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THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: PT BOATS TAKE ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY

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Sardaukar...thanx for posting the excerpt from the rule book.




8/6-8/7/45



SUBS


SS S-53 is sunk by E boats near Ominato.

SS I-55 is sunk by an Allied ASW TF off Chichi-jima.

SS I-166 is sunk by carrier escorts near Torishima.

SS ShCh sinks an IJN LST off Niigata.

SS RO-103 puts 2 torpedoes in CVL Unicorn and is sunk in return by the carrier escorts near Torishima.

SS Golet sinks E No.44 off Kushiro.



SAC

The B-29s excecute a day light manpower raid at 13,000' over Yokohama. With the B-29Bs flying at normal range I was
expecting a really big firestorm but the max fire was only 246,000. At least there was still a level 100,000 fire
burning at the end of the turn. The Allies have now scored 28,596 strategic points.

Next turn I will use the B-29s at 6000' over Yokohama in a night manpower attack. Then all the torpedo bombers of
Fifth Fleet will launch a daytime manpower attack at 13,000' over Yokohama.






FIFTH FLEET: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE


With BB Yamashiro and multiple IJN CAs on the loose all Allied combatant ships left at Miyake-jima that could still
make steam were withdrawn to rendezvous with the carriers of Fifth Fleet off Torishima.

All that remained at Miyake-jima to face the Imperial Japanese Navy were USN PT boats since they were
expendable.

Fotunately....there was only 3% moonlight and with the overcast conditions maximum visibility was only 2000 yards.
The PT boats radars picked up the onrushing IJN surface TFs at 8000 yards and the resultant combat at 2000 yards was
like a knife fight:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 06, 45



Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Kiri

Allied Ships
PT-83
PT-181
PT-318
PT-319
PT-320
PT-321
PT-322
PT-323
PT-324
PT-325
PT-326
PT-327
PT-328
PT-329

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
DD Yamagumo engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-326 at 4,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages PT-320 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-328 at 3,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-324 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
PT-327 engages DD Yamagumo at 4,000 yards
DD Kiri engages PT-321 at 4,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-318 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Hagikaze engages PT-329 at 6,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-320 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
PT-322 collides with PT-323 at 112 , 63
DD Kiri engages PT-181 at 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages PT-181 at 8,000 yards
DD Kiri engages PT-327 at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Fujinami

Allied Ships
PT-65
PT-103
PT-104
PT-277
PT-278
PT-279
PT-280
PT-281
PT-282
PT-283
PT-284
PT-285
PT-286
PT-287
PT-305, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-305 at 4,000 yards
PT-286 engages CA Maya at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-305 sunk by CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-277 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-286 at 4,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-287 at 4,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-278 at 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-104 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-287 at 8,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-286 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-287 at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-286 at 10,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-287 at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Fujinami

Allied Ships
PT-179
PT-180
PT-330
PT-331
PT-332
PT-333
PT-334
PT-335
PT-336
PT-337
PT-338, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-339, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-340
PT-341, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Specht, W.C. gains tactical advantage
CA Chokai engages PT-341 at 5,000 yards
PT-341 sunk by CA Maya at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-339 at 4,000 yards
PT-338 sunk by CA Chokai at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
PT-340 engages CA Chokai at 5,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-339 at 5,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-337 at 5,000 yards
PT-179 engages CA Maya at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-340 at 6,000 yards
PT-339 sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-340 at 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-180 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-340 at 9,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-179 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shimizu at 112,62, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kiyoshimo
E Yayoi
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
PT-83
PT-181
PT-318
PT-319
PT-320
PT-321
PT-322
PT-323
PT-324
PT-325
PT-326
PT-327
PT-328
PT-329

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
E Hayabusa engages PT-181 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Kiyoshimo engages PT-329 at 2,000 yards
E Yayoi engages PT-181 at 2,000 yards
E Yayoi engages PT-319 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
E Hayabusa engages PT-329 at 6,000 yards
PT-328 engages E Yayoi at 6,000 yards
PT-327 engages E Yayoi at 6,000 yards
PT-322 engages E Hayabusa at 6,000 yards
PT-181 engages E Yayoi at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
PT-329 engages E Hayabusa at 9,000 yards
E Yayoi engages PT-328 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
PT-328 engages E Hayabusa at 10,000 yards
E Yayoi engages PT-181 at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Torpedo hits 1
CA Suzuya
DD Asashimo
DD Shiranui

Allied Ships
PT-35, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-306, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-307
PT-308
PT-309
PT-310
PT-311
PT-312, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-313, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-314, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-315, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PT-316, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PT-317, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
BB Yamashiro engages PT-35 at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-35 at 4,000 yards
PT-314 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-310 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-317 at 3,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-35 at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-315 at 3,000 yards
PT-313 engages BB Yamashiro at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-35 at 3,000 yards
PT-313 sunk by CA Suzuya at 3,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-315 at 3,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-306 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-35 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-316 at 2,000 yards
PT-315 sunk by CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-317 at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-316 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-317 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
PT-317 engages CA Suzuya at 4,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-317 at 4,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-317 at 4,000 yards
PT-309 engages BB Yamashiro at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-308 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-317 at 5,000 yards
PT-316 sunk by CA Suzuya at 5,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-317 at 5,000 yards
PT-317 sunk by DD Asashimo at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-312 at 8,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-312 at 8,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-312 at 8,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-308 at 8,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-306 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-312 at 5,000 yards
PT-311 engages CA Suzuya at 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-310 at 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-306 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-307 at 6,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-306 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-312 at 5,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-309 at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-312 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-312 sunk by CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-310 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-309 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-308 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-307 at 2,000 yards
PT-306 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
Zubal, D.G. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-310 at 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-309 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-309 at 6,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-308 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E8N2 Dave: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Suzuya, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Asashimo
DD Shiranui

Allied Ships
PT-62
PT-63, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-64
PT-288, Shell hits 1
PT-295
PT-296
PT-297
PT-298
PT-299
PT-300, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PT-301, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-302, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-303, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
PT-304, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
PT-304 engages BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-304 at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-302 at 2,000 yards
PT-304 sunk by DD Asashimo at 2,000 yards
PT-303 engages BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
PT-302 engages BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-303 at 2,000 yards
PT-300 engages BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
PT-288 engages CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards
CA Suzuya engages PT-63 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Suzuya sunk by PT-303 at 4,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-303 at 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-295 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-302 at 5,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-303 at 5,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-299 at 5,000 yards
PT-295 engages BB Yamashiro at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-303 at 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-301 at 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-63 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-303 at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-288 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-303 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-301 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-63 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-303 at 2,000 yards
PT-302 sunk by DD Asashimo at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-301 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-295 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-288 at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT-303
BB Yamashiro engages PT-303 at 2,000 yards
PT-301 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage
PT-303 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-299 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-288 at 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-299 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-299 at 3,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-298 at 3,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-298 at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-63 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-299 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-295 at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-63 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-300 at 3,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-299 at 3,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages PT-297 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
PT-63 sunk by BB Yamashiro at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages PT-300 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages PT-300 at 2,000 yards
PT-300 sunk by DD Asashimo at 2,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-1008
MTB G-1017

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-23
PT-24
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29
PT-38
PT-84
PT-264

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
MTB G-1017 engages PT-264 at 1,000 yards
MTB G-1017 engages PT-84 at 1,000 yards
MTB G-1017 engages PT-28 at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
MTB G-1017 engages PT-29 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Oga, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-23
PT-24
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29
PT-38
PT-84
PT-264

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Fay, S. gains tactical advantage
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
PT-27 engages E Oga at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-23 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-23 at 2,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
Morioka I. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 3,000 yards
E Oga engages PT-264 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
PT-264 engages E Oga at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
PT-23 engages E Oga at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
PT-20 collides with PT-29 at 112 , 63
E Oga engages PT-23 at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-887

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-23
PT-24
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29
PT-38
PT-84
PT-264

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
MGB G-887 engages PT-84 at 2,000 yards
PT-84 engages MGB G-887 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 111,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CMc Ento, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT-83
PT-181
PT-318
PT-319
PT-320
PT-321
PT-322
PT-323
PT-324
PT-325
PT-326
PT-327
PT-328
PT-329

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
PT-329 engages CMc Ento at 2,000 yards
PT-324 engages CMc Ento at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
PT-324 engages CMc Ento at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-329 engages CMc Ento at 2,000 yards
CMc Ento sunk by PT-325 at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Fujinami

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-23
PT-24
PT-27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-28
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-38, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-84, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
PT-264, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-29 at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-84 at 2,000 yards
PT-38 sunk by CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-23 at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-264 at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT-84
Massive explosion on PT-84
PT-84 sunk by CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-29 at 2,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-27 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-29 at 7,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-29 at 7,000 yards
PT-264 sunk by CA Chokai at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-20 at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-29 at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-28 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-29 at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-29 at 6,000 yards
PT-27 sunk by DD Fujinami at 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-24 at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-23 at 6,000 yards
PT-29 sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-28 at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-23 at 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-20 at 6,000 yards
Fay, S. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Fujinami engages PT-20 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...



The remaining PTs get worked over by a kamikaze squadron:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 113,63

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed

Allied Ships
PT-20, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk
PT-23, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk
PT-24, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk
PT-28, Kamikaze hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick flying as kamikaze

PT-20 dead in the water ...
PT-23 dead in the water ...
PT-24 dead in the water ...
PT-28 dead in the water ...


I think that my PT boats did more damage to the Imperial Japanese Navy last turn than than they have in my 11 years
of playing WitP. The PT boats were decimated but they kept the important AF at Miyake-jima open so that the night
fighters could keep the Japanese night bombers at bay:


Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 13

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N 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 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-67-Ib Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

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

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar





P-47Ns and P-51Ds flying out of Iwo Jima sweep Tokyo and Tsu in conjunction with carrier fighters from Fifth
Fleet:

Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 35
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 27

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 13 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (35 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(35 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
35 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 27 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 26

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 36000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (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 14000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 454 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
26 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 143 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 40900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (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 20000 , scrambling fighters to 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Corsair II sweeping at 36000 feet

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 70 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 21

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4U-4 Corsair sweeping at 41000 feet


Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 16
Ki-84a Frank x 86

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(40 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 40 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(46 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 46 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Raid is overhead
25th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000.
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 15

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 41000 feet *



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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 4
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 54

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 5 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47N Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 60 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 70 minutes
25th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (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 31000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes


Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 44

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 24 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 20 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 27

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 41000 feet *
6 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 41000 feet *



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Morning Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 23

Allied aircraft
P-47N Thunderbolt x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 10 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

CAP engaged:
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 253 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 16000 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 29

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 5
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4
Ki-84a Frank x 35

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(17 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 17 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 18 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
25th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 1
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3
Ki-84a Frank x 22

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 36000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 39000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 132 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 150 minutes
25th I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 31000.
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 5

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 35440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
105th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 37440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Corsair II sweeping at 36000 feet

CAP engaged:
104th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Corsair IV sweeping at 39000 feet



No carrier bombers flew on the 1st day of the turn due to the weather. However, on the 2nd day of the turn, the
weather cleared and the SBDs pounded the AF at Tsu while the torpedo bombers found their expected targets in the
previously empty port of Tokyo:

Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 20
F6F-5 Hellcat x 20
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 135
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 52
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23
SBD-6 Dauntless x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 7 destroyed on ground
D4Y1 Judy: 8 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 11 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-6 Dauntless: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
23 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 50
Avenger II x 38
Corsair II x 24
Corsair IV x 34
Hellcat I x 17
F4U-1A Corsair x 27
F4U-1D Corsair x 78
F4U-4 Corsair x 24
F6F-5 Hellcat x 48
TBM-3 Avenger x 206

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 10 damaged
Avenger II: 1 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 25 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 40, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yamagumo, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kiri, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
LB-114, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
APD T-2, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Shiranui, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
LB-106, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-118, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-104, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-119, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-113, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Repair Shipyard hits 2
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 39000 feet
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
24 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
23 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Magazine explodes on DD Kiri
Magazine explodes on DD Shiranui


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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 8
F4U-1D Corsair x 20
TBM-3 Avenger x 58

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 14 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
LB-117, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-123, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-116, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LB-115, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 31
TBM-3 Avenger x 48

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 20 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
LB-102, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LB-122, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yamagumo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 24
TBM-3 Avenger x 8

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Corsair II sweeping at 36000 feet
8 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 14
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 18
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y1 Judy: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
14 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 3 damaged

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

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 20
TBM-3 Avenger x 21

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 11 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x F4U-4 Corsair sweeping at 41000 feet
14 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb


Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 17

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 10 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 2

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 7 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 14

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 2 damaged

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-3 Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 7 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 21

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F6F-5 Hellcat sweeping at 37000 feet



The carrier bombers of Fifth Fleet also got their licks in on an IJN surface TF at Yokohama:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 113,61

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 31
F4U-1D Corsair x 42
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 16
SBD-5 Dauntless x 25
TBM-3 Avenger x 13

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 7 damaged
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-5 Dauntless: 6 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 3 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Matsu
CA Maya
APD T-23, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Shiokaze
APD T-7, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Akishimo
DD Take
CA Chokai
E W-24, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
E No.215, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-7
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-23
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E No.215




The Japanese lose 133 AC in A2A combat this turn vs Allied losses of 56 AC. Another 129 Japanese AC are destroyed on
the ground. The Japanese lose BB Yamashiro, Ca Suzuya, 3 DDs, 2 Es and 2 APDs.

