At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[Cap Mandrake]

***********March 27, 1943(e)*********

The staff seems to have misplaced the papers..but this is what happened..PT boat skirmishing at Boela..USN assembles near Dobo for a big night bombardment at Boela on night 27/28

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh, wait, somebody found it.

PI: Fighter sweeps. Hey, look it's Nick and Tony from the Gambino Family!

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 27,430 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 60
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 12

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 6
F4U-1 Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Timor: Koepang AF reduced to rubble for the 23rd time.

Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 40
G3M3 Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 61

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 13 damaged

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 17
Runway hits 91

[Cap Mandrake]

Sumatra: Padang gets pulverized but some of the debris fills in the bomb craters from yesterday

[Cap Mandrake]

************March 28************

The plan: PT boats go in first to deplete ammo of defenders...the Brown heads in give and receive damage and bombard the field if possible...then Lee heads in to finish off the "cripples"

[Cap Mandrake]

***********March 28, 1943(e)*************

Ceram & Banda Sea: Of course, this isn't exactly what happens. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

We find Hiei and two CA's...check

Night Time Surface Combat, near Boela at 80,110, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CL Agano
DD Kagero
DD Oyashio
DD Isonami
DD Uranami
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
PT-143
PT-157
PT-158
PT-230, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-255

[Cap Mandrake]

Ut-oh. 3 BB's I thought went back to Kendari for "burrets"

Night Time Surface Combat, near Boela at 80,110, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
DD Makigumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Kikuzuki

Allied Ships
PT-232
PT-233
PT-262
PT-263

[Cap Mandrake]

Day time? WTF? Evidentarry both Brown and Lee stopped to watch the bioluminescent wakes or something. Now, they are both vulnerable to air attack. Both TF were set to "Bombardment" and "Retirement" which is SUPPOSED to mean night arrival and then get the Hell out.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Boela at 80,110, Range 27,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AKE Syohei Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AD Gyoko Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB West Virginia
BB Arizona
CL Marblehead
CL Phoenix
DD Stack
DD Wilson
DD Reid
DD Farragut
DD Stronghold

Too late now. The fight is on.

[Cap Mandrake]

Hiei gets pummeled and is burning like Krakatoa but both sides take serious punishment. Hiei may sink.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Boela at 80,110, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 7
CA Kumano, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
CL Agano, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
DD Kagero, Shell hits 2
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 2
DD Isonami, Shell hits 2
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
BB West Virginia, Shell hits 13, on fire
BB Arizona, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 13, heavy fires
DD Stack, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Wilson, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Reid, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Farragut, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1, on fire

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Mikuma at 23,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages DD Kagero at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 18,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 18,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 18,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 18,000 yards
DD Isonami engages BB Colorado at 18,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Reid at 18,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Isonami at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 15,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 15,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 15,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 15,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 15,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 15,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Isonami at 15,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 15,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 14,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 14,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 14,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 14,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Yugiri at 14,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 14,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Uranami at 14,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Wilson at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB Arizona engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 11,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 11,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 9,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 9,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 9,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Isonami at 9,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Mikuma at 7,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 7,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages CL Marblehead at 7,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stack at 7,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Wilson at 7,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Oyashio at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Oyashio at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Arizona engages CA Mikuma at 10,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 10,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Marblehead at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 10,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 10,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB Arizona at 11,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 11,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Yugiri at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Kagero at 11,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Arizona engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CL Agano at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 10,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 10,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 10,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Reid at 10,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 9,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 9,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages DD Wilson at 9,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Yugiri at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 9,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Uranami at 9,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Kagero at 9,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stack at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
Massive explosion on BB Hiei
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Kagero at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stack at 8,000 yards
Brown, Wilson orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 6,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 6,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 6,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 6,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 6,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Wilson at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Reid at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stack at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 13,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 13,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Marblehead at 13,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 13,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Mikuma at 13,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 13,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Reid at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 18,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Mikuma at 18,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Farragut at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Reid at 18,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Isonami at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Oyashio at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 21,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 21,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 21,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 21,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages DD Oyashio at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 24,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 24,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 24,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 24,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 24,000 yards
BB Colorado engages DD Isonami at 24,000 yards
BB Colorado engages DD Oyashio at 24,000 yards
Task forces break off...

