TK Itukusima Maru
TK Huzisan Maru
DD Tsuga
DD Amatsukaze
E Kamo
Allied Ships
SS Tuna
SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at AO Shinkoku Maru
BINGO!!! An AO out for quite while .. I do not think she will sink no heavy damage and no fires .. but an escort TF will have to guide her to the nearest port in shark infested waters [:D]
The USN Saurry fires off duds in 2 encouters off the Japan Coast ..
BURMA:
The Betty's sortie unescorted to hit my little KV escorting an xAKL moving supplies to Cox's Bazzar .. they meet the RAF ...
Morning Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
Kittyhawk IA x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
KV Jasmine
13 Betty's down .. zero good guys!!
SWEET!We hit Prome:
Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 64
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
457 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
...................
Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 55,50 (Prome)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 26
B-24D Liberator x 36
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
About 800 out of 42,000 troops ... just about 2% this day ..
Jaluit:
The Jaluit Base force receives our ire ..
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 40
B-17F Fortress x 22
LB-30 Liberator x 12
B-24D Liberator x 33
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
671 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
..................
Morning Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 25
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Along with the 61st Naval Guards
Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 134,120 (Jaluit)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Slowly we depopulate this atoll ...[8D]
Bombing in China ... [>:]
More later ...
"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: The Allies Take the Offense
CENPAC JAN 1943:
I have posted a map of the Marshalls of where things stand. I am in a quandry. I can take Jaluit and move my patrol forces another 200 or so miles forward into the battlespace. I have a second mission of gettting a base force on Kusaie Island and begin to project intellegence gathering not only toward Truk but over the entire northern battlespace I cannot reach yet. The gap shown in black can be covered at extended ranges but I need to see beyond that even to get a good warning of KB movements in this theater.
What I am considering is a multiple pronged operation of invading Jaluit while getting a BF on Kusaie Island .. we shall see how this develops .
I have posted a map of the Marshalls of where things stand. I am in a quandry. I can take Jaluit and move my patrol forces another 200 or so miles forward into the battlespace. I have a second mission of gettting a base force on Kusaie Island and begin to project intellegence gathering not only toward Truk but over the entire northern battlespace I cannot reach yet. The gap shown in black can be covered at extended ranges but I need to see beyond that even to get a good warning of KB movements in this theater.
What I am considering is a multiple pronged operation of invading Jaluit while getting a BF on Kusaie Island .. we shall see how this develops .
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