Next turn the air combat TFs of Fifth Fleet will begin to refuel as the carriers slowly approach the coast of Japan.
Two surface TFs will be detached to protect Miyake-jima from naval bombardment. Thge SBDs will once again target the
AF at Tsu.




CHINA


Army Group North captures Misahn as Soviet armor races ahead of the infantry:

Ground combat at Mishan (114,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6164 troops, 153 guns, 546 vehicles, Assault Value = 1693

Defending force 778 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 206

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 206 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
832 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 77 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
39th Rifle Division
1207th SU Regiment
72nd Mechanized Brigade
1419th SU Regiment
75th Tank Brigade
204th Tank Brigade
55th Motorcycle Battalion
1253rd SU Regiment
42nd Mechanized Brigade
22nd Rifle Division
77th Tank Brigade
43rd/44th AA Battalion
1138th Cannon Regiment
182nd Howitzer Regiment
1124th Cannon Regiment
50th Cannon Regiment
22nd/24th AA Battalion
45th/103rd AA Battalion
87th Howitzer Regiment
28th/70th AA Battalion

Defending units:
12th Border Defense Fortress




The vanguard of Army Group Center invests Chengting and an assault will be launched next turn. The Allied 2nd Tank
Corps enters Tsingtao and an attack is ordered for next turn. Army Group Center continues to mass troops at
Suchow.

The Japanese launch a banzai attack on the Army Group South troops besieging Shanghai:


Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5097 troops, 270 guns, 155 vehicles, Assault Value = 1602

Defending force 347379 troops, 5312 guns, 4853 vehicles, Assault Value = 11382

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 20761

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99

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

Japanese ground losses:
2864 casualties reported
Squads: 152 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 214 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 295 (222 destroyed, 73 disabled)
Vehicles lost 106 (86 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

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

Assaulting units:
4th RGC Route Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
9th RGC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
1st RGC Division
1st RGC Capital/A Division
Shanghai SNLF
47th Naval Guard Unit
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st RGC Capital/C Division
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
118th Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
26th Engineer Regiment
5th RGC Route Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
12th Div /7
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
75th Field AA Battalion
3rd Rocket Gun Battalion
23rd JNAF AF Unit
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
86th JAAF AF Coy
25th RF Gun Battalion
75th JAAF AF Bn
8th RF Gun Battalion
28th RF Gun Battalion
China Area Fleet
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
31st RF Gun Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
29th RF Gun Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
7th RF Gun Battalion
21st RF Gun Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
49th Field AA Battalion
Shanghai Special Base Force
23rd RF Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
217th Naval Const Bn /1

Defending units:
88th Chinese Division
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
31st Infantry Division
69th Chinese/B Corps
37th Infantry/A Division
4th Marine/B Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Australian/B Division
32nd Chinese/A Corps
41st Infantry Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
33rd Infantry Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
38th Infantry Division
32nd Chinese/B Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
6th Marine Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
49th Chinese/C Corps
3rd Australian/A Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
16th Chindit Brigade
4th Marine/C Division
7th Australian Division
7th Infantry Division
68th Chinese Corps
20th Indian/A Division
69th Chinese/A Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
69th Chinese/C Corps
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
37th Infantry/C Division
37th Infantry/B Division
11th Australian Division
4th Marine/A Division
13th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese/C Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
26th Indian Division
20th Indian/B Division
8th NZ Brigade
27th Infantry/C Division
Lushai Brigade
27th Infantry/B Division
3rd Australian/C Division
95th Chinese Corps
8th Indian/A Division
20th Indian/C Division
6th Infantry Division
8th Indian/B Division
27th Infantry/A Division
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
8th Indian/C Division
165th Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
XI Corps Artillery
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
134th (East Ang) Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
2/16th Field Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Y' Force
134th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Artillery Regiment
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XXIV CorpsArtillery
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
85th Medium Regiment
Eighth US Army
198th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
South Pacific
I US Corps
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
1 USMC Seacoast Art
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
XXXIV Indian Corps
35th Group Army
XIV Corps Artillery
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
88th Medium Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
134th Medium Regiment
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I Corps Artillery
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
X Corps Artillery
208th Field Regiment
XIV US Corps
544th Field Artillery Battalion
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /5


These must have been Japanese reinforcements that crossed the river to enter Shanghai. Army Group South has now massed
over 11,000 AV at Shanghai We will carpet bomb Shanghai next turn and then assault the city in 2 turns.

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RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: PT BOATS TAKE ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY

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Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, and is sunk

YES!! Super job by all your forces, especially the valiant PT crews, to make that happen!
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GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT

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8/8-8/9/45


SUBS


SS I-48 is sunk by an Allied surface TF near Miyake-jima.

SS I-369 is sunk by Allied carrier escorts near Torishima.

SS Argonaut II is sunk by E boats by Fukue-jima.



STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND


The Allies city bomb Yokohama around the clock as the B-29s bomb manpower at 6000' during the night and over 500
torpedo bombers from Fifth Fleet city bomb Yokohama manpower by day. The B-29s create a 558,000 firestorm on the 1st
night of the turn and a 543,000 firestorm on the 2nd night of the turn. Meanwhile....Fifth Fleets torpedo bombers keep
a 250,000 firestorm burning during the day and at the end of the turn Yokohama has a level 182,000 firestorm. The
Allies have now scored 29,008 strategic points and 38 B-29s were lost over Yokohama last turn.

The B-29s will rested be next turn but the torpedo bombers of Fifth Fleet will again excecute daylight manpower
attacks.





FIFTH FLEET: ALLIED CARRIERS MOVE IN CLOSE TO DESTROY IJN SHIPPING IN COASTAL WATERS


I moved Fifth Fleet in to coastal waters of the Japanese Home Islands to take out as much shipping as possible as
Fifth Fleet sucked in an inordinate amount of IJN naval bombers and surface raiders:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Torishima at 112,68, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ML G-205, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
ML G-308, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
ML G-316, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-323, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
ML G-326, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-405, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
ML G-437, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-437 at 2,000 yards
ML G-405 engages CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
ML G-437 sunk by CL Gambia at 2,000 yards
ML G-308 engages DD MacDonough at 2,000 yards
ML G-205 engages CL Gambia at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on ML G-405
CA Suffolk engages ML G-405 at 2,000 yards
ML G-326 engages CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
DD Monaghan engages ML G-323 at 2,000 yards
ML G-308 sunk by CL Gambia at 2,000 yards
ML G-205 sunk by DD MacDonough at 2,000 yards
ML G-405 sunk by DD Farragut at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Gambia engages ML G-326 at 4,000 yards
ML G-323 sunk by DD Monaghan at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-326 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-326 at 7,000 yards
ML G-326 sunk by DD Balch at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
ML G-316 sunk by CA Suffolk at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...




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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E No.213, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
E W-27, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Drexler
DD Cowell

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 4,000 yards
Valon, F.P. crosses the 'T'
CL Newcastle engages E W-27 at 4,000 yards
DD Cowell engages E W-27 at 4,000 yards
E W-27 sunk by CL Newcastle at 4,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages E No.213 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
E No.213 sunk by CL Newcastle at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyuzuki
DD Makigumo
DD Akishimo
DD Asashio
DD Matsu
DD Take
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
DD Yakaze
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 7, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Drexler, Shell hits 2
DD Cowell, Shell hits 2

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Drexler at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyuzuki engages DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Numakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Numakaze engages DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
DD Drexler engages DD Shiokaze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Numakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Drexler at 6,000 yards
DD Fuyuzuki engages DD Drexler at 6,000 yards
DD Cowell engages DD Akishimo at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages DD Drexler at 7,000 yards
DD Shiokaze engages DD Drexler at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Naval bombardment of Miyake-jima at 112,63

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 14 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 5 destroyed on ground
F8F-1 Bearcat: 8 damaged
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 destroyed on ground
F6F-5N Hellcat: 4 damaged
F6F-5N Hellcat: 1 destroyed on ground
F4U-1A Corsair: 13 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed on ground
Thunderbolt II: 7 damaged
Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed on ground
PBM-5 Mariner: 5 damaged
PBM-5 Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
DD Fujinami

Allied ground losses:
524 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 100 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (3 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30

E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Chokai
CA Chokai firing at Miyake-jima
CA Maya firing at Miyake-jima
DD Fujinami firing at 5th Marine Division


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Night Naval bombardment of Miyake-jima at 112,63

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 3 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
P-51D Mustang: 31 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed on ground
Thunderbolt II: 11 damaged
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed on ground
F6F-5N Hellcat: 1 damaged
F6F-5N Hellcat: 1 destroyed on ground
P-61A Black Widow: 3 damaged
P-61A Black Widow: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Take
DD Matsu
DD Asashio
DD Akishimo
DD Makigumo
DD Fuyuzuki

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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 27

DD Shiokaze firing at Miyake-jima
DD Take firing at Miyake-jima
DD Matsu firing at Miyake-jima
DD Asashio firing at Miyake-jima
DD Akishimo firing at Miyake-jima
DD Makigumo firing at Miyake-jima
DD Fuyuzuki firing at Miyake-jima


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Night Naval bombardment of Miyake-jima at 112,63

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 3 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed on ground
P-61A Black Widow: 4 damaged
P-61A Black Widow: 1 destroyed on ground
PBM-5 Mariner: 2 damaged
PBM-5 Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
F8F-1 Bearcat: 2 damaged
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
DD Asashimo

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

DD Asashimo firing at Miyake-jima


I was a bit surprised that 2 Allied surface TFs couldnt prevent the naval bombardment of the AF at Miyake-jima but
that was overshadowed by the enormous loss of Japanese naval bombers:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 35
D4Y4 Judy x 32

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 135
Corsair IV x 106
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 38
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 315
F4U-1D Corsair x 507
F4U-4 Corsair x 88
F6F-5 Hellcat x 572

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 8 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 16 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(22 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Raid is overhead
VMF-111 with F4U-1D Corsair (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(19 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
Raid is overhead
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (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
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (12 airborne, 30 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 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 5000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 23 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 28 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D 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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 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 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 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 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 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 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
A6M5b Zero x 45
N1K1-J George x 18
P1Y1 Frances x 98

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 135
Corsair IV x 106
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 38
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 315
F4U-1D Corsair x 507
F4U-4 Corsair x 88
F6F-5 Hellcat x 570

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 13 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 52 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire IIC: 1 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Petrof Bay
CVE Saginaw Bay
CVE Marcus Island

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

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (12 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 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 38 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (12 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 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 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D 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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 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 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 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 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 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 26 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 32
B5N2 Kate x 31
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 12
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 10

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 134
Corsair IV x 106
Hellcat F.II x 22
Seafire IIC x 35
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 310
F4U-1D Corsair x 498
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 553

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 7 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 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 25 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 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 34 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (2 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 28

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 130
Corsair IV x 101
Hellcat F.II x 22
Seafire IIC x 30
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 300
F4U-1D Corsair x 479
F4U-4 Corsair x 85
F6F-5 Hellcat x 533

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 4 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 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 45 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (3 airborne, 14 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 21 on standby, 4 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (2 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 82
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 24

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 121
Corsair IV x 92
Hellcat F.II x 19
Seafire IIC x 27
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 282
F4U-1D Corsair x 440
F4U-4 Corsair x 78
F6F-5 Hellcat x 497

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 16 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 12 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
No.879 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (6 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VC(F)-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (7 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VRF-6F with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 3 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
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 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes
VC(F)-68 with F4U-1D Corsair (7 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VC(F)-83 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 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 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VC(F)-98 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 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 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VMF-323 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (14 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 11 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (11 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (13 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 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 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (10 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 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 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 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 48 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (11 airborne, 11 on standby, 4 scrambling)
11 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 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 3 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 20

