Bottlenecks? Oh those bottlenecks! SierraJuliet (J) vs Mundy (A)

[SierraJuliet]

The state of damaged ships at the end of the day 28 August 1943.

[SierraJuliet]

28IMB at Tinian is feeling the effects of the American assaults. The cessation of assaults was a welcome relief.

[SierraJuliet]

29 August 1943 Night Time Part 1


Night Time Surface Combat at 109,94 near Saipan, Range 6000 yards

Japanese Ships

CA Chikuma
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
CL Abukuma
CL Kiso
DD Hagikaze
DD Yugure

Allied Ships

APA Wharton, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
APA Harris, Shell hits 6, on fire
AK Prince Georges, torpedo hits 2 and is sunk
AK Etamin
AK Adhara
AK Ganymede, heavy damage
AK Bootes
AK Aludra
AK Deimos
AP Santa Elena, Shell hits 1
xAP Klipfontein, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
xAP Irene Du Pont
xAP Harpoon
xAP Cape Elizabeth
xAP Cape Greig
xAP Cape Stephens
xAP Cape Newenham
xAP Cape Johnson
xAP Cape Mendocino
xAP Godlen Eagle
xAP Trade Wind
xAP Cape Neddick
xAP Cape San Juan
xAP Cape Cumberland, Shell hits 1
xAP Cape John
xAP Cape Trinty
xAP Santa Isabel
xAP Alcoa Puritan
xAP Cape San Martin
xAP Cape May
xAP General Fleisher
AK Amos Kendall
AK Anson Burlingame
AK B F Shaw
AK Benjamin H Grierson
AK Benjamin Holt
AK Charles Crocker
AK Chales Lummis
AK Charles P Steinmetz, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Christopher Greenup
AK Frances E Willard
xAK Frederick J Turner
AK George D Prentice
AK George M Pullman, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AK George W Julian
AK Geronimo
AK Gilbert Stuart
AK Glenn Curtiss
AK Henry Bergh
AK Jacob S Mansfield
AK Jacques Laramie
AK James M Goodhue
AK James Oliver
AK Ara, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1 and is sunk
AK Russell A Alger, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Josiah Royce, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 2 and is sunk
AK jose Sepulveda, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 2 and is sunk
AK John H Couch, Shell hits 3

Allied ground losses:
4845 casualties reported
Squads: 147 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 330 (304 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 266 (257 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight 6000 yards
Range closes to 6000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 6000 yards
CONTACT: Allied look outs spot Japanese task force at 6000 yards
Range closes to 3000 yards
xAP Cape Trinity collides wiht AK Ganymede
xAP Cape Cumberland collides wiht AK Ganymede
Range closes to 2000 yards
xAK John Lind collides with AK Ganymede
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat at 109,95 near Saipan, Range 8000 yards

Japanese Ships

CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
CL Abukuma
CL Kiso
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Yugure

Allied Ships

AK Prince Georges
AK Etamin
AK Adhara
AK Bootes
AK Aludra
AK Deimos
AP Santa Elena, Shell hits 37, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Irene Du Pont
xAP Harpoon
xAP Cape Elizabeth
xAP Cape Greig
xAP Cape Stephens
xAP Cape Newenham
xAP Cape Johnson
xAP Cape Mendocino
xAP Godlen Eagle
xAP Trade Wind
xAP Cape Neddick
xAP Cape San Juan
xAP Cape John
xAP Cape Trinty
xAP Santa Isabel
xAP Alcoa Puritan
xAP Cape San Martin
xAP Cape May
xAP General Fleisher
AK Amos Kendall
AK Anson Burlingame
AK B F Shaw
AK Benjamin H Grierson
AK Benjamin Holt, Shell hits 2
AK Charles Crocker
AK Chales Lummis
AK Charles P Steinmetz, on fire
AK Christopher Greenup
AK Frances E Willard
xAK Frederick J Turner
AK George D Prentice
AK George W Julian
AK Geronimo
AK Gilbert Stuart
AK Glenn Curtiss, Shell hits 1
AK Henry Bergh
AK Jacob S Mansfield, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Jacques Laramie, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK James M Goodhue, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK James Oliver, Shell hits 2
AK John H Couch, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
AK John Lind
AK John S Casement, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Joseph Henry
xAK Morton M McCarver
xAK Robert M Lafollette

Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (5 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight 8000 yards
Range closes to 8000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 8000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 8000 yards
Range closes to 3000 yards
xAK Joseph Henry collides with AK Etamine
Range closes to 2000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat at 110,95 near Saipan, Range 10000 yards

Japanese Ships

CA Chikuma
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
CL Abukuma
CL Kiso
DD Hagikaze
DD Yugure

Allied Ships

AK Prince Georges
AK Etamin
AK Adhara
AK Bootes
AK Aludra
AK Deimos
xAP Irene Du Pont
xAP Harpoon
xAP Cape Elizabeth, Torpedo hits 2 and is sunk
xAP Cape Greig
xAP Cape Stephens
xAP Cape Newenham
xAP Cape Johnson
xAP Cape Mendocino
xAP Godlen Eagle
xAP Trade Wind
xAP Cape Neddick
xAP Cape San Juan
xAP Cape John
xAP Cape Trinty
xAP Santa Isabel
xAP Alcoa Puritan
xAP Cape San Martin
xAP Cape May
xAP General Fleisher, heavy damage
AK Amos Kendall, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Anson Burlingame
AK B F Shaw
AK Benjamin H Grierson
AK Charles Crocker
AK Chales Lummis, Shell hits 1
AK Christopher Greenup
AK Frances E Willard
xAK Frederick J Turner
AK George D Prentice
AK George W Julian
AK Geronimo, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
AK Gilbert Stuart, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Glenn Curtiss, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Henry Bergh, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK James Oliver
AK John Lind
AK John S Casement, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Morton M McCarver
xAK Robert M Lafollette
xAK Stanley Matthews
xAK Vitus Bering
xAK Walter Colton

Allied ground losses:
2638 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 106 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 70 (20 destroyed, 50 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight 12000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 10000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 8000 yards
Range closes to 3000 yards
Range increases to 6000 yards
xAK Walter Colton collides with xAP General Fleisher
Task forces break off...

[RangerJoe]

That appears to be a nice land victory. [&o]

Can you follow it up?

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

That appears to be a nice land victory. [&o]

Can you follow it up?

Just the sort of surface action any Japanese Admiral would wish for. I liked the way this action broiled on across 3 hexes. The follow up will unfold but beware the Allied surface warships. They are out there... somewhere.

[RangerJoe]

Supersized Jake units on Low Nav would have a field day with that task force. So would torpedo bombers on Low Nav with bombs.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Supersized Jake units on Low Nav would have a field day with that task force. So would torpedo bombers on Low Nav with bombs.

No doubt they would. With the loss of Guam, however, my priority is to pack my airfields with as many land based fighters as I can muster. I expect the Guam airfield to be up and running super quick and Pagan looks to be joining the Allied side very soon too. Tinian, itself, is by no means a safe bet. Given the current situation and general lack of Allied aerial strike capability I was happy to let my SAG groups roam. The caveat being that sufficient naval forces need to stay in reserve to counter any further efforts to make inroads on Tinian and Saipan.

[RangerJoe]

Jakes are float planes . . .

Set them to 1,000 feet and they might just fly under the CAP.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Jakes are float planes . . .

Set them to 1,000 feet and they might just fly under the CAP.

Edited to add more thoughts.

Too true about float planes. I'm currently a good six weeks behind the action with my AAR so we won't be seeing Jake raids making any impact on the battles. If I did have a bunch float planes extra on the islands I would be employing them for night time search and possibly day time search in all probability. Given the ever increasing accuracy of Allied AA I doubt I would use Jakes in a low bombing role. Not saying I wouldn't ever but it is an order I don't think I would ordinarily issue. The other thing is the random nature of where any such Jake planes would strike... wait until you see the board at the end of days play. There are TFs all over. There is every possibility they would make a bee line for carrier, battleship or cruiser TFs and be duly chewed up.

[Bif1961]

I hope to make my Allied player suffer as much as you have when he tries to land in the Marianas.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

I hope to make my Allied player suffer as much as you have when he tries to land in the Marianas.

I consider myself to be fortunate to have pulled this off. Having KB so close to the Marianas when the Allied Fleets turned up was crucial. There is still more to come.

