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

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Afternoon Air attack on Sabang , at 44,70

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 15
G3M3 Nell x 36
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Martlet IV x 1
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 5

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There were 200 troops aboard USS President Tyler (with a top speed of 2 kts). I think the were able to get ashore.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 44,70

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 15
D3A1 Val x 10

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Martlet IV x 1
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet IV: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Hoihow, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP President Tyler, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

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New Guinea: GD Jap subs. Trying to make a bunch of noise at Manokwari to direct the LYB's toward the New Guinea/Sundas/Beazaelbob route

Sub attack near Biak at 88,111

Japanese Ships
SS I-8, hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Montpelier, Torpedo hits 1
DE Kennison
DD Reid

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This is pretty noisy

Morning Air attack on Manokwari , at 85,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 33
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 40

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PI:

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 27,220 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 12
Kittyhawk III x 3
A-36 Mustang x 3
P-38G Lightning x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 17
F4U-1 Corsair x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed

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Jap carriers in the Phillipine Sea finish off the last ships I tried to run in from Midway. The place is sealed off.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 82,85

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 23
D4Y1 Judy x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
SC-518, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Dinagat at 81,87

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8
B5N2 Kate x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
YMS-241, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 28,560 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 12
Kittyhawk III x 2
A-36 Mustang x 3
P-38G Lightning x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 15
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
A-36 Mustang: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed

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The only good news about this is fewer mouths to feed.

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29560 troops, 422 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Defending force 34030 troops, 423 guns, 369 vehicles, Assault Value = 544

Japanese adjusted assault: 152

Allied adjusted defense: 742

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
720 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
747 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
28th Division
2nd Division
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
71st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
11th PA Infantry/A Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
4th Constabulary Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regiment
54th British Brigade
1st Constabulary Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
762nd Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry/C Division
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
501st Coast AA Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
165th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Constabulary Regiment
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
11th PA Infantry/B Division

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Siam: The heavy bombers at Mergui and Moulmein needed something to do and the Japs have moved fighters out of the area.

Morning Air attack on 13th Garrison Unit , at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7
B-24D1 Liberator x 29

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
448 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Also attacking 14th Garrison Unit ...
Also attacking 55th Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 13th Garrison Unit ...
Also attacking 16th Garrison Unit ...
Also attacking 13th Garrison Unit ...
Also attacking 16th Garrison Unit ...
Also attacking 13th Garrison Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 14th Garrison Unit , at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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***************May 26, 1943(e)*******************

Essex is here. Anzio arrives 5 d

That's 380 AC aboard fast CV's plus about 320 on CVE's.

Figure one CVE for a replacement F6F or F4F squadron and some P-47's on Long Island ready to fly off if we take and AF.

That's about 550 AC at the head of the attack.

6 more carriers coming by end of July but the guys on Luzon can't wait.

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Sumatra: Jap ships were close enough for a night bombardment so I got the flyable AC out. RN pulls back to Trinkiat as they would have no effective air cover at Sabang. Quite an effective barrage

Night Naval bombardment of Sabang at 44,70

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
DD Uranami
DD Ikazuchi
DD Nenohi
DD Harusame
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
xAK Jalapalaka, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
518 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 34
Port hits 26
Port supply hits 5

CA Mikuma firing at Sabang
CA Mogami firing at Sabang
DD Uranami firing at 6th British Brigade
DD Ikazuchi firing at Sabang
DD Nenohi firing at 6th British Brigade
DD Harusame firing at 45th Indian Brigade
DD Makinami firing at 21st Australian Brigade

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Morning Air attack on Sabang , at 44,70

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 32
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 21

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 damaged
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

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Jalaratna was a burning hulk.

Morning Air attack on Sabang , at 44,70

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 23
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Jalaratna, and is sunk

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

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PI:Highly effective E boats in the shallow water route to Bataan.

ASW attack near Busuanga at 77,79

Japanese Ships
E Hishu
E W-25
E W-24

Allied Ships
SS Grouper, hits 6, heavy damage

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Tojos win this exchange

Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 26,560 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 5
A-36 Mustang x 2
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 3
F4U-1 Corsair x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Thy are beating us up as I pull back the wrecked infantry and amo-less arty

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1918 troops, 159 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1356

Defending force 35214 troops, 437 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 593

Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (6 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
33rd Division
28th Division
14th Division
2nd Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
54th British Brigade
11th PA Infantry/A Division
71st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
11th PA Infantry/C Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
182nd Infantry Rgt /1
501st Coast AA Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
165th Field Artillery Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
2nd Constabulary Regiment
11th PA Infantry/B Division

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Ever wonder what would happen if you sailed right up to Corregidor with good supply and not a scratch on her batteries and then you started a fight?

Evidentarry this:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Bataan at 78,77, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
DD Shimakaze
DD Tamanami
DD Kiyonami
DD Kikuzuki
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
PT-103
PT-105

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Second squadron closes to 4000 yds but no luck.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Bataan at 78,77, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
DD Shimakaze
DD Tamanami
DD Kiyonami
DD Kikuzuki
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
PT-111
PT-112
PT-113
PT-114

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What the Hell? Not a single hit on the ships?

Night Naval bombardment of Bataan at 78,77 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40K Warhawk: 7 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
F4U-1 Corsair: 8 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
A-36 Mustang: 1 damaged

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
DD Mikazuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Kiyonami
DD Tamanami
DD Shimakaze

Allied ground losses:
387 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 20

BB Kirishima firing at Bataan
DD Mikazuki firing at Bataan
DD Kikuzuki firing at Manila Bay Defenses
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Kikuzuki
DD Kiyonami firing at Manila Bay Defenses
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Kiyonami
DD Tamanami firing at Manila Bay Defenses
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Tamanami
DD Shimakaze firing at Manila Bay Defenses
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Shimakaze

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This would have been a good time to fight back. I even had the chump with the highest naval rating in charge. Pathetic.