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 116
Corsair IV x 91
Hellcat F.II x 18
Seafire IIC x 26
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 273
F4U-1D Corsair x 418
F4U-4 Corsair x 77
F6F-5 Hellcat x 480

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 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 5000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (9 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17020.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 25 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-22 with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
No.879 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (6 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire L.III (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
No.1845 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 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 44 minutes
VC(F)-92 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VC(F)-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 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 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VRF-4F with F6F-5 Hellcat (10 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VRF-6F with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 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 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
No.807 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters between 10860 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 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 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VC(F)-63 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VC(F)-68 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VC(F)-83 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
VC(F)-86 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 34
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 27

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 113
Corsair IV x 91
Hellcat F.II x 18
Seafire IIC x 26
Seafire L.III x 24
F4U-1A Corsair x 267
F4U-1D Corsair x 412
F4U-4 Corsair x 76
F6F-5 Hellcat x 470

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 14 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-67-Ib Peggy flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 7 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (13 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 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 21 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (7 airborne, 10 on standby, 3 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 25 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-22 with F4U-1A Corsair (10 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-24 with F6F-5 Hellcat (2 airborne, 10 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
No.879 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (8 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
No.880 Sqn FAA with Seafire L.III (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
No.1845 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VC(F)-92 with F4U-1D Corsair (11 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VRF-4F with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 11 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 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 4000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 7 on standby, 7 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
No.807 Sqn FAA with Seafire IIC (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 19

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 111
Corsair IV x 89
Hellcat F.II x 18
Seafire IIC x 24
Seafire L.III x 22
F4U-1A Corsair x 261
F4U-1D Corsair x 400
F4U-4 Corsair x 74
F6F-5 Hellcat x 462

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 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 7000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (11 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 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 8000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 7 on standby, 7 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (14 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (13 airborne, 11 on standby, 1 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (10 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 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 7000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 11 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 4 scrambling)
5 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 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 26 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 3 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 14 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (17 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 17020.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 3 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 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 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (11 airborne, 7 on standby, 7 scrambling)
11 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 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 11 on standby, 7 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes



Once the carriers of Fifth Fleet got in close the the Japanese mainland they worked over multiple IJN TFs:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 31

Allied aircraft
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 113,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 25

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 4 damaged
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
SBD-5 Dauntless: 9 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Makigumo
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1
DD Akishimo
DD Fuyuzuki
DD Matsu, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Maya
DD Take
DD Shiokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Shiokaze



Japanese naval bombers also went after Allied surface TFs at Miyake-jima:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M5b Zero x 35
D4Y4 Judy x 46

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 11
P-51D Mustang x 37
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
F6F-5 Hellcat x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 11 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 24 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Gambia
DD Sproston

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D4Y4 Judy flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
12 x D4Y4 Judy flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Raid is overhead
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (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 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VMF-111 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 16000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 6 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 24 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (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 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes



Japanese naval airstrikes continued on the 2nd day of the turn:



Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 15
B5N2 Kate x 3
D4Y4 Judy x 2

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 133
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 35
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 310
F4U-1D Corsair x 492
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 546

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 8 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 13000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (12 airborne, 30 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 23 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 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 4000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-13 with F6F-5 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 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 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 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 4000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
A6M5b Zero x 6
N1K1-J George x 11
P1Y1 Frances x 6

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 133
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 35
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 310
F4U-1D Corsair x 492
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 546

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 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 18 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (11 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 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
16 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (16 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 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 28 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (16 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 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 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 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 24 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (14 airborne, 10 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 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 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 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 12 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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 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 to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-13 with F6F-5 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 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 15 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 5000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 20
D4Y4 Judy x 7
N1K1-J George x 1

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 133
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 34
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 308
F4U-1D Corsair x 492
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 544

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 9 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (20 airborne, 12 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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (15 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (23 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 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 28 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (23 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 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 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 4 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 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (18 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 7 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 5000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (10 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 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
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (16 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 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 0 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 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 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (19 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 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 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 10
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 133
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 34
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 308
F4U-1D Corsair x 491
F4U-4 Corsair x 87
F6F-5 Hellcat x 543

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 10 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (20 airborne, 12 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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 5000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (19 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 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 6000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (19 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (12 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (27 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 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 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 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 59 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (22 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 7 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 13000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (13 airborne, 10 on standby, 3 scrambling)
13 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 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (17 airborne, 10 on standby, 4 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (16 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 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 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 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 0 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (16 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 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 2000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (19 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 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 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (14 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 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 7000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes




Allied carrier bombers responded by hitting IJN shipping off the length and breadth of the Japanese Home Islands:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 31

Allied aircraft
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 11 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 15 destroyed

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 113,61

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 22

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 7 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Shiokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akishimo
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
CA Maya

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Shiokaze
Magazine explodes on DD Makigumo


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Matsue at 107,57

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 55

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 13 damaged

Japanese Ships
AO Kokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Samidare
E No.12, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Amagiri
AO Kazahaya, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AO Toei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Sazanami
E No.60, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yugiri
AO Naruto

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
26 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Kokuyo Maru
No.12 dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E No.12
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Kazahaya
No.60 dead in the water ...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kobe at 108,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 36

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 6 damaged
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
E No.144, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Sakura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Arare
DD Shigure
DD Nara

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E No.144
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sakura


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 25

Allied aircraft
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 25
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 11 destroyed, 4 damaged
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Sakura Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AG Arasaki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
E No.59

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes



Morning Air attack on Masan , at 102,54

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tsu at 109,62

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 136
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 36
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 309
F4U-1D Corsair x 493
F4U-4 Corsair x 85
F6F-5 Hellcat x 543

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
VC(F)-87 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-40 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 24 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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-66 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 5000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-1 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 21 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
VBF-1 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-2 with F4U-1A Corsair (12 airborne, 30 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VBF-2 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 23 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VBF-6 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (8 airborne, 22 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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VBF-8 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 21 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 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VBF-12 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 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 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 22 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 8000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VBF-14 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 19000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 28

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 8
F4U-1D Corsair x 48
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair IV: 3 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Shoho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Havre Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tone Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK India Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Karachi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Syunko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Kuretake

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 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

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK India Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shikano Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Karachi Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Syunko Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yokohama/Yokosuka at 113,61

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 21
Corsair IV x 22
Hellcat I x 18
F4U-1D Corsair x 12
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 15
SBD-5 Dauntless x 21

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 8 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Fujinami
SC CHa-99, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC Ch 43, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Maya
PB Kure Maru #5, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SC Ch 57, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SC CHa-47

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kure Maru #5
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC Ch 57


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Matsue at 107,57

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 22
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 51

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Samidare, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E No.112, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Amagiri
DD Yugiri
AO Toei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Naruto, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Shitei-tai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (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 between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes

Training flight from Shitei-tai has been caught up in attack
No.112 dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Toei Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Naruto


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shimonoseki at 104,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 33

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 11
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-4 Corsair: 1 destroyed
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-301 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (14 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
18 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kobe at 108,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-4 Corsair x 11
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 3

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Arare

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 20

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 16
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Sasako Maru
xAK Anyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyama at 112,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 7

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 16
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
E No.51
E Aguni, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
TK Jinei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
E No.9, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SB2C-5 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Aguni
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E No.9


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Afternoon Air attack on Tsu , at 110,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 6
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 54
SBD-6 Dauntless x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Id Tony: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 4 damaged
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-6 Dauntless: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
18 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-6 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Maebashi , at 113,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
F8F-1 Bearcat x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x F8F-1 Bearcat sweeping at 38000 feet





At the end of the turn......Japan has lost another 758 AC in A2A combat vs 143 Allied AC,



I lost almost 150 SBDs this turn so Fifth Fleet is running low on fighters, SBDs and TBMs. Fifth Fleet will
complete refueling next turn and withdraw towards the Bonins to take on F4U-1As, F4U-1Ds, TBM-3s and F6F-5s. The
remaining torpedo planes will continue to bomb manpower at Yokohama in day light attacks.

Its now 8/9/45 and I havent receieved an atom bomb yet.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

What is the total AV of Soviet troops on Sakhilin as of the Soviet activation?
Can't answer that question off hand but almost all Soviet units are unrestricted, so a few amphib ships could quickly ferry overwhelming force to Sakhalin. Shikuka is a clear hex so even with forts it is vulnerable.
mind-messing.....the Soviets have about 750 AV at Alexandrovsk. There are an additional 500-550 AV at Ohka but there is
no road from Okha to Alexandrovosk so you need to transport all the troops via air or xAK/LST.

Ah, that sinks my hopes to capture all of Sakhilin as Japan after the Russians activate. I had hoped that it would be possible to stack the odds on Sakhilin, wipe out the Russians and open up the Sea of Okhotsk to the IJN.

500 AV at Okha means that's likely impossible - between the forts and the CD guns the cost would be too high. A shame, as I think a serious Japanese campaign to take those isolated Soviet bases might provide a fairly safe way to make up the VP windfall that Soviet activation entails.
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Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 136
Corsair IV x 104
Hellcat F.II x 23
Seafire IIC x 36
Seafire L.III x 25
F4U-1A Corsair x 309
F4U-1D Corsair x 493
F4U-4 Corsair x 85
F6F-5 Hellcat x 543

Just a little bit outnumbered ... [:D]

Naive question about tactics: would it be possible to move surface fleets into some of the Japanese ports to attack the shipping directly? Or would there be too much danger of enemy air attack or mines?
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GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET ARMOR RACES ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT

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jwolf....many of the ports are mined. On the Pacific coast of Japan....many of the ports have coastal defense
guns.... especially the ports where the majority of IJN shipping is located.



8/8-8/9/45




CHINA:ARMY GROUP NORTH....SOVIET ARMOR AND MECHANIZED RACES AHEAD OF THE INFANTRY


A combined assault of Soviet armor and infantry overruns IJA troops outside of Mutankiang:


Ground combat at 111,43 (near Mutankiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44040 troops, 743 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2086

Defending force 1219 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 1881

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1881 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1693 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 80 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
8th Rifle Brigade
480th Guards SU Regiment
366th Rifle Division
393rd Rifle Division
386th Rifle Division
479th Guards SU Regiment
105th Rifle Division
40th Rifle Division
689th Naval Inf. Battalion
218th Tank Brigade
25th Army

Defending units:
2nd Border Defense Fortress



In the northwestern sphere of Army Group North operations....Soviet armor and mechanized originating in Mongolia
has raced across the Gobi Desert and will capture an evacuated Mangan next turn.

Dave is expecting an assault on Kalgan from this direction(north) and has placed defensive forces to slow them
down. What Dave hasnt planned on is the extremely powerful force of 2 Soviet mechanized corps and 1 tank corps
that are racing along a highway towards Kalgan(from the NE) at the rate of 2 1/2 hexes per turn. With the Soviet
Guards 1st Airborne Division holding the highway open for them...they will race 3 hexes total into Kalgan this
turn without Dave ever seeing then coming. While there are 46,000 IJA troops in Peiping.... there are only 5000
IJA troops in Kalgan and once the Soviet mobile forces arrive next turn it will be too late to reinforce. Soviet
level bombers and DBs will bomb ground troops in Kalgan this turn.

Farther east.... 2 Soviet tank brigades will assault Nunkiang. Additional Soviet troops will assault IJA troops
to the E of Mutankiang to support other forces that are advancing on Mutankiang from the SE.

On Sakhalin Island....Soviet troops will attack Shikuka.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: ARMY GROUP CENTER RACES TOWARDS PEIPING TO LINK UP WITH ARMY GROUP NORTH

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8/8-8/9/45.......CONTINUED



CHINA:ARMY GROUP CENTER


The vanguard of Army Group Center captures Chengting:

Ground combat at Chengting (92,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 147244 troops, 1205 guns, 626 vehicles, Assault Value = 4608

Defending force 385 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 5338

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 5338 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chengting !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
531 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
96th Chinese Corps
32nd Infantry Division
90th Chinese/C Corps
40th Chinese/B Corps
98th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
43rd Infantry Division
36th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese/A Corps
259th Brigade
9th Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
93rd Infantry Division
61st Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
1st Prov Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese/C Corps
Jingcha War Area
2nd Group Army

Defending units:
76th JAAF AF Bn
15th RGC Temp./C Division







Peiping will be caught in a vise between the vanguard of Army Group Center and the armored/mechanized spearhead of Army
Group North.





The Allied 2nd Tank Corps captures Tsingtao:


Ground combat at Tsingtao (95,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17462 troops, 115 guns, 2042 vehicles, Assault Value = 1160

Defending force 1791 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Allied adjusted assault: 910

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 910 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsingtao !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1941 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
762nd Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
Ching Tao Special Base Force



Next turn....elements of Army Group Center will assault Tsinan.


