Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[zuluhour]

Interesting Kalemo? shows controlled hex sides sans units.

[RangerJoe]

My timing is impeccable as usual, with 6 of my most advanced sub patrols returning to PH for fuel.

Timing is everything she said, timing is everything . . .

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Interesting Kalemo? shows controlled hex sides sans units.

We own Kalemyo, but have nothing there.

[witpqs]

1942 November 27

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.

• The fleet has been spotted by air search, not all TF's but a cross section disclosing their mission.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Johnston Island, Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Los Angeles.

• All convoys report no contacts, not including the fleet.

• True ID?

DD Walke detected by Japanese Dive Bomber at 150,103 near Kure Island

• The fleet will head east to get much farther inside friendly search coverage.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The IJN has been reacting to our invasion sortie for several days already!

Sub attack near Eniwetok at 129,106

Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
BB Haruna
CA Ashigara
CA Myoko
DD Akigumo
DD Hatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Blackfish

SS Blackfish launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nowaki
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nowaki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Incoming, Darwin!

Sub attack near Koepang at 69,117

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

SS Pollack launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kagero
Pollack diving deep ....
DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

China
• Barely holding on the good ground in front of Chungking.

Ground combat at 76,46 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34339 troops, 491 guns, 995 vehicles, Assault Value = 1094

Defending force 77507 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1652

Japanese adjusted assault: 589

Allied adjusted defense: 430

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1527 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 146 (3 destroyed, 143 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3408 casualties reported
Squads: 172 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 124 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (11 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
51st Recon Regiment
13th Division
13th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
27th Division
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
57th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
39th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
65th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
68th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
23rd Group Army
20th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
44th Chinese Corps
8th War Area
88th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Base Force
1st Group Army
18th Artillery Regiment
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
89th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
13th Construction Regiment
10th Group Army
29th Group Army
34th Separate Brigade
4th War Area
7th War Area
72nd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese/A Corps

• Empire amok on the plain.

Ground combat at 77,43 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14519 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 898

Defending force 30 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 238

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 238 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

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

Assaulting units:
17th Division
26th Division
NCPC Army

Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps

Ground combat at 78,44 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8035 troops, 90 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 932

Defending force 782 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese adjusted assault: 151

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 75 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
499 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
138th Infantry Regiment
12th Division
32nd Division
34th/B Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps

Ground combat at 77,44 (near Chungking)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 220 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 4926 troops, 45 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 148

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 316

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), supply(-)

Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
22nd Chinese Corps

Defending units:
24th/C Division

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• They clear lanes for their warships.

ASW attack near Bassein at 52,52

Japanese Ships
PB Shotoku Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII is sighted by escort
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• So Nachi was barely scratched.

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi

Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Nachi
CA Nachi firing at 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 27

The fleet.

[witpqs]

Doing the turn now: total anti-climax. Not yet sure if the fleet even remains spotted.

[witpqs]

1942 November 28

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet is not sighted but those two small combatants are hunting it. Destroyers are deployed to intercept them.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago, Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Now a very active zone.

ASW attack near Ponape at 122,113

Japanese Ships
APD Shimakaze
APD Nadakaze

Allied Ships
SS Shad

SS Shad is located by APD Shimakaze
Shad diving deep ....
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Ponape at 123,113

Japanese Ships
APD Nadakaze

Allied Ships
SS Shad

SS Shad launches 2 torpedoes at APD Nadakaze
APD Nadakaze attacking submerged sub ....
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Zombies.

Ground combat at 77,44 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4926 troops, 45 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 148

Defending force 77 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 77

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 77 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
24th/C Division

Defending units:
22nd Chinese Corps

• Ouch!

Ground combat at 76,46 (near Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4734 troops, 277 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 970

Defending force 72276 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1440

Allied ground losses:
1241 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
13th Division
9th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
27th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
51st Recon Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
59th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
39th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
88th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
1st Group Army
29th Group Army
87th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
10th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
26th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
20th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
34th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
18th Artillery Regiment
34th Separate Brigade
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
44th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
8th War Area
4th War Area
70th Chinese Corps
13th Construction Regiment
75th Chinese/A Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• Looking for Nachi again.

ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55

Japanese Ships
DD Susuki

Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 2

SS O23 is sighted by escort
O23 bottoming out ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Susuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Susuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied Ships
SS O23

SS O23 is sighted by escort
O23 bottoming out ....
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Keep trying.

Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 97,59

Japanese Ships
xAK Kinai Maru
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Drum, hits 1

SS Drum launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kinai Maru
Drum bottoming out ....
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 28

The fleet.

[witpqs]

1942 November 29

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Corunna Downs is occupied by the Allies



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Our destroyers reign supreme!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 151,103, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
DD Nicholas, Shell hits 1
DD O'Bannon


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 60% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 6,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Nicholas at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Nicholas at 3,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 3,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Nicholas at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Nicholas engages DD Kisaragi at 5,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 5,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Nicholas at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Mutsuki at 8,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 8,000 yards
DD Nicholas engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 12,000 yards
DD Nicholas engages DD Shirayuki at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 151,103, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1
DD Mutsuki, on fire
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 60% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Sugawara, Rokorou crosses the 'T'
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD O'Bannon at 5,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 2,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 2,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD O'Bannon at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 3,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 3,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Nicholas at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Nicholas at 6,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
DD Nicholas engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Nicholas at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 152,103, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 60% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Wilkinson, E. crosses the 'T'
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 10,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Shirayuki at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD O'Bannon at 5,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 5,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD O'Bannon at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Mutsuki at 2,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD O'Bannon at 2,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD O'Bannon at 2,000 yards
Wilkinson, E. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Shirayuki at 4,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Nicholas at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Nicholas at 11,000 yards
DD Nicholas engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 152,104, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

• Another DD TF out hunting!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 152,109

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 17
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Fubuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 152,109

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Fubuki, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Usugumo, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Fubuki
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Usugumo

• The invasion convoys are heading to Pearl Harbor, course due east. The fleet will head NE.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Christmas Island, Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Be good to get some better torpedoes.

Sub attack near Ponape at 122,112

Japanese Ships
PB Yahada Maru
PB Sento Maru
PB Koei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

SS Silversides launches 2 torpedoes at PB Yahada Maru
Silversides diving deep ....
PB Yahada Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yahada Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Yahada Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Yahada Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Yahada Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Yahada Maru is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Ebadon at 130,113

Japanese Ships
APD Shimakaze
APD Nadakaze

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at APD Shimakaze
Wahoo diving deep ....
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze attacking submerged sub ....
APD Nadakaze is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Eniwetok at 125,109

Japanese Ships
PB Chokai Maru

Allied Ships
SS Haddock

Captain of SS Haddock elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Haddock diving deep ....
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• A darn supply hit.

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Kagero
DD Makinami
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Runway hits 19
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Maya
CA Maya firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Kinu firing at Darwin
CL Yura firing at Darwin
DD Kagero firing at Darwin
DD Makinami firing at Darwin
DD Makigumo firing at 23rd Australian Brigade

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Too close. our air support went elsewhere, again.

Ground combat at 70,48 (near Kunming)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32024 troops, 341 guns, 418 vehicles, Assault Value = 877

Defending force 40656 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1107

Japanese adjusted assault: 352

Allied adjusted defense: 178

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2359 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 220 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 40 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (4 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1015 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
6th Division
28th Division

Defending units:
3rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
6th War Area
24th Group Army

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay.

• Bombardment TF spotted heading toward the Arakan.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 29

The Fleet.

[Lowpe]

What is the disruption on your troops at sea...seems like they have been berthed for a long time.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

What is the disruption on your troops at sea...seems like they have been berthed for a long time.

Don't know, but they only had about a one-day delay at sea before this turn. Remember I disembarked them and only reloaded them again just before sailing (all their TF's had been disbanded too). I've put off the decision of whether to unload them. It'll be several turns before the convoys make Pearl anyway.

[witpqs]

Have the replay, but not the turn (wrong file sent).

KB in play, east of the Marshall Islands. Our old CL's dealt a blow to the remaining known IJN DD lurking about (took abut 10,000 salvos to do it) then were handled roughly as target practice. Looks like some still afloat. KB close enough our carriers might be able to sprint and engage. Need to see the geometry and other factors.

[witpqs]

1942 November 30

The fleet (and the withdrawing transport convoys) are not spotted.

[witpqs]

21 hexes between KB and USN fleet carriers. What to do?

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

21 hexes between KB and USN fleet carriers. What to do?

This was an exercise to create a CV clash --- wasn't it?

Looks like some cold feet here.[:D][;)]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: witpqs

21 hexes between KB and USN fleet carriers. What to do?

This was an exercise to create a CV clash --- wasn't it?

Looks like some cold feet here.[:D][;)]

Bite your tongue!

[witpqs]

Correction, oh young padawan, this is an exercise to create a total fleet clash!

