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HUNTIN' KB

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5/1-5/2/44


There has been a pause in the game as Dave is on vacation. I didnt get the file back for almost a week and then when I did I spent a couple of days reorganizing my rear areas. As before.... one of the biggest limitations for the Allies as they advance forward is a lack of BFs for the newly captured airfields. Ive previously stripped Allied airfields of BFs in the Solomons, Admiralties, Gilberts and Marshalls and now Im stripping bases in the southern DEI and eastern New Guinea for BFs to open my newly acquired bases on Mindanao.

The amphibious transports off Hansa Bay complete their loading of assault troops this turn and now they will head out for the jumping off position for SOPAC's offensive into the Paulaus/Carolines. Fifth Fleet's amphibious covering force of 28 CVEs sailed to Morotai to refuel and rearm after covering the invasion of Sangi the turn before. Now that they are refueled and rearmed....the CVEs will sail south of babeldaob and their torpedo bombers will help to shut down the level 4 AF there. Then the CVEs will link up with the Allied invasion forces in the Paulaus/Carolines. The fast carriers of Fifth Fleet had been standing by off Hansa Bay to cover the loading of assault troops..... now they are released for offensive activities.

Dave has had several carriers sailing to the south of Truk for a few turns now. Last turn we tried to hit them with B-25D1s but the escorts didnt fly and no hits were scored. however....we detected the presence of CAP and LRCAP from at least 5 IJN CVs and 3 CVLs and now it seems like a perfect time for the 12 CVs and 8 CVLs of Fifth Fleet to lay an ambush on KB.

The fast carriers of Fifth Fleet will sail to a point just west of Satawal this turn. If KB stays around Truk or even withdraws slowly towards the Marianas we should get a crack at them. Id prefer a carrier exchange now out in the open without hundreds of Japanese land based bombers and fighters joining in on the melee. There are about 100 Japanese AC at Truk and another 250 AC in the Marianas. I had been holding all the heavy bombers of Fifth Air Force in reserve for over a week to rest them for the upcoming Paulaus/Carolines offensive but now that there is a chance to catch KB all the B-24s will be staged to Manus and Mussau to take out Truk while P-47D25s escort the bombers and P-38Js sweep at high altitude. Im hoping to shut down Truk on the 1st day of the turn with the expected carrier engagement... if it occurs.... on the 2nd day of the turn.

If I dont try to engage KB now....Dave will know exactly which hexes I will be in with Fifth Fleet when I invade Luzon and the Marianas and then he will be able to choose the time and place of the ambush.

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RE: HUNTIN' KB

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Sounds like a good plan! Looking forward to this one!
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RE: HUNTIN' KB

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5/3-5/4/44


Dave gets back from vacation and we resume the war in earnest.



SUBS


SS Tang sinks xAK Tuyuma maru off Hengchun.

SS Billfish sinks E Hirado near Toyohara.



HUNTIN' KB


The anticipated massive carrier battle never happens as KB reverses course and heads back SE to threaten Rabaul and Allied shipping lanes. The fast carriers of Task group 58 maybe sailed by KB at a range of 9 hexes.

Now we have a major decision to make on the eve of SOPAC's offensive into the Paulaus/Carolines. Do we pull a Halsey and abandon the invasion fleets to pursue KB or do we pull a Spruance and play it more conservatively by escorting the amphibious forces. If we pursue KB to the E or SE we can almost cut them off from escaping back to the north. The only 2 Japanese bases in the area are the 60% damaged AF at Truk and the 67% damaged level 4 AF at Ponape.

On the other hand......virtually all of Fifth Fleet is approaching the Paulaus from 180 degrees of the compass. Not only are there 3 amphibious TFs loaded with troops but also a huge fleet train with most of the AOs and AE/AKEs of the fleet in addition to multiple surface TFs and even a large TK fleet. In fact....Ive split up the 31 CVEs into 3 separate groups to cover the scattered Allied TFs.

I think that now that KB is out of position to interfere with our offensive activities... I will keep the fast carriers supporting the SOPAC offensive in close to help take our 3 objectives in the shortest time posibble... perhaps in 6-7 turns. Next turn SOPAC will invade at Yap with 5 regiments and the hope here is to turn it immediately into a naval resupply base by disbanding AE/AKE/TKs to replenish Fifth Fleet before we launch the 2nd invasion. Fifth Fleet is spread out from Morotai to Hansa Bay as it masses for the next offensive and I think that keeping the fast carriers in close will help to cover all the moving parts of this next offensive.

The PBY Liberators have been held back for a couple of weeks to rest and will now strike Yap next turn....with their 17 hex range Yap is in normal range of Noemfoor. The torpedo bombers of the CVEs and the fast carriers will also lend ground support at Yap. Babeldaob is now 45% damaged and B-24s and medium bombers will hit it again next turn.


Over in the DEI and Philippines... dave launches some counterattacks with his land based naval air but Allied CAP and LRCAP is up to the challenge:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,93

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 18
B5N2 Kate x 28



Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 22
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 36
F4U-1A Corsair x 16
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 10 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 19 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
348th FG/342nd FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000
Raid is overhead
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
No.82 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire VIII (6 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 41500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
49th FG/7th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (6 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
18 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gorontalo at 72,99

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 22



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
LST-119, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AM Grebe



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.84 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IV (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead




Morning Air attack on TF, near Ternate at 78,102

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 22



Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VF-17 with F4U-1 Corsair (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead




Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,93

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 4
B5N2 Kate x 5



Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 22
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 36
F4U-1A Corsair x 16
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
348th FG/342nd FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000
Raid is overhead
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
No.82 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire VIII (6 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 41500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
49th FG/7th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (6 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ternate at 78,102

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 11



Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 3
F4U-1 Corsair x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VF-17 with F4U-1 Corsair (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
No.85 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire VIII (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead



The Allies also got into a pretty good air battle over Truk. Truk suffered 60% damage but we only destroyed 12 Ac on the ground. Overall....Japan loses 144 Ac this turn in A2A combat vs 44 Allied AC.


Fifth Air Force hammers the Japanese garrison at Gorontalo and II Australian Corps captures the level 4 AF there in a shock attack:



Ground combat at Gorontalo (72,99)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3728 troops, 60 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 675 troops, 17 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 137

Japanese adjusted defense: 16

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Gorontalo !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-II Topsy: 4 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
3rd Australian Brigade

Defending units:
38th Div /1
12th Field AF Construction Battalion
73rd JAAF AF Bn
131st Naval Construction Battalion
Kure 7th SNLF /1



The capture of the level 4 AF at Sangi a turn ago and then the level 4 AF at Gorontalo this turn help to secure Allied SLOC from New Guinea to Mindanao but Dave still has plenty of AFs in our rear to stage naval airstrikes from... this last turn he staged a naval airstrike from Taliaboe and we will deal with that base in a couple of turns. Dave also launched a naval airstrike from Jolo and we will deal with that AF next turn.

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SOPAC ON THE OFFENSIVE: INVASION YAP

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5/5-5/6/44



SUBS


SS Scorpion sinks xAKL Syokyu Maru off Wakkanai.

SS Trespasser sinks AO Sunosaki near Tanjoeengbalai.

SS Scorpion sinks xAK Tokosi Maru by Toyohara.

SS Jack sinks TK Nissho Maru off Toyohara.

SS KVII sinks xAK Zinzan Maru near Sibuyan.



CBI


Its quiet on the ground throughout ther theatre so we resume strategic bombing this turn. Tenth AF and RAF ,medium bombers stage to China where they city bomb Haiphong....Haiphong now has only 40 resources remaining out of over 200. Tenth AF and RAF heavy bombers stage to Rangoon and take out the hevy industry and light inductry in Saigon. Next turn the heavy bombers will city bomb Phnom Penh.



SIXTH ARMY: THE MINDANAO CAMPAIGN

III Amphibious Corps easily takes Malaybatay just after Dave evacuates towards Cayagan. I thought for sure that Dave was going to stage his "Alamo" here due to the 4x defensive bonus but now it looks as if try to hold Cayagan as long as possible. All of Sixth Army is now on the march to northern Mindanao.


SOPAC: INVASION YAP

I was glad that I sent the fast carriers of Task Group 58 to help cover the invasion of Yap as they absorbed the first and heaviest strike of Japanese naval bombers that were based in the Marianas:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 98,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 122
G3M3 Nell x 27



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 46
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
F4U-1A Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 483


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed
G3M3 Nell: 18 destroyed, 1 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Independence



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-38 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
24 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
No.800 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
16 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-211 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 15 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers



Subsequent Japanee naval airstrikes hit the CVEs covering Fifth Fleet at yap:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Yap at 96,97

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
G4M1 Betty x 23



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 28
Seafire IIC x 39
Sea Hurricane Ib x 16
FM-2 Wildcat x 37
F4U-1A Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 213


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 15 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Battler
CVE Shah
CVE Marcus Island
CVE Ommaney Bay



CAP engaged:
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
16 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
VC(F)-21 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-39 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-63 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
17 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-65 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-68 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-75 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-76 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-77 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
VC(F)-94 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VC(F)-4 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-5 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-10 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yap at 96,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
G4M1 Betty x 7



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 28
Seafire IIC x 39
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
F4U-1A Corsair x 3
F6F-3 Hellcat x 210


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VC(F)-21 with FM-2 Wildcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
18 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-39 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-63 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-65 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-68 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-75 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-76 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-77 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-94 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VC(F)-4 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-5 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-10 with F4U-1A Corsair (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
3 planes vectored on to bombers