Army Group Center has massed overe 11,000 AV at Suchow and an attack will launched when an additional 4000 AV of
troops arrives.




ARMY GROUP SOUTH....THE ASSAULT ON SHANGHAI


Army Group South has massed over 11,000 AV and 45 artillery LCUs at Shanghai:


Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19732 troops, 1339 guns, 1161 vehicles, Assault Value = 11645

Defending force 44378 troops, 543 guns, 222 vehicles, Assault Value = 1451

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
37th Infantry/C Division
27th Infantry/A Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
11th Australian Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
88th Chinese Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
7th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
8th Indian/B Division
6th Marine Division
37th Infantry/A Division
20th Indian/B Division
4th Marine/A Division
3rd Australian/A Division
38th Infantry Division
95th Chinese Corps
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
6th Infantry Division
69th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
8th Indian/A Division
32nd Chinese/A Corps
4th Marine/C Division
49th Chinese/C Corps
8th NZ Brigade
32nd Chinese/B Corps
68th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
69th Chinese/B Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
69th Chinese/C Corps
13th Chinese Corps
37th Infantry/B Division
33rd Infantry Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
3rd Australian/B Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
4th Marine/B Division
52nd Chinese/C Corps
27th Infantry/B Division
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
27th Infantry/C Division
99th Chinese/C Corps
31st Infantry Division
Lushai Brigade
16th Chindit Brigade
20th Indian/C Division
3rd Australian/C Division
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
20th Indian/A Division
7th Australian Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
26th Indian Division
8th Indian/C Division
1 USMC Seacoast Art
205th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
XIV US Corps
1st Artillery Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
85th Medium Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
87th Medium Regiment
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Y' Force
544th Field Artillery Battalion
XI Corps Artillery
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XXXIV Indian Corps
134th Medium Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
35th Group Army
South Pacific
134th Field Artillery Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
XXIV CorpsArtillery
I Corps Artillery
Tenth US Army
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
134th (East Ang) Regiment
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment
Southwest Pacific
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XIV Corps Artillery
148th Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
1st Indian Medium Regiment
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
X Corps Artillery
Eighth US Army
88th Medium Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion
2/16th Field Regiment
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
4th RGC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
5th RGC Route Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
26th Engineer Regiment
1st RGC Division
118th Division
1st RGC Capital/A Division
1st RGC Capital/C Division
12th Div /7
China Area Fleet
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
21st RF Gun Battalion
75th Field AA Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
Shanghai Special Base Force
49th Field AA Battalion
29th RF Gun Battalion
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
31st RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai SNLF
7th RF Gun Battalion
75th JAAF AF Bn
26th RF Gun Battalion
23rd RF Gun Battalion
23rd JNAF AF Unit
86th JAAF AF Coy
52nd JAAF AF Bn
217th Naval Const Bn /1


Next turn a deliberate assault will be ordered on the 70,000 IJA defenders there in 4x terrain.


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I love following the massive land war in China and Manchuria. It gives a much different flavor to the usual type of campaign in the Pacific.
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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: FIFTH FLEET REARMS AND TAKES ON AC REPLACEMENTS

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jwolf....its not just the size of land war in China. With the ability to build so many level 8 and 9 AFs the air war in
China is almost more massive than the land war. Virtually all of the Allied 4Es and 2Es as well as most of their land
based tac bombers (and also include all the Soviet air forces) allows the Allies to concentrate air power here like no
where else on the map. With the Soviets activated....Dave has turned off the combat animations as the 001 combat replay
files are now taking too long to run.





8/10-8/11/45





SUBS


SS ShCh-113 sinks LST T-141 off Toyama.

SS I-35 is sunk by an Allied surface TF near Chichi-jima.



HAWAIIAN SEA FRONTIER: ALLIED CARRIERS ENGAGE KB


This happened 2 turns ago but I forgot to post about it. The ad hoc Allied carrier TF with 1 damaged CV, 1 damaged
CVE and 4 newly repaired CVEs that could only sail 3 hexes per movement phase due to unrepaired damage got into
surface combat with KB east of Midway:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 168,74, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Junyo
CL Yubari
DD Akizuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Asagiri
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
CV Intrepid
CVE Casablanca
CVE Shipley Bay
CVE Tulagi
CVE Shamrock Bay
CVE Commencement Bay
DD Luce
DD Marshall
DD Uhlmann
DD Van Valkenburgh
DD Baldwin
DD Carmick
DD McCook
DD Sterett
DD Wilson

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat




Neither side launched during the ensuing daylight air missions so bad weather must have been involved. This last
turn I continued to search for KB but with the element of surprise gone Dave high tailed it out of there. The ad
hoc Allied carrier force will be sent back to Pearl harbor to complete repairs.





FIFTH FLEET REARMS AND TAKES ON AC REPLACEMENTS NEAR THE BONINS


The Allied carriers sailed to within 5 or 6 hexes of Iwo Jima and once again were able to suck in TBM-3s, F4U-1As,
F4U-1Ds and F6F-5 replacements from the VR squadrons based on Iwo Jima. The US VF squadrons are at 99% TOE, the
TBM-3 squadrons are at 90% TOE and the SBD squadrons are at 50% TOE. I dont have any VR SBD squadrons in the area
so Im flying in VMSB squadrons from the Philippines while the VB squadrons are pulled off the carriers to take
on replacements in the Marianas. Its been an ongoing struggle for me to continue to take on carrier aircraft
replacements while at sea in a war zone. Fifth Fleet continues to refuel and rearm AA and carrier ops while bombing
the Home islands.

Last turn the TBMs continue to city bomb manpower at Yokohama while the B-29s were rested. The Allies now have
29,186 strategic points and Yokoyama was ablaze with a level 152,000 fire on the 1st day of the turn and a level
99,000 fire on the 2nd day of the turn. Yokohama was left with a level 33,000 at the end of the turn.

Next turn the Allied TBM-3s go back into air superiority missions over Japan. There are dark red "x"s at Matsue and
Okayama. Next turn the TBM-3s will hit the AFs at both cities. There are also nearly 100 Japanese fighters at
Maebashi that have been flying night LRCAP over Tokyo and Yokohama. Next turn carrier Avenger Is and IIs will hit
the AF at Maebashi.

The Allied surface TFs at Miyake-jima engage IJN MTBs and MLs:


Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ML G-307, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-324, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
ML G-402, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-423, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
ML G-433, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-484, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
ML G-606, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
ML G-606 sunk by CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
ML G-484 sunk by CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
ML G-402 sunk by CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
ML G-433 sunk by CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-324 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-423 at 3,000 yards
ML G-324 sunk by CA Suffolk at 3,000 yards
CL Gambia engages ML G-423 at 3,000 yards
ML G-423 sunk by CA Suffolk at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA London engages ML G-307 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA London engages ML G-307 at 6,000 yards
DD Balch engages ML G-307 at 6,000 yards
CA London engages ML G-307 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA London engages ML G-307 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-307 at 9,000 yards
CL Gambia engages ML G-307 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages ML G-307 at 10,000 yards
ML G-307 sunk by DD Monaghan at 10,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-1008, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
MTB G-1017
MGB G-1028

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
MGB G-1008 sunk by CA Suffolk at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages MGB G-1028 at 2,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages MTB G-1017 at 2,000 yards
DD Balch engages MTB G-1017 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages MTB G-1017 at 4,000 yards
DD Dale engages MTB G-1017 at 4,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages MTB G-1017 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Dale engages MTB G-1017 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 10, 45
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-887
MTB G-353

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
DD Dale engages MTB G-353 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Farragut engages MTB G-353 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...


The Japanese execute night bombing attacks against both Fifth Fleet and Miyake-jima:

Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 12

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Glory
CVE Steamer Bay
CVE Kwajalein

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

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (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 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (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 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Hirata P. in a G3M3 Nell is willing to die for the Emperor


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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 7

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon
CVL Vengeance

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 113 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Tracker

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (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 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 4
F6F-5N Hellcat x 7

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

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (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 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 58 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 4
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

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

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 11

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-67-Ib Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (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 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 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 7 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet *



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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 10

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Munda
CVL Glory
CVE Kwajalein

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

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Striker

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Steamer Bay

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

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Muto J. in a G3M3 Nell is willing to die for the Emperor


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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Shah

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Maki J. in a D4Y4 Judy is willing to die for the Emperor


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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 8

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Pursuer, Kamikaze hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

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

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 9

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 8

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Nagoya at 109,63

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 7

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Colossus
CVE Fencer

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Okano V. in a B6N2a Jill is willing to die for the Emperor


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

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

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar



Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y1 Frances x 10

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 7
F6F-5N Hellcat x 9

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P1Y1 Frances bombing from 14000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (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
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 81 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 9

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 7
F6F-5N Hellcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 5
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (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 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 7
D4Y4 Judy x 4

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 4
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
7 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 12

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Drexler

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 5

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 14

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 2
F6F-5N Hellcat x 2

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

No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 68 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 7

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 17

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Gambia

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 15

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 6

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 1
F6F-5N Hellcat x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 5

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 10

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 7 damaged
P-61A Black Widow: 1 destroyed on ground
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 damaged
PBM-5 Mariner: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet *



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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Dale
CA Suffolk
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo



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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 7 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 1 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 5

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 10 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed on ground
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Gambia

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 damaged
F8F-1 Bearcat: 2 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb





Carrier SBDs attack CA Maya for the 3rd turn in a row but the ships luck holds out as no hits are scored:

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chiba at 114,61

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 9
N1K2-J George x 13
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 46

Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 21
Corsair IV x 38
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
SBD-5 Dauntless x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair IV: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Maya

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-312 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (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 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
381 Ku S-1 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 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 18 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 31 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 24000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes


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GUNS OF AUGUST: ARMY GROUP SOUTH ASSAULTS SHANGHAI WITH OVER 45 ARTILLERY LCUs

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8/10-8/11/45......CONTINUED



ARMY GROUP SOUTH


Army Group South launches a pair of 2:1 attacks on Shanghai after 2 turns of carpet bombing and the massed artillery fire
of over 45 LCUs:

Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 329907 troops, 5367 guns, 4492 vehicles, Assault Value = 11690

Defending force 43094 troops, 536 guns, 220 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Allied adjusted assault: 8407

Japanese adjusted defense: 4129

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
4307 casualties reported
Squads: 177 destroyed, 253 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 138 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 43 disabled
Guns lost 178 (93 destroyed, 85 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
17012 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 1555 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 213 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 94 disabled
Guns lost 187 (9 destroyed, 178 disabled)
Vehicles lost 42 (4 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Assaulting units:
49th Chinese/C Corps
33rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
27th Infantry Division
4th Marine Division
52nd Chinese/C Corps
32nd Chinese/B Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
88th Chinese Division
Lushai Brigade
32nd Chinese/A Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
41st Infantry Division
38th Infantry Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Australian/C Division
7th Infantry Division
26th Indian Division
16th Chindit Brigade
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
8th Indian/B Division
3rd Australian/B Division
69th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/B Corps
8th NZ Brigade
31st Infantry Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
13th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
6th Marine Division
8th Indian/A Division
37th Infantry Division
68th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
95th Chinese Corps
20th Indian Division
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
11th Australian Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Australian/A Division
7th Australian Division
6th Infantry Division
8th Indian/C Division
1st Indian Medium Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
XIV US Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
1st Artillery Regiment
1 USMC Seacoast Art
35th Group Army
I Corps Artillery
694th Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
XI Corps Artillery
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
XIV Corps Artillery
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
85th Medium Regiment
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
Y' Force
134th (East Ang) Regiment
X Corps Artillery
South Pacific
33rd Medium Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
544th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Medium Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
Tenth US Army
XXIV CorpsArtillery
Eighth US Army
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
2/16th Field Regiment
XXXIV Indian Corps
148th Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
1st RGC Division
4th RGC Route Brigade
5th RGC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
1st RGC Capital/A Division
118th Division
2nd Amphibious Brigade
26th Engineer Regiment
1st RGC Capital/C Division
7th RF Gun Battalion
23rd RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai SNLF
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
China Area Fleet
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
23rd JNAF AF Unit
75th JAAF AF Bn
31st RF Gun Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
49th Field AA Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
29th RF Gun Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
21st RF Gun Battalion
75th Field AA Battalion
86th JAAF AF Coy
Shanghai Special Base Force
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
217th Naval Const Bn /1


Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 318038 troops, 5364 guns, 4492 vehicles, Assault Value = 10158

Defending force 38952 troops, 462 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 1041

