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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

What will happen in a bout 6 months if we don't keep pushing.

These combat photographers are an incredible bunch.

So you're on the fantail of a USN destroyer bobbing about in the ocean, guns going off everywhere around you, shrapnel and spall peppering the water and deck around you. Balls of crimson sprout in the air where an incoming aircraft meets an outgoing AAA shell. The smell of cordite mixes with spent diesel and the acrid odor of plumes of aerial smoke.

In this hellish mellange and ruinous cacophany, you look up. Your stomach drops. In the clear sky, you see a clean white aircraft nosing over in an inverted dive towards your ship. Your instinct is to drop, to hide, to scurry to safety. But there's no safety anywhere. You watch as the plane (a "val" dive bomber) continues to nose over....

My God-it's going to hit that heavy cruiser behind me! My God!

I'd better grab my camera.

Half a second later



Kamikaze attacking USS Columbia (CL-56) off Lingayen Gulf, 6 January 1945.

On 6 January 1945, with Allied pre-invasion bombardments underway, Japanese kamikaze attacks beset light cruiser USS Columbia like angry bees. After one plane had crashed close by, a second hit Columbia’s port quarter, the plane and its bomb breaching two decks before exploding. Of the crew, 13 were killed and 44 wounded, while the gun tubs were disabled and fires raged. Three days later, as Columbia lay handicapped inshore, another kamikaze struck, killing 25 and wounding 97.

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Air drop on Kagi, Formosa today. That should annoy the LYB's.[:)]

***********April 27, 1943(c)***********

PI: Wichita has M&M Enterprises Cartography Division charts. A palm tree was badly damaged and a family of howler monkeys gruesomely dismembered.

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
DD Cony

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Wichita
CA Wichita firing at 52nd Division
DD Cony firing at 19th Division

The convoy carrying Br. 2nd Div is attacked no less than 3 times by I-165 on it's way . There aren't enough DD's. Finally she manages to put a fish in Atlanta. LYB's subs are really kicking our asses. 2 days ago they nearly sunk Chicago (90+ flotation damage) and before that Prince William.


ASW attack near Davao at 82,92

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
CLAA Atlanta, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Lancashire
xAP Edwin Markham
xAK Rona
xAK Clan Macnair
xAK Silverbeech
xAK Juan Cabrillo
xAK Puerto Rican

Payback of the annoying LYB's at Lingayen. This will not stop until we are just bouncing the ashes around. 55 heavies and a few B-25's. Say ello to my leetel friend, amigo.

Morning Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 28
B-24D1 Liberator x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 28
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
786 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 39 (5 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 18

And then stragglers


Morning Air attack on 13th Garrison Unit , at 83,107 (Sansapor)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

More B-25's. JJ has heavily reinforced fighter strength on Luzon.

Morning Air attack on 23rd Tank Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15
P-39D Airacobra x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

And more.

Morning Air attack on 28th Division, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Well over 1000 casualties/disablements. Not bad. Now a fighter sweep from 80 miles away...AFTER the bombers from 1200 miles away.

Afternoon Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed

Surpassingly odd Arried attack at Taytay. They were not ordered to do this. They are hoofing their way westward to Puerto Princessa.

Ground combat at Taytay (75,82)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 50 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Defending force 5191 troops, 49 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 216

Assault collapses, survivors seek cover

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

Assaulting units:
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
503rd Parachute Regiment
8th Marine Rgt /1

Defending units:
11th Garrison Unit
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
72nd JAAF AF Bn

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Well over 1000 casualties/disablements. Not bad. Now a fighter sweep from 80 miles away...AFTER the bombers from 1200 miles away.

Afternoon Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed

How are you only managing 1.33:1 with Corsairs against that IJ CAP rabble?

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Surpassingly odd Arried attack at Taytay. They were not ordered to do this. They are hoofing their way westward to Puerto Princessa.

A small handful of (now dead) paratroopers dropped would have triggered this hex shock attack. Lemme guess-a staff flunkie?

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Well over 1000 casualties/disablements. Not bad. Now a fighter sweep from 80 miles away...AFTER the bombers from 1200 miles away.

Afternoon Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed

How are you only managing 1.33:1 with Corsairs against that IJ CAP rabble?

Bad die rolls. There can be no other expranation.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


How are you only managing 1.33:1 with Corsairs against that IJ CAP rabble?

Mr Staff Flunkie and his merry band decided to take flying lesson?[:D]

Rasmus

Also, the attack on Kagi, Formosa did not go off. I blame the staff flunkie.

Just noticed that there is a movement pip over the Mongol Horde at Lingayen. Some or all are moving NE to San Fernando. <makes Dominican baseball player good luck sign>

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Also, the attack on Kagi, Formosa did not go off. I blame the staff flunkie.

Did they drop on the wrong place?

Hmmmm?

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Also, the attack on Kagi, Formosa did not go off. I blame the staff flunkie.

Did they drop on the wrong place?

That would have to be a navigational error of epic dimensions. They were located on Batan Is. Sounds like a story line to me.

The heroic 503rd PIR has been reduced to 80 men and 3 81 mm mortars. [:o]

What level is the AF at Batan Is.? Maybe paratroop missions need at least a level 4? The aircraft would be heavily loaded.