Morning Air attack on TF, near Yap at 94,101

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
B6N2 Jill x 7



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 28
Seafire IIC x 39
Sea Hurricane Ib x 16
FM-2 Wildcat x 37
F4U-1A Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 218


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VC(F)-21 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-39 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-63 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-65 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-68 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-75 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-76 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-77 with FM-2 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
VC(F)-94 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
VC(F)-4 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-5 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-10 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes




Japan loses over 200 AC this turn including 98 A6M2s vs 100 Allied AC. SOPAC troops storm ashore at Yap:



Night Naval bombardment of Yap at 96,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

81 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
LB-502, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
LB-513, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 2
CA Chicago
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
CL Boise
CL Detroit
DD Welles
DD Waller
DD Hutchins
DD Hopewell
DD Hickox
DD Halford
DD Eaton

Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)



Airbase hits 53
Airbase supply hits 17
Runway hits 119
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 10
Port supply hits 9

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Astoria
CA Astoria firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at CA Astoria
CA New Orleans firing at Yap
CA Salt Lake City firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at CA Salt Lake City
CA Chicago firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at CA Chicago
3rd Special Base Force firing at CA Louisville
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Special Base Force
CL Boise firing at Yap
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Detroit
CL Detroit firing at Yap
DD Welles firing at 36th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Waller firing at Yap
DD Hutchins firing at Yap
DD Hopewell firing at Yap
DD Hickox firing at Yap
DD Halford firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Halford
DD Eaton firing at Yap


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Pre-Invasion action off Yap (96,97) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

197 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Richmond
DD Farragut
DD Clark
DD Thompson
DD Cassin Young
DD Trathen
DD Radford
DD Pringle
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
APA La Salle
DD Norman


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


CL Richmond firing at 36th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Farragut firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Farragut
DD Clark firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Clark
DD Thompson firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Thompson
DD Cassin Young firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Cassin Young
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Trathen
DD Trathen firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Radford
DD Radford firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Pringle
DD Pringle firing at 3rd Special Base Force
LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
LCI-61 fired at enemy troops
DD Farragut fired at enemy troops
DD Clark fired at enemy troops
DD Cassin Young fired at enemy troops
DD Trathen fired at enemy troops
DD Pringle fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Yap (96,97)

TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Yap, 96,97


Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 14th NZ Bde
13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost overboard during unload of 21st Infantry Rgt


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Invasion Support action off Yap (96,97) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

80 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Richmond, Shell hits 1
DD Thompson
DD Cassin Young
DD Pringle
AKA Alcyon
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
APA La Salle
DD Norman


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


CL Richmond firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at CL Richmond
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Thompson
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Cassin Young
14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging AKA Alcyon at 22,000 yards
LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
LCI-61 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards



By the end of the turn SOPAC has 650 AV of assault troops ashore at Yap:


Ground combat at Yap (96,97)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2790 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Defending force 17409 troops, 310 guns, 375 vehicles, Assault Value = 650

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Assaulting units:
36th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force
55th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
148th Infantry Regiment
129th Infantry Rgt /1
14th NZ Brigade
108th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Rgt /3


A shock attack is ordered for next turn after a massive naval and aerial bombardment.

Dave didnt try to run away with KB....if I would have stayed put off Satawal we would have had a carrier battle. Now that all of Fifth Fleet is massed at Yap....I will detach the fast carriers and head 1 hex to the east in case Dave continues to pursue with his carriers. One air combat TF with 8 CVEs is detached from Fifth Fleet to reinforce the fast carriers....I want another 200 fighters for CAP to help fight off the land based naval airstrikes that are sure to launch from the Marianas. the invasion at Yap will then be covered by the remaining 23 CVEs.

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Good job on wiping out most of those TBs at Yap. Finally! A result that seems realistic for CAP stopping air strikes in 1944!

Looks like your subs are finally getting at his tankers too![:)]
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BBfanboy....we really eviscerated the IJN land based naval airstrikes this next turn!



5/7-5/8/44



SUBS


SS RO-40 is sunk by an USN ASW TF off Woleia.

SS Tang torpedoes xAK Ume Maru near Fukue-jima.

SS Tinosa sinks TK Kotai Maru by Soerabaja.

SS RO-117 is sunk by an USN ASW TF near Babeldaob.

SS Dorado sinks xAK Ume Maru off Fukue-jima.



CBI


Allied transport TFs drop off over 200,000 supplies in Rangoon over the last 2 turns.

Tenth Air Force and the RAF step up their strategic bombing offensive. Medium bombers leave Haiphong with 2(199) resources. Heavy bombers leave Saigon with 2(19) HI and 13(28) HI and Phnom Penh with 2(19) LI.



SOPAC ON THE OFFENSIVE: INVASION YAP


Hundreds of aerial bombers and several naval bombardments soften up the Japanese defenders of YAP:





AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 44
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Invasion Support action off Yap (96,97)

79 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-344, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK Carina
DM Preble
AM Penguin
AM Finch
LST-217, heavy damage
AK Aludra


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 14 (8 destroyed, 6 disabled)


14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-344 at 7,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging LST-344 at 7,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging LST-344 at 7,000 yards
DM Preble fired at enemy troops
AM Penguin fired at enemy troops
AM Finch fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Yap (96,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
APA La Salle
CL Richmond



75mm T94 Mtn Gun battery firing at APA La Salle
20cm 41YT CD Gun battery firing at APA La Salle
8cm T88 DP Gun battery firing at APA La Salle


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Invasion Support action off Yap (96,97) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Schley
AK Chatham



DD Schley firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Schley



Night Naval bombardment of Yap at 96,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
CA Shropshire
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 9

CA Dorsetshire firing at Yap
Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Canberra
CA Canberra firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at CA Canberra
Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Shropshire
CA Shropshire firing at Yap
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Helm
DD Helm firing at 3rd Special Base Force
DD Blue firing at Yap
DD Bagley firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Bagley


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Night Naval bombardment of Yap at 96,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Canberra II
CA Australia
CA Houston
CL Caradoc
CL Birmingham
CL Newcastle
DD Morris
DD Mustin
DD Meade
DD Kalk
DD Heermann
DD Hall
DD Cowell
DD Charles Badger

Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled



Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 77
Port hits 28
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 6

CA Canberra II firing at Yap
3rd Special Base Force firing at CA Australia
CA Australia firing at 3rd Special Base Force
CA Houston firing at Yap
3rd Special Base Force firing at CL Caradoc
CL Caradoc firing at 3rd Special Base Force
CL Birmingham firing at Yap
CL Newcastle firing at Yap
DD Morris firing at Yap
DD Mustin firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Mustin
DD Meade firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Meade
DD Kalk firing at Yap
DD Heermann firing at Yap
DD Hall firing at Yap
DD Cowell firing at Yap
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Charles Badger
DD Charles Badger firing at 3rd Special Base Force


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Night Naval bombardment of Yap at 96,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Shell hits 2
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 1
CA Vincennes
CA Chester
DD Lang
DD Duncan
DE Paul Jones

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 30
Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3

BB Valiant firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at BB Valiant
BB Mississippi firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at BB Mississippi
CA Vincennes firing at Yap
CA Chester firing at Yap
DD Lang firing at Yap
3rd Special Base Force firing at DD Duncan
DD Duncan firing at 3rd Special Base Force
DE Paul Jones firing at Yap


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Night Naval bombardment of Yap at 96,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA Louisville
CL Boise



3rd Special Base Force firing at CA Chicago
CA Chicago firing at 3rd Special Base Force
CA Louisville firing at Yap
CL Boise firing at 3rd Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force firing at CL Boise


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Invasion Support action off Yap (96,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AKA Betelgeuse
CL Richmond
DD Clark
APA La Salle



20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging AKA Betelgeuse at 17,000 yards
DD Clark firing to suppress enemy battery at 17,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Yap (96,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-217, heavy damage
LST-344, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Preble
AM Penguin
AM Finch
AK Aludra



20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-344 at 6,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging LST-344 at 6,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging LST-217 at 6,000 yards
DM Preble fired at enemy troops
AM Penguin fired at enemy troops
AM Finch fired at enemy troops



Pre-Invasion action off Yap (96,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
TK H.T. Harper
AD Sierra
DE Elden
TK Tulsagas
TK Richmond



20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging TK H.T. Harper at 9,000 yards
DE Elden firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging TK Tulsagas at 9,000 yards
DE Elden firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging TK Richmond at 9,000 yards
DE Elden firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging TK Tulsagas at 9,000 yards
DE Elden firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging TK Tulsagas at 9,000 yards
DE Elden firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
DE Elden fired at enemy troops


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Amphibious Assault at Yap (96,97)

TF 704 troops unloading over beach at Yap, 96,97





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Invasion Support action off Yap (96,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-217, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
LST-344, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Carina
DM Preble
AM Penguin
AM Finch
AK Aludra



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-217 at 6,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging LST-344 at 6,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging AK Carina at 6,000 yards
14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-344 at 6,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-217 at 6,000 yards
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging LST-217 at 6,000 yards
20cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging LST-217 at 6,000 yards
DM Preble fired at enemy troops
AM Penguin fired at enemy troops
AM Finch fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Yap (96,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Crux
DD Schley
AK Charlevoix
AK Chatham



12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging AK Crux at 14,000 yards
DD Schley firing to suppress enemy battery at 14,000 yards
AK Crux fired at enemy troops
AK Charlevoix fired at enemy troops
AK Chatham fired at enemy troops



SOPAC takes control of the bases on Yap after a pair of shock attacks:


Ground combat at Yap (96,97)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 17757 troops, 310 guns, 400 vehicles, Assault Value = 655