[SierraJuliet]

29 August 1943 Night Time Part 2

Invasion Support action off Pagan

3 coastal gun shots fired in defense

Allied Ships

LST-26
LCI-429
LCI-218
LCI-85
LCI-75
LCI-23
LCI-21
LCI-22

SS I-29 launches 2 torpedoes at 108,94 near Tinian

xAK Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

SSX Ha-35 launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 108,94 near Tinian

Allied Ships

LST-476

Night time surface combat at 108,94 near Tinian, Range 6000 yards

Japanese Ships

CL Oyodo, Shell hits 1
CL Yubari
DD Niizuki, Shell hits 1
DD Wakazuki
DD Makinami

Allied Ships

LST-452
LST-456
LST-457
LST-465
LST-466
LST-468
LST-469
LST-470
LST-471
LST-472
LST-473
LST-474
LST-475
LST-476
LST-477
LST-478
LST-479
LST-480
LST-481
LST-483
LST-484
LCI-331
LCI-332
LCI-333
LCI-334
LCI-335
AP Matsonia, Shell hits 42, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Lurline, Shell hits 61 and is sunk
AP Santa Inez, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Moreton Bay
xAP Arawa
xAP Duntroon
xAK Caleb Strong
xAK Carlos Carrillo
xAK Chief Washakie
xAK Cleveland Abbe
xAK Conrad Kohrs
xAK David Gaillard
xAK Edgard Allan Poe, Shell hits 3
xAK Francis P Blair, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
xAK Francisco Coronado
xAK John Drake Sloat
AK S Hall Young
AK Sheldon Jackson
AK Walter Red
AK William B Ogden, Shell hits 1
AK William G Fargo
AK William H Gray, Shell hits 6
AK William S Young, Shell hits 40, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-455 (Achilles)
LCI-227
LCI-228
LCI-25
LCI-26

Allied ground losses:
4367 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 248 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 32 (22 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight 7000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7000 yards
Range closes to 6000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 6000 yards
LCI-31 collides with LCI-433
Range increases to 7000 yards
LST-213 collides with LCI-432
Range closes to 3000 yards
Range closest o 2000 yards
Range increases to 4000 yards
LST-452 collides with LCI-432
Range closes to 2000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task Forces break off...

Night time surface combat at 108,94 near Tinian, Range 29000 yards

Japanese Ships

CL Oyodo
CL Yubari
DD Niizuki
DD Wakazuki
DD Makinami

Allied Ships

LST-452
LST-456
LST-457
LST-465
LST-466
LST-468
LST-469
LST-470
LST-471
LST-472
LST-473
LST-474
LST-475
LST-476
LST-477
LST-478
LST-479
LST-480
LST-481
LST-483
LST-484
LCI-331
LCI-332
LCI-333
LCI-334
LCI-335
AP Matsonia, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Santa Inez, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Moreton Bay
xAP Arawa
xAP Duntroon
xAK Caleb Strong
xAK Carlos Carrillo
xAK Chief Washakie
xAK Cleveland Abbe
xAK Conrad Kohrs
xAK David Gaillard
xAK Edgard Allan Poe
xAK Francis P Blair, heavy fires
xAK Francisco Coronado
xAK John Drake Sloat
AK S Hall Young
AK Sheldon Jackson
AK Thomas Corwin
AK Walter Red
AK William B Ogden
AK William G Fargo
AK William H Gray
AK William S Young, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-455 (Achilles)
LCI-227
LCI-228
LCI-25
LCI-26
LCI-27

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight 12000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 27000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Allied Landing Craft TF evades combat

Night time surface combat at 108,93 near Saipan, Range 12000 yards

Japanese Ships

CL Agano
CL Jintsu
CLAA Tatsuta, Shell hits 2
DD Susuzuki
DD Onami
DD Shigure
DD Hatsuharu

Allied Ships

BB Idaho, Shell hits 3
BB Massachusetts
CA Houston
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 3
DD O'Bannon
DD Saufley
DD Strong
DD Grayson
BB Lorraine, Shell hits 1

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight 12000 yards
Range closes to 28000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28000 yards
Range closes to 24000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24000 yards
Range closes to 22000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22000 yards
Range closes to 12000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 12000 yards
CONTACT: Allied look outs spot Japanese task force at 12000 yards
Range closes to 5000 yards
Range increases to 12000 yards
Task forces break off...

