AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 25, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando at 79,74, Range 14,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
LB-136, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-138, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-139, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-140, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-141, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-143, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-145, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-150, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-151, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-152, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-153, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-155, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-157, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-158, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
BB Arizona
BB Pennsylvania
DD Grayson
DD Monssen
DD Aaron Ward
DD Thompson
DD Harding
DD Baldwin
DD Carmick
DD Endicott
on the way to Lingayen´s beaches we have to pass through San Fernando´s hex and meet a dozen barges that are easily sunk at long range... very long range for a night engagement and really small targets, while I don´t know if size does matter in terms of being easily or harder to hit...
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 57% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 14,000 yards
LB-158 sunk by BB Arizona at 14,000 yards
LB-153 sunk by BB Arizona at 14,000 yards
LB-155 sunk by DD Baldwin at 14,000 yards
LB-145 sunk by BB Arizona at 14,000 yards
LB-141 sunk by DD Baldwin at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages LB-157 at 13,000 yards
LB-151 sunk by DD Baldwin at 13,000 yards
LB-140 sunk by DD Endicott at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
LB-150 sunk by BB Pennsylvania at 12,000 yards
LB-136 sunk by DD Carmick at 12,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages LB-138 at 12,000 yards
DD Aaron Ward engages LB-152 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
LB-152 sunk by DD Baldwin at 9,000 yards
LB-143 sunk by DD Baldwin at 9,000 yards
DD Thompson engages LB-139 at 9,000 yards
LB-157 sunk by DD Monssen at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages LB-139 at 11,000 yards
BB Arizona engages LB-139 at 11,000 yards
LB-138 sunk by DD Carmick at 11,000 yards
LB-139 sunk by DD Monssen at 11,000 yards
LB-139 sunk by DD Monssen at 11,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
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Pre-Invasion action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
115 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Suffolk
CL Kenya
CL Ceylon
CL Gambia
DD Gillespie
DD McCalla
LST-18
LST-20
LST-22
LST-24
DD Ingraham
LST-19
CA Cornwall firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
CA Suffolk firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
CL Kenya firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
CL Ceylon firing at 59th JNAF AF Unit
CL Gambia firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
DD Gillespie firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
DD McCalla firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
DD Gillespie fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
then the pre landing bombardments go in and there´s nothing there that could put up a strong defense which already makes me pretty optimistic about this operation (even more than I´ve already been)... [:D]
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Amphibious Assault at Lingayen
TF 56 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 79,75
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
114 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Shropshire
CL Concord
CL Trenton
CL Raleigh
CL Richmond
CL Leander
LST-72
LST-74
LST-75
LST-73
LST-86
DMS Hambleton
DMS Elliot
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
CA Shropshire firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
CL Concord firing at 59th JNAF AF Unit
CL Trenton firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
CL Raleigh firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
CL Richmond firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
CL Leander firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Lingayen
TF 153 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 79,75
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 98th Infantry Div /5
Motorized Support lost in surf during unload of 77th Infantry Div /5
10 troops of a Brit Inf Section 43 lost in surf during unload of 18th British Div /3
Motorized Support lost in surf during unload of 18th British Div /12
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Pre-Invasion action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
125 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Marblehead
CL Detroit
CL Perth
CL Achilles
LST-84
LST-81
LST-240
LST-227
LST-85
DMS Macomb
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
CA Canberra firing at 59th JNAF AF Unit
CA Australia firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
CL Marblehead firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
CL Detroit firing at 59th JNAF AF Unit
CL Perth firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
CL Achilles firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Lingayen
TF 297 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 79,75
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Motorized Support lost overboard during unload of 11th Airborne Div
10 troops of a US Para Squad 42 accidentally lost during unload of 11th Airborne Div
10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 165th USA Base Force
10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of XXIV US Corps /3
being 100% prepared for the target is like landing in a friendly beach... being 70% prepared means horrible losses if you land at a more or less empty, enemy base...