Defending force 7778 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Allied adjusted assault: 788

Japanese adjusted defense: 259

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1397 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 37 (1 destroyed, 36 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
508 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)


Assaulting units:
148th Infantry Regiment
108th Infantry Regiment
129th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
36th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force
55th JNAF AF Unit





Ground combat at Yap (96,97)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 17525 troops, 310 guns, 403 vehicles, Assault Value = 612

Defending force 6857 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Allied adjusted assault: 602

Japanese adjusted defense: 47

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Yap !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2036 casualties reported
Squads: 94 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 74 (73 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
148th Infantry Regiment
108th Infantry Regiment
129th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
36th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Special Base Force
10th Special Base Force
55th JNAF AF Unit




Dave launches massed land based naval airstrikes against Fifth Fleet as they invade at Yap:



Morning Air attack on TF, near Yap at 96,97

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 115
G4M1 Betty x 43
P1Y1 Frances x 26



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 22
Seafire IIC x 22
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
FM-2 Wildcat x 19
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
F6F-3 Hellcat x 394


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 21 destroyed, 3 damaged
P1Y1 Frances: 6 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DMS Palmer
CL Caradoc
CA New Orleans
CA Dorsetshire
CVE Kadashan Bay
AKA Arcturus
CA Canberra II
CL Detroit
CA Canberra
AGC Mount Olympus, Torpedo hits 1
CVE Fanshaw Bay



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-26 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-37 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-63 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-68 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-77 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-4 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-5 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-10 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-1F with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-2F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-7F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers

Banzai! - Kamihira D. in a G4M1 Betty is willing to die for the Emperor


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Yap at 96,97

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
P1Y1 Frances x 13



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 22
Seafire IIC x 22
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
FM-2 Wildcat x 18
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
F6F-3 Hellcat x 391


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 7 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (16 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (11 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (11 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-26 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (9 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-37 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VC(F)-63 with F6F-3 Hellcat (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-68 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-77 with FM-2 Wildcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
VC(F)-4 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VC(F)-5 with F6F-3 Hellcat (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VC(F)-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-10 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VRF-1F with F6F-3 Hellcat (14 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-2F with F6F-3 Hellcat (15 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VRF-7F with F6F-3 Hellcat (11 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers




Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 98,96

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
P1Y1 Frances x 30



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 80
Seafire IIC x 17
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
FM-2 Wildcat x 55
F4U-1A Corsair x 3
F6F-3 Hellcat x 474


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 15 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Wasp II
CVL Bataan
BB New Jersey
CV Yorktown



CAP engaged:
VF-38 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
20 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
No.800 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37600 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-21 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes

Banzai! - Nakasawa V. in a P1Y1 Frances is willing to die for the Emperor


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 98,96

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 90
P1Y1 Frances x 16



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 78
Seafire IIC x 17
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
FM-2 Wildcat x 53
F4U-1A Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 469


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Shah
CVE Ommaney Bay



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P1Y1 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-38 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
18 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
No.800 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37600 , scrambling fighters to 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-21 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 98,96

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
P1Y1 Frances x 6



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 77
Seafire IIC x 17
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
FM-2 Wildcat x 50
F4U-1A Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 458


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VF-38 with F6F-3 Hellcat (20 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (7 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (17 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F6F-3 Hellcat (17 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (20 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-3 Hellcat (17 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (30 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
30 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.800 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37600 , scrambling fighters to 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-21 with FM-2 Wildcat (8 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes




Morning Air attack on TF, near Yap at 96,97

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 71
P1Y1 Frances x 24



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 22
Seafire IIC x 22
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
FM-2 Wildcat x 17
F4U-1A Corsair x 15
F6F-3 Hellcat x 387


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-26 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-37 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VC(F)-63 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-68 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-77 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-4 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-5 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-10 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-1F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-2F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-7F with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yap at 96,97

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 100
G4M1 Betty x 6
P1Y1 Frances x 10



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 22
Seafire IIC x 22
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
FM-2 Wildcat x 17
F4U-1A Corsair x 15
F6F-3 Hellcat x 382


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-26 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
18 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-37 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-63 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-68 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-77 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-4 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-5 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-10 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VC(F)-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-1F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-2F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
16 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-7F with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulithi at 98,96

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
P1Y1 Frances x 8



Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 79
Seafire IIC x 17
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
FM-2 Wildcat x 52
F4U-1A Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 464


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VF-38 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-71 with F6F-3 Hellcat (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
No.800 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
16 planes vectored on to bombers
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37600 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-21 with FM-2 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers




When the smoke clears Japan has lost 251 AC in A2A combat vs Allied losses of 103 AC. Individual plane losses by type include 161 A6M2s, 64 Frances, 55 Bettys, 16 Tojos, 12 Franks, 7 Georges, 63 TBF-1 Avengers, 23 F4U-1As, 11 Boomerangs, 10 10 B-24Js and 10 Hellcats. The 63 Avengers were lost in a Japanese CAP trap over Ternate in the Moluccas where Allied escorts didnt fly so the Philippine Sea air battles were very lopsided and costly for the Japanese.

Dave has staged an enormous number of AC into the Marianas so Im not going to mess around here. Next turn we will invade Ulithi covered by 31 CVEs. It will be an atoll assault so there will be a massive "Spruance Haircut" prior to the landings. I didnt issue orders for a large replenishment TF to sail to Yap so the fast carriers will be detached to cover the arrival of the large replenishment TF with AEs/AKEs/ADs/TKs.


CV Franklin completes its transit through the Panama Canal and heads out across the south Pacific to the war zones.


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ULITHI IS CAPTURED BY SOPAC

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5/9-5/10/44


SUBS


SS Jack sinks xAK Taigon Maru off Toyohara.

SS Flounder torpedoes AKE Meiu Maru near Iba.

SS Pampanito puts 2 more torpedoes in AKE Meiu Maru....sinking her near Iba.

SS Pilotfish sinks AKE Kashiro off Hengchun.



SOPAC: INVASION ULITHI


Fifth Fleet delivers another massive naval bombardment on the Japanese entrenched on Ulithi:


Night Naval bombardment of Ulithi at 98,97

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
CA Shropshire
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley

Japanese ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled



Port hits 13

CA Dorsetshire firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Canberra
CA Canberra firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
CA Shropshire firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
DD Helm firing at Ulithi
DD Blue firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
DD Bagley firing at Ulithi


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Night Naval bombardment of Ulithi at 98,97

Allied Ships
CA Canberra II
CA Australia
CA Houston
CL Caradoc
CL Birmingham
DD Morris
DD Mustin
DD Meade
DD Kalk
DD Heermann
DD Hall
DD Cowell
DD Charles Badger

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled



Port hits 102
Port supply hits 22

CA Canberra II firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Australia
CA Australia firing at Ulithi
CA Houston firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
CL Caradoc firing at Ulithi
CL Birmingham firing at Ulithi
DD Morris firing at Ulithi
DD Mustin firing at Ulithi
DD Meade firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
DD Kalk firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
DD Heermann firing at Ulithi
DD Hall firing at Ulithi
DD Cowell firing at Ulithi
DD Charles Badger firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit



Night Naval bombardment of Ulithi at 98,97

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado
DD Chew
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DE Riddle

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)



Port hits 20
Port supply hits 5

BB Tennessee firing at Ulithi
BB West Virginia firing at Ulithi
BB Colorado firing at Ulithi
DD Chew firing at Ulithi
DD Cassin firing at Ulithi
DD Tucker firing at Ulithi
DE Riddle firing at Ulithi


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Night Naval bombardment of Ulithi at 98,97

Allied Ships
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
CA Salt Lake City
CL Detroit
DD Welles
DD Waller
DD Hutchins
DD Hopewell
DD Hickox
DD Halford
DD Eaton

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Port hits 42
Port supply hits 7

CA Astoria firing at Ulithi
CA New Orleans firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
CA Salt Lake City firing at Ulithi
CL Detroit firing at Ulithi
DD Welles firing at Ulithi
DD Waller firing at Ulithi
DD Hutchins firing at Ulithi
DD Hopewell firing at Ulithi
DD Hickox firing at Ulithi
DD Halford firing at Ulithi
DD Eaton firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit


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Night Naval bombardment of Ulithi at 98,97

Allied Ships
BB Valiant
BB Mississippi
CA Vincennes
CA Chester
DD Duncan
DE Paul Jones



Port hits 8

BB Valiant firing at Ulithi
BB Mississippi firing at Ulithi
CA Vincennes firing at Ulithi
CA Chester firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
DD Duncan firing at Ulithi
DE Paul Jones firing at Ulithi


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Night Naval bombardment of Ulithi at 98,97

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA Louisville
DD Endicott
DD Franks
DD Caperton
DD Brownson
DD Charles Ausburne



Port hits 24
Port supply hits 5

CA Chicago firing at Ulithi
CA Louisville firing at Ulithi
DD Endicott firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
DD Franks firing at Ulithi
DD Caperton firing at Ulithi
DD Brownson firing at Ulithi
DD Charles Ausburne firing at Ulithi



The 138th (Sep) Regiment and the 25th Marine Regiment storm ashore at dawn:


Pre-Invasion action off Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Preston
AK Megrez



DD Preston firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
DD Preston fired at enemy troops


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Pre-Invasion action off Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Autauga
AK Chicot
AK Deimos



AK Autauga firing at 14th Garrison Unit
AK Autauga fired at enemy troops
AK Chicot fired at enemy troops
AK Deimos fired at enemy troops


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Pre-Invasion action off Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Ascella
AK Etamin
AK Aludra