[witpqs]

1942 November 30

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• Several enemy carriers 7 hexes east of Taongi.

• The fleet is not spotted by the enemy but one troop convoy is spotted 4 hexes SE of the fleet.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco. Missing all the action.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• After the worst gunnery displays in all of WITP-AE, the four old CL's all have excellent night ratings. And none of them will survive the next turn.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taongi at 148,107, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton
DD Porter, Shell hits 2, on fire


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 8,000 yards
DD Kisaragi fires at CL Trenton at 8,000 yards
DD Kisaragi fires at DD Porter at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Porter at 4,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Kisaragi at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Kisaragi at 6,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 6,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Porter at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Porter at 13,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 13,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Porter at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taongi at 146,106, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton
DD Porter, on fire


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Fanning, I.A. crosses the 'T'
DD Shirayuki engages DD Porter at 8,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Shirayuki at 5,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Shirayuki at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Shirayuki at 10,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Shirayuki at 10,000 yards
Sugawara, Rokorou orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taongi at 145,106, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton, Shell hits 1
DD Porter, on fire


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 4,000 yards
Arizumi, Z. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 3,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 3,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 3,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 7,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 7,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taongi at 144,106, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton
DD Porter, on fire


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 8,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 8,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 13,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 13,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 13,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taongi at 145,106, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Shirayuki at 12,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Shirayuki at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Shirayuki at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Shirayuki at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taongi at 144,106, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Fanning, I.A. crosses the 'T'
CL Detroit engages DD Shirayuki at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Shirayuki at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Shirayuki at 6,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Shirayuki at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Taongi at 139,106, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 19,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 19,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 19,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 17,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 14,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 14,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 17,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 17,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 23,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Taongi at 138,106, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 23,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 23,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 22,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 22,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 20,000 yards
CL Raleigh engages DD Kisaragi at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Kisaragi at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Kisaragi at 17,000 yards
CL Detroit engages DD Kisaragi at 17,000 yards
DD Kisaragi sunk by CL Concord at 17,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

• Two CL's escape hits but all are below critical in fuel.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taongi at 139,107

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3a Zero x 67
B5N2 Kate x 18
D3A1 Val x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
CL Concord, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taongi at 147,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 37
D4Y1 Judy x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Porter, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Porter

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taongi at 139,107

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Concord, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Raleigh, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Trenton
CL Detroit

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

• One damaged CL will head for Midway, the other for Johnston (heavy fires might end that story during the night phase). The two undamaged CL's will head straight east into the KB but they lack the fuel to do so at high speed.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago, Suva, Yasawa Islands.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Most of our subs are now between the IJN carriers and Truk, perhaps we can get them on their way back.

Sub attack near Taongi at 146,109

Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion

DD Usugumo is sighted by SS Scorpion
SS Scorpion launches 2 torpedoes

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• One of these days...

Sub attack near Koepang at 69,117

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

SS Pollack launches 4 torpedoes at CL Abukuma
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

China
• Chengtu is about to fall.

Ground combat at 76,41 (near Chengtu)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 32359 troops, 340 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 848

Defending force 12646 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 253

Japanese adjusted assault: 843

Allied adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Units pursuing 2

Allied ground losses:
4939 casualties reported
Squads: 111 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 164 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
37th Division
11th Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
Jingcha War Area

• All of the troops in and south of Chungking will soon be cut off. Chengtu will soon fall. The mountain redoubt will have less than deemed adequate defending forces. Oh joy!


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• Did we stop a bombardment one hex short?

ASW attack near Chittagong at 55,42

Japanese Ships
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS KVIII

SS KVIII is sighted by escort
KVIII bottoming out ....
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Forces previously noted continue to pile into the Katha axis.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Juicy target!

ASW attack near Wenchow at 91,59

Japanese Ships
AO Erimo
PB Tonon Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

SS Sailfish is sighted by escort
Sailfish bottoming out ....
PB Tonon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tonon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tonon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tonon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tonon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 30

The plan is the fleet will stay put to ambush a KB sprint toward the retiring troop convoys. The single TF to the west is 3x modern CL's. The remaining TF's are shown in the list. The BB's are grouped by speed, 3x fast BB's, 22 knot OBB's, and three TF's with 21 knot OBB's (sorted by fuel). Three TF's with 2x CA's. a single 2x DD TF will take station one hex SW. All fast surface TF's are React=6, the OBB's are React=4, the carriers are React=0, ASW is React=1.