[SierraJuliet]

29 August 1943 Night Time Part 3

SS I-15 launches 4 torpedoes at 108,95

Allied Ships

AK Ganymede, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

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

Night time surface combat at 109,92 near Saipan, Range 29000 yards

Japanese Ships

CM Sokuten
CM Shirakami
CM Naryu
CM Kyosai
CM Ukishima

Allied Ships

BB Idaho
BB Massachusetts
CA Houston
CA Chester
CA Honolulu
DD O'Bannon
DD Saufley
DD Strong
DD Grayson
BB Lorraine

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight 3000 yards
Range increases to 29000 yards....
Both Task Forces evade combat

Night time surface combat at 108,94 near Tinian, Range 7000 yards

Japanese Ships

CL Oyodo, Shell hits 26 and is sunk
CL Yubari, Shell hits 3 and is sunk
DD Niizuki, Shell hits 16 and is sunk
DD Wakazuki, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Makinami, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships

BB Maryland, Shell hits 1
BB Colorado
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 3
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 13, on fire
CA Pensacola
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
DD Converse, Shell hits 1
DD Conway, Shell hits 1

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight 10000 yards
Range closes to 23000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23000 yards
Range closes to 7000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 7000 yards
Range closes to 2000 yards...
Range increased to 4000 yards....
Ishikawa, Shigeru orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 12000 yards
Range closes to 11000 yards
Ishikawa, Shigeru orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 2000 yards
Ishikawa, Shigeru orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 9000 yards
Range closes to 8000 yards
Task forces break off....

No doubt the Allies bask in the glory of this crushing defeat for the IJN.

[SierraJuliet]

29 August 1943 Day Time Part 1

SS I-166 launches 2 torpedoes at 108,94 near Tinian

Allied Ships

AK William S Young, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

ASW attack at 107,94 near Tinian

Japanese Ships

SS I-18, hits 10

Allied Ships

BB South Dakota
CA Chicago
CLAA San Juan
DD Charles Ausburne
DD Aulick

SS I-15 launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 108,95 near Tinian

Allied Ships

AK S Hall Young

ASW attack at 107,94 near Tinian

Japanese Ships

SS I-18, hits 25 and is sunk

Allied Ships

BB Washington
CA Cornwall
CLAA Juneau
DD Renshaw
DD La Vallette

SS I-18 forced to surface!
Sub slips beneath the waves

Invasion Support action off Pagan

4 coastal gun shots fired in defense

Allied Ships

LCI-223
LCI-218
LCI-84
LCI-62
LCI-21
LCI-63

Invasion Support action off Pagan

5 coastal gun shots fired in defense

Allied Ships

LCI-359
LCI-218
LCI-63
LCI-62
LCI-22

SS I-124 launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 108,94 near Tinian

Japanese Ships

SS I-124, hits 14

Allied Ships

DD Converse
BB Maryland
CA New Orleans
CA Pensacola
DD Conway

Day time surface combat at 110,94 near Saipan, Range 29000 yards

Japanese Ships

CA Chikuma
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
CL Abukuma
CL Kiso
DD Hagikaze
DD Yugure

Allied Ships

DD Cummings
APA William P Biddle
APA Barnett
APA President Jackson
APA President Polk
AKA Arcturus
AKA Procyon
AKA Castor
LSD Carter Hall
AKA Peter Kerr
AKA Red Jacket
AKA Great Republic
AKA Bald Eagle
AKA Colbert

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions 30000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 29000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increased to 30000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

Remember the cruiser force I mentioned the day before which were given orders to find something in the vicinity of Guam? Well they found something! RADM Mito, Hisashi sets about fulfilling his orders.

Day time surface combat at 105,95 near Guam, Range 25000 yards

Japanese Ships

CA Chokai, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Haguro, Shell hits 4
CA Kumano, Shell hits 7
DD Takanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships

CVE Sangamon, Shell hits 1
CVE Santee, Shell hits 7, torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE Breton, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
CVE Corregidor, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 1
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dyson
DD Eaton, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stanly, Shell hits 2
DD Taylor, Shell hits 3

Maximum visibility in Clear Condition 30000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 30000 yards
CONTACT: Allied look outs spot Japanese task force at 30000 yards
Range closes to 25000 yards
Range closes to 12000 yards
Fuel storage explosion on CVE Barnes
Range closes to 8000 yards
Range close to 6000 yards
Range increases to 14000 yards
CVE Anzio, Corregidor, Barnes, Breton and Santee screened from combat - escorted by DD Taylor, Stanly, Eaton and Dyson
Task forces break off...