AK Ascella firing at 14th Garrison Unit
AK Ascella fired at enemy troops
AK Etamin fired at enemy troops
AK Aludra fired at enemy troops
AK Ascella fired at enemy troops


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Pre-Invasion action off Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Crux
AK Charlevoix
AK Chatham



AK Crux fired at enemy troops
AK Charlevoix fired at enemy troops
AK Chatham fired at enemy troops
AK Crux fired at enemy troops


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Pre-Invasion action off Ulithi (98,97)

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead
CL Raleigh
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-76
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
APA Knox
DD Arunta

Japanese ground losses:
657 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 14 (6 destroyed, 8 disabled)



CL Marblehead firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
CL Raleigh firing at 58th JNAF AF Unit
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-76 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Ulithi (98,97)

TF 692 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 98,97


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)


10 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 25th Marine Rgt /4


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Invasion Support action off Ulithi (98,97)

Allied Ships
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-76
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
APA Knox
DD Arunta



LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-76 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

TF 334 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 98,97

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Megrez





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Amphibious Assault at Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

TF 352 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 98,97

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Deimos





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Invasion Support action off Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Ascella
AK Etamin
AK Aludra



AK Ascella fired at enemy troops
AK Etamin fired at enemy troops
AK Aludra fired at enemy troops


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Amphibious Assault at Ulithi (98,97)

TF 394 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 98,97





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Amphibious Assault at Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

TF 457 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 98,97

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Chatham


Pre-Invasion action off Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DE Edward C. Daly



DE Edward C. Daly fired at enemy troops


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Amphibious Assault at Ulithi (98,97)

TF 367 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 98,97





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Invasion Support action off Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Ascella
AK Etamin
AK Aludra



AK Ascella fired at enemy troops
AK Etamin fired at enemy troops
AK Aludra fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Ulithi (98,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-76
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
APA Knox



LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-76 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops



Ulithi is an atoll so we are forced to shock attack on the initial turn of the landings. Fortunately....the Japanese garrison is so stunned by the naval bombardment that they are incapable of putting up effective resistance and the atoll is quickly overrun:


Ground combat at Ulithi (98,97)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7379 troops, 136 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 252

Defending force 414 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 149

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 149 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ulithi !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
534 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 81 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2



Assaulting units:
138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
25th Marine Regiment

Defending units:
58th JNAF AF Unit
14th Garrison Unit /3



SOPAC has now captured 2 of its 3 objectives in the Paulaus/Carolines. After losing over 500 AC over the last 2 turns....over 350 AC in A2A combat over the Philippine Sea.... there is no interference from Japanese air forces based in the Marianas this turn.

Ulithi is an atoll consisting of 40 islets than encloses a lagoon of 212 sq. miles. The lagoon has room for more than 700 ships to anchor....larger than Pearl Harbor. From late 1944 until the fleet moved on anchor at Leyte Gulf in 1945....Ulithi was the largest and most active anchorage in the world with a record of 722 ships anchored there for the invasion of Okinawa.

We intend to land seabees and build up the port to level 6 and it will provide a vital anchorage for us when we assault the Marinana, Okinawa and islands off the coast of Japan. We will spend a couple of turns landing construction engineers and BFs both at Yap and Ulithi before SOPAC moves on to its 3rd and final objective.


US SIXTH ARMY: MINDANAO CAMPAIGN


US Sixth Army continues to pursue the retreating Japanese on Mindanao and now the remaining Japanese forces are dug in along the northern coast of the island.

The Allies have now secured a chain of level 4-7 AFs around the eastern half of the Celebes Sea. Fifth Air Force has closed Japanese AFs at Jolo, Oroquieta, Ternate and Babeldaob while naval bombardment TFs strike level 2 Japanese AFs at Siaoe and Taliaboe:



Night Naval bombardment of Siaoe at 77,98

Allied Ships
CA Boston
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Van Galen
DD Sigsbee
DD McKee

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 31
Port hits 23
Port supply hits 1

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Boston
CA Boston firing at Siaoe
CLAA Van Heemskerck firing at Siaoe
DD Van Galen firing at Siaoe
DD Sigsbee firing at Siaoe
DD McKee firing at Siaoe


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 44

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Night Naval bombardment of Taliaboe at 73,104

Allied Ships
CL Tromp
CL Sumatra
DD Tingey
DD Sproston

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 4

CL Tromp firing at Taliaboe
C.XI-W acting as spotter for CL Sumatra
CL Sumatra firing at Taliaboe
DD Tingey firing at Taliaboe
DD Sproston firing at 55th JAAF AF Bn



Taliaboe....as well as Jolo....were 2 bases that Dave launched naval airstrikes against us a couple of turns ago.

We need to secure some AFs on the northern periphery of the Celebes Sea before we can invade Palawan and then eventually cut Japan'a SLOC through the South China Sea from the SRA to the Home Islands.


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SOPAC ON THE OFFENSIVE: INVASION YAP

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5/11-5/12/44



CBI


The B-29s of 20th Air Force had been resting and rebuilding in India for several weeks. This last turn they are staged into Burma for a maximum effort against Singapore deep in the Japanese rear:


Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 26



Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 102


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 19 damaged



Light Industry hits 1
Heavy Industry hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai/B with Ki-61-Ia Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
S-302 Kokutai with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 24 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
77th Sentai/C with Ki-61-Ia Tony (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

Banzai! - Ogawa H. in a A6M2 Zero rams a B-29-1 Superfort for the Emperor


Morning Air attack on Oroquieta , at 78,88

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes


Allied aircraft
Boomerang C-12 x 14
A-20G Havoc x 104
B-25D1 Mitchell x 23
F4U-1A Corsair x 22


Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 6 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 17



Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 69


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 17 damaged



Heavy Industry hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 13000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-302 Kokutai with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 24 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
77th Sentai/B with Ki-61-Ia Tony (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
77th Sentai/C with Ki-61-Ia Tony (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 10 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

Training flight from S-302 Kokutai has been caught up in attack
Banzai! - Okamoto P. in a Ki-61-Ia Tony rams a B-29-1 Superfort for the Emperor



We wanted a deep mission at maximum range to stretch the Japanese fighter defenses..... many of thge Japanese fighters encountered over Singapore were on training missions. Singapore is left with 4(31)HI and 23(18)LI.

The B-29s will again be rested for a few turns before they hit another target deep in the Japanese rear areas.



II AUSTRALIAN CORPS....DEI


I had been bombing Ternate with hundreds of tac and medium bombers for over a week so I was a bit surprised by the combat results when II Australian Corps attacked for the first time in months at ternate:


Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5623 troops, 112 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 230

Defending force 6033 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 196

Allied adjusted assault: 38

Japanese adjusted defense: 694

Allied assault odds: 1 to 18 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled


Assaulting units:
8th NZ Brigade
New Caledonia Det

Defending units:
66th Nav Gd /2
24th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Indpt SNLF Coy
34th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Div /5
61st JNAF AF Unit
3rd JNAF AF Unit /1



The weather was bad over Ternate so most of the bombers didnt fly on the turn of the assault but I expected more disruption of the Japanese troops here from the extended aerial bombardment.

Allied amphib convoys continue the buildup at Sangi, Gorontalo, Manado and Mindanao.



SOPAC ON THE OFFENSIVE


Quiet turn here as most of Fifth Fleet refuels and rearms off the newly acquired base at Yap. Seabees and BFs unload and the 1st PBYs and fighters are staged in. PBYs based at Yap can now cover about 90% of the Philippine Sea.

SOPAC troops on Yap continue to mop up the remaining Japanese defenders on the island:


Ground combat at Yap (96,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14138 troops, 234 guns, 309 vehicles, Assault Value = 653

Defending force 4641 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Allied adjusted assault: 259

Japanese adjusted defense: 23

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


Assaulting units:
108th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
129th Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
187th USAAF Base Force /1
805/1878th Engineer Aviation Battalion
232nd USN Base Force /1

Defending units:
10th Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force
55th JNAF AF Unit




Ground combat at Yap (96,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14048 troops, 234 guns, 310 vehicles, Assault Value = 636

Defending force 4306 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Allied adjusted assault: 312

Japanese adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 18 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
268 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 24 (15 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Assaulting units:
108th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
129th Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
805/1878th Engineer Aviation Battalion
187th USAAF Base Force
864/1913rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
232nd USN Base Force

Defending units:
10th Special Base Force
3rd Special Base Force
55th JNAF AF Unit



Fifth Fleet will spend one more turn refueling and rearming before launching its next amphibious assault.


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5/13-5/14/44



SUBS


SS Cero sinks xAK Tokusima Maru off Kushiro.

SS Guitarro sinks PB Shinko Maru near Calayan.

SS Seal sinks AMC Bangkok Maru by Billiton.

SS Trusty sinks xAK Jinshu Mau off Singapore.

SS Greenling sinks TK Moji Maru near Sampit.

SS Greenling sinks TK Zuiho Maru near Sampit.

SS Polloack is sunk by an IJN ASW TF by Formosa.

SS RO-114 is sunk by an USN ASW TF off Yap.



SOPAC: INVASION WOLEAI...D-DAY MINUS 3



Fifth Fleet completes rearming and refueling off Yap and will mass on Woleai this turn. Admiral Hill's Amphib TF will sprint in to Woleai from the northern coast of New Guinea. This will be an atoll assault so Ive got to get everything right on the 1st day of the invasion..... so we will mass around theb target over 2 first 2 days and then invade on the 3rd day. Fifth Air Force heavy bombers and USN TBs will begin an aerial bombardment of Woleai this turn.