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 5365

Japanese adjusted defense: 2589

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
5178 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 198 disabled
Non Combat: 98 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 47 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 88 (39 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (18 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
5912 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 1488 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 227 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 141 disabled
Guns lost 167 (7 destroyed, 160 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (3 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
13th Chinese Corps
16th Chindit Brigade
33rd Infantry Division
6th Marine Division
69th Chinese Corps
11th Australian Division
3rd Australian/B Division
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
Lushai Brigade
32nd Chinese/A Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Australian/C Division
3rd Australian/A Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
32nd Chinese/B Corps
6th Infantry Division
68th Chinese Corps
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
38th Infantry Division
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
49th Chinese/B Corps
20th Indian Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
7th Infantry Division
8th Indian/B Division
49th Chinese/C Corps
52nd Chinese/C Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
7th Australian Division
26th Chinese/A Corps
8th NZ Brigade
95th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
97th Chinese/B Corps
3rd Chinese/C Corps
8th Indian/A Division
31st Infantry Division
88th Chinese Division
37th Infantry Division
26th Indian Division
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
46th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
4th Marine Division
8th Indian/C Division
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
Y' Force
I Corps Artillery
88th Medium Regiment
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
251st Field Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
1st Medium Regiment
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
208th Field Regiment
XIV US Corps
544th Field Artillery Battalion
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
87th Medium Regiment
XXIV CorpsArtillery
85th Medium Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
XXXIV Indian Corps
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2/16th Field Regiment
XI Corps Artillery
1 USMC Seacoast Art
I US Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
1st Indian Medium Regiment
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
X Corps Artillery
134th Medium Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
35th Group Army
4th Field Artillery Battalion
134th (East Ang) Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
South Pacific
XIV Corps Artillery
33rd Medium Regiment
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
26th Engineer Regiment
118th Division
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
5th RGC Route Brigade
4th RGC Route Brigade
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
2nd Amphibious Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st RGC Capital/A Division
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
1st RGC Capital/C Division
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
21st RF Gun Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
Shanghai Special Base Force
31st RF Gun Battalion
75th JAAF AF Bn
23rd JNAF AF Unit
29th RF Gun Battalion
86th JAAF AF Coy
7th RF Gun Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
1st RGC Division
Shanghai SNLF
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
23rd RF Gun Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
49th Field AA Battalion
China Area Fleet
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
217th Naval Const Bn /1


I started the turn with 11,690 AV at Shanghai and ended up with 8800 AV so it was a pretty expensive turn. And it
appears that the 2 turns of carpet bombing with hundreds of tac,medium and heavy bombers and massed artillery fire
of 45 LCUs didnt affect the morale, disruption or fatigue of the defenders very much if at all. Well at least we
knocked down the forts 2 levels. The Allied troops here will be rested for a turn or two before they resume the
assault.





ARMY GROUP CENTER


Army Group Center captures Tsinan this turn:

Ground combat at Tsinan (93,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21962 troops, 283 guns, 184 vehicles, Assault Value = 880

Defending force 1190 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 680

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 680 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsinan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
896 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Australian Division
77th Indian Para Brigade
37th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
34th Chinese/C Corps

Defending units:
32nd JAAF AF Coy /1
27th Air Flotilla
60th JAAF AF Bn
227th Naval Const Bn /1



Next turn....over 15,000 AV of AGC troops will assault Suchow after another carpet bombing attack. There are about
120,000 IJA defenders in Suchow vs the 75,000 in Shanghai but Suchow is in clear terrain so Im expecting to capture
that base in one turn. Farther north....the Allied 2nd Tank Corps will assault Weihsien.




ARMY GROUP NORTH


Powerful Soviet mechanized and tank corps move 3 hexes to invest Kalgan. The 2 mechanized corps with an AV of over 1600 will attack Kalgan's 5000 defenders next turn with a tank corps and 2 SU regiments held in reserve for exploitation after the assault.

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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIET COLOSSUS ROLLS ACROSS MANCHUKUO

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8/10-8/11/45.......CONTINUED



ARMY GROUP NORTH


Soviet forces advance in a wide front across Manchukuo.


Soviet armor captures Nunkiang:

Ground combat at Nunkiang (111,34)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4770 troops, 36 guns, 468 vehicles, Assault Value = 266

Defending force 933 troops, 0 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 189

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 189 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Nunkiang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
564 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 151 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
73rd Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
4th Army


Soviet armor and mechannized troops overrun an IJA border fortress near Mutankiang:


Ground combat at 113,42 (near Mishan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13041 troops, 217 guns, 878 vehicles, Assault Value = 594

Defending force 519 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 549

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 549 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
731 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1253rd SU Regiment
42nd Mechanized Brigade
72nd Mechanized Brigade
204th Tank Brigade
1207th SU Regiment
55th Motorcycle Battalion

Defending units:
10th Border Defense Fortress



On Sakalin, Soviet forces capture Shikuka:

Ground combat at Shikuka (126,43)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16883 troops, 383 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 858

Defending force 5822 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 188

Allied adjusted assault: 650

Japanese adjusted defense: 46

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Shikuka !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2129 casualties reported
Squads: 69 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 27 (13 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
302nd Rifle Regiment
2nd Rifle Division
79th Rifle Division
52nd NKVD Regiment
56th Rifle Corps
433rd Hvy Howitzer Regiment

Defending units:
4th Mixed Brigade
39th Const Co
13th JAAF AF Bn /4



Soviet transports have transported all the equipment to Alexandervorsk from the divisions and brigade that started
at Ohka but transport AC are still flying in the troops.


This turn, over 4000 AV of combined arms Soviet forces invests Yenki but with over 105.000 IJA troops defending the
base we will wait to reinforce with another 4 rifle divisions before launching an attack.


Nearly 600 AV of Soviet armor and mechanized troops invests Mutankiang but with over 38,000 IJA defenders there we
will need to wait for the infantry and artillery to catch up before we assault that base.

Next turn.....530 AV of Soviet tank brigades will attack the 4700 Japanese dug in at Tungho.

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8/12-8/13/45



SUBS


SS L-11 is sunk by E boats off Aomori.

SS ShCh-106 is sunk by E boats near Fukuoka.

SS ShCh-136 is sunk by E boats by Sadogashima.





FIFTH FLEET


Dave threw everything in he could to destroy the Allied surface TFs protecting Miyake-jima and close the AF
there.

First...Dave sends in the IJN surface TFs:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akishimo, Shell hits 1
DD Asashio
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Shirakumo
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk, Shell hits 1
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale, Shell hits 2
DD Monaghan, Shell hits 4

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 21% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 5,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 5,000 yards
DD Sagiri launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Farragut at 5,000 yards
DD Shirakumo launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Farragut at 5,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Farragut at 5,000 yards
DD Akishimo fires at DD Monaghan at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages DD Akishimo at 2,000 yards
DD Monaghan engages DD Shirakumo at 2,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Monaghan at 2,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Asashio at 2,000 yards
DD Akishimo engages DD Dale at 2,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Shiratsuyu at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages DD Akishimo at 5,000 yards
CA London engages DD Akishimo at 5,000 yards
CL Gambia engages DD Akishimo at 5,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Monaghan at 5,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Dale at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DD Dale at 9,000 yards
CA London engages DD Akishimo at 9,000 yards
DD Dale engages DD Shiratsuyu at 9,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Monaghan at 9,000 yards
DD Akishimo engages DD Dale at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA London engages DD Akishimo at 10,000 yards
CL Gambia engages DD Akishimo at 10,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Akishimo engages DD Balch at 10,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Balch at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
MTB G-20

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Drexler
DD Cowell

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 21% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Valon, F.P. crosses the 'T'
MTB G-19 sunk by DD Cowell at 2,000 yards
MTB G-20 engages CL Newcastle at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages MTB G-20 at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shimizu at 112,62, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-352

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk
CL Gambia
DD Balch
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 21% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Suffolk collides with DD Dale at 112 , 62
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages MTB G-352 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages MTB G-352 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shimizu at 112,62, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Teruzuki
DD Shimozuki
DD Nowaki
DD Natsugumo
DD Kasumi
DD Harusame

Allied Ships
CA London
CA Suffolk, Shell hits 8, on fire
CL Gambia
DD Balch, Shell hits 1
DD Farragut, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 4, on fire

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 21% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 4,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages CA Kinugasa at 4,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages CA Aoba at 4,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages CL Abukuma at 4,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Farragut at 4,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Suffolk at 2,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CL Gambia at 2,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD MacDonough at 2,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Farragut at 2,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Teruzuki at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Kako engages CA Suffolk at 7,000 yards
CL Gambia engages CA Kinugasa at 7,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD MacDonough at 7,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards
DD Teruzuki engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages CA Kinugasa at 7,000 yards
CL Abukuma sunk by CA London at 7,000 yards
CL Gambia engages CA Aoba at 7,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD MacDonough at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Aoba engages CA Suffolk at 8,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA London at 8,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CL Gambia at 8,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Harusame at 8,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Kasumi at 8,000 yards
DD Shimozuki engages DD Balch at 8,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Balch at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages CA Kinugasa at 10,000 yards
CA London engages CA Kako at 10,000 yards
CL Gambia engages CA Aoba at 10,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Balch at 10,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Natsugumo at 10,000 yards
DD Balch engages DD Natsugumo at 10,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Shimozuki engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Teruzuki at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyake-jima at 112,63, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arare
DD Shigure, Shell hits 2
DD Umikaze

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 6
DD Drexler, Shell hits 2
DD Cowell

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 21% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages CL Newcastle at 2,000 yards
DD Shigure engages CL Newcastle at 2,000 yards
DD Drexler engages DD Shigure at 2,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages CL Newcastle at 2,000 yards
DD Cowell engages DD Shigure at 2,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Drexler at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Shigure at 9,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages DD Cowell at 9,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Cowell at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...



Then Dave sends in the night bombers:

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Night Air attack on TF, near Shimizu at 112,62

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y1 Frances x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Drexler

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P1Y1 Frances bombing from 14000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on TF, near Shimizu at 112,62

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Monaghan
DD Dale

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Banzai! - Kusumoto M. in a B5N2 Kate is willing to die for the Emperor


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Night Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Suffolk, on fire
CL Gambia
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet *



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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 7
F6F-5N Hellcat x 9

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

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 7

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 7
F6F-5N Hellcat x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 5

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 7
F6F-5N Hellcat x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF(N)-90/A with F6F-5N Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
549th NFS with P-61A Black Widow (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar



Then Dave sends in the sweepers:

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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 32

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 20
P-51D Mustang x 72
F4U-1A Corsair x 24
F8F-1 Bearcat x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 27

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 17
P-51D Mustang x 64
F4U-1A Corsair x 20
F8F-1 Bearcat x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x J2M5 Jack sweeping at 31000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 18110 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 14 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 16970 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes




And then finally the day light naval air strikes:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 63
D4Y1 Judy x 33

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 14
P-51D Mustang x 51
F4U-1A Corsair x 16
F8F-1 Bearcat x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 4 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 17 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA London

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (7 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 81 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 11
J2M5 Jack x 3

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 12
P-51D Mustang x 49
F4U-1A Corsair x 15
F8F-1 Bearcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 5 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 25

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 10
P-51D Mustang x 45
F4U-1A Corsair x 12
F8F-1 Bearcat x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 12 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 39000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 20910 and 39000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 39
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 28

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 7
P-51D Mustang x 38
F4U-1A Corsair x 8
F8F-1 Bearcat x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 15 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 3 damaged

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

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 36000 and 39000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 41900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers



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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 4
P-51D Mustang x 27
F4U-1A Corsair x 7
F8F-1 Bearcat x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 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 6000 and 14630.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 19

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 4
P-51D Mustang x 26
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
F8F-1 Bearcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 11 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12290.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes




Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 27
D4Y1 Judy x 4

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 10
P-51D Mustang x 39
F4U-1A Corsair x 17
F8F-1 Bearcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 8 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 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
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 17
B6N2 Jill x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 14000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb






The attacks continue on the 2nd day of the turn but Allied surface TFs and CAP stand fast:

Night Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 110,70

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Lexington II

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

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 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 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (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 12000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Aogashima at 112,67

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Dale
DD Monaghan

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B6N2a Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo



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Night Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 110,70

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 destroyed
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Howe

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar
Banzai! - Matsuki V. in a P1Y2 Frances is willing to die for the Emperor


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Night Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 110,70

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 9

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Bataan

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 14000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 110,70

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 damaged
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Vengeance

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on Yokohama/Yokosuka , at 113,61

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 5000 feet *



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Night Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 110,70

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable
BB Richelieu

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar


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Night Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 110,70

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 10

Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB King George V

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 14000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-5N Hellcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Raid is overhead
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Raid is overhead

Some CAP have air radar



Morning Air attack on TF, near Miyake-jima at 112,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 36
D4Y1 Judy x 11

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 13
P-51D Mustang x 44
F4U-1A Corsair x 16
F8F-1 Bearcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 8 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt 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 14000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 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 27 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (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 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (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 18000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (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 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (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 16000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 40

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 11
P-51D Mustang x 40
F4U-1A Corsair x 13
F8F-1 Bearcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 9 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 6 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 7 scrambling)
2 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 5000 and 38700.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 10 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 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Miyake-jima , at 112,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 11
P-51D Mustang x 38
F4U-1A Corsair x 13
F8F-1 Bearcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 damaged
F8F-1 Bearcat: 1 destroyed

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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.797 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-60 with F8F-1 Bearcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-422 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/25th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/26th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
347th FG/68th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
80th FG/89th FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 3 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 9910.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers





In response.....the Allied torpedo bombers didnt hit Matsue AF until the 2nd day of the turn and never tried to
bomb the AF at Okayama. The SBDs didnt attempt to hit the AF at Tsu until the 2nd day of the turn. The Avengers
fail to strike the AF at Maebashi.