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Invasion Support action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Suffolk
CL Kenya
CL Ceylon
CL Gambia
DD Gillespie
DD McCalla
LST-26
LST-19
DD Ingraham
LST-18
LST-22
LST-24
LST-20
CA Cornwall firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
CA Suffolk firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
CL Kenya firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
CL Ceylon firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
LST-26 fired at enemy troops
DD Gillespie fired at enemy troops
DD McCalla fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Shropshire
CL Concord
CL Trenton
CL Raleigh
CL Richmond
CL Leander
LST-72
DMS Hambleton
DMS Elliot
LST-73
LST-75
LST-74
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
CA Shropshire firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
CL Concord firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
CL Trenton firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
CL Raleigh firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
CL Richmond firing at 59th JNAF AF Unit
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
83 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Marblehead
CL Detroit
CL Perth
CL Achilles
LST-84
DMS Macomb
LST-81
LST-240
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
CA Canberra firing at 59th JNAF AF Unit
CA Australia firing at 22nd JAAF Base Force
CL Marblehead firing at 59th JNAF AF Unit
CL Perth firing at 30th JAAF Base Force
CL Achilles firing at 49th JNAF AF Unit
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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Morning Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 12
N1K1-J George x 8
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 5
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 5
Ki-84a Frank x 11
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 22
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 18
F4U-1A Corsair x 79
F4U-1D Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 310
F6F-5 Hellcat x 167
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 6 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 31000 feet
here we go, we start with failed escorts mixed with our Cap as all the carriers are sitting in the invasion hex (yes, not only the CVE but also the CV/CVL TFs)... talk about numerical advantage and add in the never ending dive (never ending due to the numerical advantage) and look at the result...
CAP engaged:
S-312 Hikotai with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
S-401 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41010
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 34440
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-61-II KAI Tony (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
33rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37400
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
73rd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 34440
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 2
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 37
Corsair IV x 2
Hellcat I x 22
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
F4U-1A Corsair x 64
F6F-3 Hellcat x 269
F6F-5 Hellcat x 144
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 31000 feet
CAP engaged:
73rd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 34440 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
33rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37400 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 79,75
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 15
J2M2 Jack x 24
Ki-84a Frank x 48
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 63
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 46
F4U-1A Corsair x 168
F6F-3 Hellcat x 638
F6F-5 Hellcat x 325
Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 13 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 18 destroyed
Allied Ships
CVE Makin Island
CVE Liscome Bay
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x J2M2 Jack flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 x Ki-84a Frank flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
then the first strike shows up (I didn´t really expect the enemy to attack us to be honest) and I´ve thought it would only be a sweep of failed escort but in fact we saw fighters in the kamikaze role being escorted... all but two were shot down and those missed the CVE... but again the CVE were targetted which unfortunately happens most of the time in this PBEM which is a little problem as the CVE TFs are by far not as potent as the CV TFs...
CAP engaged:
VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 24 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (9 airborne, 8 on standby, 24 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 6 on standby, 24 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (10 airborne, 12 on standby, 20 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 20 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (7 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-26 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (10 airborne, 3 on standby, 8 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
No.800 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 2 on standby, 7 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
No.882 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
No.898 Sqn FAA with Corsair IV (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (7 airborne, 3 on standby, 14 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VC(F)-21 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VF-26 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 12 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 6 on standby, 6 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VC(F)-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VC(F)-39 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 3 on standby, 10 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 5 on standby, 6 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-60 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 3 on standby, 12 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 79,75
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 15
J2M2 Jack x 5
Ki-84a Frank x 24
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 63
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 45
F4U-1A Corsair x 168
F6F-3 Hellcat x 636
F6F-5 Hellcat x 322
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 7 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 15 destroyed
Allied Ships
CVE Bougainville
CVE Ranee
CVE Kwajalein
CVE Makassar Strait
CVE Bismarck Sea, Kamikaze hits 1
CVE Tulagi
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-84a Frank flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
thought the strikes would be by far too small to have any chance of getting through but this time no less than 7 Frank kamikaze broke through our fighter umbrella and again aimed at the slow and helpless CVE instead at one of the high value TFs... 6 missed but one crashed into Bismarck Sea and knowing the Frank carries quite a bomb load I´ve expected heavy damage... more about that later...
CAP engaged:
VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 8 on standby, 24 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (9 airborne, 8 on standby, 24 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (9 airborne, 6 on standby, 24 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 20 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 24 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (7 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
VF-26 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 8 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
No.800 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 2 on standby, 7 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
No.882 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
No.898 Sqn FAA with Corsair IV (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (4 airborne, 3 on standby, 14 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VC(F)-21 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 3 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-26 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 12 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 6 on standby, 6 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 37440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VC(F)-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
VC(F)-39 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 3 on standby, 10 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 5 on standby, 6 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
VF-60 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 12 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 79,75
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 1
N1K1-J George x 17
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 22
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 18
Ki-84a Frank x 57
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 63
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 45
F4U-1A Corsair x 168
F6F-3 Hellcat x 636
F6F-5 Hellcat x 322
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 20 destroyed
more strikes coming in being launched from several bases on Luzon... the number of fighters on Cap is quite impressing considering we´ve placed everything in a base hex... still, the numbers won´t tell you everything as usually you end up with only a fraction of these fighters attacking a strike (which is good IMO, so don´t take that as the usual rant)... this time nothing got through to the ships, a couple of enemy fighters survived...