SOPAC troops finish off Japanese stragglers on Yap:


Ground combat at Yap (96,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14064 troops, 234 guns, 311 vehicles, Assault Value = 639

Defending force 2225 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 362

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 72 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
536 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 32 (19 destroyed, 13 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
148th Infantry Regiment
129th Infantry Regiment
108th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
805/1878th Engineer Aviation Battalion
187th USAAF Base Force
864/1913rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
232nd USN Base Force

Defending units:
3rd Special Base Force
55th JNAF AF Unit



Ground combat at Yap (96,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14080 troops, 234 guns, 311 vehicles, Assault Value = 639

Defending force 848 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 352

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 352 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
552 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Assaulting units:
108th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
129th Infantry Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
805/1878th Engineer Aviation Battalion
864/1913rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
187th USAAF Base Force
232nd USN Base Force

Defending units:
55th JNAF AF Unit


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5/15-5/16/44


SUBS


SS Templar sinks xAK Daihachika Maru off Muntok.

SS Snook sinks xAK Sumiyashi Maru near Kushiro.

SS Greenling sinks TK Yoko Maru by Tanbeline-eilanden. SS Greenling has now sunk 3 TKs over the last 2 turns.



With the closure of the Celebes Sea by Allied naval bombers....Ive flooded the Java Sea and the South China Sea with subs and we are seeing far more sub/ship contacts every turn.



SWPAC


Artillery reaches Cayagan ands we will start bombarding this turn.

Marine SBD-5 pilots hit an IJN TK convoy off balabac:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 71,85

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12



Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 21
SBD-5 Dauntless x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
TK Akitsushima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mayasan Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SC CHa-78



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Akitsushima Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Mayasan Maru



We have sunk 5 IJN TKs over the last 2 turns.



SOPAC: INVASION WOLEAI


Fifth Fleet masses off Woleai. Fifth Air Force heavy bombers pummel Woleai along with hundreds of USN Avengers.

SOPAC troops will storm ashore next turn following the heaviest naval bombardment of the war.


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5/17-5/18/44



SUBS


SS Flounder sinks TK Tsushima Maru off Bataan.

SS Skate torpedoes xAK Toyohasi Maru near Fukue-jima.

SS Flounder torpedoes TK Mutsuyo maru by Clark field.

SS Mingo torpedoes TK Yamaoka Maru by Iba.

SS Skate sinks xAK Morioka Maru off Kuroshima.

SS Dorado sinks xAK Toyohasi Maru near Fukue-jima.

SS Trepang sinks xAK Nichuyu Maru by Fukue-jima.

SS KVIII is sunk by E boats off Tioman Island.

SSX Ha-43 sinks LST-203 off Obi but is sunk in return by the escorts.

SSX Ha-44 sinks LST-27 off Obi but is sunk in return by the escorts.



SOPAC: INVASION WOLEAI


SOPAC troops storm ashore under the heaviest Allied naval bombardment of the war to date:



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 17, 44
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Invasion Support action off Woleai (101,103)

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-23
CL Gambia
DD Norman
LST-78
CL Richmond
LST-26
LCI(G)-81
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-76
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61

Japanese ground losses:
537 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


12cm 10YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-23 at 16,000 yards
12cm 10YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-78 at 16,000 yards
CL Gambia firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards
12cm 10YT DP Gun Battery engaging LST-26 at 16,000 yards
CL Gambia firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards
LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-76 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
LCI-61 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
CA Shropshire
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

CA Dorsetshire firing at Woleai
Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Canberra
CA Canberra firing at 5th Base Force
CA Shropshire firing at 5th Base Force
DD Helm firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Helm
DD Blue firing at 14th Garrison Unit
DD Bagley firing at Woleai


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Canberra II
CA Australia
CA Houston
CL Caradoc
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 1
CL Newcastle
DD Morris
DD Mustin
DD Meade
DD Kalk
DD Heermann
DD Hall
DD Cowell
DD Charles Badger

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 77
Port hits 23
Port supply hits 6

CA Canberra II firing at Woleai
Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Australia
CA Australia firing at Woleai
CA Houston firing at Woleai
CL Caradoc firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at CL Caradoc
CL Birmingham firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at CL Birmingham
CL Newcastle firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at CL Newcastle
DD Morris firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Morris
DD Mustin firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Mustin
DD Meade firing at Woleai
DD Kalk firing at 5th Base Force
DD Heermann firing at Woleai
DD Hall firing at 14th Garrison Unit
DD Cowell firing at Woleai
DD Charles Badger firing at Woleai


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB West Virginia
BB Colorado
DD Tucker
DD Ingraham, Shell hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled



Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26
Port hits 15
Port supply hits 1

BB Tennessee firing at Woleai
BB West Virginia firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at BB West Virginia
BB Colorado firing at Woleai
DD Tucker firing at Woleai
5th Base Force firing at DD Ingraham
DD Ingraham firing at 5th Base Force


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103

Allied Ships
BB Indiana
BB North Carolina

Japanese ground losses:
390 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 9
Port hits 4

BB Indiana firing at 14th Garrison Unit
BB North Carolina firing at Woleai


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB New Jersey
BB Iowa
CA Northampton
CA Indianapolis
DD Bennett
DD Bache

Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16
Port hits 13
Port supply hits 3

BB New Jersey firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at BB New Jersey
BB Iowa firing at Woleai
CA Northampton firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at CA Northampton
CA Indianapolis firing at Woleai
DD Bennett firing at Woleai
DD Bache firing at Woleai


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Night Naval bombardment of Obi at 77,106

Allied Ships
CA Boston
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Hatfield
DD Van Galen
DD Sigsbee
DD McKee

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)



Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 4

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Boston
CA Boston firing at Obi
CLAA Van Heemskerck firing at Obi
DD Hatfield firing at Obi
DD Van Galen firing at Obi
DD Sigsbee firing at Obi
DD McKee firing at Obi


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103

Allied Ships
BB California
BB Arizona
DD Dashiell
DD Daly

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 30
Port hits 22
Port supply hits 2

BB California firing at Woleai
BB Arizona firing at Woleai
DD Dashiell firing at Woleai
DD Daly firing at Woleai


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103

Allied Ships
BB Washington
CL Cleveland
DD Capps
DD Callaghan

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

BB Washington firing at Woleai
CL Cleveland firing at Woleai
DD Capps firing at Woleai
DD Callaghan firing at Woleai


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
BB South Dakota
CL Biloxi
DD Braine
DD Anthony

Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

BB Massachusetts firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at BB Massachusetts
BB South Dakota firing at Woleai
CL Biloxi firing at 5th Base Force
DD Braine firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Braine
DD Anthony firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Anthony


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho
DD Conway
DD Abbot

Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 33
Port hits 23
Port supply hits 3

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at Woleai
BB New Mexico firing at Woleai
BB Idaho firing at Woleai
DD Conway firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Conway
DD Abbot firing at Woleai


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 1
CL Detroit
DD Welles
DD Waller
DD Hutchins
DD Hopewell
DD Hickox
DD Halford
DD Eaton

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 18
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 1

CA Astoria firing at Woleai
CA New Orleans firing at 14th Garrison Unit
CA Salt Lake City firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at CA Salt Lake City
CL Detroit firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at CL Detroit
DD Welles firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Welles
DD Waller firing at 14th Garrison Unit
DD Hutchins firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Hutchins
DD Hopewell firing at Woleai
DD Hickox firing at Woleai
DD Halford firing at 14th Garrison Unit
DD Eaton firing at 14th Garrison Unit


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Valiant
BB Mississippi
CA Vincennes
CA Chester
DD Lang
DD Duncan
DE Paul Jones

Japanese ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
BB Valiant firing at 14th Garrison Unit
BB Mississippi firing at Woleai
CA Vincennes firing at 14th Garrison Unit
CA Chester firing at 5th Base Force
DD Lang firing at Woleai
5th Base Force firing at DD Duncan
DD Duncan firing at 5th Base Force
DE Paul Jones firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DE Paul Jones


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Night Naval bombardment of Woleai at 101,103 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA Louisville
CL Boise
DD Endicott, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Franks
DD Caperton
DD Brownson
DD Charles Ausburne

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 35
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 1

CA Chicago firing at Woleai
CA Louisville firing at Woleai
CL Boise firing at Woleai
DD Endicott firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Endicott
DD Franks firing at Woleai
DD Caperton firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Caperton
DD Brownson firing at Woleai
DD Charles Ausburne firing at 5th Base Force
5th Base Force firing at DD Charles Ausburne


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Invasion Support action off Woleai (101,103)

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LCI(G)-81
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-76
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
LST-23
DD Norman
LST-82

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-76 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
LCI-61 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Pre-Invasion action off Woleai (101,103)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Eridanus
AM Townsville
AK De Grasse



AM Townsville fired at enemy troops
12cm 10YT DP Gun battery firing at AK De Grasse


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Amphibious Assault at Woleai (101,103)

TF 718 troops unloading over beach at Woleai, 101,103





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Invasion Support action off Woleai (101,103)

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-78
CL Richmond
CL Gambia
LST-73
DD Dale
DD Norman
LST-123
LST-82
LCI(G)-81
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-76
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
LST-23
DD Pillsbury
LST-26



CL Richmond firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards
CL Gambia firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards
DD Dale firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards
DD Norman firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards
LST-123 fired at enemy troops
LST-82 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-76 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
LCI-61 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Woleai (101,103)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Eridanus
AM Townsville
AK De Grasse



12cm 10YT DP Gun Battery engaging AK Eridanus at 16,000 yards
AM Townsville fired at enemy troops



By the end of the massive naval bombardment there is hardly any atoll at all at Woleai. SOPAC troops quickly overrun the stunned survivors of the Japanese garrison on Woleai:



Ground combat at Woleai (101,103)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 14264 troops, 278 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 496

Defending force 3271 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied adjusted assault: 234

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 234 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Woleai !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
4088 casualties reported
Squads: 114 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 374 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Allied ground losses:
558 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (15 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Assaulting units:
23rd Marine Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment
112th Cavalry Regiment
19th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
14th Garrison Unit
5th Base Force



The fast carriers of TG 58 are detached from Fifth Fleet to head back to port to take replacements, refuel and rearm. Fifth Fleet now has 36 CVEs to cover the unloading of construction engineers and BFs on Woleai. There is only a 6000 man stacking limit on Woleai and we have 15,000 assault troops ashore so we will have to withdraw the majority of the combat troops from the atoll before the 2nd echelon troops can land.