When the smoke clears, Japan has lost another 239 AC in A2A combat vs Allied losses of 18 AC. Another 110 Japanese
AC are lost on the ground. The Japanese lose CA Kinugasa and a CL.

The fire is still burning at Yokohama and Japan has now lost 29,374 strategic points.

Next turn Fifth Fleet will sail within 2 hexes of the coast of Japan. TBM-3s will be targeting the red "x" AF at
Okayama again and also the AF at Kobe. The Avenger Is and IIs will be targeting IJN shipping in port at Nagoya.

Looking at the disposition of Japanese fighters and bombers on the Home Islands....it looks like Dave will try
to make an even bigger effort next turn to bomb Allied surface TFs at Miyake-jima and shut down the AF there.
Fifth Fleet will add over 150 fighters of LRCAP to the land based CAP currently over Miyake-jima. Additonal
CAs and CLs will be split off from Fifth Fleet to protect Miyake-jima and 2 new PT boat squadrons will be raised
there.

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That took a lot of guts for the Japs to try sweeping this late in the war!

I would say your operation at Miyake-Jima successfully elicited an enemy reaction. [;)]
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jwolf.....I agree with you regarding Miyake-jima. I was hoping that the capture of its airfield would trigger
substantial aerial attrition but there has been a lot of naval attrition there also.




8/12-8/13/45



ARMY GROUP SOUTH


The Allies continue to rest and recover disablements at Shanghai while 45 artillery LCUs bombard and hundreds of
Allied tac, medium and heavy bombers carpet bomb the city:



Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17909 troops, 1340 guns, 1199 vehicles, Assault Value = 9388

Defending force 34078 troops, 401 guns, 196 vehicles, Assault Value = 729

Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Lushai Brigade
1st Cavalry (Spec)/B Cavalry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec)/A Cavalry Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
8th Indian/B Division
68th Chinese/B Corps
3rd Australian/C Division
26th Indian/A Division
4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
37th Infantry/C Division
52nd Chinese/C Corps
3rd Australian/B Division
32nd Chinese/A Corps
31st Infantry/C Division
6th Infantry/C Division
26th Indian/B Division
95th Chinese/B Corps
68th Chinese/C Corps
20th Indian/A Division
11th Australian/C Division
31st Infantry/B Division
27th Infantry/A Division
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Chinese/C Corps
41st Infantry/A Division
4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps
3rd Australian/A Division
13th Chinese/A Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
11th Australian/A Division
32nd Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
31st Infantry/A Division
26th Chinese/A Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
69th Chinese/A Corps
38th Infantry/C Division
20th Indian/C Division
20th Indian/B Division
38th Infantry/B Division
41st Infantry/C Division
37th Infantry/A Division
69th Chinese/B Corps
26th Indian/C Division
37th Infantry/B Division
4th Marine/B Division
4th Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
7th Australian/C Division
95th Chinese/A Corps
27th Infantry/B Division
7th Infantry/B Division
13th Chinese/B Corps
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
13th Chinese/C Corps
6th Marine/B Division
8th NZ Brigade
7th Infantry/A Division
38th Infantry/A Division
41st Infantry/B Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
49th Chinese/C Corps
11th Australian/B Division
27th Infantry/C Division
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
68th Chinese/A Corps
6th Marine/A Division
6th Infantry/B Division
7th Infantry/C Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
33rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec)/C Cavalry Division
7th Australian/B Division
4th Marine/A Division
95th Chinese/C Corps
69th Chinese/C Corps
4th Marine/C Division
8th Indian/A Division
6th Marine/C Division
7th Australian/A Division
6th Infantry/A Division
16th Chindit Brigade
8th Indian/C Division
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
35th Group Army
134th Field Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st Indian Medium Regiment
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
87th Medium Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
134th (East Ang) Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
225th Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
X Corps Artillery
South Pacific
134th Medium Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
85th Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
694th Field Artillery Battalion
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment
Y' Force
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
2/16th Field Regiment
XXXIV Indian Corps
165th Field Artillery Battalion
88th Medium Regiment
XIV Corps Artillery
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
1st Artillery Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
I Corps Artillery
XIV US Corps
XXIV CorpsArtillery
55th Heavy Regiment
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
544th Field Artillery Battalion
1 USMC Seacoast Art
4th Field Artillery Battalion
XI Corps Artillery
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
2nd Amphibious Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
118th Division
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
1st RGC Capital/A Division
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
1st RGC Capital/C Division
21st RF Gun Battalion
52nd JAAF AF Bn
29th RF Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
86th JAAF AF Coy
China Area Fleet
23rd JNAF AF Unit
75th JAAF AF Bn
4th RGC Route Brigade
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
31st RF Gun Battalion
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
1st RGC Division
23rd RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai Special Base Force
49th Field AA Battalion
26th RF Gun Battalion
5th RGC Route Brigade
Shanghai SNLF
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
217th Naval Const Bn /1






ARMY GROUP CENTER



The Allied 1st Tank Corps reaches Suchow and a deliberate assault is ordered. Army Group Center captures Suchow in a
single assault but suffers horrific casualties:

Ground combat at Suchow (91,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 453028 troops, 2969 guns, 4795 vehicles, Assault Value = 15605

Defending force 68671 troops, 956 guns, 530 vehicles, Assault Value = 2249

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 9951

Japanese adjusted defense: 385

Allied assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Suchow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
29306 casualties reported
Squads: 578 destroyed, 384 disabled
Non Combat: 984 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 226 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 650 (627 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 405 (405 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 25

Allied ground losses:
40138 casualties reported
Squads: 282 destroyed, 4892 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 940 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 395 disabled
Guns lost 352 (21 destroyed, 331 disabled)
Vehicles lost 443 (22 destroyed, 421 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
35th Chinese Corps
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
55th Chinese/C Corps
4th Armoured Brigade
Provisionl Tank Brigade
16th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Chinese/A Corps
81st Infantry Division
706th Tank Battalion
42nd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese/A Corps
754th Tank Battalion
2nd British Division
51st Chinese/C Corps
254th Armoured Brigade
236th Combat Engineer Regiment
93rd Chinese/A Corps
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
30th Chinese/A Corps
18th Cavalry Regiment
34th Chinese/A Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
28th Chinese/A Corps
53rd Chinese/C Corps
76th Chinese/C Corps
93rd Chinese/C Corps
94th Chinese/C Corps
88th Chinese Corps
17th Motorised Division
16th Canadian Brigade
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
28th Chinese/B Corps
36th British Division
46th Chinese/C Corps
44th Chinese/B Corps
16th Chinese/C Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese/C Corps
51st Chinese/A Corps
4th USMC Tank Battalion
21st Chinese/C Corps
44th Tank Battalion
18th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese/A Corps
29th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese/A Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry/B Corps
1st Army Tank Regiment
71st Chinese/B Corps
79th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese/C Corps
15th Indian Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
90th Chinese/B Corps
50th Chinese/A Corps
56th Chinese/C Corps
3rd New Chinese/B Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
59th Chinese/B Corps
81st Chinese/B Corps
50th Chinese/C Corps
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
CenPac Amphib Tank Brigade
541st Parachute Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
80th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese/A Corps
10th Chinese Corps
5th USMC Tank Battalion
1st New Chinese/A Corps
1st Chinese/A Corps
4th Chinese/C Corps
91st Chinese/B Corps
1st New Chinese/B Corps
1st Marine Division
1st Chinese/B Corps
91st Chinese/A Corps
2/6th Armoured Regiment
1st Chinese/C Corps
255th Indian Tank Brigade
70th Chinese/B Corps
77th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
53rd Chinese/B Corps
85th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese/B Corps
41st Chinese Corps
91st Chinese/C Corps
3rd Motor Brigade
6th Indian Brigade
1st New Chinese/C Corps
1st War Area
4th Group Army
109th Tank Attack Regiment
Lusu War Area
26th Group Army
12th Group Army
85th British AT Gun Regiment
2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
33rd Group Army
23rd Group Army
8th Group Army
22nd Group Army
3rd War Area
20th Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
62nd Division
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
60th Division
125th Division
8th RGC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Infantry Brigade
1st Tank Division
54th Division
3rd Division
31st Engineer Regiment
3rd South Seas Det.
144th Division
8th Ind.Tank Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
29th/B Division
6th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Medium Mortar Battalion
11th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
36th Ind. Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
43rd Army
1st Mortar Regiment
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
8th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
69th JAAF AF Bn




The Allies have over 5000 AV of disabled or destroyed squads.....over 11 divisions worth! Unlike at Shanghai..... the
Japanese were low on supplies here AND the Allied carpet bombing was able to cause significant disruption. The Allied
1st Tank Corps will be sent north to assault Tietsin while the remainder of the Allied forces at Suchow will lick their
wounds for a couple of turns as they move SE to re-engage the remnants of the IJA forces that retreated from
Suchow(approximately 70,000 troops).


The Allied 2nd Tank Corps captures Weihsien:


Ground combat at Weihsien (95,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14806 troops, 103 guns, 1659 vehicles, Assault Value = 953

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

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 862

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 862 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Weihsien !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
268th Motorised Brigade



The 2nd Tank Corps becomes progressively weaker as armored formations are siphoned off to garrison captured
Chinese cities.The 2nd Tank Corps will also advance on Tientsin.


The vanguard of Army Group Center reaches Paoting..... just 2 hexes to the SW of Peiping and an assault will be
ordered for next turn.




ARMY GROUP NORTH


Just on the other side of Peiping, 2 Soviet mechanized corps capture Kalgan:

Ground combat at Kalgan (95,37)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40968 troops, 628 guns, 2610 vehicles, Assault Value = 2174

Defending force 3846 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 708

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kalgan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), op mode(-), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1997 casualties reported
Squads: 82 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 3

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th Guards Tank Corps
735th SU Regiment
8th Gd.Motorcycle Regiment
9th Guards Mechanized Corps
927th SU Regiment
7th Guards Mechanized Corps
1197th SU Regiment

Defending units:
9th Mongol Cavalry Division
8th Mongol Cavalry Division
18th RGC Temp. Division
4th Mongol/B Cavalry Division
4th Mongol/C Cavalry Division




The Soviet armor was held in reserve and they exploit after the assault to engage the defeated and retreated former
IJA garrison of Kalgan on the outskirts of Peiping. An attack will be ordered here next turn.



An advancing Soviet armored spearhead captures Tungho:


Ground combat at Tungho (112,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9540 troops, 72 guns, 936 vehicles, Assault Value = 532

Defending force 2787 troops, 45 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 295

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tungho !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
957 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 30 (21 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
172nd Brigade
171st Tank Brigade
165th Tank Brigade
203rd Tank Brigade

Defending units:
6th JAAF Base Force
71st JAAF AF Bn




The Soviets are now just 3 hexes away from Harbin.



Just to the south, 2400 AV of Soviet troops will assault 38,000 IJA troops at the important road hub of
Mutankiang. Mutankiang is only 3 hexes SE of Harbin. I was originally going to wait for reinforcements to
arrive before attacking here but I am in a hurry and I want to see what the Soviets can do in battle.



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The battle at Suchow! [X(] Ouch!! But overall, this is looking very good ... even if the Allies all use Soviet style attrition philosophy.
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8/14-8/15/45


SUBS


SS L-10 is sunk by E boats off Aomori.