[Bif1961]

Kurita is jealous.

[SierraJuliet]

29 August 1943 Day Time Part 2


MARIANAS ISLANDS

SS I-174 launches 2 torpedoes at 109,96 near Tinian

Allied Ships

AK Charles P Steinmetz, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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

SS Whale launches 4 torpedoes at 105,95 near Guam

Japanese Ships

CA Chokai, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Takanami
DD Yamakaze
DD Kuroshio, on fire

Day time surface combat at 108,93 near Saipan, Range 24000 yards

Japanese Ships

CA Tone, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships

DD Lamson, Shell hits 1
DD Case, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Shaw, heavy damage
DD Downes, Shell hits 1

Maximum visibility in Clear Condition 30000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 29000 yards
CONTACT: Allied look outs spot Japanese task force at 29000 yards
Range closes to 6000 yards
Kuwabara, Torao order Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 27000 yards
Task forces break off...

SS I-170 launches 4 torpedoes and misses at 111,90 near Pagan. The Allied ships then locate and attack also without effect.

Allied Ships

DD Selfridge
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Balch

Day time surface combat at 108,94 near Saipan, Range 19000 yards

Japanese Ships

DD Wakazuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Makinami

Allied Ships

DD Coghlan
AO Cuyama, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
AO Kanawha, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Lackawanna, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Schuylkill

Maximum visibility in Clear Condition 30000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 29000 yards
CONTACT: Allied look outs spot Japanese task force at 29000 yards
Range closes to 6000 yards
Katsumi, Motoi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 25000 yards
Task forces break off...

Day time surface combat at 106,95 near Guam, Range 24000 yards

Japanese Ships

CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
CA Kumano, Shell hits 2
DD Takanami
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships

DD Woodworth, Shell hits 1
DD Bailey, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Bancroft, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Caldwell

Maximum visibility in Clear Condition 30000 yards
CONTACT: Allied look outs spot Japanese task force at 29000 yards
Range closes to 24000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 24000 yards
Range closes to 18000 yards
Sato, Yasuo order Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 7000 yards
Range increases to 14000 yards
Short R. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 28000 yards
Task forces break off....

SS I-166 launches 2 torpedoes at 108,95 near Tinian and misses

Japanese Ships

SS I-166, hits 2

Allied Ships

DD Gilmer
AKV Engadine
AKV Athene
xAK Nabesna
xAK Admiral Wood
xAK San Rafael

Day time surface combat at 110,89 near Pagan, Range 17000 yards

Japanese Ships

CM Nasami, Shell hits 13 and is sunk
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9 and is sunk

Allied Ships

DD Selfridge
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Balch

Maximum visibility in Clear Condition 30000 yards
CONTACT: Allied look outs spot Japanese task force at 29000 yards
Range closes to 27000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese look outs spot Allied task force at 27000 yards
Range closes to 17000 yards
Massive explosion on CM Sarushima
Range closes to 6000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

SS I-29 is sighted by escort at 109,95 near Saipan

Japanese Ships

SS I-29, hits 4

Allied Ships

APA Du Page
APA Bolivar
APA Sheridan
AK John Alden
AK Elizabeth Blackwell
AK Chicot
DD Dewey

SS Corvina launches 4 torpedoes at 109,94 near Saipan

CM Shirakami, 2 torpedo hits, heavy fires, heavy damage

SSX Ha-17 is sighed by escort at 110,89 near Pagan

SSX Ha-17, hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships

DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Balch

Allied morning air attack on TF at 105,89 near Saipan

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe=Guisen x 15
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 17
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 81
A6M5a Zero-Reisen x 55

Allied aircraft

TBF-1 Avenger x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed

Japanese afternoon air attack on TF at 109,97 near Tinian

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Japanese aircraft

A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 9
G4M1 Betty-Rikko x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty-Rikko: 2 damaged