PBYs are immediately staged into Woleai and we can now extend naval search from Yap, Ulithi and Woleai over most of the Philippine Sea, the Marianas and then the waters south to Truk.

This wraps up operations for the current SOPAC offensive. Fifth Fleet will now need to prepare for the next offensive thrust of SWPAC.

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INVASION WOLEAI......SOPAC 0N THE OFFENSIVE

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5/19-5/20/44



SUBS


SS Tally Ho torpedoes TK Tachibama Maru off Singkep.

SS Tinosa sinks PB Kogane Maru near Sampit.

SS Seadragon sinks PB Tatsumiya Maru by Makassar.



SOPAC: WOLEAI SECURED


Quiet turn across the map. Amphib transports embark 6000 of the 15,000 combat troops on Woleai so we will begin debarking construction engineers and BFs on the atoll next turn.

Most of the surface TFs of Fifth Fleet head back to ports on the New Guinea coast to rearm and refuel. The fast carriers of Fifth Fleet deliver a parting shot with TBFs to bomb the AF at Babeldaob as they sail past on their way back to port.


LOGISTICS


Ive attached a map of the main Allied convoy routes as of May 1944. The supply route from the west coast USA runs from south of Hawaii to Rabaul and then NW along the New Guinea coast to Sansopar, Morotai and then Mindanao.

I had nearly denuded India of supplies by shipping supplies from Calcutta to Rangoon and also by setting Ledo to maximum supply draw for air transport to China. Now I have convoys from Aden, Abadan and Capetown transporting supplies via Calcutta, Akyab and finally Rangoon.


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RE: INVASION WOLEAI......SOPAC 0N THE OFFENSIVE

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5/21-5/22/44


SUBS


SS Barbero sinks xAK Hachijn Maru off Cam Ranh Bay.

SS Plaice sinks xAP Gohoku Maru near Amami Oshima.



CBI


Two large supply TFs from Aden and Abadan complete offloading of over 150,000 supplies at Rangoon while 2 more supply TFs from Capetown arrive at Rangoon with another 100,000 supplies.

The B-29s continue to rest at Tenth Air Forrce HQ...recently relocated to Pegu. When I can get another 100 plane raid available we will launch another city attack.



FIFTH FLEET


The fast carriers of Fifth Fleet reach port at Sansopar and take on fuel and replacements. Dave launches a small naval airstrike on Fifth Fleet off Woleai and somehow manages to slip a Betty through the CAP to land a 250 KG bomb on CVE Anzio. CVE Anzio now has 26 SYS 12 ENG damage but is still capable of flight operations and will remain on the line with Fifth Fleet for the time being. Seabees are landed on Woleai and they reopen the level 2 AF there. A squadron of P-47D25s is staged in to provide high altitude CAP for Fifth Fleet.

Ive attached an enlarged screenshot of the Allied SLOC from Rabaul-Sansopar-Morotai-Mindanao. SWPAC and II Australian Corps took bases in the DEI to cover the western flank of the Allied advance into the Philippines. Now....SOPAC has taken 3 bases in the Paulaus/Carolines to cover the eastern flank of the Allied advance and also seal off the Japanese held Marianas from the main Allied SLOC. The only Japanese bases capable of interfering with the main Allied SLOC from the north or east are shut down Babeldaob and Ponape and the still open but occasionally closed Truk.

Now SWPAC can launch its main assault on the Philippines. Amphib transports are currently loading assault troops from Rabaul, New Guinea and the Malaccas for what will be the largest Allied invasion of the war.

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RE: INVASION WOLEAI......SOPAC 0N THE OFFENSIVE

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Great AAR! Just following along in the background. Ready for the big invasion to kick-off.
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CALM BEFORE THE STORM

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Thanks Captain Conflict!. Ive been at sea aboard xAP Disney fantasy for the last 8 days and have been unable to post due to the very slow and expensive internet available on the ship. Now I can catch up on the AAR.



5/23-5/28/44



SUBS


SS Redfin sinks xAK Kurohima Maru off Fukue-jima.

SS Seadragon is forced to the surface by an E boat off Billiton but works over an entire convoy before sinking:

Sub attack near Billiton at 53,93

Japanese Ships
xAK Norway Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E No.2
xAK Malta Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Liverpool Maru
xAK Holland Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, hits 26, and is sunk



SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Norway Maru
Seadragon bottoming out ....
E No.2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.2 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Seadragon forced to surface!
xAK Norway Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Malta Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Liverpool Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Holland Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.2 firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Malta Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Liverpool Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Holland Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Liverpool Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Holland Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Liverpool Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Holland Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.2 firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Liverpool Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Holland Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.2 firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Liverpool Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Holland Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
E No.2 firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Liverpool Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
xAK Holland Maru firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


SS Haddo sinks xAK Nagato Maru near Hengchun.

SS Tilefish sinks xAKL Nichiyo Maru by Amami Oshima.

SS Tarpon sinks xAKL Eishin Maru off Tawi Tawi.

SS Queenfish sinks xAKL Shikisan Maru bt Tawau.

SS Tallyho is sunk by E boats near Groot Natoena.

SS Dorado is sunk by carrier escorts north of Marcus Is. but reports the position of CV Zuikaku before sinking.

SS Guitarro sinks xAK Nittai Maru by Cam Ranh Bay.

SS Storm sinks TK Toen Maru off Tambelon-eilanden.

SS S-44 is sunk by an IJN ASW TF near Soerabaja.

SS Storm torpedoes xAK Yamakuni Maru off Billiton.

SS Picuda sinks PB Nichiyo Maru by Sampit.

SS Tilefish sinks xAKL Akitsui Maru off Amami Oshima.

SS Plaice sinks sinks AO Nippon Maru near Amami Oshima.


Ive lost 6 subs over the last 8 days with maybe another dozen subs damaged but they are now taking such a toll on Japanese shipping that I think that I need to press forward with them regardless of losses. Japan has now lost more points due to sunken ships than the Allies have fore the first time in the war and its mainly due to the Allied subs.



CBI

Supply convoys from Abadan, Capetown and Aden reach Rangoon over the last 6 days and have offloaded over 300,000 supplies there. We now have almost 200,000 supplies in Rangoon with another 100,000 supplies at Pegu and 50,000 supplies at Mandalay. Supply is now being sucked into China and Chungking has 50,000 supplies and Changsha has over 25,000 supplies.

The B-29s are still resting at Tenth Air Force HQ in Burma. Its taking a long time for them to recover from their 2 day mission over a week ago but this is typical for what Ive experienced with them so far in my 2 games of AE. Hopefully they will recover enough to fly another mission in 4 more days or so.

Its quiet all around China but Dave has been redeploying forces from his front lines to the rear so Im certain that he is prepping for a really big offensive in the not too distant future.... probably in the north.



FIFTH FLEET


The fast carriers of Fifth Fleet have been resting in port on the northern coast of New Guinea for several turns and have taken on replacement AC, rearmed and refueled. The CVEs reached port on New Guinea this last turn and will need a couple of turns to refuel and rearm before the big SWPAC offensive starts. We have completed loading of assault troops, BFs and construction engineers for the SWPAC offensive and amphib transports are now massing at their jump off points.

KB had not been spotted in over 3 weeks but SS Dorado spotted CV Zuikaku north of Marcus and reported it prior to sinking so at least we have an idea of where KB is now. Im not sure why KB is north of Marcus unless Dave is guessing that our next offensive is aimed at the Marianas and he wants to be able to ambush us from an unlikely position.


DEI


Fifth Air Force hammered the Japanese garrison at Ternate for over a week but we could only manage a 1:2 assault there so we will just have to continue to grind away there.

Dave seems to be getting a bit desperate to pull fuel out of Tarakan so he has sent some TKs/Aks to Tarakan covered by 80 fighter LRCAPs that have caused us some large losses in SBDs and TBFs. I swept Tarakan with 60 fighters last turn and returned the favor. Fortunately....the massed Allied sub wolfpacks around Borneo are taking a heavy toll on IJN shipping trying to get through the Allied aerial blockade.


SIXTH ARMY: MINDANAO CAMPAIGN

Ive attached a screenshot of the current situation on Mindanao. Dave has his largest army on Mindanao dug in at Cayagan...some 1130 AV. III Amphibious Corps has invested Cayagan with over 1900 AV and is bombarding the Japanese army there daily. Another Allied army with over 2600 AV is concentrating at Butuan. This cuts off Cayagan from the rest of Japanese held Mindanao. We just entered Butuan this last turn and now the full fury of tactical, medium and heavy bombers of Fifth Air Force is being turned on the 11,000 IJA troops there in clear terrain.