FIFTH FLEET


The weather must have been bad over much of the Home Islands as the TBM-3s did not bomb the Japanese Afs at Okayama or
Kobe. The Avengers did hit IJN shipping in port at Nagoya though and the TBM-3s hit several IJN TFs in coastal waters
on the 2nd day of the turn:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Chiba at 114,61

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E14Y1 Glen x 6
J2M5 Jack x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 25
Ki-84a Frank x 25

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 59
F4U-1A Corsair x 21
F4U-1D Corsair x 129
F4U-4 Corsair x 19
F6F-5 Hellcat x 42
SBD-5 Dauntless x 3
TBM-3 Avenger x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
E14Y1 Glen: 2 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Corsair IV: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
TBM-3 Avenger: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Torpedo hits 1
DD Nowaki
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Fuyuzuki
DD Sagiri
DD Teruzuki
DD Akishimo
DD Shirakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
14 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
15 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 16000 feet
4 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 16000 feet

CAP engaged:
381 Ku S-1 with J2M5 Jack (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
903 Ku T-9 with E14Y1 Glen (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 1000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Chiba at 114,61

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E14Y1 Glen x 2
J2M5 Jack x 4
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 16
Ki-84a Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 15
SB2C-5 Helldiver x 18
TBM-3 Avenger x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 8 destroyed
SB2C-5 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
TBM-3 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
APD T-15
APD T-20
APD T-14

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
381 Ku S-1 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
903 Ku T-9 with E14Y1 Glen (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shimizu at 112,61

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
TBM-3 Avenger x 17

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
DD Arare
DD Shigure

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chiba at 114,61

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E14Y1 Glen x 2
J2M5 Jack x 7
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 20
Ki-84a Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
Corsair IV x 33
F4U-1A Corsair x 20
F4U-1D Corsair x 72
F4U-4 Corsair x 9
F6F-5 Hellcat x 12
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 38
TBM-3 Avenger x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
E14Y1 Glen: 1 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 2 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 15 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
APD T-9, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Maya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD T-14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Harusame
APD T-13, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
APD T-20, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CA Kako, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD T-15
DD Fuyuzuki

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
13 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
10 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
13 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
381 Ku S-1 with J2M5 Jack (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
903 Ku T-9 with E14Y1 Glen (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 12000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 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 25 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-9
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-13
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Kako


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chiba at 114,61

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 12
Ki-84a Frank x 10

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 13
TBM-3 Avenger x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-3 Avenger: 7 destroyed

CAP engaged:
381 Ku S-1 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 12000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chiba at 114,61

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 2
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 6

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 28
SB2C-4 Helldiver x 16
SBD-5 Dauntless x 3
TBM-3 Avenger x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
SB2C-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
TBM-3 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Asashio
E Fuyo
E Naryu
DD Yakaze
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Nara
DD Sagiri
E Karukaya
E Sokuten, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
14 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-4 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
381 Ku S-1 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shimizu at 112,61

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 14
TBM-3 Avenger x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
DD Arare

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x TBM-3 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo



Afternoon Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 47
Avenger II x 17
Corsair IV x 14

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 9 damaged
Avenger II: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Nire, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS I-55, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Tachibana, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS I-160, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
ACM Kongosan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Nagoya , at 111,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 21
Corsair IV x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger II: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tachibana, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Nire, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb




The Japanese end up losing lucky CA Maya, CA Kako, 3 DDs, 2 SS and 3 APDs. Next turn Fifth Fleet will withdraw towards
the Bonins to take on more AC replacements. The CAs and CLs defending Miyake-jima will also withdraw under the cover
of carrier CAP as it appears Dave has massed hundreds of fighters and bombers for an all out strike on either Fifth
Fleet or Miyake-jima. Only a few DDs and 2 PT boat squadrons will defend Miyake-jima this turn.

Fifth Fleet will target the red "x" AFs at Kanazawa with TBM-3s while SBDs will target the red "x" AF at Chiba. The
Avenger Is will target IJN shipping in port at Shimizu while Avenger IIs target shipping in port at Tokyo.




ARMY GROUP SOUTH


The Allied troops at Shanghai rested again last turn while the carpet bombing of Shanghai continued in earnest and the
massed artillery bombarded away:


Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17939 troops, 1340 guns, 1201 vehicles, Assault Value = 9656

Defending force 33085 troops, 392 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
68th Chinese/C Corps
6th USMC Tank Battalion
4th Chinese Cavalry/B Corps
6th Marine/B Division
11th Australian/C Division
27th Infantry/C Division
68th Chinese/A Corps
37th Infantry/C Division
88th Chinese Division
7th Infantry/B Division
7th Infantry/A Division
3rd Australian/B Division
4th Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
52nd Chinese/C Corps
7th Australian/B Division
41st Infantry/A Division
1st Cavalry (Spec)/B Cavalry Division
16th Chindit Brigade
7th Australian/C Division
41st Infantry/B Division
4th Marine/C Division
1st Cavalry (Spec)/C Cavalry Division
69th Chinese/C Corps
37th Infantry/A Division
95th Chinese/A Corps
7th Infantry/C Division
26th Chinese/A Corps
69th Chinese/B Corps
32nd Chinese/B Corps
20th Indian/A Division
8th Indian/A Division
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
38th Infantry/A Division
41st Infantry/C Division
31st Infantry/C Division
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
37th Infantry/B Division
26th Indian/A Division
11th Australian/A Division
31st Infantry/A Division
8th NZ Brigade
3rd Chinese/C Corps
49th Chinese/C Corps
38th Infantry/B Division
32nd Chinese/A Corps
4th Marine/B Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
13th Chinese/C Corps
26th Indian/B Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
95th Chinese/C Corps
13th Chinese/A Corps
6th Infantry/B Division
6th Infantry/C Division
3rd Australian/C Division
4th Marine/A Division
6th Marine/C Division
6th Infantry/A Division
95th Chinese/B Corps
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
27th Infantry/A Division
7th Australian/A Division
69th Chinese/A Corps
13th Chinese/B Corps
68th Chinese/B Corps
31st Infantry/B Division
6th Marine/A Division
20th Indian/C Division
33rd Infantry Division
Lushai Brigade
1st Cavalry (Spec)/A Cavalry Division
38th Infantry/C Division
11th Australian/B Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
20th Indian/B Division
26th Indian/C Division
3rd Australian/A Division
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
27th Infantry/B Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
8th Indian/B Division
8th Indian/C Division
225th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
1st Artillery Regiment
XIV Corps Artillery
85th Medium Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
2/16th Field Regiment
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
X Corps Artillery
XXIV CorpsArtillery
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
XIV US Corps
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XI Corps Artillery
1st Medium Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
134th (East Ang) Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
208th Field Regiment
544th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Indian Medium Regiment
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
55th Heavy Regiment
35th Group Army
97th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
XXXIV Indian Corps
87th Medium Regiment
Y' Force
Southwest Pacific
I US Corps
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1 USMC Seacoast Art
694th Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Medium Regiment
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I Corps Artillery
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
South Pacific
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
2nd Amphibious Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
118th Division
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
1st RGC Capital/A Division
4th RGC Route Brigade
47th Naval Guard Unit
1st RGC Capital/C Division
5th RGC Route Brigade
21st RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai SNLF
23rd RF Gun Battalion
1st RGC Division
29th RF Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
49th Field AA Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
31st RF Gun Battalion
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
86th JAAF AF Coy
23rd JNAF AF Unit
52nd JAAF AF Bn
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
China Area Fleet
75th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
26th RF Gun Battalion
Shanghai Special Base Force
217th Naval Const Bn /1





Next turn the Allied troops will again assault the city.




ARMY GROUP CENTER

The vanguard of Army group Center captures Paoting:

Ground combat at Paoting (94,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 140023 troops, 1166 guns, 626 vehicles, Assault Value = 4428

Defending force 744 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 3163

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 3163 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Paoting !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
796 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Prov Chinese Corps
93rd Infantry Division
36th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
303rd Brigade
32nd Infantry Division
98th Chinese Corps
43rd Infantry Division
27th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese/C Corps
9th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
71st Chinese/A Corps
Jingcha War Area
2nd Group Army

Defending units:
21st RGC Temp./B Division
21st RGC Temp./C Division



Army Group Center is now 2 hexes away from Peiping.




ARMY GROUP NORTH


Soviet armor overruns IJA troops just outside of Peiping:

Ground combat at 95,38 (near Peiping)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14286 troops, 260 guns, 1014 vehicles, Assault Value = 1376

Defending force 2273 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Allied adjusted assault: 508

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

Allied assault odds: 50 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1619 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (12 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 3

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
735th SU Regiment
9th Guards Mechanized Corps
8th Gd.Motorcycle Regiment
5th Guards Tank Corps
927th SU Regiment

Defending units:
18th RGC Temp. Division
4th Mongol/B Cavalry Division
9th Mongol Cavalry Division
8th Mongol Cavalry Division
4th Mongol/C Cavalry Division



Next turn Soviet armor and mechanized troops will invest Peiping.

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Nice progress toward Peiping. Do you have enough mech units to invest Peiping from several sides to prevent escape of the defenders?
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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SOVIETS OVERRUN MANCHUKUO

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BBfanboy....I dont really want to completely surround Peiping. I did that at Canton and it makes the Japanese fight
like fanatical SS storm troopers when they have no retreat path.




8/14-8/15/45.....CONTINUED



ARMY GROUP NORTH: RED ARMY RACES ACROSS MANCHUKUO


Recon had shown over 38,000 IJA troops at Mutankiang. I expected approximately 2 IJA divisions or about 950 AV. I had
only 2400 AV of Soviet troops. If they had been western Allied troops I would probably waited until reinforcements
were brought up before launching an assault. But since the game is almost over and these are Soviets I went ahead and
ordered a hasty assault:



Ground combat at Mutankiang (111,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55326 troops, 825 guns, 1034 vehicles, Assault Value = 2481

Defending force 24671 troops, 226 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 675

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 1543

Japanese adjusted defense: 301

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Mutankiang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3956 casualties reported
Squads: 179 destroyed, 153 disabled
Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 132 (104 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 70 (70 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8

Allied ground losses:
765 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 150 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
218th Tank Brigade
386th Rifle Division
8th Rifle Brigade
479th Guards SU Regiment
393rd Rifle Division
366th Rifle Division
40th Rifle Division
76th Tank Brigade
105th Rifle Division
72nd Tank Brigade
689th Naval Inf. Battalion
480th Guards SU Regiment
259th Tank Brigade
25th Army

Defending units:
77th Ind.Mixed Brigade
24th Division
132nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
134th Ind.Mixed Brigade
18th Army
13th Mortar Battalion
1st Area Army
39th JAAF AF Bn




Granted....there were only 675 AV of IJA troops at Mutankiang and the aerial bombardment disrupted them..... but I was
still surprised to see 5:1 odds and the relatively low number of Soviet casualties. The capture of Mutankiang gives us
a major rail hub just 3 hexes from harbin...our ultimate objective.


Just north of here, Soviet tank formations overrun an IJA roadblock outside of Tsitsihar:



Ground combat at 109,35 (near Tsitsihar)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4770 troops, 36 guns, 468 vehicles, Assault Value = 399

Defending force 1733 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Allied adjusted assault: 208

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 208 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2096 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 167 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
73rd Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
258th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
135th Ind.Mixed Brigade



After we take Tsisihar we will be able to advance on Harbin from the north.

Soviet troops also take out an iJA border fortress near Mutankiang:

Ground combat at 112,42 (near Mutankiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17811 troops, 253 guns, 1346 vehicles, Assault Value = 860

Defending force 1558 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied adjusted assault: 674

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 224 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1807 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 78 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
42nd Mechanized Brigade
1207th SU Regiment
75th Tank Brigade
55th Motorcycle Battalion
72nd Mechanized Brigade
204th Tank Brigade
1253rd SU Regiment
77th Tank Brigade

Defending units:
3rd Border Defense Fortress




At Kotou....Soviet force take out another IJA border fortress:

Ground combat at Kotou (116,42)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 25152 troops, 560 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 988

Defending force 3926 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 726

Japanese adjusted defense: 115

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kotou !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
727 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 42 (32 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
35th Rifle Division
264th Rifle Division
363rd Rifle Brigade
110th/355th AA Battalion
501st Artillery Regiment
35th Army
76th Cannon Regiment
1122nd Cannon Regiment
1636th AT Gun Regiment
472nd Mortar Regiment
177th Howitzer Regiment
67th Guards Mortar Regiment
1649th AA Regiment
147th PVO AA Battalion
280th Engineer Battalion
402nd Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
15th Border Defense Fortress




Next turn.....Army Group North will attack the road hub of Hailar in the north..... and the important rail hub of Yenki
in the south. Dave has over 138,000 troops at Yenki and Ive only got 6000 AV of Soviet troops available. I will give
Yenki a Soviet style carpet bombing but I still figure the odds to be something like 6000:3500 in difficult terrain.
But hey... its the Soviets!