Allied Ships

LST-68
LST-486
xAK Chief Washakie
LCI-346

SS Haddo is sighed by escort at 109,92 near Saipan

Japanese Ships

DD Minazuki
DD Amatsukaze
DD Mikazuki

Invasion Support action off Pagan

4 coastal gun shots fired in defense

Allied Ships

LST-26
LST-24
LST-23
LST-22
LST-21
LCI-327
LCI-84
LCI-83
LCI-24
LCI-21
LCI-23
LCI-62

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

Allied deliberate attack at Tinian

Attacking force 11332 troops, 249 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 482
Defending force 8355 troops, 69 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Allied adjusted assault: 52
Japanese adjusted defense: 127

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
570 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 27 (5 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
327 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (2 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Assaulting units:

627th TD Battalion
87th Mountain Regiment
140th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
25th Infantry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
37th Infantry Division/9
XIII US Fighter Command
Seventh USAAF
ComAirFMFPac
181st Field Artillery Battalion
43rd Base Group Base Force
I US Corps
27th Base Maintenance Engineer Battalion
345th Base Group Base Force/1
41st Marine Air Group
5th Marine-Defence Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
24th Base Maintenance Engineer Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
15th USN Naval Construction Regiment
16th USN Naval Construction Regiment/4

Defending Units

28 IMB 14th Garrison Unit
Maizuru 4th SNLF
11th Garrison Unit
13th Field Construction Battalion
21st Special Base Force
16th Field Construction Battalion
12th JNAF AF Unit
58th Construction Battalion
59th JNAF AF Unit
85th Naval Guard/13

Allied deliberate attack at Pagan

Attacking force 6542 troops, 88 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 233
Defending force 1416 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Allied adjusted assault: 146
Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Pagan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
408 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:

115th Mech Cav Reg
174th (Sep) Inf. Reg
187th Mech Cav Reg
28th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:

3SBF Yokosuka 6th SNLF
9th JNAF AF Unit

3SBF Yokosuka 6th SNLF Wiped Out at Pagan by attrition!!!


SOUTH CHINA SEA

SS Flying Fish launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 64,77 near Cam Ranh Bay

Japanese Ships

SC Ch-4
xAK Hirota Maru
PB Sinko Maru
SC Ch-28

CHINA

Japanese morning air attack on 5th Chinese Base Force at Sining - 10 casualties.
Japanese afternoon air attack on 89,40 - 6 port hit and 1 port supply hit



29 August 1943 - End of day summary

Previous report of sinking of CL Honolulu incorrect. Ships sighted and engaged at 108,93

PO2 Shibata K. of Shoho-1 is credited with kill number 5 and attains ace status!!

Extensive flooding aboard DD Kuroshio

CVE Hosho sinks in port
DD Kuroshio sinks at sea

Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard DD Oyashio

BB Musashi arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo

Loss of CL Oyodo on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of CL Yubari on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of DD Niizuki on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of SS I-18 on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of CM Nasami on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of CM Sarushima on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of CM Shirakami on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of CM Naryu on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of CM Kyosai on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of CM Ukishima on 29 August 1943 is admitted
Loss of SSX Ha-17 on 29 August 1943 is admitted

APA Wharton is reported to have been sunk near Tinian on 29 August 1943
APA Harris is reported to have been sunk near Saipan on 29 August 1943
AP Lurline is reported to have been sunk near Tinian on 29 August 1943
AP Santa Inez is reported to have been sunk near Tinian on 29 August 1943
xAK L Induna Star is reported to have been sunk near Dili on 14 November 1942
xAP Cape Elizabeth is reported to have been sunk near Saipan on 29 August 1943
xAK Benjamin Ide Wheeler is reported to have been sunk near Tinian on 29 August 1943
AK Charles P Steinmetz is reported to have been sunk near Tinian on 29 August 1943
AK Jose Sepulveda is reported to have been sunk near Saipan on 29 August 1943
AK Josiah Royce is reported to have been sunk near Saipan on 29 August 1943
AK William S Young is reported to have been sunk near Tinian on 29 August 1943
AK Ara is reported to have been sunk near Saipan on 29 August 1943

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Kurita is jealous.

I chased up Kurita's stats and I see now why he has not scored a jersey in my team. History appears to have caused him to be an undesirable pick as a TF leader.

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The relative positions of reported task forces at the end of 29 August 1943.

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The state of my carriers at the end of 29 August 1943.

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Battleship damage.