Supply convoys are bringing in thousands of supplies daily to Dadjangas and Davao. We have a level 7 AF at Dadjangas, a level 6 AF at Cotabato and a level 5 AF at Davao. These bases give the Allies air superiority over the southern Philippines.

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KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON FIFTH FLEET

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5/31-6/2/44



CBI


Allied transport TFs continue to drop off massive quantities of supplies into rangoon where it is sucked into Mandalay, Lashio and then into China.

The Japanese finally went on the offensive this turn after a long period of relative quiet. The blow falls in the north.... as expected.... as Dave marches a huge army north from Nanyang towards Sian. The Japanese tried to bomb Sian to take out Chinese supply but Allied CAP was waiting for them and the Japanese fighters and bombers took heavy losses.

Dave launches a ground bombardment on the Chinese to recon their forces:



Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 138586 troops, 1224 guns, 931 vehicles, Assault Value = 5267

Defending force 166106 troops, 917 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 5253

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
59th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Ind.Infantry Brigade
110th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
35th Division
116th
63rd Division
26th Engineer Regiment
62nd Division
22nd Division
58th Division
12th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
1st Ind.Infantry Brigade
64th Division
27th Division
29th/B Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
71st Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field AA Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th Chinese/C Corps
47th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
59th Chinese/B Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese/A Corps
57th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese/B Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese/C Corps
30th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese/C Corps
5th War Area
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
33rd Group Army
85th British AT Gun Regiment
Jingcha War Area
1st War Area
6th Group Army
Lusu War Area
Red Chinese Army
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
22nd Group Army
8th Group Army
109th Tank Attack Rgt /1



We are in 3x defensive terrain here so Im not too worried about a Japanese breakthrough.




US SIXTH ARMY: THE MINDANAO CAMPAIGN


Sixth Army takes Butuan this turn with overwhelming force:

Ground combat at Butuan (80,89)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57409 troops, 923 guns, 835 vehicles, Assault Value = 2251

Defending force 2808 troops, 105 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Allied adjusted assault: 1216

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 405 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Butuan !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
714 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 178 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 100 (97 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 141 (141 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 10
Units destroyed 10


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
1st Australian Division
7th Infantry Division
43rd Infantry/A Division
43rd Infantry/B Division
111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
38th Infantry Division
11th Australian Division
43rd Infantry/C Division

Defending units:
9th Armored Car Co
2nd Fleet
8th Area Army
102nd Machine Canno AA Battalion
2nd JNAF Coy
32nd Ind.Mixed Bde /2
62nd Field AA Battalion
24th Air Defense AA Regiment
1st Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
55th Field AA Battalion
24th Air Flotilla
108th JAAF AF Bn /2
66th Nav Gd /1
66th JNAF AF Unit /1
14th Army
302nd Ind.Infantry Bn /1
65th Field AA Battalion
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
21st Air Defense AA Battalion
35th Ind.Mixed Bde /4



The main Japanese army on Mindanao....some 1100 AV at Cayagan...is now surrounded. We will take the remaining Japanese base in NE Mindanao...the level 5 AF at Surigao.... and then we will mass on Cayagan. Aerial and ground bombardments are launched around the clock at Cayagan to get the Japanese out of supply there.



KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON FIFTH FLEET


Call me careless again but I rested my fighter groups on the CVEs and fast carriers of Fifth Fleet while they refueled and rearmed off Sansopar. The morale was getting low on the CVE VF groups in particular after round the clock CAP during the SOPAC offensive into the Palaus/Carolines over the last couple of weeks. I felt safe as Babeldaob was closed down but inexcusably I siphoned off way too many of the land based fighters that had been on CAP over Sansopar. Ive bypassed over a dozen Japanese AFs with level 2 or larger AFs as we have advanced from Sarmi in January 1944. This turn... Dave evidently staged Georges into Ambon or Namlea behind my front line and they swept our CAP at Sansopar:


Morning Air attack on Sansapor , at 83,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 16



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 26
F6F-3 Hellcat x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 35000 feet

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
No.457 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes




Then Dave staged some A6M2s and Kates on Kamikaze mode into Biak. I had closed Biak in January 1944 and had bombed and naval bombarded it regularly through May. I stopped the regular bombardments when it ran out of supply and was unable to repair its damage but Dave evidently...at great effort...has reopened Biak via sub transport and aerial transport and was able to launch a kamikaze attack to stun Fifth Fleet:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Sansapor at 83,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
B5N2 Kate x 34



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 12
F6F-3 Hellcat x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 13 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Ommaney Bay
CVE Ranee, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CVE St. Lo
BB Colorado, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
BB Tennessee
CVE Cape Esperance, Kamikaze hits 1
CVE Marcus Island, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Shamrock Bay, Kamikaze hits 1
CVE Shah, Kamikaze hits 1
CVE Battler, Kamikaze hits 1
CVE Saginaw Bay, Kamikaze hits 1



Aircraft Attacking:
34 x B5N2 Kate flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 40000 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 37000 and 39000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
No.457 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 37000 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes

Fuel storage explosion on CVE Marcus Island
Fuel storage explosion on CVE Shamrock Bay



Morning Air attack on TF, near Sansapor at 83,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 50 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
B5N2 Kate x 44
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 13



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Ommaney Bay, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Tennessee
CVE Shipley Bay
CVE Ranee, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Saginaw Bay
BB Colorado, on fire
BB West Virginia
CVE St. Lo
CVE Cape Esperance
CVE Battler



Aircraft Attacking:
21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
23 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet
9 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 9000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.457 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead



Morning Air attack on TF, near Sansapor at 83,107

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
B5N2 Kate x 3



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 24
F6F-3 Hellcat x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (20 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
No.457 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

Training flight from VF-13 has been caught up in attack


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Sansapor at 83,107

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
B5N2 Kate x 21



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 23
F6F-3 Hellcat x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Fanshaw Bay
CVE Anzio
CVE Sangamon
CVE Petrof Bay



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 129 minutes
No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
No.457 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes




As bad as it was it could have been worse. CVE Marcus Island was disbanded in port and will be out of the war for over 6 months. CVE Ranee and CVE Shamrock Bay will be sent back to the shipyard at Sydney and will probably be out of the war for 3 months. The other 5 damaged CVEs will disband in port for a couple of turns to shave off some SYS damage and then they will join Fifth Fleet on the next offensive. Three new and/or newly repaired CVEs are on the way from Rabaul to Sansopar and we will start the next offensive when they arrive. CV Franklin joins the fast carriers of TG 58 off Sansopar giving us 13 CVs and 9 CVLs in TG 58.


Between the air battles over Sian and Sansopar... Japan loses 140 AC in A2A combat vs 18 Allied AC. Overall... Japan loses 213 AC this turn vs Allied losses of 56 AC.

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6/2-6/3/44



SUBS


SS Tantalus is sunk by IJN convoy escorts off Liagga.

SSX Ha-63 torpedoes xAK Annalock by Manokwari but is sunk in return by convoy escorts.

SSX Ha-62 sinks TK Sunadmiral near Sansopar but is sunk in return by convoy escorts.

SS Burrfish sinks AK Toa Maru off Tobali.

SS Tilefish sinks xAKL Nitcho Maru by Amami Oshima.

SS Sirtar sinks xAK Mogamigawa Maru off Soerabaja.



CBI


Chinese and IJA 5200 AV stacks continue to face off against each other in the forests south of Sian.

Allied supply convoys continue to unload at Rangoon and Chungking now has over 80,000 supplies.



FIFTH FLEET


Amphib transports continue to mass off the northern coast of New Guinea. Kamikaze damaged CVEs repair at Sansopar. Dave is now sending in MTBs built at bases in our rear to harass the Allied buildup but Allied ASW TFs and bombardment TFs are sufficient to take care of them.

Allied bombardment TFs hit Biak this turn and next turn will hit Namlea, Gebe and Kofiau.




US SIXTH ARMY: MINDANAO CAMPAIGN


Sixth Army continue to march on Surigao. Fifth Air Force pounds Japanese ground forces at Surigao and hammers the AF and port at Cayagan.


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6/4-6/7/44



SUBS


SSX Ha-21 is sunk by an USN ASW TF off Noemfoor.

SS Tactician sinks TK Eikyo Maru near Lingga.

SSX Ha-23 is sunk by an USN ASW TF by Noemfoor.

SS O19 torpedoes AK Sela Maru off Batavia but is sunk in return by IJN escorts.

SS Spirit sinks TK Seiwa Maru near Malacca.

SS O21 sinks xAK Bisan maru by Lingga.

SS Sirdar sinks xAKL Hotsukawa Maru off Bandjermasin.



CBI


Allies complete massive supply offloading at Rangoon and Chungking now has 90,000 supplies.

5000 AV IJA and Chinese armies continue to face off against each other in the forests south of Sian.



FIFTH FLEET


The amphib transports are all full after 2 weeks of loading troops at Rabaul, New Guinea and the Moluccas and now 3 amphib TFs with over 270 transports and escorts sail towards their jump off positions for the next big SWPAC offensive. Over 3 dozen CVEs and the fast carriers of TG 58 cover the amphib TFs as they move forward to their assembly positions.

Allied bombardment TFs naval bombard Kofiau, Gebe, Biak and Namlea we try to prevent further kamikaze strikes from originating behind our front line bases.


US SIXTH ARMY: MINDANAO CAMPAIGN

Sixth army troops invest Surigao with its level 5 AF and a deliberate attack is ordered for next turn.

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SWPAC: INVASION LUZON

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6/8-6/9/44


SUBS


SS Clyde sinks PB Choko Maru off Soerabaja.

SS Clyde sinks PB Tama Maru #5 off Soerabaja.

