August 31, 1943
Another somewhat interesting turn
At Ramree Island a Naval battle
Day Time Surface Combat, near Ramree Island at 54,48, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 5
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 10
CA Aoba
DD Kagero
DD Hamakaze
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
BB Yoshi, Shell hits 4
BB Minowara
DD Mike Solli
DD Port Moresby, Shell hits 2
DD Gentai, Shell hits 1
DD Daitei, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bomb Sponge, Shell hits 2
DD Can't Touch This
Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
CA Shropshire
CL Ceres, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
CL Kenya, Shell hits 1
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Meredith, Shell hits 1
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Monssen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Anderson
DD Pakenham
DD Paladin, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Panther
DD Redoubt
Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 4,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 5,000 yards
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Task forces break off...
My ships fired a lot of torpedoes, but got no hits.
The only ship I have that might not make it is CL Birmingham. She has float damage of 90(58) with 10 fires, but her sys damage is only 31 and an experienced crew. She is in port at Ramree Island and might make it
if she can get the fires out and not sink outright.
During the day, Xarguns TF stayed at Ramree and some B-25G attack bombers made a call
Morning Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 54,48
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 4
Ki-84r Frank x 11
Allied aircraft
B-25G Mitchell x 25
P-38E Lightning x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 49
Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25G Mitchell: 22 damaged
B-25G Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
DD Hatakaze, on fire
BB Yoshi, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Can't Touch This, Shell hits 2
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 1
DD Harukaze
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Hamakaze
DD Kagero
DD Daitei, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Bomb Sponge
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
9 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
Raid is overhead
999th Ku T-1 with Ki-84r Frank (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 54,48
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 5
Allied aircraft
B-25G Mitchell x 12
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25G Mitchell: 7 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Yoshi, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Port Moresby
BB Minowara, Bomb hits 4
DD Bomb Sponge
DD Can't Touch This
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Raid is overhead
999th Ku T-1 with Ki-84r Frank (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 11000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 160 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 54,48
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25G Mitchell x 6
P-38E Lightning x 2
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 42
Allied aircraft losses
B-25G Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25G Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
BB Yoshi, Bomb hits 4, on fire
DD Hamakaze
BB Minowara, Bomb hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 54,48
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 4
Ki-84r Frank x 9
Allied aircraft
B-25G Mitchell x 17
P-38E Lightning x 9
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25G Mitchell: 17 damaged
B-25G Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
BB Minowara, Bomb hits 8, on fire
DD Daitei, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yoshi, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Bomb Sponge
CA Mogami
DD Kagero, Shell hits 1
DD Mike Solli
DD Harukaze
DD Hamakaze
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
999th Ku T-1 with Ki-84r Frank (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 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 54,48
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 1
Allied aircraft
B-25G Mitchell x 6
P-38E Lightning x 9
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25G Mitchell: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Minowara, Bomb hits 5, on fire
DD Gentai, Shell hits 1
DD Daitei, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatakaze, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 11000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 60 minutes
The hits on the BBs did not penetrate, but some of them destroyed weapons, that will take time to repair.
Many of the hits on the CAs were belt armor hits and did not penetrate, but a few were deck hits and did penetrate.
DD Daitei is reported sunk and I did hear sinking sounds after the combat.
His LRCAP did not fare well, he lost 15 Ki-84r Franks( 14 air-2-air and 1 ops ) and 8 A7M2 Sams (5 air-2-air and 3 ops)
while I lost 8 P-47D2 Thunderbolts( all air-2-air) and 2 P-38E Lightning ( all air-2-air). 23 to 10 losses and my airframe losses were older models and
I lost 5 pilots, not a bad day in the air for me. ( I just started getting the superior P-47D25 this turn )
My air strikes against Toungoo were all scrubbed because of weather.
I am always happen to shoot down IJN aircraft. 