No bombardment and Washington is nowhere to be found.

[Cap Mandrake]

There is a synch issue on the replay. In that version of reality Brown battles Musashi and probably sinks her. In any event, it is well that Musashi and the three BB's do not find Brown's force now.

[Cap Mandrake]

Jap carriers, Banda Sea! They are about 160 nm WNW of Kai-elanden and Lee's TF is still d****** around 160 miles from his assigned target. Jap carrier planes fly into a buzz saw. Kates have no torps. The flak is brutal.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kai-eilanden at 82,114

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
B5N2 Kate x 13

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 6
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
Kittyhawk III x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CLAA Juneau
BB Washington

[Cap Mandrake]

the pre-war BB's are attacked and there isn't enough CAP.

250 KG AP

Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
A6M3a Zero x 7
A6M5 Zero x 16
B5N2 Kate x 21
D3A1 Val x 30

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires
BB Arizona, on fire
BB Colorado, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Stronghold, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Nothing reported sunk but things don't look good and there will Jap BB's out tomorrow night.

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hiei gets pummeled and is burning like Krakatoa but both sides take serious punishment. Hiei may sink.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Boela at 80,110, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 7
CA Kumano, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
CL Agano, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
DD Kagero, Shell hits 2
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 2
DD Isonami, Shell hits 2
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
BB West Virginia, Shell hits 13, on fire
BB Arizona, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 13, heavy fires
DD Stack, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Wilson, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Reid, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Farragut, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1, on fire

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Mikuma at 23,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages DD Kagero at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 18,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 18,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 18,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 18,000 yards
DD Isonami engages BB Colorado at 18,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Reid at 18,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Isonami at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 15,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 15,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 15,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 15,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 15,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 15,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Isonami at 15,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 15,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 14,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 14,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 14,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 14,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Yugiri at 14,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 14,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Uranami at 14,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Wilson at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB Arizona engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 11,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 11,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 9,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 9,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 9,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Isonami at 9,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Mikuma at 7,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 7,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages CL Marblehead at 7,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stack at 7,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Wilson at 7,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Oyashio at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Oyashio at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Arizona engages CA Mikuma at 10,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 10,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Marblehead at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 10,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 10,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB Arizona at 11,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 11,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Yugiri at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Kagero at 11,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Arizona engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CL Agano at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 10,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 10,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 10,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Reid at 10,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 9,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 9,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages DD Wilson at 9,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Yugiri at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 9,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Uranami at 9,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Kagero at 9,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stack at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
Massive explosion on BB Hiei
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Kagero at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stack at 8,000 yards
Brown, Wilson orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 6,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 6,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 6,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 6,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 6,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Wilson at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Reid at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stack at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 13,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 13,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Marblehead at 13,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 13,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Mikuma at 13,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 13,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Reid at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 18,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Mikuma at 18,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Farragut at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Reid at 18,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Isonami at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Oyashio at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 21,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 21,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 21,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 21,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages DD Oyashio at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 24,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 24,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 24,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 24,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 24,000 yards
BB Colorado engages DD Isonami at 24,000 yards
BB Colorado engages DD Oyashio at 24,000 yards
Task forces break off...

No bombardment and Washington is nowhere to be found.

Considering how much stronger your force was I think things went really badly for you. But no torpedo hits.[8D]

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

There is a synch issue on the replay. In that version of reality Brown battles Musashi and probably sinks her. In any event, it is well that Musashi and the three BB's do not find Brown's force now.

I have never gotten the replay to work right.