SS Tullibee sinks xAK Kisogawa Maru near Semarang.




US SIXTH ARMY: MINDANAO CAMPAIGN


Sixth Army troops overrun Surigao.... and capture a level 5 AF in the process:


Ground combat at Surigao (81,88)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43677 troops, 665 guns, 585 vehicles, Assault Value = 1719

Defending force 602 troops, 6 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied adjusted assault: 864

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 864 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Surigao !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4



Assaulting units:
111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Australian Division
38th Infantry Division
11th Australian Division
7th Infantry Division

Defending units:
14th Army /3
1st Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
7th Naval Const Bn /1
24th Air Defense AA Regiment
2nd JAAF AF Bn
5th Air Division
55th Fld AA Bn /1



Ground combat at Surigao (81,88)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43672 troops, 665 guns, 585 vehicles, Assault Value = 1719

Defending force 130 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1049

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1049 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1



Assaulting units:
111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Australian Division
11th Australian Division
38th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division

Defending units:
2nd JAAF AF Bn


Now over 4500 AV of Sixth Army will converge on the 1100 AV Japanese garrison that is surrounded at Cayagan. Fifth Air Force is hitting the AF and port at Cayagan while additional bombers and massed artillery are bombarding the IJA ground forces there.



FIFTH FLEET: INVASION LUZON.....D DAY MINUS ONE


Japanese naval bombers hit Fifth Fleet as it masses for the assault on Luzon:



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Talaud-eilanden at 79,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
B5N2 Kate x 19



Allied aircraft
Hellcat I x 21
Spitfire VIII x 44
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 46
F4U-1A Corsair x 13
F6F-3 Hellcat x 164


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 15 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
LST-171
CA Chicago II



CAP engaged:
VMF-441 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36900
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
No.82 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire VIII (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(22 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
20 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-10 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
20 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1839 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
No.1844 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-26 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-37 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-3F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
No.77 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
8th FG/35th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
475th FG/431st FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 81,103

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
B5N2 Kate x 9



Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VF-17 with F4U-1 Corsair (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead


Japan loses 50 AC in A2A combat vs Allied losses of zero AC.




Fifth Fleet masses off Talaud-eilanden and next turn will invade Luzon at Legaspi. Adm Draemel's amphibious TF will land the initial wave of SWPAC troops for the assault on Legaspi while Adm Hill's amphib TF will stand by offshore with the 2nd echelon of assault troops and thousands of construction engineers and BF personnel.

An Allied bombardment TF built around newly arrived BB Richelieu naval bombards the bypassed level 4 Japanese Af at Sorong this turn.


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SWPAC: INVASION LUZON

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6/10-6/11/44


SUBS


SS Ray sinks xAK Sakido Maru off Tokara Retto.

SS Tactician sinks xAKL Fukuyo Maru near Singapore.

SS Amberjack is sunk by IJN E boats by Bandjermasin. This one really hurts as SS Amberjack was one of mt "top gun" subs. SS Amberjack scored a "hat trick" earlier by sinking 3 TKs in 1 turn and has sunk 5 or 6 TKs total.


SS Guitarro is sunk by IJN E boats off Hengchun. The uber E boats are beginning to change the entire dynamic of ASW/sub warfare in the Pacific.

SS RO-37 is sunk by an USN ASW TF off Legaspi....I have over a dozen ASW TFs covering Fifth Fleet off Legaspi.... and lots of carrier search and ASW AC on patrol.




CBI


It looks like Dave is trying to break through Chinese lines on the secondary road west of Nanyang that leads to Ankang and central China. First... an IJA tank division and 2 tank regiments brush aside a Chinese roadblock:



Ground combat at 83,44 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10910 troops, 128 guns, 983 vehicles, Assault Value = 574

Defending force 780 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Japanese adjusted assault: 540

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 540 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
873 casualties reported
Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division

Defending units:
17th Chinese/B Corps




Then... Dave dropped in some paratroops on undefended Ankang:


Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 62 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 6

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ankang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /3



Dave has tried to breakthrough here before and though ive stripped my defenses in this area its really tough to draw supplies on a secondary road. Dave will make a pretty good penetration here as he pushes his tanks north through Ankang but I have Allied armor and SEAC infantry on the way to plug the hole... and I intend to cut the Japanese supply line running up this road in several places.


B-29s based in Burma virtually level the extensive Japanese controlled oilfields at Medan leaving them in ruins 16(195). The next time the B-29s hit Medan we will take out the refineries.



SWPAC: INVASION LEGASPI


Fifth Fleet masses off Luzon as SWPAC troops storm ashore at Legaspi:

Pre-Invasion action off Legaspi (82,82)

136 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
CA Baltimore
CL Marblehead
DD Crosby
DD Dent
DD Alden
DD Owen
APA Highlands
DD Clark
DD Litchfield

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


BB Mississippi firing at 1st Mortar Regiment
CA Baltimore firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
CL Marblehead firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Crosby firing at 1st Art.Mortar Regiment
DD Dent firing at 1st Mortar Regiment
DD Alden firing at 1st Mortar Regiment
DD Owen firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Crosby fired at enemy troops
DD Dent fired at enemy troops
DD Alden fired at enemy troops
DD Owen fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Legaspi (82,82)

TF 546 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 82,82


Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)


0.5in M2HB AAMG x4 lost from landing craft during unload of 31st Infantry Div /2
5 troops of a US MMG Section lost overboard during unload of 93rd Infantry Div
Motorized Support accidentally lost during unload of 6th Marine Rgt /3
10 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 8th Marine Rgt /2
M36 Jackson TD damaged beyond repair during unload of 671th TD Bn
Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /6
10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of V US Amphib Corps


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Pre-Invasion action off Legaspi (82,82)

137 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Chicago II
CL Detroit
CL Richmond
DD John D. Edwards
DD Shaw
DD Lang
DD Carmick
LCI(G)-77
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
LCI-335
LCI-333
LCI-332

Japanese ground losses:
446 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


CA Chicago II firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
CL Detroit firing at 1st Mortar Regiment
CL Richmond firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD John D. Edwards firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Shaw firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Lang firing at 37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Carmick firing at 2nd Medium Mortar Battalion
LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
LCI-61 fired at enemy troops
DD John D. Edwards fired at enemy troops
DD Lang fired at enemy troops
DD Carmick fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Legaspi (82,82)

TF 562 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 82,82


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost in surf during unload of Americal Infantry Div /3
0.5in M2HB AAMG x4 dropped into water during unload of Americal Infantry Div /5



By the end of the turn SWPAC has over 1800 AV of assault troops ashore at Legaspi:

Ground combat at Legaspi (82,82)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 812 troops, 86 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 41569 troops, 860 guns, 1014 vehicles, Assault Value = 1850

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
65th Field AA Battalion
2nd Medium Mortar Battalion
1st Mortar Regiment
4th JAAF Base Force
Wotje Base Force
11th JAAF AF Bn /1

Defending units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Rgt /8
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
93rd Infantry Div /1
671th TD Bn /1
31st Infantry Div /1
6th Marine Rgt /1
2nd USMC Engineer Regiment
Americal Infantry Div /4
2nd USMC Tank Bn /3
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
8th Marine Rgt /7
V US Amphib Corps /1





Meanwhile.... VMSB pilots based at Cotabato sink an IJN patrol TF off Calapan:



Morning Air attack on TF, near Calapan at 78,79

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 9 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 22
Ki-84a Frank x 3



Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
F4U-1A Corsair x 10
SBD-5 Dauntless x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC CHa-54, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC CHa-37, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC CHa-63, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
19th Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (22 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(22 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
22 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead




Next turn V US Amphibious Corps will assault Legaspi. The 2nd echelon assault troops and the thousands of construction engineers and BF personnel will be offloaded on the following turn after Legaspi is secured.. The 13 CVs, 9 CVLs and 36 CVEs of Fifth Fleet will need to fight off a massive Japanese aerial onslaught for the next 2 turns. Hundreds of Allied land based and carrier based fighters are layered on CAP and LRCAP over Fifth Fleet from 42,000' to 3000'.

Last turn I got this strange combat report after a sub sighting/ASW combat:

ASW attack near Bandjermasin at 58,100

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
CV Kaga
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Junyo
CV Hiyo
CV Taiho
CV Unryu
CV Amagi
CV Akagi
CVL Ryujo
CVL Shoho
CVL Zuiho
CVL Ryuho
CVE Hosho
CVE Unyo
CVE Chuyo
CVE Shinyo
CVE Kaiyo
CS Mizuho
CS Nisshin
CS Chitose
CS Chiyoda
BB Nagato
BB Yamato
BB Musashi
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CM Itsukushima
AS Jingei
CL Oyodo
CL Noshiro
CL Sendai
CL Jintsu
CL Yura
CL Kinu
CL Kuma
CLAA Tenryu
CL Yubari
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Susuzuki
DD Wakazuki
DD Shimozuki
DD Makinami
DD Takanami
DD Tamanami
DD Suzunami
DD Onami
DD Kiyonami
DD Okinami
DD Asashimo
E W-21
E W-33



?? is located by DD Suzukaze
bottoming out ....
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub



Im pretty confident that the Japanese Combined Fleet is not sitting off of Bandjermasin. I have had some sub sightings of IJN CVs between Marcus Island and the Home Islands over the last few turns so Im pretty confident that KB and its hundreds of Judy DBs wont hit Fifth Fleet this next turn. I _am_ expecting a massive kamikaze attack by land based AC next turn.... and maybe the turn after that Dave may bring KB into range if they move a full speed.

The next few turns should be pretty exciting.


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