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Heh, I like your role playing with Soviet ground attack doctrine. [:D]
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RE: GUNS OF AUGUST: SHANGHAI FALLS

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jwolf....... you might see more Soviet ground attack doctrine as we reach the final 7 turns of the game.






8/16-8/17/45: ARMY GROUP SOUTH CAPTURES SHANGHAI




SUBS


SS Tigrine sinks TK Sanju Maru off Kushiro.





STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND


The B-29s in the Marinanas execute a night manpower attack over Nagoya. The B-29s ignite a level 119,000 fire on the
first night of the turn and a level 313,000 fire on the 2nd night of the turn. At the end of the turn....Nagoya is
left with a level 63,000 fire and the Allies have now scored 29,792 strategic points. The Allies lose 35 B-29s in
the attack.....17 to AA and 11 to ops.


The B-29s will be rested next turn.

Its 8/17/45 and I havent seen even 1 atomic bomb yet. We may have revisionist history here.




FIFTH FLEET


Carrier F4U-1Ds sweep Kanazawa and Chiba in addition to land based P-51Ds and P-47D1s. TBM-3s hit the Japanese AF
at Kanazawa. SBDs hit the Japanese AF at Chiba. The Japanese lose 73 AC in A2A combat vs 26 Allied AC. Japan loses
another 116 AC on the ground.


Avengers hit IJN shipping in port at Shimizu and Tokyo:


Afternoon Air attack on Shimizu , at 112,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 22

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
SS I-48, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Shimizu , at 112,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 45
Corsair IV x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger II: 5 damaged
Avenger II: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Matsu, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tokyo , at 114,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 21
Corsair IV x 18

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger II: 5 damaged
Avenger II: 1 destroyed by flak

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Avenger II bombing from 13000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb






Fifth Fleet continues to take on AC replacements from VR squadrons on Iwo Jima as they also refuel and replace carrier
ops.

Next turn....5 more CVEs will join Fifth Fleet. SBDs will hit the red"x" AF at Hammamatsu while TBM-3s hit the red "x"
AFs at Chiba and Utsonomija. Avengers will hit IJN shipping in port at Shimizu and Yokohama.




ARMY GROUP SOUTH


Army Group South captures Shanghai after another massive carpet bombing attack:


Ground combat at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 325096 troops, 5494 guns, 4560 vehicles, Assault Value = 10240

Defending force 31922 troops, 367 guns, 189 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 7254

Japanese adjusted defense: 445

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Shanghai !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
13518 casualties reported
Squads: 224 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 775 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 120 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 230 (200 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 95 (95 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 23
Units destroyed 5

Allied ground losses:
8337 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 875 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 107 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 122 disabled
Guns lost 75 (4 destroyed, 71 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Chinese/C Corps
20th Indian Division
3rd Australian/C Division
26th Indian Division
46th Chinese/A Corps
8th Indian/B Division
37th Infantry Division
68th Chinese Corps
3rd Australian/A Division
8th NZ Brigade
69th Chinese Corps
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
31st Infantry Division
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
49th Chinese/C Corps
7th Australian Division
XXIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Australian/B Division
6th USMC Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
16th Chindit Brigade
27th Infantry Division
97th Chinese/B Corps
22nd (East African) Brigade
3rd New Chinese/C Corps
7th Infantry Division
32nd Chinese/B Corps
13th Chinese Corps
6th Infantry Division
9th Prov Chinese/C Corps
33rd Infantry Division
4th Marine Division
49th Chinese/B Corps
99th Chinese/C Corps
32nd Chinese/A Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
26th Chinese/A Corps
41st Infantry Division
Eighth Army Combat Engineer Regiment
Lushai Brigade
38th Infantry Division
11th Australian Division
38th Chinese/A Corps
52nd Chinese/C Corps
6th Marine Division
88th Chinese Division
8th Indian/A Division
95th Chinese Corps
8th Indian/C Division
205th Field Artillery Battalion
421st Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
Southwest Pacific
2/16th Field Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
208th Field Regiment
XIV US Corps
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st Indian Medium Regiment
XXIV CorpsArtillery
251st Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
87th Medium Regiment
694th Field Artillery Battalion
544th Field Artillery Battalion
I Corps Artillery
12th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
422nd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
Tenth US Army
225th Field Artillery Battalion
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
88th Medium Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
I US Corps
1st Medium Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
South Pacific
97th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
XI Corps Artillery
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
XIV Corps Artillery
1st Artillery Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
33rd Medium Regiment
543 & 545 Field Artillery Battalion
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
1 USMC Seacoast Art
35th Group Army
55th Heavy Regiment
Y' Force
2nd Medium Regiment
85th Medium Regiment
XXXIV Indian Corps
47th Coastal Artillery Regiment
X Corps Artillery
71/72/80 Mortar Regiment
V US Amphib Corps /5

Defending units:
47th Naval Guard Unit
5th RGC Route Brigade
90th Ind.Mixed Brigade
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
6th Ind.Infantry Brigade
4th RGC Route Brigade
118th Division
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
1st RGC Capital/A Division
1st RGC Capital/C Division
2nd Machine Cannon AA Bn /1
49th Field AA Battalion
75th JAAF AF Bn
23rd RF Gun Battalion
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
23rd JNAF AF Unit
Shanghai Special Base Force
52nd JAAF AF Bn
Shanghai SNLF
29th RF Gun Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
86th JAAF AF Coy
1st RGC Division
26th RF Gun Battalion
Chugoku JNAF Base Force
31st RF Gun Battalion
21st RF Gun Battalion
China Area Fleet
217th Naval Const Bn /1





ARMY GROUP NORTH



Soviet armor and mechanized force invest the capital of China....Peiping.

In Manchukuo.....Soviet forces capture Hailar:


Ground combat at Hailar (107,30)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11719 troops, 104 guns, 1123 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

Defending force 2196 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Allied adjusted assault: 332

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 332 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hailar !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3030 casualties reported
Squads: 144 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 178 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 47 (47 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
206th Tank Brigade
33rd Tank Battalion
111th Tank Division
35th Tank Battalion
1012th SU Regiment

Defending units:
8th Border Defense Fortress




Soviet troops overrun an IJA roadblock near Linhsi:


Ground combat at 99,34 (near Linhsi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9659 troops, 108 guns, 782 vehicles, Assault Value = 506

Defending force 208 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 403

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 403 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
61st Tank Division
70th Tank Battalion
1019th SU Regiment
82nd Tank Battalion
6th Mongolian Cavalry Division

Defending units:
7th Mongol/B Cavalry Division



Soviet troops launch a 1:5 assault against Yenki:

Ground combat at Yenki (110,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 152566 troops, 3649 guns, 788 vehicles, Assault Value = 5953

Defending force 92186 troops, 828 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 3190

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 3316

Japanese adjusted defense: 18208

Allied assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
5491 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 372 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 53 (8 destroyed, 45 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4496 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 420 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 157 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 102 disabled
Guns lost 109 (7 destroyed, 102 disabled)
Vehicles lost 69 (3 destroyed, 66 disabled)

Assaulting units:
378th Guards SU Regiment
478th Guards SU Regiment
277th Rifle Division
144th Rifle Division
47th Engr-Sapper Bde
395th Guards SU Regiment
358th Naval Inf. Battalion
97th Rifle Division
184th Rifle Division
157th Rifle Division
187th Rifle Division
258th Rifle Division
333rd Guards SU Regiment
371st Rifle Division
159th Rifle Division
63rd Rifle Division
13th Naval Infantry Brigade
6th Rifle Brigade
215th Rifle Division
190th Rifle Division
5th Army
26th/42nd Gd.Mortar Regiment
107th Hvy.Howitzer Brigade
2nd/307th Gd.Mortar Regiment
119th Hvy.Howitzer Brigade
15th Guards Cannon Brigade
20th Guards Mortar Brigade
72nd/74th Gd.Mortar Regiment
898th Artillery Regiment
33rd AA Division
17th Guards Mortar Brigade
Soviet Far East Cmd
283rd Guards Mortar Regiment
26th Guards Mortar Brigade
100th OM Howitzer Battalion

Defending units:
111th Division
128th Division
124th Division
126th Division
87th Infantry Regiment
57th Division
9th Division
157th Division
122nd Division
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Army
220th JAAF AF Bn



Im _REALLY_ impressed with Soviet troops now. They launch a 1:5 assault and give as good as they get. The western Allies
are suffering horrific casualties in 15:1 and greater attacks.



Dave has relocated massive numbers of Japanese fighter and bomber squadrons to Changchun and Kirin in Manchukuo.....
Cahngchun is a red "x". Next turn....over 200 P-51Ds and P-47Ns based at the western Allies most forward AFs at
Chengting and Kaifeng will sweep Changchun while massed Soviet bombers will hit both AFs in the PM half of the turn.





ARMY GROUP CENTER


AGC forces overrun an IJA roadblock near Tsinan:

Ground combat at 94,44 (near Tsinan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14244 troops, 100 guns, 1581 vehicles, Assault Value = 908

Defending force 66 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 821

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 821 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
268th Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
60th JAAF AF Bn



The vanguard of Army Group Center has reached the Yungging River just south of Peiping and is in the process of crossing
the river. When they cross they will shake hands with the Soviet forces investing Peiping.


AGC bombards the remnants of the IJA defenders from Suchow:


Ground combat at 92,48 (near Haichow)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1960 troops, 151 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 9449

Defending force 33761 troops, 470 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 494

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

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
36th British/A Division
70th Chinese/B Corps
10th Chinese/A Corps
50th Chinese/C Corps
1st Marine/C Division
10th Chinese/B Corps
62nd Chinese/C Corps
18th Chinese/B Corps
81st Infantry/C Division
2nd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
53rd Chinese/B Corps
2nd British/A Division
4th Chinese/C Corps
80th Chinese/B Corps
64th Chinese/A Corps
19th Chinese/C Corps
1st Marine/B Division
18th Chinese/C Corps
50th Chinese/A Corps
46th Chinese/C Corps
81st Infantry/A Division
81st Infantry/B Division
56th Chinese/C Corps
16th Canadian Brigade
19th Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese/A Corps
1st New Chinese/C Corps
19th Chinese/A Corps
2nd British/B Division
42nd Chinese/C Corps
15th Indian Brigade
21st Chinese/C Corps
91st Chinese/B Corps
1st New Chinese/A Corps
30th Chinese/C Corps
85th Chinese/C Corps
1st Chinese/A Corps
1st New Chinese/B Corps
79th Chinese/A Corps
28th Chinese/B Corps
76th Chinese/C Corps
36th British/C Division
3rd New Chinese/B Corps
79th Chinese/B Corps
71st Chinese/B Corps
79th Chinese/C Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
6th Indian Brigade
36th British/B Division
10th Chinese/C Corps
24th Chinese/A Corps
77th Chinese/A Corps
29th Chinese/B Corps
62nd Chinese/A Corps
2nd British/C Division
29th Chinese/A Corps
41st Chinese/A Corps
30th Chinese/A Corps
18th Chinese/A Corps
29th Chinese/C Corps
33rd Chinese/A Corps
44th Chinese/B Corps
53rd Chinese/C Corps
41st Chinese/C Corps
16th Chinese/A Corps
91st Chinese/C Corps
59th Chinese/C Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
1st Chinese/C Corps
3rd Chinese/A Corps
85th Chinese/B Corps
90th Chinese/B Corps
62nd Chinese/B Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry/B Corps
94th Chinese/C Corps
77th Chinese/B Corps
1st Marine/A Division
88th Chinese/B Corps
77th Chinese/C Corps
42nd Chinese/A Corps
80th Chinese/A Corps
1st Chinese/B Corps
85th Chinese/A Corps
41st Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese/C Corps
16th Chinese/C Corps
59th Chinese/B Corps
80th Chinese/C Corps
2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
4th Group Army
33rd Group Army
8th Group Army
Lusu War Area
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
1st War Area
85th British AT Gun Regiment
3rd War Area
109th Tank Attack Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Division
60th Division
89th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd South Seas Det.
125th Division
144th Division
62nd Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
1st Tank Division
8th Ind.Tank Brigade
8th RGC Route Brigade
1st Ind.Infantry Brigade
29th/B Division
31st Engineer Regiment
69th JAAF AF Bn
43rd Army
4th Medium Mortar Battalion
36th Ind. Hvy.Art. Battalion
54th Division
5th Medium Mortar Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Rgt /5



Next turn a deliberate assault will be ordered.


Additional AGC troops will cross the Yungging River next turn to shock attack Tietsin.

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