CAP engaged:
VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 24 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 60 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 6 on standby, 24 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes
VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 6 on standby, 24 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 22 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 67 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 24 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 3 on standby, 8 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 37440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-26 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 14 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
No.800 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
No.851 Sqn-FF FAA with Corsair II (2 airborne, 2 on standby, 7 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
No.882 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
No.898 Sqn FAA with Corsair IV (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
No.1836 Sqn FAA with Hellcat I (4 airborne, 3 on standby, 14 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VC(F)-21 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 10 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
VF-26 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 12 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 6 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 2000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VC(F)-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VC(F)-39 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 10 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 5 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-60 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 3 on standby, 15 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 48,79
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 9
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 15
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 30
Corsair IV x 2
Hellcat I x 23
B-24J Liberator x 91
B-25H Mitchell x 92
P-38J Lightning x 14
F4U-1A Corsair x 110
F4U-1D Corsair x 27
F6F-3 Hellcat x 318
F6F-5 Hellcat x 154
PV-1 Ventura x 48
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 5 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
1060 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 64 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
clear hex and probably not really high forts means it´s undefendable and the ground troops suffer from my air attacks... it´s not going to be a problem to take the base tomorrow... the airforce already proved earlier to be very potent in ground attacks if the enemy is sitting in clear hexes, also low fortification levels don´t seem to help then, level 8 or 9 might be different but I always take a wooden/jungle hex over a clear terrain hex with level 4-7 forts...
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 25000 feet
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 25000 feet
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 25000 feet
3 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 25000 feet
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 34440
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-61-II KAI Tony (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
33rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37400
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
73rd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 34440
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 89th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 59th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 30th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 37th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 89th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion ...
Also attacking 22nd JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 89th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 89th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 89th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 89th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 59th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 30th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 37th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 30th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 37th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 89th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 59th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 30th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 37th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 89th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 59th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 30th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 37th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 30th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 37th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
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Morning Air attack on 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 1
Ki-84a Frank x 2
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 31
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 19
B-24J Liberator x 24
F4U-1A Corsair x 86
F6F-3 Hellcat x 310
F6F-5 Hellcat x 134
PV-1 Ventura x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
225 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 34440 , scrambling fighters to 2000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-61-II KAI Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
73rd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 34440 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
Also attacking 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 22
Corsair IV x 2
Hellcat I x 17
B-24J Liberator x 32
F4U-1A Corsair x 96
F6F-3 Hellcat x 316
F6F-5 Hellcat x 151
PV-1 Ventura x 24
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 22nd JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd JAAF Base Force ...
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Morning Air attack on 49th JNAF AF Unit , at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 20
Corsair IV x 4
Hellcat I x 31
B-24J Liberator x 28
F4U-1A Corsair x 88
F6F-3 Hellcat x 334
F6F-5 Hellcat x 151
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 49th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 49th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 10th Exped.Force ...
Also attacking 49th JNAF AF Unit ...
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Morning Air attack on 49th JNAF AF Unit , at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 26
Corsair IV x 4
Hellcat I x 24
B-24J Liberator x 16
F4U-1A Corsair x 105
F6F-3 Hellcat x 316
F6F-5 Hellcat x 164
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 554th Ind.Infantry Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 35
Corsair IV x 4
Hellcat I x 18
B-25H Mitchell x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 87
F6F-3 Hellcat x 304
F6F-5 Hellcat x 159
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 10th Exped.Force , at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 33
Hellcat I x 29
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 97
F6F-3 Hellcat x 328
F6F-5 Hellcat x 122
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 89th Naval Guard Unit, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 29
Corsair IV x 4
Hellcat I x 29
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 96
F6F-3 Hellcat x 331
F6F-5 Hellcat x 173
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 10th Exped.Force , at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 40
Hellcat I x 23
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 85
F6F-3 Hellcat x 283
F6F-5 Hellcat x 146
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
absolutely crazy when I look at what kind of hammer I´m able to use at this stage of the war when we´ve also only suffered "minimal" losses... CV Enterprise is the only fleet carrier we´ve lost up to now...