[Cap Mandrake]

Jap carrier planes get murdered again going after Washington and hardly do any damage.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kai-eilanden at 82,114

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
B5N2 Kate x 17

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 13
Spitfire Vc Trop x 13
Kittyhawk III x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 10
P-40K Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Washington, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

Now they bring their torps and it pays off.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A6M3a Zero x 7
A6M5 Zero x 15
B5N2 Kate x 13
D3A1 Val x 22

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 13 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 12, on fire
BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 2
BB Colorado, heavy fires

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hiei gets pummeled and is burning like Krakatoa but both sides take serious punishment. Hiei may sink.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Boela at 80,110, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 7
CA Kumano, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
CL Agano, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
DD Kagero, Shell hits 2
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 2
DD Isonami, Shell hits 2
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
BB West Virginia, Shell hits 13, on fire
BB Arizona, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 13, heavy fires
DD Stack, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Wilson, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Reid, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Farragut, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1, on fire

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Mikuma at 23,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 23,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages DD Kagero at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 18,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 18,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 18,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 18,000 yards
DD Isonami engages BB Colorado at 18,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Reid at 18,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Isonami at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 15,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 15,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 15,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 15,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 15,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 15,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Isonami at 15,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 15,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 14,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 14,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 14,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 14,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Yugiri at 14,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 14,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Uranami at 14,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Wilson at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB Arizona engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 11,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 11,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 11,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 9,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 9,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 9,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Isonami at 9,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Mikuma at 7,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 7,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages CL Marblehead at 7,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stack at 7,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 7,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Wilson at 7,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Oyashio at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Oyashio at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Arizona engages CA Mikuma at 10,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 10,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Marblehead at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 10,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 10,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Uranami at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB Arizona at 11,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 11,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Yugiri at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Kagero at 11,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stack at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Arizona engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CL Agano at 10,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 10,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 10,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 10,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Farragut at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Reid at 10,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Kagero at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 9,000 yards
CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 9,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages DD Wilson at 9,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Marblehead at 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Yugiri at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 9,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Uranami at 9,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Kagero at 9,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stack at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards
Massive explosion on BB Hiei
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Kagero at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stack at 8,000 yards
Brown, Wilson orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 6,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 6,000 yards
BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 6,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CL Agano at 6,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 6,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Isonami at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Wilson at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 8,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 8,000 yards
DD Farragut engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Farragut at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Reid at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Wilson at 8,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Stack at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 13,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 13,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Marblehead at 13,000 yards
CL Agano engages CL Phoenix at 13,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Mikuma at 13,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Stronghold at 13,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Farragut at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Reid at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Stack at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 18,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Mikuma at 18,000 yards
CL Phoenix engages CA Kumano at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Farragut at 18,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Reid at 18,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Isonami at 18,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Oyashio at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
BB Hiei engages BB Arizona at 21,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 21,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Phoenix at 21,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 21,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages DD Oyashio at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 24,000 yards
BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 24,000 yards
CA Mikuma engages CL Phoenix at 24,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CL Agano at 24,000 yards
CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 24,000 yards
BB Colorado engages DD Isonami at 24,000 yards
BB Colorado engages DD Oyashio at 24,000 yards
Task forces break off...

No bombardment and Washington is nowhere to be found.

Considering how much stronger your force was I think things went really badly for you. But no torpedo hits.[8D]

Thanks, that makes me feel better. [:)]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Also, some US Army heavy weapons are highlighted under the Philippine tab. I wonder if those "provisional" PA arty units would draw 105's

If you are referring to the Provisional GMC unit, that is a self-propelled unit similar to the "Priest" that comes later. I think the gun is only 75mm on the PGMC, but there is no upgrade.

Edit to mention - because it is an assault gun unit, it can be set to Deliberate Attack or Shock Attack instead of just bombardment like most artillery.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: CV10

I will say, it's interesting to see a game where the Philippine Army is still a factor in 1943.

Hear hear.