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 28
Corsair IV x 4
Hellcat I x 18
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 77
F6F-3 Hellcat x 322
F6F-5 Hellcat x 192
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 22nd JAAF Base Force, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 26
Corsair IV x 2
Hellcat I x 22
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 62
F6F-3 Hellcat x 303
F6F-5 Hellcat x 137
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 89th Naval Guard Unit, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 38
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 19
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 88
F6F-3 Hellcat x 325
F6F-5 Hellcat x 149
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 89th Naval Guard Unit, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 18
Corsair IV x 2
Hellcat I x 15
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 93
F6F-3 Hellcat x 302
F6F-5 Hellcat x 158
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 10th Exped.Force , at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 34
Corsair IV x 4
Hellcat I x 26
B-24J Liberator x 9
F4U-1A Corsair x 77
F6F-3 Hellcat x 286
F6F-5 Hellcat x 137
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 89th Naval Guard Unit, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 36
Hellcat I x 17
B-24J Liberator x 9
F4U-1A Corsair x 91
F6F-3 Hellcat x 278
F6F-5 Hellcat x 138
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 10th Exped.Force , at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 19
Hellcat I x 19
B-24J Liberator x 9
F4U-1A Corsair x 81
F6F-3 Hellcat x 338
F6F-5 Hellcat x 194
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 10th Exped.Force , at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 29
Hellcat I x 17
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 71
F6F-3 Hellcat x 302
F6F-5 Hellcat x 173
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 89th Naval Guard Unit, at 79,75 (Lingayen)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 42
Hellcat I x 29
B-24J Liberator x 9
F4U-1A Corsair x 72
F6F-3 Hellcat x 311
F6F-5 Hellcat x 200
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 79,75
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 65 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 3
J2M2 Jack x 6
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 13
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 50
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 21
F4U-1A Corsair x 83
F6F-3 Hellcat x 347
F6F-5 Hellcat x 161
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Corsair II: 1 destroyed
Cap in the afternoon was smaller than the one in the morning but still sufficient to deal with the already bleeded IJ strikes...
CAP engaged:
VF-1 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-3 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
VF-13 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-71 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-26 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 79,75
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 12
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 4
Ki-61-II KAI Tony x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 18
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 49
Corsair IV x 6
Hellcat I x 21
F4U-1A Corsair x 83
F6F-3 Hellcat x 345
F6F-5 Hellcat x 161
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-II KAI Tony: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 5 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VF-1 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-3 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-8 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
VF-9 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (8 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-12 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-13 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-14 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-71 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-23 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-26 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 37300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
only two small strikes in the afternoon as that´s all the IJ was able to send at the fleet... I would either try to send everything I´ve got, well knowing I would lose hundreds (if not over a thousand ac) in one day, or not send anything as it´s just not worth the losses... result for the IJ today were lots of losses and a Frank kami that hit a CVE, damage unknown at this stage of the turn...
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Invasion Support action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LST-66
LST-45
LST-42
LST-41
LST-40
LST-39
LST-32
LST-31
LST-28
LST-26
LST-24
LST-22
LST-18
LST-20
LST-19
LST-66 fired at enemy troops
LST-45 fired at enemy troops
LST-42 fired at enemy troops
LST-41 fired at enemy troops
LST-40 fired at enemy troops
LST-39 fired at enemy troops
LST-32 fired at enemy troops
LST-31 fired at enemy troops
LST-28 fired at enemy troops
LST-26 fired at enemy troops
LST-24 fired at enemy troops
LST-22 fired at enemy troops
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Invasion Support action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LST-482
LST-480
LST-479
LST-469
LST-72
LST-73
LST-74
LST-482 fired at enemy troops
LST-480 fired at enemy troops
LST-479 fired at enemy troops
LST-469 fired at enemy troops
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Invasion Support action off Lingayen
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LST-342
LST-246
LST-84
LST-81
LST-245
LST-240
LST-342 fired at enemy troops
LST-246 fired at enemy troops
seeing only LST at the end of the turn and no troops being unloaded means the invasion planning went well and all troops are on the beach at the end of the day, as planned, the fleet is going to head back into safe waters tomorrow... the invasion is already a full success, no doubt...
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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3985 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
Defending force 91495 troops, 1719 guns, 2317 vehicles, Assault Value = 2807
Japanese ground losses:
839 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 25 disabled [8|]
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 34 disabled [8|]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)
really don´t know what to say about "counter bombardment" anymore... the only thing to say is "it´s better than the original nuclear artillery without using any notable amounts of supply"... it´s not great though...
Assaulting units:
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
554th Ind.Infantry Battalion
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
10th Exped.Force
89th Naval Guard Unit
22nd JAAF Base Force
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
30th JAAF Base Force
49th JNAF AF Unit
37th Ind. Engineer Regiment
59th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
77th Infantry Div /16
31st Infantry Div /20
706th Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
18th British Div /1
6th Infantry Div /21
98th Infantry Div /2
766th Tank Battalion
I Corps Cmbt Engr Rgt /12
11th Airborne Div /12
148th Field Artillery Battalion
XIV Corps Artillery
166th USA Base Force /1
225th Field Artillery Battalion
10th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
XI Corps Artillery
251st Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps /1
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
165th USA Base Force /1
I Corps Artillery
198th Field Artillery Battalion
XXIV US Corps /1
235th USN Base Force /8
167th USA Base Force /1
190th USAAF Base Force /6
187th USAAF Base Force /7
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